Command and Control Decision Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents (R0297)

Curriculum: Incident Management

This 6-day course is simulation-intensive and focuses on the command officer's responsibility while conducting major operations involving multi-alarm units. Emphasis is placed on rapid fireground decisionmaking, advanced Incident Command, command and control, safety, personnel accountability, and communications.

Through the use of simulations, students are taught to recognize critical cues specific to various types of complex emergency incidents. The students also are taught the proper command and control procedures necessary to bring these incidents to closure. A wide range of simulations is used to duplicate emergency incidents that require the student to evaluate multiple hazards. Fire department emergencies involving multifamily occupancies, hotels, commercial occupancies, large shopping malls, railroads, wildland, and highrise are just some of the incidents that are simulated.

The course is interactive, using lecture, simulations, and student participation as instructional methods. A Web-based precourse is used that includes self-paced instruction and simulation training.

Selection Criteria	Command officers or individuals who have multi-alarm command responsibilities. Additionally, officers who eventually may have this responsibility and are upwardly mobile in their organizations may be considered.
Delivery Type	6-Day On-Campus
Prerequisites	ICS 100 level and ICS 200 level training. Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at www.nfaonline.dhs.gov. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training. Note: While not a prerequisite to acceptance, students will be required to complete the online course Awareness of Command and Control Decision Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents available through NFA Online at www.nfaonline.dhs.gov PRIOR to arriving for class. In addiiton, a precourse assignment, which will be graded, will be emailed to students 6-8 weeks prior to class start date.
ACE Recommendation	In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in firefighting operations.
CEU's	4.8
Post-Course Requirements	None
Student Pre-Course Materials	http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/pcm/pcm_r0297.pdf (386K, PDF Help)
NFPA Standards	None.
Student Comments	None.

Course Schedule Information

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)
		March 24 - 29, 2013	Full	Emmitsburg, Maryland
		May 19 - 24, 2013	Application Period Closed	Emmitsburg, Maryland
		August 4 - 9, 2013	Application Period Closed	Emmitsburg, Maryland
		August 11 - 16, 2013	Application Period Closed	Emmitsburg, Maryland
		September 15 - 20, 2013	Application Period Closed	Emmitsburg, Maryland