ICS-400 (MGT-905)- ADVANCED INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR COMPLEX INCIDENTS- Aberdeen, SD

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – Thursday, February 19, 2026, 8 AM – 5 PM (CST)

**This is a DUAL Registration course. Students will need to register on BOTH Event Smart as well as on the TEEX website for this course. **

1. You will register on the Event Smart page first. At this link:

         https: https://sdoem.eventsmart.com/?post_type=espresso_events&p=4553&preview=true

2. You will also need to submit all prerequisite certificates required for this course to Colleen.Dryden@state.sd.us.
3.  Once that has been completed and approved, you will be given a link to register with TEEX. 

*Please note for students to get credit for this course you’ll need to individually register yourself through TEEX.   If you don’t already have a profile, you’ll need to create a TEEX Student Portal profile at myTEEX: Student Portal using your FEMA Student ID (FEMA SID).

Course Description

This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS 400 course. Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity.

Audience: Emergency management or emergency response personnel that have the potential to utilize the Incident Command System for related incidents in their field.

Course Objectives

• Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
• Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
• Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.

Prerequisites: 4 online classes, and 1 classroom training that must be completed before class begins:

• IS-100 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
• IS-200 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c
• IS-700 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b
• IS-800 https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.c
• ICS 300: Classroom Training

**Course Pre-requisite Certificates must be emailed to Colleen.Dryden@state.sd.us and approved prior to the start of the course.

You will receive specific class information via e-mail, approximately 5 days prior to class start.

To receive credit for training you must be present for the entire course. 

**SD Office of Emergency Management is providing this training at no charge to participants. **

Canceling Registrations

• If a student can no longer attend a training they have registered for, they are asked to notify the State Training Officer as soon as possible prior to the date of class. At least 2 weeks’ notice is preferred, as then persons on waitlists can be let into the training with this notification. It is understood that certain circumstances may occur at times to prevent the giving of proper notification of cancelation.