L0975 NIMS ICS Finance/Admin. Unit Leader Course

Description

The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of the four unit leaders within the Finance/Administration Section or a Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team or Incident Management Assistance Team.  These unit leader positions are the: Time Unit Leader, Procurement Unit Leader, Cost Unit Leader, and Compensation/Claims Unit leader.

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization, such as an IMT, as a member of the Command, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. These criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

Course Objectives

  • Identify the course objective and position-specific resource materials for the four Finance/Administration Unit Leader positions.
  • Explain the purpose and function of the Finance/Administration Section.
  • Identify information exchange strategies and appropriate communication skills when interacting with incident personnel.
  • Identify the Time Unit Leader’s roles and responsibilities for an all-hazard incident.
  • Identify the Procurement Unit Leader’s roles and responsibilities for an all- hazards incident.
  • Identify the Compensation/Claims Unit Leader’s roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
  • Identify the Cost Unit Leader’s roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
  • Explain a Finance/Administration Unit Leader’s management and administrative responsibilities that are integral to the Finance/Administration Unit.
  • Identify the Cost Unit Leader's roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
  • Explain a Finance/Administration Unit Leader's management and administrative responsibilities that are integral to the Finance/Administration Unit.

Mission Areas

  • Respond

 

Prerequisites

Please send prerequisite training certificates to Frank Barnes at frank.barnes@okohs.ok.gov as soon as possible to be approved for this course.  The prerequisites for this course are:

  • IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
  • IS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
  • IS-700 National Incident Management System, An Introduction
  • IS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction
  • ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
  • ICS 400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents