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0050 Exercise Control and Simulation Course
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Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Exercise Control and Simulation
as defined by the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
Course topics include:
• Discussion and activity for writing a Master Scenario Events List (MSEL)
• Overview of exercise control simulation concepts
• Setting up an Exercise Control Cell
• Exercise controller staffing, structure, training, communications, and safety and security
• Identify actions to improve the exercise control and simulation
Prerequisites:
• L/K0146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• IS-120.c An Introduction to Exercises
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0051 Exercise Program Management
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Course Description:
K0051 Exercise Program Management is a basic-level course that provides a comprehensive overview of
exercise program management. Participants will gain a better understanding of Exercise Program
Management and create ‘Take Home’ documents. The course will discuss the facilitation of an Integrated
Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW) and identify elements of the Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP)
as it relates to exercise program management.
The K0051 Exercise Program Management Course is delivered via a webinar format that includes
classroom-like lectures, work-group activities, and a final test, to assess participants’ knowledge gain.
Additionally, work-group activities reinforce the concepts taught during lectures. K051 courses are
conducted online via Adobe Connect, in one 4-hour block.
Participants must complete all 4 hours of this course and pass the posttest to receive full credit. Anything
less will result in the participant’s need to reregister for another course.
Topics to be covered include:
• Unit 1: Course Overview
• Unit 2: Key Elements of Exercise Program Management
• Unit 3: Risk Assessment Overview
• Unit 4: Preparing for and Conducting an Integrated Preparedness Workshop
• Unit 5: Developing a Multiyear Integrated Preparedness Plan
• Unit 6: Exercise Program Management and Course Summary
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0101 Foundations of Emergency Management
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FEMA recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a Career Development Program through a progressive training and education system that includes the entry-level Academy, called the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. Training objectives for this course are based on the newly established emergency manager competencies that the National Emergency Management Association; the International Association of Emergency Managers; and state, local, territorial, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with EMI.
The following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: history; legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing and organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness, and team-building; mitigation, response, prevention, and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future.
Course Objectives
Describe the foundations of emergency management in the United States, including its history, doctrine, and principles, and the role of the emergency manager.
Identify and explain legal issues in emergency management, including legal authorities for emergency management, potential legal issues, and strategies for avoiding legal risk.
Describe the intergovernmental and interagency context of emergency management, including the roles of Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government organizations, individuals and households, the private sector, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the emergency management network.
Explain key factors in serving the whole community, including trends that contribute to disaster complexity, demographic characteristics that influence the disaster needs of community members, and strategies for building the resilience of the whole community.
Describe how to employ stress management techniques in an organization; both routinely and during or after an incident or period of organizational change.
Explain the function of collaboration in emergency management, including the benefits of and challenges to collaboration in emergency management, strategies and tools for building collaborative relationships, and a process for collaborative problem-solving.
Explain the relationship between whole community preparedness and achieving Core Capabilities in the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery Mission Areas.
Describe key aspects of the Prevention and Protection Mission Areas, including the nature of the missions, guiding principles, and planning issues.
Describe key aspects of the Mitigation Mission Area, including:
- How Mitigation supports Preparedness.
- Roles and contributions of Mitigation partners at all levels.
- The Mitigation planning process.
- Strategies for building local support for Mitigation.
Describe key aspects of the Response Mission Area, including emergency operations planning, initial response actions, resource management, and managing complex incidents.
Describe key aspects of the Recovery Mission Area, including disaster recovery operations, Federal recovery programs, and emotional recovery strategies for the community.
Describe the use of technology in support of emergency management, including:
- Communications technologies.
- Technologies for enhancing emergency management.
- Technologies for communicating with the public.
Describe administration in emergency management, including staffing, budgeting, accounting for resources, and information management.
Apply emergency management knowledge, team-building, and people management skills in a simulated environment.
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0102 Science for Disasters
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This course provides the participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our increasingly dangerous world. The contents of the course include the following: Introduction to Science of Disaster provides a definition and benefits of science. Earth Science describes how the Earth’s design sets the stage for the world’s natural hazards including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and landslides/sinkholes. Climatology describes the scientific basis of common atmospheric hazards including convective storms, tropical cyclones, and other hazardous weather. Chemical and biological basics identifies the scientific basis of chemical and biological threats. Explosive, radiological, and nuclear fundamentals identifies the scientific basis of those threats.
Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
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0103 Planning: Emergency Operations
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This course is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes Emergency Management Planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions. The content also derives from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans, and its six-step planning process and inclusive whole community philosophy. Likewise, doctrine from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), is included in the course. Special event planning is then explained in the course, and table group activities to analyze plans for special events are conducted.
Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
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0105 Public Information Basics
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This course introduces participants to what the Public Information Officer (PIO) does in emergency management, along with basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources encompassing social media; effective communication; preparing the community through outreach and other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages. This is a 2-day classroom course that gives participants time to perform activities and exercises to reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.
Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
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0110 National Emergency Management Basic Academy Train-the-Trainer
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The purpose of the Train-the-Trainer for Basic Academy courses is to provide a sound and consistent basis for training instructors to teach foundational concepts of Emergency Management and entry-level skills in planning, exercises, and public information and warning.
The goal of providing standardized curriculum is to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management core competencies and to establish a career development training program for the emergency management profession. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: This course is intended for those emergency managers and trainers from Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies who have extensive background in emergency management and experience in training adults.
Minimum 3 years of classroom training experience in Adult Learning.
Minimum 5 years experience in emergency management (recommended to be current practitioners).
Proven and proficient capability to deliver and facilitate training (EMI resume/recommendation review).
Minimum 3 years of classroom training experience in Adult learning.
Demonstrated knowledge of the fundamental systems, concepts, and current practices in emergency management.
Resume detailing responsibilities, authority, and length of time in the profession.
Effectiveness teaching emergency management to adults.
Documentation of at least three years¿ experience teaching emergency management to adults
CECs: 12
Course Objectives:
Apply learning theory to address the needs of adult learners
Use effective instructional practices to engage the learner
Present course content as a subject matter expert
Facilitate rich discussion and engaging activities to enable learning
Integrate peer and instructor feedback to improve training skills
Mission Areas: Common
Prerequisites:
IS0100.c: An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS0120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
IS0200.c: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS0230.d: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
IS0700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS0800.d: National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS0235.C: Emergency Planning
IS0240.b: Leadership & Influence
IS0241.b: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
IS0242.b: Effective Communication
IS0244.B: Developing and Managing Volunteers
Disciplines: Emergency Management
Primary Core Capability: Operational Coordination
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0122 Emergency Management Standard Training
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The purpose of this training is to provideemergency management, preparedness, andhomeland security personnel with information thatwill assist them in assessing their jurisdiction’s oragency’s Emergency Management Program usingthe Emergency Management Standard by EMAP.The training also provides participants with theappropriate qualification to learn how to assessother Applicant Emergency ManagementPrograms using the Emergency ManagementStandard by EMAP.Selection Criteria: Must be a public sector employee.CECs: 12
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0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
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Course Description
Improve national preparedness by preparing exercise professionals to effectively and systematically apply the exercise evaluation and improvement planning process consistent with HSEEP.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: Individuals with substantial involvement in the exercise evaluation and improvement planning function within their jurisdiction or organization. Specifically, this course is recommended for individuals with responsibilities in exercise programs, including emergency program managers, exercise training officers, security managers, and emergency services personnel in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
CECs: 12
ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate
ACE: Credit Hours: 1
Course Objectives
Describe the need for a systematic approach to exercise evaluation and why it is important.
Demonstrate effective exercise evaluation and improvement planning behaviors.
Apply the principles of a systematic exercise evaluation and improvement planning process to a multi-year exercise program.
Mission Areas
Protect
Prerequisites
IS0130.a: How to be an Exercise Evaluator
IS0120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0132 Exercise Foundations, Program Management, Design and Development
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The Master Exercise Practitioner Program is a series of two classroom courses (E0132, E0133) focusing on advanced program management, exercise design, and evaluation practices in each phase of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
MEPP is designed for mid-level exercise practitioners with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in emergency management (EM) exercise design. Participants refine and practice skills critical to performing the phases of the HSEEP cycle, such as exercise program management, MSEL writing, and evaluation data analysis. Candidates apply the key learning concepts from the MEPP curriculum relative to their organizations and their own jurisdictional environments.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience designing and conducting emergency management exercises consistent with the HSEEP Doctrine. This experience should include the development of discussion-based and operations-based exercises and experience in a Simulation Cell (SIMCELL). Candidates are expected to have overall experience with exercise program management as well as individual experience in the following roles:
Exercise Director
Exercise Planning Team Leader
Facilitator
Controller/Simulator
Evaluator
ACE: Level: Upper Division
ACE: Credit Hours: 2
CECs: 12
Course Objectives
Demonstrate proficiency in the principles and associated resources of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) as they relate to discussion-based exercises.
Demonstrate proficiency with a progressive exercise program and exercise design and development.
Mission Areas
Common
Prerequisites
IS0200.c: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS0230.e: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
IS0100.c: An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS0120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
IS0235.b: Emergency Planning
IS0700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS0130.a: How to be an Exercise Evaluator
IS0775: Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations
IS0800.d: National Response Framework, An Introduction
K0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Training Course
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0133 Exercise Conduct, Evaluation and Improvement Planning
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Course Description
Advanced Facilitation Strategies
Exercise Conduct: Sharing best practices
Where do Critical Tasks come from
Importance of Root Cause Analysis
Teach Back: Case study in Corrective Action Programs
Analysis from home/come prepared with the following documents for peer review and best practice discussion: EEG, Participant Briefings, Hot Wash
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates who have successfully completed E0132, Exercise Foundations, Program Management, Design, and Development. Courses must be taken in a series.
ACE: Level: Upper Division
ACE: Credit Hours: 1
CECs:12
Course Objectives
Demonstrate proficiency with the principles of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program as they relate to exercise conduct, evaluation and improvement planning.
Mission Areas
Common
Prerequisites
E0132: Exercise Foundations, Program Management, Design and Development
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0136 Master Exercise Practitioner Capstone Course
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Candidates will have ONE YEAR to complete a full exercise package, either full-scale or functional (no TTX), and present their exercise to a review board of SME’s. This will be conducted virtually, via VTC, FaceTime or Adobe Connect. Candidates should also include a video highlighting clips of their exercise being conducted.Selection Criteria: The participant must have status as a current MEPP Candidate by completing E0132 and E0133.ACE: Credit Hours: 1ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management
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0139 Exercise Design and Development
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Course Description
The purpose of the course is to: Expand the concepts of exercise design and development that were introduced in HSEEP; Provide participants with techniques and tools for developing simple and complex exercises, conduct exercise planning meetings, and develop the foundations for exercise evaluation. Challenge participants to gain a higher skill set in preparation for the Master Exercise Practitioner Program and increase the value of individual exercise programs.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Course Objectives
Assess and demonstrate the application of a comprehensive exercise program, building upon the foundation of the HSEEP, within the current course unit.
Explore and assemble an Exercise Planning Team (EPT), as a foundational component of the HSEEP design process, within the current course unit.
Compare and compose SMART exercise objectives to align with core capabilities, building upon organizational priorities, within the current course unit.
Demonstrate an understanding of how exercise types and mechanisms work together to meet exercise objectives, within the current course unit.
Following HSEEP doctrine, review and complete exercise design and development documents based on the target audience and purpose of the documentation by the completion of the current course unit.
Following HSEEP doctrine, integrate exercise enhancements based on discussion- or operational-based exercises by the completion of the current course unit.
Demonstrate the knowledge of the information covered in the course by active participation in each of the Unit Activities and the Culminating Activity.
Mission Areas
Respond
Prerequisites
E0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course
IS0120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0140 Virtual Instructor Presentation Skills
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This course will address the skills necessary to be virtual classroom instructors. The course will emphasize effective presentation skills, characteristics of effective presenters, presenting with enthusiasm, engaging without physical presence, webinar design tips, and technical skills for using common webinar software.
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0141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills
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Course Description
To provide participants with knowledge related to training adults, skills to present, facilitate, and evaluate training, and an opportunity to apply this knowledge during classroom exercises.
A minimum passing score of 75% is required on the final exam to pass the course and receive the IACET CEUs.
CECs: 12
Course Objectives
Demonstrate the ability to establish a conducive learning environment during an effective 20-minute presentation.
Demonstrate effective instructional presentation skills.
Demonstrate skills for facilitating classroom interactions.
Describe ways to manage the learning process.
Mission Areas
Prevent
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0142 Situational Awareness
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This course is designed to build skills, knowledge and capabilities necessary for individuals, teams and organizations involved in emergency preparedness, response and recovery to provide situational awareness that enhances critical decision making at all levels.
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0146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course
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Course Description
This is an intermediate-level course designed to describe the core principles and processes of HSEEP, its standardized methodology, available resources, and practical skill development, which will assist in developing an HSEEP consistent exercise program.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this training are those involved in planning, program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning of HSEEP consistent exercises.
Course Objectives
Understand the role of HSEEP in National Preparedness, and how HSEEP exercise principles and methodology support efforts across the whole community to improve our national capacity to build, sustain, and deliver core capabilities.
Mission Areas
Common
Prerequisites
IS0120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
Other Prerequisites:
Recommended: IS0130, Exercise Evaluation, and Improvement Planning
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers
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This course teaches new GIS users how to apply the ArcGIS for Desktop software to support disaster mitigation, response, recovery, and risk management. ArcGIS for Desktop allows users to analyze their data and create geographic knowledge to examine relationships, test predictions, and ultimately make better decisions. Course participants complete numerous hands-on activities that help them learn to develop informative maps as well as to use tools that answer questions based on where things are located and what is known about them. It also develops a variety of skills that can be used to create, edit, manage, and analyze both spatial and tabular data. While this course does not provide hands-on instruction specifically on Hazus, all activities use Hazus inventory and analysis outputs.Selection Criteria: Federal, state, local, and tribal emergency managers as well as specialists responsible for risk assessment, response, recovery, and other emergency management-related activities that have an interest in using ArcGIS to support their needs.ACE: Level: Vocational CertificateACE: Credit Hours: 6CECs: 12
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0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts
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This course provides a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following four topics in detail:Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities (1 day)National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Rules and Regulations in Depth (1 day)Letter of Map Change—Procedures for Applying and Floodplain Management Implications (1 day)Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (1 day)Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course.Selection Criteria: Certified floodplain managers or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal,State, local, Territorialand Tribal officials will take precedence.ACE: Level: Lower Division/AssociateACE: Credit Hours: 2CECs: 12
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0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, Territorial and Local Officials
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This course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from a major debris-generating event with an emphasis on state, local, and tribal responsibilities. Developed from a pre-disaster planning perspective, the course includes debris staff organizations; compliance with laws and regulations; contracting procedures; debris management site selection; volume-reduction methods; recycling; special debris situations; and supplementary assistance.
Course Objectives
Apply knowledge of planning for, implementing, and managing debris activities.
Address debris planning, response, and recovery concepts.
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0208 State Coordinating Officer
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This course provides key state staff with updated information on the disaster assistance process and programs. The focus is on management issues the State/Tribal Coordinating Officer (SCO/TCO) may face in relationship with Federal, state, local, and tribal partners in the Joint Field Office (JFO) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Course Objectives
Establish priorities through joint action planning with disaster response and recovery partners.
Implement and manage state and Federal disaster response and recovery organizations.
Build partnerships among the state and other disaster response and recovery organizations.
Apply interpersonal skills to develop positive working relationships.
Supervise state staff in the JFO or state EOC during a disaster response.
Manage the state’s role in long-term recovery.
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0209 State Recovery Planning and Coordination
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This course focuses on the scope and complexity of recovery; federal preparedness guidance and resources; the importance of pre-disaster recovery planning; and pre-disaster planning concepts, doctrine and linkages. The course is designed to provide participants with a step-by-step review of their roles in state recovery planning and on the strengths and weaknesses of their current state recovery plans or framework. A key dynamic throughout the course is the on-going review of the participants' existing state recovery plans, and the key outcome of the course will be the participants' action plans to return to their respective agencies and organizations to update and improve their state recovery plans.
Course Objectives
Describe the process of pre-disaster recovery planning.
Discuss critical stakeholders and partners in recovery planning.
Articulate to state agencies and organizations their role in recovery planning and implementation.
Describe considerations in selecting a State Disaster Recovery Coordinator and developing a state Recovery Support Function (RSF) structure.
Describe how states can support local recovery planning pre- and post-disaster.
Develop an approach to engage and maintain recovery partner relationships.
Explain how to identify, coordinate and manage recovery resources.
Develop or refine a state recovery plan.
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0210 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role
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This resident course is designed for local disaster recovery teams consisting of emergency managers, city/county administrators, public works directors, building inspectors, and community planners. The course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of each team member, and provides guidance on developing a local disaster recovery plan. Best practices in disaster recovery are summarized in a toolkit included in the course materials. Participants are given the opportunity to develop an outline of their own recovery plan during the course.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria:
Local elected official (Mayor, City/County Council Member)
Tribal Leaders
City/County Manager / Staff
City / County Planners/Staff
Regional Planning Commissions
Economic Development Districts
Finance Director/Assessor
Emergency Manager/Staff
Public Works Director/Staff
Building Inspector/Staff
Floodplain Manager/Staff
Health Care Administrator or Planner
Public Information Officer
Housing Director or Planner/Staff
Voluntary Agency Coordinator or Unmet Needs Committee Coordinator
Business Organization Representative
Administrative Director/Manager
State Recovery Staff and Partners (so they can be tuned into recovery at the local level)
Course Objectives
Understand local community responsibilities and challenges associated with disaster recovery.
Discuss lessons learned in disaster recovery at the local level.
Develop and implement a pre-disaster recovery plan.
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0212 Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements
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The purpose of this course is to educate students in the process of developing quality mitigation planning and project grant application elements for the Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs.
Course Objectives
Identify the role of mitigation and its benefits to society.
Identify and describe mitigation planning and project activities.
Identify and describe the Unified HMA grant programs.
Identify and describe the phases of the Unified HMA Federal Award life cycle.
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0213 Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation
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This course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to effectively review and evaluate HMA subapplications, and provide a general overview of how a subaward is issued.
Course Objectives
Explain the subapplication review and evaluation process.
Conduct a subapplication minimum eligibility and completeness review.
Conduct a subapplication technical review.
Explain Request for Information (RFI) process and timelines.
Explain the selection, notification, and appeals or reconsideration process for subapplications, issue a Large Project Notification (LPN) when required, and issue a subaward package.
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0214 Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout
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This course will provide course participants with the knowledge and skills required to effectively implement and closeout a Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant project.
Course Objectives
Explain the project activities that occur in the three phases of project implementation (i.e., Initiation and Planning, Execution and Monitoring, and Closeout) and apply the regulatory requirements and best practices that will help them successfully accomplish each phase.
Explain the seven project management principles that support the three phases of project implementation and apply those principles through the use of best practices, tools, and templates.
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0237 Planning Process Theory and Application
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The mission of the course is to improve the capabilities of emergency management planning personnel in planning program management in every phase of the overall planning process and develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform effectively as Lead Planners at the local, Tribal, State, and Federal levels of government.
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0238 Planning Integration and Contemporary Issues - Planning Integration and Contemporary Issues
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Participation in this course is limited to EMI Resident PPP Candidates who have successfully completed E0237: Planning Process Theory and Application. Courses must be taken in order with an assigned cohort.
Course Objectives
Formulate planning program management and planning project management through interpretation of planning standards.
Construct a Multi-Year Strategy Plan and supporting Project Plans through a systematic planning program evaluation.
Identify requirements for the PPP certificate title.
Discuss shaping and planning program outcomes and related projects.
Adapt to nontraditional partners and projects within the planning realm.
Apply methods to move the planning profession forward.
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0260 Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar
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This workshop presents basic concepts related to understanding risk and an overview of physical security and cybersecurity threats and attack vectors relevant to the Dams Sector. Participants learn about specific actions to consider, including how to identify and report suspicious activities, key components of a security program, and fundamentals of crisis management. The workshop combines traditional lectures with multiple group discussions and activities to reinforce the concepts learned during the course. A list of resources accompanies the course materials to enable self-guided learning after the workshop. The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is limited to dam owners, professional staff of dam safety and security programs, and emergency managers at the Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels, as well as dam safety, dam security, and incident management personnel from the private sector.CECs: 12
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0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program
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This course provides local, state, tribal, territorial, and Federal officials with the knowledge and skills to administer and enforce floodplain management regulations. The course focuses on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, flood maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.
The course is designed to provide new floodplain administrators with the information and communication techniques to explain the impact of floodplain management decisions on insurance, public safety, and health. The course includes an overview of the natural conditions that form floodplains, the history of floodplain management, and the creation of the NFIP. Prefacing the use of FISs and maps to determine the flood hazard risk is an explanation of the forces of water and types of floods. The course provides an overview of NFIP minimum floodplain management regulations based on the types of flood hazards identified, Substantial Improvement (SI)/Substantial Damage (SD), and describes the use of a permitting process as a floodplain management oversight and compliance tool. Appropriate Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) for specific circumstances and the LOMC forms and possible flood hazard mitigation solutions are also identified. The course explains the roles and responsibilities of a floodplain administrator prior to and after a disaster event.
Course Objectives
Use a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) to determine the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and the flood zone.
Describe and facilitate local jurisdictional compliance with the minimum requirements to participate in the NFIP.
Describe the components of an effective Floodplain Management program to reduce the loss of life and property and identify and remedy violations and deficiencies.
Prepare for post-event activities including implementing an effective Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage (SI/SD) process.
Explain basic concepts of flood insurance rating and how Floodplain Management decisions affect the cost of flood insurance.
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0274 Understanding Floodplain Data through Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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This course is designed to provide information to floodplain administrators on how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to support floodplain management. This course will teach participants how to analyze their data and create GIS maps and how to examine relationships and trends in the data to make better informed decisions. This will help them understand how to leverage GIS to better serve their local communities. Local community floodplain administrators need to understand GIS and how it works so they can explain their maps to their communities and can better interface with their contractors when their maps are updated.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
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0276 Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis
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0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System
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This course covers the Community Rating System (CRS), a nationwide initiative of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It describes activities eligible for credit under the 2017 CRS Coordinator's Manual, how a community applies, and how a community modifies an application to improve its classification.
Course Objectives
Describe activities eligible for CRS credit.
Understand how a community joins the CRS program.
Identify how to modify an application to improve classification.
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0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
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This course provides engineering and economic guidance to architects, engineers, and local code enforcement officials in retrofitting existing 1- to 4-family residential structures situated in flood-prone areas. The retrofitting measures presented are creative, practical, compliant with applicable floodplain regulations, and satisfactory to most homeowners.
Course Objectives
Identify basic retrofitting methods that are appropriate for residential structures in flood-prone areas.
Identify National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy, regulations, building codes, and standards that govern retrofitting projects.
Evaluate the suitability of retrofitting measures for individual residential structures in terms of technical parameters; homeowner preferences; and Federal, state, and local regulations.
Understand the analyses that are necessary to determine flood- and non-flood-related forces and other site-specific characteristics that control the design of retrofitting measures.
Apply basic analysis and design methods to implement the following retrofitting techniques:
Elevation of structures (buildings) on solid perimeter walls or open foundations such as posts, columns, piles, or piers
Relocation of existing structures outside the floodplain
Placement of small floodwalls, levees, or berms to protect individual structures (including the installation of temporary or permanent closures for openings)
Strengthening of foundations, walls, and floors to make them resist flood and flood-related loads
Installation of temporary or permanent shields or sealants over exterior elements to make structures watertight
Making building components, including utilities, structural and non-structural components, and contents, water- and damage-resistant during periods of internal flooding of the structure
Conduct a detailed Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) of retrofitting alternatives in order to select an alternative that is both cost-effective and technically feasible.
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0282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II
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This advanced floodplain management course is a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following four topics in detail:Placement of Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain (1 day).National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles for the Floodplain Manager (1 day).Higher Standards in Floodplain Management (1 day).Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain Manager (1 day).Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course.Selection Criteria: Certified floodplain managers or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal, state, local, and tribal officials will take precedence.CECs: 12ACE: Level: Vocational CertificateACE: Credit Hours: 1
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0284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III
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This advanced floodplain management course is a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following five topics in detail:Floodway Standards (1 day)Disconnects between National Flood Insurance Program Regulations and Insurance (1 day)Common Noncompliance Issues (½ day)Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) (½ day)Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage (1 day)Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course.Selection Criteria: Certified floodplain managers or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal, state, local, and tribal officials will take precedence.CECs: 12 (CORE)ACE: Level: Lower Division/AssociateACE: Credit Hours: 2
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0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management
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The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise. The course content and activities may also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding the state's volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and non-governmental organizations.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: Local emergency managers and representatives of voluntary organizationsCECs: 10
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0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management
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This course teaches the components of a volunteer and donations management program to be administered at the state level during a large-scale disaster. Course participants will be equipped to prepare a program for their state to effectively manage unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited donations of goods, and offers of undesignated cash. The course content and activities also serve as a plan template, thereby increasing continuity among states and their voluntary agency partners. This training also provides information regarding FEMA's volunteer and donations management responsibilities and helps build relationships between government and non-profit organizations.
Course Objectives
Gather information from organizations, agencies, volunteers, media, and others for donations intelligence purposes.
Facilitate the matching of unaffiliated volunteers with appropriate organizations or agencies during program implementation.
List the planning considerations for cash donations.
Incorporate technology needed to successfully manage data and information on unaffiliated volunteers and unsolicited goods.
Relate volunteer and donations management program responsibilities to the planning components of the annex.
Identify key organizations and individuals who have a role in managing unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations in disasters.
Identify specific agencies and organizations and how they collaborate to form a Volunteer and Donations Coordination Team (VDCT).
Develop an effective public education and information structure to support the successful management of unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations in disasters.
Identify how to effectively manage the surge of unsolicited goods.
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0291 Community Dam Safety, Preparedness and Mitigation
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Dam safety is not just the responsibility of the owner and operator of the dam. The best way to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate the risks of flooding resulting from normal dam operations and dam failure is for the entire community to work together to reduce the effects of a potential dam failure by increasing preparedness, reducing potential consequences, improving communications, and land use planning.
This course will teach dam owners; emergency service providers; emergency planners and managers; land use and transportation planners; community leaders; and other members of the community to work together through upfront planning to reduce the risks and mitigate the consequences resulting from a dam failure, and to recover more effectively in the event of a failure.
Course Objectives
Identify the steps necessary for an effective Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning Process.
Identify the key stakeholders, their roles and responsibilities in contributing to effective Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning, and community resilience to dam flood risk. (Key stakeholders include but may not be limited to dam owners, dam safety officials, emergency managers, first responders, local officials, land use professionals, and planners.)
Recognize the importance of the National Incident Management System and its role within Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning, Response Planning, and Recovery Planning.
Recognize the importance that effective monitoring and emergency level determination have on local emergency response activities.
Identify tools and resources commonly available to the local dam safety community, emergency management community, and local government officials to identify populations and critical infrastructure and resources at risk from dam-related flooding.
Recognize how information from dam inundation studies and dam risk assessments is used to identify populations and critical infrastructure at risk from dam-related flooding as well as to inform evacuation planning, shelter-in-place strategies, and response and recovery planning efforts.
Develop an evacuation plan based on information drawn from dam inundation studies and dam risk assessments.
Recognize the importance of effective dam safety tabletop and functional Emergency Action Plan activities.
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0311 Hurricane Readiness
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This 1-day course is an introduction to the National Hurricane Center¿s (NHC¿s) forecast procedures and products and the National Hurricane Program¿s tools for how to incorporate them into planning and response. Topics include hurricane hazards, how forecasters use model guidance, readiness checklists, decision aids, and evacuation planning.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: Local emergency staff from coastal state/communities that are involved in the hurricane decision-making processCECs: 7
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0312 Fundamentals of Building Science
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This course is designed to present information on the risks posed by natural hazards, and the basic scientific and engineering concepts for hazard-resistant buildings and facilities. The course reviews information pertaining to impacts of wind, flood, earthquake, and wildland/urban interface fire on the constructed environment, and explains key performance and construction issues related to floods, wind, wildfires, and earthquakes.
Course Objectives
Understand the characteristics of each hazard.
Identify sources of information concerning critical properties of each hazard; e.g., hazard size and intensity classification systems.
Recognize the damage risk to the constructed environment for each hazard.
Recognize hazard-resistant design provisions in the model building codes for each hazard.
Identify mitigation options and technologies for each hazard.
Identify current and emerging critical issues for each hazard.
Identify resources of technical information helpful in developing and evaluating proposed mitigation strategies for each hazard.
Describe FEMA Building Sciences Branch roles and responsibilities in advancing hazard-resilient communities, its programs, and activities for pre- and post-disaster hazard mitigation.
Recognize key issues of wind, flood, earthquake, and wildland/urban fire hazards and respective hazard mitigation.
Describe potential risk synergies present in multi-hazard environments, key issues in recognizing and managing risk associated with multi-hazard environments.
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0318 Local Hazard Mitigation Planning
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Course Description
This course provides plan developers with the information necessary to prepare and implement a local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Selection Criteria: Local government officials, state officials, and others who are involved in the development of a local Mitigation Plan.
Course Objectives
Define hazard mitigation and identify the benefits of mitigation planning.
Develop or update a local mitigation plan.
Identify resources and guidance available for mitigation planning and plan implementation.
Mission Areas
Mitigation
Disciplines
Emergency Management
Primary Core Capability
Planning
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0320 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers-State Specific
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This course, conducted onsite at state locations, instructs state and local emergency managers/planners on how to plan for and make decisions to implement and execute protective actions from hurricanes, particularly hurricane evacuations.Participants receive comprehensive instruction from National Hurricane Center (NHC) Specialists on how to use hurricane forecasts and other NHC products to determine who and when they must evacuate from various types of approaching hurricanes. This includes how to interpret and use the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes numerical storm surge model to perform the hurricane hazard analysis of their coastal jurisdiction. The course then provides instruction from FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Specialists on using data from their state and local Hurricane Evacuation Studies (HES) to formulate local evacuation plans. In addition, the course provides hands-on instruction on the use of the HURREVAC computer software decision-support tool for determining the optimum timing of their evacuation decisions and evacuation orders.The course includes a demonstration of how the NHC Specialists track and forecast hurricanes and their potential impacts. The final course activity is a hurricane exercise to practice the tools and techniques presented in the course.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: The state sponsoring the training selects the attendees that represent the target audience.CECs: 12
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0324 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers
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This course, held at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, instructs emergency managers on how to plan for and make decisions to implement and execute protective actions from hurricanes, particularly hurricane evacuations.Participants receive comprehensive instruction from NHC Specialists on how to use hurricane forecasts and other NHC products to determine who and when they must evacuate from various types of approaching hurricanes. This includes how to interpret and use the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) numerical storm surge model to perform the hurricane Hazard Analysis of their coastal jurisdiction.The course then provides instruction from FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Specialists on using data from their state and local Hurricane Evacuation Studies (HES) to formulate local evacuation plans. In addition, the course provides hands-on instruction on the use of the HURREVAC computer software decision-support tool for determining the optimum timing of their evacuation decisions and evacuation orders.The course includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the NHC and a demonstration of how the NHC Specialists track and forecast hurricanes and their potential impacts. The final course activity is a hurricane exercise to practice the tools and techniques presented in the course.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: The course is designed for:State and coastal local emergency managers that have hurricane evacuation decision-making authority.Elected officials that have hurricane evacuation decision-making authority.Hurricane evacuation planners and operations officers who have direct responsibilities for evacuation decision-making during a hurricane.Participants will be selected based on their jurisdiction and responsibilities. To participate, all applicants must serve coastal communities. Applications from inland communities will not be accepted.CECs: 12
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0329 Mitigation Planning for States
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The State Hazard Mitigation Plan training provides plan developers with the basic information that is necessary to prepare and implement a standard or enhanced state hazard mitigation plan; information on specific pull out sections that are highlighted in the State Mitigation planning key topics bulletins; and provides peer to peer exchange that involves the participation of a multidisciplinary group of federal, state and local public and private organizations that all have a roll in hazard mitigation planning and creating more resilient communities. The training process will encourage participants to create actions that enhance their community as well as support others.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) and mitigation staff, State emergency management agency staff, State agencies that have a role in mitigation, State Mitigation Advisory Committee, and/or participated in previous State hazard mitigation plan updates, non-governmental agency stakeholders - public and private and Regional planning agencies/organizations
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0337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System Transactions
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This course trains participants to post financial transactions to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). Participants learn about transactions for the following: commitments, obligations, invoices, expenditures, reports, and more. Participants will view transaction demonstrations and be guided through questions to ensure their understanding of each transaction. Successful completion of the course is required before access to the system will be granted.
Course Objectives
Describe the organization, processes, and capabilities of IFMIS.
Recall how to access and navigate IFMIS.
Complete IFMIS transactions using FEMA and other Standard Forms as input documents.
Describe the reporting capabilities of IFMIS.
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0357 State Individual Assistance Operations
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This course is designed for state-level staff responsible for coordinating and administering individual assistance (IA) to those affected by emergencies or disasters. It is intended to enable participants to coordinate state response and recovery operations for individuals and families.
Course Objectives
Define IA operations during response to and recovery from Presidentially declared emergencies and disasters.
Differentiate between short- and long-term disaster assistance.
Describe IA programs and administration requirements.
Demonstrate program authority and eligibility.
Demonstrate the sequence of service delivery.
Highlight partnerships and information-sharing.
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0360 Preparing for Emergencies: What School Staff Need to Know
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This course provides school staff with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to prepare for school emergencies before, during and after a school emergency. Staffwill have an opportunity to improve school emergency preparedness efforts by providing them with the preparedness skills necessary to strengthen both school and classroom-level prevention, mitigation, protection, response and recovery capabilities.Selection Criteria: This course is intended for certified and non-certified staff to include teachers, substitute teachers, teacher’s aides, teachers representing their school safety committees, school secretaries, guidance counselors, food service workers, coaches, and nurses in kindergarten through grade 12. This course is not intended for school administrators.
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0362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools TtT
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This course introduces G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools, field course materials, and prepares participants to deliver G0364 in their state or at the local level. Participants may have venue-specific issues that need to be included in the presentation of materials or activities that they feel would be appropriate for their jurisdictions. A worksheet is provided that gives a mechanism for participants to recognize key issues of the course and make venue-specific comments that would be useful in their course delivery.Selection Criteria: Participants must demonstrate a working knowledge of school planning through experience and training, and must be experienced in adult education.CECs: 12
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0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Management for Higher Education
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The audience for this course consists of personnel from institutions of higher education and their community emergency management partners who have responsibilities for creating, reviewing, implementing, and exercising emergency operations plans (EOPs) for campuses.
The people who need to be trained are those who traditionally have experience in response strategies versus planning strategies, and who have minimal experience in emergency management planning, response support and/or recovery for institutions of higher education.
Secondary audiences include:
Stakeholders from the surrounding community
Administrators
Faculty
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
CECs: 12
Course Objectives
Recognize the importance of an emergency plan that meets the unique needs of an institution of higher education.
Identify hazards that present risks for institutions of higher education and the impact of those hazards.
Identify the process and benefits of conducting a risk assessment.
Identify the benefits of an effective Emergency Operations Center.
Create a partnership with stakeholders.
Identify and assemble a planning team.
Develop or revise a multi-hazard EOP.
Develop and implement a strategy for training and testing the EOP.
Engage the academic community in the essential elements of emergency planning.
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0364 Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools
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This course provides individuals and school teams with the knowledge and tools needed to update their all-threats/hazards school emergency operations plan (EOP), and to identify how to train and exercise the school EOP. This course follows the guidance set forth in FEMA’s Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG 101) for developing an EOP and explains how to engage the whole community—including parents/guardians and outside agencies such as law enforcement, fire, public health, and emergency management—in school preparedness and planning for and mitigating all threats and hazards. Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to review their existing EOP and identify areas for improvement and have an opportunity to build partnerships and develop positive working relationships among first responders and school staff.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for school and emergency management personnel who are interested in comprehensive planning for grades K–12. Examples of potential participants include:Local first responders (SRO/Law Enforcement, Fire, and Emergency Management)School personnel: Superintendents/Assistant Superintendents; Principals/Assistant Principals; Risk Managers; School Board Members; School Safety Coordinators; Transportation Coordinators; Food Service Coordinators; Facility Managers; IT; Nurses/Counselors.School teams consisting of 3–5 individuals are encouraged to apply.CECs: 12
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0376 State Public Assistance Operations
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This course provides state, local, and tribal staff with an overview of FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Program, process, and policies. Course topics include an introduction to program laws, regulations, and policies; PA process; grants management; eligibility; hazard mitigation in the PA Program; compliance with other Federal laws and regulations; and project formulation.
Course Objectives
Identify, explain, and apply PA Program laws, regulations, and policies.
Describe the milestones of the PA Program process and explain the Grantee’s role.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of PA eligibility.
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0386 Residential Coastal Construction
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This course is aimed at providing engineers, architects, and community building officials and code administrators, training in planning, siting, design, construction, and maintenance of coastal residential structures.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
Course Objectives
Understand the basic principles of designing in a coastal environment: design premise, design framework, constraints, defining a “successful” building.
Understand the differences in design requirements and expected performance between coastal construction and inland construction.
Understand the significance and “lessons” of historical events at the coast.
Describe minimum requirements and “best practices” for coastal construction.
Identify coastal hazards at potential building sites and identify where to obtain pertinent information.
Understand how to calculate design loads and conditions.
Understand the continuous load path principle.
Identify siting, design, construction, and maintenance defects that result in vulnerable buildings.
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0388 Advanced Public Information Officer
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The National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) devote significant attention to the importance of emergency public information. Public Information Officers are key members of the ICS and EOC organizations and work closely with officials who are part of Multiagency Coordination Groups. PIOs advise the Incident Commander, Unified Command, and EOC director on public information relating to incident management.
With public information included as a function within NIMS and within ICS, it is critical to address and provide training for this important element of Emergency Management.
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Public Information Officer (PIO) training curriculum includes courses delivered at the awareness, basic, intermediate, advanced, and master levels. The awareness, basic, and intermediate level courses were developed by EMI and are managed by state emergency management trainers who teach basic skills and techniques for use during small, localized, single-agency responses; preparedness campaigns; and escalating localized responses.
The advanced level course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations.
The goals of this course are to:
Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage and work within a JIC through multimedia lectures and individual and group activities.
Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multi-day functional exercise (FE) designed to test the participants' abilities to analyze, coordinate, process and create information in a fast-paced, realistic environment.
Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the short- and long-term recovery phases of an incident.
Encourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate team-building skills.
Demonstrate leadership in crisis.
Demonstrate effective crisis communication.
Perform a situational awareness assessment.
Prioritize communication tools and personnel requirements.
Prioritize the messages that go out to the public.
Demonstrate communications skills necessary to provide the right information at the right time to the right audience while working in a stressful mass communication environment.
Prepare and coordinate talking points for a simulated government executive.
Establish a Strategic Communication Plan for a simulated natural disaster.
Simplify complex messages for identified audiences.
Resolve conflicting media information and rumors.
Maintain a relationship between the EOC and the JIC
Analyze personal and organizational readiness based on current guidance.
Analyze the characteristics of the changing American family and how the media and fear play a role in shaping communication goals and messages.
Demonstrate communications skills during the recovery period after a disaster.
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0389 MPIO Implementing Communications Strategies for Whole Community Leadership
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The Master Public Information Officer Program (MPIOP) is the final component of the public information training series.
MPIOP is a three-course series that prepares public information officers for an expanded role in delivering public information and warning using a strategic whole community approach.
The program reinforces the qualities needed to lead whole community public information/external affairs programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and uses case studies to enhance public information/external affairs skill sets.
MPIOP participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers and contribute to the body of knowledge for emergency management related public information. This includes evaluation of leadership, group dynamics and functional best practices of joint information centers by monitoring student activity during advanced public information officer course offerings.
The goals of the MPIOP are to:
Develop leaders who will advocate and be change agents for Public Information issues in their community and profession
Contribute to the Public Information body of knowledge through research
Develop leaders who will provide support, perspective and mentorship to PIOs around the country
The objectives of the MPIOP are to:
Increase the number of Public Information leaders, advocates and influencers in our communities
Grow the body of knowledge of Public Information issues within the emergency management community by institutionalizing and promoting research
Create an active network of experts in Public Information to provide support and perspective to Public Information leaders around the country
Advocate for diversity in the Public Information field
Course Objectives
Describe how to use networking to influence programs, organizations and environments (Unit 1).
Describe how to explain to stakeholders the importance of engaging community executives in communications planning (Unit 2).
Discuss science-based research methods available to grow the Public Information body of knowledge (Unit 3).
Discuss leadership lessons by participating in a group Executive Reading session (Unit 4).
Apply the basic concepts of Disaster Behavioral Health by analyzing a case study (Unit 5).
Promote training and exercises in the organization and community (Unit 6).
Apply strategic and executive concepts to a public information case study (Unit 7).
Describe the next steps of the Master Public Information Officer course (Unit 8).
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0393 MPIO Applying Advanced Concepts in Public Information and Communications
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The Master Public Information Officer Program (MPIOP) is the final component of the public information training series.
MPIOP is a three-course series (E389/E393/E394) that prepares public information officers for an expanded role in delivering public information and warning using a strategic whole community approach.
The program reinforces the qualities needed to lead whole community public information/external affairs programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and uses case studies to enhance public information/external affairs skill sets.
MPIOP participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers and contribute to the body of knowledge for emergency management related public information. This includes evaluation of leadership, group dynamics and functional best practices of joint information centers by monitoring student activity during advanced public information officer course offerings.
The goals of the MPIOP are to:
Develop leaders who will advocate and be change agents for Public Information issues in their community and profession
Contribute to the Public Information body of knowledge through research
Develop leaders who will provide support, perspective and mentorship to PIOs around the country
The objectives of the MPIOP are to:
Increase the number of Public Information leaders, advocates and influencers in our communities
Grow the body of knowledge of Public Information issues within the emergency management community by institutionalizing and promoting research
Create an active network of experts in Public Information to provide support and perspective to Public Information leaders around the country
Advocate for diversity in the Public Information field
During this second part of the MPIOP series, participants will attend an on-campus offering of the 0388 Advanced Public Information Officer course to evaluate an active Joint Information Center (JIC).
Using an objective driven evaluation plan, participants will review the organization, personnel management and interpersonal relationships of the JICs created during a functional exercise.
At the beginning of the third part of the MPIOP (E0394), participants will compare after-action reports and develop a best practices report for inclusion in the Public Information Officer body of knowledge project.
Course Objectives
Discuss organizational analysis in preparation for analysis of a joint information center functional exercise.
Discuss techniques for analyzing interpersonal relationships within a Joint Information Center during a functional exercise.
Design a process for analyzing a joint information center functional exercise.
Analyze a functional exercise for personnel management trends, best practices leadership practice.
Evaluate interpersonal relationships as they pertain to joint information center practice during a functional exercise.
Design a report outlining results of the functional exercise analysis that will contribute to the public information body of knowledge.
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0394 MPIO Mastering Public Advocacy Plans to Create an Effect. Comm. of Stakeholders
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The Master Public Information Officer Program (MPIOP) is the final component of the public information training series.
MPIOP is a three-course series (E0389/E0393/E0394) that prepares public information officers for an expanded role in delivering public information and warning using a strategic whole community approach.
The program reinforces the qualities needed to lead whole community public information/external affairs programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and uses case studies to enhance public information/external affairs skill sets.
MPIOP participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers and contribute to the body of knowledge for emergency management related public information. This includes evaluation of leadership, group dynamics and functional best practices of joint information centers by monitoring student activity during advanced public information officer course offerings.
The goals of the MPIOP are:
To develop leaders who will advocate and be change agents for public information issues in their community and profession
To contribute to the public information body of knowledge through research
To develop leaders who will provide support, perspective and mentorship to PIOs around the country
At the begining of this third part of the MPIOP, participants will compare after-action reports from observations conducted during MPIO part two (E0393) and develop a best practices report for inclusion in the public information officer body of knowledge project.
Also during this final segment of the MPIOP, participants will continue reviewing various factors to be considered when developing whole community strategic communications plans.
Course Objectives
Develop body of knowledge report through consolidated review of multiple joint information center functional exercise analysis reports.
Propose how strategic PIO leaders coordinate the actions of stakeholders and emergency management agencies to achieve a common purpose.
Design, develop and implement a research project to contribute to the public information body of knowledge.
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0418 Mass Care - Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations
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The purpose of this course is to prepare Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) Coordinators and their teams to develop MC/EA plans to support and/or coordinate MC/EA disaster responses.
Course Objectives
Describe MC/EA activities.
Identify key MC/EA planning steps.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Mass Care Coordinator and team.
Define the scale of the disaster and estimate needed resources to support a MC/EA disaster operation.
Discuss the primary elements of MC/EA Information Management.
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0419 Mass Care - Em. Assistance Shelter Field Guide Training for S. & L. Communities
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This course was developed by the American Red Cross and FEMA to train participants in sheltering practices and techniques. It is designed for use with its companion piece, the Shelter Field Guide.
Course Objectives
Identify the 7 different roles involved in sheltering.
Explain the resources available to shelters.
Use the Shelter Field Guide to open, operate and close a shelter.
Prepare for shelter operations.
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0426 Building a Roadmap to Resilience: A Whole Community Training
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This interactive course focuses on implementing inclusive emergency management principles in local communities, and how that approach can increase a community’s ability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. This course will provide tools to help community groups move beyond basic awareness and onto engaging activities that truly move the needle on resiliency. Students are expected to be active participants in this course to enhance their level of knowledge. As a course outcome, students will develop a roadmap to resiliency customized for their community, to include proven best practices for engagement and tested preparedness activities. Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course includes community stakeholders interested in disaster resilience, as well as junior emergency management professionals who support or implement inclusive emergency management, community disaster planning, preparedness activities, and community outreach at the state and local levels. For the purposes of this course, junior emergency management professionals are considered those with less than three years of experience.
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0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager
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This course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager are various. This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for:
Planning and interacting with a broad range of stakeholders;
Managing program resources;
Sustaining the program course topics, including:
Developing local CERT program goals and a related strategic plan;
Promoting a local CERT program;
Orienting, managing, and retaining CERT members;
Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining CERT trainers;
Acquiring and managing program resources;
Delivering and managing effective training and exercises;
Developing policies and procedures for operating a local CERT program; and
Evaluating and sustaining the program.
The CERT Program Manager course is delivered at EMI sequentially during the same week with E0428, Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. Participants who wish to take both courses must submit a separate application for each course. Although either course may be taken separately, EMI encourages participants to take both courses in the same week.
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0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer
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This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training course. This Train-the-Trainer course focuses on preparing instructors to:
Deliver CERT Basic Training.
Convey the messages and intent of the CERT program (e.g., safety, teamwork, place in overall community Emergency Operations Plan).
Assure that participants achieve the objectives of CERT Basic Training.
Create a comfortable yet managed learning environment.
Course topics include:
CERT history, program purpose, and values.
Materials and requirements for the CERT Basic Training course.
Roles of the CERT instructor.
Effective presentation of CERT Basic Training content.
Effective coaching and demonstration of skills in the classroom.
Practices to maximize learning.
Effective evaluation of CERT training participants.
The CERT Train-the-Trainer course is delivered at EMI sequentially during the same week with E0427, Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. Participants who wish to take both courses must submit a separate application for each course. Although either course may be taken separately, EMI encourages participants to take both courses in the same week.
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0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact
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This course enables emergency management personnel and response and recovery personnel from all political jurisdictions to more effectively understand, activate, implement, and use the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system. This course introduces participants to the EMAC process and assists them in gaining familiarity and competency with the EMAC system so that when an event occurs that requires activation of the EMAC system, they know how to proceed, and what documentation and sources of information to use for guidance in order to maximize the use of all available resources.
Course Objectives
Describe and apply the legal authorizations and stipulations in the EMAC law.
Describe the EMAC governance structure and member states’ roles and responsibilities.
Apply the processes for requesting and offering assistance through the EMAC system.
Implement the mission-ready packaging and cost-estimation methodology.
Apply the recommended actions during each phase of the EMAC process.
Explain the EMAC levels of operation and EMAC Operations Management System.
Apply the processes and procedures for reimbursing Resource Providers.
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0449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer
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Note - This course is a 40-hour course with homework assignments. This course is a capstone course for ICS instructors. Students must have a working knowledge of the ICS core curriculum. The goal of this 40-hour course, E0449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer, is designed to advance instructors' knowledge and ability to deliver Incident Command System Curricula-related training courses.
Participants must have successfully:
Completed the prerequisite courses
Completed recognized training to achieve qualifications in techniques of instruction and adult education methodologies
Must qualify as either a Lead or Unit instructor as noted in the NIMS Training Program
The student must demonstrate a working knowledge of ICS principles. They must have worked as an Incident Commander, in a Command or General Staff position(s) on incidents, planned events, or exercises that went longer than one operational period or involved a written incident action plan and involved multiple agencies and/or jurisdictional coordination.
State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Applicants for this Train the Trainer course require endorsement from the State Training Officer or equivalent to attend this course.
Course Objectives
Explain the background of ICS training development.
Identify key requirements and elements within the NIMS Training Program that relate to ICS training courses.
Identify appropriate instructional techniques for the delivery of ICS curricula and facilitation of course activities.
Identify critical teaching points, participant challenges, and desired outputs for each of the ICS training courses.
Explain how to coordinate and execute course deliveries.
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0451 Advanced I: Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in EM
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The goal of E0451, Advanced I: Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in EM, the first course of the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy curriculum, is to provide EM professionals with critical skills that are needed to perform responsibilities such as program management oversight, effective communication, research resources, applicable laws, policy considerations, collaboration, and strategic thinking. Advanced I is designed to provide participants with the skills to manage EM programs and will be essential to building the foundation for collaboration by bringing EM professionals together to share their experiences and establish a network.
The E0451 Advanced I course provides knowledge in management qualities, management styles, strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, evaluation, strategic planning, budgeting, vision and mission statements, research methodology, laws, policy considerations, program risk management, collaboration and communication, and change management, in addition to personal application and reflection. Sharing best practices, lessons learned, tools, and documentation provides a firm understanding of Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local EM programs, as well as how those programs can be effectively leveraged to support community needs and requirements.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate an understanding of the following emergency management concepts: strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, strategic planning, budgeting, mission/ vision statements, resource and risk management, stakeholder communication /collaboration/coordination, public advocacy/communication, and change management.
Based on the instruction and research paper review, begin to draft a problem statement and outline for the research project.
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0452 Advanced II: Assessment of Teams in Professional Emergency Management
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The goal of E0452, Advanced II: Assessment of Teams in Professional Emergency Management, is to provide EM professionals with critical skills that are needed to be able to apply personal management styles in the context of EM. Advanced II will provide participants with the essential skills needed to lead EM programs at the mid-managers level and will be essential to building the foundation for collaboration by bringing EM professionals together to share their experiences and establish a network. Advanced II will enable participants to gain the knowledge necessary for understanding and developing themselves as mid-level managers, develop critical thinking and decision-making skills, develop personal influence and communication skills, work through resiliency, and motivate and manage others. In addition, Advanced II will provide an opportunity to explore the importance of ethics, values, and accountability. Sharing best practices, lessons learned, tools, and documentation to have a firm understanding of Federal, State, and local EM programs, as well as how those programs can be effectively leveraged to support State and local needs and requirements.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate a continued understanding of the cross-cutting EM concepts from E0451 Advanced I: Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in EM, and apply them during this course.
Demonstrate an understanding of the following EM concepts: organizational management; organizational planning; decision-making and problem-solving; consensus building; collaboration and communication; private sector/NGO interfaces; resource management, planning, analysis, and evaluation; and ethics as related to all of the above.
Based on work in E0541, Supervising in a Temporary Workplace, continue to build and refine the Research Project thesis.
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0453 Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization
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E/L0453 Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization (Advanced III) is a 5-day course designed to introduce the participants to skills critical to engage the leadership challenges associated with the local emergency management organization and the immediate local community. The course begins with strategies for balancing priorities when managing and developing an organization, followed by the application of emergency management leadership skills when analyzing a case study. The course then shifts to the use of performance measures to monitor and improve organizational effectiveness, then cover creating an organizational climate that fosters innovation. The course moves to the strategic planning process and how it is applied to the local organization. After that, the course will cover strategies for managing change and conflict in an organization. Participants will then explore the economics of disaster, including identifying the financial vulnerability of their community. Participants will share their NEMAA research paper findings with their table groups and will work on the presentations for the E/L0454 course. Finally, the participants will take a graded final exam and then finish with the course conclusion and preparation for subsequent attendance to Advanced Academy IV.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following objectives by taking a test and completing individual and group activities:
Lead organizational management within the emergency management environment, including assessing an organization's strengths, weaknesses, threats, and challenges
Implement strategies to close the gap between Federal funding and the actual costs of recovery and how mitigation can reduce the effects of future disasters
Assess different conflict management styles and use appropriate conflict resolution techniques
Implement the strategic planning cycle to create, evaluate, and promote an organization's strategy
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University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) |
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0454 Advanced IV: Advanced Concepts and Policy in the EM Profession
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The E/L0454: Advanced Concepts and Policy in the Emergency Management Profession (Advanced IV) is a 5-day course designed to introduce the participants to the leadership challenges faced by emergency management professionals in the broader emergency management community and profession. The course includes the following topics: a deep-level discussion on community resilience and capacity to include regional and national coordination and considerations; an exploration of emerging issues in emergency management; advanced leadership concepts such as influence, motivation, and leading during the disaster and non-disaster times; professional development strategies and planning for the emergency manager; an original case study capstone activity; and the research paper class presentations. The course concludes with a graduation ceremony from the NEMAA program.
Course Objectives
Explore emerging issues impacting emergency management and create strategies to address those issues
Assess whole community strategies to address emergency management issues and challenges associated with community capacity
Design strategies for influencing the development of legislation, regulations, and standards
Create a presentation of emergency management issues and challenges, and identify the capabilities necessary to address the issues
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University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) |
06/24/2024 - 06/28/2024 |
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0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters
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This course introduces the skills and planning considerations required to manage large numbers of people who are not affiliated with an experienced relief organization, but who want to help in disasters. These helpers or “spontaneous volunteers” are generally well motivated and sincerely want to help, but if their efforts and resources are not coordinated effectively, they could be counterproductive, wasteful, and often place a strain on the disaster area.
Course Objectives
Identify issues and challenges in the management of spontaneous volunteers.
Identify the elements of a spontaneous Volunteer Management Plan.
Identify best practices for the management of spontaneous volunteers in disasters.
Develop and implement a spontaneous Volunteer Management Plan.
Explain the role of the Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) and virtual VRC in the transition from response to recovery.
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0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments
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This 2-day course provides tribal representatives with an understanding of how to develop and implement a Continuity of Operations Program to ensure continuity of community essential functions across a wide range of emergencies and events. Topics include legal basis for continuity, continuity planning, determining essential functions, vital records management, and pandemic flu implications for continuity operations.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU. Selection Criteria: The primary audience is tribal leaders, tribal emergency managers, and tribal community response personnel. This course is only offered as an offsite delivery. Delivery must be requested through the EMI Preparedness Branch.ACE: Level: Upper DivisionACE: Credit Hours: 1CECs: 12
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0553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning Workshop
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This course is based on the guidance to the Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs. The purpose of the Resilient Accord Workshop is to increase Federal department and agency, state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictional continuity of operations awareness and discuss how to execute continuity operations resulting from a cyber security event.Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations Program.
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0554 Determined Accord Workshop
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This course is based on the guidance to the Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs. The goal of the Determined Accord tabletop exercise is to assist in increasing a department or agency’s continuity readiness for a pandemic event. It also focuses on mitigating vulnerabilities during a continuity influenza pandemic outbreak and identifying gaps or weaknesses in pandemic planning in the organization of continuity plans, policies, and procedures.Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations Program.
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0580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments
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This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with the information and strategies to develop or improve emergency management programs and systems within their tribal community. The course promotes the integration of all aspects of emergency management from preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation into the planning process. The course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to improve the overall response to emergencies regardless of hazard, size, or complexity, and improve the sustainability of their tribal community and better protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and sovereignty.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course includes, but may not be limited to:
Tribal personnel who are responsible for overseeing the emergency planning and emergency management processes.
Tribal personnel who may be assigned to a leadership or support position in emergency management or operations.
Tribal council members, tribal leaders, and others who are responsible for the safety and security of the tribal population.
The course will be limited to federally or state-recognized tribal government representatives. Exceptions are authorized by the Course Manager only.
Course Objectives
Describe the legal and financial responsibilities for emergency planning and management.
Identify each emergency management phase and describe the tasks that are appropriate for each phase.
Describe how each emergency management phase fits into the emergency planning process.
Conduct a hazard analysis to quantify the risk to the tribe from the most common hazards.
List critical capabilities required to minimize the risk to tribal members from identified hazards.
Develop a list of areas in their emergency management systems that require updating based on the information and strategies presented in the course.
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0581 Emergency Operations for Tribal Governments
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This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with the information, skills, and strategies to improve overall emergency operations and make tribal governments more capable and self-sufficient during emergency operations. The course also promotes the integration of emergency operations across all functional lines in order to enhance the tribes' overall response for all emergencies, regardless of hazard, size, or complexity.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course includes, but may not be limited to:
Tribal personnel who are responsible for overseeing the emergency planning and emergency management processes.
Tribal personnel who may be assigned to a leadership or support position in emergency management or operations.
Tribal council members, tribal leaders, and others who are responsible for the safety and security of the tribal population.
The course will be limited to federally or state-recognized tribal government representatives. Exceptions are authorized by the Course Manager only.
Course Objectives
Describe the advantages of developing and implementing an integrated emergency management and operations program.
Describe operational activities for each phase of emergency management.
Identify the key players in each operational activity and the role that each would have.
Explain the process for implementing critical operational components of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
List the principles of the Incident Command System (ICS) and give one example of how each is applied.
Describe the NIMS standard for resource management.
