Emergency Management Institute

16825 S. Seton Ave.,

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

www.training.fema.gov

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Welcome to the Emergency Management Institute

The mission of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is to “Support the Department 

of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) goals by improving the 

competencies of U.S. officials at all levels of Government to prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and 

mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people.”

EMI serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency 

management training to enhance the capabilities of State, local, and Tribal government officials; volunteer organizations; FEMA’s disaster workforce; other Federal 

agencies; and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters 

and emergencies on the American public. EMI curricula are structured to meet the 

needs of this diverse audience with an emphasis on separate organizations working 

together in all-hazards emergencies to save lives and protect property. 

The instruction is based upon the principles of emergency management and instructional systems design which create a framework within whole communities to 

reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. EMI develops courses and 

implements training delivery systems to include residential onsite training; offsite 

delivery in partnership with emergency management training systems, colleges, and 

universities; and technology-based mediums to conduct individual training courses 

for emergency management and response personnel across the Nation.

In 2012, we are proud to announce the initial development and delivery of National 

Emergency Management Academy. The Academy is the initial entry-point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management and supports FEMA’s vision to 

further “professionalize” the field of emergency management by providing a structured and progressive framework for acquiring the knowledge, skills, and abilities to 

enter and progress through the field and to meet the challenges of an unpredictable 

and complex environment.

 Vilma Schifano Milmoe

Superintendent (Acting)

Emergency Management Institute

AUTHORIZED

PRO VIDER
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

Phone: 301-447-1000 • 800-238-3358

Fax: 301-447-1658 (Admissions)

http://training.fema.gov

The information in this catalog is also available on the Internet at:

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Course dates are available on the Internet at:

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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE (EmI) OvErvIEw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

 FEMA History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

 Executive Order 12127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

 A New Mission: Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

 EMI History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

 Present Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

 State/Local/Tribal Field Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

 National Emergency Management Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

 FEMA/Federal Partners Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

 Higher Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

 Certified Emergency Manager® (CEM®) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

 Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

 Accreditations and Credit for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 American Council on Education (ACE) Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 International Association for Continuing Education and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 College Credit for Independent Study Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 Military Retirement Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

 Outline of Catalog and Course Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 World Wide Web Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

 National Emergency Training Center (NETC), Home of the Emergency Management

 Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

 The NETC Learning Resource Center (LRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

 The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

 Map of Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

 Description of Buildings—National Emergency Training Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 The National Civil Defense/Emergency Management Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

gEnEral InfOrmatIOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

 Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

 Application Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

 Enrollment for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

 Attendance/Substitution/Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 Dress Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

 Costs/Stipends/Reimbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 Travel Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

 NETC Campus Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

 Food Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

 Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

 Alcoholic Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

 Transportation and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

 Directions to NETC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Foreign Applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

EMI Training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Anniston, Alabama . . . . . . . . 18

 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General Directions to Center for Domestic Preparedness/Noble Training Facility . . . . . . . . . 20

CURRICULUM DESCRIPTIONS—RESIDENT COURSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Mitigation Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Building Design for Homeland Security (E/L155) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations (COOP)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L156) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts (E194) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (E212) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): Special Topics (E241) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine Analysis System (HEC-RAS) (E264) . . . . . . . . . . 25

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) (E271) . . . . . . . 26

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance 

 Program(NFIP) (E273) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW) (E274) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Benefit-Cost Users Workshop (E275) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training (E276) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS) (E278) . . . . . . 27

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (E279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II (E282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III (E284) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (E/L361) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education (L363) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Residential Coastal Construction (E386) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution (E390) . . . . . . . . . . 31
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HAZUS-MH Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (E170) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

HAZUS-MH for Flood (E172) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

HAZUS-MH for Earthquake (E174) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

HAZUS-MH for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (E176) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations (E179) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers (E190) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment (E296) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Basic HAZUS-MH (E313) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Comprehensive Data Management for HAZUS-MH (E317) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Preparedness Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Accreditation/Assessment

 Manager Orientation (E123) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Assessor Training (E124) . . . . . 38

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (E210) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation (Non-Resident)

 Regional Delivery (L304) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning (E/L340) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC) (E341) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Manager (E427) . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E428) . . . . . . . . 41

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E449) . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 

 (E/L548) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L550) . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer 

 (TTT) (E/L551) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Continuity of Operations (COOP) for Tribal Governments (L552) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments (E/L580) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments (E/L581) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Mitigation for Tribal Governments (E/L582) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Professional Development Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Master Trainer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

 Management and Supervision of Training (E601) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

 Performance and Needs Analysis (E602) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

