Who has to take NIMS and ICS training?
All federal, state, local, tribal, private sector and non-governmental personnel with a direct role in emergency management and response must be NIMS and ICS trained. This includes all emergency services related disciplines such as EMS, hospitals, public health, fire service, law enforcement, public works/utilities, skilled support personnel, and other emergency management response, support and volunteer personnel, as follows:

Entry Level

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training. Courses are available online and registration is free. It is anticipated that emergency nurses who wish to participate in disaster response under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) will be required to have this training in the future.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for I-100.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.asp

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
ICS-100, Introduction to ICS (ICS-100.HC) should be completed by the hospital personnel that would have a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management, and/or emergency response during an incident.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100HC.asp

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS-200.HC Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
ICS-200.HC, Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations, should be completed by personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management, to include (at a minimum) middle management within a hospital or healthcare system. Middle management may refer to physicians, department managers, unit leaders, charge nurses, and any staff (i.e. hospital administration) that would have a role in an emergency operations center (hospital, local, or state). IS-100 is a pre-requisite to the IS-200 course.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS200HC.asp

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. IS-100 is a pre-requisite to the IS-200 course.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
IS 700 explains the purpose, principles, key components, and benefits of NIMS. The NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to in concert during domestic incidents.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp

FEMA Independent Study Program:
IS800.B National Response Framework (NRF) An Introduction
The IS800.B course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS800b.asp