ALCOAST 246/24 - JUN 2024 FY25 USCG INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) CERTIFICATION BOARD APPLICATION GUIDANCE

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SUBJ: FY25 USCG INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) CERTIFICATION BOARD
APPLICATION GUIDANCE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 251200Z JUL 23/ALCOAST 266/23
1. The Office of Emergency Management & Disaster Response (CG-OEM)
is pleased to announce the release of the FY25 USCG Incident 
Command System (ICS) Certification Board application guidance.
The guidance outlined in this message replaces REF (A).
2. The USCG ICS Certification Board is a semiannual convening
mechanism for awarding Type 1 and Type 2 ICS certifications in 30
nationally recognized positions. Members desiring to apply are
encouraged to reach out to their local unit ICS Coordinator and
use the following resources to develop applications:
    a. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Board Application Guide
    b. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Application
    c. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Experience Worksheet
    d. U.S. Coast Guard Additional/Historic ICS Experience
Worksheet
    e. U.S. Coast Guard ICS Supplemental Experience Worksheet
3. All relevant resources, including an ICS Coordinator roster
and sample packages, are available on the ICS Program &
Coordinator SharePoint at: 
(Copy and Paste URL Below into Browser)

https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cgcpe/SitePages/ICS%20Coordin
ators.aspx

4. The deadline for all applications to the local ICS Coordinator
is August 2, 2024 for the first FY25 board (October 2024) and
January 3, 2025 for the second FY25 board (March 2025). ICS
Coordinators will then route applications according to appropriate
routing chain in accordance with timelines outlined in the above
listed resources. 
5. The FY25 U.S. Coast Guard ICS Certification Boards will convene
in October 2024 and March 2025. All reviewed applications must be
received by COMDT (CG-OEM) by September 30, 2024, for the
first board and by March 3, 2025 for the second board.
6. Any ICS Type 1 and 2 position certified members interested in
being part of the convening boards are requested to notify
COMDT (CG-OEM) at: ICS-ProgramCoordinator@uscg.mil.
7. Questions regarding the ICS Certification Board application
process should be directed to the local unit ICS Coordinator or
to COMDT (CG-OEM) at: ICS-ProgramCoordinator@uscg.mil.
8. Ms. Dana S. Tulis, Director, Emergency Management 
(CG-5RI), sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.