NIMS/ICS Resource Page

Since the arrival of Presidential Homeland Security Directive 5, FEMA and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) began offering numerous courses for the National Incident Management System. The courses are available as a self-study course and in a web-based training format. We are providing some of the valuable material links as well as direct links to the course information on EMI's website below.

• IS700B – An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS 703A – NIMS Resource Management
• IS 800C – National Response Framework, an Introduction
• IS 100C – Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS 200C – Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

Additional Courses of Interest

• IS 15B – Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
• IS 20.19 – Diversity Awareness Course
• IS 26 – Guide to Points of Distribution
• IS 29 – Public Information Officer Awareness
• IS 42 – Social Media in Emergency Management
• IS 201 – Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan
• IS 244B – Developing and Managing Volunteers
• IS 288A – The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
• IS 552 - The Public Works Role in Emergency Management
• IS 907 – Active Shooter: What You Can Do
• IS 1020 – Public Assistance Donated Resources
• IS 2200 – Basic Emergency Operation Center Functions

Source Documents

IFSI recommends review of the following materials on emergency preparedness. They will help to educate you on proper responses during an incident.

• NIMS Training
• NIMS Training Update May 2018
• ICS Forms Catalog