• How to apply ‘best-practice’ concepts and procedures for multi-agency Command, Direction, and Control for a large-scale emergency response
• How to rapidly establish a pre-identified unified command structure
• Understand the sequence of events that must occur on-scene for efficient multi-agency management to take place
• How to identify the principal factors and any potential problem areas found in, or related to such complex major emergencies
• How to establish a process of applying resources to rapidly changing events to achieve specific goals

Persons who will serve as command or general staff in an ICS organization, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers.Persons involved with emergency planning, response or recovery efforts.

• Introduction, define the classifications and types of an Emergency
• Consider the International ICS best practices
• Define ICS
• What are the primary strengths of ICS?
• North America: Components of the U.S. and Canadian ICS
• Five major functions: Incident Command; Operations; Logistics; Planning & Administration
• Nine principles for each of the above functions
• Incident Assessment
• Role of the Incident Commander
• Multi-agency On-Scene Management
• Common Terminology
• Modular Organization
• Integrated Communications, Warnings and Alerting
• Unified Command Structure
• Consolidated Action and Evacuation Plans
• Manageable Span of Contro

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation