NFA Incident Command System for Structural Collapse Incidents

Course Information:

This 2-day course is designed to provide fire officers with an understanding of command operations at structural collapse incidents.

Students completing this course will be able to:

• Describe the aspects of a structural collapse.
• Explain basic command procedures and Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure.
• Identify various resource levels, types and capabilities used for structural collapse incidents.
• Identify critical factors and issues that affect scene management.
• Describe all unique operational considerations used at a structural collapse incident.
• Describe all response operations phases associated with a structural collapse incident.
• Describe the technical rescue expertise and equipment required for safe operations and effective incident management.

Students attending should understand and be able to apply the ICS concept.

NFA Class Link: ICS for Structural Collapse Incidents

Registration Information needed:

• Name and contact information of the attendee
• DPSST #
• Agency
• Completion of Prerequisites (ICS-100 & ICS-200)

Additional Information:

• This class is a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
• Student Eligibility Requirements- You may take courses offered by the National Fire Academy (NFA) if you have substantial involvement in fire prevention and control, emergency medical services, fire-related emergency management activities or aligned professions. In most cases, you can't take the same course more than once.
• Students must have completed ICS-100: An Introduction to the Incident Command System & ICS-200: Basic ICS for Initial Response .
• This class needs to have 15 students registered by Aug. 14th to avoid cancellation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to [email protected].