# EMI RESIDENT MEPP OPTION (NEW 2004)

##### Program Description

The EMI Resident MEPP is a performance-based curriculum focused on
competencies required to plan, develop, design, conduct, and evaluate
jurisdiction specific exercises.

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| **Eligibility Requirements**        |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > MEPP Eligibility is limited to    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > FEMA regional, other federal      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > agency staff, State, Territorial, |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > local, and tribal emergency       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > management/emergency services     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > staff emergency management/       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > emergency services personnel      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > whose responsibilities include    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > emergency management exercises.   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > This includes exercise training   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > officers, emergency managers,     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > fire, emergency medical,          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > hospitals, law enforcement,       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > public works/utilities, community |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > service/volunteer agencies, and   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > private entities who participate  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > in emergency services/emergency   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > management exercise development,  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > control/simulation, and           |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > evaluation teams and/or who       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > manage exercise programs. Other   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > individuals such as international |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > students will be considered on a  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > case-by-case basis.               |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > If you meet eligibility           |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > requirements and wish to apply    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > for admission to the EMI Resident |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > MEPP, you must complete the       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > following independent study       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > courses:                          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > IS-120 An Orientation to          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > Community Disaster Exercises      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > IS-139 Exercise Design            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > These courses can be downloaded   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > from:                             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| > <http://traini                    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| ng.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp>. |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **Application Process**             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| You will need to complete and       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| submit an application package that  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| contains the following:             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| A General Admission Application     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Form (FEMA Form 75-5). This form    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| for resident training can be        |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| downloaded at                       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| <http://training.fema.gov/EM        |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| IWeb/StudentInfor/application.asp>. |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| 1.  Item #9a should list \"EMI      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     Master Exercise Practitioner    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     Program." NOTE: Item #10 must   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     list the completion of IS -120  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     and IS-139 courses.             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| 1.  A letter from the applicant     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     requesting admission to the     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     program. The letter should      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     address applicant\'s            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     qualifications, expectations,   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     and commitment to complete the  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     entire program.                 |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| 2.  A letter of recommendation from |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     the applicant\'s immediate      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     supervisor indicating the       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     organization\'s commitment to   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     allow the applicant to complete |   | |            |            |   |   |
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|     the entire program.             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **Application Mailing Address**     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| You should mail your completed      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| application package to:             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Master Exercise Practitioner        |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Program                             |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Emergency Management Institute      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Attention: Lowell Ezersky or Rakesh |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| 16825 South Seton Avenue            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Emmitsburg, MD 21727                |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| # Notification                      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| You will receive notification an    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| acceptance letter from EMI if you   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| qualify to become an MEPP           |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Candidate. If you do not meet       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| eligibility requirements, your      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| application will be returned to you |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| indicating the reason(s) your       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| application was not accepted.       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Once you are accepted as an MEPP    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Candidate, you will be enrolled in  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| an MEPP Series. Your training will  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| consist of three resident courses   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| conducted at EMI on the campus of   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| the National Emergency Training     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg,        |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Maryland. These three (3) courses   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| must be completed in this order:    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **E132 Exercise Design and          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Evaluation Course**                 |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **E133 Exercise Control/Simulation  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Program Management Course**         |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **E136 Exercise Development         |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Course**                            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| **MEPP Course Schedule**            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| The course schedules for fiscal     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| years 2004 and 2005 are listed      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| ***FY 04:*** FEMA MEP Program       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Series 1 (CLOSED MARCH 29, 2004)    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | **Course**    | **Da  | **Lo |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | E 132         | April | Emm  |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Design and    | 6-30, | urg, |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Evaluation    | 2004  | MD   |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | E 133         | June  | Emm  |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Exercise      | 1     | itsb |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Contr         | 4-18, | urg, |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | ol/Simulation | 2004  | MD   |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Program       |       |      |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | E 136         | A     | Emm  |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| | Development   | 30 -  | urg, |    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| . These courses are:                |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Serve on an evaluation team as      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| either a team leader or an          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| evaluator in either a functional or |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| full-scale exercise                 |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Serve as a controller/simulator in  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| a functional or full-scale exercise |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Develop, for a functional exercise, |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| one or more of the following plan   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| elements: exercise plan, safety     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| plan, control plan, evaluation plan |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| or player handbook                  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Develop a Comprehensive Exercise    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Program (CEP) statement for your    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Understand the basic concepts of a  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| full-scale exercise and demonstrate |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| the ability to establish the base   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| for the conduct of a full-scale     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| exercise for your organization      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| ##### Application Process           |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Individuals interested in applying  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| for the MEPP must first complete    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| the following independent study     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| courses:                            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| IS-120 An Orientation to Community  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Disaster Exercises                  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| IS-139 Exercise Design              |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| These courses can be downloaded     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| from:                               |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| <http://traini                      |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| ng.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp>. |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| The Master Exercise Practitioner    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Program application requires three  |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| documents:                          |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| A General Admission Application     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Form (FEMA Form 75-5). Item #9a     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| should list \"EMI Master Exercise   |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| Practitioner Program." Item #10     |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| should list the completion of IS    |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| -120 and IS-139 courses.            |   | |            |            |   |   |
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| (301) 447-1355. The Emergency       |   | |            |            |   |   |
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> ***FY 04: FEMA MEP Program Series 2 (Closed April 9, 2004)***

