The U.S. Fire Administration has announced it will be making available online two new Incident Command System review courses through the National Emergency Training Center Virtual Campus. These new scenario-based courses offer a review of fundamental ICS concepts and principles for students preparing to take intermediate- or advanced-level ICS training, or for those simply wishing a refresher in ICS.

"The U.S. Fire Administration continues to move forward in our efforts to ensure the nation’s first responders have available to them the most current ICS body of knowledge," said Acting U.S. Fire Administrator Charlie Dickinson in an IAFC press release. “Our firefighters and first responders face numerous challenges in their communities, and these courses further ensure the effectiveness and safety of our response and recovery responsibilities."

The new ICS courses being offered are Fundamentals Review for ICS 300 (Q-464) and Fundamentals Review for ICS 400 (Q-465). The courses can be used as pre-course modules or as remedial training for the classroom versions of ICS 300 and ICS 400, but they do not alone meet the training requirements for ICS 300 and ICS 400. For more information on the courses, visit the USFA Web site or the NETC Virtual Campus.