ACN 052/19 - MAY 2019 CLARIFICATION OF COAST GUARD INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

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ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                       CANCEL DATE  29 MAY 2020


R 301014 MAY 19
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5R//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N03500//
ACN 052/19
SUBJ:  CLARIFICATION OF COAST GUARD INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
A. Contingency Preparedness Planning Manual Volume IV: Incident Management and Crisis
Response, COMDTINST M3010.24 (series)
B. All-Hazard National Incident Management System Performance Qualification Standard Guide
November 2014
C. Financial Resource Management Manual (FRMM), COMDTINST M7100.3 (series)
1. This ACN updates the standards set for required Incident Command System (ICS) training
identified in REFs (A) and (B). This ACN will be incorporated in the updates to REFs (A)
and (B), which will be released within the next year.
2. The requirement for personnel seeking to obtain Coast Guard ICS position-specific
competencies to attend only the Coast Guard version of the ICS-300 Intermediate ICS course
(501377) is cancelled. Members unable to secure enrollment in a Coast Guard ICS-300 course
may take a National Incident Management System (NIMS) equivalent course if offered in their
local area per REF (C). Waivers are not required.
3. Several Coast Guard ICS courses have a FEMA NIMS ICS course equivalent. Members are
able to obtain a permanent qualification by attending any equivalent FEMA NIMS ICS course
listed in REF (B). Many of these courses are offered within each FEMA region by
state and/or local agencies. Members seeking ICS qualifications are required to work with
their local ICS Coordinator to determine training options. Auxiliary members may work with
their District Director of Auxiliary or the Operational Training Officer to determine training
options and to approve/certify their completion.
4. A roster of ICS Coordinators and all relevant ICS training program resources are
available on the ICS Coordinator Portal Page maintained by the Office of Emergency
Management & Disaster Response (OEM) at:
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgcpe/SitePages/ICS%20Coordinators.aspx.
5. COMDT (CG-OEM) POC: LCDR Jeanita Jefferson, Jeanita.A.Jefferson@uscg.mil, 202-372-2261.
6. Released by RDML Anthony “Jack” Vogt, Assistant Commandant for Response.
7. Internet release is authorized.