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IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100

Federal Emergency Management Agency · Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Program · federal

A FEMA introduction to the Incident Command System that provides a foundation for higher-level ICS training.

Opportunity types
independent study course
Domains
emergency management, incident command
Audiences
people seeking a basic understanding of ICS
First seen
Start FEMA IS-100.C

This link leaves the World for the official Federal Emergency Management Agency website.

Access level
Open Door
Eligibility
FEMA lists no prerequisites.
The interactive course is an open-to-all FEMA Independent Study offering.
Free to start
FEMA says Independent Study courses are open to all and free of charge.
Open the FEMA IS-100.C interactive web-based course.
Who may take this first step
FEMA lists no prerequisites.
Account or registration
A FEMA SID and Login.gov are required for the final exam and course credit.
What the learner receives
Course instruction; successful exam completion produces a portal completion record.
Later costs
unknown
Funding or sponsorship
No funding or sponsorship requirement is stated on the reviewed course pages.
Portable evidence
A completion record can document the course and listed CEUs.
Employer recognition
Employer recognition varies and is not guaranteed.

Delivery and commitment

  • interactive web based: FEMA labels the course Interactive Web Based Course.
  • Commitment: FEMA lists a course length of 2 hours.

Outcomes and limits

Outcome type

continuing education

FEMA lists 0.2 CEUs for this course.

Does not mean: A course and CEUs do not make the learner an incident commander or establish a professional certification.

Pathway and purpose relationships

  1. FEMA says ICS 100 provides a foundation for higher-level ICS training.

Evidence beside this record

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FEMA lists IS-100.C as a two-hour interactive web-based introduction to the Incident Command System with no prerequisites, 0.2 CEUs, and an online final exam; FEMA says Independent Study courses are open to all and free of charge.

Limit: FEMA's page establishes the course facts but does not establish employer recognition of its completion record.

What that does not establish: Completion can support preparedness learning without making the learner an incident commander.

Context: Incident-command training serves organizations and communities with different emergency responsibilities.