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Brief Description: Communications Unit Leader (COML) Training Course

Full Description: This service offering is designed for all state/territory, tribal, regional, and local emergency response professionals and for support personnel with a communications background. It is designed to familiarize these professionals with the role and responsibilities of a COML under NIMS ICS and to provide hands-on exercises that reinforce the lecture materials. CISA and FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offer this course jointly as “L0969, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course” for in-person courses.

Under the NIMS ICS structure, a COML is the focal point within the Communications Unit. This course provides U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved and NIMS-compliant instruction to ensure that every state/territory has trained personnel capable of coordinating on-scene emergency communications during a multi-jurisdictional response or planned event. CISA instructors are approved by DHS and have had extensive experience as COMLs.

The course is presented with facilitated lectures, hands-on activities, and extensive interactive discussions. NYS COMU Program instructors work through the discussions and activities to explain in detail the processes used to achieve communication operability, interoperability, and how to incorporate additional communications solutions.

Training Dates: 07/14/2025 - 07/17/2025

Prerequisites: Training Authorization Letter
Student Information Form
Do you have an awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology?
Do you have a public safety background with experience in field operations?
Introduction to the Incident Command System Training (IS-100)
ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents
National Response Framework, An Introduction (IS-800)
Do you have basic knowledge of applicable communications plans?
An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700)
Do you have a technical communications background?
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (IS-200)

Registration Dates: 04/15/2025 - 06/30/2025

Available Seats: 21

Hours: 32h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: Westchester County Fire Training Center
4 Dana Rd.
Valhalla, NY 10595 (Westchester County)

Reporting Instructions: Check-in starts at 7:30 AM. Course starts at 8:00 AM.
June 23 -27, 2025

Documents: Communications Unit Leader (COML) course announcement - Westchester Co.

Student Information Form

Training Authorization Letter

Signup Details: *****Prerequisites for Attendance*****
Prerequisites must be provided to OIEC and verified in advance of the course.

Personal experience:
A public safety background with experience in field operations
A technical communications background
Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology
Basic knowledge of applicable communications plans

Completion of the following online courses from the FEMA/EMI website:
https://training.fema.gov/is/
IS-100:  Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-200:  Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS-700:  An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800:  National Response Framework, An Introduction

In-person classroom instruction:
ICS-300:  Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, is required

Additional recommended training:
ICS-400:  Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, is recommended, but not required.

Additional Documents
Students must submit a training authorization letter.
Students must provide a student information form.

*****Required: Completed Online FEMA application for the COML course:*****
For all students that are vetted and enrolled in the course: a FEMA COML Application & Registration needs to be completed online using NETC - a coupon code and a job aide will be provided to those vetted students.

No food or lodging will be provided for this course.  Please prepare a bagged lunch or familiarize yourself with the area vendors/shops.

To cancel your course attendance: notify OIEC.Training@dhses.ny.gov ASAP.
*****You are responsible for canceling your hotel reservations.*****

No Show Policy
Failure to attend a class you have been enrolled in can result in denial of future course enrollment.  If you have not received a confirmation (or denial) two (2) weeks prior to the course start date, please contact DHSES-OIEC at (518) 322-4911, or OIEC.Training@dhses.ny.gov.

If you have any questions, or need more information contact:

DHSES-OIEC:  (518) 322-4911 | OIEC.Training@dhses.ny.gov.

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