EOC Skillsets and Position Task Books Finalized

October 3, 2018August 4, 2020Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager Leave a comment

Back in April, FEMA released the drafts of EOC skillset documents and position task books for public comment. A few days ago, the final versions of these documents were released on FEMA’s National Qualification System (NQS) website: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims/components#nqs While the hub of emergency response is the incident command post, the hub of emergency coordination is … Continue reading EOC Skillsets and Position Task Books Finalized →

EOCs and IMTs

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager 3 Comments

The world of incident management is foggy at best. There are rules, sometimes. There is some valuable training, but it doesn’t necessarily apply to all circumstances or environments. There are national models, a few of them in fact, which makes them models, not standards. Incident management is not as straight forward as some may think. … Continue reading EOCs and IMTs →

New EOC Toolkit Documents

January 19, 2021Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager Leave a comment

FEMA announced the release of five EOC Toolkit documents on their website. In downloading these documents, I’m actually finding six documents, all with file dates of January 8, 2021. What’s there: Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue Tips for Disaster Responders: Preventing and Managing Stress An Exercise for Creating Position Task … Continue reading New EOC Toolkit Documents →

A Deeper Review of FEMA’s E/L/G 2300 EOC Intermediate Course

September 23, 2019Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager 2 Comments

A couple months ago I got my hands on the materials for the ELG 2300 EOC Intermediate course. Back in early June I gave an initial review of this course, based on information from a webinar and the course’s plan of instruction. Unfortunately, upon reviewing the actual course materials, my initial concerns have been reinforced. … Continue reading A Deeper Review of FEMA’s E/L/G 2300 EOC Intermediate Course →

Reviewing FEMA’s New ELG 2300 EOC Intermediate Course

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the new EOC training courses released by FEMA. Last week I acquired some additional information on these through a webinar conducted by the course managers from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI). In this webinar, they covered the updated ELG 191 (ICS EOC Interface), G 402 (NIMS Overview for … Continue reading Reviewing FEMA’s New ELG 2300 EOC Intermediate Course →

NIMS Alert – EOC Director Guidance

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager Leave a comment

Yesterday, the National Integration Center (NIC) issued a NIMS Alert announcing a national engagement period for several new documents. These documents include: NIMS Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Skillsets User Guide and 17 EOC Skillsets National Qualification System (NQS) for the EOC Director and Division/Group Supervisor Position Qualifications NQS EOC Director and Division/Group Supervisor Position Task … Continue reading NIMS Alert – EOC Director Guidance →

Incident Management is a Technical Skill

October 3, 2022Tim Riecker, The Contrarian Emergency Manager 1 Comment

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Rob Burton on his Tea and Chaos webinar. We talked about the Incident Command System (ICS) and what can make it successful. Since our conversation, I’ve had some continued thoughts about ICS and the complaints people have about it. One of the complaints I hear more … Continue reading Incident Management is a Technical Skill →

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