This training is designed to provide all-hazards competencies and behaviors for Command and General Staff and selected Unit Leader positions within a Type III or Type IV Incident Management Team (IMT) environment. The primary goal of the NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Training Program is to provide advanced-level training needed by personnel responsible for managing incidents of greater complexity than those typically encountered during routine operations. This course meets the needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF) while focusing on the importance of developing and operating as a functional USFA Type 3 AHIMT and will assist individual responders to perform as viable team members.Īll-Hazards Position Specific Training Courses This five-day course is a basic introduction to the activities and processes of a Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT), enabling them to be better prepared to support large-scale or complex operations in their communities. This program establishes the NIMS core curriculum to ensure it adequately trains emergency and incident response personnel to all concepts and principles of each NIMS component. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program identifies those courses critical to train personnel capable of implementing all emergency management functions. Each position in the ICPDQT identifies any related positions that also maintain certification currency for that position. Recurrent training, involvement, and practice in a position’s duties allow the certified individual to stay proficient and prevent the degradation of knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully carry out the responsibilities of a position. On-Going: Maintenance of Qualifications and Certifications.Ĭurrency (typically five years) is maintained through involvement in at least one qualifying incident, event, or exercise.

The designated State Certifying Official certifies the individual as qualified for the position.Ĭredentialing means providing documentation, typically badges or identification cards, which verify an individual’s identity and qualifications to fulfill an incident-related position. In addition, a State Qualifications Review Committee typically accomplishes evaluations and recommendations. Step 4: Review and Evaluation of Qualifications.Īfter the Final Evaluation and the PTB has been completed, the trainee’s records undergo evaluation against the requirements of the position as delineated in the ICPDQT. Experience is gained, and performance is evaluated by completing the Position Task Book. Step 3: Training, Experience and Position Task Book Completion.Ĭomplete the required training for the position, including completing any certifications or licenses as delineated in the ICPDQT. An individual cannot be assigned to an interstate incident unless the trainee is credentialed as such by the State. Initiate a Position Task Book for the position and credential the individual to function as a trainee on qualifying incidents and events (see position task book Administration below). The position candidate completes the prerequisite experience or qualification criteria for the position as identified in the respective Incident Command Position Description Qualification Tables. Step 1: Prerequisite Qualifications and Experience. Additionally, once an individual has obtained initial certification, there are qualification requirements to maintain certification. There are six sequential steps that the State or delegated AHJ should develop as part of the process for an individual’s certification as qualified for a given position. The critical aspect of this system is that the trainee demonstrates successful performance, as assessed by a qualified evaluator(s), of the tasks within the Position Task Book (PTB) for that position. The qualification process is a performance-based system. Qualification is based on completing all the criteria set out in the Incident Command Position Description qualification tables (ICPDQT), which include training, experience, currency, and physical/medical fitness factors.

Qualification Process Overview utilizing the AHIMTA Interstate Incident Management Qualifications System Guide

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