Command-Level Decision Making for Transit Emergency Managers (2013)

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APPENDIX L: PREREQUISITE ONLINE FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING OUTLINES PREREQUISITE TRAINING For Transit Command-Level Decision Makers Below are several prerequisite training course outlines that transit command-level decision makers should take prior to participating in TERA exercises. These training courses include ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and IC-801 Transportation. ICS 100 The overall course goal is to promote effective response by:  Familiarizing you with how Incident Command System (ICS) principles are used to manage incidents.  Preparing you to coordinate with response partners from all levels of government and the private sector. At the completion of this course, participants should be familiar with:  ICS applications.  ICS organizational principles and elements.  ICS positions and responsibilities.  ICS facilities and functions.  ICS planning. ICS 200 This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). This course focuses on the management of single resources. At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:  Describe the ICS organization appropriate to the complexity of the incident or event.  Use ICS to manage an incident.  Leadership and Management.  Delegation of Authority and Management by Objectives.  Functional Areas and Positions.  Briefings.  Organizational Flexibility.  Transfer of Command. Page L-1

ICS 300 This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:  Describe how the NIMS Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.  Describe the incident/event management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the Incident Command System (ICS).  Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.  Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident. ICS 400 This course provides training on and resources 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. These earlier courses are prerequisites for ICS-400. At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:  Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.  Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.  Describe the circumstances in which multiagency coordination systems are established. ICS 700 This course provides an introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:  Describe the intent of NIMS  Describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS  Describe the purpose of the NIMS Components, including Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management, and Command and Management  Describe the purpose of the National Integration Center. IC-801 The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #1—Transportation. At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:  Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #1.  Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #1 provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.  Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #1 resources and teams.  Describe the types of partnerships formed between ESF #1 and other response agencies and organizations. Page L-2