Certificate in Incident Command-Operations
2021-2022 Map
Total Units: 12.75
Term 1
12.75 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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FSC 100: I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System | 1.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-200 Basic Incident Command System (open to the public: http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b) The course expands on the Basic Incident Command System course (ICS 1-200) by providing additional description and detail of the organization and operation of the Incident Command System (ICS). Emphasis is placed on preparing students for supervisory roles in expanding incidents. |
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FSC 101: I-400 Advanced Incident Command System | 1.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) This course expands on the Intermediate ICS course (I-300). Students in this course will be provided with the knowledge and skills associated with executive level authority, decision making and operational understanding in the Incident Command System (ICS) at large, single-agency and complex multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional incident responses. Topics covered include fundamentals review for command and general staff, major and/or complex incident/event management, area command and Multi-agency Coordination (MAC). |
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FSC 102: Incident Management 2 | 1.50 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) This is an introductory all-risk control course which stresses the management and decision-making responsibilities of the initial attack Incident Commander in fire operations. The students will have the opportunity to plan, organize, direct and control their resources to meet a series of simulated emergency situations ranging from medical to hazardous material, to wildlife fire to structural fire control. |
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FSC 103: Progressive Discipline | 0.25 | ||
Unit(s): 0.25
This course prepares students for work in increasingly responsible roles as supervisors and managers. Students will learn the role and responsibility of the supervisor in the progressive discipline process, and receive instruction on the differences between prevention, corrective action and adverse plan. Documentation of performance issues in employment will be emphasized. |
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FSC 104: Supervision 2 | 2.00 | ||
Unit(s): 2.00
This course is next in a series which prepare the student for increasingly responsible roles as a manager in the fire service. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop an effective style of supervision and leadership. Emphasis will be placed on the topics of time management, progressive discipline and the development of team work. |
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FSC 128: S-330 Task Force/Strike Team Leader | 2.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) This course prepares students to assume roles as an Incident Command System (ICS) Strike Team or Task Force Leader. It includes an overview of related tactics and strategy, and meets the S-330 training requirements of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), and the California Incident Command Certification System (CICCS). |
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FSC 129: S-339 Division/Group Supervisor | 1.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public; check schedule online http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) This course prepares students to perform the role of Incident Command System (ICS) Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS), and provides instruction in support of the specific tasks of the DIVS. Topics covered include Division/Group management, organizational interaction, division operations, all-hazard operations and tactical decision making. |
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FSC 132: Incident Management 3 | 2.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) This course is third in a series intended to prepare the student for roles from Initial Attack Incident Commander to Extended Attack Incident Commander. This course will expand on the concepts and principles introduced in Incident Management 2, and prepare the student for assuming higher levels of incident command responsibility. |
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FSC 133: S-390 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations | 2.00 | ||
Prerequisite(s): S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (open to the public: http://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/171) This course is designed to introduce the student to conducting fire behavior calculations by manual and electronic methods. Students will gain an understanding of the determinants of fire behavior through studying environmental inputs, as well as how to determine fire behavior outputs. Instruction will also be provided on documentation processes and fire behavior briefing components. Students should expect several hours of homework related to fire behavior calculations each night. |