G191 ICS/EOC Interface

PA-PEMA:G191 ICS/EOC Interface Workshop

As course material is now provided through electronic means it is highly recommended students bring a computer, capable of downloading the course material. Please email the Course Contact for different media.
Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).

Purpose
This course will enable the participants to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying Incident Command System (ICS) principles.

The target audience includes personnel associated with:
• On-scene Incident Command.
• EOCs and Multiagency Coordination (MAC) System entities.

Terminal Objectives
The terminal objectives for this course are as follows:
• Define the course goals and objectives.
• Describe ICS principles.
• Using scenarios, analyze the ICS and EOC systems and identify potential interface issues.
• Describe Multiagency 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.

Prerequisites Prior to enrolling in E/L/G 0191, students must complete:

· IS-0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100 · IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System · IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction · IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200 · or · IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions