FY07NIMS Training Guidelines 
 
Audience     Required Training
 
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include: 
 
Entry level first responders & disaster workers 
• Emergency Medical Service personnel 

• Firefighters 

• Hospital staff 

• Law Enforcement personnel 

• Public Health personnel 

• Public Works/Utility personnel 

• Skilled Support Personnel 

• Other emergency management response, support, volunteer personnel at all levels 

 


  
• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 


 
• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 


 
 
 
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include: 
 
First line supervisors, single resource leaders, field supervisors, and other emergency management/response personnel that require a higher level of ICS/NIMS Training. 
 
  
• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 


 
• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent 


 
• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 

 


 
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel to include: 
 
Required: Mid-level management including strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and; 
Recommended: Emergency operations center staff. 
 
  
• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 

• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent 

• ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent  

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 

• FEMA IS-800.A: National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction* 

 



 
Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel to include: 
 
Required: Command and general staff, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and; 
Recommended: Emergency operations center managers. 
 
  
• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent 

• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent 

• ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent  

• ICS-400: Advanced ICS or equivalent 

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction 

•    FEMA IS-800.A: National Response    


      Plan (NRP), An Introduction* 
 
 






 
* NOTE: Not all persons required to take ICS-300 and ICS-400 will need to take IS-800.A. Emergency managers or personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management must complete this training.