  ----------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------
  **Course**                          **Dates**          **Location**

  E 132 Exercise Design and           June 7-11, 2004    Emmitsburg, MD
  Evaluation                                             

  E 133 Exercise Control/Simulation   July 12-16, 2004   Emmitsburg, MD
  and Program Management                                 

                                                         

  E 136 Exercise Development          October 4-8, 2004  Emmitsburg, MD
  ----------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------

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##### *FY 05: FEMA MEP Program Series 1 -- Note: CLOSED August 8, 2004*

  --------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------
  Course                            Dates             Location

  E 132 Exercise Design and         October 11-15,    Emmitsburg, MD
  Evaluation                        2004              

  E 133 Exercise Control/Simulation November          Emmitsburg, MD
  and Program Management            29-December 3,    
                                    2004              

                                                      

  E 136 Exercise Development        February 7-11,    Emmitsburg, MD
                                    2005              
  --------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------

> FY 05: FEMA MEP Program Series 2

+-----------------------------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Course**                        | **Dates**        | **Location**  |
+-----------------------------------+------------------+---------------+
| E 132 Exercise Design and         | February         | Emmitsburg,   |
| Evaluation                        | 28-March 4, 2005 | MD            |
+-----------------------------------+------------------+---------------+
| E 133 Exercise Control/Simulation | April 4-8, 2005  | Emmitsburg,   |
| and                               |                  | MD            |
|                                   |                  |               |
| Program Management                |                  |               |
+-----------------------------------+------------------+---------------+
| E 136 Exercise Development        | June 6-10, 2005  | Emmitsburg,   |
|                                   |                  | MD            |
+-----------------------------------+------------------+---------------+

**NOTE: You should also receive acceptance packages for each training
course from the National Emergency Training Center's Admissions Office
confirming your participation. If you do not receive this information,
you should contact Mary Leslie, Admissions Specialist, (301) 447-1355,
or <mary.leslie@dhs.gov>.**

You will also be assigned an EMI mentor to guide and assist you in the
completion of the exercise proficiency demonstrations. While your
training will include most of the proficiency demonstrations, you will
be challenged to complete some of these tasks after the first two
courses:

Design, conduct, and evaluate an orientation activity based on plans,
policies, procedures, and resources of your organization

Design a tabletop exercise as either the design team leader or assistant
design team leader

Conduct/facilitate and evaluate a tabletop exercise

Serve on an evaluation team as either a team leader or an evaluator in
either a functional or full-scale exercise

Serve as a controller/simulator in a functional or full-scale exercise

Develop, for a functional exercise, one or more of the following plan
elements: exercise plan, safety plan, control plan, evaluation plan or
player handbook

Develop a Comprehensive Exercise Program (CEP) statement for your
organization

Understand the basic concepts of a full-scale exercise and demonstrate
the ability to establish the base for the conduct of a full-scale
exercise for your organization

**The MEP Certificate of Achievement Award**

Upon completion of all MEPP courses and proficiency demonstration
requirements, MEPP candidates will be awarded EMI Master Exercise
Practitioner certificate.

*If you need more information on the CEC or the MEP, contact Lowell
Ezersky, CEC/MEP Manager, email lowell.ezersky@dhs.gov, phone
1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or (301) 447-1355. The Emergency
Management Institute is an element of the United State Fire
Administrations\' Training Division.*