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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

To remain compliant with federal & state grants, and in adoption of the Emergency Operations Plan and Hazard Mitigation Plan by Anderson County Council, the County has agreed to maintain compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS compliance requires the below training.

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REQUIRED & RECOMMENDED TRAINING

Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Private Sector and Non-governmental personnel including:

ENTRY LEVEL FIRST RESPONDERS & DISASTER WORKERS
(ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

AUDIENCE

Required:

  • EMS personnel

  • Firefighters

  • Hospital staff

  • Law Enforcement Personnel

  • Public Health Personnel

  • Public works/Utility personnel

  • Skilled support personnel

  • Other Emergency management response, support, & volunteer personnel at all levels

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Recommended:

  • Elected Officials

REQUIRED TRAINING

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FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS
(COUNTY SUPERVISORY LEVEL EMPLOYEES)

AUDIENCE

Required:

Single resource leaders, field supervisors & other emergency management/response personnel that require a higher level of ICS/NIMS training

REQUIRED TRAINING

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Public Information Officers:

MID-LEVEL MANAGEMENT

(COUNTY ADVANCED LEVEL EMPLOYEES, EOC STAFF)

AUDIENCE

Required:

Including strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and; personnel of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). Emergency operations center staff

REQUIRED TRAINING

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Public Information Officers:

INCIDENT COMMAND & GENERAL STAFF

AUDIENCE

Required:

Command and general staff, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders and emergency managers

REQUIRED TRAINING

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Public Information Officers:

Additional Training Resources

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