Institution: FEMA

Course Description: This 2 day course will describe to participants the components of a multi-agency coordination system and establish relationships between all elements of the system.

Prerequisites: N/A.  However, completion of IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction is recommended.

CEUs: 0.5

Course Objectives: This 2 day course will describe to participants the components of a multi-agency coordination system and establish relationships between all elements of the system. After taking the course, students should be able to:

  • Define multi-agency coordination at the local, state, and Federal levels of government.
  • Identify each agency involved in incident management activities to ensure appropriate
     situational awareness and resources status information is shared through multi-agency
     coordination
  • Identify typical priorities established between elements of the multi-agency coordination system
  • Define key terms related to multi-agency coordination systems
  • Describe the process of acquiring and allocating resources required by incident management
     personnel in relationship to the entire multi-agency coordination system
  • Identify typical future resource requirements for the entire multi-agency coordination system
  • Identify potential coordination and policy issues arising from an incident relative to the entire
     multi-agency coordination system

Target Audience: Federal, state, local and tribal emergency managers; first responders to include incident commanders from all emergency management disciplines; private industry personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster; and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel.

Course Format: Independent Study

Time Requirement: Approximately 5 hours

Link: http://www.training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-701.a

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