This course will examine effective management techniques required for coordination between state, local and private sector entities during large-scale disasters. This course introduces the concepts of the Incident Command System (ICS), the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Responses Framework (NRF). This course will show how ICS, NIMS and the NRF provides a template for responsible agencies to work together to prevent or respond to threats and incidents regardless of cause, size or complexity. The student will have the opportunity to complete NIMS-compliant self-study courses via FEMA and the Emergency Management Institute.
Terms Typically Offered:Spring
Credits:3.00
Textbook information will be available online for each term's courses 45 days prior to the first day of classes
for the term.
The courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida's Statewide
Course Numbering System, a system used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and 32 non-public
institutions. Seminole State controls the description, credit and content of its own courses.