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0582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments
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This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with an understanding of mitigation opportunities and techniques, examples of mitigation success stories to reduce future losses from natural or other hazards, and an overview of available FEMA mitigation programs. Primary emphasis is on helping tribal emergency managers and planners recognize a successful planning process, identify planning team members, identify mitigation planning requirements and effective mitigation opportunities to improve the sustainability of their tribal community, and better protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and sovereignty.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: Tribal representatives involved in emergency management, planning, economic development, and tribal leaders/elected officials. The course will be limited to federally or state-recognized tribal government representatives. Exceptions are authorized by the Course Manager only.
Course Objectives
Identify and organize technical experts and mitigation stakeholders to participate in the mitigation planning process.
Identify hazards that pose a threat to the tribe and determine the probable degree of damage from each.
Develop a tribal mitigation plan that prioritizes hazards and identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes mitigation actions and activities.
Prepare an implementation strategy, implement the mitigation plan, and monitor its effectiveness over time.
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0583 Emergency Management Overview for Tribal Leaders
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This 4-hour course will provide elected and appointed tribal officials with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare their communities to respond to and recover from incidents and help tribal leaders understand how effective emergency management can improve the sustainability of their tribal community and better protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and sovereignty.Selection Criteria: Tribal elected officials; tribal council members; tribal chairs, presidents, governors, principal chiefs, and appointed officials
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0680 Examining Emergency Management Policy and Doctrine
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EMI, partnering with our Nation's best and brightest, will convey cutting edge models and approaches to the core competencies areas of systems thinking for emergency management, leading complex systems, methodologies to take ideas from inception to innovation, net centric visioning and designing, presenting for impact. The course is highly interactive and includes relevant case studies and realistic simulation exercises for emergency management executives.
Course Objectives
Lead and coordinate across jurisdictions, agencies, public, non-profit, and private sectors in order to significantly enhance the ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards using the Whole Community systems approach.
Shape emergency management policy, decision-making, and execution by providing subject matter expertise and other specialized advice and analysis to those higher in the chain of command.
Hone individual executive critical thinking, understand and practice approaches for effective innovation implementation and presentation for impact reports.
Assess unique challenges facing the emergency response system to enhance situational awareness during an emergency.
Understand one’s reactions to an emergency and that of other people in order to effectively manage the fast-changing, emotionally charged situations in a major crisis and direct oneself and others toward meaningful response activity.
Identify and assess complex relationships among organizations with competing interests and develop policies, strategies, and processes to resolve disputes and better coordinate mutually interdependent activities.
Apply different levels of “connectivity” (integrated, parallel, and competitive) and models such as the meta-leadership model to enhance organizational and inter organizational performance.
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0682 Leading Complex Systems
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This course provides the emergency management leader current research and experiential activities to refine the competency areas of critical thinking, applying decision making models and theory, continuous learning, emergency management ethics, conflict management, leadership and collaboration and social intelligence. Participants to further develop critical thinking skills and novel problem-solving techniques when dealing with the complexity and pressures that are associated with emergency management executive-level decision-making, specifically applying these competency areas to the program final project.
Course Objectives
Apply emergency management historical knowledge to better build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Leverage knowledge of economic factors, demographic drivers, political considerations, and emerging issues to shape emergency management policy and decision-making.
Assess and apply societal factors, including sociology and social responsibility, when developing emergency management policies and strategies for disaster preparedness, mitigation, protection, response, and recovery.
Establish communication strategies for developing and maintaining high-value partnerships across disciplines and sectors.
Evaluate and apply concepts of complexity and strategy to address disasters and disaster preparedness.
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0684 Interpreting the Contemporary Emergency Management Environment
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This course will focus on the tools and techniques for understanding and managing emergencies and disasters by examining the executive level competencies areas of disaster risk management, scientific, geographic and sociocultural considerations and emerging technology application and adoption. In addition, work on the capstone project will continue and project teams will brief the cohort on their progress.
Course Objectives
Understand risk analysis, decision-making theory and application.
Understand the special requirements of infrequent, cascading, ill-characterized, long-lived, and escalating events.
Recognize ways to improve popular perceptions of risk and influence public behavior during hazard crises.
Describe how science/technology is communicated and interpreted within the scientific community.
Describe how emergency management executives can leverage science and technology to prepare for, prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risks.
Identify, prioritize, engage, and use scientific and technology resources to enhance policy and decision-making in all key emergency management mission areas.
Apply scientific and predictive modeling, data collection and analysis techniques, and technology to policy and decision-making.
Tailor science and technology-based messaging to various segments of the Whole Community.
Interpret and communicate science and technology information in a way that effectively informs and influences senior officials and other decision makers at the Federal, state, local, tribal, and global levels.
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0686 Creating the Emergency Management Stakeholder Community
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This course will cover the executive-level core competencies of facilitating community risk ownership, civics/governance considerations, political skills, and influence skills. Management and leadership behaviors, including policy and strategic-level decision-making, are emphasized throughout the week. Final culminating academy projects will be presented during this final course to high-level emergency management and/or homeland security officials.
Course Objectives
Lead and coordinate using a Whole Community emergency management approach toward risk management.
Establish, maintain, interpret, and apply situational awareness in political situations and effectively exercise influence.
Manage emotionally charged situations.
Implement effective strategies for leading up, down, and across organizational boundaries.
Apply critical thinking, innovation, and adaptive strategies to solve problems as demonstrated in the final academy project product and presentation.
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0705 Fundamentals of Grants Management
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This course is designed for FEMA grantees and sub-grantees. It includes discussion and activities to improve the ability of FEMA grantees to administer Federal grant funding.
Course Objectives
Improve collaboration across disciplines to integrate grants management functions.
Review applicable cost principles and navigate and apply the FEMA Code of Federal Regulations and FEMA Information Bulletins.
Apply sound business practices to increase efficiency and meet grants management priorities.
Develop or revise policies, procedures, and practices in critical areas of grants management.
Prepare for Federal monitoring and conduct sub-grantee monitoring.
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0708 Procurement Under Grants
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This course is designed to strengthen students' understanding of the federal requirements when purchasing under a FEMA award in order to improve grant outcomes for FEMA award recipients and subrecipients. It includes lectures, discussion, small group activities, and individual practice activities.
Selection Criteria: Invitations and course announcements are sent to grantees directly from the Grants Programs Directorate. The target audience for this course is state, territorial, tribal, and local governments and private non-profits who are recipients or subrecipients of FEMA awards, and FEMA staff working with award recipients or subrecipients, including Grants Program Staff, Public Assistance Staff, OCC Staff, CRC Staff, and JFO Staff.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Course Objectives
Distinguish between state and non-state entities and understand the federal regulations that apply to each entity type.
Evaluate if a recipient or subrecipient's actions are restrictive of competition.
Assess an entity's procurement need to determine the appropriate method of procurement and the federal requirements for using that method.
Determine which contract provisions apply to a given contract.
Review a procurement contract and identify areas of non-compliance with the federal regulations.
Mission Areas
Mitigation
Disciplines
Emergency Management
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0949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer
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The NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific (AHPS) Train the Trainer (TtT) course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively as under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's First Responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
The objectives of this TtT are to prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards COML course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
Students will review and conduct an exploration of the objectives of the E/L0969 course. The objectives of the course are to:
Explain the background of ICS training development.
Identify key requirements and elements within the NIMS Training Program that relate to AHPS training courses.
Identify appropriate instructional techniques for the delivery of ICS curricula and facilitation of course activities.
Identify critical teaching points, participant challenges, and desired outputs for each of the ICS training courses.
Explain how to coordinate and execute course deliveries.
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0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide local and state-level emergency responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of an Incident Commander within the ICS structure and specifically for a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of Incident Commander.
Describe how to lead and manage an Incident Management Team (IMT) through an understanding of the interactions between the Incident Commander and the individual members of the IMT.
Describe the Incident Commander's responsibilities in IMT administration and readiness.
Identify the components of a typical Incident Commander Go-Kit.
Describe the purpose and function of command, agency oversight, support, and coordination as they relate to incident management and the role of the Incident Commander.
Describe command and coordination structures from the Incident Commander's standpoint.
Describe the interaction and cooperation that occurs between the Agency Administrator/Executive and the Incident Commander for the successful management of an incident.
Describe the considerations and procedures an Incident Commander should follow to ensure effective and safe transfer of command.
Describe effective communication practices for addressing audiences internal and external to the management of an incident.
Define leader's intent, priorities, incident objectives, strategies, and tactics as they are utilized by the Incident Commander for effective incident management.
Describe the Incident Commander's responsibilities for the various plans and meetings in which he or she participates.
Describe the staffing responsibilities and considerations of the Incident Commander.
Describe how the Incident Commander can identify and manage a special situation that occurs within an incident.
Describe the financial management responsibilities of the Incident Commander and the role of the Finance/Administration Section.
Describe the agreements that the Incident Commander may encounter while managing incidents.
Describe effective personal documentation practices for the position of Incident Commander.
Describe the role and responsibilities of the Incident Commander as they pertain to the demobilization process, returning an incident to local management, and the performance evaluations of the Command and General Staff.
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0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Incident Commander course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, tribal, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of a Public Information Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Describe the role and importance of the Public Information Officer position in incident operations, especially as it pertains to initial incident operations.
Describe the fundamentals of information operations during incident management.
Develop a communications strategy for disseminating incident information.
Explain the importance of effective media relations, including social media, and the role of the Public Information Officer in developing and maintaining such relationships.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of Assistant Public Information Officers.
Describe how the Public Information Officer may establish and leverage effective community relations.
Describe the role of the Public Information Officer as it pertains to handling special situations within incidents.
Describe how Public Information Officers can keep themselves, and those they escort and work with, safe in the incident environment.
Define the Public Information Officer's roles and responsibilities during incident transition and demobilization.
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites for this course are:
· IS0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
· IS0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
· E/L/G 0300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, ICS 300
· E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400
· IS0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
· IS0800 National Response Framework (NRF)
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0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as a fully qualified IC and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full-scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Public Information Officer course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of a Safety Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Explain the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for response operations.
Explain the role and responsibilities of the Safety Officer in assuming the position and creating an attitude of safety on an incident scene.
Identify the information that the Safety Officer must obtain when beginning work on an incident and the potential source for obtaining that information.
Analyze the contrast between a hazard and a safety risk.
Identify techniques used to prioritize hazards for mitigation, as well as several types of mitigation and accident prevention.
Develop an ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis, given a scenario.
Create an ICS Form 208 HM, Site Safety and Control Plan.
Apply multiple methods of communicating safety risks and mitigations through the Incident Safety Plan, Assistant Safety Officers, Safety Messages, and Safety Briefings.
Explain the Safety Officer's interactions with the Logistics Section (and its various sub-units) to ensure that personnel needs are safely met.
Identify common unsafe actions, operations, situations, and safety risks during an incident.
Explain the Safety Officer's responsibility in managing accidents and special situations that may occur during an incident.
Explain the Safety Officer's role in disbanding the Safety Unit during incident demobilization and Closeout.
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0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Liaison Officer (LOFR) in a Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Explain the roles and responsibilities of the LOFR as a member of the Command Staff.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of an Agency Representative.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of the Liaison Officer with regards to Stakeholders.
Explain types of communication and work-location requirements for a given incident.
Identify the process and relevant parties involved in incident information flow, including the role of Assistant Liaison Officers.
Identify the Liaison Officer's contributions to the NIMS incident action planning process.
Explain the proper steps to follow in the event of a special situation.
Identify the demobilization process as it relates to the duties of the LOFR.
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0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Liaison Officer course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course
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The purpose of this professional development course is to prepare local, state, tribal, and Federal emergency responders to function in the role of a T-III OSC after obtaining adequate experience. The OSC will be part of an all-hazards T-III IMT Operations Section Chief (OSC) Type III in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Describe how to gather, organize, communicate, and share information necessary to perform as an Operations Section Chief.
Describe the purpose of the Strategy, Tactics, and Planning Meetings and the Operations Section Chief's roles and responsibilities in developing the Operational Planning Worksheet (ICS Form 215) and the Incident Action Plan.
Describe the principles of supervision, delegation, and communication as they relate to the position of the Operations Section Chief.
Identify key strategies for managing and adjusting the Operations Section.
Describe the Operations Section Chief's role in developing and maintaining relations with people internal and external to the ICS Team.
Describe the Operations Section Chief's roles and responsibilities for risk assessment and safety management.
Describe the need and process for contingency planning for an all-hazards incident.
Describe the Operations Section Chief's roles and responsibilities for demobilization.
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0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect of the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full-scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Endorsement from the State Training Officer, Federal Training Coordinator or equivalent is required for applicants to attend this Train-the-Trainer course. Following successful completion of the course, candidates are identified as instructors and added to the National NIMS ICS Positions Specific Instructor List based on sponsorship by their STO or Federal Training Coordinator.
All applicants for admission into the All-Hazards Position-Specific (AHPS) Train-the-Trainer (TtT) program must:
Have completed the course they desire to teach prior to applying for acceptance into the Train-the-Trainer program
Be a fully qualified OSC; completed Position Task Book (PTB)
Have documented experience serving as an OSC on Type 3, Type 2, or Type 1 AHIMT(S)
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Operations Section Chief course through the use of lectures, interactive discussions, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course
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The goal of this professional development course, E/L0960 Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS), is to provide emergency responders from local, Tribal, State, Federal, and private organizations with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Division/Group Supervisor within an Incident Command structure for all incident types (Type 4 - Type 1)
Course Objectives
Describe the function and components of the Operations Section.
Describe the role and responsibilities of the Strike Team Leader/ Resource Team and Task Force Leader.
Describe the leadership, supervision, and personnel management responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
Describe the information gathering and dissemination responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
Describe the role of the Division/Group Supervisor in the Planning Process.
Describe the risk management and safety responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
Describe the interactions with the Command and General Staff and other ICS functional areas that are required to perform the Division/Group Supervisor's job.
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0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course
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This course provides local- and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) managing the planning cycle, and 2) tracking resources and incident status. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge. Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
Course Objectives
Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of Planning Section Chief.
Describe the function of the Planning Section and the roles and responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief.
Describe the function of the Resources Unit and the roles and responsibilities of the Resources Unit Leader (RESL).
Describe the function of the Situation Unit and the roles and responsibilities of the Situation Unit Leader (SITL).
Describe the information gathered from the initial meetings, briefings, and documents.
Describe the purpose, timing, and structure of each of the meetings, briefings, and documents in the Operational Period Planning Cycle.
Identify key strategies for interacting with members of the Planning Section, members of the IMT, and personnel outside of the IMT.
Describe the responsibilities of the Documentation Unit and Demobilization Unit Leaders and the purpose of the Final Incident Package.
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0963 E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Planning Section Chief course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course
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This course helps participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Situation Unit Leader (SITL) in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to an SITL operating in a local- or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include processing information and intelligence and developing displays. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By requiring participants to bring an SITL Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of an SITL.
Course Objectives
Identify the course objective and position-specific resource materials for the position of Situation Unit Leader.
Describe the organization and functions of the Planning Section.
Describe the function of the Situation Unit and the roles and responsibilities of the Situation Unit Leader.
Identify how to obtain, analyze, and disseminate necessary incident information.
Identify how to select and use appropriate methods to display incident information.
Demonstrate how to use advanced technology to develop and display incident information.
Explain how to effectively establish and maintain the Situation Unit.
Demonstrate the ability to complete the required documents to support the incident.
Participate in a Planning Meeting and Operational Briefing.
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0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resources and Demobilization Unit Leaders Course
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This courses provides federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Resources Unit Leader and a Demobilization Unit Leader in a Type 3 All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Exercises/simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Course Objectives
Explain the organization and functions of the Planning Section.
Explain the purpose of the Resources Unit and the Demobilization Unit.
Create an ICS Form 211 Incident Check-in List.
Create an ICS Form 219 Resource Status Card.
Create the Resources Unit Leader's portion of the ICS Form 215 Operational Planning Worksheet.
Create the required forms, documents, and components to support the incident.
Create the required forms and documents to facilitate resource demobilization.
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0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course
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This course provides local- and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: responding to the incident and effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of a Logistics Section Chief on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Course Objectives
Identify the course objective and position-specific resource materials for the position of Logistics Section Chief.
Describe the responsibilities of the Logistics Section Chief in relation to the responsibilities of Unit Leaders within the Section.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Ground Support Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Supply Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Food Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Medical Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
Describe how the responsibilities of the Communications Unit Leader support the overall goals of the unit.
List the priorities of the Logistics Section Chief upon initial activation, describing how the Logistics Section Chief translates these priorities into action.
Describe considerations in activating, briefing, and assessing the capabilities of each Unit.
Identify the Logistics Section Chief's coordination and communication with the Command and General Staff.
Identify techniques for successfully managing personnel and demobilizing the Logistics Section.
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0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively as under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader
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This course helps participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Communications Unit Leader (COML) in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a COML operating in a local- or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include the collection, processing, and dissemination as needed to facilitate Operations of Command, General Staff, and Unit Leaders within the confines of a Type 3 AHIMT. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises.
Course Objectives
Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of COML.
Describe the function and components of the Logistics Section and the Communications Unit within the context of the Incident Command System (ICS).
Describe the function and components of the Communications Unit and qualification process for the Communications Unit Leader.
Identify methods for the application, coordination, and use of interoperable communications.
Identify methods and standards relating to frequency regulations and use.
Describe the Communications Unit Leader responsibilities in establishing an incident radio communications system.
Create and publish a properly constructed ICS Form 205 Incident Radio Communications Plan and a Form 217A Communications Resource Availability Worksheet.
Identify COML responsibilities in establishing an Incident Communications Center (ICC) as well as manage all incident communications needs, personnel, and the ICC.
Describe requirements of personnel management.
Describe the Communications Unit Leader roles and responsibilities for demobilization/transition from an incident.
Demonstrate mastery of the key concepts presented in the course.
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0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Supply Unit Leader Type III in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials.
Identify the function and components of the Logistics Section and the Supply Unit.
Identify the actions and considerations necessary to mobilize the unit and gain situational awareness.
Explain the ordering process.
Develop an ICS Form 213, General Message Form.
Develop an ICS Form 260, Resource Order.
Develop an ICS Form 219, Resource Status Card, for received and reconciled items.
Develop an inventory maintenance order.
Design a physical layout for the Supply Unit.
Explain how to demobilize incident and Unit resources.
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0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Facilities Unit Leader Type III in a Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials.
Describe the function and components of the Logistics Section and the Facilities Unit.
Describe the information gathered and preparation needed during the pre-incident, dispatch/mobilization, and arrival phases.
Describe required facilities-related incident services.
Explain the infrastructure requirements for incident facilities.
Describe the layout of incident facilities.
Describe the implementation and maintenance responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader throughout the incident.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader in ensuring safety on the incident.
Identify the supervisory actions of the Facilities Unit Leader.
Explain the demobilization of resources that are the responsibility to the Facilities Unit Leader.
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0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Section Chief Course
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The goal of this professional development course, E/L0973 Finance/Administration Section Chief, is to provide Federal, State, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Explain the information collection and distribution methods of an effective Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief as they apply to planning, supervision, and coordination.
Identify key strategies for interacting with personnel internal and external to the Incident Management Team.
Explain the Finance/Administration Section Chief's responsibilities in relation to the development, review, and implementation of the Demobilization Plan.
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0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively as under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the All-Hazards Finance/Administration Section Chief Leader course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course
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The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of the four Finance/Administration Unit Leader Type III positions in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Explain the purpose and function of the Finance/Administration Section.
Identify information exchange strategies and appropriate communication skills when interacting with incident personnel.
Identify the Time Unit Leader's roles and responsibilities for an all-hazard incident.
Identify the Procurement Unit Leader's roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
Identify the Compensation/Claims Unit Leader's roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
Identify the Cost Unit Leader's roles and responsibilities for an all-hazards incident.
Explain a Finance/Administration Unit Leader's management and administrative responsibilities that are integral to the Finance/Administration Unit.
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0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Prepare the participant to teach the SITL course through the use of lecture, interactive discussion, guided exercises and activities, and practice student teaching.
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0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader
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The goal of this professional development course, E/L 984 Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader, is to provide training designed to support all-hazards competencies and behaviors within a Type III Incident Management Team (IMT).
Course Objectives
Describe the function and components of the Incident Management Organization/Team and the Operations Section.
Describe the responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader at the pre-response, response, operational, demobilization, and post-incident phases of an incident.
Describe the information gathering and dissemination responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
Describe the leadership and personnel supervision responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
Describe the risk management and safety responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
Describe the tasks a Task Force/Strike Team Force Leader is required to complete during an Operational period for an incident.
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0986 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Air Support Group Supervisor
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The purpose of this professional development course is to provide local and State level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of an Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS) in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
Describe the function and components of the ICS Organization and the Operations Section.
Describe the general roles and responsibilities of the ASGS.
Discuss the key responsibilities of the ASGS during the pre-incident planning and preparation stage of an incident.
Describe the key responsibilities of the ASGS during the initial response stage of an incident.
Describe the key responsibilities of the ASGS during ongoing incident management.
Discuss the key responsibilities of the ASGS during demobilization from an incident.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to assume the role of an ASGS trainee.
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0987 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Introduction to Air Operations
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The goal of this professional development course, E/L 0987 Introduction to Air Operations, is to provide local and State-level emergency responders with the basic concepts of to ensure safe and effective air operations that might be encountered in a Type III All-Hazards incident.
Course Objectives
Describe and differentiate between public and civil aircraft.
Explain the purpose of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and Advisory Circulars (ACs).
Identify and describe the various regulations and policies governing air operations.
Describe the risk management and safety aspects of air operations.
Apply the knowledge and skills required for conducting basic air operations to a given scenario.
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0988 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Air Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively as under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Describe basic air operations concepts including policies, aircraft, risk management, and safety.
Define the ASGS role as it relates to fixed wing, rotor, wing, and military operations.
Demonstrate a mastery of the concepts presented in the course by passing a written final examination.
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0989 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Introduction to Air Operations Train-the-Trainer
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This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Course Objectives
Describe basic air operations concepts including policies, aircraft, risk management, and safety.
Define the ASGS role as it relates to fixed wing, rotor, wing, and military operations.
Demonstrate a mastery of the concepts presented in the course through a demonstrated student teaching process.
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1000 Just-In-Time (Short-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments
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Just-In-Time (Short-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments is part of a series of coordinated disaster recovery management trainings provided to local governments at their location beginning 2 months after the incident happens. This training provides the local community leaders with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to undertake the necessary tasks at the appropriate time following a disaster.
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1001 Just-In-Time (Interm.-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments
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Just-In-Time (Intermediate-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments is part of a series of coordinated disaster recovery management trainings provided to local governments at their location in the 3 to 5 month period after the incident happens. This training provides the local community leaders with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to undertake the necessary tasks at the appropriate time following a disaster.
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1002 Just-In-Time (Long-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments
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Just-In-Time (Long-Term) Recovery Management Training for Local Governments is part of a series of coordinated disaster recovery management trainings provided to local governments at their location in the recovery phase, from 6 months post incident. This training provides the local community leaders with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to undertake the necessary tasks at the appropriate time following a disaster.
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1163 Preliminary Damage Assessment for State, Tribal, Territorial and Local Officials
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1301 Continuity Planning
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The goal of this course is to help continuity practitioners understand continuity roles and responsibilities, and provide the knowledge sets, skills, and tools necessary to help develop and maintain a viable continuity plan for their organization and community.
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1302 Continuity of Operations Program Management
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The goal of this course is to provide continuity planners and program managers the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to help them develop a holistic continuity capability.
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2002 FEMA Operational Planning Manual
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This course teaches local, state, and Federal government planners to understand and apply the concepts and principles in the FEMA Operational Planning Manual. The course emphasizes that the successful development and implementation of emergency operations plans depends on these skills.
Course Objectives
Completion of this course will provide students with the skills and understanding to conduct FEMA operational planning activities with key stakeholders in accordance with the FEMA Operational Planning Manual (FOPM). Students will understand that a standardized approach to operational planning maximizes interoperability. Students will be able to describe:
Common types of planning,
The operational planning method,
The use of the operational planning method,
How to use the planning process for deliberate and crisis action planning, and
How to transition plans from the planners to those who execute plans.
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2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions
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The E/L/G 2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions is a three-day course with the goal of assisting individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).Selection Criteria: The intended audience(s) are federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, business and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who may be designated to support an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) within their jurisdiction or organization. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an EOC Staff. The audience may include students from a variety of agencies, organizations and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals, businesses and non-governmental organizations National Incident Management System (NIMS) Emergency Operations Center training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to positions within an EOC or by those persons who desire to seek qualification and certification in an EOC position or function.
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2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions
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The E/L/K 2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions is a three-day course with the goal of assisting individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).Selection Criteria: The intended audience(s) are federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, business and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who may be designated to support an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) within their jurisdiction or organization. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an EOC Staff. The audience may include students from a variety of agencies, organizations and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals, businesses and non-governmental organizations National Incident Management System (NIMS) Emergency Operations Center training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to positions within an EOC or by those persons who desire to seek qualification and certification in an EOC position or function.
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2302 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Leaders Skillset Course
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The purpose of this course is to provide the participants practice around the EOC Skillsets with experiences on how to activate and run an effective and efficient EOC. This will enable EOC leaders to understand the importance of multiple EOC positions and responsibilities, gathering and analyzing data, maintaining continuity of the organization, and delivering information to the appropriate agencies and individuals, as well as the confidence in making decisions to protect life and property.
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2304 Emergency Operations Center Planning Skillsets - Emergency Operations Center Planning Skillsets
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An advanced Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Planning Support training course that teaches to the EOC Skillsets does not exist and has been identified as essential training, providing learners with the knowledge to successfully support EOC planning activities of varying complexities. This advanced, performance-based course will provide learners with the ability to perform specific skills and tasks aligned with the skillsets needed for planning support, leading to knowledge that will enable personnel to support EOC planning, no matter the organizational structure, incident level, or role.
The primary goal of this course is to provide participants a practical learning experience on the EOC Skillsets associated with planning support tasks. This training will provide individuals in planning roles with a greater understanding of the responsibilities and processes involved in EOC planning, the development of essential documentation, and the continual management of information across multiple agencies and personnel as it relates to effective EOC operations.
Course Objectives
Describe the National Qualification System (NQS), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs).
Perform various tasks within the identified skillsets for Planning Support.
Develop action plans and other EOC documentation.
Devise plans and accomplish tasks to support EOC planning activities and the operational rhythm of an EOC.
Facilitate expectations and policy decisions within the appropriate channels, internally and externally.
Manage a variety of planning processes and procedures and contribute to ongoing document improvement processes.
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2455 Two-Day Community Dam Safety Preparedness and Mitigation Course
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This is a shortened version of E/L0291 Community Dam Safety, Preparedness and Mitigation. It is about how Dam Safety is not just the responsibility of the owner and operator of the dam. The best way to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate the risks of flooding resulting from normal dam operations and dam failure is for the entire community to work together to reduce the effects of a potential dam failure by increasing preparedness, reducing potential consequences, improving communications, and land use planning.This two-day course will teach dam owners; emergency service providers; emergency planners and managers; land use and transportation planners; community leaders; and other members of the community to work together through upfront planning to reduce the risks and mitigate the consequences resulting from a dam failure, and to recover more effectively in the event of a failure.The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: This two-day course is designed for stakeholders in communities that could be affected by a dam breach or failure. Applicants should have experience in one or more of the following areas: dam ownership, dam operations, emergency action planning, emergency response, land use planning, or transportation planning.ACE: Level: Vocational CertificateACE: Credit Hours: 4CECs: 12
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2460 Advanced Building Science
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This advanced-topics course addresses the everchanging challenges faced from flood and wind risk, through a comprehensive approach of planning, compliance, best-practice mitigation, and funding.The four-day course is comprised of six (6) half- and full-day modules:1. Flood Provisions of the I-Codes and ASCE-24 (full-day)2. Incorporating Future Conditions into Flood Design (half-day)3. Strategies for Maximizing Floodproofing Success (half-day)4. Steps to a Successful Elevation (full-day)5. Wind Mitigation for Buildings: Policies & Procedures for Successful Recovery (half-day)6. Critical Building Performance for Wind (half-day)
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8241 Cooperating Technical Partners: Special Topics
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This course is specifically designed for communities and regional and state agencies that are participating in the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Programs. The course is designed and tailored based on partners¿ needs, and its goal is to address specific areas of the CTP Program that are complex or involve new technology in order to give the partners a more advanced level of specific technical training. Examples of topics include topographic data development; base mapping and digital flood maps; and map production and processing procedures. The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.Selection Criteria: Federal, state, and local staff responsible for implementing and overseeing the CTP initiative. The course is intended for current CTP members who are active mapping partners, and who are responsible for administering the CTP Program for a state or regional agency, or local community partner, and/or managing the technical aspects of mapping activities.CECs: 12
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8510 Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium
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The primary purpose of this symposium is to encourage and support inter-school dialogue on a variety of issues and topics related to hazard, disaster, and emergency management higher education, as well as to facilitate direct dialogue between the Emergency Management Higher Education Program and representatives of colleges and universities with emergency management programs to improve program quality. A secondary purpose of the symposium is to provide information to the faculty and administrators of emergency management collegiate programs that could be used in the development of new emergency management college courses and programs or in the modification of existing courses - akin to an "educate the educator" posture.
Course Objectives
Describe current issues, problems, and potential solutions related to hazard, disaster, emergency management, and homeland security higher education.
Discuss information which could be used in the development and quality improvement of new emergency management courses or programs or the modification of current courses or programs.
Discuss recent changes to laws, policies, and regulations affecting emergency management.
Discuss the latest developments in emergency management and homeland security research.
Describe the skills, knowledge, and abilities graduates will need in order to build a more disaster-resistant and resilient nation.
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8515 Cybersecurity Symposium
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This annual symposium highlights new training and exercise initiatives and best practices, lessons learned, and case studies related to cybersecurity.
Course Objectives
Identify the best practices for improving cybersecurity capabilities through training and exercise.
Identify and access available training and exercise programs to bridge cybersecurity capability gaps identified in the National Preparedness Report (NPR) and in State Preparedness Reports (SPRs).
Identify lessons learned in building and sustaining cybersecurity processes and program capability that apply to bridging existing gaps.
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8530 FEMA/State Hazard Mitigation Seminar (HMA Stakeholder Workshop)
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The purpose of this workshop is to provide an environment for information exchange and discussion of success stories and challenges associated with the delivery of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs. It will also promote enhanced understanding and capacity to address floodplain management, HMA program requirements, and provide tools and guidance to support decision-making at all levels.Selection Criteria: HMA Staff from FEMA Headquarters, Regions and Recovery Offices, State Hazard Mitigation Offices (SHMO), Territories, Tribal Offices and supporting FEMA Headquarters contractor staff
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8535 National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar
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The purpose of this workshop is to provide an environment for information exchange and discussion of success stories and challenges associated with the delivery of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs. It will also promote enhanced understanding and capacity to address floodplain management, HMA program requirements, and provide tools and guidance to support decision-making at all levels. A topic is selected by the training subcommittee of the National Dam Safety Review Board (NDSRB) that highlights relevant issues in dam safety engineering and safety.
Selection Criteria: The audience for this seminar is limited to professional staff of dam safety programs at the Federal, state, territorial, and tribal. Professional staff of dam safety programs at the local level of government who are nominated to represent their state by their state Dam Safety Officer, and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms. Student Travel Stipend funding is only available for one State Dam Safety Officer designated public employee per state.
Course Objectives
Describe the topic(s) that is selected by the training subcommittee of the NDSRB that highlights relevant issues in dam safety engineering and safety.
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8540 Basic Interagency Logistics Seminar/Logistic Center Tour
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This seminar-style course offers a whole government/community perspective for disaster/humanitarian relief logistics. The course is 4½ academic days long and is unclassified (no security clearance required). The Interagency Logistics (IL) Seminar focuses on national- and international-level logistics operations by providing military and civilian stakeholders with insights into interagency logistics planning and execution.The objectives of the course are accomplished through the use of dynamic lectures provided by experts in the field of disaster operations and logistics with threaded discussions that are interspersed with mini and culminating case study activities. Current policy, doctrine, theory, and processes are addressed.The IL Seminar provides participants with the opportunity to develop and define the authorities, attributes, needs, and perspectives of a National Logistics Coordinator as described in Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7, Logistics Management and Resource Support, of the National Response Framework (NRF). Additionally, this course provides insights and explores potential solutions necessary to manage logistics at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels during a national disaster/incident.The course includes a number of guest lecturers from DHS/FEMA, Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration, states, non-governmental organizations, private sector, and other Federal departments and agencies. All material is non-testable. Participants will be granted access to the Interagency Logistics Portal for presentations and other relevant course material.Selection Criteria: Participants should be mid-to-senior-level logistics managers from organizations such as DHS, FEMA, and the Military services (Active, Guard, Reserve). Military officers (O-4 through O-6), warrant officers (W-3 through W-5), senior non-commissioned officers (E-8 through E-9), or DOD civilians (GS-12 through GS-15 or equivalent) assigned to, or en route to, a position requiring Interagency logistics knowledge. Civilians from non-governmental and volunteer agencies are invited to attend. International Logistics Exchange Officers assigned to a U.S. joint level or multi-national staff billet are eligible to attend. All others not falling into one of the above categories by either rank or duties, but feel they may benefit from this course, may attend pending approval.
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8550 State Director Training Seminar
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One of FEMA’s most important stakeholders is the state Emergency Management Agency. These state agencies are responsible for implementing FEMA’s programs. FEMA’s EMI conducts training for new State Emergency Management Directors. The Resident training course at EMI is conducted in cooperation with the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), an organization which represents the State Directors. The training is designed to bring new State Directors together at EMI for opportunities to learn about FEMA programs, what NEMA has to offer, and to further develop skills necessary to lead their departments.Selection Criteria: State Emergency Management Directors and Deputy Directors who have not previously taken this course. A limited number of FEMA Federal Coordinating Officers are also eligible to attend.CECs: 12
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8555 FEMA/State Public Assistance Seminar - FEMA/State Public Assistance Seminar
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This course is designed for FEMA Public Assistance (PA) staff and State and tribal PA Officers responsible for implementing the PA program at the Federal or State level. This workshop includes a forum for identifying, discussing, and/or resolving PA Program issues.
Selection Criteria: FEMA PA staff and State/tribal/territorial PA Officers. One per State/tribe/territory as determined by the respective PA Officer.
Course Objectives
Identify relevant Public Assistance policy and guidance and demonstrate the ability to apply it to program-specific situations.
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Administrative Training - DHS&EM Letter and Transmittal Training
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Instructions to create letters in Word and create Transmittal Requests in the DHS&EM Database for approval.
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ALERRT - Active Attack Integrated Response
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The Active Attack Integrated Response Course (AAIR) is a performance-level course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, telecommunicator, and emergency medical services (EMS) in active attack/shooter events. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines, which can be used at the point of injury (POI) to increase the survivability of victims. The course also provides a model framework for law enforcement, fire, and EMS to integrate responses during an active attack/shooter event through the rescue task force concept. This course has been designed to improve the safety and survivability of victims of active attack/shooter events and increase the effectiveness, coordination, and resource integration between law enforcement, fire, telecommunications, and EMS when responding to these events.
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ALERRT - Level I - Level I Basic
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This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract, and neutralize an active shooter. This course will cover shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts, and principles of team movement, setting up for and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, secondary responder tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post-engagement priorities of work. The course will culminate with dynamic force-on-force scenarios.
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ALERRT - Solo Officer Rapid Deployment
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This dynamic course of instruction is designed to provide the solo officer (off-duty/plain clothes /uniform) with the knowledge, physical skills, and mindset on how to isolate, distract, or neutralize an armed threat like an active shooter.
This course will cover:
- reasons to carry for off-duty and plainclothes officers, levels of intervention
- deadly force policies and case studies
- ergonomic considerations for plain clothes carry
- options for mitigating the occurrence of blue-on-blue shootings
- concepts and principles of solo officer movement
- threshold evaluation
- setting up for and room entry techniques
- post engagement priorities of work
- incident management.
Day one includes live fire training and day two culminates with dynamic force-on-force scenarios.
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ATC-20 Post earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings
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Trainees learn how to perform seismic inspections and safety evaluations of buildings, and to post appropriate safety-status placards. These evaluations and placards can be used in planning and executing evacuation, re-entry, and rebuilding strategies. Under NETAP, ATC-20 training can only be obtained if conducted in conjunction with another FEMA Course.
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AWR-111-W Basic Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Concepts for CBRNE Events
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This web-based course introduces participants to medical knowledge relating to CBRNE events. Participants learn the importance of organizational structures used during Multi-Casualty Incidents (MCI) and the role of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) branch and the functions of triage, treatment, and transport units. The course addresses responder precautions and initial actions when responding to CBRNE incidents, emphasizing information gathering and responder safety concepts and methods and tactics to mitigate risks and minimize known hazards. The course covers the medical implications of a CBRNE agent, the potential medical signs, symptoms, and blast patterns resulting in injuries, and the various levels of a triage method, Sort, Access, Life-saving interventions, and Transport (SALT) and its application during an MCI. The course is recommended before attending a PER-211 Medical Management of CBRNE Event course, or it can be completed by someone looking for an introduction to this topic.
Course Objectives
Identify and define components of the Incident Command System (ICS).
Describe the role of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within ICS.
Identify and define the functional roles of the EMS Branch.
Define the command, operations, planning, and logistics responsibilities of EMS personnel.
Identify the components of Sort, Assess, Life-saving interventions, Treatment/Transport (SALT) mass-casualty triage and its process of application.
Identify initial actions that should be taken by the first responder in a CBRNE incident scenario.
Identify potential hazards at the scene of a CBRNE event and describe ways to minimize the associated risks.
Examine a CBRNE incident scenario and identify indicators of a potential event.
Recognize possible signs, symptoms, and injury patterns associated with exposure to a variety of CBRNE agents.
Define basic responder precautions for incidents involving CBRNE agents.
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AWR-118 Biological Incidents Awareness
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The course provides a brief overview of biological incidents that have occurred in the recent past; biological agents that are naturally occurring, could be accidentally released, or could be used deliberately; the typical course of disease and how that may vary in a deliberate incident; an overview of biological agents as terrorist weapons; and methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to emergency responders and the general public).
Course Objectives
describe the key success factors in reacting effectively to a biological incident
discuss basic facts about biological incidents
recognize signs that suggest a biological incident is taking place
protect themselves during a biological incident
demonstrate the knowledge and skills to respond safely to a biological incident
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AWR-118-1 Biological Incidents Awareness, Train-the-Trainer
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The course provides a brief overview of biological incidents that have occurred in the recent past; biological agents that are naturally occurring, could be accidentally released, or could be used deliberately; the typical course of disease and how that may vary in a deliberate incident; an overview of biological agents as terrorist weapons; and methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to emergency responders and the general public).
Course Objectives
describe the key success factors in reacting effectively to a biological incident
discuss basic facts about biological incidents
recognize signs that suggest a biological incident is taking place
protect themselves during a biological incident
demonstrate the knowledge and skills to respond safely to a biological incident
successfully teach an indirect delivery of Biological Incidents Awareness.
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AWR-122 Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts
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This course focuses on the recognition, prevention, and detterence of terrorist activity and criminal high-consequence incidents for law enforecement and other public safety professionals (such as investigators, parole or probation officers, public health investigators, EMS, fire service, and others in public safety-related positions).
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AWR-122 Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts
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This course focuses on the recognition, prevention, and deterrence of terrorist activity and criminal high-consequence incidents for law enforcement and other public safety professionals (such as investigators, parole or probation officers, public health investigators, EMS, fire service, and others in public safety-related positions).
Course Objectives
explain the importance of recognizing, preventing, and deterring terrorist activity.
use a baseline knowledge of concepts and terminology associated with terrorist attacks to be better prepared to identify signs of suspicious behavior related to terrorism.
describe the strategies, activities, and tactics of terrorist attack planning and implementation in order to recognize indicators of terrorism and interdict or disrupt attacks.
evaluate whether materials and makeshift labs are associated with the production of CBRNE agents.
judge the authenticity of identification documents (IDs).
appropriately act on information that can assist with the prevention and deterrence of terrorism
implement prevention and deterrence concepts to enhance their abilities to complete duties in their day-to-day jobs
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AWR-122-1 Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts, TtT
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This course focuses on the recognition, prevention, and deterrence of terrorist activity and criminal high-consequence incidents for law enforcement and other public safety professionals (such as investigators, parole or probation officers, public health investigators, EMS, fire service, and others in public safety-related postitions).
Course Objectives
explain the importance of recognizing, preventing, and deterring terrorist activity.
use a baseline knowledge of concepts and terminology associated with terrorist attacks to be better prepared to identify signs of suspicious behavior related to terrorism.
describe the strategies, activities, and tactics of terrorist attack planning and implementation in order to recognize indicators of terrorism and interdict or disrupt attacks.
evaluate whether materials and makeshift labs are associated with the production of CBRNE agents.
judge the authenticity of identification documents (IDs).
appropriately act on information that can assist with the prevention and deterrence of terrorism
implement prevention and deterrence concepts to enhance their abilities to complete duties in their day-to-day jobs
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AWR-122-2 Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts, Indirect
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This course focuses on the recognition, prevention, and detterence of terrorist activity and criminal high-consequence incidents for law enforecement and other public safety professionals (such as investigators, parole or probation officers, public health investigators, EMS, fire service, and others in public safety-related positions).
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AWR-122-C Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts, Customized
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This course provides participants with an overview of general security features employed by the US government to establish the validity of government documents, as well as known methods used to alter to counterfeit the types of documents commonly presented to law enforcement officers. Several government documents are discussed, including identity cards, driver's licenses, and social security cards.
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AWR-132 Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents, Mobile
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The Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents, Web-Based course is designed to provide emergency first responders and school staff with the skills to plan and respond to school bomb threats and bombing incidents. Participants are presented with information necessary to recognize a threat and determine pre- and post-detonation threat response strategies, and develop actionable items specific to an individual’s school needs.
Course Objectives
Describe critical decision-making moments during a school bomb threat.
Develop the ability to validate a school bombing threat.
Identify pre-detonation response strategies in a school environment.
Identify post-detonation response strategies in a school environment.
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AWR-132 Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents, Mobile
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The Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents, Mobile course is designed to provide emergency first responders and school staff with the skills to plan and respond to school bomb threats and bombing incidents through lectures and exercises. Participants are presented with information necessary to recognize a threat and determine pre- and post-detonation threat response strategies, and develop actionable items specific to an individiual's school needs.
Course Objectives
Describe critical decision-making moments during a school bomb threat.
Develop the ability to validate a school bombing threat.
Identify pre-detonation response strategies in a school environment.
Identify post-detonation response strategies in a school enviornment.
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AWR-132-W Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents, Web-Based
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The Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents, Web-Based course is designed to provide emergency first responders and school staff with the skills to plan and respond to school bomb threats and bombing incidents. Participants are presented with information necessary to recognize a threat and determine pre- and post-detonation threat response strategies, and develop actionable items specific to an individual’s school needs.
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AWR-136 Essentials of Community Cyber Security
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The Essentials of Community Cybersecurity (ECCS) course provides individuals, community leaders, and first responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent, and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. The course also provides a cursory introduction to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risks, threats, and countermeasures. It explains the vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities, organizations, and daily workplace operations.
The course introduces actions communities can take in establishing a cybersecurity program. The course provides participants with an awareness of issues. It gives an overview of threats and vulnerabilities, without going into too many details, to highlight the potential impact a cyber attack could have. Participants discuss some of the fundamental activities needed to develop a cybersecurity program, without addressing the technical details of how to secure critical infrastructures. The course introduces the Community Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CCSMM) as a framework for understanding community cybersecurity and offers a brief introduction to low-cost or no-cost approaches to securing a community against cybersecurity threats and attacks. It also sets the stage for further efforts in which a community can build a cybersecurity program.
Course Objectives
Analyze their community to identify critical infrastructure vulnerable to cyberattacks
Assess how threats can impact their community
Evaluate the preparedness level of their community using the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM)
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AWR-138-W Network Assurance, Web-Based
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Network Assurance covers secure network practices necessary to protect networked systems against attacks and exploits. Network security administration topics include firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, common cryptographic ciphers, AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting), server and client security, and secure policy generation. This course also includes information on securing cloud-based networks and applications.
Course Objectives
Explain layered defense in depth that includes firewalls, intrusion detection and preventions systems and the most current cryptographic standards for data protection
Explain data logging, auditing, authentication and authorization, as well as the benefits of honeypots
Explain the common techniques of implementing security for cloud based and virtual networks to include vulnerabilities
Explain server and database security
Explain best practices for network security
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AWR-139-W Digital Forensics Basics
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This course covers investigative methods and standards for the acquisition, extraction, preservation, analysis and deposition of digital evidence from storage devices. This course offers a wide array of forensics situations that are applicable to the real world. Students will learn how to find traces of illegal or illicit activities left on disk with computer forensics tools and manual techniques, and how to recover data intentionally hidden or encrypted by perpetrators.
Course Objectives
Explain the basic concepts of behind digital forensics
Identify how computers, mobile devices and gaming systems store data in relation to digital forensics
Explain the basic concepts of collecting digital evidence
Understand the basic concepts of analyzing digital forensic data
Explain concepts related to digital forensic reporting
Explain concepts related to evidentiary requirements in digital forensics
Explain the roles and responsibilities of a digital forensics expert witness
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AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations
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The purpose of the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear Operations, AWR-140, course, is to provide awareness and operations level training to those participants, who in the course of their normal duties could encounter a radiological/nuclear incident. The course will introduce topics that are relevant to a radiological/nuclear operation: Radiation, Radiological/Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats, Recognition and Notification, Protective Actions. This training will provide the participant with the fundamental knowledge of radiation and give the participant the awareness level knowledge (defensive posture) to respond to a radiological/nuclear WMD incident. It will train the awareness level tasks - recognition, self-protection, notification and secure the area - as it relates to a radiological incident. This will be accomplished by explaining protective actions and presenting administrative and engineering controls/procedures to help minimize health risks during a radiological emergency.
The course also covers material found at the operations level and meets a large portion of NFPA-472 Annex D-Analyzing the Incident. Participants who complete this course (AWR-140) along with the CTOS Instrument Course and Operations Response to Radiological/Nuclear WMDs will have completed the competencies, behaviors and tasks found in NFPA-472 Annex D and met the intent of the Standard.
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AWR-140-1 WMD Radiological/Nuclear Awareness Course, Train-the-Trainer
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This instructor-led course prepares indirect trainers to deliver the AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations course. It focuses on the delivery of the AWR-140 course, including class preparation, instructional techniques, completion of course paperwork, notes and delivery tips, slide groupings, key points, and information to aid instruction.
Course Objectives
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Apply administrative requirements to indirect course delivery of the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations (AWR-140) course.
Identify the intent and key concepts for each module in the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations (AWR-140) course.
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AWR-140-W WMD Radiological/Nuclear Awareness Course Web-Based
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This course is the online version of the AWR-140 ILT course. The purpose of the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations, AWR-140, course, is to provide awareness and operations-level training to those participants, who in the course of their normal duties could encounter a radiological/nuclear incident. The course will introduce topics that are relevant to a radiological/nuclear operation: Radiation, Radiological/Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats, Recognition and Notification, and Protective Actions. This training will provide the participant with the fundamental knowledge of radiation and give the participant the awareness level knowledge (defensive posture) to respond to a radiological/nuclear WMD incident. It will train the awareness level tasks - recognition, self-protection, notification, and secure the area - as it relates to a radiological incident. This will be accomplished by explaining protective actions and presenting administrative and engineering controls/procedures to help minimize health risks during a radiological emergency. The course also covers material found at the operations level and meets a large portion of NFPA-472 Annex D-Analyzing the Incident. Participants who complete this course (AWR-140) along with the CTOS Instrument Course and Operations Response to Radiological/Nuclear WMDs will have completed the competencies, behaviors and tasks found in NFPA-472 Annex D and met the intent of the Standard.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the first module, the participant will be able to identify the concepts of ionizing radiation, its sources, properties, and units of measure. The participant will be able to identify the potential harm and biological effects caused by ionizing radiation. Upon completion of the second module, the participant will be able to describe possible radiological/nuclear WMD threats that could occur and determine the scope and potential outcome of a radiological/nuclear accident or terrorist incident. Upon completion of the third module, the participant will identify the recognition indicators and notification requirements of a first responder during a radiological/nuclear WMD incident. Upon completion of the fourth module, the participant can identify awareness level protective actions at the scene to reduce radiation exposure and/or contamination to themselves and others.
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AWR-144 Port and Vessel Security for Public Safety and Maritime Personnel
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This instructor-led course is designed to provide participants with the basic competencies associated with port and vessel security as well as a working knowledge of maritime security appropriate to public safety responders in rural jurisdictions. The participants will be given instruction concerning specific maritime security regulations affecting facilities and vessels (e.g., MARSEC levels, SSI, TWIC, etc.) as well as potential hazards in the dock and vessel environment. Additional resources, such as HOMEPORT and Area Maritime Security Committees will also be discussed.
Course Objectives
The U.S. Maritime Transportation System and its impact nationally and locally
Identify risks in the maritime sector that they might encounter in their jurisdiction;
Describe the regulations that impact maritime security as well as the interface with the governing agencies;
Describe the security measures required at each MARSEC level;
Describe dock/vessel safety concepts related to law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical services, emergency management, public works, and natural resources personnel when responding to an incident;
Utilize the Homeport site to obtain information about maritime security and describe how their participation in the Area Maritime Security Committee will assist in integrating their response role with the wider port security stakeholder group
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AWR-147 Rail Car Incident Response
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This 8-hour instructor-led course has been developed to educate emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving hazardous materials. As more and more rail traffic transports cargo, including hazardous materials, it is critical that emergency responders are well-trained. The increase in traffic adds to the already present risk of transportation incidents involving hazardous cargo. In addition, since a majority of the rail traffic travels through rural America, it is important that the oftentimes resource-limited rural responder community become educated about the dangers and unique hazards presented with rail cars. The information covered in this course will enhance the ability of emergency responders, especially rural emergency responders, to help mitigate a rail car incident by determining the complexity and understanding the resources needed to remediate the emergency.
Course Objectives
Identify the design and construction of the rail tank car; the components of the rail car; and the information conveyed in the rail car stenciling and markings.
Recognize the chemical being transported and its physical, chemical, and toxicological properties that dictate the transportation requirements and the manner in which the chemical must be considered in an emergency situation.
Assess the incident scene to determine the damage to the car and the potential hazard to people, property, and the environment from a release of the chemical and appropriate protective action to be taken.
Recognize the appropriate and safest response strategies such as defensive, offensive, or non-intervention taking into account responder training competencies and resources.
Recognize the many interests represented by the potential stakeholder at a rail car incident and how to effectively integrate into a unified command structure.
Identify federal, state, and private sector resources available to assist in the response.
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AWR-148 Crisis Mgt for School-Based Incidents
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The purpose of the Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents – Partnering Rural Law Enforcement, First Responders, and Local School Systems course is to educate rural law enforcement personnel as well as school administrators and personnel on the elements that must be in place to effectively respond to an emergency at a school building or an entire school system.
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AWR-148-W Crisis Mgt for School-Based Incidents
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This awareness-level course has been developed to educate rural emergency responders, in particular law enforcement, as well as school administrators and staff on the elements that must be in place to effectively respond to school-based emergencies. This course provides an opportunity for rural law enforcement and school personnel to develop a partnership with regard to school safety through effective collaborative planning, preparedness, communication, and coordination of resources. Topics covered during this course include incident planning and preparedness, proactive threat mitigation, incident response and recovery, vulnerability assessments, threat assessment management, incident debriefing and defusing, and parent reunification. Upon completion of this course, participants will be better prepared to work together during a crisis.
Course Objectives
Define terminology that is commonly used in school emergency management.
Review examples of commonly identified vulnerabilities of schools.
Define and explain the targeted violence process
Define and explain threats from domestic threats, domestic violence spill-over, workplace violence, and terrorism.
List and define four types of threats.
Define and explain the Threat Assessment Management process and the importance of the Threat Assessment Inquiry process
Define the three levels of lockdown and situation(s) that would initiate such a response protocol and law enforcement.
Describe the actions required for shelter-in-place
Describe considerations relating to improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Describe Dual Gate Parent Reunification and the critical roles of law enforcement.
Describe the actions and expectations of school-based incident mental health defusing and debriefing
Describe issues surrounding incident anniversaries, memorials, and “copy-cat” events.
Describe the collaborative roles of law enforcement and schools in post-crisis communication.
Identify training tools and resources available from both the law enforcement and school perspective.
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AWR-160 Standardized Awareness Training
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AWR-160-1 Standardized Awareness Authorized Training, Train-the-Trainer
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The Standardized Awareness Authorized Training Program, Train-the-Trainer (SAAT) is a one-day course that provides supervisors and trainers with the knowledge and validation of skill required to successfully plan, coordinate, conduct, and administer the Standard Awareness Training (SAT) course. The course reviews SAT learning objectives, instructional strategies, subject matter, and key teaching points for each module and activity. Students are required to successfully complete a performance examination to validate the trainer candidate’s skills in presenting an instructional module. The course also reviews key Center for Domestic Preparedness instructional policies and introduces handouts outlining additional policies and administrative procedures.
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AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
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This online course focuses on training responders to meet the requirements established in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1072, "Competencies for Awareness Level Personnel," (chapter 4) and The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 (q) (6) (i) (a-f) "First Responder Awareness Level" competencies.
This course encompasses an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, including acts of terrorism where WMD materials may have been used. It provides participants with the knowledge to recognize the hazardous material, protect themselves, notify others, and secure the scene.
Course Objectives
Identify and define terms and concepts that are applicable to the prevention and deterrence of terrorist and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or Explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Identify and describe Hazardous Materials (HazMat), hazard classes, and response information.
Identify and describe selected chemical agents, including the physiological signs and symptoms of exposure, potential sources, indicators of an attack, and physical characteristics.
Identify and describe selected biological agents, including the physiological signs and symptoms of exposure, potential sources, indicators of an attack, and physical characteristics.
Identify and describe radiation health effects, terminology, detection equipment, radiological materials, and sources, and weapons.
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AWR-167 Sport and Special Event Risk Management
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This course is designed to develop multi-agency collaboration and risk management capabilities for sport and special event safety and security stakeholders. Through activity-based training modules, participants will enhance their ability for planning, risk assessment, training, and exercise practices specific to conducting sport and special events. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective organization and develop or improve sport and/or special event safety and security management programs.
Course Objectives
Explain the threat environment for sport and special events
Build and effective risk management team
Establish a risk management organizational structure
Describe threat, hazard, and risk management concepts
Describe the self-assessment process
Determine physical and non-physical protective measures
Identify event and emergency operational planning considerations
Evaluate training and exercise options
Apply risk management procedures to a multi-agency, multi-discipline scenario
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AWR-168-W Foundations of Cyber Crimes
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Foundations of Cyber Crimes highlights a range of cyber crimes and the appropriate response by first responders and other local, state, and federal agencies that may encounter them. Participants will identify legislative, organizational, and suggested personal efforts to control or prevent cyber crimes. This course examines cyber and cyber facilitated non-violent white-collar crimes, fraud and financial crimes, and violent crimes. The broad landscape of the cyber crimes discussed in this course illustrates the fact that almost all crimes can either be directly committed or indirectly facilitated through the cyber domain, a result of society's increasing integration and dependence on the Internet and computers into nearly every aspect of daily life.
Course Objectives
Explain basic concepts related to cyber laws, regulations, and protections
Differentiate between various types of cyber crimes
Explain various types of white-collar crimes
Describe various types of cyber-facilitated crimes
Describe procedures for collecting, preserving, and utilizing evidence by cyber law enforcement entities and agencies
Explain methods for mitigating cyber crimes against businesses and individuals
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AWR-169-W Cyber Incident Analysis and Response, Web-Based
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Introduction to Cyber Incident Management provides practical guidelines on responding to incidents effectively and efficiently as part of an incident response program. Primary topics include detecting, analyzing, prioritizing, and handling cyber incidents. The student will be presented with real-world examples and scenarios to help provide knowledge, understanding, and capacity for effective cyber incident analysis and response.
Course Objectives
Explain the concepts of cyber incident management.
Explain the preparation phase of cybersecurity incident management.
Explain the detection and analysis phase of cybersecurity incident management.
Explain cyber incident containment, eradication and recovery.
Explain the post incident activities of cybersecurity incident management.
Relate the cyber incident management process to common cyber incidents.
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AWR-173-W Information Security Basics, Web-Based
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Information Security Basics is designed to teach entry and mid-level IT workers the technological fundamentals of information security. The goal of this course is to provide trainees some preliminary knowledge of computer security to help in identifying and stopping various cyber threats. In addition to providing an introduction to information assurance, trainees will also learn general concepts (terminologies), an overview of TCP/IP, introductory network security, introductory operating system security, and basic cryptography.
Course Objectives
Explain the goals of the information security professional and attackers to include the four basic types of attacks most likely to be encountered.
Explain Confidentiality, Integrity, and access controls as they apply to the Biba Integrity and Bell-LaPuda Confidentiality Models.
Explain the use of a layered architecture model to design and secure a TCP/IP Network.
Identify the common techniques of offensive attacks as well as defensive tactics and appliances available to include wireless vulnerabilities.
Explain the vulnerabilities of current Operating Systems and the solutions to guard against common exploits.
Recognize the different types of cryptographic algorithms and their vulnerabilities to include digital hardware encryption.
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AWR-174-W Cyber Ethics, Web-Based
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Cyber Ethics is designed to teach students the proper techniques with which to approach the difficult ethical dilemmas that arise from using the modern Internet. In addition to providing students with the skills to assess future ethical dilemmas for themselves, Cyber Ethics also looks at some of the more pressing concerns related to Internet usage today.
Course Objectives
Evaluate key concepts related to cyber ethics and ethical practices
Explain the ethics of personal privacy
Evaluate the ethical use of electronic information
Analyze key concepts related to professional ethics
Discuss free speech online from a legal and ethical perspective
Differentiate between various types of cyber criminals and hackers
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AWR-175-W Information Security for Everyone
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Information Security for Everyone is designed to teach the principles and practices that all computer users need to keep themselves safe, both at work and at home. By presenting best practices along with a small amount of theory, trainees are taught both what to do and why to do it. Topics covered include how to secure both clean and corrupted systems, protecting your personal data, securing simple computer networks, and safe Internet usage.
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AWR-176-W Disaster Recovery for Information Systems, Web-Based
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Disaster Recovery for Information Systems trains business managers to respond to varying threats that might impact their organization’s access to information.This course provides requisite background theory and recommended best practices needed by managers to keep their offices running during incidents of different types. Topics include an overview of business information continuity, guides for implementing and managing a business information continuity plan, a discussion of technical vulnerabilities faced by organizations, and an examination of legal issues that may confront an organization.
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AWR-177-W Information Risk Management, Web-Based
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This is an intermediate level course covering topics on information assets, identifying risks, and management processes highlighting best principles and practices. It will provide training in information risk-related tools and technologies (such as asset evaluation, business impact analysis, risk identification, risk quantification, risk response, security policies and compliance) for better understanding of potential threats and vulnerabilities in business online, and learning to adopt levels of security measures and best practices.
Course Objectives
Identify key concepts of information security risk management
Describe IT assets for a business impact analysis
Describe how to identify risks, hazards, and cyber threats
Identify different forms of risk threats and cyber risks quantification based on vulnerabilities, impact and likelihood
Explain how to use risk controls to mitigate or eliminate identified risks
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AWR-178-W Secure Software, Web-Based
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Secure Software covers secure programming practices necessary to secure applications against attacks and exploits. Topics covered include fundamental concepts of secure software development, defensive programming techniques, secure design and testing, and secure development methodologies.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of reliability, predictability, and traceability
Demonstrate knowledge of software errors
Demonstrate understanding of the need for simplicity in secure software programming
Demonstrate understanding of vulnerabilities
Demonstrate knowledge of common security requirements
Demonstrate understanding of the concept of awareness
Demonstrate understanding of the importance of and uses of vulnerability databases
Demonstrate knowledge of input validation
Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of buffer overflow andrace conditions
Demonstrate knowledge of countermeasures for secure programming
Demonstrate understanding of the basic principles of developing secure software systems
Demonstrate knowledge of compartmentalization and its implementation methods
Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of obscurity, obfuscation, and encapsulation
Demonstrate knowledge of a basic framework for software architecture design
Demonstrate understanding of the need for and benefits of security modeling
The trainee will demonstrate knowledge of five steps for secure design
Demonstrate knowledge of common design objectives
Demonstrate knowledge of simple techniques for damage confinement
Demonstrate an understanding of how and why to select an effective programming language
Demonstrate an understanding of how and why to select an effective compiler
Demonstrate knowledge of content filters
Demonstrate knowledge of why coding standards are used
Explain why a tester should think like an attacker
Demonstrate understanding of why a developer should think like an attacker
Demonstrate knowledge of the main objective of software security testing
Demonstrate knowledge of the properties and attributes of the main objective of software security testing
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AWR-187-W Terrorism and WMD Awareness in the Workplace, Web-Based
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AWR-187-W: Terrorism and WMD Awareness in the Workplace is a self-paced (approximately 90 minutes) web-based training course to provide students with the ability to recognize, report, and react to potential terrorist threats in and around the workplace. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to effectively:
Define terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
Recognize suspicious activity, vehicles, and objects.
Identify the steps necessary to report potential acts of terrorism.
Identify the steps necessary to react to terrorist incidents.
Course Objectives
To define and describe various factors of terrorism.
Describe the means by which a terrorist is most likely to attack through a WMD.
Recognize, report, and react to potential acts of terrorism in the workplace.
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AWR-209 Working with the Media: A Course for Rural First Responders
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AWR 209 Working with the Media: A Course for Rural First Responders is designed to provide emergency responders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to interact with the media and perform public information functions in preparation for and during incidents. Many agencies from small and rural communities do not have a full- or part-time public information officer (PIO) on staff and responders often assume this responsibility without formal training and practice. The intent of this course is to prepare responders for interacting with the media when required, whether it be roadside at the scene of an incident or for conveying directions to the public in a crisis situation.
Course Objectives
Recognize the role of the media and possess the knowledge and skills to work with them
Describe the skills and knowledge necessary to deal with the media at the scene of an emergency
Comprehend components of on-scene and planned off-scene interviews and have the skills necessary to provide them.
Describe the purpose of disaster public education and steps in developing and implementing public awareness campaigns.
Describe ways to make stories more interesting to the media and know when to best promote a story idea
identify elements of effective news releases and apply tips for developing and disseminating news releases to the media.
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AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
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This course introduces participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation's critical infrastructure. Participants will discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. The focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts as they relate to the national approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience, enabling stakeholders to address local planning within a common framework. Informed planning is consistent with accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
Course Objectives
Discuss Federal policy and guidance for CI security and resilience, the sectors with assets within their jurisdiction, the Sector-Specific Agency(ies) for those sectors, and the impact of the NPR on sector assets
Summarize the NIPP risk management framework and have knowledge of the varying sector and asset-specific risk management tools and resources.
Summarize the information included in a Sector Risk Snapshot.
Determine the specific high-level threats and hazards to local Critical Facilities (CF) assets.
Determine the dependencies and interdependencies of the CF Sector.
Identify sector assets, threats and hazards of significant concern, and dependencies and interdependencies of sector assets.
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AWR-217 Tsunami Awareness
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This course enhances the participants’ abilities to support their organizations’ tsunami preparedness and response efforts. It provides participants with an understanding of: The tsunami hazard, current hazard assessment tools and products, tsunami warning and dissemination systems and methods and methods of community response to local and distant tsunamis. At the conclusion of each module, students will participate in a facilitator-led scenario-based group activity that challenges them to identify effective actions that will reduce the impact of a tsunami in their communities. In these activities, participants apply their knowledge of the presented materials to actual tsunami preparedness, mitigation, and response issues. Through these exercises, participants come to understand how organizational preparedness and community-level planning tools support tsunami preparedness
Course Objectives
Explain the basics of tsunami science and the tools for tsunami hazard assessment
Describe the tsunami alert and warning process
Apply tsunami tools, methodology, and processes to improve organizational tsunami preparedness and response efforts
Apply their knowledge of materials covered in Modules 2 through 4 to at-risk tsunami communities impacted by a tsunami event
Describe the tsunami warning process and the importance of drills
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AWR-219 Site Protection through Observational Techniques (SPOT)
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This course helps public safety personnel improve their observational techniques by using a four-step ongoing screening process¿assessing, identifying, evaluating, and acting. Participants will examine each step of the process and apply the concepts to fictional scenarios, photographs, and videos. At the end of this course, participants will be able to better recognize, communicate, and act upon suspicious behaviors that could indicate a terrorist attack.
Course Objectives
Explain the importance of identifying preoperational activities.
Use active observation skills to enhance situational awareness.
Identify behaviors and activities that may be associated with a violent attack.
Choose an appropriate course of action based on their evaluation of an individual’s behaviors.
Apply concepts learned in this course to real-world scenarios.
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AWR-219-1 Site Protection through Observational Techniques (SPOT) Train-the-Trainer
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This course helps public safety personnel improve their observational techniques by using a four-step ongoing screening process—assessing, identifying, evaluating, and acting. Participants will examine each step of the process and apply the concepts to fictional scenarios, photographs, and videos. At the end of this course, participants will be able to better recognize, communicate, and act upon suspicious behaviors that could indicate a terrorist attack.
Course Objectives
Explain the importance of identifying preoperational activities.
Use active observation skills to enhance situational awareness.
Identify behaviors and activities that may be associated with a violent attack.
Choose an appropriate course of action based on their evaluation of an individual’s behaviors.
Apply concepts learned in this course to real-world scenarios.
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AWR-219-C Site Protection through Observational Techniques, Customized
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This course trains public safety personnel to improve their observational techniques by using an ongoing screening process that includes increasing protective awareness, identifying hostile surveillance detection techniques, evaluating, and taking action. First, participants will learn ways to increase their personal situational awareness and observation skills. Next, instructors will introduce participants to common behaviors and objects that are associated with preoperational terrorism activities. Participants will then learn to evaluate their observations associated with conducting hostile surveillance on a target and decide what action is appropriate: dismiss, continue observing, contact, or report.
Course Objectives
Explain the importance of identifying preoperational activities.
Use active observation skills to enhance situational awareness.
Identify the process of establishing a baseline of an area and then apply that baseline understanding to the offender’s process of conducting hostile surveillance.
Choose an appropriate course of action.
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AWR-228 Community Resilience: Building Resilience from the Inside Out
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This one-day awareness-level training course aims to increase the awareness of the meaningful actions that a community can take to enhance resilience to natural hazards and opportunities to incorporate these actions into professional practice. The course will introduce concepts and practices for building community resilience to natural hazards. Building community resilience requires a Whole Community Approach engaging the full capacity of the private and nonprofit sectors, including nongovernmental organizations and the general public, in conjunction with the participation of federal, state, and local governmental partners.
Course Objectives
Increase knowledge and understanding of risks from natural hazards in the community;
Increase understanding of the impacts of natural hazards on community systems;
Provide knowledge and understanding about community resilience (CR) and how CR can benefit hazard planning including practices to enhance CR at the local level; and
Introduce participants to resources and tools that will help them identify the various components of risk to natural hazards and to identify strategies for integrating CR into existing plans and programs that are appropriate for their community.
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AWR-230 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Mobile
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(Formerly, "Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Mobile")
The Response to Bombing Incidents, Mobile (RBI) course trains emergency personnel of all disciplines to respond to the growing number of bombing incidents across the United States. This course guides participants through bombing response challenges, bombing threat response considerations, including evaluating threats when making evacuation vs. shelter-in-place decisions, and response priorities following the immediate aftermath of a bombing. Participants who complete this training course receive a DHS/FEMA training partner certificate from New Mexico Tech.
Course Objectives
Recognize explosive compositions and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Describe blast hazards, blast injuries, and protective actions to mitigate the risk of injury.
Assess bombing threats, their unique circumstances, and response considerations.
Recognize response strategies to secure and manage a post-bombing scene.
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AWR-230-C Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Customized
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The Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Customized course is designed to provide emergency first responders with information on the skills to recognize and respond to terrorist bombing incidents. Emergency first responders are presented with information necessary to recognize explosives and their effects, identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components, and determine pre-detonation and post-detonation response strategies.
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AWR-231 Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Mobile
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The Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Mobile course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents.Emergency first responders are presented with information on how to prevent, deter, and mitigate the effects of a suicide bomber along with active suicide bomber and post-blast response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders discuss the NIne Phases of Bombing Attack, to understand the steps a suicide bomber follows to conduct their attack; understanding these steps is critical to the successful prevention of a suicide bombing attack.
Course Objectives
Recognize the history of and the threat posed by suicide bombing to the United States and its communities.
Identify Suicide Bomber Improvised Explosive Devices (SBIED components, and SBIED delivery methods.
Identify suicide bomber methods of operation and interdiction opportunities using the Nine Phases of a Bombing Attack.
Identify pre-detonation and post-detonation suicide bomber response strategies including scene health and safety.
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AWR-231-C Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Customized
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The Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Customized course is designed to provide emergency first responders with information on the skills to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents.Emergency first responders are presented with awareness level information on how to prevent, deter, and mitigate the effects of a suicide bomber along with active suicide bomber and post-blast response strategies.
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AWR-232 Mass Fatalities Planning and Response for Rural Communities
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This awareness-level course will teach rural and tribal participants the basics of mass fatality response while providing them with opportunities to exchange rural and tribal perceptions and brainstorm solutions to simulated emergencies. In the course of six modules, delivered over an eight-hour period, participants will learn how to identify critical resources necessary for identified functions, develop strategies for responding to unique challenges of mass fatalities incidents, implement forums for partnerships with key community, regional, state, and federal stakeholders for effective response and community recovery, and identify the components that comprise a comprehensive community-wide mass fatalities incident response plan. Upon completion of this instructor-led course, participants will benefit from an increased awareness of morgue operations and human remains recovery operations, and an enhanced ability to plan for the unique challenges of mass fatality incidents in rural and tribal communities
Course Objectives
Assist local authorities in response to a mass fatalities event, and assist in the development of a mass fatality response plan
Identify the significant difference in the death-care process following a mass fatality event from that of the normal, daily process and list possible mass fatality scenarios that may affect their communities.
Review stakeholders¿ responsibilities in a mass fatality response, examine federal resources available following a mass fatality event, and identify methods of obtaining federal resources
Identify the roles recovery operations play in the identification process, the procedures for properly, safely, and respectfully recovering and documenting deceased human remains and associated personal effects, and the staff and equipment needed.
Describe temporary morgue operations during a mass fatality response, the skill sets needed to work at various stations found in the temporary morgue, the interaction between morgue and family assistance operations, and the role recovery operations play in the overall identification process.
describe the Family Assistance Center's (FAC) role in the identification process; the components, staffing needs, and support services needed to facilitate FAC operations; and describe Family Assistance Center constructs.
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May 2024 ANC/RDPC |
Alaska State Medical Examiner's Office |
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AWR-233 Volcanic Crises Awareness Course
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This course enhances the abilities of participants to support their organizations' preparedness and response efforts for future volcanic crises. It provides an understanding of: processes, impacts, and causes of volcanic hazards; current monitoring and hazard assessment tools and products; volcano warning and dissemination systems and methods; and community response to eruptions and volcanic crises.
Students will participate in a facilitator-led scenario-based group activity that challenges them to identify effective actions that will reduce the impact of a volcanic crises in their community(s). Participants will apply their knowledge of the presented materials to actual preparedness, mitigation, and response issues. Through these exercises, participants will come to understand how organizational preparedness and community-level planning support the mitigation of volcanic hazards
Course Objectives
Describe the basics of eruption processes and identify differences with respect to other major natural hazards
Identify methods and techniques used to monitor active volcanoes
Explain factors that aid or hinder development of awareness and preparedness in communities and institutions and appropriate public behavior during volcanic crises
Plan an effective, timely response to a complex and rapidly developing volcanic event
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AWR-235 Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks, Mobile
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The Initial Law Enforcement Responde to Suicide Bomibing Attacks, Mobile course is designed to provide law enforcement officers with the skills and knowledge to effectively interdict and respond to an imminent person-borne or vehicle-borne suicide bombing attack.The course provides participants with information on the tactics, techniques and procedures used by suicide bombers, safety considerations and response considerations relative to improvised explosive devices, and interdiction strategies for law enforcement.
Course Objectives
Describe the processes and physical characteristics associated with explosive events in terrorism.
Identify the tactics and techniques employed by terrorists when executing suicide bombing attacks and describe the impact these have on law enforcement personnel during initial incident response.
Apply appearance and behavioral indicatiors to determine reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a suicide bombing attack in adherence with their department's policies and procedures.
Safely and effectively implement startegies to respond to person-borne or vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack or post-blast event.
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AWR-235-C Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks, Customized
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The Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks, Customized course is designed to provide law enforcement officers with information on the tactics, techniques and procedures used tby suicide bombers, safety considerations and response considerations relative to improvised explosive devices, and interdiction strategies for Law Enforcement officers.
Course Objectives
Describe the processes and physical characteristics associated with explosive events in terrorism.
Identify the tactics and techniques employed by terrorists when executing suicide bombing attacks and describe the impact these have on law enforcement personnel during initial incident response.
Recognize appearance and behavioral indicators to determine reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a suicide bombing attack in adherence with their department's policies and procedures.
Discuss strategies to respond to person-borne or vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack or a post-blast event.
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AWR-302 Pipeline Security in Rural Communities
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The purpose of this awareness level, instructor led course is to bring together rural pipeline security stakeholders including public safety, oil and gas pipeline representatives (large and small), local emergency planners, pertinent federal agencies, and other community stakeholders to recognize pipeline security threats and identify mitigation strategies within their jurisdictions to ensure that the rural pipeline sector is secure, resilient.
Course Objectives
This 8-hour, awareness-level course is designed to provide training to rural emergency responders, planners and private industry personnel in pipeline security. The course will include a variety of topics such as: Importance of the Pipeline System; Review of Pipeline Incidents in the Unites States and in Foreign Countries; Types of Pipelines; Pipeline System Components; Regulations and Federal Guidelines Applicable to the Pipeline System; Current Security Threat Assessment Protocols; and Collaborative Response Protocols.
The course will blend these topics and include various participant activities and scenario-based discussions to ensure that the nation's emergency responders are able to work seamlessly with private industry and the various federal agencies that would respond to an incident on the nation's pipeline system. The course objectives will enhance the participants mitigation, response, and recovery capabilities through both classroom instruction and in scenario-based training activities. This format will promote greater understanding and collaboration among parties responsible for pipeline security, and will enhance operational capabilities between the many partners in response to a rural pipeline security incident.
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AWR-304-W Shopping Center Security Terrorism Awareness Training Program, Web-Based
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This is an awareness-level course that provides security personnel with increased awareness of the various facets of terrorism and criminal activity that could occur at a retail facility. During this course, participants will examine weapons that may be used in a terror attack and will be able to describe various attack tactics that may be used against a retail facility. Participants will also be able to assess potentially suspicious behavior and will be able to conduct surveillance at their facility. The course also describes proper response to terrorist or criminal incidents.
The course is a self-directed, online tutorial developed by the International Council of Shopping Centers and the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT).
Visit http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/elearn to register for this course
Course Objectives
Recognize the threat terrorism poses to retail facilities
Describe terrorist operations and the five phases of attack
Examine cases in which terrorists have attacked or attempted to
attack shopping centers
Compare international and domestic terrorists
Examine types of terrorists and terrorist groups
Recognize the reasons for which shopping centers are
considered targets
Describe the importance of proper documentation as it relates to
observing patterns of suspicious activity
List suspicious behaviors and activities
Describe explosive devices and the threats they post to
shoppingcenters
Differentiate between types of weapons of mass destruction
(WMD), including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
Examine the threat of an active shooter incident in a shopping
center
List target hardening considerations to discourage future attacks
Examine the roles and responsibilities of security officers in
protecting a facility
Describe observation techniques and characteristics necessary
to develop effective suspect, incident and vehicle descriptions
Describe effective ways of communicating with law enforcement
Examine the role of security directors or managers in ICS
Describe observation techniques and characteristics necessary
to develop effective suspect, incident, and vehicle descriptions
Recognize the importance of establishing relationships with local
law enforcement prior to an incident or attack
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AWR-308 Nat. Dis. Awareness for Caregiver of Sr. Citizens: Building Senior Resilience
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This course will familiarize participants with the science of natural hazards, best practices associated with personal disaster preparedness, and disaster preparedness considerations for those with access and functional needs. Participants will be introduced to all three categories of hazards, but course instruction will focus on those natural hazards relevant to participants¿ local area. Participants will also be introduced to best practices for personal preparedness prior to a disaster and encouraged to discuss plans and actions that they have already taken. Participants will then explore special considerations for disaster preparedness for dependents and those with access and functional needs. Finally, a class activity will be presented to allow participants to test their ability to prepare and react to a natural hazard.
Course Objectives
This course will enable participants to:
Discuss best practices to prepare for the impacts of local natural hazards
Identify methods of assisting care receivers to prepare for natural disasters
Identify appropriate preparedness actions to take during a natural disaster
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AWR-310 Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders
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This course enhances the ability of the various individuals who hold leadership positions in the community to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from all forms of disaster. This course will help to enhance these individuals’ understanding of disasters, risk assessment in the context of disaster management, prevailing emergency management procedures and operations, and the different vulnerability factors that exist within their local community.
The course material developed will familiarize community leaders with the available resources for natural disaster preparedness and planning. Participants who complete this course will be better able to recognize and define the roles and responsibilities they may be expected to assume given their leadership positions, and understand the roles that first responders and other support personnel are likely to assume to ensure primary assistance in the response and recovery phase of an emergency event.
This course will also provide community leaders with an understanding of the necessary plans and tools needed in planning for natural disasters, and will help them to better understand and identify the personnel best equipped to address response and recovery requirements in the case of an actual disaster.
Course Objectives
Discuss their community's risk and the concept of resilience
Describe social capital and examples of measuring it locally
Outline strategies to increase social capital for natural disaster preparedness
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AWR-311 Small Vessel Security for Rural Communities
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This course is designed to aid participants in developing critical thinking skills at the time of a small vessel security incident, develop community partnerships with other government and non-governmental agencies that will be necessary to respond to a small vessel incident, and promote regional intelligence-gathering to keep abreast of current threats in this area, particularly through area maritime security committees (AMSC). The comprehensive cross-discipline collaboration and the scenario-based training environment make this mobile course a unique opportunity for rural communities across the country.
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AWR-313 Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Mobile
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The Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Mobile course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to recognize and respond to incidents involving Homemade Explosives (HME) through lectures and exercises. Emergency first responders are presented with information necessary to recognize HME precursors, HME manufacturing indicators, and HME exposure indicators, and determine pre-detonation and post-detonation response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders discuss how to implement safe response strategies with recognizing the presence of HME indicators; understanding these response actions is critical to mitigating the hazards associated with HME.
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AWR-313-C Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Customized
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The Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Customized course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the knowledge necessary to recognize and respond to incidents involving Homemade Explosives (HME). Emergency first responders are presented with information on the identification of HME explosive precursor chemicals, HME manufacturing indicators, HME exposure indicators, and pre-detonation and post-detonation response actions. Throughout this course, emergency first responders discuss how to implement safe response strategies when recognizing the presence of HME indicators; understanding these response actions is critical to mitigating the hazards associated with HME.
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AWR-314-W Medical Countermeasures Awareness for Public Health Emergencies
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The Medical Countermeasures Awareness for Public Health Emergencies course is a web-based course that enhances community preparedness by providing awareness-level training on the roles and responsibilities of the local public health community and its partners. The course covers local and federal resources and capabilities that may exist to help provide post-exposure prophylaxis for a large population in response to a catastrophic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or Explosive (CBRNE) or other public health events. It also reviews actions taken by a local jurisdiction during a public health emergency that require a response at the local level and deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
Course Objectives
Recognize the appropriate medical countermeasures response to public health emergencies that could affect your community.
Identify resources and capabilities of the Strategic National Stockpile to help provide post-exposure prophylaxis for a large population within the community in response to a large-scale public health emergency.
Recognize how a Point of Dispensing (POD) functions in a community's medical countermeasures plan in accordance with national standards.
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AWR-315 Fundamentals of Criminal Intelligence
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This instructor-led, awareness-level course addresses the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to participate in the criminal intelligence process across an all-crimes, all-hazards, and all-threats perspective. Consisting of nine modules, the course is a mixture of classroom instruction, facilitated group discussions, and scenario-driven practical activities.
Course Objectives
Describe how this course will benefit them
Describe the foundations of criminal intelligence
Perform the planning and direction step of the intelligence process
Perform the collection step of the intelligence process
Perform the processing and collation step of the intelligence process
Perform the analysis and production step of the intelligence process
Perform the dissemination and reevaluation step of the intelligence process
Complete a comprehensive post-test
Disseminate intelligence information that details their conclusions and recommendations and complete a course evaluation
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AWR-317 REP Core Concepts 12 hour
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The Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) REP Core Concepts Course (RCCC) is a 1.5 day course which focuses on the nuclear power plant off-site radiological emergency preparedness program. It addresses the history and sentinel events, federal regulatory policies, basic radiation principles, REP planning guidance (planning standards), REP demonstration guidance (exercise evaluation areas) and the REP Disaster Initiated Review (DIR) process.
Course Objectives
At the successful completion of this course, the student will have satisfied the instructor-led training prerequisites for both the L-340 REP Program and Planning Course (RPPC) and the L-304 REP Exercise Evaluator Course (REEC).
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AWR-318 REP Disaster Initiated Review
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The purpose of this course is to determine the capability of offsite emergency response infrastructure following an extended plant shutdown, or shutdown caused by electric grid blackouts, malevolent act, pandemic or natural disaster (e.g., hurricane, tornado, flood, storm, earthquake) in the vicinity of commercial nuclear power plants. This course is designed to provide the student with fundamental knowledge of the Disaster Initiated Review (DIR) Standard Operating Procedure and Post Disaster Assessment of Offsite Capabilities Checklists. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to identify the responsibilities, procedures and protocols for the accomplishment of a DIR and demonstrate an ability to function as a member of a DIR Team by participating in a DIR table-top exercise.
Course Objectives
Explain the REP Program Planning and Preparedness Assessment Strategy and how the DIR relates to this approach.
Describe the impacting events which may warrant the implementation of the PCA/DIR guidelines.
Describe the development history of the DIR process.
Descried the authoritative documents which provide guidelines/procedures and protocols for assuring the adequacy of the offsite emergency preparedness infrastructure and capabilities in the 10-mile plume emergency planning zone (EPA).
Describe the coordination and responsibilities between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRC) in assessing the status of offsite Emergency Preparedness (EP) capabilities as they relate to FEMA’s determination of continued reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the public health and safety in the event of a radiological emergency at a NTR-licensed commercial nuclear power plant (NPP).
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AWR-319 Leveraging Tools for Conducting Damage Assessments
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This one-day awareness-level course provides participants with basic working knowledge of the damage assessment process and the opportunity to review and compare different types of damage assessment tools. Through a combination of lecture-based instruction, group discussion and activities, participants will be given an overview of the basic damage assessment process and the importance of providing accurate and timely assessments to those that require the information. Participants will discuss the components of a damage assessment plan and outline a plan for their own use. Participants will review various types of tools that can be used in damage assessment and discuss how the various tools could best be integrated into their own damage assessment planning, implementation, and reporting efforts.
Course Objectives
Identify the basic concepts of damage assessment, types of data required by different recipients and roles of different agencies in damage assessment
Discuss and develop a Damage Assessment Plan
Compare damage assessment tools
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AWR-322 Natural Disaster Awareness for Security Professionals
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This web-based training (WBT) is an awareness level course that will provide security professionals with the knowledge to prepare and plan to react immediately in the event of a natural disaster. Timely reaction will enable security professionals to meet the disaster response and recovery needs of their facility, and provide support to local first responder agencies as needed.
The course will familiarize participants with a range of natural hazards, the cascading events, and common outcomes of these hazards, expectations when a disaster arises, preparation for a disaster, to include determining the risk factor of a hazard using the THIRA matrix, and a capstone activity where students will apply concepts learned throughout the WBT.
Course Objectives
Describe relevant natural hazards including characteristics of the hazard, potential cascading effects, and common outcomes
Understand common disaster conditions and considerations and learn about safety actions that can be reasonably implemented
Apply knowledge gained from previous modules in a capstone tabletop activity
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AWR-323-W Disease Containment Measures
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This course provides awareness-level training on the triggers related to various disease containment measures as well as detailed information on the declaration, implementation, and demobilization efforts required during these types of events. The course focuses on the roles of community agencies as well as how these agencies must integrate their efforts to successfully respond to a disease-related emergency. Case studies are used to provide real-life exposure to social distancing, quarantine, and isolation events.
Course Objectives
Evaluate the need to implement containment measures
Discuss the planning, implementation, and suspension processes involved in social distancing.
Discuss the planning, implementation, and suspension processes involved in quarantine.
Discuss the planning, implementation, and suspension processes involved in isolation.
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AWR-324 Biological Incidents Awareness: Coronavirus Disease 2019
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This awareness-level course will prepare participants to recognize a potential COVID-19 infection, to know how to protect themselves and others during response, and to identify other factors, including information control and public messaging, that will require their attention.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will able to:
· recognize the occurrence of a biological incident and the causative disease agent.
· describe characteristics of COVID-19.
· recognize how to protect themselves and others from exposure to COVID-19.
· describe communication and information distribution considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AWR-324-1 Biological Incidents Awareness: Coronavirus Disease 2019
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This awareness-level course will prepare participants to recognize a potential COVID-19 infection, to know how to protect themselves and others during response, and to identify other factors, including information control and public messaging, that will require their attention.
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AWR-324-2 Biological Incidents Awareness: Coronavirus Disease 2019, Indirect Delivery
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This awareness-level course will prepare participants to recognize a potential COVID-19 infection, to know how to protect themselves and others during response, and to identify other factors, including information control and public messaging, that will require their attention.
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AWR-326 Tornado Awareness
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This eight-hour awareness-level course is designed to provide emergency managers, first responders, and community members across all sectors with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge in tornado science, forecasting, warning, and preparedness. Modules will include instruction on:
· The basic principles of tornado science, including geographic distributions, conditions of formation, and typical characteristics;
· The complexities of the tornado forecast process, including current strengths and weaknesses, enabling them to make better informed decisions when severe weather threatens;
· Official tornado and severe weather watches and warnings from the National Weather Service; and
· Preparedness for tornado season including safety measures for themselves, their families, and their organizations when tornadoes threaten.
The discussion of these topics will be framed to maximize the safety of first responders and other emergency staff and their ability to respond to and help others.
Key concepts and discussion topics will be reinforced with facilitator-led group activities that utilize real-world severe storm scenarios. These activities will illustrate the diverse challenges and complexities that can occur during actual tornado events while building participants¿ experience and confidence in anticipating, heeding warnings, and responding to tornadoes.
Course Objectives
Discuss the current state of tornado science;
Describe the weather forecast process;
Discuss the tornado warning process and associated definitions; and
Describe the procedures to maximize the safety of themselves, their families, and their organizations during a tornado.
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AWR-328 All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters
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Course Description
This 8-hour course will provide tools to protect, respond to, and recover from the consequences of disasters e.g. fire, flood, heat, earthquake, tornadoes, hurricanes, hazardous materials, and catastrophic disease exposure involving animals in rural communities. The course will introduce participants to the unique issues that must be considered and addressed when animals are involved in an emergency such as safe animal handling, animal evacuation, animal sheltering, humane euthanasia and carcass disposal, inclusion of animal management into existing ICS structures, federal support available during recovery, and unique considerations for conducting jurisdictional assessments and mapping evacuation routes. All content will be presented in instructor-led class setting with problem-solving activities completed in small groups.
Course Objectives
Recognize the effect of disasters and emergencies on animals that could occur in rural communities
Demonstrate understanding of safe animal handling and four common actions that may be used when responding to emergencies involving animals
Analyze given disaster scenarios
Based on the analysis of a disaster scenario, propose a response plan that addresses the animals affected by the disaster
Describe the recovery process and the resources available to rural communities recovering from emergencies involving animals
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AWR-329 Leveraging Tools for Coordinated Disaster Communications
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This four-hour awareness-level training course will provide community and volunteer groups, state and local government agencies, and other stakeholder groups, as well as concerned citizens, with relevant information and practical exercises that will improve their knowledge and skills to better serve the communication needs of their communities. The course is designed to help participants to better understand the importance of communicating with different groups at different times, and to evaluate the various tools available to affect communications.
Course Objectives
Understand, articulate, and respond to the communication needs of various community entities
Identify and understand the benefits and limitations of various communication tools
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AWR-331 Winter Weather Hazards: Science and Preparedness
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This eight-hour awareness-level course provides emergency managers, first responders, and community members across all sectors with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge in winter weather science, forecasting, warning, and best practices in preparedness. This course enhances the ability of state/local decision-makers to identify and describe the hazards associated with winter weather and to better prepare for and mitigate the impacts of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously low temperatures.
Course Objectives
Understand the basic causes and characteristics of winter weather hazards, including snow, sleet, freezing rain, and extreme cold;
Participate in a forecasting exercise;
understand the organizations involved in forecasting winter weather, associated winter weather definitions, and strategies to prepare for winter weather impacts; and
Analyze a forecast and discuss key decision points during a winter storm scenario.
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AWR-332 Hazardous Weather Preparedness for Campuses
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This is an eight-hour awareness-level course to provide emergency managers, first responders, and campus officials with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge of the best practices of hazardous weather preparedness activities for academic campus communities. This awareness-level course will fulfill the goals of the “whole community” approach to emergency management by reaching a broad sector of the community. Multiple core capabilities will be addressed, with particular emphasis on “public information and warning” and “planning.” Participants who represent sectors such as mass care services, health and social services, operational communications, critical transportation, and planning would further expand the discussions in this course to other corresponding core capabilities.
Course Objectives
Understand the basics of the meteorology of hazardous weather and how it pertains to preparedness on campuses
Help emergency managers and disaster preparedness personnel build relationships with the National Weather Service and other members of the meteorology community provide participants with an understanding of the National Weather Service's StormReady™ program, increasing national participation
Build fundamental skills in planning for various hazardous weather systems such as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, which can produce lightning, high winds, and flooding threats
Use preparedness and planning techniques to aid emergency managers in mitigating the risk of hazardous weather to life and property on academic campuses
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AWR-333 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Construction and Classification VILT
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The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Construction and Classification VILT serves as a prerequisite VILT for the instructor-led IED Search Procedures and Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) courses. It is also intended to share general homemade explosive (HME) and precursor awareness information to a broad audience; therefore, this course provides learners with foundational knowledge on the construction and classification of IEDs.
Course Objectives
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Construction and Classification VILT serves as a prerequisite VILT for the instructor-led IED Search Procedures and Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) courses. It is also intended to share general homemade explosive (HME) and precursor awareness information to a broad audience; therefore, this course provides learners with foundational knowledge on the construction and classification of IEDs.
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AWR-334 Introduction to the Terrorist Attack Cycle VILT
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The Introduction to the Terrorist Attack Cycle VILT introduces a conceptual model of common steps in planning and executing terrorist attacks. By learning how terrorists operate, learners will be better able to counter potential attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by being able to identify the signs of a possible attack and responding appropriately and effectively. This course enhances learners’ awareness and capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate attacks that use IEDs against people, critical infrastructure, and other soft targets.
Course Objectives
Learners will use the terrorist attack cycle to identify how terrorists typically operate.
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AWR-335 Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items for Bombing Prevention VILT
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This VILT serves as an overview of appropriate responses to suspicious behaviors and items. Therefore, the knowledge provided is general and foundational and is meant to increase awareness of the indicators of suspicious behavior and the basic responses if suspicious behaviors and/or items are suspected.
Course Objectives
Learners will discuss the indicators of suspicious behaviors and items and the appropriate responses to each.
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AWR-336 Health Sector Emergency Preparedness
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The course provides the knowledge required to prepare the seventeen healthcare providers and suppliers identified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to achieve emergency preparedness and planning requirements. The course provides instruction and best practice tools and resources for performing a threat and hazard risk assessment, developing emergency operations plans, creating and sustaining associated policies and procedures, developing a communication plan for stakeholders, and training, testing, and exercising these plans, policies, and procedures to ensure readiness in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Course Objectives
Determine requirements for a specific supplier or provider in accordance with CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Rule (Final Rule)
Determine requirements and considerations for conducting a health sector risk assessment
Determine requirements and considerations for developing an emergency preparedness plan
Determine requirements and considerations for creating emergency preparedness policies and procedures
Determine requirements and considerations for creating a communication plan for a health sector facility consistent with emergency planning principles and best practices
Determine requirements and considerations for creating the emergency preparedness training and testing (exercising) for a health sector facility consistent with emergency planning principles and best practices.
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AWR-337 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Explosive Effects Mitigation VILT
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The IED Explosive Effects Mitigation VILT introduces learners to the effects of an explosive blast. The course will detail the difference between blast, thermal/incendiary, and fragmentation effects and describe the destructive consequences of each type of effect on the target. For purposes of this course, targets can be both living and non-living (e.g., infrastructure, equipment, etc.). Finally, the course will touch upon security measures and best practices that can help prevent or mitigate explosive effects; although, this content is covered in much more depth in the Protective Measures Awareness VILT and the Protective Measures course.
Course Objectives
Learners will use their understanding of the explosive effects of IEDs to discuss how to reduce the negative consequences of an explosive blast.
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AWR-338 Homemade Explosive (HME) and Precursor Awareness VILT
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The Homemade Explosive (HME) and Precursor Awareness VILT serves as a prerequisite VILT for the instructor-led IED Search Procedures course and Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) course. It is also intended to share general HME and precursor awareness information to a broad audience. This course provides learners foundational knowledge on HMEs and the common precursor materials that are used to create them.
Course Objectives
Learners will indicate the utility of HME through a discussion of the availability of precursors and materials used to manufacture them.
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AWR-340 Protective Measures Awareness VILT
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The Protective Measures Awareness VILT serves as an overview for the instructor-led Protective Measures course. Therefore, this course provides learners with the foundational knowledge of risks, risk management, and the three rings of security: physical protective measures, procedural/technical protective measures, and intelligence protective measures. Additionally, this VILT course serves as a marketing tool for the two-day instructor-led Protective Measures course, helping learners to determine if the course interests them and applies to their learning needs.
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AWR-341-W Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Awareness and Security Procedures
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The course is designed to provide foundational knowledge about IEDs and proper safety precautions and procedures for reacting and responding to unattended and suspicious items.
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AWR-343 Hurricane Awareness
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This four-hour awareness-level course provides emergency managers, first responders, and community members across all sectors with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge in hurricane science, forecasting, warning, and preparedness.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Summarize the structure and characteristics of tropical cyclones and associated hazards;
Explain the hurricane forecasting process and the National Weather Service¿s hurricane advisory system; and
Demonstrate comprehension of the National Weather Service¿s hurricane advisory products.
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AWR-345 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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This course is an introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) use in disaster management, from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. It is intended to help participants gain a basic understanding of UAS; learn the general concepts to help an agency build a successful UAS program; learn the importance of engaging the local community; understand the need to ensure that privacy issues, civil rights, and civil liberties are thoroughly addressed; identify when UAS would enhance a disaster mission; and understand the basics of UAS types and sensors. The overall course goal is to provide a basic overview of UAS so that agencies can learn the first steps in determining if UAS are right for their work.
Participants will learn what is covered under UAS regulations, who may operate UAS, what FAA authorization allows, and what the major issues are for UAS integration. The course materials will familiarize participants with the main types and capabilities of rotary and fixed-wing UAS, as well as the types of payloads and missions that generally are best for each with examples of how certain payloads have been or could be used in relevant situations to aid in disaster management.
Course Objectives
After completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Explain basic UAS types and component parts;
Explain basic UAS support capabilities in disaster management;
Determine the means to comply with UAS regulations; and
Create a planning framework for successful UAS program.
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AWR-346 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations For Law Enforcement
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Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations for Law Enforcement, AWR-346 provides law enforcement personnel with fundamental knowledge regarding two distinct mission spaces related to Radiological/Nuclear threats. The response mission area includes an overview of recognition of the threat or incident, protective measures, notifications and securing the incident site during Radiological/Nuclear WMD incident as they relate to law enforcement operations. The course addresses the Preventive Radiological Nuclear Detection (PRND) mission including program structure, operational modes and Federal assets.
Course Objectives
Recognize potential radiological/nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) threats, both domestic and foreign; identify the consequences of a
radiological/nuclear accident or terrorist incident, as well as, identify the basic prevention strategies at the global and local levels.
Identify the concepts of ionizing radiation, its sources, properties and units of measure, as well as, be able to describe the potential harm and biological effects caused by ionizing radiation.
Identify the recognition indicators and suggested notification information for first on-scene Responders during radiological/nuclear Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident.
Identify and initiate protective response actions at the scene to reduce radiation exposure and/or contamination to themselves and others.
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AWR-346-1 Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations for Law Enforcement TtT
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This instructor-led course prepares indirect trainers to deliver the AWR-140 Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations course. It focuses on the delivery of the AWR-140 course, including class preparation, instructional techniques, completion of course paperwork, notes and delivery tips, slide groupings, key points, and information to aid instruction.
Course Objectives
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Apply administrative requirements to indirect course delivery of the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations (AWR-140) course.
Identify the intent and key concepts for each module in the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations (AWR-140) course.
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AWR-347 Climate Adaptation Planning for Emergency Management
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This eight-hour awareness-level course will prepare participants to describe the principles of climate adaptation planning for emergency management and first response processes. This course will train participants to be able to discuss the impact of weather hazards on critical infrastructure and key resources, and explain how climate change projects will affect those impacts. The processes of common weather hazards, climate variability, and climate change will be addressed alongside risk assessment paradigms.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to enable participants to do the following:
Discuss weather hazards and changing climate patterns
Explain climate-related risks and vulnerabilities specific to emergency management
Give examples of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies relevant to emergency management and first response processes.
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AWR-348 Bombing Prevention Awareness Course
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The course provides participants knowledge of general bombing prevention measures that aid in mitigating the impact of a bombing incident with an overview of the characteristics and categorization of IEDs; homemade explosives and precursors; the effects and consequences of an explosive blast; the terrorist attack cycle; and how to identify suspicious behaviors and items.
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AWR-349-W Homemade Explosive (HME) and Precursor Awareness for Public Safety
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The course provides participants with a foundational understanding of HME and common precursor materials. Participants will define HME, explore the considerations involved in a decision by perpetrators to use HME as the explosive for an attack, and will learn to identify common precursor chemicals and materials used to make HME.
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AWR-352 REP Plan Core Concepts Course
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The FEMA/NPD/THD/Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program has developed an Instructor-Led course that will assist Federal, State, tribal and local emergency managers more effectively meet the planning challenges presented to the emergency responder community during a radiological incident at a NRC-licensed commercial nuclear power plant.
The awareness-level 0.5 day course will focus specifically and be limited to the REP planning methodology that already exists. This methodology goes beyond the planning guidance provided in CPG- 101 and incorporates the unique planning aspects of FEMA’s REP Program.
Course Objectives
Describe the responsibilities for plan development, review, and for distribution of emergency plans as detailed in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 Planning Standard “P” and the Evaluation Criteria.
Describe their knowledge and use of effective methodologies during plan review and revision when addressing specific NUREG Planning Standard Criterion, e.g., G.1, D.4, E.6, I.7, J.9.
Assess their Offsite Response Organization's (OROs) Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) and implementation procedures, to ensure the plan meets the intent of the NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 Planning Standard Evaluation Criterion.
Assess the anticipated effectiveness of the emergency response plan section and applicable implementation procedures in meeting the demonstration criteria used during a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program exercise.
Propose revisions to their OROs RERP, to ensure the plan meets the intent of the - 0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 Planning Standard Evaluation Criterion.
Describe the importance of the “Annual Letter of Certification (ALC)” review guide in assisting State and FEMA Regional personnel with development, submission, and review of the ALC and development of public education and information materials.
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AWR-353-W Using the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model to Develop a C/S Program
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This new online course will enable community leaders, network/security personnel, and those individuals involved in developing or maintaining plans used for and throughout the community. This course will assist participants to understand what is required to develop a coordinated, sustained, and viable community cybersecurity program. The course will introduce participants at all levels to the DHS-supported Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM) and can be used to guide communities and states in developing their own CCSMM-consistent cybersecurity programs. Participants will be introduced to different resources that can be used for a community program.
Course Objectives
Explain why the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM) was developed and summarize the purpose of the model. Participants will learn how to use the CCSMM to develop a cybersecurity program in their community. Participants will be able to explain how metrics, technology, training, processes and procedures, and finally assessment fit into the overall process of improving community cyber security at all levels. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of additional DHS, NIST, and other resources and will be able to recall government, regulatory and industry-standard resources to be used for community cybersecurity efforts.
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AWR-356 Community Planning for Disaster Recovery
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This awareness-level, instructor-led course will provide facilitated discussions on the key concepts for disaster recovery planning, including the benefits of pre-disaster planning, the whole community approach to planning, key elements of recovery plans, and the plan development process. The focus of the course will be the application of these topics to long-term community recovery through the use of case studies and reviews of sample disaster recovery plans from cities and counties in the U.S. This course will prepare participants to initiate disaster recovery plans and participate in the long-term recovery planning process in their own communities.
Course Objectives
Describe the key concepts of disaster recovery and recovery planning;
Identify the roles and capabilities of Whole Community partners involved in disaster recovery;
Evaluate sample disaster recovery plans; and
Identify post-disaster opportunities and steps to develop a disaster recovery plan.
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AWR-357-W Principles of Community Economic Recovery
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This awareness-level course addresses economic recovery as a key national priority, and a core capability as identified by FEMA¿s National Preparedness Goal (NPG). This core capability has also been listed in FEMA¿s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) as a major post disaster challenge impacting a given U.S. community¿s long term recovery.
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AWR-358 Hazardous Materials Awareness
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The course provides attendees from all backgrounds with knowledge and practical experience in essential, awareness-level hazardous materials competencies as defined by NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and NFPA 1072: Standards for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. The Hazardous Materials Awareness course provides students with training to proficiency in identifying hazardous materials; utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, utilizing hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, and determining awareness-level personnel and public protective actions.
Course Objectives
Identify hazardous materials
Utilize the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Utilize hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Determine awareness-level personnel and public protective actions
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AWR-358 Hazardous Materials Awareness
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The course provides attendees from all backgrounds with knowledge and practical experience in essential, awareness-level hazardous materials competencies as defined by NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and NFPA 1072: Standards for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. The Hazardous Materials Awareness course provides students with training to proficiency in identifying hazardous materials; utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, utilizing hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, and determining awareness-level personnel and public protective actions.
Course Objectives
Identify hazardous materials
Utilize the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Utilize hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Determine awareness-level personnel and public protective actions
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AWR-358-2 Hazardous Materials Awareness-Refresher Distance Learning
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The course provides successful graduates of a Hazardous Materials Awareness course with a refresher in the knowledge and practical experience in essential, awareness-level hazardous materials competencies as defined by NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and NFPA 1072: Standards for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. The Hazardous Materials Awareness ¿ Refresher course reviews the identification of hazardous materials; utilization of the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, utilization of hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, and determination of awareness-level personnel and public protective actions.
Course Objectives
Identify hazardous materials
Utilize the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Utilize hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions
Determine awareness-level personnel and public protective actions
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AWR-362 Flooding Hazards: Science and Preparedness
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Flooding Hazards: Science and Preparedness is an awareness-level, eight-hour course that addresses the current science of the causes of floods (both meteorological and otherwise), flood forecasting, flood risk assessment, and best practices for preparation and mitigation for both short- and long-fuse flooding events. Modules include instruction on FEMA flood risk maps and the National Flood Insurance Program, how to read and interpret forecasts, watches, and warnings from the National Weather Service, and proper preparation for sudden flooding and long-fuse flooding. Key concepts and discussion topics will be reinforced with facilitator-lead group activities that utilize real world flood scenarios.
Course Objectives
Differentiate between different types of flooding hazards based on the meteorological and hydrological conditions;
Access and interpret FEMA flood risk maps for their area;
Identify organizations involved in forecasting and monitoring flooding, and understand their products; and
Describe dissemination methods for public warnings.
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AWR-364 Strategic, Tactical, and Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism (STRIVE)
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Strategic, Tactical, and Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism (STRIVE) is a two-day, 16-hour training course that brings together public-safety practitioners and their community partners to learn and engage in meaningful discussions about the principles and practices that form the foundation of countering violent extremism in our nation's communities. Designed in a modular format, STRIVE utilizes a collaborative classroom environment that incorporates case studies, multi-media presentations, and facilitated discussions that culminate in a Community of Practice Exercise (COPE). Working in groups that blend public-safety professionals with community stakeholders, the COPE allows participants to apply the specific principles and practices learned in each block of instruction by means of facilitated group activities and exercises.
Course Objectives
The purpose of STRIVE is to enhance the capacity and capabilities of communities to effectively counter violent extremism (CVE) by fully integrating community policing principles into their CVE efforts. The course objectives include:
Utilize a Community of Practice as a tool for countering violent extremism at the community level
Use community policing principles and practices to recognize the full spectrum of violent extremism as it relates to efforts to counter violent extremism and prevent terrorism
Apply community policing strategies and practices to proactively prevent and deter violent extremism within a community setting
Discover community policing strategies and practices that deny violent extremism of its intended objectives
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AWR-364-1 Strategic, Tactical, and Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism IDC
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Strategic, Tactical, and Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism (STRIVE) Instructor Development Course (IDC) is a three-day, 24-hour training course that certifies instructors to deliver the core STRIVE curriculum (AWR 364) throughout the nation. In addition to preparing instructors to facilitate meaningful discussions about the principles and practices that form the foundation of countering violent extremism and preventing terrorism in our nation's communities, the STRIVE IDC is designed in a train-the-trainer format. Utilizing a collaborative classroom environment, instructors participate in case studies, multi-media presentations, a Community of Practice Exercise (COPE), and facilitated discussions. The IDC culminates in individual teach-back exercises and instructor evaluations as prescribed by the National Training and Education Division's (NTED) Instructor Qualification Program (IQP) for Non-FEMA Employees.
Course Objectives
The purpose of the STRIVE IDC is to certify instructors to deliver the core STRIVE curriculum (AWR 364) throughout the nation. The purpose of the STRIVE core curriculum is to enhance the capacity and capabilities of communities to effectively counter violent extremism (CVE) by fully integrating community policing principles into their CVE efforts. The course objectives include:
Utilize a Community of Practice as a tool for countering violent extremism at the community level
Use community policing principles and practices to recognize the full spectrum of violent extremism as it relates to efforts to counter violent extremism and prevent terrorism
Apply community policing strategies and practices to proactively prevent and deter violent extremism within a community setting
Discover community policing strategies and practices that deny violent extremism of its intended objectives
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AWR-366-W Developing a Cyber Security Annex for Incident Response
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A cyber incident response strategy and operations need to be addressed now, in advance of a cyber event that could impact the business operations of an entire community, state, tribe or territory. We need to ensure cyber is incorporated into our all hazard plans. A cyber annex is the plan for cyber incidents big and small. This course will provide the fundamentals needed to design and develop a cyber annex for SLTTs. It will address what the annex is, how it is used, who should participate in the design, implementation and execution. At the end of this course, you will have the fundamentals needed to get your cyber annex started.
Course Objectives
Describe the purpose and importance of a cyber annex
Summarize the scope and purpose of a cyber annex
Identify various roles and responsibilities included in the development of a cyber annex
Identify various types of cyber incidents
Recognize how severity and impact influence escalation processes
Summarize aspects of information sharing
Determine activities needed for training and exercises
Identify a variety of resources available for cyber annex development
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AWR-367-W Understanding Social Engineering Attacks
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This course covers topics on Social Engineering attack techniques and tools, while also equipping learners with a better understanding of how attackers use people as the weakest link to compromise targeted organizations. Learners will be learning about social engineering and become familiar with such attacks as phishing attacks, develop security awareness and take preventative measures.
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AWR-368-W Introduction to Basic Vulnerability Assessment Skills
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This introductory course is intended to help prepare learners for the technical challenges associated with conducting vulnerability assessments and/or penetration testing. The six course modules introduce the basic skills learners will need to begin mastering in order to conduct or manage vulnerability assessments. These skills range from the ¿soft skills¿ of the ethics involved in vulnerability assessments, to the more technical skills of network scanning and packet analysis. In addition, learners are provided with an introduction to a common, open source tool, Metasploit, which is used by red teams, as well as blue teams to test networks. The content covered in this course provides learners with an understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to successfully learn how to conduct assessments in future, more technical, and hands-on courses.
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AWR-370-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Conducting Impact Assessments
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This course provides learners with information on conducting a post-disaster housing impact assessment. Key areas covered include how to collect information regarding housing impact and how to complete damage assessments with key partners. An overview of the Disaster Assessment Manual and the disaster declaration process will also be presented. Finally, a review of relevant housing policies or statutes will be provided as well as an explanation on how they impact housing recovery.
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AWR-371-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Pre-Disaster Planning
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This awareness level course addresses the importance of planning for housing recovery before a disaster occurs. The goal of this course is to provide learners with tools and best practices on creating a housing recovery plan. Case studies of actual disasters will be used to illustrate the concepts that are provided in the course. Tools and resources that learners can use to assist in formulating their plan will also be provided. This course addresses the National Preparedness Goal objective of ¿recovering through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening, and revitalization of infrastructure, housing, and the economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by an incident¿ (DHS, 2015).
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AWR-372-W Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: Post-Disaster Planning
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This course provides learners with an overview of housing recovery planning in the post-disaster environment. The learner will be shown how understanding their own community¿s uniqueness will impact recovery operations. A summary of important partners in planning will be given along with each partners¿ role in the process. The learner will review case studies of recent disasters where housing was impacted, and the lessons learned from these events. The course will present best practices in post-disaster housing recovery planning as well as address statutes and regulations that will affect recovery.
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AWR-375-W Risk Management for After School Activities and Interscholastic Athletics
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In this course, interactive learning modules will allow participants to identify and develop an increased understanding of risk mitigation and protection activities for after school activities and interscholastic athletics. The goal of the course is to build community resilience through the enhancement of safety and security awareness. Those responsible for organizing, supervising, and supporting after school activities and interscholastic athletics will learn about best practices for risk management, professional development, communication, and planning.
Course Objectives
Identify fundamental concepts, terms and ideas related to risk management;
Recognize the importance of management and communication framework;
Recognize the benefits of using a risk assessment methodology;
Understand mitigation strategies and emergency planning criteria;
Recognize the complexities associated with planning and access control;
Recognize the need for a risk management professional development program;
Utilize resources to analyze an event scenario.
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AWR-376 Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks
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Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks provides students with specific information regarding targeted cyber attacks, including advanced persistent threats. This information will place them in a better position to plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from targeted cyber attacks. This course will fill the gap in threat-specific training for cybersecurity as a community-driven course that focuses on the phases of targeted cyber attacks and the attacker methods used during each phase. Participants will also receive valuable information on cyber attack prevention, mitigation, and response.
Course Objectives
Understand basic concepts related to a targeted cyber attack
Recommend strategies for preventing and mitigating targeted cyber attacks utilized during the reconnaissance phase
Explain how targeted cyber attacks progress after the initial breach has occurred
Recommend strategies for the preparation for, response to, and recovery from a targeted cyber attack
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AWR-377 Disaster Resilience for Small Businesses
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Disaster Resilience for Small Businesses and Organizations is an awareness-level, four-hour course provides participants with a general understanding of the risks associated with natural hazards and disasters, introduce methods of assessing that risk to vulnerable small businesses, and describe the business continuity planning process to help small businesses prepare for, plan for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from any natural hazard or disaster that may occur.
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AWR-379 Coastal Hazard Awareness
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This one-day awareness-level training course aims to increase awareness of the hazards facing coastal communities and basic strategies to reduce the risk to those hazards. This course provides training on the basic science of, assessment of, and preparedness for natural hazards and risks that uniquely affect coastal communities. Examples of these hazards are short-term events such as high surf, storm surge, and tsunami inundation, or long-term threats from sea level rise and coastal erosion
Course Objectives
The goal of this course is to enable participants to conduct a basic risk assessment of their community by understanding the hazard exposure and vulnerabilities of their coastal community. Specific learning objectives include:
Describe the hazards and impacts that threaten coastal communities;
Identify information and warning products describing the risk of coastal hazards to their communities;
Evaluate the characteristics of the coastal zone that contribute to vulnerability; and
Discuss the general approaches and tools to mitigate and adapt to coastal hazards.
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AWR-381-W Establishing an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
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This course will assist communities of interest to establish an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO). Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) are integral to national efforts to promote secure, rapid, and widespread information sharing enabling organizations to detect and block increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. This course guides participants through a roadmap of key factors and considerations needed to establish an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization for their jurisdiction, state, tribe or territory.Developed by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and sponsored by the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI).
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AWR-383 Cybersecurity Risk Awareness for Officials and Senior Management
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The Cybersecurity Awareness for Officials and Senior Management course is designed to develop an awareness of cybersecurity risks so that elected officials, appointed officials, and other senior managers are better informed to properly protect the jurisdiction/organization during a cybersecurity incident. This is a non-technical course meant to help officials and senior management work more effectively with their Information Technology (IT) departments to mitigate cyber threats. The training is tailored to government, critical infrastructure, and private sector personnel who have the responsibility for directing and developing policy within their organization.
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to explain the basic concepts involved in cyber threats and attacks.
Participants will be able to describe how their jurisdiction/organization is at risk for a cyber attack and understand the impacts an incident could produce.
Participants will be able to formulate strategic actions the jurisdiction/organization can implement to better protect against, respond to, and recover from a cyber incident.
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AWR-384-W Cyber Identity and Authentication
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This is a fundamental course to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand identity management, access control, and authentication standards and practices. This course also provides a broad base of knowledge connecting the underlying concepts of digital identity to how users, devices, and services are authorized to access digital resources and services, and how access control mechanisms are designed and implemented.
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AWR-385-W Mobile Device Security and Privacy
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This course is designed to assist individuals better understand security and privacy issues associated with mobile devices and infrastructure; including benefits and challenges of designing, implementing, and maintaining Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Programs. Using scenarios, thought challenges and exercises as a framework, students will learn about: (a) the purpose of Enterprise Mobile Management platforms; (b) elements that make mobile networks and operating systems different; (c) mobile malware classifications and detection strategies; and (d) mobile architecture data leakage detection and prevention strategies.
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AWR-386-W Establishing Collaborative Case Management Services
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This web-based training will provide an overview on how communities can establish collaborative case management services. The course will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for disaster planning. The curriculum will summarize the importance of partnerships in pre-disaster planning which will include each partner¿s role in the process, provide checklist based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and provide best practices for enhancing collaborative case management services.
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AWR-387-W Executing Strategies to Rapidly Rehabilitate Damaged Housing
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This web-based training will provide an overview how communities can execute strategies to rapidly rehabilitate damaged housing. The course will introduce the program objectives and eligible activities of the MLR program. The course will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for disaster planning. The program will also review how the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program can be used to increase resiliency and reduce the housing impact after a disaster. The curriculum will increase the learner¿s knowledge of Federal housing rehabilitation programs. Curriculum will include a summary of important partners and their roles and responsibilities.
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AWR-388-W Cyber Awareness for Municipal, Police, Fire and EMS IT Personnel
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This 2 hour, web-based course will cover the basics of cyber awareness for Municipal, Police, Fire and EMS Information Technology personnel. Participants will have an increased knowledge of threats specific to their jurisdiction and an understanding of the processes and procedures needed to develop a cyber-awareness program. This non-technical course will focus on the steps involved in being aware of cyber threats and effectively communicating the processes and procedures to protect users against common cyber threats. The participants will apply this knowledge to developing processes and procedures to integrate cyber awareness into routine operations.
