Disaster and emergency events require those first responders, key stakeholders, and supporting personnel to operate in a synergistic way to achieve the desired outcomes from the event. Having a common organizational structure within which to operate, with clearly defined roles, hierarchical structure, and communication mechanisms, is essential to ensure an effective and coordinated response and recovery. Students will explore various incident management systems (IMS) and structures that currently exist to gain an understanding of how they can be used to facilitate the efforts during response and recovery. This course will provide students with an understanding of the prevalent systems used across North America, as well as the international disaster and emergency management community.