G0191 EOC-ICS Interface

The course provides an opportunity for emergency management and response personnel to begin developing an Incident Command System (ICS)/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) interface for their communities. The course reviews ICS and EOC characteristics, responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on activities and group discussions to formulate an interface.

Course objectives:

• Describe ICS principles.
• Using scenarios, analyze the ICS and EOC systems and identify potential interface issues.
• Describe Multi-Agency 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:

Recommended:

• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) (any version)
• IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (any version)

Visit FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute to complete these Independent Study courses.

Participants should be teams made up of a community’s ICS and EOC personnel.

Contact hours: 8

Course manager:

Jason McMillan, MEP
Operations Coordinator
Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management
jmcmillan@co.kitsap.wa.us
Office: 360-307-5877