Course Information: ICS-400 is intended for experienced responders and other senior emergency management personnel, or for those who may perform in a management capacity for major or complex incidents. Although this is an advanced ICS course and includes the creation of Area Command, it is not intended to develop mastery of Area Command. This course aims to expose students to the concepts of utilizing Area Command in major and complex incidents.

Course Information: This course focuses on the importance of developing and operating as a functional Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).

This course meets the needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF).  

This course will assist individual responders to perform as viable team members by:

• Demonstrating the goals of NIMS and NRF.
• Emphasizing the nature and purpose of an AHIMT so that others in the community and emergency services are more willing and able to assist.
• Demonstrating the critical role that leadership and teamwork skills play in the success of a Type 3 AHIMT.
• Providing a basic framework for building and maintaining critical interpersonal communications and working together as a team member of a Type 3 AHIMT.
• Offering practical experience of on-scene operations through extensive exercises and simulations, as well as through post-course refresher training, by providing students with the opportunity to perform as members of a Type 3 AHIMT during a mock incident management situation.