Course: Incident Command System 300 (ICS 300)
Date: September 15-17 (3 day course)
Time: 8:30 - 4:30pm
Location: GP Museum (10329 101 Ave, Grande Prairie)
Instructor: AEMA (hosted by GPREP)
Lunch: Provided

Important: Also open to outside partner municipalities and agencies, however priority will go to GPREP enrolled members and GPREP municipalities. Confirmation to all will be provided 1 month before course start.

Course Description:

ICS ICS 300 defines the unique qualities of ICS as an event or incident management system in an expanding/escalating situation. ICS 300 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event using ICS in supervisory roles on expanding or Type 3 Incidents.

Learning Outcomes:

- ICS Fundamentals Review: ICS fundamentals and organization, reporting and working relationships, information flow, and transfer of command.
- Unified Command: features, organization and functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multiagency incident. Roles and reporting relationships under a unified command in single and multi-jurisdictional incidents.
- Incident Management Operations: methods and tools used to assess incident/event complexity and transferring and assuming incident command. The key principles of incident management operations and additional training on developing incident objectives, strategies, and tactics.
- Resource Management: basic principles, steps of resource management and use of appropriate ICS forms.
- Planning Process: planning for incidents or events in reference to the major planning steps, such as logistical concerns, cost-benefit analysis, situational understanding, plan development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Demobilization, Transfer of Command: planning, impact of agency specific policies, procedures, and agreements, and terminating command

Target Audience

GPREP enrolled members, municipal staff responding to or working within the Incident Command Post (ICP) 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 200 (from an approved provider) completed at least 5 months prior to attending this course. Verification of certificate will be required.

Questions?

Contact gprepgm@cityofgp.com