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AWR-389 Lifelines, Logistics, and Supply Chain Awareness Workshop
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In times of disaster, even a previously well-functioning supply chain can and does experience significant disruptions that impede or suspend Community Lifelines and essential resources. These supply chain disruptions prompt acute survival challenges that require cooperation between public and private community stakeholders. The purpose of this training is to enhance the capabilities of emergency planners at every level by providing them with an awareness of Community Lifelines, supply management logistics, and the importance of reestablishing Lifelines during disruptions of supply chain. This course is a one-day (seven-hour) workshop; the participant will apply knowledge acquired in the four micro lessons in an interactive, instructor-facilitated workshop focused on planning and exercise for Community Lifelines. Course outline:Community Lifeline and Supply Chain Concepts ReviewPlanning and Supply Chain Resource Management Network StrategiesTrain and Test Food, Water, Shelter PlanCourse Summary and Administration
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AWR-389-W Cyber Incident Response for Municipal, Police, Fire and EMS IT Personnel
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This 2 hour, web-based course is designed to introduce the basics of the incident response processes specific to the Information Technology personnel in Municipal, Police, Fire or EMS departments. Participants will have an increased knowledge of cyber incidents specific to their jurisdiction and an understanding of the processes and procedures needed to develop an incident response plan. This course will focus on the steps involved in being aware of common cyber incidents, as well as steps to developing a response plan. The participants will apply this knowledge by developing a response plan specific to their jurisdiction. Participants will gain an understanding and the knowledge needed to start developing and integrating cyber awareness programs in their specific jurisdictions.
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AWR-390-W Impr Indiv and Hshld Fin Lit and Mgmt Support Post-Disaster Eco Recovery
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This course will provide the learner with an overview of the ways disaster can impact an individual and household's finances and economic recovery. The learner will review case studies of recent disasters where an individual and household's finances were impacted and analyze the lessons learned from these events. An overview of emergency planning will also be provided. The course will present best practices in pre-disaster financial planning to include identifying and engaging essential partners. Finally, an overview of available resources, toolkits, and checklists will be presented.
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AWR-391-W Impr Bus Fin Lit and Mgmt Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery
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This course will provide the learner with an overview of the ways disaster can impact a business/finances and economic recovery. The learner will review case studies of recent disasters where a business/finances were impacted and analyze the lessons learned from these events. An overview of emergency planning will also be provided. The course will present best practices in pre-disaster financial planning to include identifying and engaging essential partners. Finally, an overview of available resources, toolkits, and checklists will be presented.
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AWR-392-W Lifelines, Logistics, and Supply Chain Awareness
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In times of disaster, even a previously well-functioning supply chain can and does experience significant disruptions that impede or suspend Community Lifelines and essential resources.¿These supply chain disruptions prompt acute survival challenges that require cooperation between public and private community stakeholders. The purpose of this training is to enhance the capabilities of emergency planners at every level by providing them with an awareness of Community Lifelines, supply management logistics, and the importance of reestablishing Lifelines during disruptions of supply chain. The course is presented in asynchronous, self-paced, web-based learning and covers: Community LifelinesSupply Chains and LogisticsLifeline, Logistics, and the Whole Community ApproachSimulation Exercise & Comprehensive Evaluation
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AWR-393-W COVID-19 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Awareness
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Course Description: This awareness-level course will prepare participants to recognize everyday and opportunistic threats occurring in the COVID-19 response environment. Participants will receive an overview of response activities they can take to increase their situational awareness and ability to respond to threats outside of the COVID-19 threat.
The course is a self-directed, online tutorial developed by the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT).
Course Objectives
Course Objectives: By the end of the course, participants will be able to
· Recognize the new normal preoperational indicators in a COVID-19 world,
· Use active observation skills and situational awareness to improve site protection,
· Heighten awareness to detect potential threats,
· Recognize the importance of body language and alternative identifying features to identify criminal activity during a time in which wearing masks is normal
· Engage with local communities to combat the spread of disinformation, increase awareness, and maintain public health and safety.
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AWR-395-W Cybersecurity in the Workplace
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The Internet (the world's largest network) allows us to accomplish tasks more conveniently and efficiently at home, work, and on the road. However, there are security risks with networks, and users must be aware and remain vigilant about these risks at the workplace. This course will introduce participants to the basics of cybersecurity and their role in defending their workplaces against cyber attacks. This awareness level course is designed to introduce non-IT participants the fundamentals of cybersecurity in the workplace.
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AWR-396-W Network Security for Homes and Small Businesses
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The Internet (the world's largest network) allows us to accomplish tasks more conveniently and efficiently at home, work, and on the road! However, there are security risks with networks, and users must be aware and remain vigilant about these risks and how to secure their home or small business network. This course introduces students to the basics of networks for homes and small businesses and provides them with best practices to secure their networks in order to protect their personal information as well as other (friends, family, customers, vendors, etc.) information that may flow through their network.
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AWR-397-W Cybersecurity for Everyone
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The purpose of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of cybersecurity risk and best practices for protecting themselves and their devices from cyber attacks. This course will introduce you to the basics of protecting your computer and the data it stores as well as protecting yourself when you are online, on social media, and while using your mobile or smart devices. This awareness level course is intended for anyone who desires to learn more about cybersecurity concerns when using everyday devices.
Course Objectives
Explain basic concepts for protecting computers and data.
Explain basic concepts for protecting personal identities while online.
Explain the concept of social engineering and how to prevent becoming a victim.
Describe the risks of email.
Describe the risks of social media and how to protect yourself when using it.
Identify mobile security risks.
Recognize the risks associated with the Internet of Things devices.
Recognize the risks associated with common gaming consoles.
Identify and secure all connected devices on your home network.
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AWR-398-W Introduction to Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations
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This 1.5 hour, web-based course is designed to introduce the basics of the cyber-security information sharing processes. Participants will have an increased knowledge of cyber-security information sharing and an understanding of the steps taken to join or establish an ISAO/ISAC.This course is intended to introduce elected officials at multiple levels (State, Local, Tribal, Territorial) as well as senior management and decision makers (including for commercial entities) to the value proposition of the sharing of cyber security information. The course will aid in the decision on the next steps to take to accomplish the level of cyber security information sharing decided, which may include joining or establishing an ISAO/ISAC.
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AWR-399-W Detecting and Responding to a Cyber Attack
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This course is designed to introduce computer users to the fundamentals of detecting and responding to cyber-attacks. As computers and mobile devices become a part of most people's everyday lives, the challenges of protecting computers and mobile devices and the data on them increase. Part of protecting computers and mobile devices is understanding how to recognize when they are compromised, the steps to take to respond to compromised computers and devices, and how to recover once they have been rid of any infection. This course will introduce students to various types of cyber attacks and how to detect and respond to them in order to protect the data stored on them.
Course Objectives
Explain malware, and how to detect and respond to it to protect computers
Explain social engineering and how to respond to social engineering attacks
Identify how to detect and respond to cyber attacks on their mobile devices
Explain how to detect and respond to physical security threats that lead to cyber attacks
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AWR-400-W Radiological Dispersal Device Responce Guid/Planning for the 1st 100 Min
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The purpose of the AWR-400-W, Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance; Planning for the First 100 Minutes will provide the student with a detailed overview of the five missions, (Recognize, Inform, Initiate, Measure and Map, and Evacuate and Monitor), and associated response tactics that make up the guidance. State, Local, Territorial and Tribal (SLTT) responders as well as members of the whole community will learn the required actions and protective measures required to mount a successful response to an RDD.
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AWR-401-W THIRA and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (Online)
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This course will prepare participants to conduct a community Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (THIRA/SPR). Participants will identify threats and hazards of community concern, give those threats and hazards context, establish capability targets, and determine how to apply the THIRA/SPR results. By using the THIRA/SPR process, stakeholders will develop a strategy to allocate resources and establish mitigation and preparedness activities. THIRA/SPR-informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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AWR-402-W Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT)
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The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the history, definitions, and components that make up IoT. The course addresses the different applications of IoT as well as applicable laws and policies, technologies, emerging threats, best practices, security, and a variety of existing and developing technologies.
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AWR-403-W Examining Advanced Persistent Threats
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This new online course provides an overview of similarities and differences between traditional systems attacks and APT attacks. At the end of this course, participants should possess a fundamentals understanding of complex attack paths and countermeasures for various advanced persistent threats (APTs). We will cover: (a) characteristics of APTs;(b) phases of APTs; (c) common APT attack techniques and tools; and (d) common APT defense techniques and tools. This course is suitable for Business and Administrative personnel that oversee IT personnel working in NCISS locations like water treatment, electrical power distribution, gas, and telecommunications systems. Managers, Supervisors and Administrators personnel will be able to identify complex attack paths and countermeasures for various advanced persistent threats (APTs).
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AWR-406 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Development, Mobile
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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Development (UASPD), Mobile course provides emergency first responders with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and sustain a drone operations program: This information includes determining whether an agency should conduct operations under the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Rule, 14 CFR Part 107 (Part 107), as a Public Aircraft Operation (POA), or as a combination of both Part 107 and POA operations. Additionally, the course presents information on sUAS equipment requirements, the development of Standard Operating Procedures, and program requirements/waiver processes for sUAS operations under Part 107 and as a POA. This valuable knowledge will enable emergency first responders to implement an effective sUAS program within their jurisdiction and sustain their program over the long term.The UASPD Mobile course is available as an in-person or virtual-training format course. The course is hosted at any qualifying emergency personnel agency or organization in the US by New Mexico Tech (NMT) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) instructors.
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AWR-407 Drone Assessment and Response Tactics
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The Drone Assessment and Response Tactics (DART), Mobile course is available as an in-person or virtual-training format course. The course is hosted at any qualifying emergency personnel agency or organization in the US by New Mexico Tech (NMT) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) instructors.The DART, Mobile course provides emergency personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to detect, identify, track, assess, respond, and report Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activity. Participants are presented with information on the current UAS criminal and terrorist threat, analog and electronic UAS detection techniques, and response tactics to address this threat.
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AWR-407-C Drone Assessment and Response Tactics, Customized
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The Drone Assessment and Response Tactics (DART), Customized course is available as an in-person or virtual training conference-format course. The course is hosted by New Mexico Tech (NMT) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC).The DART, Customized course presents emergency personnel with the methodology used to detect, identify, track, assess, respond, and report Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activity. Participants are presented with information on the current UAS criminal and terrorist threat, analog and electronic UAS detection techniques and response tactics to address these threats.
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AWR-409 Detecting Domestic and Homegrown Violent Extremism - Detecting Domestic and Homegrown Violent Extremism
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Detecting Domestic and Homegrown Violent Extremism is an awareness-level course that explores violent extremism in the United States. By the end of the course, participants will be able to distinguish indicators of extremist violence from activities that are legally protected, while maintaining community and responder safety. This course describes the radicalization and recruitment process and the tactics that extremists use to carry out their missions. Participants will consider their own jurisdiction¿s baseline activity and how activity outside of baseline patterns could indicate extremist activity. Criminal predicate exists when there are facts to support a reasonable possibility that an individual or organization is involved in a definable criminal activity. Some indicators of extremism could be constitutionally protected, including speech, expression, and actions. Responders must be aware of and actively seek to protect these rights while protecting themselves and the communities they serve. Participants will explore several approaches to responder safety: tactics, coordination across response disciplines, online security, and resources to support mental health. Communication across response agencies strengthens prevention and response efforts. Additionally, communication and outreach between responders and the communities they serve builds trust that can help law enforcement gather information that could prevent attacks and make communities less susceptible to extremist attacks.
Course Objectives
describe their current understanding of extremist violence
define extremism and the differences between DVE and HVE
describe the baseline of extremist behaviors and characteristics of extremist behavior within their jurisdiction
describe methods of recruitment, radicalization, and legal safeguards that protect civil rights and privacy
describe extremist threats to first responders and personal safety strategies
describe strategies to build interagency and community partnerships to counter extremist threats
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AWR-421 Demystifying Cyber Attacks - Demystifying Cyber Attacks
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This course will demystify common cyber-attacks for non-technical personnel through discussion, pre-recorded attacks, and live example attacks. Participants will learn how common cyber-attacks can be disrupted at different points of the cyber kill chain using various mitigation and response strategies. Tools commonly used by threat actors and cyber defenders will be used to assist non-IT personnel to better understand how they can be part of the solution.
Course Objectives
Distinguish between various types of cyber threats
Describe threat actor behaviors and attack vectors in network systems and IoT devices
Implement cyber hygiene to better protect their organizations
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AWR-900 Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management
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The course provides the knowledge and skill required to develop, implement, maintain, and administer an emergency management program and associated plans for a healthcare facility. The course provides an overview of relevant standards, regulations and organizations; considerations for integrating with relevant agencies and stakeholders; a review of the Incident Command System; knowledge and practical skill in the conduct of a threat and hazard analysis; process and procedures for the development of emergency operations and associated plans, policies, and procedures; healthcare facility surge operations requirements and considerations; training and exercise requirements to ensure preparedness; and healthcare facility recovery following a disaster or emergency.
Course Objectives
Describe regulations and standards relevant to healthcare facility emergency management and planning
Describe how healthcare facilities integrate with relevant stakeholders
Explain the Incident Command System as it relates to a healthcare facility
Conduct a threat and hazard analysis for a healthcare facility
Develop an emergency operation plan for a healthcare facility
Develop plans, policies, and procedures that support the emergency operation plan
Describe the requirements and considerations for healthcare facility surge operations
Develop a training and exercise plan to ensure preparedness for a disaster or emergency
Describe the requirements and considerations for recovering a healthcare facility from response to or effect from a disaster or emergency
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AWR-901-1 Hospital Emergency Response Training: Basic Train the Trainer
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This course provides knowledge and validation of skill required to successfully plan, coordinate, conduct, and administer the AWR-901-2 Hospital Emergency Response Training - Basic (HERT-B) course. The course reviews HERT-B learning objectives, instructional strategies, subject matter, and key teaching points for each module and activity. The course requires the successful completion of a performance examination to validate the trainer candidate's skill in presenting an instructional module. The course also reviews key CDP's instructional policies and introduces handouts outlining additional policies and information for using CDP instructional materials.
Course Objectives
Plan, coordinate, conduct, and administer the HERT-B course in accordance with the HERT-B plan of instruction and associated instructional materials
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AWR-901-2 Hospital Emergency Response Training: Basic Course
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This course provides healthcare facility personnel with knowledge in the performance of decontamination operations for mass trauma patients exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards. The course reviews healthcare facility patient decontamination operation requirements set up and operation of a healthcare facility patient decontamination capability, requirements for operating in personal protective equipment, and the procedures for patient triage and lifesaving interventions.
Course Objectives
Describe the requirements and procedures for performing healthcare facility patient decontamination
Describe the procedures for setting up a healthcare facility patient decontamination capability
Describe the requirements and procedures for operating in personal protective equipment
Describe the procedures for performing ambulatory patient decontamination procedures
Describe the procedures for performing non-ambulatory patient decontamination procedures
Describe the procedures for performing triage and life-saving interventions
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AWR-903-W Bomb Threat Preparedness and Response
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The course uses interactive exercises and case histories of what actually happened during bombing incidents to familiarize participants with the steps necessary to prepare for and respond to a bomb threat.
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AWR-921-W Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Employee Training
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The course teaches participants how to recognize suspicious purchasing behaviors in a retail setting that might indicate Bomb-Making activity and what to do when a suspicious incident occurs.
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AWR-922-W Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response: Awareness
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The course provides environmental health responders with knowledge required to address environmental health issues brought about by a disaster or emergency. These issues include potable water, food safety, wastewater management, building assessment, vector control and management, solid waste management, and the safety and monitoring of mass care facilities.
Course Objectives
Define the roles and responsibilities of environmental health professionals in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and emergencies
Recognize key emergency preparedness initiatives and activities at the Federal state, local, tribal, and territorial levels
Identify safety and health steps taken by environmental health responders prior to and during field deployment
Describe the role of environmental health in protecting potable water supplies and ensuring safe drinking water during disasters and emergencies
Describe the role of environmental health in ensuring food safety during disasters and emergencies
Describe the role of environmental health in addressing wastewater issues during disasters and emergencies
Describe the role of environmental health in conducting building assessments during disasters and emergencies
Describe challenges, effective strategies, and procedures for controlling and managing vectors and pests during disasters and emergencies
Describe the role of environmental health in addressing solid waste and debris issues during disasters and emergencies
Describe the role of environmental health in establishing, monitoring, and ensuring safety and health in mass-care facilities during disasters and emergencies
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BCO Building Code Overview
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Building codes are regulations governing design, construction, alteration, and maintenance of structures. They are the foundation for community resilience. This training provides an overview of the building code pertaining to earthquake effects on buildings and underline the importance of code adoption and enforcement. This training also highlights why this information is important to emergency managers, decision makers, and the general public. The webinar is a condensed version of the in-person training.
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CERT-Community Emergency Response Team
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This covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not available. With training and practice, and by working as a team, you will be able to protect yourself and maximize your capability to help the greatest number of people after a disaster. There are 9 core units to CERT basic training.
Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness
Unit 2: CERT Organization
Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations - Part 1
Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations - Part 2
Unit 5: Disaster Psychology
Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls
Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations
Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT
Unit 9: Course Review, Final Exam and Disaster Simulation
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FEMA 154 and ATC-20-1 Field Manual, Second Edition
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The FEMA 154 course, described above, may be combined with ATC-20 training, in which students learn how to evaluate the safety of buildings following earthquakes. ATC-20 trainees learn to perform seismic inspections and safety evaluations of buildings and post appropriate safety-status placards. These evaluations and placards can be used in planning and executing evacuation, re-entry and rebuilding strategies.
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FEMA 154 Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards and ROVER
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The FEMA 154 Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards course is combined with the Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER) course. ROVER is open-source software that automates the paper-based screening procedures taught in the FEMA 154 course. Building-specific data are entered into ROVER in the field via smartphones and GPS devices and are aggregated in a PC-based data server. ROVER includes many productivity-enhancing features, such as automated geolocation, integrated digital photography and sketching capabilities and automated retrieval of site-specific soil and hazard data from U.S. Geological Survey maps.
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FEMA 232 Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake
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The free, web-based training presents seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family light-frame residential structures, including information that supplements the 2024 edition of the International Residential Code. This training presents prescriptive building detail plans based on state-of-the-art earthquake-resistant designs for use by homebuilders and others in the construction of non-engineered residential structures. Instruction includes a discussion of the results of recent loss investigations as well as current research to identify above-code measures for improved earthquake performance and their associated costs. A typical modern house is used to illustrate the application and benefits of above-code measures.
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FEMA 395 Earthquake Safety and Mitigation for Schools
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This is a webinar for school officials, teachers, facility managers and other stakeholders interested in reducing earthquake risks in local schools. Attendees learn how to assess and analyze seismic risks; how to develop actionable plans for reducing and managing these risks; how to secure nonstructural elements of school facilities and how to use “incremental seismic rehabilitation” as an affordable approach for protecting existing buildings and ensuring occupant safety.
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FEMA E-74 Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
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This training describes the sources of nonstructural earthquake damage and effective methods of reducing such damage. Nonstructural components of buildings include all elements that are not part of the structural system; that is, the architectural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, as well as furniture, fixtures, equipment and other contents.
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FEMA P-1000 Safer Stronger Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety
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This training provides guidance on school operations (i.e., what to do before, during, and after an event) and on the physical protection of school facilities (i.e., what can be done to the structure and facility to improve safety). The training also includes some discussion of the FEMA P-1000 supplements, which provide guidance specific to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis.
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FEMA P-1024 in the 2014 South Napa Earthquake and FEMA SNE Recovery Advisories
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This training gives an overview of the FEMA P-1024, Performance of Buildings and Nonstructural Components in the 2014 South Napa Earthquake, report that assesses and documents the performance of a population of buildings impacted by the South Napa earthquake and provides a series of recommendations to improve mitigation. The training also includes an overview of the accompanying FEMA South Napa Earthquake Advisories: (1) FEMA P-1024-RA1, South Napa Earthquake Recovery Advisory: Repair of Earthquake-Damaged Masonry Fireplace Chimneys, which recommends best practices for the reconstruction of earthquake-damaged masonry chimneys in one- and two-family dwellings to minimize risk of damage in future earthquakes; and (2) FEMA P-1024-RA2, South Napa Earthquake Recovery Advisory: Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood-Frame Dwellings, which addresses the earthquake strengthening of cripple walls and foundation anchorage in one- and two-family dwellings supported by elevated concrete foundation systems and cripple walls not taller than approximately seven feet.
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FEMA P-1100 Vulnerability-based Seismic Assess. & Retrofit of 1- &2-Family Dwellings
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This free, web-based training provides a methodology to identify and retrofit specific vulnerabilities in wood light-frame dwellings. Wood light-frame residential buildings represent the most common type of dwelling in the United States. Although this type of construction in one- and two-family configurations has generally provided good performance in past earthquakes, there are well-known vulnerabilities that have led to large numbers of homes being rendered uninhabitable or even unrepairable following an earthquake. Improved seismic design and seismic retrofitting of these structures will increase the probability that homes are available to provide shelter immediately following moderate to large seismic events.
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FEMA P-154 Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards
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In this training, participants learn how to identify potentially hazardous buildings before earthquakes occur. The training covers methods and processes that enable personnel to rapidly screen buildings for their expected safety and usability during and after earthquakes. Local officials can use these data to plan and prioritize further engineering and vulnerability analysis, emergency-response needs, and mitigation projects.
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FEMA P-2055 Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance
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This training provides an overview of existing procedures for post-disaster building safety evaluations and issues related to structural safety and habitability. Guidance is also presented on planning, managing, and implementing safety evaluation programs before and after a disaster incident.
In late 2018, Congress directed FEMA to develop and publish guidance, including best practices, for the post-disaster safety assessment of buildings by licensed architects and engineers to ensure that design professionals properly analyze the structural integrity and livability of buildings and structures following disasters.
The final report, FEMA P-2055, covers the current state of practice, including recommendations related to structural safety and habitability. This report serves as a comprehensive review of all facets of post-disaster safety evaluations, covering deployment management, secondary hazard events, requirements for the health of occupants, and discussions on interim post-disaster use of buildings.
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FEMA P-50 Simplified Seismic Assessments and P-50-1 Seismic Retrofit
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FEMA P-50, Simplified Seismic Assessment of Detached, Single- Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings, provides instruction on inspection procedures and use of a four-page Simplified Seismic Assessment Form to evaluate detached single-family wood-frame dwellings and to assign to each a seismic performance grade. The procedure takes into consideration the potential for damage or collapse in a manner that is consistent and useful to owners, purchasers, insurers, lenders, contractors, design professionals, and regulatory officials.
FEMA P-50-1, Seismic Retrofit Guidelines for Single-Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings, provides specific guidance for retrofitting a dwelling’s seismic deficiencies, as identified using the FEMA P-50 procedure.
Materials: The FEMA P-50/50-1 documents are available as free PDFs at the following links: FEMA P-50, FEMA P-50-1. For in-person trainings only, printed copies of the reports are provided to each participant
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FEMA P-749 Earthquake-Resistant Design Concepts: Intro to NEHRP
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This course encourages design and construction practices that address earthquake hazard and minimize the resulting risk to life and property. Understanding the basis for the seismic regulations in the nation’s building codes and standards is important to those outside the earthquake science and engineering community, including elected officials, decision makers in the insurance and financial communities, individual building or business owners, and other concerned citizens. The intent of this training is to provide interested individuals with an easily understandable explanation of the intent and requirements of seismic design in general and the NEHRP Provisions in particular.
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FEMA P-767 Earthquake Mitigation for Hospitals
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Students are introduced to earthquake hazards in health care settings and learn about methods that can be used to analyze and reduce risks of damage in hospitals and other medical buildings. Such facilities have unique nonstructural components, including equipment and infrastructure systems, that can become sources of injury or damage even during smaller earthquakes. By implementing sound, cost-effective mitigation measures, health care facilities can reduce or eliminate seismic risks and ensure that, in the event of an earthquake, they can remain in operation to serve their communities.
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FEMA P-909 Train-the-Trainer: Home and Business Earthquake Safety and Mitigation
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This new training program on structural and non-structural earthquake mitigation has three components: a Train-the-Trainer course, a Home and Business Earthquake Safety and Mitigation course and a Hands-On Interactive Mitigation Demonstration. The goal of the training is to create a cadre of trainers with the ability to provide basic knowledge on earthquakes; along with simple steps toward safety and mitigation in their homes and businesses. Audiences include government at all levels, emergency managers, first responders, businesses, volunteer community groups and all others interested in leading an earthquake safety presentation.
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G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance
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This course provides training for local communities to prepare for and manage the Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) functions effectively. The goal is to prepare community agencies, organizations, and businesses to work together in coordination with Emergency Management and traditional MC providers to plan and provide MC/EA services to those affected by disaster.Selection Criteria: This course is intended for MC coordinators, management staff, non-governmental organization leaders, private sector, and other emergency management staff that are a part of the team and have a responsibility for effective MC/EA preparedness and response.There are several options for the composition of a class. One is the State MC Coordinator and his/her team; a local MC Coordinator and his/her team; or a State MC Coordinator and local MC Coordinators from the state.
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G0141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills
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This 3-day course addresses the practicalities of conducting successful interactions, managing the classroom experience, and making presentations. It covers the basics of adult learning and of training evaluation for those wanting more experience in this area. Participants have several opportunities to practice presentation and instructional skills, first as spokespersons for small groups, then during short duo presentations, 3-minute individual presentations, and, finally, 20-minute individual presentations, using material related to their own programs or functions. Detailed feedback is provided. A large number of job aids are provided to help in the application of training skills. To prepare for the 20-minute presentation, participants should come to class with materials from a pre-existing course that is related to their work. Selection Criteria: Federal, State Tribal and local staff designated to train in various EM subject areas. Also, subject matter experts who have the responsibility to deliver training.
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G0142 Situational Awareness
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The E/L/G 0142 Situational Awareness course is designed to build skills, knowledge and capabilities necessary for individuals, teams and organizations involved in emergency preparedness, response and recovery to provide situational awareness that enhances critical decision making at all levels.
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G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
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The goal of this professional development course, E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface, is to enable the students to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command/Unified Command and the Emergency Operations Center by applying National Incident Management System principles. Selection Criteria: The intended audience(s) are federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, private industry, volunteer and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who are active in a community,s ICS and EOC activities. This course works best when delivered to combined audience of ICS and EOC personnel. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an Incident Command Post staff or an EOC Staff.
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G0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts
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This course provides a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following four topics in detail:Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities (1 day)National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Rules and Regulations in Depth (1 day)Letter of Map Change¿Procedures for Applying and Floodplain Management Implications (1 day)Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (1 day)Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course. G courses do not receive IACET CEUs.Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM) or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal, State, local, Territorial and Tribal officials will take precedence.ACE: Level: Lower Division/AssociateACE: Credit Hours: 2
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G0194.2 National Flood Insurance Program Rules and Regulations in Depth
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This course is designed to review Section 60.3 of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and other rules and regulations that impact floodplain management. Participants will be led through discussions and interactive exercises that explore the details of the interpretations of the various regulations. Topics covered include: floodway and encroachment requirements; new residential building requirements; development in approximate A Zones; accessory and agricultural buildings; anchoring fuel storage tanks; regulating recreational vehicles; environmental and historical regulations; and typical compliance problems. Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0194.3 Letters of Map Change
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the Letter of Map Change (LOMC) process and forms and actions necessary to get LOMC reviewed and approved or denied. Letters of Map Amendment, Letters of Map Amendment based on Fill, Letters of Map Revision, Conditional Letters of Map Revision, and other topics will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0194.4 Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the issues surrounding getting teams started for work in the post-disaster environment.Topics include: Identifying partners and resources; creating post-disaster standard operating procedures (SOPs); introduction to post-disaster SOPs; introduction to post-disaster operations; initial sweeps and public information; detailed substantial damage inspections; substantial damage declarations and posting; permitting documentation; and compliance and funding sources.Selection Criteria: This course has in-depth discussion of the topics and exercises to help floodplain managers prepare for post-disaster activities and is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, Territorial and Local Officials
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This course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from a major debris-generating event with emphasis on state, local, and tribal responsibilities. Developed from a pre-disaster planning perspective, the course includes debris staff organizations; compliance with laws and regulations; contracting procedures; debris management site selection; volume-reduction methods; recycling; special debris situations; and supplementary assistance.
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G0205 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role
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This course is the condensed version of the 4-day E0210 resident course. This course covers foundational concepts in disaster recovery and the latest guidance on recovery planning. Participants will either assess their own recovery plan or a sample against this national planning guidance. Following that, participants will discuss how a disaster recovery effort can be organized, managed, and led along with the types of challenges faced by recovery managers. Scenario activities throughout the course give participants the opportunity to target information strategies, and address local capabilities and challenges. They will also analyze lessons learned from Joplin, Missouri. While this is normally a 2.5 day course, in time of disaster, it can be shortened for immediate need in training the basics of recovery based on local need and covers the roles and responsibilities of local recovery team members.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for local elected officials (mayor, city/county council member), tribal leaders, city/county manager/staff, city/county planners/staff, regional planning commissions, economic development districts, finance director/assessor, emergency manager/staff, public works director/staff, building inspector/staff, floodplain manager/staff, health care administrator or planner, public information officer, housing director or planner/staff, voluntary agency coordinator or unmet needs committee coordinator, business organization representative, administrative director/manager, state recovery staff and partners (so they can be tuned into recovery at the local level)
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G0235 Emergency Planning
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This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop the capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives, protect property and the enviornment threatened by disaster.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system.
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G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources
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This 3- to 4-hour course will provide state and local elected officials, emergency managers, and other public officials with an understanding of how these volunteer communication groups can help in supplementing telecommunication and warning systems.Selection Criteria: State and local elected officials, emergency managers, and other public officials; amateur radio operators.
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G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training
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This 45-minute module provides training for volunteers, emergency management, and emergency responder personnel on flood response techniques using sandbags and other materials. This course may be used to train key personnel prior to a flood emergency on the basic procedures and methods used to construct a sandbag levee or may be used to train an expedient citizen work force for flood control operations.Selection Criteria: The primary audience for the course will include volunteers, emergency management personnel, and emergency responder personnel who are preparing to participate in a flood response effort.
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G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness
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This course provides training for local and state emergency managers who respond to hazardous weather events, while promoting partnership and coordination between the National Weather Service (NWS) and emergency managers. The goal of this course is to enhance emergency managers’ ability to recognize potentially hazardous weather and flooding situations so they are equipped to plan appropriately and to coordinate effective responses.Selection Criteria: The audience for the course will encompass primarily the following professional groups:Local emergency managers (i.e., county, city, parish, or other jurisdiction)State emergency management personnelVoluntary agency representativesPrivate sector emergency managers
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G0272 Warning Coordination
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This course is the latest in the hazardous weather series of courses produced in partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS). Every year, the United States experiences more severe weather than any other country in the world. In order to reduce deaths, injuries, and property losses, emergency managers must work closely with the NWS and the news media to provide effective warnings that can be received and understood by people at risk. This course is intended to help facilitate that process. Course topics include: The Social Dimensions of Warning Response; Developing Effective Warning Messages; Developing an Effective Community Warning Process; and Working with the News Media to Create a Weather Warning Partnership. In addition to lecture and discussion, the course includes case studies, exercises, and an opportunity for interaction with representatives of the local news media.
Course Objectives
Predict how people in the community may respond to different types of warnings based on certain social factors.
Develop a hazardous weather warning message based on a specific event and the threat it poses to the community.
Explain the interlocking sets of activities that work together to form an effective community warning system.
Propose improvements to a community’s warning system based on identified breakdowns in coordination and communication.
Develop warning messages for a given scenario that are targeted for delivery by a particular media type.
Develop a warning coordination and communication strategy for a given scenario.
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G0277 Residential Coastal Construction
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This course is designed to train participants to effectively use FEMA P-55, Coastal Construction Manual (Fourth Edition). The course and publication provide a comprehensive approach to planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining homes in the coastal environment. The course contains in-depth descriptions of design, construction, and maintenance practices that, when followed, will increase the durability of residential buildings in the harsh coastal environment and reduce economic losses associated with coastal natural disasters. Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
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G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
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This course provides engineering and economic guidance to architects, engineers, and local code enforcement officials in retrofitting existing 1- to 4-family residential structures situated in flood-prone areas. The retrofitting measures presented are creative, practical, compliant with applicable floodplain regulations, and satisfactory to most homeowners. Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
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G0282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II
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This advanced floodplain management course is a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following four topics in detail: Placement of Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain (1 day).National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles for the Floodplain Manager (1 day).Higher Standards in Floodplain Management (1 day).Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain Manager (1 day).Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course. Selection Criteria: Certified floodplain managers or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal, state, local, and tribal officials will take precedence.
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G0282.1 Higher Standards in Floodplain Management
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the concept of higher standards and implementation of higher standards specifically related to freeboard, critical facilities, detailed base flood elevation determinations in approximate A zone areas, subdivision requirements, prohibition of fill, and enclosure limitations. The No-Adverse Impact concept is examined. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0282.2 Manufactured Homes and the National Flood Insurance Program
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the requirements for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The 2008 changes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules related to manufactured home installation and inspection are discussed in detail. The analysis of the site review process, foundation design, installation concerns, and enforcement of NFIP regulations and HUD regulations, and consideration of recreational vehicles in the floodplain are also discussed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0282.3 National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the flood insurance aspects of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The basics of flood insurance backed by the NFIP, including NFIP coverage, rating, NFIP policy information, rate and rule changes, and opportunities for flood insurance outreach, will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0282.4 Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the hydrology and hydraulics aspects of the Flood Insurance Studies (FISs) prepared under the National Flood Insurance Program. The basics of both hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) are discussed as well as the fundamentals of the FIS and Flood Insurance Rate Map. The flood profiles, regulatory floodways, special considerations in the mapping process, and FIS interpretation are also discussed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III
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This advanced floodplain management course is a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following five topics in detail: Floodway Standards (1 day)Disconnects between National Flood Insurance Program Regulations and Insurance (1 day)Common Noncompliance Issues (½ day)Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) (½ day)Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage (1 day)Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than the basic course. Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and activities will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in the particular topic areas. This course is activity-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout the course. Selection Criteria: Certified floodplain managers or community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain management experience. Federal, state, local, and tribal officials will take precedence.
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G0284.1 Floodway Standards
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with floodway concept and purpose, higher floodway standards, regulatory requirements, methods to comply with no-rise certification requirements, and map change options for floodway modifications. Other topics will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0284.2 Disconnects Between the NFIP Regulations and Insurance
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This course is designed to allow participants to identify basic rating elements and explain the difference between lowest floor and base flood.Compliance and rating of enclosures will be discussed and issues with A zones without base flood elevations will be identified. The benefits and implications of dry floodproofing and other compliance factors affecting insurance rates will be described. Resources for flood insurance outreach and updates will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0284.3 Common Noncompliance Issues
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with common floodplain management compliance issues. Administration, enforcement, and effective messaging to achieve compliance will be discussed. Ways to eliminate noncompliance and resources to resolve noncompliance issues will be identified. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0284.4 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with floodplain mapping purposes and process. The impact and cost consequences of map updates, coordination of the map process, gaining public and political support, using Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) and backup data, and other topics will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0284.5 Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with the substantial improvement and substantial damage regulations under the NFIP. Roles and responsibilities, administration and enforcement, the significance of making determination and other topics will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.Selection Criteria: This course is designed for floodplain managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain Manager credential.
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G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management
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The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise. The course content and activities may also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding the state’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and non-governmental organizations. Selection Criteria: Local emergency managers and representatives of voluntary organizations.
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G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course
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Public information consists of the processes, procedures and systems to communicate timely, accurate and accessible information to affected audiences. Armed with good information, people are empowered to make better decisions and thus contribute to the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property. Personnel tasked with gathering, verifying, coordinating and disseminating public information at the federal, state, tribal, local and territorial levels bear this considerable responsibility concurrently with other job assignments. These Public Information Officers (PIOs) must be provided with the opportunity to learn and practice the skills they will use on the job. The Basic Public Information Officer Course (G0290) is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to start applying basic concepts underlying the Public Information Officer (PIO) role. This course can provide a basic understanding of the PIO function for those new to the position.This is the second course in the Public Information Training Series. This course is delivered at the state, local, tribal and territorial governments. Other courses are conducted as resident courses at the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). The courses build on each other enhancing students’ skills further at each level. This course uses Bloom’s Taxonomy as a guide to focus the course material to augment the knowledge and comprehension for new PIOs. T his course will consider the value of communication before, during and after an incident. It will help PIOs identify critical audiences, both internal and external. Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal, state, local, tribal or territorial level of government, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors.
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G0291 JIS/C Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public Information Officers
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Public information consists of the processes, procedures, and systems to communicate timely, accurate, and accessible information to affected audiences. Armed with good information, people are better able to make good decisions and, by doing so; contribute to the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property. Personnel tasked with gathering, verifying, coordinating, and disseminating public information at the federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial levels bear this considerable responsibility concurrently with other job assignments. These Public Information Officers (PIOs) must be provided with the opportunity to learn and practice the skills they will use on the job. This course is designed for PIOs with experience in the field who will be working in a JIS/JIC. This is the third course in the Public Information Training Series. This course is delivered at the state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Other courses are conducted as resident courses at the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). The courses build on each other enhancing students’ skills further at each level. This course uses Blooms Taxonomy as a guide to focus the course material to augment the knowledge and comprehension for new PIOs.(This course is equivalent to E/L0387)This course will outline the communications needed for different incidents and define the roles of the PIO within ICS. Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial level of government, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors.
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G0300 ICS 300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
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This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in the ICS 100 and ICS 200 courses.
Course Objectives
Describe how the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.
Describe the incident/event management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the Incident Command System (ICS).
Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.
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G0318 Local Hazard Mitigation Planning
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This course provides plan developers with the information necessary to prepare and implement a local hazard mitigation plan. Selection Criteria: Local government officials, state officials, and others who are involved in the development of a local mitigation plan.
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G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course
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This 12-hour course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for their jurisdictions. It uses a community’s vulnerability analysis and evacuation plan. It also addresses evacuation behavior and recommends methods to make evacuation and re-entry more efficient. This course does not address the decision to evacuate or re-enter. Selection Criteria: The persons responsible for planning, implementing, and carrying out evacuations within a jurisdiction. This includes, but is not limited to, state and local government emergency program managers, emergency planners, and response personnel.
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G0361 Flood Fight Operations
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Course Description
This course is for emergency managers, public works officials, levee district representatives, and others responsible for planning, preparing, and managing the response to a flood. Using a combination of lectures, discussions, activities, and exercises, the course will take participants through the complete process from well before the flood to clean-up afterwards. Officials from every community at risk of flooding should take this training.
While this training emphasizes how to conduct a flood fight, it provides information to help communities decide if a flood fight is possible and worth the effort and cost. Diagrams with materials lists and equipment and labor requirements to construct various types of temporary flood protection can be used to help determine if there is enough time and resources to protect the community. If the whole community cannot be protected, then officials must decide where to concentrate their efforts to protect some areas and/or evacuate and relocate what they can. If a flood fight is undertaken, it should be done the right way or the effort will be wasted. Instructors should be experienced in flood fighting.
It is recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers be part of the instructional team to discuss the methods and techniques it will use in your region and to explain what assistance it may be able to provide.
Selection Criteria: Federal, state, local, and tribal officials responsible for planning, preparing, and managing response to floods.
Course Objectives
Summarize the basic concepts related to riverine flooding.
Analyze flood threats for a given scenario.
Determine how to coordinate with multiple agencies, groups, and organizations to plan for riverine flooding.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of expedient flood works.
Develop a flood emergency plan for a given scenario.
Summarize the considerations involved in managing a volunteer workforce.
Describe the processes, equipment, and considerations for monitoring flood works.
Explain the challenges and resources associated with the recovery process.
Evaluate the actions taken during a riverine flood event, for a given scenario.
List sources of recovery information.
List the challenges faced by a community after a flood.
Describe the role of community and social agencies during the recovery process.
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G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups
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This workshop emphasizes the valuable service that spotter groups provide to protect lives during hazardous weather and flooding. This activity is intended to promote the creation and enhancement of spotter groups across the country. It includes a wide variety of tools and approaches to help make spotter groups a key part of effective community warning systems. This workshop should be delivered jointly by emergency management and National Weather Service (NWS) staff.Selection Criteria: State and local emergency managers and NWS staff
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G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives
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This 2-hour overview of emergency planning serves as a briefing for executives of institutions of higher education (IHEs). It provides them with insights into multi-hazard emergency planning and their role in protecting lives, property, and operations. The course consists of seven modules which can be delivered independently so that executives can tailor it to fit their schedules and needs. The seven modules are: Emergency Management: What Is It? Why Do It? Executive-Level Support Developing Your Emergency Operations Plan Evaluating Your EOP Responding Using Incident Command System Emergency Operations Center Engaging Your Campus
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G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course
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This course prepares state and local response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster.This course covers incident management; mass fatalities; planning before and operations during an incident; establishing the morgue; family assistance support operations; and assistance from the Federal government. The course concludes with a tabletop exercise.Participants will learn to identify the characteristics of a mass fatality incident and identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the incident. In addition, the instructor will describe the steps required to respond to a mass fatalities incident, including catastrophic numbers of fatalities and contaminated remains, and help participants determine their jurisdiction’s preparedness for a mass fatalities event.Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is local responders who may have responsibility for the recovery, handling, identification, and return of remains following a mass fatalities incident.
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G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers
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This course is designed to enable the non-technical emergency worker to acquire skills in the use of mitigation. The course provides training in how to perform mitigation activities fundamental to reducing and eliminating long-term risk from hazards. It addresses the important roles of the emergency program manager (or other local government representative) in mitigation: motivator, coordinator, and monitor in local implementation of the National Mitigation Strategy.Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal government emergency program managers, other emergency management staff, and other local government employees responsible for mitigation. The secondary audience includes Federal emergency management personnel and employees of federal, state, and local governments who work in the emergency management field.
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G0400 ICS 400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents
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This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS 400 course.
Course Objectives
Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.
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G0402 NIMS Overview for Senior Officials (Executives, Elected, & Appointed)
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The purpose of this course is to familiarize Senior Officials (executives, elected and appointed officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) with their role in supporting incident management within the National Incident Management System (NIMS).Selection Criteria: Executives and senior officials, including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.
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G0418 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations
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The purpose of this course is to prepare Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) Coordinators and their teams to develop MC/EA plans to support and/or coordinate MC/EA disaster responses.
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G0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager
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This course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager are various. This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for: Planning and interacting with a broad range of stakeholders; Managing program resources; Sustaining the program course topics, including:- Developing local CERT program goals and a related strategic plan;- Promoting a local CERT program;- Orienting, managing, and retaining CERT members;- Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining CERT trainers;- Acquiring and managing program resources;- Delivering and managing effective training and exercises;- Developing policies and procedures for operating a local CERT program; and- Evaluating and sustaining the program. Selection Criteria: Professionals and volunteers who are designated to be or are interested in being appointed a local CERT Program Manager and those who are already in the CERT Program Manager position.
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G0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer
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This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA,s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training course. This Train-the-Trainer course focuses on preparing instructors to: Deliver CERT Basic Training. Convey the messages and intent of the CERT program (e.g., safety, teamwork, place in overall community Emergency Operations Plan).Assure that participants achieve the objectives of CERT Basic Training. Create a comfortable yet managed learning environment. Course topics include: CERT history, program purpose, and values. Materials and requirements for the CERT Basic Training course. Roles of the CERT instructor. Effective presentation of CERT Basic Training content. Effective coaching and demonstration of skills in the classroom. Practices to maximize learning. Effective evaluation of CERT training participants. Selection Criteria: Individuals who will serve as the Course Manager for the CERT Basic Training course and be CERT Basic Training course instructors.
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G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters
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This course introduces the skills and planning considerations required to manage large numbers of people who are not affiliated with an experienced relief organization, but who want to help in disasters. These helpers or “spontaneous volunteers” are generally well motivated and sincerely want to help, but if their efforts and resources are not coordinated effectively, they could be counterproductive, wasteful, and often place a strain on the disaster area. Selection Criteria: Emergency managers and voluntary organizations responsible for the management of spontaneous volunteers
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G0556 Local Damage Assessment
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This course will equip local officials with the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to be able to conduct rapid and effective needs and damage assessments in order to save lives and protect property. Selection Criteria: State and local officials who are responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during and after any event that causes damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure.
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G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment
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This course provides information and resources that will enable participants to plan an effective Damage Assessment Program and conduct rapid and effective damage assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of recovery and mitigation. Selection Criteria: Local officials who are responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during and after any event that causes damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure.
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G2302 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Leaders Skillset Course
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The purpose of this course is to provide the participants practice around the EOC Skillsets with experiences on how to activate and run an effective and efficient EOC. This will enable EOC leaders to understand the importance of multiple EOC positions and responsibilities, gathering and analyzing data, maintaining continuity of the organization, and delivering information to the appropriate agencies and individuals, as well as the confidence in making decisions to protect life and property.
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IEP of MH Improving Earthquake Performance of Manufactured Homes
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Recent earthquakes have resulted in poor performance of manufactured homes, indicating that there is much room for improvement. The purpose of this training is to: (1) provide an overview of regulations governing design and construction of manufactured homes and home installation; (2) review relevant performance issues observed in recent earthquakes; and (3) provide available guidance for improved earthquake performance of manufactured homes.
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Inland SAR Planning Course
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The five (5) day Inland SAR Planning Course is a comprehensive, "graduate-level" look at search theory and its application to land and air searches for missing persons and aircraft, focusing on wilderness, not urban, searches. The course consists of classroom lessons and practical, tabletop exercises. This course does not incorporate field training. Emphasis is on the planning necessary for effective area-type searching during an extended search using Probability of Success (POS), rather than just a few elements of POC or POD, to allocate limited resources to their best effect. In essence, what to do after the rapid (hasty) search and specialty resources have not found the search object. Additional topics include pre-plan development, legal aspects, Cospas-Sarsat System, and federal SAR roles and responsibilities. The course does not teach search tactics or technical procedures, as those are well covered from other readily available sources.
The course is directed toward SAR leaders in federal, state, and local emergency services and law enforcement, as well as Civil Air Patrol, international, and volunteer SAR agencies -- those few people who are responsible for the planning and overall conduct of inland search missions. Aiming to "find the objective fast," the course centers on tools to help SAR decision-makers determine where to search, how to divide an area between limited search resources, and how to craft the overall search effort to gain the best increases in the likelihood of success at each step. The tools are mathematically based and not for the faint of heart; they help quantify the uncertainties of the search problem to allow consistent application throughout a mission.
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IS0001 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position
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IS0003 Radiological Emergency Management
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IS0005 An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
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This Independent Study course is intended to provide a general introduction to hazardous materials that can serve as a foundation for more specific studies in the future. This course does not meet hazardous materials response requirements identified in HAZWOPER standard—29CFR1910.120(q)(6)(i). The course has five units. No prior knowledge of the subject is required or assumed.
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IS0008 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699
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This course provides the participant with the background necessary to understand the effects of Executive Order (EO) 12699, signed by President Bush in 1990. In the wake of the Loma Prieta earthquake of October 1989, this EO requires all federally owned, leased, or financed new buildings to comply with strict earthquake building design set forth in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Plan (NEHRP) Recommended Building Provisions. The NEHRP has provided a base for all national building codes for seismic design. The course is a non-technical discussion of earthquakes, building design, and the requirements of the EO. It is for local officials including mayors, city managers and commissioners, local councilpersons, building inspectors, zoning officials, building designers, and others concerned with this topic. The materials for this course can NOT be downloaded. Selection Criteria: Building officials, planners, and local government leaders
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IS0010 Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness
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This course is intended to help animal owners, care providers, and industries to understand Incident Management. Selection Criteria: Animal owners and care providers.
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IS0011 Animals in Disasters: Community Planning
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This course provides information for groups to meet and develop meaningful and effective plans that improve the care of animals, their owners, and the animal-care industries in disasters. Selection Criteria: Emergency management officials, and animal owners, care providers, and industries.
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IS0015 Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
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This 4-hour web-based course will provide public safety agency personnel with information related to pre-event planning, forming the Planning Team, event hazard analysis, and responding to incidents during special events in their community. Though relevant special events statutes/ordinances and codes must be considered by public safety agency personnel engaged in special event planning, an extensive job aid manual is included in the course and available for download on the course website. This course is a discussion-based course, focused on the development of an Emergency/Incident Action Plan. Participants are encouraged to bring a scenario they are real-world planning in their community and complete most of the required documents during the course. Selection Criteria: Emergency management planners and other emergency management officials who deal with special or planned events.
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IS0018 FEMA EEO Employee Course
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This course presents the underlying principles of equal employment opportunity and recognizes FEMA's commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all current and prospective FEMA employees.
Course Objectives
Describe how diversity benefits FEMA.
Explain FEMA's commitment to equal rights.
Recognize actions that constitute discrimination.
Identify laws that protect Federal employees.
Describe the EEO complaint process.
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IS0019 FEMA EEO Supervisor Course
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This course presents the underlying principles of equal employment opportunity and recognizes FEMA's commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all current and prospective FEMA employees.
Course Objectives
Describe how diversity benefits FEMA.
Explain FEMA's commitment to equal rights.
Recognize actions that constitute discrimination.
Identify laws that protect Federal employees.
Describe the EEO complaint process.
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IS0020 Diversity Awareness Course
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This course recognizes the benefits of diversity in our workforce and FEMA’s commitment to valuing the diversity of its employees and customers.
Course Objectives:
Define what is meant by diversity.
Describe how diversity benefits us individually and collectively.
State FEMA’s Vision of Diversity.
Describe the agency’s commitment to diversity as stated in the Diversity Action Plan.
Describe how culture influences our interactions with others.
Describe the actions you can take to optimize diversity.
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IS0021 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance
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This course provides an orientation to civil rights, including the laws that govern civil rights and strategies that will help FEMA employees protect the civil rights of those we serve.
Course Objectives
Identify the purpose of the FEMA Civil Rights program and the protections it offers.
Identify strategies to ensure the civil rights of FEMA customers.
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IS0026 Guide to Points of Distribution
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This Guide was developed to support the Points of Distribution (PODs) overview video and provide an in-depth look into the Planning, Operations, and Demobilization stages of a POD mission. The lessons detail the staffing and procedures any state will need to plan for, execute, and shut down POD operations. The Guide also includes key lessons such as safety, equipment, and resources accountability, and informs the reader about the “Adopt a POD” program being used by the State of Washington. Selection Criteria: Primarily logistics personnel, state National Guard, and other emergency management staff
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IS0027 Orientation to FEMA Logistics
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This course provides an overview of all field logistics functions and organizational relationships within logistics (roles, responsibilities, accountability). The participant will gain a baseline knowledge of the standard practices for FEMA Logistics operations from initial Presidential disaster declaration to closeout of FEMA field offices.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: All new Logistics hires and Logistics staff that work in the field offices. Also, all FEMA cadres, governmental (state, local, tribal), and private sector partners who interface with FEMA Logistics during disaster response and recovery.
Course Objectives
Explain FEMA Headquarters logistics preparations in support of the Agency’s mission.
Describe FEMA regional and field logistics preparedness, response, and recovery operations.
Describe FEMA logistics branches within the Incident Command System (ICS) structure.
Describe units within the branches and the roles and responsibilities within the units.
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IS0029 Public Information Officer Awareness
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The Public Information Officer Awareness Course (IS0029) is designed to familiarize participants with the concepts underlying the PIO role. This course can provide a basic understanding of the PIO function for those new to the position. Additionally, it can provide those in executive-level roles with the necessary knowledge of PIO roles and responsibilities during an emergency. Selection Criteria: This course is designed for new or less experienced state, local, tribal and territorial PIOs or those who have this role as a secondary function.
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IS0030 Mitigation eGrants System for the Subgrant Applicant
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This course is part of the comprehensive training program for the FEMA eGrants system. It is the first in a series of Independent Study (IS) courses for the eGrants and will address the functions in the eGrants External System used by sub-applicants.
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IS0031 Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant
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This course is part of the comprehensive training program for the FEMA eGrants system. This course is the second in the series of Independent Study (IS) courses for eGrants and will address the functions in the eGrants External System used by Applicants.
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IS0032 Mitigation eGrants Internal System
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This course is part of the comprehensive training program for the FEMA eGrants system. It is the third in a series of Independent Study (IS) courses for the eGrants and will address the functions in the eGrants Internal System used by FEMA Regional and Headquarters (HQ) staff to administer the Hazard Mitigation (HMA) grant programs.
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IS0033 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation
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IS0033 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation
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IS0033 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation
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IS0033 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation
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IS0033 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation
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IS0035 FEMA Safety Orientation
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This course is designed to help you understand your safety rights, responsibilities, and what you can do to safeguard your own well-being on the job - both in your regular workplace and during deployments.
New FEMA employees are required to successfully complete this course within 90 days of their FEMA appointment. In addition, if the FEMA employer is a Reservist, he/she must successfully complete the training one time every calendar year. Full-Time Employees will complete this course as their required training.
Course Objectives
Identify safety roles and responsibilities in the workplace.
Identify workplace hazards.
Identify ways to maximize personal safety at the regular workplace and when deployed.
Identify procedures for responding to emergencies in the workplace.
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IS0036 Preparedness for Child Care Providers
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This course covers the steps needed to help childcare sites prepare for incidents to ensure the safety of the children at their sites. Childcare providers must have plans and procedures to keep children safe from everyday hazards and to respond and recover when an emergency happens. This course provides childcare providers, of all sizes and with responsibility for children of all ages, with the knowledge and tools to analyze the hazards and threats at the site, develop a plan to address these hazards and threats, and implement processes to update and practice the emergency plan. The topics addressed in this course include: knowing your hazards, developing a plan, and testing and updating your plan. Selection Criteria: This course is designed for childcare providers of all sizes and for all ages of children, including, but not limited to, home childcare sites, childcare facilities, nursery schools, camps, scouts, sports programs, faith-based programs, and after-school programs. However, anyone with a personal or professional interest in childcare site preparedness is welcome to participate. Teachers, camp counselors, parents, volunteers, scout leaders, and coaches alike will find useful information in this course.
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IS0037 Managerial Safety and Health
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that all Federal employers who supervise or manage employees have the ability to provide a safe and healthful workplace for all FEMA personnel. This course provides the training needed to comply with OSHA regulations for supervisors and managers of FEMA staff.
Course Objectives
Identify the roles, responsibilities, and OSHA regulations required for a safe and healthy workplace.
Identify the organization that requires supervisors to ensure employees have a safe working environment.
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IS0042 Social Media in Emergency Management
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Social media is a new technology that not only allows for another channel of broadcasting messages to the public but also allows for two-way communication between emergency managers and major stakeholder groups. Increasingly, the public is turning to social media technologies to obtain up-to-date information during emergencies and to share data about the disaster in the form of geodata, text, pictures, video, or a combination of these media. Social media also can allow for greater situational awareness for emergency responders. While social media allows for many opportunities to engage in an effective conversation with stakeholders, it also holds many challenges for emergency managers. This course provides participants with best practices including tools, techniques, and a basic roadmap to build capabilities in the use of social media technologies in their own emergency management organizations (state, local, tribal) in order to further their emergency response missions. Selection Criteria: Staff working in a Joint Field Office.
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IS0045 Continuous Improvement (CI) Overview
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The course is designed to provide state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT), and other preparedness partners with an introduction to Continuous Improvement. This course provides an overview of the Continuous Improvement process, reviews frequently used data collection methods, and provides guidance for building an effective Continuous Improvement Program.
Course Objectives
Define Continuous Improvement and understand its importance.
Understand the Continuous Improvement Process and its four phases.
Describe what makes a Continuous Improvement Program effective.
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IS0055 Household Hazardous Materials
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IS0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning
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IS0060 The Homeland Security (GeoCONOPS) for Planners and Decision Makers
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The Homeland Security Geospatial Concept-of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) is a mission blueprint that supports emergency managers, incident commanders, and geospatial practitioners to identify points of collaboration, best practices, technical capabilities, and authoritative data sources to improve the effectiveness of geospatial information and tools that support incident management. The three courses are designed to provide users with information explaining the importance and relevance of the GeoCONOPS to the broader homeland security community to encourage engagement and participation in the continued enhancement and expansion of the content of the GeoCONOPS.
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IS0061 The Homeland Security Geospatial Concept-of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) In Depth
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This course has been designed to present the four basic values of the GeoCONOPS to users from several perspectives: Points-of-Collaboration Technical Capabilities Sources for Authoritative Data Best Practices These perspectives include technical, policy, doctrine, and professional. The module “GeoCONOPS In-Depth” focuses on the GeoCONOPS relevance and importance to federal policy and doctrine for emergency management with a focus on the National Preparedness Directive – PPD-8 and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). At the conclusion of this module, students will be familiarized with the importance of the four key values of the GeoCONOPS to the National Preparedness System, NIMS, and the Incident Command System (ICS).
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IS0062 The Homeland Security Geospatial Concept-of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) In Use
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This course has been designed to present the four basic values of the GeoCONOPS to users from several perspectives: Points-of-Collaboration Technical Capabilities Sources for Authoritative Data Best Practices These perspectives include professional, technical, policy, and doctrine. The module “GeoCONOPS In Practice” focuses on the importance of GeoCONOPS to the professional roles of an emergency manager, incident commander, and geospatial practitioner. This module presents the content of the GeoCONOPS using one of two scenarios that are incorporated into the GeoCONOPS. At the conclusion of this module, students will be familiarized with the four key values of the GeoCONOPS in support of the different roles that are critical to emergency management.
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IS0063 Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII)
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The DHS GII is an array of managed geospatial data services, tools, and capabilities that support the full range of missions within the Department. This course will familiarize the student with the content, tools, and capabilities of the GII and will provide instructions on how students can best connect to the rich content of the GII.
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IS0064 DHS Common Operating Picture Application
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This course will familiarize the learner with the controls and functions of the DHS Common Operating Picture (COP) application. Upon completion of this course, the learner will have a general understanding of how to leverage the DHS COP application.
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IS0066 Preparing the Nation for Space Weather Events
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The Preparing the Nation for Space Weather Events Independent Study course will cover the lessons necessary to a greater understanding of space weather and its impacts, strengthen understanding of space weather events; the potential impacts from those events; and the roles of the Federal Government as well as the local and jurisdictional Emergency Manager in preparing for and mitigating such impacts.
