# Presentation: 139603

## Integrated Emergency Management Course

**National Response Framework**

**Integrated Emergency Management Course**

## Course Justification

- With the release of the NRF, the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) realizes the opportunity to offer a course that simultaneously:
- Provides students the most current information regarding their role in national preparedness and response
- Enhances the communications links among State emergency personnel and their counterparts in the FEMA Regions and other Federal Agencies such as those described in the Emergency Support Function (ESF) Annexes.

## Course Goal

- The goal of the NRF IEMC is to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for State-level emergency management professionals to effectively conduct all-hazards response by coordinating operations with counterparts from local government, other State governments, Federal agencies, private sector organizations, and nongovernmental agencies.

## Course Objectives

- At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the differences between the NRP and the NRF and apply the five key NRF response doctrine principles
- Describe the key roles and responsibilities of the State and of different NRF elements
- Describe the roles of each response agency on both the federal and state levels
- Describe the role of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

## Course Objectives (cont)

- At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the procedures and protocols for both supplying and acquiring NIMS typed resources
- Manage resources effectively
- Describe how all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector should be linked to provide an integrated approach to all-hazards response and recovery.

## Target Audience

- State-level emergency management officials who work in the State’s EOC during its activation
- Host States are encouraged to use this course to train their staff and build depth in backup personnel that would support 24/7 EOC operations.

## Units of Instruction

| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unit 1
Welcome & Introductions | Unit 6
All-Hazard Emergency Planning 101  | Unit 11
Response Exercise | Unit 12
Recovery Exercise |
| Unit 2
NRF/NIMS Overview |  |  |  |
| Unit 3
ESF Roles & Responsibilities | Unit 7
Situational Awareness & Common Operating Picture  |  |  |
| Unit 4
NRF Game | Unit 8
Tabletop Exercise |  |  |
|  | Unit 9
Resource Management |  | Exercise Hot Wash |
| Unit 5
Overview of State Hazards | Unit 10
Exercise Briefing | Exercise Hot Wash |  |

## Unit 1: Welcome & Introduction 

- Opening Comments from host State official
- Opening Comments from Federal Regional Official
- Self-introduction of Instructors and support staff
- Self-introduction of course participants
- Orientation to course facilities
- Overview of the course schedule

## Unit 2: NRF/NIMS Overview 

- Review history of Federal preparedness documents
- Discuss the process of developing the NRF
- Examine the contents of the NRF and its annexes
- Discuss the role of NIMS in the NRF

## Unit 3: Roles & Responsibilities of the Emergency Support Functions 

- Describe the reasons and roles behind the ESF organizations
- Describe the roles of Federal agencies that comprise an ESF and the relationship of the Federal ESFs to the State organization** **

## Unit 4: NRF Game 

- Participants are divided into teams
- The rules of the game are explained
- The game is played with emphasis on the review of information
- Prizes Awarded

## Unit 5: Overview of State Hazards 

- Review a history of disasters in the host State
- Review the State’s risk assessment process
- Discuss the host State’s method for organizing to mirror ESF functioning
- Examine the State’s planned response protocols for the most likely hazards
- Other information such as lessons learned or areas needing improvement as deemed appropriate by the State

## Unit 6: All-Hazard Emergency Planning 

- Discuss the emergency planning process
- Review CPG-101 – Producing Emergency Plans
- Review the contents of Annex 1 to HSPD-8
- Describe the host State’s mechanism for mirroring the functioning of Federal ESFs

## Unit 7: Situational Awareness & Common Operating Picture

- Describe the confusion typical during response operations
- Illustrate the errors that can be made without accurate information
- Describe methods for maintaining Situational Awareness and a Common Operating Picture

## Unit 8: Tabletop Exercise 

- HSEEP-compliant Tabletop exercise divided into 2-4 modules

## Unit 9: Resource Management 

- Discuss the types of resources needed during response operations
- Discuss resource management as described in the NRF
- Discuss host State-specific resource management issues

## Unit 10: Exercise Briefing 

- Provide State-specific information relevant to the exercise on Day 3

## Unit 11: Functional Response Exercise 

- This exercise will be a one-day HSEEP-compliant functional exercise.
- Exercise participants will perform their emergency duties based upon the existing Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) / Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) procedures and guidelines.
- Highlight NRF and NIMS integration opportunities, including response actions, response structures and staffing, use of the incident command system, multi-agency coordination systems, public information systems, communication and information management systems, and resource management systems.

