Developing Incident Leaders

Course Overview

EMSI’s Developing Incident Leaders course is our version of the NWCG L-280 course.  It is an introductory course to incident leadership preparing responders to step in incident management and incident leadership roles.  Subject areas include leadership values and principles, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, teambuilding, and ethical decision-making.

Specific Course Topics

  • The Art of Leadership
  • Foundations of Leadership
  • Followership to Leadership
  • Situational Leadership
  • Team Cohesion
  • Ethical Decisions
  • Applying the Principles of Incident Leadership

Target Audience

Responders with emergency management leadership responsibilities including prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

Duration

Two Days (16 hours)

Pre-requisite (recommended)

  • ICS-200
  • Human Factors in Incident Management

This Course may be taught in Conjunction With

Equivalences

  • NWCG L-280