NIMS Statewide Credentialing

Credentialing is the administrative process for validating the qualifications of personnel and assuring their background, for authorization and permitting/granting access to an incident involving mutual aid between states (interstate). It also lends itself to a variety of uses within the state in accordance with the practices of individual agencies.

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NIMS STATEWIDE CREDENTIALING USER GROUP

A user group, representing multiple responder disciplines, is established to assist the SC Emergency Management Divison to promote credentialing and protect the integrity of the statewide credentialing system.

NIMS STATEWIDE CREDENTIALING STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

Documentation of standards and practices for credentialing in South Carolina is approved by the Statewide Credentialing User Group.

NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Guideline for the Credentialing of Personnel

ICS Forms

The link below will take you to the FEMA Job Aid site for access to ICS forms.

Forms/Job Aids, Tools and Templates on the FEMA NIMS Resource Center website

NIMS Contact Information

NIMS Training Resources

 NIMS Five-Year Training Plan

Link to NIMS Independent Study Course List and Training

Required and Recommended NIMS related training:

Required Courses:

IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS-300 (G300) Intermediate Incident Command
ICS-400 (G400) Advanced Incident Command
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-800B National Response (NRF), an Introduction Framework

Recommended:

IS-701 NIMS Multiagency Coordination System
IS-702 Public Information Systems
IS-703 NIMS Resource Management
IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid

Additional Training assets:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and the National Fire Academy offer online courses:

U.S. Fire Administration
Emergency Management Institute Training
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) training web site also offers course for the responders within the state. http://www.scemd.org
The SC State Fire Academy also offers a selection of courses.
http://www.scfa.state.sc.us