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Operations => Emergency Services & Operations => Topic started by: MIKE on January 11, 2010, 05:40:17 PM

Title: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: MIKE on January 11, 2010, 05:40:17 PM
Took it this past weekend.  It was basically the lite beer version of ICS 300... The first 5 units.  This one was heavily Coast Guardized in application compared to the 100, 200, 700 and 800 I took through FEMA.  It was also geared more toward someone who is going to be on scene pretty much when something goes down i.e. already out on the water or at the radio when a call comes in... Versus how CAP usually operates.

Liked how we used a couple of the forms as part of the course.  ICS 211-CG to sign in and there was an ICS 233-CG posted for any unresolved issues at the end of the course.  Didn't get to keep the 2" thick CG IMH (COMDTPUB P3120.17A) though.

Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: heliodoc on January 11, 2010, 05:53:36 PM
Good work, Mike!

It's good to know others are, for lack of better terms?, keeping an open mind on how the real world operates.

Doesn't hurt CAPers to take this "stuff."  It is pretty good info to see things operate and quite possibly how CAP MAY BE involved with others on their turf.

Got back from ICS 300 /400 Train the Trainer last week at Emmittsburg, MD home of the famous FEMA EMI

Again...Good work , MIKE!
Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: isuhawkeye on January 11, 2010, 11:05:11 PM
Not to side track, but I'm at EMI right now :)
Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: heliodoc on January 12, 2010, 03:02:15 AM
OK not to sidetrack further...

What course are u taking there, ISU?
Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: isuhawkeye on January 12, 2010, 03:10:23 AM
I'm in the MEPP (Master Exercise Practitioner)
Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: heliodoc on January 12, 2010, 03:24:36 AM
isu

GREAT!!  I have heard through our EMA /SEOC.... one of our State Training Officers went through it says its a great course

Is that a 1 week long or staggered residency over a one year period?

If you could let me know how its going thru the PM route or even here
Title: Re: ICS 210 Intial Incident Commander Course
Post by: isuhawkeye on January 12, 2010, 11:15:20 PM
The class is great!!!  if you use HSEEP and you need to know a lot about exercises this is a great program.  MEPP consists of three different courses.  E132 is one week long dedicated to discussion based exercises.  E133 is also a week long, and it takes place two months after E132.  E136 culminates the program, and it takes place 6 months later.