ICS 100, 200, 700 and HICS

ICS 100, 200, 700 and HICS

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Elkhart County Health Department Neff Center

Come join us for ICS , , and ! This in-person event will be held at the Elkhart County Health Department. Get ready to learn from professionals in the field. This one-day course will prepare you for the online exams and faciliate a mutual understanding of incident command in public safety/disaster management to incident command within a healthcare setting. Participants are encouraged to bring an internet capable device.

Targeted Audience: Public safety personnel, healthcare professionals, long-term care professionals, and all personnel involved with emergency planning, response, and/or recovery efforts.

Instructors: Jen Tobey, Elkhart County Executive Director of Emergency Management and Mark J. Philson, D2 HCC Training and Exercise Coordinator.

Topics include:

• The principles and basic structure of the Incident Command System (ICS).
• NIMS management characteristics that are the foundation of the ICS.
• ICS functional areas and the roles of the Incident Commander and Command Staff.
• Describe the General Staff roles within ICS.
• How NIMS management characteristics apply to ICS for a variety of roles and disciplines.
• How NIMS Management Characteristics relate to Incident Command and Unified Command.
• Delegation of authority process, implementing authorities, management by objectives, and preparedness plans and objectives.
• ICS organizational components, the Command Staff, the General Staff, and ICS tools.
• Describe different types of briefings and meetings.
• Explain flexibility within the standard ICS organizational structure.
• Explain transfer of command briefings and procedures.
• Use ICS to manage an incident or event.
• Identify the key concepts, principles, scope, and applicability underlying NIMS.
• Describe activities and methods for managing resources.

• Identify and describe Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structures.
• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) functions, common models for staff organization, and activation levels.
• Interconnectivity within the NIMS Management and Coordination structures: ICS, EOC, Joint Information System (JIS), and Multiagency Coordination Groups (MAC Groups).
• Characteristics of communications and information systems, effective communication, incident information, and communication standards and formats.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Elkhart County Health Department, Neff Center, Elkhart, United States