Training

Emergencies and disasters can strike at any time without warning. Public, private, volunteer, and tribal personnel need to be familiar with the systems used to manage these events at all levels of government, in order to mount a safe and effective response. Current training and operational requirements set forth under FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS) and California's Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) have been adopted and implemented by San Joaquin County in the Emergency Operations Plan.

Individual departments and agencies are responsible for maintaining current training records. These courses will be added to the Department Training Processors’ mandatory training reports to ensure compliance from all staff. Training requirements apply to all disaster service workers, including first-line supervisors, middle management, and Command and General Staff, as well as:

EMS personnel
Firefighters
Law enforcement personnel
Selected public works/utility personnel
Skilled support personnel
EOC/DOC staff
Other emergency management response personnel
Support/volunteer personnel at all levels

Upcoming Training

Hosted by San Joaquin County OES

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisite(s)	Date	Location	Registration
G 775/191	EOC Management and Operations & ICS/EOC Interface		August 11-13, 2025 8am-5pm	2101 E Earhart Ave, Stockton	Click Here
L0105	Basic Public Information Officer	IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness G606: SEMS Introduction	October 21-23, 2025 8am-5pm	Teachers College of San Joaquin 2721 Transworld Dr. Stockton, CA	Sign up Here
L0388	Advanced Public Information Officer	- IS-29.a: Public Information Officer Awareness - IS-42: Social Media in Emergency Management - IS-100.b: Introduction to Incident Command System - IS-200.b: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - IS-201: Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan (Waived if ICS-300 completed) - IS-247.a: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) or IS-251 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alerting Authorities - IS-700.a: National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction - IS-800.b: National Response Framework, An Introduction - E/L0105 – Public Information Basics	January 12-16, 2026 8am-5pm	2101 E Earhart Ave, Stockton	Sign Up Here
EMC	Emergency Management Concepts	G606 SEMS, IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800	Postponed	2101 E Earhart Ave, Stockton, CA

Visit CSTI or Stanislaus County OES for more courses and additional training information.

County Recommended ICS Training

Job or Position	G-606	IS-100	IS-200	IS-300	IS-400	IS-700	IS-800	PSC
All San Joaquin County Employees / Disaster Service Workers	X	X	X			X	X
Personnel responsible to fill mid-level management role (i.e., strike team leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, etc.).	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	♦
Personnel responsible to fill Command/Management or General Staff positions in an ICP, DOC or EOC. This includes Managers and Directors with responsibilities for Public Safety, Emergency Response, Emergency Management, and Public Health services.	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	♦
Senior Officials – Elected Officials and their staff, Department Heads, Members of the SJC MAC Group, etc.	ICS-402, Incident Command System for Executive Staff

♦ Position specific training courses directed at EOC Credentialing programs or all-hazard position training; courses are not required but encouraged.

ICS Training Links

NIMS baseline curriculum courses (IS-700 and IS-100) introduce NIMS and Incident Command System concepts and provide the foundation for higher-level training. Introduction to SEMS is the basis of the California system. These and many other courses are available online through FEMAs Independent Study Program or through CSTI as indicated. For in-person only courses, contact your department training coordinator or OES for information. For information on how to access these trainings, use the following link- Incident Command Trainings

SEMS (Standardized Emergency Management System Introduction) Course(G-606)
All personnel who may be involved in multi-level/jurisdictional response at any level. This course is available through California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) at no cost. Users must create an account in the CSTI Learning Management System to access the course.
ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command SystemThis baseline course introduces ICS and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. It describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the system. It also explains the relationship between ICS and NIMS. This is a required course for any government employees that may be called upon to work during a disaster.
ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the ICS. ICS-200 provides training and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
ICS-300 provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. This course is currently only available in person. Contact OES for more information.
ICS-400 Advanced ICS
This course provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced application of ICS. This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300. This course is currently only available in person. Contact OES for more information.
IS-700b NIMS An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
This course introduces the NIMS concept. NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
IS-800 National Response Framework (NRF), an Introduction
The course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the NRF.
ICS Overview for Executives/Senior Officials (G-402)
This course provides executives and senior officials (including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS). This course is currently only available in person. Contact OES for more information.

The Planning "P" Training Videos

The following FEMA videos are each between 45 seconds and 11 minutes in length. They are designed to be viewed together, however have been broken into segments to allow users to view as needed. These were developed based upon the Planning "P" in the October 2017 NIMS document.