NIMS ICS All-Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML)

August 07 • 8:00 AM - August 10, 2023 • 5:00 PM

Region 18 Education Service Center
2811 LaForce Blvd
Midland, Texas, Texas 79706
United States
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Contact
Bonnie Clark
bclark@pbrpc.org

Registration: https://www.preparingtexas.org/DeliveryDetails.aspx?classid=cb828fcf-d46e-4941-8be5-9cb4b0253df7

Class Name:	NIMS ICS All-Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML)
Course Number:	E/L/K-969
Date Span:	08/07/2023 - 08/10/2023
Class Times:	08/07 08:00 - 17:00 08/08 08:00 - 17:00 08/09 08:00 - 17:00 08/10 08:00 - 17:00
Location:	Region 18 Education Services Center 2811 LaForce Blvd. Midland, TX 79706 County: Midland
Region:	Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Instructor:	Gonzalez, Thomas
Provider:	Office of Emergency Communications
Point of Contact:	Thomas Gonzalez Texas DPS 361-698-5645 thomas.gonzalez@dps.texas.gov
CEUs	2.80

Prerequisites & Other Information:

Prerequisites for Attendance:(prerequisites must be verified two weeks in advance of the course)

• Personal experience:
o A public safety background with experience in field operations
o A technical communications background
o Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology
o Basic knowledge of applicable communications plans •

Completion of the following online courses from the FEMA/EMI website:
o IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
o IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
o IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
o IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction • In-person classroom instruction:
o ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, is required

Recommended:
o ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, is recommended, but not required .

Course Registration Process
• SWIC (or designated point of contact [POC]) actions:
o Provide course dates and location to the CISA Communications Unit Training Coordinator at least 45 days before the course.
o Designate a recipient of the FEMA student course evaluation forms and provide their name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number to the CISA Communications Unit Training Coordinator at least 45 days before the course. This person must be available to deliver the packet of forms to the Lead Instructor on the first day of the course.
o Require each student to submit a FEMA Form 119-25-0-1 General Admissions Application signed by the student and their supervisor with proof of prerequisite completion.
o Obtain the STO’s signature on the FEMA Form 119-25-0-1 General Admissions Application. Scan and e-mail the completed forms to the CISA Communications Unit Training Coordinator 2 weeks in advance of the course.

• CISA Actions:
o Determine instructor assignments.
o Submit a “Request to Conduct NIMS ICS Training Class” form to FEMA/EMI at least 45 days before the requested course start date to register the course in the FEMA EMI database.
o Fill out the Student Verification form based on the information contained in the FEMA Form 119-25-0-1s, check the agency affiliations against CASM, and provide the file to the Lead Instructor as a start on the typed roster.
o Receive the final roster, FEMA student course evaluation forms, CISA student course evaluation forms, and Score Capture Sheet from the Lead Instructor.
o Submit the COML Course Completion Package to FEMA EMI after the course.

Certificates:

N/A

Cost:

No tuition is charged.

Course Description

E/L/K-969 - NIMS ICS All-Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML)

Offering Overview
This service offering is designed for all state/territory, tribal, regional, and local emergency response professionals and for support personnel with a communications background. It is designed to familiarize these professionals with the role and responsibilities of a COML under NIMS ICS and to provide hands-on exercises that reinforce the lecture materials. CISA and FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offer this course jointly as “L0969, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course” for in-person courses and “K0969, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course” for virtual courses 11 Under the NIMS ICS structure, a COML is the focal point within the Communications Unit. This course provides U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved and NIMS-compliant instruction to ensure that every state/territory has trained personnel capable of coordinating on-scene emergency communications during a multi-jurisdictional response or planned event. CISA instructors are approved by DHS and have had extensive experience as COMLs. The course is presented with facilitated lectures, hands-on activities, and extensive interactive discussions. CISA instructors work through the discussions and activities to explain in detail the processes used to achieve communication operability, interoperability, and how to incorporate additional communications solutions.

Course Capacity:
• In person: minimum of 15 or a maximum of 30 vetted/qualified students
• Webex: maximum of 15 vetted/qualified student
Prerequisites & Other Information:
Prerequisites for Attendance:(prerequisites must be verified two weeks in advance of the course)

• Personal experience:
o A public safety background with experience in field operations
o A technical communications background
o Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology
o Basic knowledge of applicable communications plans •

Completion of the following online courses from the FEMA/EMI website:
o IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
o IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
o IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
o IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction • In-person classroom instruction:
o ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, is required

Recommended:
o ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, is recommended, but not required .