400: Advanced ICS for Command

400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff

Course Description:

This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS 400 course.

Course Objective:

• Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
• Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
• Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.

Selection Criteria:

The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity.

Prerequisites:

• ICS 300
• ICS 100.b
• ICS 200.b
• ICS 700.a
• ICS 800.b

Recommended Prerequisites:

ICS 300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents.