UASI FAQ Incident Command System Training

WHAT DO TRAINING COORDINATORS MOST FREQUENTLY ASK ABOUT ICS?

What’s required? What courses? When? In what order or in which combinations should we handle training to optimize our training dollars and create the best AHIMT? Who should we use that really knows the national standard?

Until now, ICS training has been one of the more confusing areas for training coordinators and emergency managers because the national standards and clear requirements had not been developed until recently. IMTC instructors were an integral part of that solution, working with DHS to develop the current 2008-2009 ICS training standards.

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2009 All-Hazards Incident Management Team Training and Education Conference (AHIMT TEC)

About the Conference

The 2009 All-Hazards Incident Management Team Training and Education Conference (AHIMT TEC) is a grass roots, national effort developed to provide policy and decision makers, AHIMT members, training coordinators, and team managers concise and detailed information regarding the continuing development of the All-Hazards Incident Management Team Program and the best practices and lessons learned from their experiences.

Based on the huge success of the 2008 AHIMT-TEC conference and the AHIMT-TEC research paper, “Perspectives on Success: Issues and Priorities for All-Hazards Incident Management Teams,” generated from the conference, we are proud to announce the 2009 conference.

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Support for May 1 HSGP Application Deadline

IMTC OFFERS FREE HELP TO MEET LOOMING MAY 1 HSGP APPLICATION DEADLINE

The Homeland Security Grant Program has a May 1, 2008 application deadline for almost $1.7 billion through four grant programs, and the DHS standards for training were released less than 3 months before the May 1 application deadline for grant funding. NIMS/ICS training has also been identified as an area of emphasis for DHS, and 2008 HSGP funds can be used to pay for NIMS/ICS training.

IMTC is providing complimentary materials and consulting support to help agencies meet the looming application deadline. DHS documents relevant to the grant application are available at the IMTC Download Center at www.imtcllc.com/download.

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2008 DHS-Compliant AHIMT Training

Oakhurst, CA April 15, 2008 – The Incident Management Training Consortium (IMTC) today announced the availability of the first complete DHS-standard ICS All Hazard Incident Management Training curriculum, as well as special application support for agencies wanting to fund their ICS training programs through the 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) applications due May 1.

“Until now 2008 DHS-standard ICS All-Hazard Training courses have not been available,” says Jon Olney, a principal in IMTC. “In fact, ICS has been one of the most confusing areas for training coordinators and emergency managers, because national standards and clear requirements were only recently finalized.” IMTC instructors worked with DHS as content experts to develop the current 2008-2009 ICS training standards.

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