Mandatory NIMS Training by 2007

From the ARRL Newsletter:

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all first responders, including volunteers, to complete training in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) by 2007. This sounds formidable, but in reality there is an Independent Study course from FEMA that covers it. The course is IS-700 - go to
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIweb/IS/crslist.asp and find the course list. Follow directions and you will get to IS-700.

Readers can take the course on line or download the material and do it at their own pace. It shouldn't take more than three hours in any case.

There's a final exam on line, but it isn't going to cost much sweat (or any money - courses are all free). After passing the final, the student will get notification by e-mail or regular mail.

Readers are encouraged to look at the rest of the course offerings on the FEMA training Web site. They represent a wealth of knowledge, organized so that us real people can get through them and actually learn something. They aren't rocket science, just good stuff we needto know!

John Amos, KC6TVM, ADEC
Hospital Net Coordinator
Santa Clara County, California.