ICS-400 Advanced ICS
- This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS 400 course.
- Delivery type: Mobile or Virtual/Distance Learning
- Distance Learning version of this course is delivered over a two-day period (7.5 hours per day). Distance Learning indicates Instructor Led Training (ILT) in a virtual format that is conducted via a scheduled online meeting.
- The Emergency Management Institute developed its ICS courses collaboratively with:
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- United States Fire Administration's National Fire Programs Branch
- The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
- Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity.
- Course Objectives
- Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
- Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
- Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.
- Prerequisites
- Participants must have successfully completed:
- IS0100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS0200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS 300 (E/L/G0300), Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
- IS0700, National Incident Management System, An Introduction
- IS0800, National Response Framework, An Introduction
- Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS 100, ICS 200, and ICS 300 and use of skills in an operational environment.
- Mission Areas: Respond, Recover Course length: 15 hours