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IS0070 NIMS Multiagency Coordination System (MACS)
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IS0075 Military Resources in Emergency Management
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This course will provide participants with an overview of the U.S. military resources potentially available to assist civilian authorities and the procedures for obtaining and integrating military resources into disaster response and recovery operations. The goal is to provide emergency managers at every jurisdictional level an overview of military resources; their capabilities and limitations; and how to access and integrate them into their respective jurisdiction’s disaster response and recovery operations in order to save lives, mitigate human suffering, and mitigate significant property and/or environmental damage. Selection Criteria: This course is developed in a flexible delivery format. A facilitator’s guide and visuals are available for delivery in a classroom setting.
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IS0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System
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EMI has revised the ICS 100 course to reflect lessons learned and the NIMS 2017 doctrine. Note: IS-100.c is an updated version of the IS-100.b course. If you have successfully completed IS-100 or IS-100.a, you may want to review the new version of the course. For credentialing purposes, the courses are equivalent. ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The Emergency Management Institute developed its ICS courses collaboratively with: the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)U.S. Department of Agriculture United States Fire Administration's National Fire Programs Branch.
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IS0101 Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA
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This course is designed to help prepare participants for deployment to a domestic incident. Responding to incidents requires that we must be ready, willing, and able to deploy at a moment's notice. This course provides personnel with practical tips and advice for incident deployment.
Course Objectives:
Prepare for deployment, including detailing what information to gather, what steps to take, and what things to pack.
Check-in when arriving at the assigned location.
Acclimate to the working and living conditions at the assigned incident facility.
Take care of themselves during deployment.
Maintain standards for accountability.
Complete the check-out process.
Primary Audience
This course is designed for FEMA employees who deploy to domestic incidents.
It is suggested that personnel who have not completed the IS-700 and IS-800b courses do so before completing this course.
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IS0102 Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners
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This course is designed to help prepare participants for deployment as a FEMA response partner to a domestic incident. Responding to incidents requires that we must be ready, willing, and able to deploy at a moment’s notice. This course provides personnel with practical tips and advice for incident deployment. Selection Criteria: FEMA’s response partners.
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IS0103 Geospatial Information System Specialist
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IS0106 Workplace Violence Awareness Training
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IS0106 Workplace Violence Awareness Training
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IS0107 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations
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Fulfilling our mission requires that we are ready to travel at a moment’s notice. Part of being prepared requires that you gain an understanding of Federal travel rules and regulations. This course presents an overview of FEMA rules and regulations on employee travel, including eligible and non-eligible expenses. It is designed to prepare personnel with information on FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations that are required to be followed when working for FEMA. These regulations help facilitate travel, ensure accountability, and meet the unique needs of the disaster workforce while they serve our Nation.
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to:
Describe the steps to take before, during, and after traveling for FEMA
Understand terms used to describe Federal Travel, including travel allowance, travel authorization, per diem, and M&IE
Identify the purpose of the travel allowance
Describe the types of travel authorizations
Understand reimbursement procedures for travel vouchers, including eligible expenses and required receipts
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IS0111 Livestock in Disasters
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This course combines the knowledge of livestock producers and emergency managers to present a unified approach to mitigate the impact of disasters on animal agriculture. Selection Criteria: Emergency management officials and livestock owners.
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IS0120 An Introduction to Exercises
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This course introduces the basics of emergency management exercises. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).Selection Criteria: Emergency management and homeland security professionals who require an introduction to exercises
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IS0130 How to be an Exercise Evaluator
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This course is a new offering that introduces the basics of emergency management exercise evaluation and improvement planning. It also provides the foundation for exercise evaluation concepts and practices as identified in the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
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IS0139 Exercise Design and Development
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Through the use of this course, exercise program managers can learn to develop, execute, and evaluate exercises that address the priorities established by an organization’s leaders. These priorities are based on the National Preparedness Goal, strategy documents, threat and hazard identification/risk assessment processes, capability assessments, and the results from previous exercises and real-world events. These priorities guide the overall direction of a progressive exercise program, where individual exercises are anchored to a common set of priorities or objectives and build toward an increasing level of complexity over time. Selection Criteria: Emergency management and homeland security professionals who require knowledge in exercise design.
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IS0144 Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Basic Course
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This online course is intended to provide guidance to 9-1-1 operators, call takers, and dispatchers on what to expect when being deployed to a disaster site. Selection Criteria: Emergency management communications personnel.
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IS0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations
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This course provides guidance to the building sciences community working for public and private institutions, including Continuity of Operations (COOP) planners/managers, building officials, etc. It presents tools to help decision-makers assess the performance of their buildings against terrorist threats and to make recommendations. Decision-makers will decide which types of threats they wish to protect against and then determine their level of risk against each threat. Those decision-makers who consider their buildings to be at high risk can use this guidance as necessary. Selection Criteria: Federal/state department or agencies’ COOP Program Office, Facility Management, and Security Management sections.
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IS0158 Hazard Mitigation Flood Insurance
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The Hazard Mitigation (HM) Disaster Operations courses are intended to provide a segue between the general hazard mitigation training provided in the introductory course and the function they will learn in a field assignment. These HM Disaster Operations courses are not intended to enable new employees to successfully complete all the requirements of their disaster assignment. The HM courses provide an orientation to the HM functional organization and activities of the organization, sources of information for the function, important relationships, and any other critical points that are essential to the particular function.
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IS0162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain Management
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The Hazard Mitigation (HM) Disaster Operations courses are intended to provide a segue between the general hazard mitigation training provided in the introductory course and the function they will learn in a field assignment. These HM Disaster Operations courses are not intended to enable new employees to successfully complete all the requirements of their disaster assignment. The HM courses provide an orientation to the HM functional organization and activities of the organization, sources of information for the function, important relationships, and any other critical points that are essential to the particular function.
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IS0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
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This course reviews the Incident Command System (ICS), provides the context for ICS within the initial response and supports higher level ICS training. This course provides training on, and resources for, personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within ICS. The Emergency Management Institute developed its ICS courses collaboratively with: the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) U.S. Department of Agriculture United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Programs Branch.
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IS0201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan
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This is a web-based training course with a flexible delivery format to include stand-alone modules as needed on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS). The purpose of this course is to provide first responders with an opportunity to reinforce their knowledge of and skill in using the standard ICS forms during the Incident Action Planning process for significant incidents or events. Selection Criteria: Emergency management and response personnel who may be called upon to function in a Command, General Staff, or Unit Leader position during a significant incident or event, and who may be called upon to help prepare some portion of the Incident Action Plan.
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IS0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification System (FQS)
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IS0208 State Disaster Management
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IS0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance
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The purpose of this course is to educate students in the process of developing quality mitigation planning and project grant application elements for the Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. Selection Criteria: The course is intended for personnel of state and local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations that are eligible applicants or sub-applicants under HMA grants; and FEMA employees assigned to HMA grant activities.
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IS0215 Unified Federal Review Advisor Training
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This course is designed to teach environmental and historic preservation (EHP) Practitioners about the Unified Federal Review Process in order to improve interagency coordination and conduct more efficient and effective EHP reviews for disaster recovery projects.
Course Objectives:
Describe the UFR Process and how it supports interagency coordination for EHP reviews during disaster recovery.
Describe the UFR Advisor's role in the UFR Process and its relationship to other disaster recovery positions.
Explain what Tools and Mechanisms are available to implement the UFR Process.
Explain when and how to use Tools and Mechanisms to implement the UFR Process during disaster recovery.
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IS0216 An Overview of the Unified Federal Review Process
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This course is designed to help Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators (FDRC) and Federal Coordinating Officers (FCO) understand how to implement the Unified Federal Review (UFR) Process and the key roles that they play in the UFR Process.
Course Objectives:
Describe the UFR Process and its value to disaster recovery.
Describe the UFR Advisor role and the process to activate a UFR Advisor.
Explain how to implement the UFR Process using the Tools and Mechanisms.
Explain how to manage staff to successfully implement the UFR Process
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IS0230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management
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The goal of this course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of emergency management. It presents emergency management as an integrated system with resources and capabilities networked together to address all hazards. Selection Criteria: Open to all.
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IS0235 Emergency Planning
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This course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system. It offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop your capability for effective participation in the all-hazards emergency operations planning process to save lives and protect property threatened by disaster.
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IS0238 Critical Concepts of Supply Chain Flow and Resilience
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This four-hour Independent Study course covers the lessons learned from the 2017 hurricane season, with the effort of improving post-disaster supply chain management to strengthen understanding of local supply chain dynamics; improve information-sharing and coordination among public and private stakeholders; and provide State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Emergency Managers with the knowledge of potential and experienced post-disaster supply chain disruptions, management efforts, and best practices.
Course Objectives:
Explain basic supply chain concepts and associated challenges
Describe the basic components of a supply chain, common disruptions to supply chain flow, and ways to respond to them
Describe concepts of the bottleneck and their impacts on supply chain management
Describe the potential impacts of a disaster on supply chains
Describe concepts of supply chain resilience before, during, and after a disruption.
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IS0240 Leadership and Influence
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Being able to lead others - to motivate them to commit their energies and expertise to achieve the shared mission and goals of the emergency management system - is a vital part of every emergency manager, planner, and responder's job. This course is designed to improve participants' leadership and influence skills. This course addresses: Leadership from within; How to facilitate change; How to build and rebuild trust; Using personal influence and political savvy; and Fostering an environment for leadership development.
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IS0241 Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
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Being able to make decisions and solve problems effectively is a necessary part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve participants’ decision-making skills. It addresses: How we make decisions, Group decision making, Crisis decision making, Ethical decision-making Selection Criteria: This course is available to anyone.
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IS0242 Effective Communication
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Being able to communicate effectively is a necessary and vital part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve your communication skills. It addresses: Basic communication skills, How to communicate in an emergency, How to identify community-specific communication issues, Using technology as a communication tool effective oral communication, How to prepare an oral presentation.
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IS0244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
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This course is for emergency managers and related professionals who work with all types of volunteers and coordinate with voluntary organizations. It will provide procedures and tools for building and working with voluntary organizations. Topics include the benefits and challenges of working with volunteers; building a volunteer program; writing job descriptions; developing volunteers through recruitment; coordinating with voluntary and community-based organizations; and special issues such as spontaneous volunteers, liability, and stress. Selection Criteria: Emergency managers.
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IS0245 Intro to Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS)
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This course introduces the Federal Priorities and Allocations System (FPAS), a regulation to help ensure the priority performance of contracts and orders for the timely delivery of critical materials and services to meet program requirements. The course describes how the FPAS supports the FEMA mission.
Course Objectives
How DPAS supports timely procurement of materials and services.
How program officials use DPAS.
FEMA and contractor responsibilities under DPAS.
Procedures for placing priority-rated contracts and orders (rated orders).
Limitations on use of rated orders.
Procedures for resolving DPAS issues.
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IS0246 Implementing the Federal Priorities and Allocations System (FPAS)
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This course describes specific procedures for using Federal Priorities and Allocations System (FPAS) priority ratings for contracts and orders that support FEMA programs. The course emphasizes the critical role FPAS plays in support of FEMA's mission. The course describes FPAS priority ratings, the placement of rated orders, the roles of FEMA employees in the FPAS process, and how to address FPAS challenges.
Course Objectives
Describe the roles and interactions between key parties involved in implementing FPAS.
Describe the FPAS process and procedures at a FEMA program level, including how to place rated orders, address problems if they arise, and comply with FPAS reporting requirements.
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IS0247 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alert Originators
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The goal of this course is to provide authorized public safety officials with increased awareness of the benefits of using the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for effective alerts and warnings; skill to draft more appropriate, effective, and accessible alert and warning messages; the importance of training, testing, and exercising with IPAWS; and best practices in the effective use of IPAWS to reach members of the public.
This course provides information on Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) for Alert Originators. The course is designed to provide guidance to those becoming authorized Alert Originators for IPAWS by:
Increased awareness of the benefits of using Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for effective alerts and warnings
Improved skills to draft more appropriate, effective, and accessible alert and warning messages
Increased understanding of the importance of training, testing, and exercising with IPAWS
Best practices in the effective use of IPAWS to reach members of the public
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: This course is designed for authorized Alert Originators responsible for crafting, approving, and/or sending alert and warning messages through IPAWS.
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IS0248 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
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IS0250 Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF 15)
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IS0251 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alerting Administrators
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This course provides information on Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) for Alerting Administrators. The goal of this course is to provide guidance to those becoming authorized Alerting Administrators for IPAWS by:
Developing effective policies, plans, and procedures
Defining the approval process
Defining the importance of training, practice, and exercising with IPAWS
Illustrating best practices and effective use of IPAWS to reach members of the public
Selection Criteria: This course is designed for agency representatives responsible for the acquisition, planning, authorization, and/or approval processes to implement IPAWS.
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IS0253 Overview of FEMA's Environmental and Historic Preservation Review
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This interactive computer-based course provides an overview of FEMA's environmental and historic preservation compliance responsibilities. The course is designed to help the user understand FEMA's environmental and historic preservation compliance responsibilities.
Selection Criteria: New FEMA EHP personnel
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IS0265 Basic Instructional Skills
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IS0271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition
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This course provides emergency managers and other decision-makers with background information about weather, natural hazards, and preparedness. It offers web-based content designed to address topics covered in the multi-day Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness course offered by FEMA and the National Weather Service (NWS). The module also complements other onsite courses by those agencies. This training module covers; Weather basics, Weather forecasting, Threats analysis, and hazards planning, Fact sheets for weather and non-weather-related hazards, Warning partnership information, Human behavior, and community response, A desktop activity allowing you to apply what you’ve learned. Selection Criteria: Federal, state, local, and tribal emergency managers who respond to hazardous weather events.
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IS0273 How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
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The purpose of this course is to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills required to use Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to determine the potential flood risks for a specific property to determine if a property should be protected against flood loss. Participants will learn about various types of flood maps, explain the elements on the map, and demonstrate how to use a flood map to obtain information for a specific property location.
Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is local Floodplain Administrators. The course will be made available to the whole community. Some audience members may not have the level of prerequisite knowledge as the Floodplain Administrators. Resources and references will be included with the course to mitigate gaps between assumptions of user knowledge and actual knowledge.
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IS0274 How to Use a Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
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The purpose of this course is to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills required to access and properly use a FIS to determine the flood risk for a property and allow participants to take actions that may prevent flood disasters or insure against losses caused by floods.
Course Objectives
Identify information contained in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
Explain what the information in the FIS means
Describe how to use the information in the FIS
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IS0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals
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This course serves as an overview of fundamental Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) concepts and theory and is the framework and prerequisite for the classroom, field, or facilitated distance learning BCA course.Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is Federal, state, local, and tribal hazard mitigation staff; applicants/grantees; subapplicants/subgrantees; and personnel who are involved in the grant application development process and provide technical assistance.ACE: Level: Vocational CertificateACE: Credit Hours: 1CECs: 1
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IS0277 Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA): Entry- Level
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This course is designed as an introduction to the fundamental concepts of benefit-cost (BC) analysis. Participants will learn how to obtain BC data and conduct analyses using the latest version of the Benefit Cost Toolkit. This course will not teach how to conduct level-two BC analyses.Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is Federal, state, local, and tribal hazard mitigation staff; applicants/grantees; subapplicants/subgrantees; and personnel who are involved in the grant application development process and provide technical assistance.ACE: Level: Vocational CertificateACE: Credit Hours: 2CECs: 12
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IS0279 Introduction to Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
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This course is designed to provide essential, non-technical information about retrofitting existing flood-prone residential structures as presented in the 3rd edition of FEMA Publication 259, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (FEMA 2012).Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
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IS0280 Overview of Eng Prin and Prac for Retro Flood-Prone Residential Structures
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This course serves as an overview of the contents of the revised FEMA Publication 259, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures.
Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
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IS0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 3.0 Tool
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This course will enable learners to successfully use the Substantial Damage Estimator 3.0 tool. Successful use is defined as accurately populating the electronic forms within the tool; saving individual-structure and community-wide data; running all reports available in the tool; and importing and exporting data to other formats, such as Excel. Learners must download, install and use the SDE 3.0 Software to complete the course.
Course Objectives
Install and navigate the Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) Tool 3.0 user interface.
Use the SDE Tool 3.0 to collect, store, manage, and review data from residential and non-residential substantial damage assessments.
Generate SDE reports or export SDE data in formats appropriate for the situation.
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IS0285 Substantial Damage Estimation for Floodplain Administrators
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This training is designed to help assist tribal, local, and State officials in making substantial damage determinations in accordance with the NFIP using the FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) software.
Course Objectives
Identify the purpose of conducting substantial damage assessments
Recognize the features of the FEMA SDE Tool and how to use them
Recall the substantial damage assessment processes for residential and non-residential structures
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IS0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
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This course is intended to educate the reader about the vital role that voluntary organizations play as key partners in providing disaster relief services throughout the entire emergency management cycle (i.e., mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). It can be downloaded from the Independent Study web site and the test can be completed and submitted online.
Course Objectives
Describe the unique capabilities of voluntary organizations.
Identify important historical milestones in the development of the role of disaster mission oriented voluntary organizations in emergency management in the United States.
Identify the roles and services that voluntary organizations, both those with a disaster program as well as those without a disaster program, may provide throughout the functions of emergency management.
Explain the importance of collaboration and coordination amongst voluntary organizations and between voluntary organizations and their emergency management partners.
Describe the entities that foster government/voluntary organization coordination throughout all functions of emergency management.
Discuss the evolving role of voluntary organizations in emergency management.
Discuss emerging organizations and develop contingency plans for collaborating with these organizations.
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IS0289 Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) Overview
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This course will familiarize participants with the role of the VAL and provide a basic understanding of the VAL responsibilities and their importance in coordinating with partners across the disaster spectrum in support of survivor needs. The course will also help cadres within FEMA, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial partners, non-profit organizations, and the private sector understand how to work with the VAL.
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IS0293 Mission Assignment Overview
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This course is intended to provide basic training on the concept of the Resource Request and Mission Assignment (MA) process beginning with the Request for Federal Assistance to MA issuance, execution, billing, and closeout. Selection Criteria: The course is open to all FEMA/DHS, state, local, tribal, and other Federal agency programs and financial staff who have a role or interest in the MA process.
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IS0301 Radiological Emergency Response
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IS0302 Modular Emergency Radiological
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This series of modules can serve as a refresher training course for those students already proficient in radiological response. The refresher course should take from 6 to 8 hours to complete.
The reliance upon, and use of, radioactive material in agriculture, industry, and medicine continues to increase. As the manufacture, use, and disposal of radioactive material has increased, so has the need to transport it. Consequently, the potential for you as a responder to encounter an incident involving some type of radioactive material has increased. Having knowledge of radiological hazards, and the terminology used to describe them, will increase your ability to quickly recognize, safely respond, and accurately relay information during an incident involving radioactive material.
This course includes the following topics: radiological basics, biological effects, hazard recognition (markings, labels, and placards), initial response actions, radioactive material shipping packages, on-scene patient handling, radiological terminology, and units, assessing package integrity, radiation detection instrumentation, and radiological decontamination.
If you are interested in pursuing the full 18-module MERRTT course as a classroom-based training session, please contact Ella McNeil, TEPP program manager, at Ella.McNeil@em.doe.gov or visit the TEPP webpage to view the national training schedule.
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IS0303 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts
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IS0305 Environmental Health Training in
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IS0315 CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS)
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This Independent Study (IS) course introduces you to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) relationship to the Incident Command System (ICS), a proven management system used by emergency managers to help maintain the safety of disaster workers, provide clear leadership and organizational structure, and improve the effectiveness of rescue efforts. This program educates any Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program manager, CERT trainer, or emergency responder who may manage and/or coordinate with a CERT about the CERTs potential roles in a disaster or emergency situation. The course includes four instructional lessons: Lesson 1: ICS Review, briefly summarizes the components and principles of the Incident Command System. Lesson 2: CERT as Part of ICS, describes CERT general operations roles at the ICS level. It also discusses ways to integrate CERT programs into your response framework. Lesson 3: Working with Volunteers, focuses on effective volunteer utilization, best practices for managing volunteers, how VOADs (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) differ from CERTs, and how to effectively integrate spontaneous volunteers. Lesson 4: CERT ICS Communications, discusses how you, as a CERT sponsor or emergency responder, can define and implement effective communication processes with the CERT. This lesson also explains why NIMS (National Incident Management System) terminology is used by all agencies involved in a disaster and how best to communicate with the media.
Course Objectives
List the principles of ICS.
Identify components of ICS.
Identify CERT general operations within the ICS level.
Determine how to integrate CERT programs into the response framework for an area.
Identify volunteer motivations.
List (at least) three (3) ways to utilize volunteers effectively.
Describe special considerations for managing/directing volunteers.
Define VOADs and their application.
Identify means of interacting with VOADs.
Identify means to effectively integrate spontaneous volunteers.
Describe effective communication skills and techniques for CERT/ICS communications.
Identify how to best communicate with the public, media, and responders/emergency management.
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IS0317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
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This Independent Study (IS) course is an introduction to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program for those interested in learning about the CERT program for their own knowledge or as a pre-requisite for completing the CERT Basic classroom training that may be available in your community.
The course includes three lessons: Introduction to CERT; What CERTs Do; and, Becoming Involved. In Lesson 1, Introduction to CERT, you will learn what a CERT is, the origin of the national CERT program, examples of local CERT volunteer organizations, and the general and national purpose of CERT. Lesson 2: What CERTs Do, describes CERT roles and responsibilities, how CERTs work with formal emergency response organizations, how CERTs integrate into an Incident Command System (ICS) structure, and what CERTs do and do not do. The lesson describes various CERT volunteer organizations and offers examples of how CERT programs have been implemented around the country and for different communities. You will also learn about case study examples of how CERT programs are helping various communities. Lesson 3: Becoming Involved, discusses the required training to become a CERT volunteer, the benefits of being a CERT volunteer, and what you may be asked to do as part of a CERT. This lesson identifies ways in which you, as a CERT volunteer, can serve your community during emergencies and how the CERT organization can provide for your effective participation in disaster response.
Remember: It is important to understand that completion of this Independent Study course is not equivalent to, and cannot be used in place of, the classroom delivery of the CERT Basic training. To become a CERT volunteer, you must complete the classroom training offered by a local government agency such as the emergency management agency, fire, or police department. Contact your local emergency manager to learn about the local education and training opportunities available to you.
Course Objectives
Define and describe the CERT program.
Identify ways a CERT helps national resilience.
Identify ways CERT members can help their community.
List CERT member roles and responsibilities.
Identify the benefits of being a CERT member.
List components of the CERT training program.
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IS0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities
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This course (also referred to as Hazard Mitigation Planning) is for plan-writers and reviewers and will assist participants in undertaking the Hazard Mitigation Plan development process. This plan will meet the needs of the participants’ communities and fulfill the requirements for local plans, as described in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 201.6, or for tribal plans, as described in 44 CFR 201.7. In addition, this course will help Federal and state plan reviewers interpret the regulations to inform the review of local or tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans. Selection Criteria: This course meets the needs of diverse audiences, including local or tribal government officials; community managers; community staff, including planners; state, local, or tribal government emergency management agencies; Councils of Government or Regional Planning Commissions; first responders; state hazard mitigation officers; or other state mitigation staff. Representatives from private or non-profit organizations may want to participate in the training if they have a role in developing mitigation plans or participating in mitigation planning processes. These organizations may include special utility districts or rural utility cooperatives; special districts, such as watershed management districts; hospital campuses; and universities or school districts.
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IS0319 Tornado Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff
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The goal of this course is to train Hazard Mitigation Specialists to explain both the tornado and high-wind hazards and how to mitigate future damages effectively, to people affected by these hazard events.
Course Objectives:
Two types of winds that cause damage
Mitigation measures specific to manufactured housing
The importance of directing impacted individuals to local building officials, engineers, and other specialists before starting repairs
Official FEMA information, publications, and websites that support the mitigation recommendations made to the public
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IS0320 Wildfire Mitigation Basics for Mitigation staff
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The goal of this independent study module is to help members of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate to the public the risks associated with wildfires, and the mitigation measures available to improve personal safety and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
Course Objectives:
To train Hazard Mitigation Advisor Specialists to effectively explain both the wildfire hazard and how to mitigate future damages effectively to people affected by wildfires.
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IS0321 Hurricane Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff
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The goal of this independent study module is to help members of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate to the public the risks associated with hurricanes, and the mitigation measures available to improve personal safety and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
Topics covered in this module include:
How hurricanes cause damage
Mitigation measures for personal safety, and structures
Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, building professionals, and the public
Course Objectives:
To train Hazard Mitigation Advisor Specialists to explain both the hurricane hazard and how to mitigate future damages effectively, to people affected by hurricanes
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IS0322 Flood Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff
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The goal of this independent study module is to help members of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate to the public the risks associated with floods, and the mitigation measures available to improve personal safety and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
Topics covered in this module include:
How floods cause damage
Mitigation measures for personal safety, and structures
Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, building professionals, and the public
Course Objectives:
To train Hazard Mitigation Advisor Specialists to explain both the flood hazard and how to mitigate future damages effectively, to people affected by floods
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IS0323 Earthquake Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff
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The goal of this independent study module is to help members of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate to the public the risks associated with earthquakes, and the mitigation measures available to improve personal safety and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
Topics covered in this module include:
How earthquakes cause damage
Mitigation measures for personal safety, structures, outbuildings, and landscape.
Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, building professionals, and the public
Course Objectives:
To train Hazard Mitigation Advisor Specialists to explain both the earthquake hazard and how to mitigate future damages effectively, to people affected by earthquakes.
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IS0324 Community Hurricane Preparedness
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This course provides people involved in the decision-making process for hurricane preparedness with basic information about:
How hurricanes form
The hazards they pose
How the National Weather Service forecasts future hurricane behavior
What tools and guiding principles can help emergency managers prepare their communities
Course Objectives
Identify the characteristic features of a hurricane.
List ways in which meteorologists monitor hurricane development.
Describe hazards from hurricanes.
Discuss the basic hurricane forecasting process and its limitations.
Identify the correct forecast product to use at various stages in an event.
Analyze various sources of information about a hurricane and formulate a plan for dealing with the potential disaster.
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IS0325 Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk, and Mitigation
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This course presents basic information on earthquake science, risk, and mitigation. It also discusses techniques for structural and non-structural earthquake mitigation. Although certification is not a part of the course, short quizzes are included to enhance interactivity and boost retention. Selection Criteria: This course is targeted to a wide range of audiences, including homeowners; business owners; the private sector; Federal, state, tribal, and local government workforce at all levels; first responders; non-profit organizations; volunteers; and community-based organizations.
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IS0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness
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This module is designed to help emergency managers prepare their communities for tsunamis. Lessons include basic tsunami science, hazards produced by tsunamis, regional U.S. tsunami risks, the tsunami warning system, the importance of public education activities, and how to craft good emergency messages and develop tsunami response plans. Additional content provides video interviews of lessons learned by public officials in Crescent City, California, after the March 11, 2011, tsunami that originated in Japan. The module also contains links to extensive Reference and Resources sections. The latter includes tsunami PowerPoint presentations for each major U.S. region (Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands, Alaska, and the Caribbean) that can be downloaded and customized for a particular location or need.
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IS0328 Plan Review for Local Mitigation Plans
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This course provides state and FEMA staff that review local mitigation plans with the information and training they will need to determine if a plan meets General mitigation planning requirements. Updated May 2018. Selection Criteria: This course is designed for new and experienced state and FEMA plan reviewers. Plan reviewers may be full or part-time, FEMA Disaster Assistance Reservists, FEMA contract plan reviewers, or state contract plan reviewers.
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IS0329 State Hazard Mitigation Planning
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This course provides state officials an opportunity to understand the policies and procedures for updating State Hazard Mitigation Plans (as outlined in the 2015 State Plan Review Guide), and effectively use the planning process to advance mitigation.
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IS0331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency
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IS0337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System Transactions
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This course trains participants to post financial transactions to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). Participants learn about transactions for the following: commitments, obligations, invoices, expenditures, reports, and more. Participants will view transaction demonstrations and be guided through questions to ensure their understanding of each transaction. Successful completion of the course is required before access to the system will be granted.
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IS0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention
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IS0346 Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel
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IS0350 Mitigation Planning for Tribal Communities
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The goal of this course is to provide tribal officials, planners, emergency managers, and other partners with the information necessary to prepare and implement a Tribal hazard mitigation plan. The emphasis is on getting the right people to the table and working through the full planning process.
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IS0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, HE, and H of W
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This course provides leading practices and resources to assist elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and houses of worship in developing emergency plans for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty incidents.Selection Criteria: Whole community partners
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IS0362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
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This course covers basic information about developing, implementing, and maintaining a school Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). This course provides participants with an understanding of the importance of schools having an EOP and basic information on how an EOP is developed, exercised, and maintained. The topics addressed in this course include: understanding Incident Management; forming the Planning Team; understanding the situation; developing a school EOP; incorporating Incident Command System principles and roles in the school EOP; and training, exercising, and maintaining the school EOP.
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IS0363 Introduction to Emergency Management for Higher Education
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The goal of this course is to provide Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) with knowledge and planning strategies to protect lives, property, and the environment by supporting operations more effectively within the context of comprehensive emergency management.
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IS0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters
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This course enables participants to improve their community’s Mitigation and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) specifically regarding the needs of children. The course will provide participants with the information needed to address the unique needs of children prior to, during, and following disasters. It will also provide them guidance and direction on how to form coalitions and how to become advocates for the unique needs of children in all aspects of emergency management. Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is state and local emergency managers and planners, child services agencies, non-governmental organizations, childcare providers, schools, and faith-based organizations.
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IS0368 Including People with Disabilities and Others with AFN in Disaster Operations
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This course increases awareness and understanding of the need for full inclusion of disaster survivors and FEMA staff who have disabilities or access and functional needs.
Course Objectives
Explain the importance of including people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations at the JFO and field locations.
Describe how JFO and field staff can support and include people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations.
Describe principles and FEMA initiatives that provide a foundation for the integration of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations.
Describe the history of the treatment of and services for people with disabilities.
Identify laws that provide the legal foundation for issues related to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
Describe the function of the Disability Integration Advisor.
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IS0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction
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This is a very comprehensive, advanced-level course. It will introduce the learner to basic information about residential coastal construction. Some unit topics include coastal environment, regulatory requirements, and identifying hazards. This course can be downloaded from the Independent Study website and the test can be completed and submitted online. Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course is engineers and architects. Floodplain managers and building code officials are also encouraged to attend. Hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, public works, and other building officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.
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IS0393 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
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Mitigation means taking action to reduce or eliminate long-term risk from hazards and their effects. FEMA has produced a series of courses intended to train those who have responsibility for, or simply interest in, reducing hazard risks in their states, communities, or tribes. This course provides an introduction for those who are new to emergency management and/or hazard mitigation.Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal government emergency program managers, other emergency management staff, and other local government employees responsible for mitigation. The secondary audience includes Federal emergency management personnel and employees of Federal, state, and local governments who work in the emergency management field.CECs: 10
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IS0394 Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster
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This course will address different types of hazards and describe specific measures that you can take to protect your home and place of business. It is intended to provide protective measures that can reduce the negative consequences of disasters to homes or small businesses.
Course Objectives
Identify the different types of hazards and the likelihood they will affect their community.
Explain the hazards of water damage and methods to protect personal property.
Explain the hazards of wind damage and the methods to protect personal property.
Explain the hazards of fire damage and the methods to protect personal property.
Explain the hazards of earthquakes and the methods to protect personal property.
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IS0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database
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This course is designed to train on the FEMA 452, Risk Assessment, and FEMA 455, Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) for Buildings, components of the Building Design for Homeland Security course.
Course Objectives
Prepare risk assessments using the database, including how to download and install the database.
Conduct FEMA 452 risk assessments.
Conduct FEMA 455-based RVS.
Perform assessment program management and system administrative functions.
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IS0403 Introduction to Individual Assistance
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This course provides FEMA personnel and partners with a basic knowledge of the Individual Assistance (IA) Program and activities that help individuals and households recover following a disaster. Selection Criteria: The primary audience is State IA Officers and FEMA IA staff.
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IS0405 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Overview
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This course provides an introduction to Mass Care and Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) support, with a focus on Whole Community, by outlining the importance of collaboration and coordination between government, non-profit, public, and private sectors. Selection Criteria: FEMA, state, tribal, local, and voluntary agency personnel assigned to MC/EA functions during disaster operations.
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IS0420 Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program
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IS0421 Overview of the Emergency Food and Shelter
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IS0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees
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This course provides practical steps you can take to prepare for emergencies that could threaten your home, workplace, and community. It is intended for Federal employees living and working outside of the National Capital Region. The first lesson focuses on the importance of personal emergency preparedness and its relationship to your professional responsibilities as a Federal employee. The second lesson introduces the four steps to personal emergency preparedness: be informed, make a plan, build a kit, and get involved. The last lesson reinforces the concepts learned in the previous lessons by applying the four steps of emergency preparedness to a given scenario. Selection Criteria: Federal employees living and working outside the National Capital Region
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IS0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region
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This course provides practical steps you can take to prepare for emergencies that could threaten your home, workplace, and community. It is intended specifically for Federal employees living and working in the National Capital Region. The first lesson focuses on the importance of personal emergency preparedness and its relationship to your professional responsibilities as a Federal employee. The second lesson introduces the four steps to personal emergency preparedness: be informed, make a plan, build a kit, and get involved. The last lesson reinforces the concepts learned in the previous lessons by applying the four steps of emergency preparedness to a given scenario. Selection Criteria: Federal employees living and working in the National Capital Region
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IS0453 Introduction to Homeland Security Planning
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This course serves as an introduction to, and overview of, homeland security planning. It is meant to act as an awareness tool for employees who may or may not have a direct homeland security planning job function. For those who do have job functions that require additional training in planning, this course is meant to be a “gateway” to the 3-day Introduction to Homeland Security/Homeland Defense course or the 5-day National Planner’s course. Selection Criteria: All DHS employees.
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IS0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management
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This course is designed to foster an overall culture of risk management throughout the Department of Homeland Security Workforce. While providing awareness of the fundamental concepts of risk management, the course will prepare employees to manage risk at home, in the workplace, and in the community, and provide them with a foundation for further development in the area of risk management.Selection Criteria: All DHS employeesCECs: 2
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IS0505 Religious and Cultural Literacy and Competency in Disaster
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Religious and cultural communities are key partners in building a culture of preparedness. Faith-based and community organizations also offer a wide variety of human and material resources that can prove invaluable during and after an incident. Collaborating with these vital community members will allow emergency managers to access a multitude of local resources and ensure members of the whole community can contribute to disaster resilience efforts. The DHS Center for Faith & Opportunity Initiatives works to support partnerships between the emergency managers, first responders, and faith-based and community organizations to more effectively serve Americans in need. As part of this effort, in partnership with the University of Southern California Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorist Events (CREATE), this course and its companion tip sheet resources have been developed with the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) and the National Disaster Interfaith Network. In addition, FEMA personnel assisted the development of the course by providing their relevant expertise in responding to disasters. The course provides emergency management professionals and faith and community leaders active in disasters with the religious literacy and competency tools needed to learn how to effectively engage religious and cultural groups and their leaders throughout the disaster lifecycle.
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IS0520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas
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This course introduces participants to the characteristics of pandemic influenza, the effects that pandemic influenza can have on every facet of our society, and the steps their organizations can take to minimize the effects of a pandemic. The primary audiences for this course are personnel at any level of government, representatives from non-governmental organizations or representatives from private industry who may have a need for a basic understanding of pandemic influenza and the impacts that they can expect should a widespread pandemic occur in the United States. Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for COOP.
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IS0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics
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This is a follow-on course to IS0520, Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. It includes a brief review of continuity planning for pandemics and then involves the participant in a continuity pandemic exercise (Determined Accord). The primary audiences for this course are personnel at any level of government, representatives from non-governmental organizations, or representatives from private industry who desire to conduct a short tabletop continuity pandemic exercise (Determined Accord). Participants should be familiar with their agency/organization continuity and pandemic plans.Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for Continuity of Operations (COOP).
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IS0523 Resilient Accord-Exercising Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents
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The purpose of the Resilient Accord Workshop is to increase Federal department and agency, state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictional Continuity of Operations awareness and discuss how to execute continuity operations resulting from a cyber security event. Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to do the following:Define the importance of an increased organizational awareness of incorporating cyber security into continuity planning.Discuss how critical essential functions will continue through a cyber security emergency and the planning required to perform those functions.Review the essential elements of a viable continuity capability.Identify solutions or alternative actions to challenges, gaps, or vulnerabilities in organizational continuity plans and procedures.Selection Criteria: This course is available to anyone involved in Continuity of Operations.
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IS0524 Continuity of Operations (COOP)
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IS0525 Guardian Accord Workshop
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The purpose of Guardian Accord Workshop is to increase Federal department and agencies, state, territorial, tribal, and local jurisdictions awareness about the importance of incorporating the specific risks of terrorism into continuity planning.Selection Criteria: Federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal government employees responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations Program
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IS0526 Mission Essential Functions (MEF) Workshop
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IS0545 Reconstitution Planning & Implementation Course
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This course is based on the guidance to the Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies (D/A) for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans and programs. The purpose of the Reconstitution Planning and Implementation course is to instruct Federal D/As, state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions on the importance of developing effective and comprehensive Reconstitution Plans. Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government employees responsible for COOP and Reconstitution planning.
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IS0546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course
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IS0547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations
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IS0547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations
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IS0548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Manager
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IS0550 Continuity Exercise Design Course
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IS0551 Continuity of Operations Devolution Planning
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This course provides participants with the tools and practical knowledge necessary to develop their organization's devolution plans and procedures. Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for COOP.
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IS0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management
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This course provides an introduction to the role of public works departments in community emergency management. The training is intended to help communities improve their emergency management efforts regarding the functions of public works agencies prior to, during, and after disasters. Selection Criteria: Public works professionals, urban planners, local government officials, and elected officials
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IS0553 Coordination between Water Utilities and Emergency Management Agencies
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This course seeks to enhance the knowledge and skills of emergency management agencies (EMAs) and drinking water and wastewater utilities (water sector) to enable more effective cross-sector relationships.
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IS0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works
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This course explains how public works prepares and plans for emergencies.
Course Objectives
Explain the relationships between public works activities and emergency planning.
Describe how to establish a planning team.
Explain how risk and vulnerability assessments are used in public works planning.
Explain how to plan for each activity in the emergency management process.
Explain basic principles for implementing and maintaining a public works emergency plan.
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IS0556 Damage Assessment for Public Works
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This course will build local capacity for damage assessment by enabling the development or refinement of a damage assessment program for the public works agency.
Course Objectives
Explain basic concepts related to damage assessment.
Use risk and vulnerability assessment information for public works damage assessment planning.
Explain how public works is involved in planning the damage assessment program for both the community and the agency.
Use training and exercises to enhance the damage assessment program.
Describe basic operations of local damage assessment.
Analyze damage assessment after-action information.
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IS0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery
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This course will build local capacity for damage assessment by enabling the development or refinement of a damage assessment program for the public works agency.
Course Objectives
Explain basic concepts related to damage assessment.
Use risk and vulnerability assessment information for public works damage assessment planning.
Explain how public works is involved in planning the damage assessment program for both the community and the agency.
Use training and exercises to enhance the damage assessment program.
Describe basic operations of local damage assessment.
Analyze damage assessment after-action information.
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IS0559 Local Damage Assessment
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This course provides information and resources that will enable participants to plan an effective damage assessment program and conduct rapid and effective damage assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of recovery and mitigation.
Course Objectives
Explain basic concepts related to damage assessment.
Describe how risk and vulnerability assessment information is used for damage assessment planning.
Explain the process for planning the damage assessment program.
Describe how training and exercises are used to enhance the damage assessment program.
Describe basic operations of local damage assessment.
Describe damage assessment after-action activities.
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IS0613 Technical Writing
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IS0619 Research in Training and Education
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IS0630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process
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IS0632 Introduction to Debris Operations
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This course is designed to familiarize participants with general debris removal operations and identify critical debris operations issues.
Course Objectives
List the eligibility criteria for participation in the Public Assistance Program.
Identify the organizational structure for managing debris removal operations.
Describe the types of debris generated by disasters.
Explain strategies for debris removal.
Describe procedures for debris removal.
Discuss the special issues associated with debris removal operations.
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IS0633 Debris Management Plan Development
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This course familiarizes students with the concepts of a debris management plan and the process and components involved in developing a comprehensive debris management plan.
Course Objectives
Explain the importance of a debris management plan.
Describe the debris management plan development process.
Describe the elements of a comprehensive debris management plan.
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IS0634 Introduction to FEMA's Public Assistance Program
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IS0650 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments
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This course provides a basic understanding of tribal governments in the United States, the history of the relationship between the Federal Government and tribes, and general information about tribal governance and cultures that will influence emergency management practices so that effective working relationships can be formed and evolve.
Course Objectives
Identify some of the basic historical, cultural, and governance attributes of tribal governments that influence effective working relationships.
Use the information in the course to begin building effective partnerships with tribal governments to help enhance tribal community resilience.
Work in concert with tribal governments to protect people and property against all types of hazards.
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IS0660 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships
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This course provides an introduction to the role of public-private partnerships in emergency preparedness and planning. The goal of this training is to establish a common vocabulary for public sector agencies and private sector organizations interested in using partnerships to improve response, recovery, and resilience.
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IS0662 Improving Preparedness and Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships
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This online Independent Study course describes how to establish and sustain public-private partnerships, as well as how to communicate and share resources in a partnership.
Course Objectives
Clarify roles and responsibilities.
Improve teamwork and coordination.
Improve operational coordination.
Improve operational communications.
Improve economic recovery.
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IS0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
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This course provides an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The National Incident Management System defines the comprehensive approach guiding the whole community - all levels of government, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and the private sector - to work together seamlessly to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of incidents. The course provides learners with a basic understanding of NIMS concepts, principles, and components.
Course Objectives
Describe and identify the key concepts, principles, scope, and applicability underlying NIMS.
Describe activities and methods for managing resources.
Describe the NIMS Management Characteristics.
Identify and describe Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structures.
Explain Emergency Operations Center (EOC) functions, common models for staff organization, and activation levels.
Explain the interconnectivity within the NIMS Management and Coordination structures: ICS, EOC, Joint Information System (JIS), and Multiagency Coordination Groups (MAC Groups).
Identify and describe the characteristics of communications and information systems, effective communication, incident information, and communication standards and formats.
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IS0701 NIMS Multiagency Coordination System (MACS)
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IS0702 NIMS Public Information Systems
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IS0702 NIMS Public Information Systems
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IS0703 National Incident Management System Resource Management
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The goal of the National Incident Management System Resource Management course is to introduce federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers, first responders, and incident commanders from all emergency management disciplines to NIMS Resource Management. This includes private industry and volunteer agency personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster.
Course Objectives
Define the four resource management tasks in preparation for incident response.
Identify the six primary tasks of resource management during an incident.
Describe the use of mutual aid in incidents.
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IS0706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid
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The goal of the National Incident Management System Resource Management course is to introduce federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers, first responders, and incident commanders from all emergency management disciplines to NIMS Resource Management. This includes private industry and volunteer agency personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster.
Course Objectives
Define the four resource management tasks in preparation for incident response.
Identify the six primary tasks of resource management during an incident.
Describe the use of mutual aid in incidents.
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IS0720 An Introduction to NET Guard
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IS0727 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands
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Executive Orders (EOs) 11988 and 11990 on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection require Federal agencies to avoid actions in or adversely affecting floodplains and wetlands unless there is no practicable alternative. EO 11988 establishes an eight-step process that agencies should carry out as part of their decision-making on projects that have the potential to impact floodplains.
Course Objectives:
Describe the principles of EOs 11988 and 11990.
Apply the requirements of 44 CFR Part 9 to FEMA programs and activities.
Demonstrate compliance with EOs 11988 and 11990 for FEMA-funded programs and activities.
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IS0772 IA PDA Orientation
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This course provides an overview of the process for completing an Individual Assistance (IA) Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) and better prepare students if called upon to participate in a joint IA PDA.
Course Objectives
Identify the basis of FEMA¿s authority to conduct IA PDAs.
Define the steps in the declaration process.
Describe the logistics of conducting IA PDAs.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of IA PDA team members.
Define the steps in the IA PDA process.
Recognize basic construction components and different types of damage.
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IS0775 EOC Management and Operations
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IS0794 External Affairs Program Liaison
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IS0800 National Response Framework, An Introduction
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The goal of the IS-0800.d, National Response Framework, An Introduction, is to provide guidance for the whole community. Within this broad audience, the National Response Framework focuses especially on those who are involved in delivering and applying the response core capabilities, including:
Private sector partners
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Government officials
Community leaders
Emergency management practitioners
First responders take this course.
Course Objectives
Describe the purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Response Framework.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of response partners.
Describe core capabilities for response and actions required to deliver those capabilities.
Describe coordinating structures and operational planning used to support emergency response.
Describe how the stabilization of the seven Community Lifelines reduces threats to public health and safety or economic security.
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IS0801 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1
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IS0802 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 Communications
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IS0803 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3
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IS0804 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 Firefighting
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IS0806 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6
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IS0807 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7 Logistics Management and Resource Support
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IS0808 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8
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IS0809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 Search and Rescue
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IS0810 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
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IS0811 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11 Agriculture and Natural Resources
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IS0812 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #12 Energy
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IS0813 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13
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IS0815 ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power
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The goal of this course is to acquaint members of various communities of practice (emergency management, public works, water/wastewater, healthcare, etc.) with requirements related to the provision of temporary emergency power to their facilities following the disruption of the commercial power grid.
Course Objectives
Identify the types of facilities local community personnel believe could be critical to response and recovery activities
Describe various mitigation and best practices related to facility generator requirements
Describe preparedness and best practice's to determine facility generator requirements
Describe the required activities related to the installation of a generator
Describe the required activities related to the sustainment of generator operations
Describe the required activities related to the de-installation and demobilization of a generator
Describe the safety requirements and activities related to generator installation and operations
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IS0820 Introduction to NRF Support Annexes
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IS0821 Critical Infrastructure Support Annex
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IS0822 Fundamentals of Mgmt and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster Operations
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This course is designed to provide the fundamental knowledge for FEMA and other federal emergency management personnel to assist with disaster operations with incident management or support roles. The course content is based upon FEMA¿s authorities and doctrine. This awareness-level course provides the learner with a good starting point to further training in his/her specific FQS position.
Course Objectives
Identify key FEMA authorities and doctrine that guide the organization’s actions.
Summarize the FEMA disaster declaration process.
Describe the relationships among FEMA partners in response to a disaster.
Identify the key principles and concepts of FEMA doctrine as they apply to disaster response and recovery operations.
Differentiate the different roles and responsibilities between FEMA (and Federal) incident management and incident support coordination.
Describe the Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation programs.
Describe how the National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) are applied at the FEMA incident management level.
Identify the different types of planning.
Describe the resource requirements process.
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IS0830 Introduction to NRF Incident Annexes
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IS0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex
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The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies,from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, the Incident Annexes describe the concept of operations to address specific contingency or hazard situations or an element of an incident requiring specialized application of the NRF. This course provides an introduction to the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (NRIA) to the NRF.Selection Criteria: This course is available to anyone.
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IS0841 NEMIS HMGP System: Overview and Startup
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The NEIMS HMGP System: Overview and Startup course provides a way to administer Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) information and grant applications.
Course Objectives
Log into and navigate the NEMIS HMGP System.
Manager disaster information.
Enter mitigation plan information.
Manage the HMGP funding estimate.
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IS0842 NEMIS HMGP System: Enter the HMGP Application
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This course will provide NEMIS HMGP users with the basic information they need to enter HMGP applications in the system, review application information, and verify and submit HMGP applications to FEMA.
Course Objectives
Create and manage project amendments
Create and submit allocations, obligations, deobligations and deallocations
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IS0843 NEMIS HMGP System: Project Eligibility Determination
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The NEIMS HMGP System: Project Eligibility Determination course provides NEMIS HMGP users with basic information about the HMGP application process.
Course Objectives
Access and execute work eligibility packets receipt and delegate tasks.
Review HMGP applications.
Approve HMGP applications.
Search for updated NEMIS HMGP resources.
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IS0844 NEMIS HMGP System: Managing Project Tasks
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The NEIMS HMGP System: Managing Projects course provides a way to administer Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) information and grant applications.
Course Objectives
Create and manage project amendments.
Create and submit allocations, obligations, deobligations, and deallocations.
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IS0845 NEMIS HMGP System: Oversight and Closeout
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The NEIMS HMGP System: Oversight and Closeout course provide a way to administer Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) information and grant applications.
Course Objectives
Perform project and program oversight tasks.
Complete project closeout entries.
Perform the final project closeout.
Perform program closeout in NEMIS HMGP.
Generate standard HMGP reports.
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IS0860 The National Infrastructure Protection Plan, An Introduction
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Ensuring the security and resilience of the critical infrastructure of the United States is essential to the Nation's security, public health and safety, economic vitality, and way of life. The purpose of this course is to present an overview of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). The NIPP provides the unifying structure for the integration of existing and future critical infrastructure security and resilience efforts into a single national program.
Course Objectives
Describe NIPP 2013 key concepts across the entire critical infrastructure community - including the private sector and government at all levels.
Describe the core tenets and the values and assumptions considered when planning for critical infrastructure security and resilience.
Identify activities critical partners may implement to achieve national goals aimed at enhancing critical infrastructure security and resilience put forward in the NIPP 2013 Call to Action.
Describe ways to apply these concepts to support security and resilience within your community or area of responsibility.
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IS0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management
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This is the first course in the Dams Sector web-based training series. The purpose of this series of courses is to provide owners and operators with information pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, and crisis management.
This course addresses crisis management activities as an important component of an overall risk management program and provides dam and levee stakeholders with recommendations to assist in the development of various plans focused on enhancing preparedness, protection, recovery, and resilience capabilities. The training course describes the purpose and basic elements of emergency action plans, recovery plans, and continuity plans; and addresses the basic elements of an effective exercise program.
Course Objectives
Describe the mission and characteristics of the Dams Sector.
Identify the elements of risk management related to the Dams Sector.
Describe the purpose and elements of emergency action, recovery, and continuity plans.
Describe the purpose and elements of pandemic preparedness.
Describe the purpose and types of exercises.
Identify the elements of risk management, including consequence, vulnerability, and threat.
Describe the purpose and elements of emergency action plans, recovery plans, and continuity plans.
Describe the purpose and types of exercises, including discussion-based and operations-based exercises.
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IS0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness
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Dams Sector: Security Awareness is the second course in the Dams Sector web-based training series. The purpose of this series of courses is to provide owners and operators with information pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, and crisis management.
This course explains how security awareness is an important component of an overall risk management program. In addition, it provides owners and operators with information that assists in identifying security concerns, coordinating proper response, and establishing effective partnerships with local law enforcement and first responders.
Course Objectives
Describe the mission and partners of the Dams Sector.
Identify the common characteristics of dams.
Describe the consequences of dam failures.
Describe common security vulnerabilities and interdependencies that affect the Dams Sector.
Describe potential terrorist threats and targets related to the Dams Sector.
Identify terrorist surveillance objectives and methodologies.
Identify indicators of surveillance and other suspicious activities.
Identify indicators of weapons, explosives, chemical, biological, and radiological threats.
Describe the process for reporting incidents.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a sample report narrative.
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IS0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures
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Dams Sector: Protective Measures is the third course in the Dams Sector web-based training series. The purpose of this series of courses is to provide owners and operators with information pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, and crisis management. This course provides owners and operators with information regarding protective programs used to reduce and manage risk within the Dams Sector.
Course Objectives
Describe the mission and partners of the Dams Sector.
Describe the steps for establishing a protective program.
Identify the elements of the risk management model.
Describe strategies for reducing risk.
Identify the general categories of protective measures.
Describe how protective measures relate to threat levels.
Select potential protective measures to address a threat when given a scenario.
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IS0874 Intro to Seepage and Int Erosion and the Em Res to Seepage-Related Dam Risks
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This course will introduce the concepts of identifying, monitoring and addressing seepage and internal erosion at dams. This course is also designed to build a foundation for emergency response personnel to seepage-related dam risks.
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IS0875 Identifying, Monitoring and Addressing Seepage and Internal Erosion at Dams
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This course will introduce the concepts of identifying, monitoring, and addressing seepage and internal erosion at dams. This course is also designed to build a foundation for emergency response personnel to seepage-related dam risks.
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IS0876 Evaluation and Analysis of Internal Erosion and Seepage Conditions at Dams
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This course will help participants build competency in the investigation and analysis of seepage and internal erosion at dams. This course is also designed to build a foundation for emergency response personnel and engineers to seepage conditions as they pertain to risk-based systems.
Course Objectives
Examine dam design and seepage control practices over the known history of dam construction and evaluate how the improvements led to the accumulation of general rules and scientific approaches to dam design and construction.
Interpret and summarize the significance of seepage as related to the failures of embankment dams.
Summarize the identified process of steps to identify, evaluate, and monitor seepage.
List and demonstrate the phases of failure mode progression resulting from internal erosion.
Evaluate, select, and apply the most appropriate method of seepage analysis to be applied.
Evaluate, select, and apply long-term remediation methods.
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IS0890 Introduction to Interagency Security Committee
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IS0891 Facility Security Level Determinations
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IS0892 Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities
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IS0893 Facility Security Committees
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IS0901 Section 508 Awareness Course
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IS0904 Active Shooter Prevention: You Can Make a Difference
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Course Description
We all play a critical role and the choices you make will have lasting ramifications on you and those around you. This course focuses on the actions you can take to help reduce the likelihood of an active shooter incident in your workplace. While we can't prevent these incidents 100% of the time, we can reduce the likelihood of an incident and prevent some incidents from occurring, thereby saving lives. During this course, we will share tools and perspectives you may use to reduce the likelihood of an active shooter incident.
Course Objectives
Recognize indicators that someone is on a pathway to violence, including the role that stressors play and the importance of addressing concerning behaviors
Identify potential concerning behaviors, how to recognize them, and when to take appropriate action
Identify common pre-attack indicators demonstrated by active shooters and how to recognize them
Identify empathy and compassion techniques to reduce the likelihood that an event will escalate into an active shooter incident
Identify situations where professional help could be used to prevent an incident from escalating into a violent situation
Identify traits of a connected and supportive work environment
Recognize the characteristics of productive conflict and destructive conflict
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IS0905 Responding to an Active Shooter: You Can Make a Difference
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Active shooter and targeted violence incidents are rare. However, they are highly impactful. Being prepared to act can make all the difference. For this reason, many organizations are taking actions to prepare their employees and staff to effectively respond, should an attack occur. We all play a critical role, and the choices you make will have lasting ramifications on you and those around you. While the probability of being involved in an active shooter situation is low, these incidents can significantly impact individuals physically and psychologically. Being prepared will give you and those around you the best chance of survival. During this course, we will discuss how you can prepare yourself to effectively respond if you are ever faced with an active shooter incident.
Make swift and informed decisions if you are ever in an active shooter incident
Understand your options and which actions to take during an active shooter incident to increase the chance of saving your life and the lives of those around you
Provide essential medical treatment to those that are injured
Properly engage with law enforcement
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IS0906 Workplace Security Awareness
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This course provides guidance to individuals and organizations on how to improve workplace security.
Course Objectives
Identify potential risks to workplace security.
Describe measures for improving workplace security.
Determine the actions to take in response to a security situation.
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IS0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do
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All employees can help prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations. This course provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, so that they can prepare to respond to an active shooter situation. This course is not written for law enforcement officers but for non-law enforcement employees. The material may provide law enforcement officers information on recommended actions for non-law enforcement employees to take should they be confronted with an active shooter situation.
Course Objectives
Describe actions to take when confronted with an active shooter and responding law enforcement officials.
Recognize potential workplace violence indicators.
Describe actions to take to prevent and prepare for potential active shooter incidents.
Describe how to manage the consequences of an active shooter incident.
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IS0908 Emergency Management for Senior Officials
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This course introduces senior officials to the important role they play in emergency management. The responsibility for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from incidents, both natural and manmade, begins at the local level—with individuals and public officials in the county, city, or town affected by the incident. This course presents simple steps officials can take to become acquainted with their emergency management role, authorities, and team members. The course includes video presentations sharing lessons learned from officials of the city of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Course Objectives
Identify the emergency management role assumed by senior officials, and describe emergency management authorities.
Identify emergency management team members.
Describe the purpose of an emergency operations plan, and state the importance of resource management, training, and exercises.
Identify the role of the senior official during a crisis, and describe the importance of involving the whole community in preparedness.
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IS0909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone
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Community members are the key to our Nation's preparedness and resilience. As such, we need to:
Support the development of prepared, vigilant, and engaged communities.
Foster strategic partnerships among:
The private sector;
Non-governmental organizations;
Foundations;
Community-based organizations.
This course presents a model program for community preparedness. In addition, it includes 16 Preparedness Modules ranging from 20 to 90 minutes that can be delivered to community groups. The modules (available in English and Spanish) provide information and activities on:
Creating a no-cost or low-cost disaster kit.
Developing a communications plan.
Establishing a personal support network.
Planning for and practicing an evacuation.
Staying safe when evacuation is not an option.
Practicing your disaster plan.
Identifying and reducing home hazards.
Identifying and reducing fire risks.
Using a fire extinguisher.
Implementing simple risk-reduction (mitigation) measures.
Protecting important items and documents.
Taking care of pets and service animals during a disaster.
Starting a ¿Stay Healthy¿ Kit and plan.
Preparing for utility outages.
Planning for recovery from disaster.
Understanding emergency management and response roles and getting involved.
Course Objectives
Identify the definition of preparedness.
Describe the role of individuals and households in preparedness.
Identify community preparedness principles.
Describe the purpose of community-based preparedness activities.
Identify the steps for planning and conducting a community-based preparedness program.
Identify resources for supporting community-based preparedness programs.
