NIMS ICS AllHazard Position Specific Training Program May

NIMS ICS All-Hazard Position Specific Training Program May 2011 Update 1

History of the NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Training Program • September 11, 2001 - World Trade Center - Pentagon • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005) • Development of a National Credentialing System 2

Introduction • NIMS ICS Position Specific training is designed to provide all-hazard competencies and behaviors for the 8 Command General Staff positions and for selected Unit Leader positions under the Incident Command System (ICS) 3

Introduction (Continued) • The competencies in Position Specific training are focused around the ability of the student to assume position responsibilities, lead assigned personnel, communicate effectively, and ensure the completion of assigned tasks to meet identified objectives for the position 4

Introduction (Continued) • Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are members of Type III or Type IV Incident Management Teams (IMT’s), or by those who are seeking credentials/certification to become members of IMT’s in the future. • Personal qualifications rely on a combination of training, operational experience, job shadowing, and various administrative requirements. 5

Administration • The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) administers the NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Training Program through the Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) Branch. • Students completing Position Specific training receive EMI/FEMA certificates. • EMI/FEMA maintains a national database of all student Position Specific course completions for the purposes of verification for credentialing. 6

Position Specific Courses Command & General Staff Unit Leader • Incident Commander (E/L 951) • Public Information Officer (E/L 953) • Safety Officer (E/L 955) • Liaison Officer (E/L 957) • Operations Section Chief (E/L 959) • Planning Section Chief (E/L 963) • Logistics Section Chief (E/L 968) • Finance/Admin Section Chief (E/L 974) • Division/Group Supervisor (E/L 960) • Situation Unit Leader (E/L 964) • Resource Unit Leader (E/L 965) • Communications Unit Leader (E/L 969) • Supply Unit Leader (E/L 970) • Facilities Unit Leader (E/L 971) • Finance/Admin Unit Leader (E/L 975) 7

Position Specific Dashboard Data: Student Completions • Command & General Staff Courses: - Incident Commander - Operations Section Chief - Planning Section Chief - Logistics Section Chief - Finance/Admin Section Chief - Public Information Officer - Safety Officer - Liaison Officer - 707 - 772 - 928 - 674 - 328 - 170 - 616 - 420 8

Data: Field Command Staff Training Course Completions 420 707 L 950 - IC L 952 - PIO L 954 - Safety L 956 - Liaison 616 170 9

Data: Field General Staff Training Course Completions 328 772 L 958 - OSC L 967 - LSC L 962 - PSC L 973 - F/A SC 928 674 10

Position Specific Dashboard Data: Student Completions Unit Leader Courses: – L 960 Division/Group Supervisor – L 964 Situation Unit Leader – L 965 Resource Unit Leader – L 969 Communications Unit Leader – L 970 Supply Unit Leader – L 961 Facilities Unit Leader – L 975 Finance/Admin Unit Leader - 139 - 215 - 190 - 218 - 107 - 35 - 104

Position Specific Dashboard Data: Student Completions NIMS ICS Position Specific Courses (April 6, 2011) • Number of students who have completed off-campus classes: 5, 622 • Number of students who have completed on-campus classes: 1, 108 Total number of students who have completed Position Specific Training: 6, 730 12

Position Specific Dashboard Data: Qualified Instructors NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Courses • Total number of qualified Instructors 984 • Instructors who completed TTT 772 • Instructors “historically recognized” 212 13

Position Specific Dashboard Data: FY 2011 • Off-campus classes scheduled during FY 2011 to date: 283 • Total number of off-campus classes projected during FY 2011: 300 • Estimated number of students who will complete offcampus classes during FY 2011: 4, 950 • Off-campus classes scheduled during FY 2012 to date: 9 14

Dashboard Data: FY 2011 • Most Requested Field Classes to Date: – L 962 Planning Section Chief Course – L 958 Operations Section Chief Course – L 950 Incident Commander Course – L 967 Logistics Section Chief 72 59 55 55 15

Position Specific Website • URL: http: //training. fema. gov/All. Hazards/cr 1 ecrlu/ • Four links: - Administrative Guidelines for the program - Schedule, class dates and locations - Instructor database (password protected) - 15 Position Specific courses (password protected) 16

Contact Information For further information, contact: Robert Ridgeway, Program Manager EMI/IEM Branch, FEMA (301) 447 -1142 or robert. ridgeway@dhs. gov 17