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Course Will be Held: 

February 24-25, 2026

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

2433 N.W. 24th St.

Lincoln, NE 68524

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Course Overview: Course Length: 16 hours (2 Days)

By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate through activities and a final exam, the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities required to perform in a management capacity for major and complex incidents/events using Area Command.

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Target Audience:

The target audience for this course includes experienced senior emergency management personnel who may perform in a management capacity for major or complex incidents. This group includes individuals who may serve as the Incident Commander, as a member of a Unified Command, or as members of the Command or General Staff, or Multiagency Coordination Group/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) management for incidents that may use an Area Command.

The audience may include students from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works’ departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals.

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Required Prerequisites (all must be dated post March 2019 NIMS revision): 

IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System

IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

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Space is limited to 24 students

Applications will be accepted in the order they are received. 

Any registration questions can be directed to emily.wetzel@nebraska.gov.

*Each attendee may only be registered for one session of a course at a time*

Registration will close February 9, 2026.

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