 Instructional Design (E603) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

 Course Development (E604) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

 Instructional Delivery (E605) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

 Evaluation of Training (K606) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

 Master Trainer Practicum Workshop (E609) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

National Training and Exercise Conference Roundtable (E236) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

National Training and Exercise Conference (E237) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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State Emergency Management Director Training Course (E257) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Instructional Techniques for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) (E262) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Emergency Management Higher Education Conference (E392) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mission Support Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills (E/L141)........................ 52

State Coordinating Officer (E208) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Advanced Public Information Officers (E388) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response

 (E/L709) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response

 and Recovery (E/L711) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Response and Recovery Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials (E202) . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist: Functions and Methods (E/L287) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

State Volunteer and Donations Management (E289) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program: Training State Trainers (E352) . . . . . 55

Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program Course (E354) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

State Individual Assistance (IA) Operations (E357) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

State Public Assistance (PA) Operations (E376) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) (E431) . . . . . . 56

Public Assistance (PA) Grants Administration for Grantees (E478) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Administration of Public Assistance (PA) for Community Recovery (E/L483) . . . . . . . . . . 57

Integrated Emergency Management Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) Participant Selection Criteria . . . . . . 58

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (E131) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response (E900) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation (E901) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response (E905) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response (E910) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

IEMC: Homeland Security (E915) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response (E920) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

IEMC: Planned Events (E922) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses (E/L930) . . . . . . . . . . 63

IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface (E/L947) . . . 64

Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation (E132) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course (E133) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Operations-Based Exercise Development Course (E136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) 

 All-Hazards Position-Specific Training Program Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course (E950) . . . . . . 70

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course (E952) . . 70
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course (E954) . . . . . . . . 71

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course (E956) . . . . . . . . 71

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course (E958) . 72

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) Course 

 (E960) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course (E962) . . . 73

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Course (E964) . . . . 73

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Course (E965) . . 74

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course (E967) . . . 74

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Communications Unit Leader (COML) 

 Course (E969) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) Course (E970) . . . . . 75

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) Course (E971) . . . . 76

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief 

 (FSC) Course (E973) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leaders 

 (FAUL) Course (E975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) 

 All-Hazards Position-Specific Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program Curriculum . . . . . . . . 78

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Communications Unit Leader (COML)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L949) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E951) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E953) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E955) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E959) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L961) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E963) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L966) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E968) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L972) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief 

 (FSC) Course Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L976) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL FIELD COURSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Mitigation Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities (G194.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Rules and Regulations in Depth (G194.2) . . . . 86

Letters of Map Change (LOMC) (G194.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (G194.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Expedient Flood Training (G270.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Residential Coastal Construction (G277) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training (G278) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (G279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Flood Insurance for the Local Floodplain Manager (G282.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain Manager (G282.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles (RVs) in the Floodplain (G282.3)...... 88

Higher Standards and No-Adverse Impact (NAI) Concepts in Floodplain Management

 (G282.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate Training (G285) . . . . 89

Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments (G318) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Flood Fight Operations (G361) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (G364) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (G366) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Emergency Planning for Campus Executives (G367) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Earthquake Safety for Schools (G434.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6 (G436) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12 (G439) . . . . . . . 92

Field-Delivered Cooperative Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Preparedness Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Community Mass Care Management (G108) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface (G191) . . 95

Emergency Planning for Access and Functional Needs Populations (G197) . . . . . . . . . . 95

Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources (G251) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness (G271) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Warning Coordination (G272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300 

 (G300) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses (G310) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario (G310.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario (G310.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario (G310.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario (G310.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario (G310.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario (G310.6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response (G320) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster (G351) . . . . 98

Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents (G357) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course (G358) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups (G365) . . . . . . . . . 99

Mass Fatalities Incident Response (G386) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

 Incidents, ICS-400 (G400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives and Senior Officials,

 ICS-402 (G402) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments (G408) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Rapid Needs Assessment (G557) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Communications Interoperability Course (G575) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (G775) . . . . . . . . . 102

Professional Development Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective (G249) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Instructional Delivery Skills (G265) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Advanced Professional Series (APS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Mission Support and Response and Recovery Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials (G202) . . . . . . . . . . 105

Public Assistance (PA) Program Applicant Workshop (G203) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Local Volunteer and Donations Management (G288) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Training (G289) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) (G290) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public

 Information Officers (PIOs) (G291) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Integrated Emergency Management Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments (G110) . . . 107

Exercise Evaluation (G130) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Exercise Control/Simulation (G135) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Exercise Program Manager/Management (G137) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner (G138) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