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IS0910 Emergency Management Preparedness Fundamentals
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IS0912 Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards
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This course will make persons involved in commercial retail operations aware of the actions they can take to identify and report suspicious purchases or thefts of products that actors could use in terrorist or other criminal activities. To achieve this goal, the course provides an overview of prevention steps aimed at identifying and monitoring high-risk inventory products and reporting suspicious activities to law enforcement agencies.
Course Objectives
Identify steps they can take to help prevent their inventory from being used to manufacture or deploy homemade explosives.
Describe the importance of identifying and reporting suspicious purchases and activities in the retail sector.
Specify additional actions they can take to protect their inventory from misuse or theft.
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IS0913 CIS and Resilience: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration
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The purpose of this course is to introduce the skills and tools to effectively achieve results for critical infrastructure security and resilience through partnership and collaboration. The course provides an overview of the elements of and processes to develop and sustain successful critical infrastructure partnerships.
Course Objectives
Explain the value of partnerships to infrastructure security and resilience.
Identify strategies to build successful critical infrastructure partnerships.
Describe methods to work effectively in a critical infrastructure partnership.
Identify processes and techniques used to sustain critical infrastructure partnerships.
Identify strategies and methods for achieving results through critical infrastructure partnerships.
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IS0914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do
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This course introduces the skills and tools to effectively achieve results for critical infrastructure protection and resilience through partnership and collaboration. The course provides an overview of the elements of and processes to develop and sustain successful critical infrastructure protection partnerships.
Course Objectives
Identify potential targets of adversarial surveillance.
Describe the information obtained by surveillance that is of interest to adversaries.
Recognize indicators of surveillance within the everyday environment.
Identify actions that you can take to detect potential adversarial surveillance incidents.
Describe the importance of identifying and reporting suspicious activities associated with adversarial surveillance.
Specify actions you can take to report potential incidents of adversarial surveillance.
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IS0915 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Insider Threats
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This course provides guidance to critical infrastructure employees and service providers on how to identify and take action against insider threats to critical infrastructure.
Course Objectives
Describe the threat that malicious insiders pose to critical infrastructure.
Identify common characteristics and indicators associated with malicious insiders.
Identify actions that can be taken against insider threats.
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IS0916 Critical Infrastructure Security: Theft and Diversion - What You Can Do
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This course introduces critical infrastructure personnel to the information they need and the resources available to them to identify threats and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure from the theft and diversion of critical resources, raw materials, and products that can be used for criminal or terrorist activities. The course also identifies actions that participants can take to reduce or prevent theft and diversion.
Course Objectives
Describe the threat that theft and diversion pose to critical infrastructure protection and resilience.
Recognize which of your resources, raw materials, products, or technologies are vulnerable to theft and diversion.
Identify commonly used theft and diversion methods and schemes.
Recognize suspicious behaviors and activities associated with theft and diversion.
Identify measures for protecting against theft and diversion.
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IS0920 FEMA Performance Management Program
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IS0921 Implementing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience and Toolkit
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IS0922 Applications of GIS for Emergency Management
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The goal of this course is to explore how GIS technology can support the emergency management community. Topics addressed in this course include: GIS fundamentals and history; how GIS is used in emergency management and tools available to enhance GIS usefulness.
Course Objectives
Describe the types of products that Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) can produce.
Explain the role that GIS plays in supporting emergency management through each mission area.
Understand the types of technology options that are currently available, and equip you with a list of questions and issues that you should consider when choosing the best solution for your organization.
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IS0923 Performance Management-Goal Writing
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IS0930 Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and
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IS0951 DHS Radio Interoperability
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The intent of this course is to provide a mechanism for DHS employees in all related disciplines who utilize radio communications systems to understand the operation of portable/mobile radios, the basics of how radio systems work, and the principles and concepts of interoperable communications (especially within the National Incident Management System). Additionally, this training will provide instruction on how to locate and properly the DHS Common Interoperability Channels.
Course Objectives
Explain the capabilities of land mobile radios and radio systems.
Determine which interoperability channels are programmed into DHS radios.
Locate interoperability channels on portable and mobile radios.
Identify when and how to use interoperability channels in an operational environment.
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IS0990 Preventing and Addressing Sexual Abuse
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IS1000 Public Assistance Program and Eligibility
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The course provides an overview of Public Assistance project eligibility. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of the Public Assistance Program and project eligibility.
Course Objectives
Describe project eligibility for Public Assistance Program grants and supporting laws, regulations, statutes, and executive orders.
Describe how to use the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide as a tool in determining eligibility.
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IS1001 The Public Assistance Delivery Model Orientation
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This course provides an orientation to the changes and improvements of the “new” Public Assistance Delivery Model to more effectively deliver Public Assistance funding to impacted communities. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to describe the foundations and organizational structure for the delivery of the Public Assistance Program.
Course Objectives
Explain baseline information regarding the organizational structure and foundation of the “new” Public Assistance Delivery Model.
Describe the key components of the four phases of the “new” Public Assistance Delivery Model.
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IS1002 FEMA Grants Portal - Transparency at Every Step
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This course provides an in-depth look into the Grants Portal. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to discuss and use the Grants Portal software as it pertains to the Public Assistance program.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate the benefits of transparency by using Grants Portal.
Explain how the Recipient and the Applicant can use Grants Portal to review and manage projects throughout their life cycle.
Describe the user-friendly approach to navigating Grants Portal.
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IS1003 The Exploratory Call, the Damage Inventory, and the Recovery Scoping Meeting
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The course provides an overview of the Exploratory Call, Damage Inventory List, and Recovery Scoping Meeting. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to describe all the information exchanged with FEMA in the Exploratory Call and at the Recovery Scoping Meeting, and the information collected in the Damage Inventory List.Selection Criteria: Federal, SLTT
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IS1004 The FEMA Site Inspection Process
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This course provides an in-depth look into the site inspection process. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to accurately prepare for and participate in a site inspection. They will know what to expect from FEMA in addition to their own responsibilities regarding Site Inspection. Additionally, Applicants and Recipients will be prepared for their role post-site inspection.
Course Objectives
Describe the site inspection process.
Explain the role of the Site Inspector and Applicant in regard to the site inspection process.
Discuss expectations during and after the site inspection process.
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IS1005 Public Assistance Alternative Procedures
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The course provides an overview of the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Program. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Program.
Course Objectives
Inform Applicants about the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Program.
Address potential considerations to include pre-disaster planning and organization.
Provide resources and tools to make informed decisions and ensure the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures are properly utilized to enhance disaster recovery.
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IS1006 Documenting Disaster Damage and Developing Project Files
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This course provides an overview of disaster-related damage documentation and project file development for the Public Assistance Program. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to document disaster-related damage, SOW, and costs, collect appropriate documentation, identify best practices for project file organization, and upload documentation into Grants Portal.
Course Objectives
Identify documentation requirements to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
Explain the Essential Elements of Information process and how documentation requirements are communicated by FEMA.
Explain the Request for Information process and how documentation requirements are communicated by FEMA.
Identify applicable resources and tools that allow Applicants to provide required documentation.
Discuss various ways to document damage through annotated maps, photographs, and other documentation.
Upload and organize documentation into Grants Portal.
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IS1007 Detailed Damage Description and Dimensions
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This course provides an overview of the Public Assistance Program detailed Damage Description and Dimensions for grant development and review for approval in the Grants Portal. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all required components of the Damage Description and Dimensions.
Course Objectives
Define and specify the components of a completed and detailed Damage Description and Dimensions.
Explain how to review, verify, and sign a completed Damage Description and Dimensions form in the Grants Portal.
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IS1008 Scope of Work Development (Scoping and Costing)
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This course provides an overview of the Public Assistance Program scoping and costing processes. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to develop and review a Scope of Work and accurate cost estimate.
Course Objectives
Define Scope of Work and cost estimates for Public Assistance grants.
Identify the necessary information for developing the Scope of Work and options for development.
Identify necessary information for developing cost estimates.
Explain the Scope of Work validation process and how an Applicant reviews, verifies, and approves the Scope of Work and cost estimate in the Grants Portal.
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IS1009 Conditions of the Public Assistance Grant
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The course provides an overview of Public Assistance Program compliance. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand the conditions of the Public Assistance Program grant.
Course Objectives
Identify strategies to better enable Applicants to execute the Public Assistance Grant.
Describe the Federal requirements for receipt of Federal funds.
Inform Applicants of actions that may jeopardize Public Assistance grant funding and potential remedies for non-compliance.
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IS1010 Emergency Protective Measures
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This course provides an overview of Emergency Protective Measures. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to accurately capture emergency protective measures activities and document costs concerning actual overtime based on payroll policies, equipment usage, and reasonable materials purchases.
Course Objectives
Define emergency protective measures.
Identify emergency protective measures eligible for FEMA public assistance program reimbursement.
Describe routine documentation measures that support an application for reimbursement of emergency protective measures.
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IS1011 Roads and Culverts
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This course provides an overview of Road and Culverts. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to differentiate maintenance work from disaster-related damages, describe the eligibility requirements for Public Assistance grants for roads and culverts, and identify tools for disaster-related damage documentation.
Course Objectives
Describe Public Assistance work eligibility requirements for roads and culverts.
Discuss factors specific to roads and culverts for scoping and costing.
Explain how to maintain compliance with special considerations rules and regulations for work on roads and culverts.
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IS1012 Direct Administrative Costs
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This course provides an overview of Direct Administrative Costs reimbursement by the Public Assistance Program. By the end of the course, Recipients and Sub-recipients will understand regulatory guidance and policy concerning Direct Administrative Costs as well as considerations for tracking, reporting, and claiming Direct Administrative Costs directly tied to Public Assistance Grants.
Course Objectives
Define and identify requirements for project-specific Direct Administrative Costs reimbursement.
Describe how to capture required information for Direct Administrative Costs.
Describe the Direct Administrative Costs Pilot Program and criteria.
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IS1013 Costing - Estimates and the Cost Estimating Format
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The course provides an overview of costing and the Cost Estimating Format. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of costing and the Cost Estimating Format.
Course Objectives
Differentiate between actual costs for Work Completed and estimated costs for Work to be Completed.
Identify the tools used by the applicant agent for organizing documents into cost summary sheets for Labor, Equipment, Materials, and/or Contracts.
Describe the Cost Estimating Format process and the structure of cost estimating in the FEMA Public Assistance Program.
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IS1014 Integrating 406 Mitigation Considerations into Your Public Assistance Grant
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The course provides an overview of how to integrate Section 406 Hazard Mitigation into the Public Assistance grant application. By the end of this course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of Section 406 Hazard Mitigation of the Robert T. Stafford Act.
Course Objectives
Define Section 406 Hazard Mitigation
Explain which types of projects are eligible for FEMA Public Assistance grant funding under Section 406 authority
Identify the benefits and opportunities to reduce repetitive disaster losses by pursuing projects authorized under Section 406 hazard mitigation
Discuss examples of potential mitigation work across damage Categories C through G (Permanent Work)
Explain the various methods to determine cost-effectiveness of hazard mitigation proposal eligibility
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IS1015 Insurance Considerations, Compliance, and Requirements
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The course provides an overview of the role of insurance in the Public Assistance process. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand the most common insurance considerations, compliance, and requirements as it relates to the potential impacts of the Public Assistance grant funding.
Course Objectives
Identify the most common types of insurance coverage.
Explain the importance of disclosing and documenting all existing insurance policies early in the disaster recovery process.
Summarize the process for insurance reviews, including documentation requirements, key roles, and responsibilities.
Discuss how insurance coverages can potentially affect funding and conditions of the grant award.
Identify where in Grants Portal insurance documents, reviews, and conditions are retained.
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IS1016 EHP Considerations/Compliance for Public Assistance Grants
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This course provides an overview of environmental and historic preservation considerations that may affect Public Assistance projects. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will have a general understanding of environmental and historic preservation compliance.
Course Objectives
Explain the role of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation staff in conjunction with the Public Assistance Program.
Explain the importance of early identification of environmental and historic preservation compliance considerations Applicants may face in the post-incident environment.
Explain the relationship of environmental and historic preservation considerations in the decision-making process to develop compliant scopes of work.
Identify key stakeholders and resources that Applicants will coordinate with to ensure compliance with environmental and historic preservation requirements.
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IS1017 Scope Change Requests, Time Extensions, Improved/Alternate Project Requests
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The course provides an overview of Public Assistance project eligibility. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to describe all aspects of scope change requests, time extensions, and Improved and Alternate Project requests.
Course Objectives
Identify the different types of changes in the scope of work that are considered under Public Assistance funding and how they can benefit Applicants.
Describe the underlying requirements to change an established scope of work and the process for approving the requested change.
Identify necessary efforts to request scope changes.
Describe potential impacts if proper documentation is not obtained for requested changes to the scope of work.
Explain why the period of performance and time extensions must be monitored.
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IS1018 Determination Memorandums and Appeals
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The course provides an overview of Public Assistance Determination Memorandums and the appeals process. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of Public Assistance Determination Memorandums and the appeals process.
Course Objectives
Explain the FEMA Public Assistance determinations which may be appealed.
Increase stakeholder knowledge of the Determination Memorandum and letter process, including key communication mechanisms and information included in the document.
Identify the Request for Information process during field operations.
Provide detailed information on the steps, timelines, and necessary documentation required for submitting a first and second-level appeal.
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IS1019 Codes and Standards
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The course provides an overview regarding the application of Applicant-adopted and uniformly practiced codes and standards and how they are considered through Public Assistance Program grants. Americans with Disabilities Act considerations in disaster recovery are also addressed. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand how codes and standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act apply to disaster recovery within the Public Assistance Grant Program. This includes what documentation Applicants will need to show in supporting codes and standards and/or American Disabilities Act repair claims for damaged elements.
Course Objectives
Define codes and standards considerations, policy, and applicability within the Public Assistance process.
Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act, define policy, and identify the law’s application within the Public Assistance Program.
Identify required documentation for compliance with codes and standards policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Provide crosswalk regarding guidance and applicability for codes and standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act with regards to environmental and historic preservation, Section 406 hazard mitigation, and flood insurance grant compliance requirements.
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IS1020 Public Assistance Donated Resources
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This course provides an overview of processes using donated resources for disaster-related response activities to the Public Assistance Program. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to accurately document and effectively manage and coordinate donated resources.
Course Objectives
Define donated resource as it relates to the Public Assistance Program.
Describe strategies to document and track donated resource contributions.
Explain how to use donated resources to offset the non-Federal cost-share for Emergency Work and Direct Federal Assistance.
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IS1021 Bridge Damage Considerations
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The course provides an overview of bridge considerations regarding project eligibility. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to describe all bridge considerations for the Public Assistance Program and project eligibility.
Course Objectives
Describe Public Assistance policy and guidance related to bridges.
Identify the documentation requirements for bridges to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
Discuss the eligibility considerations for Permanent Work on bridges to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
Discuss the eligibility considerations for Emergency Work on bridges to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
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IS1022 Substantiating Disaster-Related Damages to Bldgs, Contents, Veh, and Eqmt
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The course provides an overview of the Public Assistance project eligibility of Category E. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to explain eligibility requirements regarding buildings, contents, vehicles, and equipment.
Course Objectives
Identify the information FEMA requires to document disaster-related damage to buildings, contents, vehicles, and equipment.
Differentiate pre-existing and deferred maintenance conditions from disaster-related damages.
Explain methods for costing disaster-related damage to buildings, contents, vehicles, and equipment.
Describe considerations for buildings, contents, vehicles, and equipment within Public Assistance projects.
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IS1023 Electrical Systems Considerations
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The course provides an overview of electrical systems in the context of Public Assistance grant-funded projects. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of electrical systems considerations and project eligibility.
Course Objectives
Describe Public Assistance policy and guidance related to electrical systems.
Identify common reasons why electrical systems projects are deemed ineligible for Public Assistance grant funding.
Identify documentation considerations associated with electrical systems, including documenting damage prior to repair.
Identify special considerations for eligible electrical systems projects.
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IS1024 Water and Wastewater Treatment System Considerations
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The course provides an overview of water and wastewater treatment systems considerations. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of water and wastewater treatment system considerations.
Course Objectives
Describe Public Assistance policy and guidance related to water and wastewater treatment systems.
Identify common reasons why water and wastewater treatment systems projects are deemed ineligible for Public Assistance grant funding.
Identify documentation considerations associated with water and wastewater treatment systems, including documenting damage prior to repair.
Identify special considerations for eligible water and wastewater treatment systems projects.
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IS1025 Grant Administration Decisions for Tribal Governments
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This course provides an overview of Public Assistance as it relates to federally recognized Tribal governments when deciding to act as a Recipient. By the end of the course, participants will be able to explain the different processes and key administrative requirements a Tribe must undertake in its decision to apply for Public Assistance as a Recipient who manages (and may also apply as a Sub-recipient), or as a Sub-recipient who reports to a Recipient (State or Territorial government entity).
Participants will be able to identify the set of considerations that a Tribe must take into account when deciding to apply for Public Assistance as a Recipient or Sub-recipient.
Course Objectives
Describe the process and considerations for deciding to manage FEMA’s Public Assistance Program as a Recipient.
Explain the general administrative requirements of Recipients to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
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IS1026 Eligibility of Private Nonprofit Organizations
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This course provides an overview of FEMA’s delivery of Public Assistance grant funding to private nonprofit organizations. By the end of the course, State, Local, Indian Tribal, and Territorial Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand eligibility requirements, process and documentation requirements, and special considerations for securing Public Assistance grant funding for private nonprofit organizations.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate ability to identify private nonprofit organizations that might be eligible to receive Public Assistance grant awards.
Explain how to meet the documentation requirements and process for private nonprofit organizations to be eligible to receive Public Assistance grant funding.
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IS1027 Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG)
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This course provides an overview of Fire Management Assistance Grant eligibility. By the end of the course, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial prospective Applicants and Recipients will be able to understand all aspects of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
Course Objectives
Identify what types of assistance can be provided through the Fire Management Assistance Grant.
Summarize the criteria, steps, and sequencing of key activities needed to apply for a Fire Management Assistance Grant.
Explain the documentation requirements that will need to be incorporated into a Fire Management Assistance Grant.
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IS1100 Increased Cost of Compliance
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This course provides students with Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) information to assist and guide policyholders through the mitigation claims process after a flood loss while collaborating with the local community. The Increased Cost of Compliance course provides an overview of ICC coverage and eligibility and takes the learner through the claims process to gain a better understanding of this important coverage benefit.
Course Objectives
Discuss ICC coverage, eligibility requirements, and exclusions.
Define BFE, FEMA-provided ABFE, and Best Available Data.
Define substantial damage determination.
Explain the four eligible ICC compliance activities (FRED).
Describe the steps a policyholder must take once the community has declared a building as substantially or repetitively damaged.
Describe the steps a policyholder must take before ICC work can begin.
State the timeframe for completing ICC work.
Describe the steps the policyholder must take to obtain an ICC payment.
Identify the documents that are necessary for ICC claim processing and payment.
Identify the responsibilities of the team members who assist a policyholder through the ICC claim process.
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IS1101 Basic Agent Tutorial
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This course is intended to provide insurance agents an introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and help them to gain an understanding of fundamental aspects of the program including general policy rules, regulations, flood map usage, proper rating methods, and claims handling processes.
Course Objectives
Apply knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program in order to answer customer questions and resolve issues.
Build an NFIP policy while taking the necessary community, building, coverage, and rating options into consideration.
Locate and use NFIP resources.
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IS1102 The Theory of Elevation Rating
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This course is to guide insurance professionals, particularly agents, through the steps to properly determine the Lowest Floor Elevation for Post-FIRM Buildings in A or V zones as shown on the FEMA Elevation Certificate. Due to BW-12 legislation and HFIAA-14, elevation certificates play a more crucial role in determining a policyholder's premium rate.
Course Objectives
Determine when an Elevation Certificate is necessary to properly rate a flood insurance policy.
Describe the characteristics of, and differences between an A Zone and a V Zone.
List the steps for accurately identifying the lowest floor in a building for rating purposes using the Elevation Certificate.
Follow the basic steps for elevation rating.
Determine when a building should be considered a “submit for rate”.
Determine the lowest floor for rating for several types of non-elevated buildings using Elevation Certificate Building Diagrams 1 through 4.
Determine the lowest floor for rating for several types of elevated buildings using Elevation Certificate Building Diagrams 5 through 9.
Explain how rating in V Zones is different than rating in A Zones.
Describe the NFIP requirements for proper flood openings and how proper flood openings affect the rating.
Describe how insect screening, lattice, or slats affect insurance rates.
Describe how machinery and equipment affect insurance rates.
Describe options for reducing NFIP flood insurance premiums.
Locate online resources related to elevation ratings.
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IS1103 Elevation Certificate for Surveyors
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This course provides an in-depth look at the Elevation Certificate (EC) along with relevant resources to answer your questions. This is a four-lesson series for surveyors on how to accurately and thoroughly complete the EC, which helps agents determine the proper flood insurance premium rate. Properly completed ECs also aid local floodplain administrators in determining how high to elevate buildings located in the Special Flood Hazard Area to reduce flood risk.
Course Objectives
Complete a basic FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Describe the documents used to support the Elevation Certificate.
Identify the Elevation Certificate's key components.
Recognize the resources used in conjunction with the Elevation Certificate
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IS1104 NFIP Claims Review for Adjusters
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New and experienced adjusters seeking the necessary knowledge and skill to adjust claims for the NFIP will find Claims Review for Adjusters essential for adjusting NFIP claims. This course defines the role, standards, and necessary requirements to adjust claims within the NFIP. In addition, it offers an overview of the Standard Flood Insurance Policy through a step-by-step outline of the similarities and contrasts found in the Dwelling Form, General Property Form, and the Residential Condominium Building Association Policy. With a focus on providing excellent customer service, this course also identifies common errors and adjustment issues where special attention is needed to ensure a high level of quality in the claims settlement process.
Course Objectives
Review Policy Form.
Review Claims Manual.
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IS1105 EC Made Easy: Elevation Certificate Overview
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This course provides a basic overview of the FEMA Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 086-033, expires November 30, 2018)
Course Objectives
Describe the purpose of the FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Detail how to obtain a FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Locate a professional to complete or update a FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Complete the FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Interpret a completed FEMA Elevation Certificate.
Locate a copy of a completed FEMA Elevation Certificate.
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IS1106 FEMA Mapping Changes
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This interactive course provides a practical look at how changes to FEMA flood maps affect property owners, insurance agents, lending institutions, and others. FEMA Mapping Changes explores the impact of map changes through a series of self-guided interactive exercises designed to assist learners with how to navigate through mapping changes as they occur.
Course Objectives
Recognize three ways in which FEMA flood maps have evolved and understand an overview of the four-step mapping process
Identify at least three resources for locating flood maps and affiliated materials
Cite the benefits of updated flood maps and recount the basic impacts of new flood maps
Point out key implementation issues that revised flood maps produce for both insurance agents and the lending community
Specify at least three procedures that can be used to challenge flood maps or flood zone determinations
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IS1107 Adjuster-Customer Service
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A flood might be one of the most traumatic events a person can experience. As one of the first people to interact with the policyholder after a flood, you, the adjuster, play a critical role in representing the National Flood Insurance Program. A customer-centric focus can result in claims being closed faster, with fewer appeals, and happier policyholders.
Course Objectives
Create and maintain a customer-centric focus during every policyholder interaction.
Build rapport using empathy, sincerity, likeability, integrity, and friendliness.
Respond to and communicate effectively with policyholders.
Project a professional image by being respectful, prepared, having a game plan, and knowing the program.
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IS1108 Insuring Condominiums
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This course reviews the different ways that condominiums can be written in the NFIP and what makes condominiums unique - in other words, what sets them apart from other building types that are written in the National Flood Insurance Program. Rich Slevin of NFIP Training will lead you through a series of video segments covering topics relevant to condominiums in the NFIP. Knowledge checks following the segments help you check your understanding and reinforce the subject matter.
Course Objectives
Define condominium according to the NFIP.
Identify the different ways condominiums are written using the three Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) coverage forms.
Explain the methods used for rating low-rise and high-rise condominium buildings.
Recognize the coverage differences and distinct loss settlement procedures for condominiums insured under the RCBAP, Dwelling, and General Property Forms.
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IS1109 Understanding Basement Coverage
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This course reviews key characteristics of basement buildings and discusses covered and non-covered buildings and personal property items located in basement buildings. The final section concludes with special adjustment issues.
Course Objectives
Identify characteristics of a basement
Distinguish between covered and non-covered building and personal property items in basements
Identify special adjusting issues related to a basement claim
Explain coverage limitations associated with basements and document accordingly
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IS1110 Writing Commercial Exposures
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This course provides an introduction to commercial exposures and how they are insured within the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Course Objectives
Identify commercial exposures.
Understand eligibility requirements for commercial buildings.
Become familiar with how losses are settled for commercial buildings.
Explain special considerations such as homeowner’s associations and tenant’s coverage.
Provide better client consultation on NFIP commercial exposures.
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IS1111 Introduction to Commercial Claims
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This course provides an introduction to commercial claims. It covers small and large commercial claims, certification requirements and adjuster authority, the General Property Form, NFIP documentation requirements, and adjustment standards and requirements. Then case studies are used for the students to apply the information discussed.
Course Objectives
Understand the difference between a small commercial claim and a large commercial claim.
Recognize the certification requirements and knowledge base required for commercial claims adjusters with emphasis on adjuster authority to make recommendations.
Discuss the coverage provided by the General Property Form.
Explain NFIP documentation requirements.
Understand the adjustment standards and requirements involved in commercial claims.
Apply key learning's to case studies involving policy limits and estimating the reserve.
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IS1112 Introduction to Flood Claims
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During an active storm season, NFIP flood-certified adjusters can be in high demand to assist property owners with claims that meet the general condition of a flood. This course is designed to introduce adjusters to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The first lesson reviews the necessary qualifications and process to become a flood adjuster and the resources available to help adjusters learn what they need to know to become flood certified. The second lesson discusses the history and organization of the NFIP, provides an overview of the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) and use of its three forms, and defines key terms and concepts that flood claims adjusters must know in order to accurately handle flood claims.
Course Objectives
Describe the NFIP Adjuster Database and the entities that use flood certified adjusters.
Describe the necessary qualifications of a flood certified adjuster.
Explain the process for becoming a flood certified adjuster.
Discuss the five areas of authorization for an adjuster.
Identify adjuster resources and links to FEMA resource pages.
Discuss the history and organization of the NFIP.
Define key NFIP terms: participating community, pre-FIRM and post-FIRM, flood, mudflow, and SFHAs and non-SFHAs.
Differentiate between residential and non-residential buildings as relevant to the SFIP.
Explain replacement cost loss settlement criteria.
Explain what each of the SFIP forms covers.
Define key building definitions: elevated building, enclosure, breakaway wall, and basement.
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IS1113 Coastal Barrier Resources Act
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This course is designed to assist insurance agents with their understanding of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) and Otherwise Protected Areas (OPAs). Agents must correctly identify buildings located in or near these protected areas to determine eligibility for flood insurance. In this course, we will review flood zones affected by the Act, describe the designation process, and discuss building eligibility in these designated areas on the NFIP flood insurance rate map.
Course Objectives
Recognize Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) and Otherwise Protected Areas (OPAs) on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
Locate the CBRS and OPA designation dates.
Utilize the CBRS mapper.
Find the date of construction for a building.
Determine building eligibility for NFIP flood insurance.
Assist property owners with buildings in or near a CBRS boundary.
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IS1114 Adjusting RCBAP and Condo Unit Owner Claims
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The Adjusting RCBAP and Condo Unit-Owner Claims course provides the Large Commercial and RCBAP authorized adjusters with the most challenging aspects of adjusting NFIP flood losses under the Residential Condominium Building Association Policy and the Dwelling Form, commonly referred to as the unit-owner policy. Flood losses to condominium buildings insured under the RCBAP and Dwelling Form are complex and must be thoroughly investigated to ensure proper claim handling. This course reviews specialized knowledge areas and adjustment concepts for consideration and use when adjusting these types of claims.
Course Objectives
Identify Homeowner Associations (HOAs), townhomes, and other forms of ownership not eligible for coverage under the RCBAP.
Determine building value, insurance to value, and Replacement Cost Value.
Compute coinsurance calculations using examples and case studies.
Identify documentation associated with RCBAP and unit-owner policies (e.g. condominiums bylaws, appraisals, and ownership verification).
Explain coverage differences as applied to condominium and unit-owner policies insured under the RCBAP, General Property Form, and the Dwelling Form.
Explain coverage for business units (General Property Form) located in condominium buildings.
Describe condominium loss assessment and the Dwelling Form.
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IS1115 Claims Process for Agents
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Geared towards insurance agents and their role in the flood insurance claims process. The course focuses on preparedness, customer service, and things to know before, during, and after a client experiences a flooding disaster.
Course Objectives
Describe your role in preparing your clients for a flood loss
Discuss the steps you can take to ensure your clients have adequate flood coverage
Explain the steps of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims process to your clients
Prepare to act as an advocate on behalf of your clients
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IS1116 Sales for Agents
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This course for insurance agents provides information on marketing to increase flood insurance policy sales and highlights FEMA and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) marketing resources. The course also provides agents with talking points and tips for overcoming common objections and flood insurance myths.
Course Objectives
Summarize why an agent should sell flood insurance
Describe ways for agents to grow their flood business
Identify sales and marketing resources available to agents
Provide agents with building blocks to start a conversation about the benefits of a flood insurance policy and overcome common objections
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IS1117 Severe Repetitive Loss for Agents
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Geared towards insurance agents and their ability to navigate the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) transfer process. The course includes an overview of the SRL program, rating ramifications, the appeals process, and a review of the agent's SRL Checklist.
Course Objectives
Define a Severe Repetitive Loss property
Describe the notification and underwriting requirements for a Severe Repetitive Loss of property
Explain the Severe Repetitive Loss property appeals process
Explain how the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program can help the owners of Severe Repetitive Loss properties
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IS1119 Letters of Map Amendment and Letters of Map Revision-Based on Fill
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This course is designed to provide information to individuals interested in Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) with a focus on Conditional Letters of Map Amendment (CLOMAs); Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs); Conditional Letters of Map Revision-Based on Fill (CLOMR-Fs); and Letters of Map Revision-Based on Fill (LOMR-Fs) on the applicant, community floodplain administrator, licensed professional, and FEMA levels.
Course Objectives
Explain basic purpose and procedures of CLOMAs, LOMAs, CLOMR-Fs, and LOMR-Fs
Describe roles and responsibilities in the LOMC process
Understand the floodplain management and insurance implications of CLOMAs, LOMAs, CLOMR-Fs, and LOMR-Fs
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IS1120 Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs)
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This course is designed to provide basic information to individuals interested in Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs) on the tribal or local community floodplain administrator, licensed professional, and FEMA levels.
Course Objectives
Explain the basic purpose and procedures of LOMRs.
Describe roles and responsibilities in the LOMR process.
Understand the floodplain management and insurance implications of LOMRs.
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IS1150 DHS Human Trafficking Awareness
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This course will provide FEMA personnel with information explaining human trafficking and differentiating it from human smuggling. Then, through a series of interactive, real-life-based scenarios, the viewer will see how FEMA employees might encounter victims of human trafficking and traffickers themselves. Finally, the viewer will be provided guidance and resources should the employee identify human trafficking both in one’s professional capacity and private capacity.
Course Objectives:
Identify indications of human trafficking victims.
Compare the similarities and differences between "human trafficking" and "smuggling."
Describe 4 different types of immigration relief.
Identify possible indicators of human trafficking that they may encounter on the job.
Describe the actions that they should take when observing suspicious activities.
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IS1151 Blue Campaign Disaster Responder Training
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In this 6-minute video for disaster response personnel, you will learn how to recognize, and report suspected human trafficking. As someone trained in disaster response, you are in a unique position to spot potential instances of human trafficking. Human traffickers have their guard down during these times and suspicious activity may become more apparent.
Course Objectives
Identify what human trafficking is.
Identify the indicators of human trafficking.
Identify how disaster response personnel can respond to suspected victims of human trafficking.
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IS1152 Blue Campaign First Responder Training
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This training for first responder personnel includes three lessons and a Post-Questionnaire. The entire program should take 45 minutes to one hour to complete. The lessons will help you understand what human trafficking is, who can become a victim, and how you can play a role in identifying and responding to suspected victims. As a first responder, you are often first on the scene in an emergency. This gives you the unique opportunity to notice signs of human trafficking.
Course Objectives
Identify what human trafficking is.
Identify who can potentially become a victim.
Identify how first responders can respond to suspected victims of human trafficking.
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IS1160 Damage Assessment Operations Training
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IS1170 Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee (ISC)
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This is the first course in the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) web-based training series. This course provides an overview of the history of the ISC, its mission and organization, and a basic outline of the ISC Risk Management Process (RMP).
Course Objectives
Describe the history, vision, and mission of the ISC.
Describe how the ISC is organized.
Identify the Risk Management Process Standard.
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IS1171 Overview of Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Publications
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This is the second course in the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) web-based training series. This course provides an overview of ISC facility security standards and policies and other documents that support the Risk Management Process (RMP).
Course Objectives
Identify and describe the principles outlined in the publication “Risk Management Process for Federal Facilities: An Interagency Security Committee Standard” and associated appendices.
Identify and describe the principles outlined in other relevant ISC standards and policies.
Identify and describe other ISC documents and how they support the Risk Management Process (RMP).
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IS1172 Risk Mgmt Process for Federal Facilities: Federal Sec Levels Determination
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This is the third course in the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) web-based training series. The purpose of this course is to provide Federal personnel with responsibilities for security-related policies, programs, projects, and/or operations for their department or agency with an overview of the process to determine the Facility Security Level (FSL) for a Federal facility.
Course Objectives
Describe how the Facility Security Level (FSL) supports the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Risk Management Process (RMP).
Identify who is responsible for the final FSL determination.
Identify when an FSL determination is required.
Identify five factors used to determine an FSL.
Explain intangible adjustments.
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IS1173 Levels of Protection and Application of the Design-Basis Threat (DBT) Report
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The purpose of this For Official Use Only course is to provide Federal personnel with responsibilities for security-related policies, programs, projects, and/or operations for their department or agency with an overview of the process to determine the Facility Security Level (FSL) for a Federal facility.
Course Objectives
Explain how the Facility Security Level (FSL) determines the baseline Level of Protection (LOP).
Explain the risk assessment methodology.
Define the five levels of protection identified in the Risk Management Process.
Explain how the Design-Basis Threat (DBT) Report supports the Risk Management Process.
Describe the elements of each undesirable event.
Define levels of protection.
Define risk acceptance and the necessary documentation.
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IS1174 Facility Security Committees
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The purpose of this course is to provide Federal personnel with an overview of Facility Security Committees (FSCs), including their members, their roles and responsibilities, and policies and procedures for FSC operations and decision-making.
Course Objectives
Define a Facility Security Committee (FSC).
Identify FSC member roles and responsibilities.
Explain the FSC business, funding, and decision processes.
Explain the FSC voting process.
Define risk acceptance and explain necessary documentation.
Describe Interagency Security Committee (ISC) resources and training available to assist an FSC.
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IS1190 Natl Oil & Haz Subst Pollution Contingency Plan and the Natl Response System
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The goal of this course is to educate stakeholders and a larger audience on planning for and responding to environmental incidents and to highlight how the NCP/NRS and the NRF/Stafford Act align.
Course Objectives
Describe the regulatory frameworks and other federal doctrine that guide planning for, the response to, and recovery from environmental incidents.
Identify the planning and preparedness activities associated with the implementation of the NCP and preparing for a response to an environmental incident.
Explain the similarities and differences between an NCP and NRF response to an environmental incident.
Describe environmental incident disaster recovery guidance and damage assessment and recovery process.
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IS1200 TERT Team Leader Course
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This online course is intended to provide guidance to first-line supervisors of 9-1-1 operators, call takers, and dispatchers on what to expect when being deployed to a disaster site.
Course Objectives
Clarify roles and responsibilities.
Improve teams and coordination.
Improve operational coordination.
Improve operational communications.
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IS1300 Introduction to Continuity of Operations
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This course is intended to lay the foundation of knowledge for students who wish to increase their understanding of continuity and building a comprehensive continuity program in their organization or jurisdiction.
Course Objectives
Define continuity.
Describe the importance of continuity planning for organizations and communities.
Recognize elements required for a continuity program in your organization.
Describe the key elements of a continuity program.
Explain the Whole Community approach to continuity planning.
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IS1900 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
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IS2000 National Preparedness Goal and System Overview
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This course provides an overview of the National Preparedness Goal and the National Preparedness System. The foundation of this course is the National Preparedness Goal which identifies the Nation’s core capabilities required for executing the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. This course also focuses on the National Preparedness System that builds on current efforts, many of which are based on the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act and other statutes. Implementing the National Preparedness System allows our Nation to work together to prepare for and address any threat or hazard. The goal of this course is to familiarize participants with the National Preparedness Goal and the six main components of the National Preparedness System.
Course Objectives
Explain the core capabilities within the context of the National Preparedness Goal.
Discuss the National Preparedness System.
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IS2002 Introduction to FEMA Operational Planning
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This course offers training in the fundamentals of how FEMA conducts operational planning activities. The goal of this training is to maximize planning interoperability within FEMA and the national and regional interagency and to ensure proper coordination with the state, local, and tribal planners.
Course Objectives
Explain the purpose of planning and how the FOPM is organized.
Explain that crisis action planning does not differ from deliberate planning in any way except for the environment in which it occurs.
Identify and engage all appropriate entities that can contribute to the plan or who will be affected by or will use the finished plan.
Conduct research and informational analysis and identify critical facts and assumptions to gain and maintain a common situational understanding.
Use their common situational understanding to envision the desired end state and identify operational approaches to realize that end state.
Develop and compare solutions in the form of Courses of Action (COAs).
Write a deliberate plan using a FEMA standard format and use the FEMA criteria for assessing the quality of a draft plan in order to get a FEMA operational plan approved and to disseminate a FEMA operational plan.
Conduct a training and exercise schedule, an implementation schedule, and a maintenance schedule to inform the response community of how to use the plan.
Adapt deliberate plans to meet crisis action planning needs.
Summarize the FEMA operational planning process.
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IS2101 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)
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This course provides a broad overview of the CTP Program, including mission, activities, funding processes, and available tools and resources. Students should gain an understanding of how the program operates and how they can be successful FEMA partners.
Course Objectives
Identify key elements of the CTP Program.
Identify key elements of the funding process from the appropriation of program funds closeout.
Match Flood Risk Project Production and Mapping/Activate to their definitions.
Distinguish between a Corporative Agreement and a Contract.
Define the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
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IS2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
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The Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions course is designed to introduce the role, design, and function of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the supportive relationship as a NIMS Command and Coordination component of the Multiagency Coordination System.
Course Objectives
Describe the role EOCs play in overall multiagency coordination.
Describe the processes and procedures for activating the EOC.
Describe the factors involved in staffing and organizing the EOC.
Describe factors for effective EOCs.
Identify considerations for deactivating the EOC within the context of Recovery.
Given a scenario-based incident, utilize key EOC concepts to successfully complete the scenario.
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IS2500 National Prevention Framework, an Introduction
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The course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Prevention Framework. The goal of this course is to familiarize participants with the National Prevention Framework which provides guidance for all levels of government, private and nonprofit sector partners, and individuals to prevent, avoid, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
Course Objectives
Describe how the National Prevention Framework is applied to help prevent terrorist threats.
Describe the purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Prevention Framework.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of prevention partners.
Describe the core capabilities for prevention and actions required to deliver those capabilities.
Describe the coordinating structures and operational planning used to support prevention.
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IS2600 National Protection Framework, An Introduction
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This course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Protection Framework. The goal of this course is to familiarize participants with the National Protection Framework, which describes the way that the whole community safeguards against acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other threats or hazards.
Course Objectives
Describe how the National Protection Framework is applied to help protect our Nation from acts of terrorism and other threats or hazards.
Describe the purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Protection Framework.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of Protection partners.
Describe the core capabilities for Protection and the actions required to deliver those capabilities.
Describe the coordinating structures used to support Protection.
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IS2700 National Mitigation Framework, An Introduction
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This course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Mitigation Framework. The goal of this course is to familiarize participants with the National Mitigation Framework, which outlines how the nation can expand its commitment to mitigation and strengthen resilience.
Course Objectives
Describe how the National Mitigation Framework is applied to meet the challenge of building a society that is robust, adaptable, and has the capacity for rapid recovery.
Describe the purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Mitigation Framework.
Describe the roles and responsibilities of Mitigation partners.
Describe the core capabilities for Mitigation and the actions required to deliver those capabilities.
Describe the coordinating structures used to support Mitigation.
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IS2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview
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The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), developed in conformance with Presidential Policy Directive-8, outlines the basis for a national approach to disaster recovery. The NDRF defines how we will work together to best meet the needs of individuals, families, communities and states in their ongoing efforts to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from any disaster event.
Course Objectives
Describe why the NDRF was developed and its purpose.
Describe the timelines and associated recovery elements in the NDRF Recovery Continuum.
Describe each of the NDRF’s eight Guiding Principles.
Describe how each of the NDRF’s Guiding Principles applies to disaster recovery.
Describe recovery success factors.
Describe the respective recovery roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders among different sectors of the community.
Describe the NDRF’s Planning Principles.
Describe local, state, tribal, and Federal recovery leadership roles and responsibilities.
Define the term Recovery Support Function (RSF).
Describe the mission of the RSFs.
Explain how the RSF structure is flexible to meet different levels of post-disaster needs.
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IS2901 Introduction to Community Lifelines
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IS-2901, Introduction to Community Lifelines, introduces the Community Lifelines construct, an outcome-driven response structure used to achieve incident stabilization. This course provides an overview of the seven (7) Community Lifelines, including how they promote the importance of situational awareness, prioritization of response efforts, and decision-making processes during disaster response to work toward incident stabilization.
Course Objectives
Define the Community Lifelines construct and its use in emergency management operations
Recognize the evolution of the lifelines construct based on a historical need to characterize incident impacts and prioritize emergency management efforts during a disaster response
Define the seven (7) Community Lifelines and their relationship with individual components and sub-components
Define the concept of incident stabilization and how lifelines are used to support stabilization efforts
Describe how Community Lifelines are applied to gain Situational Awareness, Status Reporting, Priorities, Planning, and Operational Decision Making
Assess and analyze components and or sub-components to determine the status of Community Lifelines
Assign priority to Community Lifelines based on greatest incident impacts toward incident stabilization
Recognize the tools and products that support Situational Awareness, Reporting, and Operational Decision Making that organizations use to present disaster impacts, stabilization goals, and status reports
Utilize lifeline status and priorities to develop operational strategies (lines of effort) in order to achieve incident stabilization
Apply an iterative process of lifeline reassessment based on changing incident conditions and the progress of operational strategies
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IS2905 Coordinating Health and Social Services Recovery
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The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth orientation to the Health and Social Services Recovery Support Function (HSS RSF), one of the six recovery capabilities identified in the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). This course will describe the HSS RSF,s mission, and core activities; the federal role in HSS recovery operations; how local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal resources coordinate and collaborate during recovery efforts, and the process for executing a unified recovery effort.
Course Objectives
Identify each of the nine mission areas and their core functions
Identify which public sector agencies support the nine core mission areas in a given scenario
Identify the practices and capabilities associated with the implementation of HSS recovery functions
Outline the process and legal requirements for requesting federal HSS recovery assistance
Describe the key features of a post-disaster impact assessment
Determine the priority needs of a community following a disaster
Outline strategies for coordinating recovery actions across local, state, and federal partners
Identify best practices for coordination and implementation of the HSS RSF
Identify the ways in which the HSS RSF interacts with and supports the other five RSFs
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MGT-310 Threat and Hazard Identification and Stakeholder Preparedness Review
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This course introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community's capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison to those targets, identifying capability gaps and subsequent strategies to close those gaps using the POETE (Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises) areas, and assessing and describing the impact of funding sources on building or sustaining capabilities in a community.
The course will assist local emergency responders and stakeholders to generate actionable preparedness data that communities can use to support a variety of emergency management efforts, including planning, training, exercises, and incident response and recovery.
Course Objectives
· Summarize the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) process.
· Identify specific hazards related to the community by applying principles and concepts related to threat and hazard groups, sources of hazard information, and the factors to consider for threat and hazard selection.
· Write threat and hazard context descriptions and estimate impacts of the threats and hazards.
· Develop core capability target statements which describe the level of capability a community plans to achieve for each of the 32 core capabilities.
· Assess current capability levels and how community capabilities have changed over the last year.
· Determine capability gaps and a subsequent approaches for addressing gaps and sustainment needs using the POETE (Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises) Model.
· Assess the extent to which relevant funding sources played a role in building and sustaining the capabilities assessed by the capability targets and describe the impact capabilities built or sustained by FEMA preparedness or mitigation grants had in real-world incidents over the past year.
· Produce a sample THIRA and SPR past year.
Mission Areas
· Mitigation
Prerequisites
Recommended courses, but not required:
· IS-700.A: National Incident Management System
· IS-800.C: National Response Framework, an Introduction
· IS-235.C: Emergency Planning
· IS-2000: National Preparedness Goal and System Overview
· IS-2500: National Prevention Framework, an Introduction
· AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
· AWR-160-W: WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
· MGT-418: Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning
Disciplines
· Emergency Management
· Emergency Medical Services
· Fire Service
· Governmental Administrative
· Hazardous Material
· Law Enforcement
· Health Care
· Public Health
· Public Safety Communications
· Public Works
· Security and Safety
· Other
Focus Area
· Critical Infrastructure Protection
Primary Core Capability
· Community Resilience
Training Certificate
· Texas Engineering Extension Service Certificate of Completion
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MGT-312 Senior Officials Workshop for All Hazards Preparedness
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This workshop provides an interactive forum to understand the roles and responsibilities of senior leadership as related to all-hazard disaster preparedness, to share proven strategies and best practices, and to enhance coordination among whole of community partners.
The class will provide a basic understanding of planning, operational coordination, and public information and warning through lectures and group discussions. The participant will have the opportunity to work through a customized tabletop exercise focused on the strategic objectives faced by senior leaders. The final outcome of the class is the development of an action plan to improve the preparedness posture of the community/organization.
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MGT-314 Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management/Unified Command
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The Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management/Unified Command course focuses on incident management skills, staff responsibilities, and related situational awareness skills using a computer-driven training simulation designed to create a challenging decision-making environment in an expanding complex incident. The course focuses on the all-hazards planning process used in an Incident Command Post (ICP) and the key decision-making requirements within that response node. Command and coordination (including external elements), resource management, communications, and information management are emphasized. Participants learn from the cause and effects of incident decisions while performing in an ICP and responding to a variety of simulated, notional exercises.
Course Objectives
Apply the Incident Command System (ICS) planning process and understand the importance of information sharing and resource management to successfully develop an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for a complex incident or an Event Action Plan (EAP) for a planned event.
Employ the Emergency Management Exercise System (EM*ES) in Incident Command Post (ICP) simulation-based practical exercises.
Manage the response to a simulated large-scale, all-hazards incident within a unified Incident Command System (ICS) command structure.
Evaluate the application of critical processes in the management of a high-consequence incident.
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MGT-315 Critical Asset Risk Management
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Course Description
The Critical Asset Risk Management course teaches the critical components of risk management and provides participants with the basic fundamentals of determining and mitigating risks associated with their critical infrastructure. Through a combination of lectures, facilitated discussion, and group activities, participants will learn how threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences determine risk and are given an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of conducting vulnerability assessments by conducting on-site assessments of select local facilities. Additionally, they will identify potential mitigation measures associated with their findings and work together to develop and present a risk assessment report.
Course Objectives
Identify the major components of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process.
Characterize threats and hazards of concern.
Define vulnerabilities within the jurisdiction.
Identify the local jurisdictional infrastructure that could be potential targets and their unique security requirements.
Estimate the potential consequences of an all-hazards incident.
Discuss risk and the options to reduce the overall risk level.
Describe how to plan for an asset-specific vulnerability assessment.
Assess total risk to their assigned asset.
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MGT-317 Disaster Management for Public Services
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Course Description
The Disaster Management for Public Services provides a unique opportunity for public service professionals to extend their knowledge and skills necessary for protecting their communities and infrastructure from potential or actual threats. During this course, participants work together in multidisciplinary teams to apply the course information with their professional experience in a variety of hands-on, small group activities and disaster scenarios.
This course brings together representatives from public service agencies such as utilities and public works, transportation, fire, public safety, city planning/urban development, public health, and local, state, and federal emergency management officials who are expected to identify and mitigate hazards and plan and manage disaster response and recovery efforts within their jurisdictions.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Identify threats to public services.
Examine disaster planning and management principles for incidents affecting public services.
Explain methods for preventing, protecting against, and mitigating disasters.
Determine appropriate response actions to incidents affecting public services.
Develop information for presentation to the public and media during an incident.
Discuss the responsibilities of public services disaster recovery.
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MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident
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This course examines the role of public information in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), terrorist, and all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is of critical importance that community leaders, incident managers, and public information officers are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. This course focuses on the role of public information in WMD, terrorism, or all-hazards incident management; the information needs of the press and public in a crisis; and strategies for planning, conducting, and managing the crisis public information effort. The intended audience is the individuals within a jurisdiction whose duties may require them to interface with news media during their community’s response to a WMD, terrorism, or all-hazards incident. Course participants who would benefit from this training include a jurisdiction’s key elected officials, public information officers, key department heads, key public health and medical personnel, first responders, and emergency management officials from both the public and private sectors.
Course Objectives
Understand the role of the public information function in WMD/terrorism incident management
Understand the role of local, state, and federal governments and agencies in a WMD/terrorism incident
Understand the news media environment and requirements in a WMD/terrorism incident and how to effectively communicate public information in the wake of such an incident
Understand the communication life cycle in a WMD/terrorism incident and the actions necessary to successfully manage the public information effort throughout that cycle
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MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response
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This course is a guide for local health officials and their partners to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to large-scale public health incidents. This course focuses on planning considerations, recommendations to achieve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 48-hour standard Mass Prophylaxis, and the local community's Mass Prophylaxis and Point of Dispensing (POD) site preparedness. The course material is applicable to pandemic influenza, bioterrorism, and other public health emergencies.
Course Objectives
Discuss the roles and responsibilities for local, state, and federal levels across a broad range of complex preparedness challenges related to medical countermeasures
Identify the different POD models and standards for selecting POD locations
Apply the POD command structure for initial planning, execution, and demobilization of a jurisdictional response in POD operations
Demonstrate the essential functions of POD setup and operations
Identify the planning and training needs to operate a POD site
Discuss the concerns of the community's jurisdictional medical countermeasures plan
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MGT-323 Instructor Development Workshop
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This course primarily serves to give insight into adult education and to improve the instructional skills and styles of experienced instructors. The course focuses on best teaching and training practices, and it enhances understanding of instructional competencies set by the International Board for Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI). Emphasis is placed on the active, learner-centered style of delivery and student experience. The course includes problem-based training and concentrates on providing performance, technical, and higher-level skills instruction.
Course Objectives
Expand their knowledge of instructional methodology
Use key instructional terms and concepts
Develop an instructional style that allows participants to communicate effectively as they teach and train
Adapt instructional style to incorporate more enhancers from the adult learning process
Demonstrate effective instructor competence and evaluate others in the effectiveness of instructional style
Consider and analyze factors that could impact instructional effectiveness
Create a personal professional development plan for improving instructional skills
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MGT-324 Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery
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This two-day course provides campus leaders; faculty governance; student governance; campus law enforcement and security departments; campus health, medical, and mental health services; campus public affairs; jurisdictional law enforcement and public safety agencies; and jurisdictional public information officers with an understanding and ability to navigate difficult aspects of dealing with campus emergencies—either natural events or human-caused events including acts of violence. The course consists of small, problem-based, integrated group activities that require a coordinated, integrated approach to solve.Through tabletop scenarios, course participants will observe a developing incident and respond in a manner consistent with currently established campus and jurisdictional emergency operations procedures.Successfully preventing, deterring, responding to, and recovering from incidents in the campus community depend upon campus and community leaders recognizing the importance of an integrated approach beforehand. This holistic approach must recognize that successful nationally accepted emergency management principles used during responses to high-consequence events also can and will work when dealing with campus emergencies. Recent national events have demonstrated that campuses are not exempt from dealing with crises.As these threats and hazards have increased and evolved, the US government has expanded its support of initiatives to prepare federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement personnel, in conjunction with the collegiate community, to use an all-hazards approach when dealing with campus emergencies.This class is designed to address campus emergencies associated with a spontaneous event requiring the attention of college and campus officials, emergency responders, elected officials, and other community stakeholders. The class consists of nine modules. These modules include classroom instruction, facilitated discussions, and practical activities involving scenario-driven problems intended to facilitate discussion and decision making.
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MGT-324-C Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery-Customized
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This course aims to train personnel from PK-12 schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs), first responders, elected officials, and community stakeholders to respond to campus emergencies effectively and cooperatively an active shooter incident. Participants will examine successful, nationally accepted emergency management principles that can be used to address the wide range of threats and hazards that educational entities face.
Course Objectives
Describe how this course will benefit them.
Assess threats and hazards in their campus communities.
Describe the process and key components of developing campus emergency plans.
Use the Incident Command System to integrate and coordinate a response to a campus emergency.
Summarize the critical role of communications during an emergency.
Identify challenging inhibiting recovery following a campus emergency.
Describe how an all-hazards approach is required to successfully prevent, respond to, and recover from a campus emergency.
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MGT-335 Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals
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This course teaches community leaders and public safety professionals how to plan for event security, a critical part of successful event planning. This is a planning- and management-level course designed to introduce basic principles and skills associated with planning security for a variety of events that range from small events to large-scale, regional events involving personnel from multiple agencies and jurisdictions.This course enables participants to recognize and plan adequate strategies and security measures to prevent or mitigate incidents. Further, this course uses the all-hazards Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) approach to: 1) identify threats and hazards; 2) assess risks; and 3) establish planning measures to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.This course is designed to foster a Whole Community approach to event security planning and encourages participation among law enforcement, emergency management, EMS, fire service, and public health personnel, as well as other stakeholders who have a responsibility for security during planned event (e.g., event organizers). The Whole Community approach reinforces the benefits of cross-discipline collaboration in advance planning for event security.
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MGT-335-W Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals, Web-Based
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This course is designed to educate all small- and rural-community public safety personnel as well as local officials concerning security concerns and considerations involved with planning any event. Designed as a planning level course, it does not provide operational training regarding security at planned events. This is a planning and management course designed to introduce basic principles and skills associated with planning security for events in small communities and rural areas. This course enables participants to recognize and plan adequate strategies and security measures to prevent or mitigate security incidents related to planned events. The course reinforces the importance and magnitude of security planning required to execute a safe and effective event regardless of the size of the event.http://www.ruraltraining.org/online-course/458
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MGT-340 Crisis Leadership and Decision Making
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This seminar uses one of four case studies to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision-making from an elected or senior official’s perspective. The four-hour seminar uses the case study to frame the discussion on ways to overcome leadership challenges in planning and responding to a large-scale incident. The final outcome of the seminar is the development of individual and jurisdictional action plans to guide improved preparedness and emergency response.
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MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Orgs within the Community Infrastructure
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This management level course is designed to bring together individuals from the healthcare community who are responsible for ensuring the resiliency of healthcare services during high consequence or catastrophic events within a jurisdiction. Through a focus on preparedness processes and activities, this course provides an opportunity for participants to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to help them ensure the sustainability of their resources, facilities, and organizations during all types of disasters.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to interpret disaster preparedness initiatives as part of healthcare coalitions within the community infrastructure.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. State the course goal and objectives and what is required to receive credit for participating in this course.
2. Discuss the fundamental preparedness frameworks for healthcare organizations and the community.
3. Practice assessing threats to the healthcare infrastructure in their community through structured threat assessment processes.
4. Determine preparations for response to incidents affecting the community and healthcare organizations.
5. Assess the preparedness of healthcare organizations, within the context of the community, using medical surge as a model.
6. Determine preparations for the recovery from incidents affecting the community and healthcare organizations.
7. Explain key points related to the topics covered in the course.
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MGT-342 Strategic Overview of Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
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This course is designed to provide a strategic overview of disaster management for water and wastewater professionals and presents information regarding preparing for and responding to natural or human-caused disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems. The course also covers planning for and responding to disasters that affect drinking water and wastewater systems. Participants are guided through portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to identify steps in the response and recovery processes and are given the opportunity to practice developing a disaster response plan for a water and wastewater related disaster.
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MGT-343 Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
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Course Description
The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course is designed to train water and wastewater professionals on issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or human-caused disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities systems. This course introduces the various natural and human-caused (accidental or intentional) hazards to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects of hazards. Planning for and managing incidents are discussed, as well as disaster mitigation, response, and recovery specific to drinking water and wastewater systems. Participants are guided through portions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to identify steps in the response and recovery processes. Case studies on a variety of disaster incidents, as well as hypothetical situations for water and wastewater incidents, are examined. Participants are also given the opportunity to practice developing a disaster response and recovery plan for a disaster affecting drinking water or wastewater facility or system.
Course Objectives
Discuss all-hazard threats that might affect water or wastewater systems
Practice disaster planning and management for water and wastewater incidents
Identify methods to mitigate disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems
Determine appropriate response actions to an actual or threatened incident
Demonstrate developing a disaster recovery plan.
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MGT-345 Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems
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The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems.
During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in:
Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability
Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations
Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.
Course Objectives
Identify threats to electric power systems.
Identify measures to reduce risks to electric power facilities.
Identify the incident management system that allows a nationwide, all-hazards approach to disaster response.
Discuss the responsibilities of electric utilities during disaster recovery.
Develop information for presentation to the public and media during an incident.
Discuss the planning activities involved when preparing for disasters.
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MGT-346 EOC Operations for All-Hazards Events
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Course Description
This course provides personnel who could be assigned to or work in an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) the skills necessary to effectively plan for and manage a large-scale incident by applying and implementing an all-hazards, multi-disciplinary, management team approach. The course places specific emphasis on the planning, resource, and information management processes.
The course focuses on the key decision-making requirements within the Emergency Operations Center. The jurisdictional team will learn from the effects of incident decisions while working in an EOC using a simulated, notional jurisdiction as they respond to the final day's exercise.