## Response Exercise Core Target Capabilities

**COMMON** - Communications, Planning
**PREVENT** - N/A
**PROTECT** - N/A
**RESPOND** - Emergency Public Information and Warning, Emergency Operations Center Management, Mass Care, Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution, Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place, Fatality Management
**RECOVERY **– N/A

## Response Exercise Optional Target Capabilities

**COMMON **– Risk Management, Community Preparedness and Participation, Intelligence and Information Sharing and Dissemination
**PREVENT** - Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators and Warnings, Intelligence Analysis and Production, Counter-Terror Investigation and Law Enforcement, CBRNE Detection
**PROTECT** - Critical Infrastructure Protection, Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense, Epidemiological Surveillance and Investigation, Laboratory Testing

## Response Exercise Optional Target Capabilities

**RESPONSE** - On-Site Incident Management, Volunteer Management and Donations, Responder Safety and Health, Emergency Public Safety and Security Response, Animal Disease Emergency Support, Environmental Health, Explosive Device Response Operations, Fire Incident Response Support, WMD and Hazardous Materials Response and Decontamination, Isolation and Quarantine, Search and Rescue (Land-Based), Emergency Triage and Pre-Hospital Treatment, Medical Surge, Medical Supplies Management and Distribution, Mass Prophylaxis
**RECOVERY** - Structural Damage Assessment, Restoration of Lifelines, Economic and Community Recovery

## Unit 12: Functional Short-Term Recovery Exercise 

- This exercise will be a half-day HSEEP compliant functional exercise.
- Exercise participants will perform their recovery duties based upon the existing Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) / Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) procedures and guidelines.
- Highlights NRF and NIMS integration opportunities, including recovery actions, recovery structures and staffing, use of the incident command system, multi-agency coordination systems, public information systems, communication and information management systems, and resource management systems

## Recovery Exercise Core Target Capabilities

**COMMON** - Communications, Planning
**PREVENT** - N/A
**PROTECT** - N/A
**RESPOND** - Mass Care, Medical Supplies and Distribution, Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution
**RECOVERY – **Structural Damage Assessment, Restoration of Lifelines, Economic and Community Recovery

## Recovery Exercise Optional Target Capabilities

**COMMON **– Risk Management, Community Preparedness and Participation, Intelligence and Information Sharing and Dissemination
**PREVENT** - Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators and Warnings, Intelligence Analysis and Production, Counter-Terror Investigation and Law Enforcement, CBRNE Detection
**PROTECT** - Critical Infrastructure Protection, Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense, Epidemiological Surveillance and Investigation, Laboratory Testing

## Recovery Exercise Optional Target Capabilities

**RESPONSE** – Emergency Triage and Pre-hospital Treatment, On-Site Incident Management, Volunteer Management and Donations, Responder Safety and Health, Emergency Public Safety and Security Response, Animal Disease Emergency Support, Environmental Health, Explosive Device Response Operations, Fire Incident Response Support, WMD and Hazardous Materials Response and Decontamination, Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place, Isolation and Quarantine, Search and Rescue (Land-Based), Medical Surge, Mass Prophylaxis
**RECOVERY** – N/A

## NRF IEMC Participation

**Volunteer Early**
- Have EOC and Classroom Access
**Prerequisites**
- IS-800.B: National Response Framework, An Introduction
- IS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
- IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

## Questions?