The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program identifies those courses critical to train personnel capable of implementing all functions of emergency management. This program establishes the NIMS core curriculum to ensure it adequately trains emergency and incident response personnel to all concepts and principles of each NIMS component. 

The UH Office of Emergency Management hosted two comprehensive training sessions in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Rice University’s Emergency Management. The courses provided during the week-long training session included: G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incident, and G-400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents.  

These courses are intended to serve as a vehicle to share proven incident management strategies and practices, as well as to enhance teamwork and coordination among the agency’s mid-level managers and command staff directly responsible for emergency response to all-hazards incidents in which the Incident Command System (ICS) is utilized. 

In addition, the courses incorporated scenarios and application exercises to highlight key issues and facilitate discussion. The concluding tabletop exercise is intended to allow participants to apply the information provided during the course in a controlled environment. 

This state training was designed to build on knowledge of a diverse range of professions from the public and private sectors on the intricacies of the Incident Command System (ICS). The training equipped participants with the skills necessary to lead and manage incidents of any type or size. 

Additionally, the training fosters a culture of preparedness and collaboration. Collaboration is one of the most vital aspects of emergency management, and this training allowed professionals in different agencies and fields to network with