Course Overview
Course ID: G0191
Course Title: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
Training Provider: Montgomery City-County Emergency Management Agency
Hours: 8.0 Hours
Course Description
The course provides an opportunity for emergency management and response personnel to begin developing an Incident Command System (ICS)/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) interface for their communities. The course reviews ICS and EOC characteristics, responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on activities and group discussions to formulate an interface.
Course Objectives
- Define the course goals and objectives.
- Describe ICS principles.
- Using scenarios, analyze the ICS and EOC systems and identify potential interface issues.
- Describe Multi-Agency Coordination/EOC principles.
- Identify the authorities, responsibilities, interests, needs, and assets of ICS and EOC during emergency operations.
- Apply ICS/EOC interface concepts in a classroom activity situation.
- Begin developing an ICS/EOC interface action plan for your community.
Mission Areas
- Recover
- Protect
- Respond
Prerequisites
Recommended: IS0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100; IS0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and/or EOC Management courses
Disciplines
- Emergency Management
Primary Core Capability
Operational Coordination
Secondary Core Capabilities
- Operational Communications
- Operational Coordination
To register for this course, please contact Director Christina Thornton at cthornton@montgomeryal.gov.