Winter/Spring 2010 NIMS Training
Attention Postsecondary NIMS Points of Contact:
The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security would like to thank all who participated in the Goal 2010 kickoff and the subsequent Point of Contact (POC) workshops held this past fall. OHS is encouraged by the amount of support witnessed for this project and look forward to working with each institution's POC on individual implementation plans. If postsecondary institutions have yet to select a NIMS POC, please do so as soon as possible. A NIMS POC will help disseminate information from FEMA and the U.S. Department of Education to each institution and will be helpful in coordinating NIMS training and compliance activities. Institutions may send the name and e-mail address of the POCs to pking@dps.state.ok.us to be added to the distribution list.
OHS is pleased to announce that in winter/spring 2010, it will be conducting an ICS 200 course and a Basic NIMS Instructor Course at postsecondary institutions across the state. These courses are primarily for those individuals interested in teaching basic NIMS courses at their own institution, but they will also be available to local jurisdictions and NGOs if they are interested. OHS encourages postsecondary institutions and local jurisdictions to train and exercise together whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Individuals who have taken the ICS 200 class on FEMA’s Independent Study Web site (IS-200) and have a full understanding of basic ICS may opt out of attending one of the ICS 200-level courses listed below. Prerequisites for the NIMS Instructor course are IS 100a or 100HE, ICS 700 and ICS 200. See additional information at the bottom of this page for course and experience requirements.
Course offerings have been scheduled in each region of the state. The dates, locations and a link to register for the NIMS courses are available below.
Pontotoc Technology Center
Industrial Technology Bldg.
601 W. 33rd
Ada, OK 74820
IS 200 - March T.B.A.
Basic NIMS Instructor - T.B.A.
Host Contact: Bennie Cope, 580.310.2200
Great Plains Technology Center
Centennial Building,
Rm. 701
4500 S.W. Lee
Lawton, OK, 73505
IS 200 - March 23-24
Basic NIMS Instructor - March 25-26
Host Contact: Clarence Fortney, 580.250.5501
Oklahoma City Community College
Library Building, Rms. 407A/B
7777 S. May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
NIMS Compliance Forum - March 30, 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Pam Boatright (OSRHE), 405.225.9458
Oklahoma City Community College
College Union, Rm. 3
7777 S. May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
IS 200 - April 12-13
NIMS Basic Instructor - April 14-15
Host Contact: Ike Sloas, 405.682.1611
Carl Albert State University
1507 S McKenna
Poteau, OK, 74953
IS 200 - April 19-20
Basic NIMS Instructor - April 21-22
Host Contact: Bob Hendricks, 918.647.1458
Northwest Technology Center
Seminar Room
1801 S 11th St.
Alva, OK, 73717
IS 200 - April 26-27
Basic NIMS Instructor - April 28-29
Host Contact: Charlotte Hadiwger, 580.327.0344
Rogers State University
Centennial Center, Rm. 202A
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK 74017
IS 200 - T.B.A.
Basic NIMS Instructor - T.B.A.
Host Contact: Gary Boergeman, 918.343.7625
To register for one of the courses listed above, visit www.ok.gov/homeland/ courses/search_training_events.php.
OHS Basic NIMS Instructor Requirements
Basic ICS Instructors will be authorized to teach any the following courses: ICS 100, ICS 200, IS-700 and IS 800. Basic ICS Instructors should have served in a mid-level emergency management and incident response position for five years. Proof of experience can be documented either by a letter from immediate supervisor, documenting ICS experience or a copy of the incident report identifying the IC. An ICS Instructor course is required for instructor certification at the Basic ICS Instructor level.
Additional information regarding the NIMS instructor application and approval process can be found at www.ok.gov/homeland/NIMS/NIMS_Training_Courses_-_Instructor_and_Provider/NIMS_Instructor_Training_and_Application_Process_/.
