ALCOAST 291/20 - JUL 2020 LIAISON OFFICER (LOFR) INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) SELF-PACED E-LEARNING (SPEL) COURSE (ICS-402) NOW AVAILABLE

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SUBJ:  LIAISON OFFICER (LOFR) INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) SELF-PACED E-LEARNING (SPEL)
COURSE (ICS-402) NOW AVAILABLE
A. Contingency Preparedness and Planning Manual, Volume IV: Incident Management and
Crisis Response, COMDTINST M3010.24 (series)
1. The Office of Emergency Management (CG-OEM) is excited to announce the release of
the new Coast Guard ICS-402 Self-Paced eLearning (SPeL) course (100330). This is the
third ICS course to shift from a classroom delivery to a SPeL course, increasing
accessibility of training to all Coast Guard members.
2. Course Description. ICS-402 is an online course designed to meet the training
requirements of the Liaison Officer (LOFR) in Type 3 incidents. This course concentrates
on the duties and responsibilities of the LOFR including staff supervision. Lessons
include: interaction with the Command and General Staff, the LOFRs daily schedule,
interaction with incident/non-incident personnel, information gathering, multi-agency
coordination, meetings/briefings, forms/documents, supplies, and demobilization. The
course provides exercises to assist the student in acquiring the knowledge to learn
these skills.
3. The pre-requisite course requirement is Advanced Incident Command System (ICS-400).
4. Applicability. ICS-402 serves as a pre-requisite course for the LOFR qualification
per REF (A). 
5. All remaining sessions of the ICS-402 course (501386) are cancelled and the course
code is inactive. Members who have completed the previous version are not required to
re-take the course, however can still access the course to refresh their position
knowledge.
6. Location. The ICS-402 course (100330) can be found on the Coast Guard Learning
Management System (LMS) at: https://elearning.uscg.mil/.
7. Course Certificate. Upon successful completion of the ICS-402 SPeL, the student will
earn a completion certificate. The certificate can be accessed from the LMS by visiting
"My Account" and printing or downloading your certificate from the "My Certificates"
section. 
8. The ICS-402 course supports the training requirements for the LOFR Performance
Qualification Standard (PQS), which can be found at: https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/
incident-management-and-preparedness/incident-management/incident-management-ics/training
-and-certification.
9. Questions regarding ICS positions and associated training should be directed to the
local unit ICS Coordinator.
10. A list of unit ICS Coordinators along with ICS program resources and announcements
can be found at: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgcpe/SitePages/ICS%20Coordinators.aspx.
11. This endeavor was a true collaborative effort and is the direct result of combining
skill, effort and perseverance from multiple teams across the Coast Guard enterprise. We
would like to thank the FORCECOM Training Division, and specifically the Virtural Readiness
Center for their time and dedication in overseeing development and implementation of the
course. Additionally, we thank the TRACEN Yorktown Emergency and Disaster Management School,
COMDT (CG-OEM-2) team, and several emergency managers from across the enterprise for their
many contributions to making this course conversion a success.
12. COMDT (CG-OEM) POC: CDR Jeanita Jefferson, Jeanita.A.Jefferson@uscg.mil or 202-372-2261.
13. Ms. Dana S. Tulis, Director, Emergency Management, sends.
14. Internet release is authorized.