NFA PILOT RECRUITMENT FOR NEW EMS COURSE!

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PILOT RECRUITMENT FOR NEW EMS COURSE!

Emergency Medical Services: Functions in Incident Command System – P166

Pilot Offering

The United States Fire Administration (USFA), Department of Homeland

Security, is conducting a pilot course at the National Emergency Training

Center

(NETC) in Emmitsburg, land for the newly developed 2-day course

Emergency Medical Services: Functions in Incident Command System (P-166).

The National Fire Academy (NFA) will be delivering this pilot offering

August 21-22, 2010. Students will arrive Friday August 20 and depart Sunday

August 22, 2010. Stipends are not available for this offering and

transportation costs are the responsibility of the student. Housing will be

provided

on the NETC Campus.

Course Description: Students will practice use of the Incident Command

System in coordination with other public safety responders. As a follow-up to

ICS-100 and ICS-200 training, this course will present scenarios requiring

responders to structure their EMS resources within the guidance of NIMS

ICS, as appropriate to the needs of the different incident types. Through

simulation and role-playing, students will demonstrate the implementation of

EMS components in an ICS system at medium- or large-sized incidents.

Target Audience: Emergency response personnel with responsibilities to

implement the initial EMS functions of an Incident Command System at medium-

or large-sized incidents.

Class Size: 22

Length: 2 days

Prerequisites: ICS 100 level and ICS 200 level training. Preferred courses

are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at _www.nfaonline.dhs.gov_

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Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required

training.

How to Apply:

Students must complete a FEMA General Admissions application (From

75-5).An electronic application is available on our website at: http

Completed applications must be postmarked by July 14, 2010 to:

NETC Admissions Office

Building I, Room 216

16825 S. Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Completed applications may also be faxed to the Admissions Office at (301)

447-1441.

Applicants should not make plans to attend this pilot course until

notified in writing by the Admissions Office.

Application deadline July 14, 2010

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

LNMolino@...

(Cell Phone)

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