The course is delivered in your jurisdiction. The instructional team consists of coaches and mentors experienced in emergency management and incident response. The course uses a multi-discipline, jurisdictional approach to accomplish the course objectives. The course adapts existing incident management systems, best practices, and procedures to the unique requirements of responding to all-hazards incidents.
Course Objectives
Develop an organizational structure and define roles and responsibilities that align with the purpose and function of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Perform the planning functions utilized by the EOC.
Utilize an information management process that fits the needs of an EOC including internal and external sharing of information.
Perform the resource management functions utilized by an EOC.
Operate within a simulated EOC utilizing the concepts, functions, and processes while supporting a response to a large-scale incident
Examine how critical areas of managing an all-hazard, high-consequence incident response are applied in practice.
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MGT-347 Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Review
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This 4-hour workshop provides a detailed introduction to emergency response supervisors and mid- to upper-level managers to the Incident Command System (ICS) forms used in the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP) and/or Emergency Operations Center-Action Plan (EOC-AP). Participants will examine the primary forms used in an IAP and/or EOC-AP, as well as supporting and other utility forms. In addition, participants will review the planning process and where, within that process, the forms are filled out and by whom. The workshop includes a practical application designed to instruct participants in the development of Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-based (SMART) control and management objectives.
Course Objectives
Identify the ICS forms that serve as the basis for an IAP and/or EOC-AP.
Describe the IAP and EOC-AP development process.
Describe how resource needs are identified during the planning process.
Discuss the operational period planning cycle (Planning P) diagram.
Provide an example of an incident objective to be considered during planning.
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MGT-348 Medical Preparedness and Response for Bombing Incidents (MPRBI)
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This course addresses the training gap for both emergency responders and first receivers to respond safely and effectively to an explosive event resulting in blast injuries. This 16-hour face-to-face course is a combination of lectures, case studies, facilitated discussion. The course is generally delivered using the standard delivery model of two consecutive days. TEEX and NMT are partners in the NDPC, which is tasked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help improve emergency response capabilities and leadership in state, local and tribal jurisdictions.
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MGT-360 Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards
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The course prepares participants to serve as a member of an incident management team. The course provides participants with the ability to evaluate the threat to the jurisdiction, identify and prioritize probable targets, measure required capabilities, and execute the incident response planning and incident action planning processes. The course culminates with participants engaging in a real-time, scenario-driven tabletop exercise to plan for and manage emergency response resources.
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MGT-361 Managing Critical Incidents at Institutions of HE: A Whole Community Approach
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This course provides higher education campus administrators, campus emergency management teams and their community partners a forum to address the full-spectrum of emergency preparedness; prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery as it relates to critical incidents affecting college campus and places specific emphasis on the unique aspects and challenges associated with higher education institutions. Participants learn to effectively manage a critical incident by applying an all-hazards, multi-disciplinary, community approach based on the National Incident Management System’s (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS). The course is delivered through a combination of lecture and team activities, and culminates with instructor-led, role play exercise customized to the community in which the course is delivered.
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MGT-381 Business Continuity Planning
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This planning and management-level planning course provides business continuity training to communities nationwide. It will help prepare business owners as well as executive level managers develop a comprehensive and effective business continuity program from start to finish.
Course Objectives
Examine the basic parts of a business continuity plan and list the steps to creating a plan.
identify the initial steps necessary to establish a business continuity program and identify essential functions.
assess risks of hazards and impact of downtime, identify time-sensitive or critical business functions and processes and the resources needed to support them, and determine adequacy of existing resources and capabilities.
identify, document, and explore recovery strategies.
write a business continuity plan.
use components of a business continuity plan to respond to an event and conduct early recovery efforts.
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MGT-383 Emergency Operations Plans for Rural Jurisdictions
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Course Description
This 8-hour planning and management-level course is designed to provide rural and tribal first responders with the knowledge and skills to develop an emergency operations plan (EOP) for their local jurisdiction, tribe, or region. Participants are provided with knowledge of the planning process, the different types of emergency operations plan formats, and the components of each. Participants engage in scenarios that are designed to reinforce the lessons learned and to enable them to determine the best format for their particular jurisdiction and to organize the various planning components into an EOP.
Course Objectives
Describe the main function of an EOP
Describe the planning process necessary when writing an emergency operations plan
Describe the purpose of three EOP formats and summarize the pros and cons of each
Organize various planning components into an EOP
Upon completion of a self-paced, take-home module participants will be able to successfully:
Describe the additional types of plans beyond the emergency operation plan particularly administrative plans, mitigation plans, preparedness plans, and disaster assistance plans.
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MGT-384 Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents
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This 12 hour, non-technical course is designed to develop community leaders and managers and stakeholders to prepare communities for cyber incidents by identifying protection, response and recovery strategies for cyber incidents that are able to be implemented in the community. The course utilizes a team approach to capitalize on the synergy of traditional emergency response organizations, local and state government, military and public and private operators of critical infrastructure, to accomplish this training.
Course Objectives
Utilize processes and frameworks including the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model, to develop and implement strategies within their organization and community to increase cyber resilience
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MGT-385 Community Cyber Security Exercise Planning
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MGT-400 Master of Arts Degree in Homeland Security
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The Master of Arts in Security Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security was the first advanced degree in homeland security offered in the United States. The program is 18-months long and combines distance and in-residence education. Students spend two weeks per quarter at the Naval Postgraduate School campus or CHDS’ facility at the Customs Border Protection Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The remaining coursework is conducted online. The program develops officials’ critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills so they are prepared to overcome obstacles and create new policies and strategies to protect the nation. Students study topics such as critical infrastructure protection, planning and budgeting, technology in homeland security, and the psychology of terrorism, among others. Graduates are required to complete a thesis on a topic facing their employing agency. The degree is offered at no cost to eligible senior and fast-track local, state, tribal and federal officialswww.CHDS.us
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MGT-401 Planning & Interv for Gangs, Hate & Terrorist Grps in Rural Jails and Prisons
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This eight-hour, management-level instructor-led course focuses on rural correctional facilities as unique environments for threat group recruitment and radicalization. The course examines the processes by which recruitment and radicalization occur and proposes methods for strengthening the information gathering and sharing process.Two case studies and a tabletop exercise embedded in the course are designed to emphasize to students the urgency of threat group recruitment in rural jails and prisons, to illustrate the mechanisms by which recruitment and radicalization occur, and to explore the roles of various agencies in gathering and sharing operational information. Unlike other courses that focus entirely on threat group identifiers as a means of preparing corrections personnel for intervention, this course builds knowledge around threat group categories, identifiers and philosophies, and then focus on the convergence of methodologies and the practices, policies, and conditions specific to rural correctional facilities. Additionally, this course relays the elements of deterrence, intervention, and information gathering and sharing as they pertain to the task parameters of rural corrections personnel.
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MGT-403 Response Planning for People with Access & Functional Needs in Rural America
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This course functions as an instructor-led course. It is made up of a course Overview and Introduction along with five modules that describe the key activities necessary to support underserved populations during the preparedness and planning phases of emergency management.
Module 1 provides an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Preparedness Goal Mission Areas, followed by a brief introduction to the Emergency Management Cycle and Community Lifelines. This module also examines private and public-sector partnerships needed to respond to the needs of underserved populations during an emergency.
Module 2 focuses on outreach to underserved individuals living independently. It uses information from www.ready.gov to illustrate what communities need to communicate so that underserved people can plan their response to an emergency.
Module 3 focuses on community-level efforts and considerations needed to develop a coordinated and integrated response for underserved populations during an emergency.
Module 4 addresses the specific needs of assisted living facilities and other care providers as they relate to communication, evacuation, and sheltering.
Module 5 gives participants an opportunity to practice and apply course concepts presented in the earlier modules during the hands-on activity.
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to identify the concepts of NIMS, the Emergency Management Cycle, and Community Lifelines, and recognize the applicability of this module to the functions of their organization.
Participants will be able to examine response barriers and examine outreach tactics and strategies as they relate to a community and its underserved populations.
Participants will be able to develop community-level strategies designed to integrate underserved populations into existing programs and examine additional matters (medical, safety, security, financial, service animals, and pet care) as they relate to planning with underserved populations in rural communities.
Participants will be able to develop planning and response strategies tailored to the needs of care providers.
Participants will be able to develop tasks and projects to mitigate the effects of a simulated emergency on a local underserved population, including providing support to and coordinating with local underserved individuals during a crisis event.
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MGT-404 Sports and Special Events Incident Management
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This course has been developed in partnership between TEEX/NERRTC and the University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), bringing together the experience and expertise best suited to address these specialized areas. This 16-hour course develops athletic department staffs, facility management personnel, campus public safety personnel, emergency response supervisors, and others involved in sports/special event management to better manage incidents that could occur during an event. The course provides participants the skills necessary to effectively manage an incident by applying and implementing a multi-disciplinary management team approach as described in the National Incident Management System. The course has specific emphasis on the unique aspects of response to an incident occurring during a sports/special event, including considerations for business continuity and after action activities. The course concludes with a practical application, role-play exercise that is customized to the facility in which the course is delivered. It provides specific emphasis on incident action planning and resource management processes.
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MGT-405 Mobilizing Faith-Based Community Organizations in Preparing for Disaster
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This planning and management-level course trains FBCO representatives, management-level emergency managers, and first responders from rural and small communities to strategically mobilize and engage members of faith-based community organizations, including religious charities, nonprofits such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, churches (both affiliated and unaffiliated), temples, synagogues, mosques, and NGOs etc., in a reciprocal approach to disaster planning that is integrated into current local and statewide emergency management efforts.This course emphasizes grassroots mobilization and coordination efforts as a means of engaging all faith communities, thereby reaching those marginalized communities most vulnerable to disaster, most frequently excluded from the planning process, and ultimately, most difficult to aid in recovery. This course introduces vital emergency management concepts to FBCO leaders, many of whom will have had no prior experience with emergency management and also seeks to educate emergency managers and first responders about the critical role FBCOs can play in strengthening preparedness.
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MGT-406 Community Threat Grp ID, Assessment, and Information Reporting for Rural LEO
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This eight-hour, management-level instructor-led course focuses on rural law enforcement officials and the presence of community threat groups that impact rural communities. The course focuses on strengthening information gathering regarding community threat groups, and emphasizes information sharing with fusion centers utilizing the Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative. The course also trains participants in how to modify or create an information sharing policy for rural law enforcement agencies that utilizes the suspicious activity reports.
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MGT-409 Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters
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This course will provide medium- to high-level decision makers with comprehensive planning tools to mitigate impacts on communities during large-scale incidents. This course examines the need for collaboration among responders in a community-wide disaster response. The NCBRT will deliver training through a combination of facilitated discussion, hands-on training, and traditional classroom-style instruction. Recognizing that response to disasters differs by locale, the course is designed to be tailored based on local participant needs.
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MGT-412 Sport Venue Evacuation and Protective Actions
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The Sport Venue Evacuation and Protective Actions course provides sport and special event venue personnel and event management with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to prepare and/or enhance their event action plan and planning process. The course provides flexible and scalable protective measures for evacuation and sheltering-in-place, implementable in isolation or in response to a larger, multi-agency response initiative. This innovative course helps venue operators, first responders, emergency managers, la enforcement, contractors, promoters, and owners of events collaborate on evacuation and sheltering plans with actionable decision criteria that can be adapted for almost any event.
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MGT-414 Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines
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In this course, participants will learn how to develop a roadmap for progress toward the National Preparedness Goal by facilitating the development of resilience considerations and involving essential community critical infrastructure partners. Participants will learn how to formulate considerations for the resilience of community assets that leverage cross-sector partnerships. These considerations enhance the whole community's ability to manage the risk associated with critical infrastructure protection efforts. Participants will have an opportunity to practice the practical skills necessary to formulate considerations in the local community.
This course extends the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed in the AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness course, MGT-310: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review course, and MGT-315: Critical Asset Risk Management course.
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Formulate a community profile.
Discuss the importance of Community Lifelines.
Discuss the importance of resilience for critical infrastructure protection.
Apply risk management principles to increase community resilience.
Working as a group, develop and deliver a Senior Leaders Brief of Community Lifelines during or post-incident.
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MGT-415 Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities
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Course Description
Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities (MGT-415) is a planning and management-level course designed for public officials, community leaders, and private-sector representatives in rural communities who play key roles in the disaster recovery process. The overarching goal of the course is to assist rural communities with effective and efficient implementation of recovery efforts, thus ensuring the best possible long-term social and economic recovery of their communities from disaster.
In recent years there have been numerous natural disasters that have affected small and rural communities in devastating ways. In some cases, disasters have destroyed basic communities, economic systems, and commercial infrastructures. Many of these disasters affected rural areas and communities which had very few resources to deal with the destruction.
Course Objectives
This is a one-day classroom-based course designed to train community leaders, emergency managers, and whole community representatives in rural communities how to plan for and execute disaster recovery efforts. This course assists rural communities with planning for strategic disaster recovery efforts that ensure the long-term economic success and resiliency of their communities. Case studies are examined to demonstrate how communities have recovered (or failed to recover) and why they were successful or unsuccessful in their recovery efforts.
The course consists of six instructional modules addressing both short- and long-term community recovery (LTCR) elements, as well as supporting documents of reference for students and a model long-term community recovery plan referenced throughout the course.
Topics and key elements to be covered in the modules include:
Conducting disaster recovery pre-planning activities
Planning for and prioritizing disaster recovery efforts
Developing ways to involve the whole community in short and long-term recovery
Implementing disaster recovery plans
Executing recovery projects in a prioritized manner
Upon completion of the course, students will develop a capacity to mitigate disasters to prevent loss of life, environment, and property; facilitate the development of recovery plans that revitalize communities impacted by disasters; and efficiently administer the disaster recovery process. Students will actively engage in a fictional disaster recovery scenario.
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MGT-416 Introduction to Continuity of Government Planning for Rural Jurisdictions
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This eight hour management/planning course is designed to help officials and emergency responders from rural communities in the development of continuity plans that will ensure the continuity of essential government functions across a spectrum of emergencies.History demonstrates that disasters and emergencies often interrupt, degrade, or destroy local government¿s ability to perform essential functions. This is especially true in rural communities where resources are typically limited under the best of circumstances. These jurisdictions must develop plans that address succession planning, redundant communications, and alternate site needs for their communities to face increasingly frequent threats.In this course of four modules, participants will:Identify the concepts of NIMS, the Emergency Management cycle, EMAP, and PS-Prep and recognize the applicability of this course to the functions of their organization.Develop and implement a viable succession plan with delegations of authority for a rural jurisdiction.Construct a tiered, continuity communication program consisting of the appropriate supporting systems for a local jurisdiction.Identify and establish an all-hazards alternate facility for their local jurisdiction.Construct and initiate continuity response and recovery plans for their jurisdictions.Upon completion of this instructor-led course, participants will have the basic tools to develop continuity of government plans for rural communities with special focus on succession planning, delegation of authority, redundant communications, and alternate facilities.
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MGT-417 Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers
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The purpose of the MGT 417: Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers course is to bring school officials and personnel together to participate in drills and exercises that will strengthen their collective crisis management capabilities when responding to and recovering from school-based incidents in rural communities. With the intent of building upon the groundwork of the AWR 148 course, this two-day management level course enhances the participants¿ knowledge, skills, and abilities in regard to successfully managing a school crisis. The comprehensive cross-discipline collaboration, focus on rural jurisdictions, and mobility of this course makes it a unique training opportunity for rural communities across the country.
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MGT-418 Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning
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The goal of Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning (RTIPP) is to teach participants how to create effective training plans for their agencies and jurisdictions using an approach that includes the whole community. The RTIPP process stems from the National Preparedness System (NPS) guidelines, and each module is based on a component of the NPS.
Participants will learn how to implement a training planning process in their community using a seven-step process. First, participants will build an assessment team with representatives from the whole community. The whole community assessment team will examine and enhance the jurisdictional profile and identify and assess risks for their particular community. Next, the team should estimate the capability requirements and establish target skill levels for the capabilities most applicable to their community. Then, the assessment team can analyze their current set of capabilities and identify where their capability training does not meet their skill need.
After completing the RTIPP process, participants will discuss RTIPP implementation in their communities, including barriers, and create an action plan to deliver and validate capabilities.
Course Objectives
Explain how the RTIPP process will support their community
Choose appropriate preparedness tools for analyzing capability gaps in their agencies
Create an assessment team to conduct their jurisdiction training assessment, using the whole community approach and step 1 of the RTIPP process
Demonstrate an awareness of their jurisdiction’s characteristics that may affect disaster response and the need for specific training using step 2 of the RTIPP process
Write capabilities-based training goals for their agency using steps 3 and 4 of the RTIPP process
Complete a prioritized training plan and a multiyear training plan to address training goals in their agency by using steps 5-7 of the RTIPP process
Create an action plan to overcome potential barriers to implementing the jurisdiction training assessment process within their community
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MGT-425 Homeland Security Executive Leaders Program (ELP)
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The Executive Leaders Program offers a graduate-level educational forum for the nation’s senior government and private-sector leaders. The four one-week sessions provide a challenging educational environment to enhance executives’ capacity to identify and resolve homeland security problems as well as an opportunity to build professional networks among high-level public and private-sector security officials. The program is designed to accommodate the busy schedules of participating executives and does not require the workload of traditional graduate-level education programs. Seminars are conducted on such topics as intelligence, critical infrastructure, border/immigration, understanding threats, strategic and crisis communications, adaptation and complexity as well as emerging homeland security issues. All topics are discussed on a strategic, policy and organizational design level with particular attention to intergovernmental planning challenges, enabling participants to strengthen working relationships across regions, agencies, and local, state, tribal, territorial and federal jurisdictional and private-sector lines.
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MGT-426 Executive Education Seminars hosted by Mobile Education Team (MET)
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The Executive Education Seminar program conducted by the Mobile Education Team (MET) is an intensive half-day seminar on Homeland Security designed to help strengthen U.S. capability to prevent, deter, and respond to domestic terrorist attacks, and to build the intergovernmental, interagency, and civil-military cooperation that Homeland Security requires. The seminars are conducted by Mobile Education Teams (MET) comprised of nationally recognized experts in various areas related to Homeland Security. The Executive Education Seminar focuses exclusively on enhancing the capacity of top government officials to successfully address new Homeland Security challenges. For states, the target audience is the Governor and his/her Homeland Security team, which is expected to consist of the Governor’s senior staff and the heads of each department and agency that has a role in Homeland Security. The Executive Education Seminar is also available for major urban area senior Homeland Security leaders.
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MGT-427 Pacific Executive Leaders Program (PELP)
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The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), in partnership with other entities in the Pacific region, has developed the Pacific Executive Leaders Program (Pacific ELP), a graduate level education curriculum, to address specific challenges facing officials in these unique areas. This course is designed for mid- and senior-level homeland security professionals as an opportunity to develop the strategies, policies and organizational elements they need to better understand and address emerging regional security issues, public policy debates, terrorist threats and best practices in homeland security including: geographic isolation from the continental U.S. and each other; predisposition to various types of natural disasters; port security and safety concerns; and proximity to mainland Asia and their geopolitical influences.
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MGT-428 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Executive Education Program
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Government agency, national association and private sector leaders are at the forefront of our nation’s emergency preparedness mission. In a rapidly changing environment, these leaders need continuous education and professional development to cultivate a more thorough understanding of emerging issues and public policy debates, and the underlying causes of the hazards and threats we face. Recognizing this, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), in conjunction with the FEMA Technological Hazards Division, developed the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Executive Education Program to provide government and industry leaders with the tools and resources they need to think and act strategically in this area. The program allows local, state and federal partners to explore the complex and unique challenges associated with preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a commercial nuclear power plant major incident.
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MGT-433 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities
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The purpose of this training is to provide emergency response management personnel with the general knowledge necessary to begin planning for situations requiring the isolation and quarantine (I&Q) of a large portion of a local, rural population. A rural community¿s ability to collectively respond to an emergency requiring isolation and quarantine (I&Q) is not only essential to minimize the negative impacts to the community at risk, but also to minimize the long-term negative economic and health effects on the American public as a whole. This instructor-led training course will provide emergency managers and team members with: information on I&Q in a modern context; legal and ethical issues associated with I&Q; and preparedness, planning, response, and support considerations.
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MGT-433-W Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities
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Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities is designed to provide individuals with the general knowledge necessary to begin planning for situations requiring the isolation and/or quarantine (I&Q) of a large portion of local, rural populations. This self-paced, web-based course will educate learners on I&Q in a modern context, discuss legal and ethical issues associated with I&Q, and present preparedness, planning, response, and support considerations. In addition, Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities will address communication strategies as well as I&Q resources.
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MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness
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This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric-specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric triage, reunification planning, and pediatric decontamination considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in the field of disaster response and preparedness work.
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MGT-440 Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management
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The Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management course is a scenario-based practicum of three primary areas within the field of sports and special events management: a) incident management, b) crowd and evacuation management; and c) crisis information management. The course is intended to prepare emergency responders as well as event management personnel, concessionaries, athletic department personnel, and elected and chief executives who would be involved in the preparation for and response to a large-scale incident during sporting or special events. There are three rigorous, simulation-supported, scenario-based emergency response activities designed to hone both individual and team building decision-making and incident management skills in the context of sports and special events operations.
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MGT-442-1 Mass Antibiotics Dispensing, Train-the-Trainer
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The goal of the DSNS Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) is to train participants in the systematic planning and implementation of amass dispensing training and prepare them to teach others using the SNS Mass Antibiotic Dispensing curriculum.
Course Objectives
To identify and discuss major components of training adults and how it differs from pedagogy
Provide a thorough description of the pre-planning that goes into implementing a MAD course.
Address the methodologies and techniques for teaching this module.
To identify effective and ineffective learning objective
Review the Points of Dispensing (POD) Design & Set-up Activity module highlighting instructor tips, hints, and key transition points.
Review important factors in the effective presentation of material in front of an audience. Investigate the appearance, audience repartee, and conveyance of effective messaging.
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MGT-445 REP Plan Review 24 hour
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The Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) REP Plan Review Course (RPPR) is a three day course which focuses on the review of REP emergency plans, specifically the NUREG 0654 planning standards that address the public’s health and safety.
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MGT-447 Managing Food Emergencies: Strategies for a Community Response
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Managing Food Emergencies: Strategies for a Community Response is a management-level course that teaches participants how to manage food emergencies using the emergency operations center (EOC), Incident Command System (ICS) principles, and best management practices.Participants will manage a fictional food emergency using the guidelines and strategies of the Incident and Unified Command systems. The scenario will advance with every module, beginning with Module 2, from the point that a foodborne outbreak is detected. The scenario will progress throughout the modules from surveillance and into the transition to recovery. In Module 7, participants will engage in an after-action discussion to assess their current preparedness for a food emergency and the value of using ICS principles and practices, and adding Emergency Management as a food emergency response partner.
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MGT-448 All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters
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Course Description
This 8-hour course will provide the background information needed to lead a multi-agency team of emergency planners in the development of an ESF annex for food and/or animal-related disasters to supplement their community’s existing EOP. The course will address topics such as agro terrorism; detection and diagnosis; the unique challenges that rural communities face in planning for and responding to food and/or animal-related disasters; utilization of Emergency Support Functions (ESF); recovery and the importance of sustainable operations during a disaster event; and mapping a community to identify areas of vulnerability and resources. All content will be presented through instructor-led delivery with hands-on, problem-solving activities completed in small groups during the class.
Course Objectives
Identify planning and preparedness aspects of emergency management applicable to AAF-related disasters.
Explain why emergency managers need to understand the unique considerations for AAF-related disasters when planning.
Recognize unique considerations of planning for AAF-related incidents that require a federal response.
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MGT-449 Community Based Planning for All-Hazards Threats in Tribal Communities
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This course provides Tribal community participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to effectively detect, respond to, manage and mitigate all-hazard threats using a whole community approach. The course addresses the distinctive challenges that Tribal nations face in effectively detecting, responding to, managing and mitigating all-hazard threats that include disease outbreaks and the occurrence of environmental health threats. The course includes a practical exercise that will support participants in identification of the following: 1) all-hazards threats in tribal communities; 2) community resources for all-hazards emergency planning in tribal communities; and 3) response and recovery considerations that should be included in tribal all-hazards emergency plans. The intended audience is Tribal community representatives and other officials from emergency management, public health, law enforcement, fire-fighting, cooperative extension, medical services, environmental health, veterinarians, and other animal health professionals.
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MGT-450 Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) Community Liaison Course
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The course provides prepares Community Liaisons by familiarizing the participants with explosive precursor chemicals and common household products used in the manufacturing of Homemade Explosives (HME) and construction of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to recognize suspicious purchasing behaviors, identify available BMAP resources, and implement outreach strategies within their communities.
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MGT-450-1 Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program Administrator Training Course
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The purpose of this BMAP Administrators Training course is to provide supervisors, trainers, and other select representatives with the information and skills required to instruct the Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) Outreach Officers course.
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MGT-451 Bomb Threat Management Planning
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This course provides students foundational knowledge on the DHS risk management process and bomb threat management procedures and gives students the opportunity to apply this knowledge to the evaluation of a bomb threat management plan.
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MGT-452 Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
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The purpose of this course is to increase collaborative efforts among and between individuals and organizations responsible for both physical and cybersecurity toward the development of integrated risk management strategies that lead to enhanced capabilities necessary for the protection of our Nation's critical infrastructure. The course identifies physical and cybersecurity concerns impacting overall infrastructure security posture, examines integrated physical and cybersecurity incidents and the evolving risks and impacts they pose to critical infrastructure, and introduces key concepts and resources that can be applied to improve security within an organization, business, or government entity.
Course Objectives
identify physical and cybersecurity concerns impacting overall infrastructure security posture.
classify integrated physical and cybersecurity incidents and the evolving risks and impacts they pose to critical infrastructure.
apply key concepts and resources to improve security within an organization or business.
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MGT-453 REP Post-Plume Plan Review Course
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This course focuses on the review of offsite response organizations’ radiological emergency preparedness (REP) plans and implementation procedures utilizing the 16 planning standards (from 44 CFR Part 350 and 10 CFR § 50.47) and associated evaluation criteria (from NUREG 0654 FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1) which address protecting the health and safety of the public when responding during the post-plume phase of a radiological emergency at an NRC-licensed commercial nuclear power plant. The scenario-driven classroom exercises will focus on the participants’ organization Post-Plume (Intermediate) Phase plans and implementation procedures for response activates related to Relocation, Reentry, Return using EPA Protective Action Guidelines and the Ingestion Pathway protective actions following FDA guidelines.
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MGT-454 Healthcare Coalition Response Leadership Course
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The course provides instruction and facilitated discussion for best practices and lessons learned in establishing an effective health care coalition framework; conducting health care coalition planning and achieving preparedness; development of indicators, triggers, and tactics for proactive health care coalition action; and approaches, techniques, and considerations for health care coalition response and recovery leadership. Additionally, the course provides extensive practical experience in health care coalition leadership team response through a series of progressive exercises designed to emulate realistic community and regional public health and medical emergencies.
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MGT-456 Integration of Cybersecurity Personnel into the EOC for Cyber Incidents
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This course is designed to assist jurisdictions with coordinating and managing response efforts between emergency response organizations and critical infrastructure information technology (IT) personnel necessary as a result of a cyber incident. The course will help to ensure that traditional emergency management personnel and IT personnel recognize the importance of working together to mitigate the effects of a cyber incident. This course utilizes the Emergency Management Exercise System (EM*ES) incident simulation software which provides many features that resemble or imitate actual incident management systems.
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MGT-457 On-Scene Crisis Leadership & Decision Making for HazMat Incidents
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A key role in the Incident Command System (ICS), a component of NIMS organizational structure, is the Incident Commander (IC). It is important for the IC to have effective leadership skills and to establish clear, concise objectives for the other functions while under pressure. The chaos of the incident can increase stress; therefore, this course will equip leaders for crisis decision making during various hazmat incidents, with a special emphasis on events involving fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and high hazard flammability trains (HHFT). Elements of the course include using pre-incident action plans, unified command and interoperability with industry, information sharing, and training.
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MGT-458 Building Whole Community Engagement through LEPC
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Effective whole community planning requires a collaborative and engaging team of stakeholders representing local residents, non-profit, government, private sector, and emergency management officials. In accordance with the Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) and Tribal Emergency Planning Committees (TEPC) act in this role to strengthen the community’s ability to prepare for hazardous material incidents. This course has a special focus on incidents involving fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and those events involving high hazard flammability trains (HHFT). This course will equip LEPC/TEPCs with the knowledge, tools and best practices needed to establish an engaging and productive team among the whole community of stakeholders.
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MGT-460 Planning for Disaster Debris Management
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This management-level instructor-led course will provide lectures, knowledge checks, and course module tools/activities on pre-disaster debris management planning. The focus of the course is to identify debris management plan components and best planning practices using existing plan examples and case studies and to draft an outline of a debris management plan. This course will empower participants to create pre-disaster debris management plans for their own communities.
Course Objectives
Explain the basic concepts of debris management operations and the benefits of debris management planning
Outline the key components of a debris management plan
Apply strategies for special considerations encountered during debris management operations to plan outlines
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MGT-461 Evacuation Planning Strategies and Solutions
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This eight-hour management-level course is designed to provide emergency managers, first responders, transportation professionals, security and safety professionals, and government administrators with the ability to utilize current tools and technologies to institute best practices and strategies to plan for and execute an emergency evacuation. This course discusses the hazard conditions for which an emergency evacuation could be an appropriate protective action and inform participants on resources and methods to help them better prepare for an emergency evacuation. This course will allow participants to explore data, modelling tools, and simulations that assist with the implementation of an emergency evacuation.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Recognize evacuation needs during disasters and threat characteristics of different disasters;
Describe key concepts and assess the need for evacuation in their community;
Describe the evacuation planning process and transportation considerations in evacuation planning; and
Evaluate the evacuation decision making process, apply evacuation planning strategies, best practices, and lessons learned by examples of recent evacuation plans.
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MGT-462 Community Planning for Economic Recovery
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This Planning and Management Level instructor-led course consists of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct cross-sector planning for disaster recovery. The curriculum will include: tools to develop stronger partnerships between public and private sectors, evaluate community hazard assessments through the lens of economic recovery, and checklist based resources for public and private sector partners to use in a post-disaster.
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MGT-464 Addressing Gaps in Housing Dis Rec: A Tr Program for the Whole Community
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This training consists of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct disaster housing planning and damage assessments. The curriculum includes opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between the public and private sectors, provide checklist based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and best practices for enhancing community mitigation and disaster resilience. The course is driven by a scenario-based curriculum designed to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities on housing recovery, with a focus on the whole community approach to emergency management.
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MGT-465 Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents
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The Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents course is designed to provide guidance to a jurisdiction on the actions necessary to effectively recover from a cybersecurity attack. It discusses the pre- and post-incident programmatic activities needed for short-term and long-term recovery. It bridges the different worlds of information technology and emergency management. This training is particularly pertinent to IT management, emergency management personnel, as well as any other government, critical infrastructure, or private sector personnel who has the responsibility for recovering after a cyber incident. This course is intended to be delivered across the country to jurisdictions at all response levels: local, state, tribal, territorial, as well as private industry.
Course Objectives
Explain the essential concepts of recovering from a cyber incident;
Explain the relationship between cybersecurity and emergency management;
Examine recovery preparedness for cybersecurity incidents;
Describe short-term and long-term recovery operations for cybersecurity incidents;
Develop an incident recovery action plan.
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MGT-466 Sport and Special Event Enhanced Risk Management and Assessment
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This course provides participants with tools and methodologies for conducting venue-specific and event-specific risk assessments. In the course, participants will utilize assessment outputs to make risk mitigation decisions and determine how to measure the effectiveness of decision-making. This innovative training will introduce methodologies designed to complement and expand on national critical infrastructure framework guidelines. The interdisciplinary course stresses the importance of leveraging and applying proven practices to a wide-range of sport and special event safety and security risks.
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MGT-467 Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification
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The methodologies and techniques used to deliver timely and accurate information in a complex, dynamic information environment is challenging to any community or organization hosting a mass gathering. The Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification course brings planners, operators, communication professionals, government, public safety, and marketing professionals together in an effort to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prescribes best practices to common communication pitfalls and provides flexible and scalable solutions to a wide-range of scenarios.
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MGT-468 Planning for Economic Recovery
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Capacity building for economic resilience and recovery. The objectives of the course are to equip leaders from local governments, regional, and economic development organizations with the knowledge their organizations need to undertake the planning required for economic recovery and more resilient communities.
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MGT-470 Establishing Collaborative Case Management Services
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This instructor-based training will present information on how communities can establish collaborative case management services. The course will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for effective disaster case management. Using case studies and existing tools and resources, the workshop will provide a training for the community to identify the common barriers to disaster case management and establish a basic understanding of how to effectively implement a case management program. The curriculum will include opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between the public and private sectors, provide checklist-based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and best practices for enhancing collaborative case management services.
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MGT-471 Executing Strategies to Rapidly Rehabilitate Damaged Housing
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This training consists of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct disaster housing planning and damage assessments. The curriculum includes opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between the public and private sectors, provide checklist based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and best practices for enhancing community mitigation and disaster resilience. The course is driven by a scenario-based curriculum designed to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities on housing recovery, with a focus on the whole community approach to emergency management.
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MGT-472 Planning for Transitional and Long-Term Housing After Major Disasters
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This instructor-led course will provide learners with information on the importance of pre-planning for housing recovery to accelerate recovery after a disaster occurs. The course will provide lessons on the basics of disaster housing planning and best practices of housing planning. The course will address the development of a housing strategy and implementation plan that meets the requirements of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) and FEMA's State-Managed Direct Housing Grant Guidance. The course will improve knowledge and understanding of FEMA's direct temporary housing and permanent housing construction programs, including strategies to rapidly and efficiently initiate direct temporary housing and permanent housing construction programs, including the implications for code enforcement, permitting, and utility restoration. The course will also cover best practices for incorporating direct temporary housing and permanent housing construction into an integrated approach. The course will also demonstrate the process of coordinating agreements and processes regarding the collection, sharing and handling of sensitive, personally identifiable information from federal and non-federal sources.The course will also provide guidance on implementing FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance, Disaster Case Management programs, and HUD's Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery program. Finally, the course will describe best practices for establishing and sustaining active disaster housing task forces that coordinate the delivery of transitional sheltering emergency repairs, temporary housing, case management services, and long-term housing recovery assistance from federal, state, local, and non-profit sector partners. Disaster housing task forces include potential members of the task force and the roles and responsibilities of a task force.
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MGT-473 Organizational Cybersecurity Information Sharing
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This 2-day instructor led course will introduce foundational cybersecurity information sharing concepts that can be incorporated into a cybersecurity program for both inside and outside an agency or organization. It will establish the purpose and value of information sharing; and will explore how sharing can assist with cyber incident preparedness and response before, during and after a cyber incident occurs. Course content will assist participants to recognize common types of shared cyber information; understand when to share cyber information with trusted entities and partners; and will explore common methods of securely reporting cyber information. At the end of this course, participants will be able to identify activities needed to establish information sharing policies to be incorporated in a cybersecurity program.
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MGT-474 Mitigating Hazards with Land-Use Planning
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This one-day (or 8-hour) management-level training course aims to improve hazard mitigation through the implementation of land-use planning tools. The course provides training on the integration of hazard mitigation and land-use planning efforts and on choosing land-use tools that address different natural hazard challenges. The course will include both community-scale land-use planning tools, like comprehensive plans and hazard mitigation plans, as well as site-scale tools like setback requirements and transfer of development rights (TDR) programs.
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MGT-481 Disaster Recovery: A Strategic Overview of the Public Assistance Process
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This management-level course provides an overview of the disaster recovery process and focuses on those responsible for planning for, applying, and delivering the response core capabilities defined in the National Preparedness Goal. This includes community leaders, emergency management practitioners, first responders, and other government officials who must collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and organizations and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their resilience prior to a disaster.
The course highlights key elements of the pre-disaster recovery planning process and grant programs provided under the Stafford Act. Key elements of the Individual Assistance Program, Public Assistance processes, and public assistance funding, procurement, and contracting will all be discussed. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be better prepared to lead and manage jurisdictional recovery efforts by raising their awareness of the Federal disaster recovery programs.
Course Objectives
Identify key elements of the pre-disaster recovery planning process
Identify the Federal disaster recovery Public Assistance process and grant programs provided under the Stafford Act
Identify key elements of the initial stages within the FEMA Public Assistance process
Discuss key considerations in the Public Assistance funding, procurement, and contracting process
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MGT-482 Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs, an Introduction
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This introductory course provides an overview of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Public Assistance program and process and will prepare font-line jurisdiction staff and leaders for working within that process. The goal is to begin preparing for recovery in advance of a disaster.
Participants will identify pre-disaster planning and recovery actions. They will identify the goals of Federal Disaster Assistance and Recovery Programs, the initial stages of application collaboration, scoping and costing, and management of the Public Assistance Process. Project funding, monitoring, and closeout will also be explained. Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to identify the FEMA Public Assistance program and process that contribute to improving community recovery, minimizing damage, and preventing loss. Participants will be able to improve their understanding of existing Federal, state, tribal, and local recovery programs so as to proactively incorporate the full capabilities of all sectors in support of community recovery following a disaster.
Course Objectives
Identify federal disaster assistance and recovery programs available to jurisdictions following a disaster
Discuss the major Federal disaster assistance and recovery programs available to jurisdictions following a disaster
Discuss the operational planning and applicant collaboration considerations of the Public Assistance process
Discuss elements of the initial stages of the FEMA Public Assistance Program process leading to scoping and costing
Discuss key considerations in the formulation and managing Public Assistance projects
Discuss key considerations in funding, monitoring, and closing out Public Assistance projects
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MGT-901 Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents
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The course prepares healthcare facility leaders to execute the functions of incident command to plan, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies requiring a surge of healthcare facility operations.
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MGT-902 Managing Public Information for All Hazards Incidents
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Course Description
The course prepares personnel who are assigned or may be designated to perform public information duties during a community response to a disaster or emergency. The course addresses public information requirements for disasters and emergencies, interpersonal skills for public information officers, emergency communication methods, design and development of public messaging, media relations and press conferences, risk communication, and strategic communications and planning. The course culminates in an public information exercise ran from a simulated joint information center.
Course Objectives
Explain the public information requirements for a disaster or emergency
Demonstrate the interpersonal skills required of a public information officer
Determine emergency communication methods appropriate to the disaster or emergency situation
Design and develop public messaging
Incorporate risk considerations into public messaging
Perform media relations and press conferences
Plan and coordinate strategic communications
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MGT-908 Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitor
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The course provides knowledge and practical experience in the use of epidemiological tools to assess, monitor, and track the health effects of emergency responders and community members before, during, and after an emergency or disaster. The course includes specific knowledge and skill in the use of Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS)¿, Assessment of Chemical Exposure (ACE), and Epi CASE (Case Assessment Symptom and Exposure) tools developed by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention¿s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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MGT-909 The IA Sec Committee Risk Mgmt Process and Fclty Sec Committee Training
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The course covers the history and organization of the ISC, ISC documents, Facility Security Levels, the Risk Management Process, FSC Chair and Member roles and responsibilities, and overview of the ISC-Compliance System. Practical exercises in determining FSL, and in applying the Risk Management Process to establish the appropriate Level of Protection are also provided.
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NEMAA National Emergency Management Advanced Academy
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The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) reinforces the qualities needed to lead emergency management programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and utilizes appropriate case studies. NEMAA participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers.
Who Should Apply
NEMAA is designed for emergency management professionals with a background and experience serving in an Emergency Management (EM) organization or in a significant role directly connected to the Profession of Emergency Management or a recognized EM organization, such as Public Health, Higher Education, Medical, and Private Sector organizations or companies with a role in Emergencies and Disasters. This includes:
Employed or directly connected (ex. Volunteer) with Emergency Management (EM) (Examples: Federal, Military, State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Consortium EM Agencies)
Directly Connected with the Profession of Emergency Management (EM) or a Recognized EM Organization (Examples: Public Health, Higher Education, School Systems, NGOs, Private Sector Business Continuity/EM)
Students learn skills critical to performing emergency management responsibilities, such as program management and oversight, effective communication at all levels, integrated collaboration, and strategic thinking, along with completing a NEMAA Paper prior to attending the third course.
Classroom Course Requirements:
The NEMAA program series consists of four (4) resident courses that are each five (5) days in duration and completed during the current Federal fiscal year, as well as completing a comprehensive paper prior to graduation. Attendance at each course is required and must be attended in the sequential order listed below. The courses are not offered individually, and participants must apply and be selected by an annual evaluation board with the first of four classes starting during the first quarter (October, November, and/or December) of the fiscal year. A list of the courses includes:
E/L0451 Advanced I – Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in EM
E/L0452 Advanced II – Assessment of Teams in Professional Emergency Management
E/L0453 Advanced III – Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization
E/L0454 Advanced IV – Advanced Concepts and Policy in EM Profession
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O-0305 , Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT)
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This five-day course provides students with a solid foundation of the activities, processes, leadership elements, and the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary to function within the framework of a Type 3 AHIMT deployed to an incident or planned event. The course is considered fast-paced, highly interactive, and challenging as the students, formed into the Command and General Staff positions on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team, navigate through multiple activities and rapidly expanding incident scenarios. The course includes a comprehensive review of the roles and responsibilities of each of the Incident Command System (ICS) Command and General Staff positions, their roles as leaders of their sections or functional areas, leadership and teambuilding, and decision-making under stress. A significant portion of time is spent explaining the Planning Process, each step within the process, the roles and responsibilities of each ICS position within the process, and the deliverables expected from
them (based on their ICS position on the team) at the conclusion of each step. Multiple scenarios are used throughout the class to provide the students with opportunities to practice each step of the Planning Cycle, conduct the meetings and briefings, and produce multiple Incident Action Plans (IAPs). Two of the course days include comprehensive incident scenarios that last approximately five hours and that require the team to manage current incident management operations of a rapidly expanding incident, at the same time as planning for, and completing, an IAP for the next Operational Period.
Course Purpose and Goal
This course meets the needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). The USFA O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team (AHIMT) Introduction course focuses on the importance of developing and operating as a functional Type 3 AHIMT. This course will assist individual responders to perform as viable team members by:
• Learning the basic foundational KSAs necessary to perform in an ICS position on an AHIMT.
• Emphasizing the nature and purpose of a Type 3 AHIMT so that others in the community and
emergency services are more willing and able to assist or participate in their local Type 3 AHIMT.
• Demonstrating the critical role that leadership an
• Demonstrating the critical role that leadership and teamwork skills play in the success of a Type
3 AHIMT.
• Providing a basic framework for building and maintaining critical interpersonal communications and working together as a team member of a Type 3 AHIMT.
• Operationalizing the components of the NIMS and NRF for use in the field.
• Offering practical experience of on-scene operations through extensive exercises and
simulations that provide multiple opportunities to perform as members of a Type 3 AHIMT
during simulated incidents.
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PER-200 Field Force Operations
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The course provides knowledge and skills required to maintain public order and manage crowds for planned and unplanned gatherings and events. The course provides instruction in protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of public order and crowd management teams, crowd management formations and techniques, and arrest team procedures. The course culminates in a series of hands-on activities designed to practice all learned skills in realistic public order and crowd management situations.
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PER-200-C Field Force Operations Refresher
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The course provides refresher training in the knowledge and skills required to maintain public order and manage crowds for planned and unplanned gatherings and events. The course provides refresher training in protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of public order and crowd management teams, and crowd management formations and techniques, and arrest team procedures. The course culminates in a series of hands-on activities designed to practice all skills in realistic public order and crowd management situations.
Course Objectives
Identify characteristics and considerations for protest situations
Explain legal precedence essential to protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of the public
Explain the appropriate use of force related to various unlawful situations
Perform basic baton techniques appropriate to crowd management
Execute a position in a crowd management formation
Perform assigned function in a mass arrest team to apprehend, search, and detain a person performing an unlawful act
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PER-201 Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment
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The course provides instruction in hazardous materials evidence preservation and sampling, field screening, evaluation of physical evidence, responsibilities of evidence collection teams, and methods for evidence documentation and packaging. The course includes a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to practice all learned skills in a realistic context to include a culminating exercise in a toxic agent environment.
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PER-202 Field Force Extrication Tactics
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The course provides instruction and practical experience in the defeat of commonly used protestor devices. The course provides instruction in understanding common protestor devices and situations, legal considerations for protestor device defeat, responsibilities of extrication team members, and extrication techniques required to defeat many common protester devices. The course culminates in a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to practice defeating common protester devices as a member of an extrication team in realistic situations.
Course Objectives
Describe the procedures required before removing a protestor from a device
Plan a response to a protester device defeat situation
Defeat a protester device (e.g. locking devices, sleeping dragons, tar dragons, tripods, etc.)
Operate an extrication saw
Operate an angle grinder
Operate a reciprocating saw
Operate a jackhammer
Operate a rotary hammer
Operate hand tools
Operate a rebar cutter
Operate a rotary tool
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PER-202-C Field Force Extrication Tactics - Refresher
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The course provides refresher training for students that have previously completed the full Field Force Extrication Tactics course. The training reviews instruction in understanding common protestor devices and situations, legal considerations for protestor device defeat, responsibilities of extrication team members, and extrication techniques required to defeat many common protester devices. The course culminates in a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to refresher their skills in defeating common protester devices as a member of an extrication team.
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PER-211 Medical Management of CBRNE Events
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Participants completing this program will be able to properly perform patient triage, decontamination, treatment, and transportation in the event of exposure to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) weapons. The course consists of facilitated discussions, small group exercises, hands-on activities, and task-oriented practical applications. Course participants will use both state-of-the-art adult and pediatric human patient simulators to promote critical thinking skills while utilizing the RAPID – Care concept.
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PER-212 Operational Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents
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This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain certification through the National Professional Qualifications System (NPQS/Pro Board) as an Operations-level responder. This three-day course focuses on the unique response and personal protection challenges that responders face during a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/terrorist incident or a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The Operations-level training prepares emergency responders from all disciplines to recognize and identify hazardous material and to mitigate a HazMat incident by preventing further contamination of people, property, and the environment.
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PER-212-1 Operational Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents, Train-the-Trainer
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The Operational Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents Train the Trainer course (PER-212-I) focuses on training qualified candidates to teach the Operational Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents course (PER-212). Upon completion, participants will be prepared to teach responders in their jurisdiction how to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction/Hazardous Materials (WMD/HazMat) incident and how to preclude the spread of the hazard to the public and the environment using the PER-212 course
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PER-213 Wide Area Search
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When disaster strikes, it can be a challenge to effectively mobilize, organize, and deploy resources needed to perform wide area searches. This course is an excellent training opportunity for any jurisdiction or agency that may face such an emergency. The course content applies to a vast number of critical situations, including natural disasters or terrorist incidents.You will be instructed in practical search methods and skills so you can perform systematic searches over a large affected area. The training will include challenging exercises that mirror real life scenarios. The three-day long event will conclude with an in-depth exercise that requires participants to utilize the skills gained during the course by working through an incident from start to finish in a single operational period.The trainers delivering the course are knowledgeable, they are experienced emergency responders who have actively utilized wide area search techniques during some of the nation's largest and most challenging operations, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, and Rita; the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery operation; and many other incidents that required the same comprehensive strategies.
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PER-219 A Prepared Jurisdiction: Integrated Response to a CBRNE Incident
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A Prepared Jurisdiction: Integrated Response to a CBRNE Incident is a two-and-a-half-day course designed to improve interagency collaboration during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) incident. Disciplines within a community must be able to recognize their roles and the roles of other first responder disciplines when preparing for and responding to disasters. The course examines integration and command structure within a jurisdiction.Using a whole community approach, the course provides an opportunity for a jurisdiction to examine its overall preparedness capability. This goal is accomplished though interactive discussions between functional groups, collaborative planning, and participation in a day-long field training scenario. During the field training scenario, participants work together across a broad range of response disciplines for an integrated response to a CBRNE incident. This scenario presents participants with an incident that significantly challenges existing resources throughout their jurisdiction. The course also includes an after-action review to allow participants to self-assess their jurisdiction’s overall ability to work together to effectively respond to a CBRNE incident.
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PER-220 Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents
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This is a performance-level course designed to address fundamentals associated with emergency response to biological incidents. As such, it provides detailed technical information and includes hands-on practice of actions required of emergency responders and medical personnel in biological incident situations. The course provides a brief overview of the terrorist threat that now faces the United States; biological agents that could be used by terrorists in executing their attacks; methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to most emergency responders); and tactics for identifying the presence of a potential biological threat, responding to an incident, and supporting law enforcement operations at the incident scene.The course also supports the necessity for teamwork (Incident Command/Unified Command) among all responding agencies and actions that law enforcement personnel can take to support and facilitate the operations of fire and medical services and other responding agencies. In summary, the course will prepare representatives of State and local emergency response agencies to perform safely and effectively during an incident involving biological agents.
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PER-221 Tactical Operations for CBRNE Incidents
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This course addresses technical aspects associated with a tactical law enforcement response to a CBRNE incident. As such, it provides both detailed technical information and hands-on application of actions required for the safe and effective conduct of tactical operations in CBRNE environments.
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PER-222 Public Safety CBRNE Response Sampling Techniques and Guidelines
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This is a performance-level course designed to address specific fundamentals and skills associated with an emergency response to a CBNRE incident. As such, it provides detailed technical information and includes hands-on practice of actions required of emergency responders in such situations.Of special interest is the course’s emphasis on collecting forensically valid samples, which is accomplished through maintaining a secure chain-of-custody for the sample from the time of collection through laboratory analysis. This process is consistent with operations of all public safety responding agencies.As required by the National Incident Management System (NIMS), this course also addresses the necessity for teamwork (Incident Command and Unified Command) among all responding agencies and actions that public safety responders can take to support and facilitate the operations of fire and medical services and other responding agencies. In summary, the course will prepare representatives of local and state emergency response agencies to perform a critical technical sampling and survey function safely and effectively during an incident involving CBRNE.
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PER-228 Advanced Forensic Investigations for Hazardous Environments
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This course addresses response in a hazardous environment, with emphasis on evidence collection and recovery, as well as the paradigm shifts that are required for crime scene investigators to safely conduct a crime scene investigation in these types of environments. The course is designed so that participants will develop the required knowledge, skills, and ability to investigate a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE), toxic industrial chemical (TIC), or hazardous environment crime scene for the identification, documentation, presumptive field testing, preservation, and collection for laboratory analysis of CBRNE/TIC and non-CBRNE/TIC forensic evidence.
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PER-229 Intro to the Computer Aided Management Emergency Operations Suite
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This performance-level course provides training on the fundamental elements of the CAMEO Suite of programs as they relate to emergency situations. As such, it includes detailed technical information and hands-on practice of critical elements of the CAMEO system and its associated programs (CAMEO Chemicals, CAMEOfm, ALOHA, and MARPLOT). To better understand how the programs interface, participants are provided opportunities to practice key procedures that allow users to enhance planning and response activities associated with community risks. These exercises clarify the connections between the programs and how they can enhance emergency planning and response activities.
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PER-230 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential
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The Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to recognize and respond to terrorist bombing incidents through lectures, exercises, and live-explosive field demonstrations. Emergency first responders are presented with information necessary to recognize explosives and their effects, identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components, and determine pre-detonation and post-detonation response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders use the concepts they have learned to implement safe response strategies in bombing scenarios; understanding these recognition and response actions is critical to mitigating the effects of a bombing incident.
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PER-230-1 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential Train-the-Trainer
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(Formerly, "Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential Train-the-Trainer")
The Response to Bombing Incidents, Residential Train-the-Trainer (RBI) course trains emergency personnel of all disciplines to respond to the growing number of bombing incidents across the United States. This course guides participants through bombing response challenges, bombing threat response considerations, including evaluating threats when making evacuation vs. shelter-in-place decisions, and response priorities following the immediate aftermath of a bombing. This course includes instructor-led lectures, tabletop exercises, and live-explosive demonstrations, allowing participants to understand the damaging effects of Improvised Explosive Devices. Participants who complete this training course receive a DHS/FEMA training partner certificate from New Mexico Tech. Qualified participants who meet all course requirements are certified to teach an awareness-level (AWR-230) version of the course.
Course Objectives
Recognize bombing attack trends and the challenges they present to emergency personnel.
Identify explosive composition and common military, commercial, and homemade explosives.
Compare explosive types and blast effects.
Recognize Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components.
Describe blast hazards, blast injuries, and protective actions to mitigate the risk of injury.
Analyze Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonations and their effects.
Assess suspicious and unattended items and appropriate response strategies.
Assess bombing threats, their unique circumstances, and response considerations.
Conduct response operations during the immediate aftermath of a bombing.
Summarize the sequence of events and emergency personnel response actions during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
Determine appropriate pre- and post-blast response operations at a bombing incident.
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PER-230-1 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential Train-the-Trainer
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The Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Residential--Train-the-Trainer course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to recognize and respond to terrorist bombing incidents through lectures, exercises, and live-explosive field demonstrations. Emergency first responders are presented with information necessary to recognize explosives and their effects, identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components, and determine pre-detonation and post-detonation response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders use the concepts they have learned to implement safe response strategies in bombing scenarios; understanding these recognition and response actions is critical to mitigating the effects of a bombing incident. Qualified participants who meet all course requirements are certified to teach an awareness-level version of the course.
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PER-231 Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Residential
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The Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Residential course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents through lectures, exercises, and live-explosive field demonstrations. Emergency first responders are presented with information on how to prevent, deter, and mitigate the effects of a suicide bomber along with active suicide bomber and post-blast response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders use a series of tools and documents, including the Nine Phases of a Bombing Attack, to understand the steps a suicide bomber follows to conduct their attack; understanding these steps is critical to the successful prevention of a suicide bombing attack.
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PER-231-1 Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Residential TtT
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The Prevention ofand Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Residential--Train-the-Trainer course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the skills to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents through lectures, exercises, and live-explosive field demonstrations. Emergency first responders are presented with information on how to prevent, deter, and mitigate the effects of a suicide bomber along with active suicide bomber and post-blast response strategies. Throughout this course, emergency first responders use a series of tools and documents, including the Nine Phases of a Bombing Attack, to understand the steps a suicide bomber follows to conduct their attack.Qualified course participants who meet all course requirements are cerified to teach an awareness-level version of the course.
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PER-233 Medical Preparedness and Response to Bombing Incidents (MPRBI)
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This course is designed to equip first responders and first receivers with the knowledge necessary to enhance the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of an integrated jurisdictional medical response and subsequent clinical care following a bombing incident. This course is delivered concurrently with MGT-348 and is facilitated by instructors possessing expertise in both medical operations and explosives. Participants of the combined PER-233/MGT-348 will be assigned to the appropriate course based on their current duty responsibilities or emergency management/response roles within their respective organization
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PER-243 Primary Screener / Personal Radiation Detector
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This course is designed to provide Participants with the capability to performbasic Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Operations as Primary Screeners, and will provide them with the overall knowledge of Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) as employed by our Nation. PER-243 trains Participants equipped with a PRD to contribute to the accomplishment of the National Preparedness Goal¿s Core Capabilities.
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PER-243-1 Personal Radiation Detector (PRD), Train-the-Trainer
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The PER-243-1 Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Train-the-Trainer Course train Participants who are qualified instructors selected by their agency to deliver the PER-243 Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Course to effectively train emergency responders. These qualified instructors will learn to prepare and conduct the delivery of the PER-243 course. This course provides Train-the-Trainer level instruction on the employment of personal radiation detectors. The course further includes teach-back experience as well as extensive practice with the course Station Guides to enhance expertise of personnel instructing others in the tasks required to perform the Primary Screener role.
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PER-245 Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Secondary Screener/RIID
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Under simulated field conditions, using an Agency- or CTOS-supplied Radio-Isotope Identification Device (RIID), the Participants will respond as Secondary Screeners and employ the RIID to detect, verify, locate, measure, identify, and assess unknown radiological sources for the purpose of adjudicating the alarms. Further, they will collect spectra on the RIID and upload this data to computers or smart phones in preparation to forward the spectral data for reachback assistance.
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PER-246 Primary Screener Backpack Basic Course
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This course trains Primary Screeners to employ a Human-Portable Radiation Detector (Backpack) to detect and verify radiation alarms, localize the radiation source, measure detected radioactive material, and adjudicate alarms. These activities will be performed as they pertain to radiation alarms detected in/or on people, vehicles, packages, and/or facilities. Training will be accomplished using an assigned Backpack and a variety of sealed radioactive sources (SRS) in the learning activities (drills).
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PER-256 Comprehensive Cybersecurity Defense (CCD)
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Developed and delivered by the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) and sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), CCD is a combination of instructor-led classroom lectures and hands-on computer lab applications that provide participants with the expertise necessary to defend data and communication networks from cyber events. Course participants are introduced to cyber-defense tools that will assist them in monitoring their computer networks and implementing cybersecurity measures to prevent or greatly reduce the risk of a cyber-based attack against our nation's critical cyber infrastructure.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some experience as a cybersecurity professional, a basic understanding of network concepts, and a basic understanding of computer operating systems.
Preferred Prerequisite: Experience as a system or network administrator.
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PER-257 Cybersecurity First Responder (CFR)
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Developed and delivered by the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) and sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), CFR focuses on emergency response to a cyber-attack that has crippled or disabled critical cyber-infrastructure. CFR combines instructor led classroom lecture with hands-on computer lab applications to prepare first responders to effectively counter a cyber-attack and restore critical infrastructure as quickly and efficiently as possible. Course participants are trained to use cyberterrorism response tools against real world simulated cyber-attacks, and learn the proper steps of incident response to include incident assessment, detection and analysis, and the containing, eradicating, and recovering process from a system or network-based attack.
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PER-261 Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection
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The course provides technician-level hazardous materials response personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to effectively operate sampling and monitoring equipment in hazardous materials environments. Students receive instruction in hazardous materials detection and monitoring technologies and perform advanced, practical application in the identification of hazardous materials using a variety of sampling and monitoring equipment and techniques while wearing PPE appropriate to the associated scenario.
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PER-262 Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides response personnel with the knowledge and skill required to support mass casualty incident operations for a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incident. The course addresses scene survey and safety procedures, provides a survey of CBRN detection technologies, donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, triage and basic rescue of mass exposure victims, and the procedures for performing patient decontamination.
