NIMS ICS All-Hazard Position Specific Training Program May2011 Update

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

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

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

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.

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.

Position Specific Courses Command & General Staff Incident Commander (E/L951) Public Information Officer (E/L953) Safety Officer (E/L955) Liaison Officer (E/L957) Operations Section Chief (E/L 959) Planning Section Chief (E/L963) Logistics Section Chief (E/L968) Finance/Admin Section Chief (E/L974) Unit Leader Division/Group Supervisor (E/L960) Situation Unit Leader (E/L964) Resource Unit Leader (E/L965) Communications Unit Leader (E/L969) Supply Unit Leader (E/L970) Facilities Unit Leader (E/L971) Finance/Admin Unit Leader (E/L975)

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

Data: Field Command Staff Training

Data: Field General Staff Training

Position Specific Dashboard Data: Student Completions Unit Leader Courses: L960 Division/Group Supervisor - 139 L964 Situation Unit Leader - 215 L965 Resource Unit Leader - 190 L969 Communications Unit Leader - 218 L970 Supply Unit Leader - 107 L961 Facilities Unit Leader - 35 L975 Finance/Admin Unit Leader - 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

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

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 off-campus classes during FY 2011: 4,950 Off-campus classes scheduled during FY 2012 to date: 9

Dashboard Data: FY 2011 Most Requested Field Classes to Date: L962 Planning Section Chief Course 72 L958 Operations Section Chief Course 59 L950 Incident Commander Course 55 L967 Logistics Section Chief 55

Position Specific Website URL: http://training.fema.gov/AllHazards/cr1ecrlu/ Four links: - Administrative Guidelines for the program - Schedule, class dates and locations - Instructor database (password protected) - 15 Position Specific courses (password protected)

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