FEMA/FEDERAL PARTNERS COURSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Mission Support Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Finance and Administration Section Chief Training (E106) . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Procurement Clerk Training (E113) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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Operations Section Chief (OSC) (E/L196) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Equal Rights Officer Update Course (E217) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training (E249) . . 111

Human Resources (HR) Operations (E/L/B259) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Community Relations (CR) Basic (E/L/B277) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Community Relations (CR) Advanced (E/L/B280) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation (E283) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM) (E292) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader (E294) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300

 (E/L300) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Human Resources (HR) Specialist (E/L/B325) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Congressional Affairs Specialist (E368) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Congressional Affairs Basic Field Course (L369) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training 

 Field Course (L385) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex

 Incidents, ICS-400 (E/L400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Principles (E/L411) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Supervising in a Temporary Workplace (E/L541) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster Supervisors (E/L/B545) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

FEMA Mission Readiness (E696) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Disaster Contracting (E706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response,

 Recovery, and FEMA OCC Cadre Deployment (E/L713) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Advanced Field Attorney Training (E714) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Comptroller Basic (E716) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

External Affairs Overview Field Course (E/L731) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

External Affairs Private Sector Basic Field Course (L737) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

External Affairs Private Sector Basic (E738) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1 (E/L/B750) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1 (L751) . . . . . 120

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 2 (L752) . . . . . 120

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone (E/L/B753) . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training (E778) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Basic FEMA Safety Officer Course (E780) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic (E788) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic Field Course (L790) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Security Orientation (E979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Security Recertification (E980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Advanced Disaster Safety Officer (E981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Response and Recovery Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Debris Technical Specialist (E/L201) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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 Recovery (LTCR) (E211) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

406 Hazard Mitigation (E/L239) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations (E/L269) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Management of Individual Assistance (IA) (E/L/B321) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing (E347) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Orientation to Mission Assignments (L348) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management CCP/DUA/DLS Specialist (E356) . . . . . 126

Individual Assistance (IA) Branch Director (E/L358)........................... 126

Individual Assistance (IA) Other Needs Assistance (ONA) Specialist (E/L359) . . . . . . . . 126

FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop (E372) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Public Assistance (PA) Group Supervisor Course (E/L374) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader (E/L380) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Project Specialist (E/L381) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

PAC Crew Leader (E/L382) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Phase II (E/L384) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Response Operations II—ICS-420 (E/L422) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Response Operations III—ICS-320 (E/L423) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Training (E/L/B469) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison Training (E/L/B470) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format (E/L480) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Individual Assistance (IA) Direct Housing Manager (E491) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Federal Staging Area (FSA) Operations (E660) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Single Point Order Tracking (E/L662) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities (E/L663) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

LSCMS Warehouse Management (E/L664) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL) (E/L/B695) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC) (E/L/B697) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL) (E/L/B698) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisor Training (E/B717) . . . . . . . . . 131

Advanced ADR Advisor Training—“What We Are Doing and How To Do It Better”

 (E/L718) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Advanced Property Management (E/L721) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) (E722) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) for Custodial Officers (E/L730) . . . . . 132

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) Mobile (E732) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Logistics Section Chief (E/L733) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial 

 Closeout (E758) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial 

 Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L759) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

FEMA Information Specialist (INSP) (E/L/B773) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Orientation to Disaster Response Operations (E/L779) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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FEMA Status Check-In Recorder (SCKN) (E784) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP) (E/L/B793) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL) (E/L/B799) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

FEMA Incident Management and Support Keystone Workshop (E/L821) . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster

 Operations (E/L822) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

FEMA Incident Action Planning (E/L/B825) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT) (L990)..................................... 136

Mitigation Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations (E203) . . . . . . . . . 137

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training (E206) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Fundamentals of Building Science (E312) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Environmental and Historic Preservation Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Executive Orders (EO) 11988 and 11990 Floodplain Management and Protection of

 Wetlands Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E247) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS)

 Training (E/L248) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Cadre Training (E252) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (L253) . . . . . . . . . . 139

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E255) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program (E265) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training (E727) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species (E791) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) Curriculum . . . . . . 142

National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation (NEMIS-MT) (E841) . 142

Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) Public

 Assistance (PA) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E861) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Information Technology (IT) Training Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

FEMA Telecommunications Specialist (E743) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

FEMA Information Technology (IT) Specialist (E744) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications (E815) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance (E816) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Disaster Training for Information Technology (IT) Managers (E817) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations (E819) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Information Technology (IT) Enterprise System (E835)......................... 144

