NFA Command and Control of Incident Operations

Course Information:

In this 6-day course, fire officers are introduced to the Incident Command System (ICS), and they study proper command techniques for control and extinguishment of fires ranging from small, residential structures to multioccupancy, commercial complexes.

Topics covered include:

• Problem-solving and fire command.
• Interagency and mutual aid.
• The ICS and incident management.
• Size-up and strategy, tactics and action plans.
• Truck company operations and engine company operations.
• Building construction and fire behavior.
• Pre-incident preparation, incident organization and strategic command.

Special emphasis is placed on firefighter safety.

For more information: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10743

Registation Information needed:

• Name and contact information of the attendee
• DPSST #
• Agency
• Completion of Prerequisites: ICS-100, ICS-200 & Q0297 (See below for links)

Additional Information:

• Student Eligibility Requirements- You may take courses offered by the National Fire Academy (NFA) if you have substantial involvement in fire prevention and control, emergency medical services, fire-related emergency management activities or aligned professions. In most cases, you can't take the same course more than once.
• Students must have completed:
• ICS-100: An Introduction to the Incident Command System
• ICS-200: Basic ICS for Initial Response
• Q0297 - Awareness of Command and Control Decision-Making at Multialarm Incidents
• Acknowledgment
• A pre-course assignment, which will be graded will be sent about 6 weeks before the class but if you would like to get a head start please see the assignment here.
• We need 15 registered by 10/27/26 to ensure this class will continue.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Madison.mancuso@dpsst.oregon.gov.