Six staff required. Four available.
The 215 identifies intake and daily support work, a supervisor, reporting location and a shortage of two staff. Available staff must be confirmed for this assignment.
Operations resources →Guided activation · Fictional training exampleA complete IAP.
A complete IAP.
One shared scenario.
Explore the operational-period IAP for an IMT working in the EOC. Read the completed package, then choose a form to learn what each field contains and how the sections contribute. The original 215 and 215A remain available as development examples.
Philomath Wildfire — training scenario
A fictional wildfire has displaced residents. The Operational Area IMT works in the EOC to coordinate support and assigned County functions. Field command manages the fire response. The next period includes shelter support, damage assessment in areas released for access, and shelter supply delivery.
- Planning time: October 14, 2026 at 1700
- Next operational period: October 15, 0800–2000
- Locations, personnel and resource counts are invented.
- Assessment access remains conditional on authorization.
1900 update: resources confirmed
For this exercise, Logistics confirms the two additional shelter staff, the second two-person assessment team, the delivery vehicle with driver, all three supervisors and required supplies. The supporting section, branch and unit assignments shown on the 203 are also confirmed for this exercise. Planning assembles the IAP at 1930. Illustrative Safety review occurs at 1945, Command approval at 2000, and the next morning’s briefing at 0730 before work begins. Signatures remain unsigned training examples.
The 215 is the 1700 planning snapshot. The 204s show the later confirmed assignments. Team leaders are included in resource headcounts; supervisors are listed separately. Exercise contacts are fictional exercise placeholders.
Read the complete training IAP
The 13-page reference packet includes a cover, all completed components below, a training map and assumed weather. Individual new forms remain fillable for adapting the exercise. Personnel, contacts, medical resources and conditions are fictional.
Download the complete training IAP ↓| Page | Component | Contributing sections | Completed example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ICS 202 · Objectives | Command + Planning | Open PDF |
| 3 | ICS 203 · Organization assignment list | Planning | Open PDF |
| 4 | ICS 204 · Shelter Support | Operations + Planning | Open PDF |
| 5 | ICS 204 · Damage Assessment | Operations + Planning | Open PDF |
| 6 | ICS 204 · Supply Delivery | Operations + Planning | Open PDF |
| 7 | ICS 205 · Radio communications — N/A exercise example | Logistics | Open PDF |
| 8 | ICS 205A · Communications list | Logistics | Open PDF |
| 9 | ICS 206 · Medical plan | Logistics + Safety | Open PDF |
| 10 | ICS 207 · Organization chart | Planning | Open PDF |
| 11 | ICS 208 · Safety message / plan | Safety + Operations | Open PDF |
The 205 deliberately shows no assigned radio channels; the 205A holds the exercise contacts. The map and weather are exercise inputs. The 215 and 215A support development and are available in the walkthrough below.
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From proposed work to coordinated support
Make the assignment safer.
The 215A identifies lifting, congestion, fatigue and smoke concerns. Controls need to reach the supervisor and personnel before work starts.
Safety Officer resources →Confirm, assign, brief and document.
After Logistics confirms the shortfalls, Resources Unit prepares the shelter 204 with six support staff and a separate supervisor. The instructions carry forward Safety’s controls. Command approval and a team briefing come before issue and work.
Resource request paths →Explore the shelter ICS 204 →
Resources Unit and Planning resources →
Based on FEMA’s ICS 215 form and instructions and ICS 215A form and instructions, plus the ICS 204 form and instructions. The remaining completed components use the FEMA ICS Resource Center forms. Completed entries illustrate this fictional EOC IMT scenario and require local review before use as a training standard.