American Board for Certification in Homeland Security

CHS Level II
This is the second of a three-part series designed to establish an understanding of natural (accidental) or man-made (can be intentional), as well as expand the students vocabulary and understanding of  terminology that will be used throughout your professional involvement in Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness. In Level I we covered natural disasters, an introduction to basic emergency preparedness and identified some Man-Made disasters.

CHS Level III
This program is the third of a three-part series designed to establish a fundamental understanding of Natural and Man-Made (Human induced/caused) disasters, as well as your understanding of commonly used terminology used in emergency response efforts.

In Level I we looked at Natural disasters where they routinely happen, how they cause injury, and what you can do to avoid or minimize that harm.  In Level II we received a short introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism and the likely weapons that will be used in a future attack.

Now that you have advanced to Level III we will combine some elements of I & II and progress into larger scale response coordination as an emergency responder and bring you into coordinated action with local, state, federal and even multi-jurisdictional response efforts. You will become familiar with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Response Framework (NRF), and the manner in which all events are controlled using the Incident Command System (ICS) established by the Fire Service and now standard practice for emergency services to provide structure for a uniform response effort across any type of event.

CHS Level IV is the senior level of the CHS program. It is restricted to those who have already attained CHS Level III and who have successfully completed an in-depth review and exam on Incident Awareness, Response and Terrorism taught by prominent CHS-approved instructors.

Applicants must complete two prerequisite courses listed below offered by FEMA free of charge for eligibility to take the CHS Level IV coursework and exam.

FEMA IS-700.A NIMS An Introduction

FEMA IS-800.B NRF An Introduction

Certificates of completion for these two courses must be faxed to ABCHS at 417-881-4702.

CHS Level V is the highest level in the CHS program. It is restricted to those who have already attained CHS Level IV and who have successfully completed an in-depth review course and exam on CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives) Preparedness taught by prominent CHS-approved instructors.

Review Reference Material before exam.