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G0402 Senior Officials Training

News Date: 
Tuesday, Mar 01, 2022 - 09:00

G0402 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Overview for Senior Officials (Executive, Elected and Appointed)

Goal: The purpose of this training is to familiarize Senior Officials with their role in supporting incident management within the National Incident Management system (NIMS).

Objective: Upon completion of the course, senior officials will be able to explain NIMS tenets and the role of the four command and coordination entities: Incident Command System (ICS), Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Multiagency Coordination (MAC) Group and Joint Information System (JIS).

Target Audience: Senior Officials (executives, elected, appointed, city/county managers and agency administrators).

Duration: 4 hours. Course is designed to elicit engagement through a series of discussions, questions, and answers.

Outcome: By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the National Incident Management System
  • Explain the NIMS Management Characteristics, the organizational structure of the Incident Command System, and the role of the General and Command staff
  • Understand the concepts of Unified Command and Area Command
  • Explain the attributes and purpose of Emergency Operations Centers
  • Speak to the interconnectivity and response roles of ICS, EOC, MAC group and JIS
  • Explain the senior official’s role in preparedness

 

Training Dates:

 

Training Location:

Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS)

Oak Forest Campus-159th and Cicero, Chicago Illinois

Training Type: Classroom Instruction-In-Person-Certificate of Completion

Registration: Registration is required.  All registrants must register seven (7) days in advance.