**FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project Report, December 4,
2007**

**(1) Historical Documents:**

Scanned, placed on CD ROM and forwarded to the EMI Webmaster for upload
to the "EM References" section on the EM Hi-Ed Project homepage, the
following, heretofore Internet inaccessible documents:

Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. *Civil Preparedness -- A New Dual
Mission: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Annual Report 1972.*
Washington, DC: DCPA, U.S. Department of Defense, 1972, 65 pages.

Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. *DCPA Attack Environment Manual,
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nuclear Emergency Operations*. Washington,
DC: DCPA, Department of Defense, June 1973.

Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. *Disaster Operations* (CPG 1-6).
Washington, DC: DCPA, July 1972, 100 pages.

Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. *Standards for Local Civil
Preparedness* (CPG 1-5). Washington, DC: DCPA, Department of Defense,
April 1978, 38 pages; superseded CPG 1-5, December 1972.

These documents will soon be accessible at:
<http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/highref.asp>

**(2) IS-250, Emergency Support Function 15, External Affairs
Independent Study Course:**

IS-250 Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF15) External Affairs: A New
Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution

**Course Overview:** The goal of this course is to provide basic
training on the concept and practical application of the ESF 15 Standard
Operating Procedures to all FEMA External Affairs staff, regardless of
duty station, as well as to staff in all other agency divisions and
federal, tribal, state, local and Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster (VOAD) partners. This course is offered as an Independent Study
course, with an optional conference call session available to students
who have additional questions. Students view videos online in
conjunction with using the L250 student manual and web-based resources
to complete the final exam online.

**Course Objectives:** Upon completion of this course, the participant
will be able to have a better understanding of how ESF 15 is activated
and how the External Affairs concept helps make incident communication
more integrated, comprehensive and empowered.

**Primary Audience:** The course is intended for use by FEMA External
Affairs staff and all federal agencies that are signatories of the
National Response Plan (NRP). Additionally, state and locals partners
that may adopt the External Affairs/ESF 15 concept may find this course
helpful in its implementation.

**Prerequisites**: N/A. **CEUs**: 0.1

**Course Length**: Approx. 1 hour to complete, plus optional 1 hour
conference call.

Accessible at: <http://training.fema.gov/EMIWEB/IS/IS250.asp>

**(3) State and Local Proposed Homeland Security and Other Grant
Cuts/Elimination:**

Lieberman, Senator Joseph I. "Lieberman Comments on Leaked OMB Document
Indicating Elimination of Major Homeland Security Grant Programs."
December 3, 2007. Accessed at:
<http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=288144>

\[Excerpt: "WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Monday released the
following statement in reaction to news reports the Administration plans
to eliminate several homeland security grant programs.\
\
\"A leaked OMB document indicates the Administration is planning to
abolish the State Homeland Security Grant Program - the largest source
of homeland security resources for training, planning, and equipping
state and local first responders - as well as specific grant programs to
improve port security, transportation security, communications
interoperability, and emergency management planning, and to support
firefighters.\
\
\"If true, these proposed cuts would mark a dangerous and disingenuous
u-turn in the Administration\'s approach to homeland security and first
responders." \[Note: This OMB measure would completely eliminate the
EMPG fund (Emergency Management Performance Grants) which is the only
DHS grant directed at Emergency Managers and provides funding to enable
State and local jurisdictions to maintain an emergency management
cadre.}

**(4) Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Faculty Position Open in
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness:**

Received the following notice today for posting to the "EM Faculty
Positions" section of the FEMA EM HiEd Project Website:

**Academic/Administrative Unit:** College of Humanities & Sciences

**Department:** Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs

**Date Posted:** 11/21/2007

**Rank:**  Open **Hire Date:**  8/16/2008

**Title:**  Tenure Track        **Position Number:**  F21540

**Deadline:**  Open until Filled **Type of Search:**  National

**Description:**  The Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
program of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
invites applicants for one or more tenure-track faculty positions,
contingent on funding approval. Rank is open, although applicants at the
assistant professor level are preferred. The successful applicant will
be expected to teach a mix of lower and upper division undergraduate
courses and on-line graduate courses. Salary is competitive and
dependent on qualifications and professional experience. The Wilder
School offers a BA, an MA, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Each level focuses on a
range of issues including terrorism, preparedness for natural disaster,
strategic planning, risk management, intelligence, and legal and ethical
issues related to security and preparedness. The MA program is a
completely on-line program. The Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness program is housed in the Wilder School of Government &
Public Affairs together with political science, public administration,
urban planning, criminal justice, and sociology, offering opportunities
for cross-collaboration. VCU is a Carnegie Research Extensive University
with a diverse student body.

**Qualifications:**  A PhD or other terminal degree in an appropriate
field at the time of appointment is preferred; strong ABDs will be
considered in exceptional cases. Evidence of a commitment to excellence
in both teaching and scholarly research is required. Preference will be
given to candidates who can teach large, introductory-level courses on
homeland security and all-hazard preparedness, emergency management,
methods of risk assessment and management, and strategic planning.

**Application Process:**  Review of applications will begin January 4,
2008 and continue until the position(s) are filled. Please be sure to
include position number in letter of interest. Submit vitae, statement
of teaching philosophy and research experiences and interests, and three
letters of reference to Ms. Helene Lovell, Search Coordinator, Wilder
School of Government & Public Affairs, PO Box 842028, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2028. Virginia Commonwealth
University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

The End

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM\
Higher Education Project Manager\
Emergency Management Institute\
National Emergency Training Center\
Federal Emergency Management Agency\
Department of Homeland Security\
16825 S. Seton, K-011\
Emmitsburg, MD 21727\
(301) 447-1262, voice\
(301) 447-1598, fax\
wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov\
<http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu>

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