February 2021 was the final month of COSTEP MA's Incident Command System (ICS) study group. Participants met for a one-hour virtual chat hour to pose questions to each other and discuss all things ICS. Below are some final observations from the chat provided by Jim McLoughlin of MEMA’s Training and Exercise Unit. I agree with … Continue reading Incident Command System (ICS) study group: wrap-up
Incident Command System (ICS) study group: Applying ICS to your cultural institution
Recap from December's training COSTEP MA is currently hosting an informal, self-paced study group on learning the Incident Command System (ICS). To recap, in December we enrolled and completed ICS 100 training through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Our study group encourages participation at your own pace, so if you have not yet taken the … Continue reading Incident Command System (ICS) study group: Applying ICS to your cultural institution
Learn with COSTEP: A study group to apply the Incident Command System (ICS) to your cultural institution
The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to emergency response that has been in place at the local, state, and national levels since the 1970s. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ICS is “the combination of procedures, personnel, facilities, equipment, and communications operating within a common organizational structure, designed to aid … Continue reading Learn with COSTEP: A study group to apply the Incident Command System (ICS) to your cultural institution