IS 700 - National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction

Due to the arrival of Presidential Homeland Security Directive 5, FEMA has begun offering an introductory course to the National Incident Management System. This course is available as a self-study course and in a web-based training format. We are providing some of the valuable material links as well as direct links to the course information on FEMA's website below.

• NIMS Implementation Plan
• FEMA Course Description and Information
• IS700 - National Incident Management System, and Introduction: Web Access
• Course Lesson Summary
• Printable Version of Course
• Facilitator Notes
• Facilitators Guide
• Facilitator Visuals
• Final Examination Questions
• Take the Final

What to do next?

IFSI recommends review of the following materials on emergency preparedness. They will help to educate you on proper responses during an incident. The Unified Command program here at IFSI is the next course on NIMS topics following IS-700.

• Unified Command
• NIMS Overview
• How to Lead During Bio Attacks
• Introduction to Command and General Staff: ICGS-Course Guide
• NIMS Compliance
• ICS Forms Catalog