NOLCOM personnel to undergo training on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, ICS

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jun 30): NOLCOM personnel to undergo training on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, ICS

Personnel of units based at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) is set to undergo a five-day training on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) and Incident Command System (ICS).

“The July 6-10 activity, which is to be done in partnership with Office of Civil Defense, is a follow up of our first training on HADR and ICS last July 2014 and seeks to impart additional knowledge and skills on proper disaster response measures,” NOLCOM Assistant Chief of Staff for Joint and Combined Training Maj. Erich Nazario said.

ICS is a standardized on-scene incident management concept allowing responders to adopt an integrated organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of any single incident or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.

“It would develop rooms of collaboration among military officials and government rescue teams by allowing them to exchange their organization’s best practices,” Nazario ended.

http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2701435330346/nolcom-personnel-to-undergo-training-on-humanitarian-assistance-and-disaster-response-ics