ICS 300 COURSE COST COMPARISON

FREE In-person 3-day ICS300 Class

	Cost/Unit	Quantity	Extended
In-person Free class	$0	1	$0
Driving to location cost (1)	$.575 per mile	150 miles	$86.25
Lodging cost (2)	$96.00 per night	3	$288.00
Meals & incidentals (2)	$55.00 per day	4	$220.00
Return from location cost (1)	$.575 per mile	150 miles	$86.25
Grand Total			$680.50
Out of Office			Limited availability
COVID-19 Risk			EXPOSURE

 

 

LIVE VIRTUAL 3-day ICS300 Class

	Cost/Unit	Quantity	Extended
In-person Free class	$250.00	1	$250.00
Driving to location cost (1)	$.575 per mile	0 miles	$0
Lodging cost (2)	$96.00 per night	0	$0
Meals & incidentals (2)	$55.00 per day	0	$0
Return from location cost (1)	$.575 per mile	0 miles	$0
Subtotal			$250.00
Less NEVERFORGET20 Discount*			($50.00)
Grand Total			$200.00
Out of Office			Available
COVID-19 Risk			NONE

 

1.       https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates

2.       https://www.federalpay.org/perdiem/2021

* Discount code valid August 27 – September 30, 2021 (cannot be combined with any other discount).

Announcing ICS Positions and Features Learning Program

 

July 27, 2021

Announcing ICS Positions and Features Learning Program

Denver – July 27, 2021 The Blue Cell, LLC announces ICS Positions & Features Learning Program.  This new series of NIMS / Incident Command System (ICS) courses provides an in-depth, working knowledge of the 8 Command and General Staff positions.  Since Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, issued on February 28, 2003, all government agencies were mandated to adopt NIMS for managing and responding to manmade and natural disasters post 9/11.

 

Incident Command/Unified Command/Initial Attack, Public Information Today, Liaison Officer & Agency Reps, Safety Officer, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance, all are included in this new series designed for those who need to apply ICS practices quickly in the field.  “This program is a practical application of ICS in today’s world where people don’t have time to attend a week long position specific course, but simply need to understand and get the job done”, Todd Manns, Founder and Managing Partner at The Blue Cell, LLC. Program announcement video: ICS Positions & Features Learning Program

 

These courses are for adult learners who are accustomed to higher education learning techniques. With a combined 12 hour in-depth dive into each position, each position course will include a capstone project utilizing The Blue Cell’s proprietary Chelsea County simulation environment.  The ICS Positions & Features Learning Program courses will have 5 elements: 

1.       Indoc/Pre-work

2.       Self-paced LMS

3.       Virtual Coaching Session

4.       Capstone Activity Project

5.       Ongoing Mentorship

About The Blue Cell, LLC

The Blue Cell is a minority and veteran owned Homeland Security and Emergency Management training and exercise firm.  With over 12 years of experience delivering in-person and virtual training, customized light exercise, and leadership consultations to first responder and consequence management professionals at all levels of government and private sector organizations.   The Blue Cell is the Nation's most active in-person and virtual Incident Command System and Consequence Management training company.

Media Contact:

Jim Erickson

Managing Director of Sales & Marketing

jimerickson@thebluecell.com

Blue Cell Owner / Managing Partner Todd Manns Appears on the Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the outcomes from the coronavirus pandemic is that our normal training sessions have been disrupted. People can’t gather into classrooms. A solution to that issue, and one that will be used going forward is virtual training that goes beyond the online Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) self-paced learning. This podcast is an interview with Todd Manns, Owner and Managing Partner of The Blue Cell. In this session we discuss what their course offerings are and how the instruction is conducted. There are many benefits, to include being able to mix and match attendees from different areas of the country and from different disciplines. 

Listen to the complete podcast here 

A piece also appeared in GovTech Magazine

 

                                                  

                                     

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:  January 29, 2021

 

CWFIMA Contact: Tracy LeClair                                   The Blue Cell, LLC Contact: Jim Erickson

(970) 471-5284 / tleclair@eagleriverfire.org        1-800-866-0840 x 3/ Jimerickson@thebluecell.com

 

 

CWFIMA PARTNERS WITH THE BLUE CELL, LLC

TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL CLASSES FOR 2021 WINTER ACADEMY

 

Colorado Springs, CO – Each January, the Upper Arkansas Valley Wildland Fire Foundation hosts nearly 1,000 emergency responders during the week-long Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy (CWFIMA). Despite the challenges of COVID-19, this year’s classes are still taking place, albeit in a slightly different format. Many of the 2021 Winter classes are taking place virtually, with the assistance of a long-time partner.

 

The Blue Cell, LLC, as the most active in-person and virtual Incident Command System and consequence management training company in the United States, was the perfect choice to partner with CWFIMA to host ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents on January 26-28, 2021. The effort this week was a first of its kind, instructing over 100 students in three separate virtual ICS-300 sessions simultaneously from The Blue Cell Interactive Training Center in Aurora, Colorado.

 

Students participated from 20 states, across 5 times zones, and represented numerous local, state, and federal agencies as well as private and nonprofit organizations involved in emergency response. A similar offering of ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Command & General Staff in Complex Incidents is scheduled for March 30-31, 2021.

 

“The Academy remains committed to its mission statement of providing both cognitive and hands-on incident management knowledge, instructed by the nation’s brightest authorities,” explained Academy Incident Commander Jim Krugman. “This year we just had to get a little creative in how we fulfilled our commitment to our students.”

 

Since its inception in 1994, the CWFIMA has worked collaboratively with local, state and national agencies to deliver training to over 30,000 students, and offers courses and exercises related to all-hazard incident management, wildland fire, and leadership. This nationally-recognized Academy is one of the largest wildland fire and incident management training events in the United States. 

 

For a full schedule of in-person and virtual CWFIMA classes, visit www.cwfima.org.

 

The Blue Cell has an extensive upcoming calendar of virtual trainings focusing on ICS- 300, ICS-400 G-191 and G-2300. Visit www.thebluecell.com for more information.

                                                    

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For more information about the Academy or course offerings please visit: www.CWFIMA.com or follow us on Twitter @CWFIMA and on Facebook, Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy.