Course Overview
ICS-404 provides government and private industry emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Safety Officer (SOFR) on an Incident Management Team (IMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories:
- responding to the incident and the safety needs of the incident, and
- effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an SOFR on an IMT.
This course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises that provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills required of a SOFR.
Specific Course Topics
- Roles and responsibilities of the position and assistants
- Actions required upon arriving at an incident
- Relationships with other IMT staff
- Establishing safety systems and supporting organization
- Best practices
- Safety plans
- Supporting the Incident Action Plan development process
- Requirements for documentation
- Risk Hazard Analysis and other forms
- Meetings, briefings and support activities
- Safety Officer role in demobilization
- Safety Officer role in ensuring safe incident facilities
Target Audience
Responders subject to filling the ICS Safety Officer position
Duration
Duration: Five days (28.75 hours)
Pre-requisite (recommended)
Successful completion of ICS-300
Equivalencies
- FEMA E/L0954
- NWCG S-404
- USCG ICS-404