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Event Details

General Information
Event Name: ICS-400: Advanced ICS - Virtual Delivery
Hosted By: Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP)
ERT-OSRTI
Event Description:

This 3-day course meets all the requirements and training needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) for Advanced Incident Command System training.

Target Group
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel that have successfully completed Incident Command and related training, I-100, I-200, ICS-300, IS-700b, and IS-800d and who will hold supervisory positions within an ICS organization.

Objectives
After completing the course, participants will be able to:

  • Summarize principal responsibilities for each Command and General Staff member.
  • Describe the roles of deputies and assistants in incident management.
  • Describe the purposes and responsibilities of agency representatives, reporting relationships, and how they can be effectively used within the incident organization.
  • Describe areas of cost sharing which might apply under a Unified Command structure.
  • List the principal factors often found in, or related to, major and / or complex incidents.
  • List the four expansion options for incident organization and describe the conditions under which they would be applied.
  • Define Area Command.
  • Identify differences between Area Command, Unified Command, Multi-agency Coordination Systems, and Emergency Operations Centers.
  • List the principal advantages of using Area Command.
  • Describe how, when, and where Area Command would be established.
  • Describe the Area Command organization.
  • Identify six primary functional responsibilities of Area Command.

The classroom version of this course is delivered over two days (14 to 16 hours).

The virtual version of this course is delivered over three days of 5.5 hourse per day or fewer via MS TEAMS.

Continuing Education Units: 1.3

In compliance with Executive Order 13589 - Promoting Efficient Spending, Section 5; the ERTP will not be regularly printing or providing students hard copies of the course manual. Students may obtain an electronic copy of the student manual for personal printing or e-reading at:

https://ertpvu.org/ClassroomCourseDetail.aspx?id=8

IMPORTANT:  ERTP’s receipt of a Trainex course registration is a Registration Requestit is not a Guaranteed Enrollment in the Course. All ERTP training courses require applicant registration thru the Trainex system.  Last minute course arrivals without prior ERTP Trainex course registration approval is not permitted.  Before ERTP issues final approval to deliver any course and/or any EPA offices incurring expenses for the training event (including but not limited to EPA staff travel TA’s and/or ERTP training contractor expenses incurred), all EPA mandatory pre-approvals must all be met. The pre-approvals include (but are not limited to) the following:
Training location’s availability;
COVID status and/or other COVID Guidelines in effect for the location, as well as staff;

  • Agency limitations, scrutiny, and approvals of ‘Conference Spending Requirements (known as the “5170”)’ for the specific training course(s) scheduled delivery timeframe;
  • Weather (blizzard, hurricane, etc);
  • Contractual number of available course training slots;
  • EPA training location staff having priority registration over all other registrations; and/or
  • Hosting site Training Coordinator approval.

In the event a course is subsequently postponed or canceled, or notification of registration cancellation is received, all EPA travel arrangements (airline/car rental/hotel) should be canceled in a timely manner. Registered students will receive a notification via email if/when a course is postponed and/or cancelled.

Notice:For in-person course deliveries, confirmed course registered participants must abide by all facility physical access requirements for the location (examples: check-in at the security gate, Federal ID, Government PIV/CAC cards, photo id’s, etc.).  If applicable for the course or location, restrictions may apply to non-citizens and acceptable identification may be required for facility entry.  Unless otherwise specified, ERTP TRAINING IS GENERALLY NOT OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES, ACADEMIA, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES.

Event Host:ERTP
Additional Information:

Times listed are Eastern times

A computer with the Microsoft Teams App is required for this course

In compliance with Executive Order 13589 - Promoting Efficient Spending, Section 5; students will not be provided copies of the student manual. Students may obtain an electronic copy of the student manual for personal use from the following address:  Environmental Response Training Program Virtual University (ertpvu.org)

Registration Status: Completed
Event Begins: May 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM
Event Ends: May 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM
For questions about this event, please contact: Registrar
Phone: 513-251-7669
E-mail: ertp-registrar@tetratech.com
Location
This event will be held at: Internet Based
Live Online Class, Internet Based
   
   

 

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