Description: An overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the role of the laboratory in managing incidents.

Terminal Competency:

Describe NIMS.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Define NIMS.

2. Describe the role of the laboratory in the NIMS.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: An overview of the Incident Command System (ICS).

Terminal Competency:

Explain the ICS.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the features and principles of ICS.

2. Describe the five functional areas in an ICS structure.

3. Describe the incident commander and command staff functions.

4. Give examples of when ICS is used.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: The role of laboratorians in ICS.

Terminal Competency:

Describe how laboratorians may be involved in ICS.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the role of the laboratory in an incident.

2. Give examples of activities a laboratorian may be asked to do in an incident.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.