Temporary Update on FEMA Course Requirements for MRC Volunteers

To maintain active status with the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), volunteers typically must complete FEMA courses ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-700.

Due to the current partial federal shutdown, several FEMA program areas are temporarily closed, including the team that manages and monitors the FEMA Independent Study course website. As a result, new volunteers are currently unable to access or complete these required courses.

During this time, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is granting temporary MRC volunteer status so onboarding and participation can continue.  You can still sign up through Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer (CVM) and select FRvMRC unit.

Once the FEMA course website is available again, volunteers will have one month to complete the required courses. If the courses are not completed within that timeframe, volunteer status will be moved to “Pending” until the requirements are fulfilled.

Direct course links (to use once the FEMA site is fully operational again):

• ICS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

• ICS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c

• ICS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b

We appreciate everyone’s patience and flexibility and will share updates as soon as the FEMA training system is fully operational again.