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PER-263 Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration
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The course provides the knowledge and skill required to administer a respiratory protection program for a department or jurisdiction. The course provides instruction on Occupational Safety and Health Administration respiratory protection regulations; qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures; inspection, maintenance, storage, and use of respirators; air quality standards and requirements; requirements for atmosphere-suppling respirators; and administrative requirements for the design, development and sustainment of a respiratory protection program consistent with all laws, regulations, and best practices associated with respiratory protection.
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PER-264 Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides law enforcement officers with the knowledge and skills required to safely perform law enforcement roles during an active threat situation involving hazardous materials. The course provides instruction in responding to an incident involving hazardous materials; employing weapons, retaining weapons, and apprehending suspects while wearing personal protective equipment; preserving hazardous evidence; collaborating with hazardous materials personnel to monitor and detect hazard levels and maintain safety, and moving and communicating tactically wearing PPE to apprehend an active human threat in a hazardous materials environment.
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PER-264-1 Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents, Train-the-Trainer
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This course provides knowledge and validation of skill required to successfully plan, coordinate, conduct, and administer the PER-264-2 Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents (LEPM) course. The course reviews LEPM learning objectives, instructional strategies, subject matter, and key teaching points for each module and activity. The course requires the successful completion of a performance examination to validate the trainer candidate¿s skill in presenting an instructional module. The course also reviews key CDP's instructional policies and introduces handouts outlining additional policies and information for using CDP instructional materials.
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PER-265 Law Enforcement Response Actions for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides law enforcement personnel an opportunity to receive advanced instruction and to apply the knowledge and skills learned through PER-264, Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents in realistic incident response scenarios involving an active human threat in a hazardous materials/weapon of mass destruction environment. Students receive practical experience in establishing initial command for a hazardous materials/weapon of mass destruction incident and identification of hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction to include emplaced threats and illicit laboratories. The course culminates with groups of officers responding to and apprehending an active human threat in a set of complex coordinated attack scenarios.
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PER-266 Instructor Training Course
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The course provides responders with relevant subject matter expertise in a practical topic(s) the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to train the topic to an audience of various size. The course addresses adult learning concepts and principles, development of an instructional strategy using available resources, development of basic instructional products to guide and enhance learning, performance of a training risk assessment, and practical skill in the delivery of instruction and the management of learners and the learning environment.
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PER-267 Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents
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The course prepares responders to effectively respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) mass casualty incident by establishing an emergency treatment area, triage and treating prehospital CBRNE exposure patients, and coordinating and managing patient transportation to appropriate healthcare facilities.
Course Objectives
Conduct an assessment of the situation and establish an emergency treatment area
Triage mass trauma patients and provide essential lifesaving interventions
Perform basic rescue procedures to minimize further patient exposure or injury
Perform and manage patient tracking and transport from the scene to an appropriate healthcare facility
Observe relevant barrier precautions
Don and doff required personal protective equipment
Process or support processing of CBRN exposure patients through decontamination
Determine access and functional needs considerations appropriate to a mass trauma situation
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PER-268 Incident Complexities - Responder Actions for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides entry-level response personnel with the knowledge and skill required to support mass casualty incident operations for a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incident. The course addresses scene survey and safety procedures, an introduction to CBRN detection technologies, donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, basic rescue of CBRN exposure victims, and the procedures for performing patient decontamination.
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PER-271 Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides knowledge and practical experience in the triage and treatment of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) mass casualty victims. Students receive a review of the CBRNE threat and associated symptoms; on-site and hospital triage and treatment of victims; and perform scenario-based triaging decision games to provide experience in the critical thinking abilities required to quickly triage and treat CBRNE mass casualty victims.
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PER-272 Hazardous Materials Technician
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The course provides instruction and hands-on experience in the knowledge and skill required of a technician-level hazardous materials responder as defined defined by NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and NFPA 1072: Standards for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. The course includes knowledge and skill in planning a response to a hazardous materials incident, identification of hazardous materials and associated response requirements; identification of hazardous materials properties; identification of the behavior of hazardous material containers; knowledge and hands-on experience in determining requirements for and donning, operating in, and doffing personal protective equipment; determining requirements for and leading emergency, self, mass and technical for responders and victims; monitoring, detecting, and sampling hazardous materials; and the performance of offensive product control techniques to include various means for controlling leaks in hazardous materials containers.
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PER-275 Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER)
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The Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER) course uses a mixture of classroom presentations, hands-on field training, and practical exercises to enhance the response capabilities of law enforcement officers in order to effectively respond to and stop an active shooter incident. This class aims to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to rapidly deploy and neutralize violent offenders during active shooter incidents in order to prevent the loss of innocent lives.
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PER-275-1 Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response, Train-the-Trainer
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The Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER) course uses a mixture of classroom presentations, hands-on field training, and practical exercises to enhance the response capabilities of law enforcement officers in order to effectively respond to and stop an active shooter incident. This class aims to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to rapidly deploy and neutralize violent offenders during active shooter incidents in order to prevent the loss of innocent lives. In addition, this course aims to teach and instruct others to do the same. The Train-the-Trainer iteration of the LASER course allows participants to become certified course instructors and deliver the course to their co-workers and their organization’s employees
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PER-275-C Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Preparedness, Customized
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This customized course refreshes participants' knowledge of the Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response course. LASER-C addresses technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment to an active shooter incident. This is achieved through classroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training, and scenario-based practical exercises.
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PER-290 Tank Car Specialist (TCS)
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The Tank Car Specialist course is specifically designed as an intensive hazardous materials emergency response training for the specialist level and will bring the hazardous materials technician to the highest recognized level of training identified by Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a focus on freight rail incidents potentially involving flammable and combustible liquids and other hazardous materials transported by rail. Participants will receive comprehensive training well beyond that of traditional hazardous materials technician training. The classroom information will be bolstered with hands-on scenarios that take place on the more than 50 rail tank cars present at SERTC's facility as well as 5 full-scale derailments. This ensures that participants not only know the necessary information but also how to apply it during a real-world incident.The classroom portion includes information on railroad nomenclature, railcar designs, specialty features unique to the railroad, product transfer, containment methods, plugging and patching to including use of special containment devices and flaring operations. The course also covers rail vehicle threat and vulnerability assessments including actions and responses to any toxic or industrial hazardous materials release (e.g., flammable/combustible liquid rail transportation emergencies and WMD attacks on railcars).The practical portion is split into 3 areas, each building towards the next. First is the SERTC highbay which contains protective housings, valves, interior cutaways of appurtenances and rail cars, emergency devices, and other props to give participants an understanding of the inner workings of rail cars and their components. Second is the transfer yard where participants learn how the various components on a railcar are actually used during transfers and flaring of liquids and gases under "normal" conditions. The final practical areas are the 5 full-scale derailments where participants will utilize all of the skills and knowledge gained to respond to a realistic emergency with full ICS staffing, appropriate PPE, and other emergency equipment.After successful conclusion of this course, participants will be able to respond safely to railroad emergencies by prioritizing their actions, utilizing NIMS, working within the NRF, and bringing any intentional or accidental freight rail emergency to a successful conclusion.
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PER-291 Highway Emergency Response Specialist
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This is an intensive highway transportation emergency response course intended to bring hazardous materials technicians to the specialist level as defined by OSHA, NFPA, and the EPA. Participants will be provided with detailed technical information on the design, construction, and function of the most common types of cargo tanks, intermodal and portable containers, and freight vans, as well as non-bulk packaging and compressed gas cylinders. This information will be used as a baseline to educate participants on the proper methods for the containment and mitigation of releases, proper transfer procedures, grounding and bonding, and proper safety procedures required during a highway emergency.The classroom instruction will be reinforced by practical instruction on actual highway, intermodal, and non-bulk containers. Instructor-led demonstrations will build toward participant-led scenarios, and the entire class will cooperate in a final, large-scale response that closely replicates an incident that would be encountered by a responder. The final incident will require use of all of the skills and knowledge gained during the course in order to bring it to a successful conclusion. Proper scene assessment, damage assessment, confinement, containment, product removal, and transfers will all be evaluated during the incident to ensure that participants are capable of responding to these types of incidents upon completion of the course. In addition to the response skills that are at the core of the course, participants will learn to assist in identifying vulnerabilities in their own local highway transportation systems so that organizations can pre-plan for incidents and minimize threats. Flammable/combustible liquid transportation incidents, hazardous materials, their possible impact on a jurisdiction, and the necessary components of NIMS and the NRF to prioritize organizational immediate actions and response operations are all covered throughout the course.
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PER-292 Leadership and Management of Surface Transportation Incidents (LMSTI)
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This course will enhance the participants¿ knowledge of surface transportation emergencies and hone their management skills to help them establish effective objectives, strategies, and tactics when assuming the command and/or general staffing roles. The knowledge gained during the course is then used to manage the participants of other technician- and specialist-level classes as they respond to simulated incidents under NIMS/ICS and the NRF guidelines and structures. Participants will be expected to complete proficiency requirements, all necessary NIMS/ICS documentation, and produce Incident Action Plans during live, hands-on scenarios and activities. The curriculum includes a review of NIMS/ICS documentation and IAPs, chemical protective clothing considerations, decontamination considerations, laws that affect response to HazMat/WMD, Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (SARA Title III), and the Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act. It also covers site assessment issues, the D.E.C.I.D.E process, local emergency response processes, the National Response Framework (NRF), and prepares them for potential escalation of incidents from the local to the regional, state, and federal levels.
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PER-293 HazMat/WMD Technician for Surface Transportation (HWMDTST)
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This 80-hour course will prepare responders to take offensive measures to mitigate all types of hazardous materials incidents with a focus on surface transportation emergencies. Building upon the foundation laid by NFPA 472 and OSHA 1910.120, participants will receive classroom instruction, live demonstrations, and hands-on practical experience with all classes of hazardous materials and their various modes of transportation and storage. This course exceeds the requirements of a traditional hazardous materials technician certification by not only covering the information required by NFPA 472 and 1910.120, but also giving the participants the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills on real-world, full-scale incidents involving hazardous materials in transportation. The classroom portion of this course covers much of the required knowledge under NFPA 472 Operations as a refresher and all of the knowledge and competencies under NFPA 472 Technician. Additionally, a thorough review of all modes of transportation and common emergencies associated with them is given in conjunction with demonstrations on real highway, rail, and intermodal equipment to reinforce the information presented in the classroom.
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PER-294 Testing an Emergency Operations Plan in a Rural EOC
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This eight-hour performance-level course has been designed with a proactive approach to testing rural and tribal communities¿ Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) in an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) environment. The course provides relevant and valuable training to elected officials, EOC personnel, tribal government personnel, and rural community leaders. Participants are provided with opportunities to exchange perceptions and best practices while interacting with participants from responder organizations, public/private sector organizations, as well as other EOC personnel.
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PER-298 Team Approach to Foodborne Outbreak Response
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This instructor-led course addresses the training needs of staff who have a role in foodborne outbreak response. Participants include individuals from state and local government agencies with experience in foodborne disease outbreak response and knowledge of their agency’s outbreak investigation capabilities. Partners from federal agencies and the food industry will also benefit from participation in this course, as it identifies how the skills, resources, and expertise of all levels of government can be coordinated within an integrated national food system. Knowing how and when to engage the expertise of these specialists can save time during investigations, which can mean fewer illnesses and deaths. This course provides strategies for leveraging resources at all levels of government, as well as food industry subject matter experts, to build investigation and response capabilities. Overall, this course will help these entities function as a team during a foodborne outbreak response.
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PER-300 Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Refresher
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The Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Refresher course provides primary screeners with a review of material previously presented in the instructor led PRD course. The course emphasizes lessons of crucial importance providing information on the employment and use of a PRD during the initial detection of radioactive/nuclear materials in different scenarios. The course is divided into modules covering basic operational information and skills necessary to use the PRD in a variety of settings, radiation fundamentals, and Federal legal guidance
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PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery
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This 2-hour web-based training provides participants with information on the strengths, challenges, and uses of social media platforms and provides the skills and knowledge to integrate social media into their current communication plans for disaster response and recovery.
Traditional media sources are a one-way form of communication where people are only consumers of content, whereas social media transforms people into both consumers and producers of content. These sources can provide quicker and more immediate real-time information of an event so that emergency response personnel have greater situational awareness and can make rapid decisions during crises. To utilize social media, pre-event preparation is necessary. This course will provide the information (and hands-on experience) necessary to start and execute the participants social media disaster plans.
Course Objectives
Integrate social media strategically into existing plans and policies in all phases of disaster management
Implement the functions of common social media platforms to communicate, search, and perform analysis
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PER-307-W Intro to Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Effects and Response Strategies
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This web-based training course provides an overview of the expected effects and impacts of a detonation of an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) in a major U.S. city. It also provides an overview of the current preplanning guidance and response strategy recommendations to maximize the preservation of life in an urban nuclear detonation of this magnitude. The course provides first responders, leaders, emergency planners, and support personnel with nuclear detonation-specific response guidance, such as recognition, immediate actions, response planning damage zones, fallout/radiation hazards, and shelter and evacuation strategies. This course forms the foundation for additional courses in IND response operations, management, and planning.
Course Objectives
Identify critical elements and gaps in planning a response to an IND detonation.
Identify two misconceptions that may hinder response actions.
Select the Leader that will be responsible for immediate critical decisions.
Select three immediate decisions that must be made following a detonation.
Select the graphic that best depicts a possible fallout zone for a 10KT IND detonation.
Select the identifiers of an IND detonation and the main elements of each damage zone.
Identify at least four factors in recognizing an IND detonation.
Identify prompt effects.
Identify damage zones.
Match detonation effects to a damage zone.
Match description to the use of modeling capabilities.
Identify five different zones and state safety considerations for an IND response plan.
Select the correct statement on how fallout is created.
Select the main hazard from fallout.
Identify the main factor in determining direction of fallout.
Identify the safe locations(s) inside the Hot Zone and Dangerous Fallout Zone.
Given a situation, determine the next lifesaving action.
Identify the effective sheltering and evacuation considerations and identify why cascading effects multiply the dangers and impede response efforts.
Identify characteristics of adequate shelter.
Select the lowest Protection Factor that qualifies as adequate shelter.
Select an effective self-decontamination technique.
Select the purpose of an informed evacuation.
Identify the best public safety strategy.
Identify the best first responder safety strategy.
Identify options for communication.
Identify the zone where life-saving response operations should be focused
Given an overview of PPD-8 and its components, locate the applicable documents and references.
Given an overview of Lessons Learned from the Response to Hurricane Katrina, recognize the hindrances that impeded response operations.
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PER-309 Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations
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The course provides practical experience in the knowledge and skills required to respond to community environmental health issues during a disaster or emergency. The course addresses assessment, recommendations, countermeasures and interventions for drinking water safety, safe wastewater containment and disposal, health and safety of mass feeding facilities and operations, helath and safety of mass shelter operations, and re-occupancy of facilities during and/or following a disaster or emergency.
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PER-310 Strategic National Stockpile Preparedness Course
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The Strategic National Stockpile Preparedness Course is a 3 day course designed to give federal, state, and local officials information on how to best plan and prepare for a public health emergency and how to use and manage the Strategic National Stockpile in response to a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or technological accident.
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PER-312 Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Course
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The Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection (VBIED) course is a one day course which provides response personnel with the knowledge and skills in the improvised explosive device (IED) threat, identification of components and devices, methods for reacting to IEDs, and the procedures for inspecting vehicles to detect vehicle-borne IEDs. The course includes an overview of the vehicle-borne IED threat, fundamentals of IED and explosive effects, means for creation of homemade explosive devices, vehicle-borne IED clues, vehicle inspection procedures, and a comprehensive exercise for inspecting vehicles and identifying vehicle-borne IED threats.
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PER-313 Intermediate Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents: Law Enforcement
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The course provides law enforcement personnel an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills learned in PER-264 Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents in practice and in realistic incident response scenarios. An incident response exercise is performed to allow law enforcement officers to practice task organization; don personal protective equipment; to determine and secure a perimeter; to enter and search for suspects, hazards, casualties, and evidence; to apprehend suspects; preserve evidence; and process out of the incident through technical decontamination. A second exercise is conducted in a live, toxic agent environment and allows responders to develop confidence in their personal protective equipment while functioning as a law enforcement team supported by a hazardous materials expert to clear a building, to identify and manage hazards, and to preserve hazardous evidence, and apprehend an active human threat in a contaminated environment.
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PER-314 REP Exercise Evaluator
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This course provides knowledge and practical application in the procedures, techniques, regulations, and guidelines for evaluating REP exercises. Exercise evaluation practical application includes the observation of video vignettes of REP exercises or the observation of a live exercise activity and the development of exercise narratives for submission using the REP Exercise Evaluation Tool. This course fulfills the credentialing training requirements for becoming a Type III REP Exercise Evaluator.
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PER-316 Radiological Accident Assessment
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This course addresses radiological consequences of accidents involving radiological materials. This includes accidents or incidents involving commercial power reactors, lost sources, dispersion devices, and transportation. The focus of the course is concepts involved in formulating protective action recommendations following a radiological accident, such as dose quantities, atmospheric dispersion, dose projection, protective action guides, and derived intervention levels. Participants engage in problem-solving sessions and a tabletop exercise.
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PER-318 Preventive Radiological Nuclear Detection Team Operations
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The PRND Team Operations course provides Team Operators with the ability to perform multiple tasks typically performed during PRND missions including, chokepoints and checkpoints, wide area and facility sweeps. Additonal material covers the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, radiation fundamentals pertaining to team operators, and equipment selection and preparation.
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PER-321 Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infections Disease
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The course provides best practice knowledge and skills for triaging, transporting, transferring, treating, and managing a person with a highly infectious disease. Students participate in a guided discussion of best practices for managing and treating persons with a highly infectious disease from identification or presentation through conclusion and final outcome of treatment. Students conduct a series of patient management and treatment exercises to include patient self-presentation or ambulance transport/transfer, treatment in a healthcare facility emergency department and/or isolation ward, and transfer or discharge from a healthcare facility to include the handling of infectious human remains.
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PER-322 Hazardous Materials Operations
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The course provides instruction and hands-on experience in the knowledge and skills required of an operations-level hazardous materials responder as defined by NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents and NFPA 1072: Standards for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications. The course includes knowledge and skill in the identification of hazardous material and the associated response requirements; identification of hazardous materials properties; identification of the behavior of hazardous material containers; knowledge and hands-on experience in the donning, operating in, and doffing of personal protective equipment; conduct of emergency, mass, and technical decontamination; and performance of defensive product control techniques to include absorption, adsorption, damming (static, overflow, underflow), diking, diversion, retention, dilution, vapor dispersion, vapor suppression (rain down and roll on), and remote valve shutoff.
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PER-323 Radiological and Nuclear Concepts, Tactics, and Integration
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RCTIC is designed to integrate federal, state, local and tribal radiation detection assets responding to the threat of a radiological or nuclear event. Participants are representative of deployable law enforcement or regulatory control personnel who would serve in a “search, locate and identify” capacity. Employment and conduct of these search activities would include urban, suburban and remote environments possessing structures, vessels, aircraft, rail or other transportation venues which may be used to conceal or transport a radiation threat. The primary focus of this training includes the use of organizationally maintained radiological and nuclear technology applied in unified employment with specifically determined search tactics.
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PER-324 Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides instruction in the means for providing care to CBRNE mass casualty victims; knowledge and practical experience in the safe donning, operating in, and doffing of PPE; basic knowledge of the procedures for decontaminating CBRNE victims and responders; and practical experience in the execution of triage and treatment protocols for mass casualty victims of a CBRNE incident.
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PER-326 Surface Transpo Emergency Preparedness and Sec for Freight by Rail or Highway
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The Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security for Freight by Rail or Highway (STEPS-Freight) course goal is to provide participants with the training necessary to identify the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems. Participants will be able to identify the hazards of Hazardous Material/ Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD/IEDs and apply this information to the appropriately to the applicable areas of an incident. Participants will gain familiarization with NIMS/NRF in order prioritize organizational management needs, resource allocation, evacuation strategies and response operations. Participants will demonstrate proficiency during an incident while providing solutions to minimize the impact to the responders, the citizens, the environment, and the critical infrastructure of the area and address the priorities of the National Preparedness Guidelines and Target Capabilities List to include Mission Areas such as Communications, Planning, Risk Management, CBRNE Detection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, On-site Incident Management, Responder Safety and Health, Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place, and others.
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PER-327 Crude Oil Class 3 Flammable Liquid Emergencies Transported by Rail (FLE-RR)
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The Flammable Liquids Emergency Rail Response (FLE-RR) course is an all-hazards approach to incidents involving crude oil and class 3 flammable liquids transported by rail. This program addresses the chemical properties and potential hazards of class 3 flammable liquids, their environmental impacts, the process of chemical monitoring at incidents as well as mitigation planning and response procedures for spills and fires. Participants will learn to plan and work effectively with members of the railroad industry, emergency response organizations, vendors and service providers, and community stakeholders. The FLE-RR course focuses on fundamentals and skills associated with emergency response incidents involving crude oil and class 3 flammable liquids when transported by rail tank car. Participants are provided with the historical data and case studies for all hazards flammable liquid transportation by rail.
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PER-330 The Surface Transpo Em Preparedness & Sec for Mass Transit and Passenger Rail
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This course will provide information to allow participants to conduct threat assessments and identify vulnerabilities within state, local, and tribal jurisdictions as they relate to mass transit and passenger rail systems. Participants will be able to recognize and prioritize passenger transportation facilities and conveyances hardening in order to prevent and protect them against identified threats involving Hazardous Material/ Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD), and especially IEDs. As part of the National Priorities outlined in the Nation Preparedness Guidelines through the National Incident Management System (NIMS) with concurrence with the National Response Framework (NRF) efforts, participants will be able to implement security and response management plans, implement procedures on interagency communication, incident command, evacuation planning and national response resource needs and notification. Roles and responsibilities of both public and private sector will be highlighted as protection resources and response partners. Participants will demonstrate proper utilization the NIMS/NRF to prioritize organizational immediate actions and response operations.
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PER-331 Surface Transpo Em Preparedness & Sec for Senior Officials or Administrators
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This course provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems. Participants will be introduced to a clear overview of freight and passenger system threats facing jurisdictions/organizations of public and private officials and the organizational structure that must be implemented according to the National Response Framework (NRF) in an incident. This course will provide information on how to identify threats and vulnerabilities of freight and passenger system operations within their jurisdictions/organizations, to recognize and prioritize the importance of facility and conveyance hardening, to gain familiarization with the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/National Response Framework (NRF) to prioritize organizational immediate actions and response operations, and to develop and apply management/planning tools for counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) operations and evacuations.
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PER-332 Population Monitoring at Community Reception Centers
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This course is designed to provide the first responder and Community Reception Center (CRC) personnel with the individual skills needed to operate monitoring stations within the Community Reception Center (CRC)- or, similar reception centers to perform population monitoring and contamination reduction measures after a radiological or nuclear incident.
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PER-333 Iso & Quar Rspns Strat in the Evt of a Bio Disease Outbreak in Tribal Nations
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This course provides Tribal nations with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to effectively detect, respond to, and mitigate a disease outbreak, using a whole community approach. The course addresses the challenges that Tribal nations face in responding to a disease outbreak and focuses on a zoonotic disease outbreak response. A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be transmitted between animals (e.g., livestock, poultry, and wildlife) and humans. In Tribal communities, many opportunities for human-animal interaction exist on a daily basis, especially with livestock and poultry. In the case of influenzas, swine and poultry can be key reservoirs of the virus with possible transmission to humans. This interaction, potential exposure and infection route creates unique epidemiological challenges for public health, emergency management and agricultural agencies in Tribal communities. Isolation and quarantine strategies must be put in place not only for the affected human population, but also for the animal populations to limit spread of the disease. Utilizing a whole-community approach provides a foundation to incorporate all available community resources in the response effort. The target audience is Tribal community representatives and officials from emergency management, public health, law enforcement, fire, cooperative extension, medical services, environmental health, veterinarians and other animal health professionals.
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PER-334 When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive
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This course is designed to teach and encourage community members impacted by a disaster to prepare, take preservation actions and perform, as appropriate, light search and rescue response to aid their family and other community members in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster or human-made incident. The course is not designed for the first responder community, but would be appropriate for families of first responders along with all types of civic groups and individuals within the community.
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PER-335 Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Attacks
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This course provides first responders from multiple disciplines with skills to manage the initial response to a large-scale attack in a chaotic environment during a complex coordinated attack (CCA). It aims to train responders in how to use intuitive skills such as observation, analysis, anticipation, and awareness to recognize the possibility of an attack involving multiple incidents of an extreme magnitude that inundate resources, exceed conventional tactics and strategies, and often require a joint response involving members from multiple disciplines and jurisdictions. Topics for discussion include recognizing the characteristics of a potential CCA; coordinating and integrating the response of multiple disciplines and agencies; managing resources; using information gathering and sharing to develop awareness; and solving problems using creative thinking. Participants will learn to gather and disseminate critical information accordingly in order to facilitate rapid analysis. They will also learn to recognize and prevent potential response obstacles or risks to safety including self-deployment and over convergence of assets. Participants will apply the skills learned in Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Attacks through interactive activities, facilitated discussion, and practical application in a training environment.
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PER-336 Protective Measures Course
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This course provides learners the foundational knowledge to identify risks and vulnerabilities to a facility, venue, or event and to identify various types of protective measures to mitigate an IED threat. Learners have the opportunity to apply concepts introduced throughout the course with hands-on activities.
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PER-339 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures Course
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This course provides learners foundational knowledge on search safety procedures and gives learners the opportunity to practice live searches of a facility, an area, and a route.
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PER-340 Active Threat Integrated Response Course (ATIRC)
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The Active Threat Integrated Response Course (ATIRC) is a 24-hour performance level direct delivery course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) in active shooter events. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines which can be used at the point of injury (POI) to increase survivability of victims. The course also provides a model framework for law enforcement, fire, and EMS to integrate responses during an active shooter event through the rescue task force concept using the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist.
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PER-340-1 Active Threat Integrated Response Course Train-the-Trainer
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Course Description: The Active Threat Integrated Response Course Train-the-Trainer (TTT) is a 1-day, 8-hour, performance-level, direct delivery course designed to prepare trainer participants to effectively conduct an indirect delivery of the Active Threat Integrated Response Course. It contains a review of module content, practical exercises, guidance on becoming a trainer, and administrative information and tasks.
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PER-340-2 Active Threat Integrated Response Course, Indirect
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The Active Threat Integrated Response Course is a three-day, 24-hour, performance-level direct delivery course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services during active threat incidents. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines which can be used at the point of injury to increase the survivability of victims in active shooter events.
Participants will discuss rescue task forces (RTFs), basic hemorrhage control and airway management, and the organization of a unified response. Additionally, participants will take part in discipline-specific practical exercises that review skills in either law enforcement tactics or medical response. All participants will engage in a large-scale practical exercise that tests all of the concepts and skills introduced and practiced throughout the course.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to
· explain the need for responders and their agencies to prepare for an active threat incident before it occurs.
· describe an integrated command structure, especially as it relates to staging and how to function as a Staging Area Manager in an active threat integrated response.
· use tactical principles to form and move with a rescue task force for a swift, integrated response by law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services.
· identify appropriate lifesaving techniques that can be used in a direct threat environment.
· identify appropriate lifesaving techniques that can be used in an indirect threat environment.
· demonstrate basic or advanced medical skills appropriate to an indirect threat care environment.
· operate tactically in an active threat environment.
· employ appropriate lifesaving techniques that can be used in a direct or indirect threat environment.
· successfully integrate law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) into a unified response to an active threat.
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PER-343 Social Media Engagement Strategies
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This eight-hour performance-level course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to implement strategies to better engage individuals and partner organizations. This course builds upon the existing PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery course by providing participants with more in-depth training in the use of content types, engagement strategies, and measurement tools for social media. This course will also help participants create a social media strategy and better adapt to changing needs and strategies throughout the phases of emergency management. The overall goal of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to use social media strategies and concepts to better engage individuals and partner organizations.
Course Objectives
Create social media messages for a given situation in the most appropriate content type;
Implement various strategies to maximize audience engagement on social media platforms;
Measure the effectiveness of social media activity against specific goals; and
Create a social media strategy by setting goals, completing a social media audit, improving social profiles, developing a content strategy, and evaluating the strategy.
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PER-344 Social Media Tools and Techniques
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This eight-hour performance-level course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to use social media tools and techniques for intermediate-level messaging, strategy, and increased situational awareness. This course builds upon the existing PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery course by providing more participants with a more in-depth training in the use of strategy, tools, and messaging techniques in the use of social media. It goes beyond the implementation of the most popular tools and strategies and helps social media managers expand their organization’s social media presence in various platforms to different audiences, in partnership with other agencies and organizations. This course will also give participants a better understanding of data mining and crowdsourcing techniques through practical activities and discuss potential uses for data visualization and mobile apps.
Course Objectives
Describe and evaluate the value of using various types of social media tools; Create a social media strategy integrating tools, techniques, and best practices; Use data mining and crowdsourcing techniques for information gathering; Use crisis mapping and mobile apps in disaster management; Apply social media tools and techniques in a comprehensive activity while implementing rumor-dispelling techniques.
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PER-345 Radiation Instruments Operations
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The primary focus of this course will be the instrument operation skills needed by the first responders when responding to radiological or nuclear incident. This course serves a dual role for the response community. For the new responder the course provides a general overview of detection equipment, its selection, and its general operation. New operators should continue with their response training in order to gain the proper knowledge required to operate safely in the read/nuc environment. For the experience operator, the course provides a refresher on multiple detection platforms. The training will encompass basic operations of the following: dosimeters, Personal Radiation Detectors (PRDs), Human Portable Radiation Detectors (Backpacks), survey meters, portal monitors, and Radio-Isotope Identifier Devices (RIIDs).
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PER-346 Surveillance Detection
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The Surveillance Detection for Law Enforcement & Security Professionals Course provides the participant instruction on how to detect hostile surveillance by exploring surveillance techniques, tactics, and procedures from a hostile perspective. These skills enhance counter-IED capabilities of law enforcement and security professionals to detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to IED threats.
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PER-347 Personal Protective Equipment - Mission Specific Competencies
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This course will provide instruction and guidance in identifying and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) essential for response to hazardous materials incidents. This includes an in depth inspection of available equipment, their use, and selecting the appropriate PPE for a hazardous materials incident based upon they type of emergency and the hazards that may exist.
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PER-349 Preventive Radiation Nuclear Detection Backpack Refresher Course
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The PRND Backpack Refresher, enables law enforcement, fire service and other response disciplines, assigned to Primary Screener duties, to employ the Backpack radiation detection system. The course includes refresher training on the detection and verification of radiation alarms, localizing the source of radiation, and measuring detected radioactive material with increased range and sensitivity using a Backpack along with a Personal Radiation Detector (PRD). The Operator will review the operational considerations to employ the Backpack to detect radiation on/in people, vehicles, packages and/or facilities.
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PER-349-1 Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Backpack Refresher TtT
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Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Backpack Refresher Train-the-Trainer (PER-349-1), provides new Instructors with the administrative requirements for course delivery. Counterterrorism Operations Support (CTOS) Instructors will also provide additional information on course content and review of all course material.
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PER-350 Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Maritime Operations
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The Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Maritime Course, enables personnel, assigned to radiation detection Primary Screener duties, to detect radiation, verify radiation alarms, localize the source of radiation, and measure detected radioactive material with increased range and sensitivity using a (PRD), Backpack and a boat-mounted, standoff radiological/nuclear detection system. Host agencies may elect to supply radioactive materials during the class to enhance the learning experience. These sources are intended to simulate the types of radioactive material that the Primary Screener may encounter in the public domain.
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PER-351 Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Team Leader
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The Preventive Radiological Nuclear Detection (PRND) Team Leader course provides experienced PRND Team Operators with the required training to attain this supervisory position. The course is designed to produce participant proficiency in the performance of the duties associated with the position as outlined in the NIMS typing documents. The course builds on the knowledge of the Team Operator and provides the opportunity to apply this knowledge to real world scenarios and practical exercises. At the completion of the course the participant can complete the qualification and credentialing process with his agency by use of a Position Task Book (PTB) supplied with the course materials.
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PER-352 Active Shooter Incident Management (16 hour)
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The Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) course provides a model framework to improve incident management and the integration of law enforcement, fire and EMS responders during active shooter event response, improving time to threat neutralization, medical intervention, and survivability of victims. This is an integrated response course for a cross-discipline audience of 25 law enforcement, 20 fire/EMS, and 5 telecommunicator (dispatcher) participants of mixed rank (i.e. line through supervisors and leadership). The framework utilizes the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist™, a validated active shooter event response checklist, integrating best practices guided by principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response (ALERRT). Participants will learn organizational building blocks for an integrated response including Contact Team, Rescue Task Force, Tactical, Perimeter, Triage, Transport, Intelligence, and Reunification through progressively challenging full-length Active Shooter Event functional exercise scenarios and hands-on experience in multiple response roles. The course also introduces participants to Complex Coordinated Attacks (CCA).
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PER-353 Active Shooter Incident Management with Complex Incidents (24 hour)
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The Active Shooter Incident Management with Complex Incidents (ASIM-CI) course provides a model framework to improve incident management and the integration of law enforcement, fire and EMS responders during active shooter event response, improving time to threat neutralization, medical intervention, and survivability of victims. This is an integrated response course for a cross-discipline audience of 25 law enforcement, 20 fire/EMS, and 5 telecommunicator (dispatcher) participants of mixed rank (i.e. line through supervisors and leadership). The framework utilizes the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist™, a validated active shooter event response checklist, integrating best practices guided by principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response (ALERRT). Participants will learn organizational building blocks for an integrated response including Contact Team, Rescue Task Force, Tactical, Perimeter, Triage, Transport, Intelligence, and Reunification through progressively challenging full-length Active Shooter Event functional exercise scenarios and hands-on experience in multiple response roles. The course also introduces participants to Complex Coordinated Attacks (CCA), including the added complexities of improvised explosive devices, an attacker who becomes static, barricades or takes hostages, and a multi-modal CCA.
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PER-354 Response to Radiological/Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident
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The Response to Radiological/Nuclear Weapon of Mass Destruction Incidents course, PER-354 is an instructor led drill-based course delivered at the Nevada National Security Site.The Response to Radiological/Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, PER-354 course combines individual and team performance skills required in the response to a radiological WMD incident. The course objectives include:The current terrorist threats related to Radiological/Nuclear (R/N) WMDsCharacteristics and hazards of Radiation Exposure Device (RED), Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) and the related response considerationsRadiation detection devices required for the response and safety of the responderEstablishment of operational zonesPersonal protective equipmentDecontaminationHazard identification Radio-Isotope Identification Device (RIID)
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PER-355 Radiation Instruments Employment
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The course is designed to satisfy the needs of a specific jurisdiction by providing a wide variety of drills from which the agency may select to address their training needs. The course is limited to 4 hours and is based on the jurisdiction¿s equipment (or CTOS equipment cache). Selection of the drill and practical scenarios can be determined at the pre-course visit between the jurisdiction and the CTOS Course Director. Job Performance Requirements (JPRs) will be used to assess the required skills. The collection of these assessment tools (JPRs), as well as the cache of drills, will continue to grow as needs are identified within the various jurisdiction.
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PER-365 Emergency Response to HazMat Incidents
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The ER2HM Instructor-Led Training (ILT) course is designed to provide specialized training related to planning for, response to, and recovery from hazmat incidents. Specifically, this program focuses on the transport of crude-by-rail, fixed facilities in the chemical industry, and high-profile and/or high-value target locations and/or events. Participants will learn how to apply the:Whole community concept to planning, response, and recovery effortsIAFF’s Analyze, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate (APIE) risk-based, response process, when responding to incidents involving hazardous materials.
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PER-365-W Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials, Web-Based
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The Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials,Web-Based course is a prerequisite to the 16-hour Instructor-Led Training EHRM course and is designed to provide in-depth knowledge related to hazardous materials containers. It includes video to enhance identification skills and knowledge of: safety devices, possible contents and behavior before, during and after accidental or intentional releases. In addition, the ERHM web-based courseincludes links to the IAFF’s Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction WBT, as well as downloadable copies of the participant guide for the instructor-led component. This course allows participants to work through this large body of information at their own pace (estimated to be 4-6).
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PER-367 Tactical Hazardous Materials Operations for Surface Transportation
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This 40-hour course is designed to provide participants with advanced knowledge and practical skills needed to respond to a complex, tactical surface transportation incident involving HazMat/WMD. Participants will then learn to operate real tactical weapons using Simunitions® non-lethal training weapons and ammunition while wearing protective clothing and respiratory systems. Participants will learn to respond properly to emergency incidents involving various modes of mass transit transportation, including heavy medium and light rail systems, commercial and school buses. Students will learn to select the Personal Protective Equipment and respiratory protection for the threat presented in any emergency. They will learn how to use monitoring equipment to help them determine what type of HazMat/WMD students may be confronting. Students will conduct site assessments, determine which level of protective equipment is appropriate for various situations, develop tactical plans and conduct tactical assaults on full-scale passenger train cars, locomotives, commercial buses and school buses. Students will be involved in a variety of Shoot OR Don’t Shoot situations utilizing simunitions. Scenarios also involve Active Shooter role playing. After receiving the curriculum and participating in the scenario-based incidents, successful participants will be capable of overseeing and performing surface transportation emergency response activities during real life incidents.
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PER-371 Cybersecurity Incident Response for IT Personnel
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The Cybersecurity Incident Response for IT Personnel course is designed to address the gap in specific technical skills needed for an effective cyber response. This course will also help improve the limited availability of targeted hands-on IT and security training focused on cyber attacks. This training focuses on government and private sector technical personnel who have intermediate and advanced knowledge of network operations and/or the responsibility for network security.This course utilizes the Metova Virtualized Cyber Classroom Environment (VCCE) for incident simulation which provides many features that resemble or imitate actual cyber incidents.
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PER-372 High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil and Ammonium Nitrate
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The Planning and Response to High Consequence Incidents training program has been developed with the whole community in mind. Emergency responders, emergency managers, facility and rail personnel, as well as community members are provided with information on the hazards associated with: the transport of crude oil by rail, the storage and use of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and technical grade ammonium nitrate (TGAN) as well as high profile / high value venues where aggressively deadly behavior may occur.These complex and far-reaching threats and hazards require a collaborative community approach to preparedness, response, and recovery. Through pre-incident planning, communities can be better prepared to respond to and recover from high-consequence incidents involving crude oil, ammonium nitrate, and terrorism. During this program, participants learn and apply the Analyze, Plan, Implement and Evaluate (APIE): A Risk-Based Response Process.The program uses a blended-approach – self-paced online learning combined with instructor-led instruction. Prerequisite online learning provides information related to the hazards of crude oil and FGAN/TGAN. In the classroom, participants learn how to develop pre-incident plans consistent with the available equipment and personnel, as well as how to respond, and recover when a high-consequence incident occurs.
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PER-372-1 High Consequence Incidents: Planning, Response and Recovery TtT
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¿ This train-the-trainer program has been developed to ensure there is consistent implementation of IAFF training design and content. At the end of training, the IAFF expects to have trainers who understand the IAFF¿s educational methodology and who have demonstrated the ability to facilitate the content in the High Consequence Incidents: Planning, Response and Recovery (HiC, PER 372) curriculum using the curriculum materials. Through an instructor-led course, participants will gain proficiency with the HiC curriculum goals and objectives, learning strategies and activities and standardized content (e.g., the IAFF¿s risk-based response process). Participants¿ skills will be evaluated during their facilitation of specific topics within the HiC curriculum. Feedback will be provided by participants¿ peers and the IAFF¿s master instructors. This program also incorporates a web-based training module, Train-the-Trainer: IAFF Educational Methodology Self-Instruction Guide. This self-paced guide/workbook provides participants the opportunity to review elements of effective training, adult learning principles, audience characteristics, effective instructor characteristics, instructional methods, facilitation skills and facilitation challenges.
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PER-372-W High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil and Ammonium Nitrate
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The IAFF HiC-WBT is a prerequisite for the 16-hr. Instructor-led Training HiC-ILT course and is designed to provide in-depth knowledge related to hazards of crude oil, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and technical grade ammonium nitrate (TGAN). The WBT also includes a community checklist which participants will use to begin the process of developing a pre-plan for their community that will be continued in the instructor-led course. This course allows participants to work through this large body of information at their own pace (estimated to be 4-6 hours) as well as to prepare for the instructor-led component, High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil and Ammonium Nitrate(PER-372-W)
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PER-374 Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response
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¿ Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response is an 8-hour, performance level course that aims to strengthen the response capabilities of those working in a campus environment in preparation for a potential active threat incident. An active threat incident will test the resolve of both law enforcement first responders, as well as non-law enforcement campus personnel. It is critical for these parties to work together to prevent or mitigate the effects of an active threat. Participants will examine various techniques and principles that can be used to effectively combat active threats of all types. During the course, participants will discuss emergency breaching, emergency response protocols, and initial patient management. Additionally, the course consists of a practical exercise that employs various active threat scenarios intended to test the response capabilities of both law enforcement and non-law enforcement personnel. The course will provide participants with the opportunity to enhance their response skills to better improve the chance of survival in the event of an active threat incident.
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PER-374-1 Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response, TtT
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This course serves as an 8-hour block of instruction that prepares trainer-the-trainer (TTT) participants to effectively conduct an indirect delivery of Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response. It contains a review of module content, individual and class reflection, guidance on becoming a trainer, and administrative information and tasks
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PER-375 Surviving an Active Shooter: Run. Hide. Fight.
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This performance level course aims to train non-traditional first responders, including civilian employees, students, faculty, staff, patrons, and any other person who lives, works, or visits any location where an active shooter incident may occur. The course focuses on the various components of the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm, which is widely accepted and taught as one of the primary response paradigms regarding active shooter incidents. Participants will learn about the ways in which the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm can be applied in any active shooter incident, regardless of the location or other factors involved. During the course, participants will discuss the three primary tenets of the response paradigm, evaluate how the paradigm can be incorporated into existing building emergency action plans, complete a practical exercise in which they demonstrate the response options, and become familiar with notable case studies in which the response options were either implemented or could have been implemented to prevent or mitigate the attack. The course includes lecture, group discussion, and practical application of course material, and seeks to prepare the target audience for an active shooter incident by providing them with plausible and effective response options.
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PER-375-1 Surviving an Active Shooter: Run. Hide. Fight., Train-the-Trainer
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This course serves as an 8-hour block of instruction that prepares trainer-the-trainer (TTT) participants to effectively conduct an indirect delivery of Surviving an Active Shooter: Run. Hide. Fight. It contains a review of module content, individual and class reflection, guidance on becoming a trainer, and administrative information and tasks
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PER-376-W Preparedness Actions to Promote Economic Resilience and Recovery
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This Performance Level web based course will build upon the existing work of the U.S. Department of Commerce in communicating and defining action steps that private organizations (both non-profit and for-profit) can take to ensure their economic resilience. The course will cover Business Continuity Planning, economic impact analysis methods, approaches to designing partnerships and federal, state, and local opportunities for post disaster assistance.
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PER-378 Coastal Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment Tools
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This performance-level course will provide a detailed overview of the tools and technologies available to assess the hazards and the vulnerabilities of coastal communities. These tools include real-time data collection tools and technologies, as well as web-based assessment tools, such as NOAA, FEMA and other publicly available mapping and planning programs. The course will include a guided exercise in which participants will learn to apply these tools in conducting a preliminary vulnerability assessment in their coastal communities. This course will build on the first course of the series, Coastal Hazards Awareness, by supplementing the awareness knowledge with tools and skills for practical use.
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PER-381 Transportation Container Loading and Unloading Emergency Response (TCLUER)
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This 24-hour course is a transportation-specific emergency program and addresses the potential hazards involved in the transfer of flammable liquids from rail, highway, pipeline, and fixed facility storage. It also examines the possible environmental impacts, the process of proper bonding and grounding at incidents; Association of American Railroads (AAR) Pamphlet 34, as well as mitigation planning and response procedures for spills and fires. The classroom portion of this course will present participants with specific information on safe operations around commercial loading/unloading operations, chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials transferred, detection and monitoring equipment specific to these commodities, safety features and construction of both rail and highway containers, and tactical considerations for responding to emergencies at these facilities.The practical portion of the course focuses on the specific fundamentals and skills associated with an emergency response to a commercial loading facility utilizing a commercial loading rack, 4 300-bbl tanks in concrete containment, a commercial pipeline pump, 3 full-sized rail cars, and various highway transportation containers. Fires and releases can be simulated from any area of the prop and participants will be able to apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to successfully mitigate spills and fires in very realistic situations. All training will be taught and conducted in compliance with all applicable standards including NFPA 1403, NFPA 472, and OSHA 1910.120.
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PER-383 Document Inspection for Law Enforcement
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The Document Inspection for Law Enforcement course provides participants with the skills to evaluate the authenticity of identification documents and ensure that documents are lawfully possessed. This course provides a professional and comprehensive examination of overt and covert security features of genuine current state driver¿s licenses and federal travel documents. The course provides tools and techniques that participants can use during the interview process to identify imposters and to examine identification documents that subjects present to them.
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PER-385 Impr Business' Fin Lit and Mgmt to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery
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This instructor-based training will present information on how communities can plan for economic recovery after a disaster. The course will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for disaster planning. The workshop will provide training consisting of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct disaster financial planning for pre-and post-disaster financial recovery. The curriculum will include opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between community actors, provide checklist-based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and best practices for utilizing available resources. This course will be held in-person, and offered at the Performance Level, designed to provide learners with information on business financial literacy and the potential financial effects of disasters. Some of the areas covered in the course include developing pre-disaster plans for financial literacy, understanding disaster assistance programs that are available to businesses, the importance of business continuity planning, and understanding a business¿s vulnerability to disasters.
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PER-386-V Whole Community Inclusive Economic Recovery
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The course will introduce participants to an integrated whole community approach to applying economic recovery principles. The course will increase awareness of the need for the inclusion of diverse community representation in economic recovery planning to establish applicable and sustainable economic recovery in a post-disaster community. The course will introduce overarching tools and strategies for creating region-wide collaborations that are representative of community needs and capital and are flexible to national application.
Course Objectives
This course will increase understanding of the need for the inclusion of whole community representation to ensure a long-term, sustainable economic recovery planning process. At the completion of this course, participants will have increased knowledge on fully engaging the whole community, to include both public and private sections, and civic, faith-based, cultural, and disability organizations. Lastly, participants will acquire functional competence in creating post-disaster economic recovery strategies that implement whole community resources and planning principles.
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PER-387 Impro Indiv and Households' Fin Lit and Mgmt to Support Post-Disaster
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This instructor-based training will present information on how communities can plan for economic recovery after a disaster. The course will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for disaster planning. The workshop will provide a training consisting of planning tools and resources for the community to conduct disaster financial planning for pre-and post-disaster financial recovery. The curriculum will include opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between community actors, provide checklist-based resources for use in a pre- and post-disaster environment, and best practices for utilizing available resources. This course will be held in-person, and offered at the Performance Level, designed to provide learners with information on individual and household financial literacy and the potential financial effects of disasters. Some of the areas covered in the course include developing pre-disaster plans for financial literacy, understanding disaster assistance programs that are available to individuals and households, and understanding vulnerability to disasters.
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PER-388 Radiological Operations Support Specialist (ROSS)
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This program trains radiological specialists to become candidates for the position of Radiological Support Specialist (ROSS) based on the performance capabilities for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Typed position. Topics includeRadiological and Nuclear Emergency Response Mission Framework: Operations and Response GuidelinesResponse ResourcesCommunicate Radiological Risk Information EffectivelyHealth Physics and Dose Calculation TasksRegulations, Recommendations, and GuidanceIncident CharacteristicsRadiological Environmental Monitoring and Sampling Operations to Support Radiation Incident ScenariosRelease and Transport Modeling and Software ToolsProvide Radiological Support to OperationsMobilization and Demobilization
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PER-389-W Incorporating Best Practices for S/Term and L/Term Housing Constr Programs
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This course will provide participants with an overview of disaster housing recovery, by reviewing short term and long term disaster housing recovery programs. These programs will include FEMA¿s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program and the Disaster Case Management Services program. The course will also discuss best practices regarding building code and code enforcement, permitting processes, and utility restoration. A review of Disaster Housing Task Forces will also be conducted. This online course will take learners approximately 90 minutes to complete. Learners will be able to apply the concepts learned to their own localities or organizations after completion of the course.
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PER-392 Drone Assessment and Response Tactics
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The Drone Assessment and Response Tactics (DART), Residential course is an in-person format course hosted at the New Mexico Tech (NMT) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) training facilities.The DART, Residential course provides emergency personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to detect, identify, track, assess, respond, and report Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activity. Participants are presented with information on the current UAS criminal and terrorist threat, analog and electronic UAS detection techniques, and response tactics to address this threat. This course includes performance-based field demonstrations and exercises where participants are presented with varying UAS types, their capabilities, and simulated UAS threats involving Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
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PER-395 Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents - Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents
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Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (TRSBI) is a residential course that provides law enforcement tactical officers with the knowledge and skills to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and live-explosive field demonstrations, law enforcement tactical officers are presented with information on preventing, deterring, and mitigating the effects of a suicide bomber. In addition, course participants learn to implement response strategies for active suicide bombers and post-blast incidents. The course culminates with a series of performance-based tactical exercises where course participants can apply the knowledge provided in the course and practice life-saving tactics, techniques, and procedures in suicide bombing scenarios.
Course Objectives
Recognize the suicide bombing threat and the variety of emerging tactics terrorists use to accomplish their objective.
Define linear thinking and how disruptive behavior and tactics can defeat a suicide bombing threat.
Recognize explosive characteristics, blast effects, and common military, commercial, and homemade explosives.
Recognize and observe various explosives and their blast effects.
Identify Suicide Bombing Improvised Explosive Devices (SBIEDs), their components, and their delivery methods.
Recognize common explosives and demonstrate effective strategies to mitigate exposure to these hazards.
Apply appearance and behavioral indicators to determine reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a suicide bombing attack.
Evaluate strategies to respond to person-borne or vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.
Identify the tactical response to a suicide bomber using the 2010 Discovery Channel suicide bombing incident as an example.
Recognize behavior and appearance indicators of a suicide bomber and demonstrate effective strategies to mitigate the threat and minimize exposure to explosive hazards.
Identify response strategies needed to safely and effectively respond to a post-blast event.
Recognize behavior and appearance indicators associated with the production of HME or IEDs or indicators of a suicide bomber and demonstrate effective strategies to mitigate the threat and minimize exposure to explosive hazards.
Recognize behavior and appearance indicators of a terrorist suicide bomber incident and demonstrate effective strategies to mitigate the threat and minimize exposure to explosive hazards.
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PER-398 Cybersecurity Resiliency in Industrial Control Systems
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The Cybersecurity Resiliency in Industrial Control Systems course is designed to enhance understanding of the critical nature of Industrial Control System environments and the associated risks, threats, and defenses within an organization, business, or government entity. This course will introduce the convergence of physical security with cybersecurity, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and Industrial Control Systems security, increase awareness of the Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems and examine the threat landscape within Industrial Control Systems. Cyber threat mitigation techniques will be examined as well as methods of identifying cyber attacks and vulnerabilities. Tools to respond to and recover from cyber-attacks on Industrial Control Systems will be addressed.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and describe how they are integrated into critical infrastructure.
Identify the threat landscape for Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
Understand the process for mitigating cyber threats to Industrial Control Systems.
Identify how to detect cyber attacks and vulnerabilities on Industrial Control Systems.
Recognize how to respond to and recover from cyber-attacks on Industrial Control Systems.
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PER-399-1 Instructor Development Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course
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The Instructor Development Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (ID-TERC) will assist homeland security partners in identifying concerning or threatening behaviors in an effort to prevent mass attacks and targeted violence, regardless of motivation or ideology. The purpose of the ID-TERC is to empower federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (F/SLTT) homeland security partners to utilize a four-step behavioral threat assessment process in the review of tips and leads to reduce the potential for violence within their areas of responsibility. Participants learn to apply this methodology to suspicious and/or threatening behaviors and are equipped with the resources to put these techniques into practice.This course is designed to respond to an evolving threat landscape in the United States. As incidents of targeted violence continue to increase, the perpetrators of these incidents are often not ideologically motived and do not appear to fit the definition of a terrorist. Perpetrators of these incidents are often responding to a perceived grievance, which can vary in nature. The ID-TERC builds upon the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI), which focuses on potential acts of terrorism, and trains partners to identify and evaluate threats to homeland security, regardless of motive.
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PER-404 Logistics and Supply Chain Resilience in Disasters
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This course will train public and private stakeholders to establish a resilient disaster supply chain that is capable of rapidly sourcing, tracking, transporting, staging, and distributing critical emergency supplies to survivors during a disaster. The course will provide a practical approach for participants to develop collaborative public- private solutions to rapidly restore pre-existing supply chains to provide critical supplies to survivors during a disaster.
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PER-410 Enhancing Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies With a Focus on Pandemics
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The course goal is to improve the ability of public, private and nonprofit partners to establish more effective and coordinated preparedness and response efforts for pandemic, biological, natural, or man-made disaster-related public health (PH) emergencies. The program will incorporate lessons learned from PH response challenges that have occurred as part of COVID-19 and emphasize finding community solutions to more effectively manage the future dynamics and changing/ variable requirements of future large-scale PH emergencies at the community level. For the first component of the program, States will complete a Program Assessment Tool to identify issues and challenges faced in dealing with large-scale PH emergencies in the past. The second component will be the delivery of this 2-day workshop that will focus on the development of and strengthening of agency, community, and private sector partnerships and coalitions to support whole community, sustainable solutions. The workshop will conclude with the development of a targeted action plan to address identified issues and gaps from the initial Program Assessment and workshop discussions to enhance coordinated preparedness and response for future pandemic, biological, natural, or man-made disaster-related PH emergencies.
Course Objectives
Analyze coordination lessons learned from past emergency response efforts to natural or man-made disasters or pandemics
Propose strategies to enhance coordination between PH and emergency management including at the local level
Implement development and coordination of health care coalitions and other community and private sector partnerships to support PH emergency response
Evaluate gaps and design community-relevant strategies to enhance coordination during large-scale PH emergencies including at the local level.
Analyze strategies to disseminate risk-based information at the community level to encourage wide dissemination and community uptake especially for at-risk individuals
Design risk communication and messaging strategies to disseminate PH information, counter misinformation and encourage community using public, private and community partners including ethnic and minority partners
Examine use of social centers where information is exchanged at the community level to disseminate critical PH information
Formulate approaches to address complex messaging that can differ between jurisdictions and across simultaneous emergencies
Construct protocols to develop and disseminate information on personal preparedness and services in multiple mediums and formats for at-risk individuals
Consider lessons learned, evaluate gaps and design community relevant strategies to enhance dissemination of PH information and enhance trust.
Analyze case studies on mental and behavioral health impacts related to past large-scale PH emergencies
Formulate strategies to provide for mental and behavioral health surge staffing and wellness
Implement public, private and community partnerships to address mental and behavioral health impacts during future natural or man-made disasters or pandemics with special consideration for ethnic and minority communities.
Analyze case studies on PH personnel, resources and infrastructure impacts related to past natural or man-made disasters or pandemics
Identify IT infrastructure enhancement needs
Propose strategies to overcome data and surveillance challenges during large-scale PH emergencies
Identify sources for scarce resources during a public health emergency
Formulate strategies to address responder staffing shortages during large-scale public health emergencies.
Analyze potential resource shortages during large-scale PH emergencies
Revise public health preparedness and response plans to address COVID-19 challenges and lessons learned
Review pre-course program assessment results
Develop a targeted action plan to address issues and gaps identified from the program assessment
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PER-900 Intermediate Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents
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The course provides scenario-based practical application in scene survey and safety, an introduction to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) detection technologies, the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, and performance of victim triage, basic rescue, and decontamination procedures.
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PER-902 Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents
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This course provides healthcare facility personnel with the knowledge and skills required to perform decontamination operations for mass trauma patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard. The course addresses healthcare facility patient decontamination operation requirements, set up and operation of a healthcare facility patient decontamination capability, operating in required personal protective equipment, and the performance of patient triage and lifesaving interventions.
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PER-904 Radiological Emergency Response Operations
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The course provides the knowledge and skill required to serve as a member of radiological/nuclear field monitoring team. The course addresses radiological concepts, radiological response team operations, instrumentation, nuclear power plant operations and hazards, surveying and monitoring of radiation, personal protective equipment and decontamination, reception center operations, and radiological transportation hazards. The course culminates with a team and final exercise integrating the emergency response operations skills and training learned during the course.
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PER-905 Advanced Radiological Incident Operations
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This course provides advanced skills necessary to safely lead radiation field monitoring teams and advise incident command during a nuclear incident. The course addresses advanced radiological emergency response operations including identification of terrorism threats, responding to a commercial nuclear power facility incident, developing an incident action plan for a nuclear incident, selecting and operating radiological detection instruments, and leading radiation field monitoring teams.
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PER-907 Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks
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Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks (ILERSBA) is an eight-hour performance level course sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a division of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The training course is designed for state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and provides them with knowledge and skills needed to effectively interdict and respond to an imminent suicide bombing attack.
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PER-908-1 Radiological Series, Train the Trainer
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The course provides the knowledge and practical experience needed to plan, administer, teach, conduct, and evaluate FEMA's radiological training series courses which includes: G320 - Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response, the associated independent study courses in the series, G346 - Hospital Emergency Department Management of Hazardous Materials, and the U.S. Department of Energy Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training. The course is designed to strengthen the capacity of trainers by applying principles of adult learning and a variety of training methodologies and facilitation skills, in addition to practice training sessions.
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PER-916 Multi-Jurisdiction Improvised Explosive Device Security Planning Workshop
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The program is a systematic process that fuses counter-IED capability analysis, training, and planning to enhance urban area IED prevention, protection, mitigation, and response capabilities. It provides participants with the opportunity to collectively identify roles, responsibilities, capability gaps and resource needs within a multi-jurisdictional planning area in response to a complex-coordinated IED attack.
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