Supervisors managing expanding incidents apply ICS organizational structure, planning processes, and coordination practices to support multi-operational-period incident management.
Course overview
Building on ICS-100 and ICS-200, this ICS-300 course explores how the Incident Command System expands to support incidents of increasing size and complexity, from initial response through operational planning, resource management, and demobilization.
You will examine how incident personnel apply ICS principles, manage information and resources, develop Incident Action Plans, coordinate across the organization, and adapt the ICS structure as incident needs change.
Who is this course for?
- Personnel who may assume supervisory roles during expanding incidents.
- Command Staff and General Staff members assigned to Type 3 Incident Management Teams.
- Strike Team Leaders, Task Force Leaders, Unit Leaders, Division or Group Supervisors, Branch Directors, and personnel supporting Emergency Operations Centers or Multi-Agency Coordination Systems.
Course objectives
- Apply the Incident Command System (ICS) by understanding its structure, roles, and coordination mechanisms and how they support Unity of Effort during incident response.
- Describe how ICS supports incident/event planning, complexity assessment, command transfer, and the development of objectives, strategies, and tactics.
- Analyze how incident information and resources are managed.
- Explain the operational planning process.
- Describe the key steps for effective demobilization following an incident and explain how this process supports transition into recovery.
Delivery format
This course is available in both in-person and hybrid formats. In-person delivery includes instructor-led training supported by facilitated discussion, planning exercises, incident simulations, and document development activities. The hybrid format combines asynchronous online learning with instructor-led training that may be delivered virtually or in person.
Duration
21 hours
Recommended prerequisites
Successful completion of ICS-100
Successful completion of ICS-200
Successful completion of IS-700
Successful completion of IS-800
Please check with your organization or Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to determine if you need a take any pre-requisites before this course.
This Course may be Taught in Conjunction With
- ICS-200 Basic ICS (ICS 200/300)
- ICS-210 Initial Response Incident Commander (ICS 210/300)
- ICS-220 Initial Response (ICS 220/300)
- ICS-339 DIVS (ICS 300/339)
- ICS-400 Adv ICS (ICS 300/400)
- ICS-410 All Hazards Incident Commander (ICS 400/410)
Comparable courses
E/L/G-300
NWCG I-300
USCG ICS-300
Next Steps
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