NIMS Training

NIMS Courses

To determine what level of training an individual needs according to his or her level of responsibility during a multijurisdiction, multiagency, multidiscipline incident, refer to the NIMS Five-Year Training Plan [2/08] (PDF 529KB, TXT 147KB).

Fact Sheets:

• ICS-100 Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 28KB, TXT 2KB)
• ICS-200 Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 28KB, TXT 3KB)
• ICS-300 Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 28KB, TXT 2KB)
• ICS-400 Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 28KB, TXT 2KB)
• IS-700.A NIMS Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 16KB, TXT 3KB)
• IS-701 NIMS Multiagency Coordination System Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 16KB, TXT 3KB)
• IS-702 NIMS Public Information Systems Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 16KB, TXT 3KB)
• IS-703 NIMS Resource Management Fact Sheet [3/07] (PDF 16KB, TXT 3KB)

ICS-300 and ICS-400 courses are courses conducted in a classroom. Both the Emergency Management Institute and the National Fire Academy sponsor NIMS-compliant ICS-300 and 400 training. Please contact your local or State Emergency Management Agency or State Fire Academy for details about when and where these courses will be available. 

Emergency Management Institute

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), located at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD, offers a broad range of NIMS-related training.

NIMS-related courses offered online by EMI include:

• IS-100.a - Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-100.HC - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
• IS-100.LEa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Law Enforcement
• IS-100.PWa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Public Works Personnel
• IS-100.SCa - Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools
• IS-200.a - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-200.HC - Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
• IS-700.A - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-701 - NIMS Multiagency Coordination System
• IS-702 - NIMS Public Information Systems
• IS-703 - NIMS Resource Management
• IS-704 - NIMS Communications and Information Management
• IS-706 - NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid, An Introduction
• IS-800.B - National Response Framework, An Introduction

For more information on the Emergency Management Institute, please visit www.training.fema.gov.