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ICS-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents O0467

Training Specialist


Richard Sexton
301-447-7687

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

ACE recommendation


There is no American Council on Education credit recommendation for this course.

Please note: This course is scheduled and delivered through your state's fire training agency. Please contact your state fire training agency for more information.

This course is designed for those emergency response personnel who would function as part of an Area Command, Emergency Operations Center, or Multiagency Coordination System during a large, complex incident or event, or those personnel who are or would likely be part of a local or regional Incident Management Team during a major incident, whether single agency, multiagency or Unified Command.

  • Have a working knowledge of the ICS.
  • Have an agency or individual need to meet National Incident Management System-required training.
  • Have responsibility within your organization to function in a Command and/or General Staff position.

Must successfully complete prerequisite courses (Incident Command System (ICS)-100, ICS-200 and ICS-300 or equivalent) prior to being accepted for this course.