Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership

Course: ICS 200
Date: April 14-15 (2 day course)
Time: 8:30 - 4:30pm
Location: GP Museum (10329 101 Ave, Grande Prairie)
Instructor: AEMA (hosted by GPREP)
Lunch: Provided

*** IMPORTANT: Participants: Open to outside partner municipalities and agencies, however priority will go to GPREP enrolled members and GPREP municipalities. Confirmation to all will be provided 3 weeks before course start.

Course Description:

ICS 200 defines the unique qualities of ICS as an event or incident management system. This course focuses on the management of single resources. I-200 provides training for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.

At the successful completion of this course participants will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of ICS through:

• Leadership and Management: chain of command, formal communication relationships, common leadership responsibilities, span of control and modular development, and position titles.
• Delegation of Authority and Management by Objectives: scope of authority and the process by which authority is delegated.
  Management by objectives and Transfer of Command.
• Functional Areas and Positions: introduction to the process used to manage an incident, the function of organizational positions, and demonstration of the use of an ICS 201 form.
• Briefings: operational briefings and field, staff and section briefings/meetings.
• Organizational Flexibility: modular organization expansion and contraction, complexity analysis, five types of incidents, and the importance of preparedness plans and agreements.
  
  

Target Audience

GPREP enrolled members, municipal staff responding to or working within the Incident Command Post (ICS) or emergency social services (ESS) reception center, emergency response providers and disaster workers who are entry level to supervisory level, emergency medical service personnel, firefighters, medical personnel, police officers, public health personnel, public works/utilities personnel, and other emergency management response personnel.

Prerequisites

• ICS 100 (from an approved provider)

This can be taken online at AEMA. You will have to have/create an account which may take a few days. Please choose the "Introduction to Incident Command System I-100 (Online 2025Juy)."

Questions?

Contact gprepgm@cityofgp.com