This course provides students with knowledge and skills in regard to emergency planning as developed by the Emergency Management Institute and incident management outlined by the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Topics include incident command system history, communications, multi-agency and volunteer coordination, problem solving, and emergency planning design. This allows students to earn NIMS 100 and NIMS 700 certificates. This course is designed in combination with EPF 1208 and EPF 1209 to prepare individuals for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Level: Basic Operations Firefighter certification. Students planning to submit a request for Basic Operations Firefighter certification will be required to meet Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) eligibility requirements.

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