ICS I-200 Basic Incident Command System | Canada

Course Summary

ICS I-200 Basic Incident Command System - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

14 Hours | Maximum 20 Participants | In-Person Delivery

Delivery: Instructor-led classroom instruction, Group exercises
Location: On-site
Assessment: Written evaluation
Class Size: Maximum 20 participants
Format: Theory •  Demonstration • Group Exercises • Evaluation

Course Description

I-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. 

What You'll Learn

• 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.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for entry level to supervisory level:

• Emergency response providers

• Disaster workers

• Emergency medical service personnel

• Firefighters

• Medical personnel

• Police officers

• Public health personnel

• Public works/utilities personnel

• and other emergency management response personnel

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for I-200 is I-100

Certification Process

Course participants must obtain 80% or higher on the final examination to receive a certificate of completion for the I series courses which are open book. Exams are limited to two hours maximum. Instructors will also be assessing the course participants’ grasp of ICS concepts through the group exercises.

Exams will be administered according to AHJ policy and may include an independent proctor. Rewrites are limited to one per participant and according to AHJ policy.