Fact SheetRevised: March 2007
NIMS Integration Center
202-646-3850

IS-700 NIMS AWARENESS TRAINING:  WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS

Who must take IS-700 NIMS?  

All personnel with a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management or response must complete NIMS IS-700.

IS-700 NIMS: An Introduction is a Web-based awareness level course that explains NIMS components, concepts and principles. Although it is designed to be taken online interactively, course materials may be downloaded and used in a group or classroom setting.

To obtain the ICS-100 course materials or take the course online go to http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp

Who must take IS-700? 

Executive Level – Political and government leaders, agency and organization administrators and department heads; personnel that fill ICS roles as Unified Commanders, Incident Commanders, Command Staff, General Staff in either Area Command or single incidents; senior level Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel; senior emergency managers; and Emergency Operations Center Command or General Staff. 

Managerial Level – Agency and organization management between the executive level and first level supervision; personnel who fill ICS roles as Branch Directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Unit Leaders, technical specialists, strike team and task force leaders, single resource leaders and field supervisors; midlevel Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel; EOC Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, Unit Leaders; and other emergency management/response personnel who require a higher level of ICS/NIMS Training.

Responder Level – Emergency response providers and disaster workers, entry level to managerial level including Emergency Medical Service personnel; firefighters; medical personnel; police officers; public health personnel; public work/utility personnel; and other emergency management response personnel.

Note:  Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel include those persons who are charged with coordinating and supporting incident management activities.  These emergency management personnel typically function from an emergency operations center.



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