Implementing Incident Command

The Southwest Healthcare Preparedness Coalition is hosting Implementing Incident Command for Healthcare providers and other responders.

Objectives

• Define the National Response Framework (NRF) and review the 5 key principles.
• Define the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and review the components.
• Define the Incident Command System (ICS) and review the 3 major components.
• Explain the relationship between NRF, NIMS, and ICS.
• Define and review the ICS Principles and Positions including: the comprehensive emergency management cycle, command responsibilities, ICS structure, accountability, span of control theory, and the transfer of command.
• The discussion and review are followed by a brief tabletop-based scenario and simulated implementation of the Incident Command System.

At the conclusion of this training, most participants have gained the necessary knowledge and understanding to complete the FEMA IS 700 and FEMA IS 100 courses with ease.

This course is based on the information that is available through the IS 100 and 700 independent study programs offered by FEMA. Completion or review of these course materials prior to attending this course is recommended, but not required.

Instructor: Dan Dahl

Mr. Dahl is a full-time, professional educator. He provides instructional services for numerous hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the areas of Hazardous Materials Incident Management and Decontamination, and Incident Command and Management. He is a Certified Emergency Manager and a Firefighter in Wabasso, MN.