Employee Development Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) Transactions 

 (E337) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Communication and Customer Service (E526) . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Representing the Agency (E527) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Achieving Results and Teamwork (E528) . . . . . . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Leadership for Managerial Success (E529) . . . . . . . 146
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Performance Excellence Series I—Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders (E533) . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Communication and Customer Service (E534) . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Achieving Effective Results and Teamwork (E535) . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Representing the Agency (E536) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Mediation Skills for the Workplace (E542) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Human Resources (HR) for Supervisors and Managers (E543) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

INDEPENDENT STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Program Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

How to Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Submitting Your Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Group Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Earn College Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Professional Development Series Certificate of Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Active and Reserve Members of the Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position (IS-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Radiological Emergency Management (IS-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

An Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IS-5.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance (IS-7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699 

 (IS-8.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness” (IS-10.a) . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning” (IS-11.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.b) . . . . . . . . . . 151

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employee Course 2011 (IS-18.11) . . . . . . 151

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Supervisor Course (IS-19.11) . . . . . . . . . . 151

Diversity Awareness (IS-20.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance (IS-21.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Custodial Officer Training (IS-23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Basic Property Management (IS-25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Guide to Points of Distribution (IS-26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Orientation to FEMA Logistics (IS-27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant (IS-30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant (IS-31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2011 (IS-33.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

FEMA Safety Orientation (IS-35.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Safety Training for Supervisors (IS-37).................................... 155

Household Hazardous Materials (IS-55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Military Resources in Emergency Management (IS-75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100 (IS-100.b) . . . . . . . . . . 155

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100, for Food and Drug

 Administration (IS-100.FDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal Workers 

 (IS-100.FWa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals 

 (IS-100.HCb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education 

 (IS-100.HE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement 

 (IS-100.LEb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Public Works Personnel 

 (IS-100.PWb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools (IS-100.SCa) . . . 157

Deployment Basics (IS-101.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Deployment Basics for FEMA Response Partners (IS-102.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Workplace Violence Awareness Training (IS-106.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2011 (IS-107.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Livestock in Disasters (IS-111) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

An Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (IS-130) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Exercise Design (IS-139) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

 ICS-200 (IS-200.b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

State Disaster Management (IS-208.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (IS-212) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Fundamentals of Emergency Management (IS-230.b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Emergency Planning (IS-235.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Leadership and Influence (IS-240.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Decision Making and Problem Solving (IS-241.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Effective Communication (IS-242.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Developing and Managing Volunteers (IS-244.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (IS-245.a) . . . . . 161

Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (IS-246.11) . . . . . 162

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New Approach to 

 Emergency Communication and Information Distribution (IS-250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (IS-253) . . . . . . . . . 162

Basic Instructional Skills (IS-265) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk (Web-based) (IS-271) . . . . . . . . 163

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (IS-279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (IS-288) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Mission Assignment (MA) Overview (IS-293) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Radiological Emergency Response (IS-301) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (MERRTT) (IS-302) . 164

Community Hurricane Preparedness (IS-324.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation 

 (IS-331) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning (IS-340) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel (IS-346) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (IS-362) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (IS-366) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction (IS-386) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation (IS-393.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster (IS-394.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

FEMA Risk Assessment Database (IS-395) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA) (IS-403) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Individual Assistance (IA) Web Applicant Inquiry (IS-416) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (IS-420) . . . . 167

Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for Pandemic Influenzas

 (IS-520) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics (IS-522) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness (IS-546.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) (IS-547.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager (IS-548) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Devolution Planning (IS-551) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

The Public Works Role in Emergency Management (IS-552) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Introduction to Debris Operations (IS-632.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) Program (IS-634) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments (IS-650.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction (IS-700.a) . . . . . . . . . 169

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course (IS-701.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems (IS-702.a) . 170

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management (IS-703.a) . . . . 170

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Communications and Information 

 Management (IS-704) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Intrastate Mutual Aid—An 

 Introduction (IS-706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (IS-775) . . . . . . . . . 171

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction (IS-800.b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1—Transportation (IS-801) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2—Communications (IS-802) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering (IS-803) . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4—Firefighting (IS-804) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #5—Emergency Management (IS-805) . . . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, 

 and Human Services (IS-806) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7—Logistics Management and Resource 

 Support Annex (IS-807) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
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Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services (IS-808) . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue (IS-809) . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Response Annex 

 (IS-810) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11—Agriculture and National Resources 

 (IS-811) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #12—Energy (IS-812) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex (IS-813) . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—Long-Term Community Recovery (IS-814) . . 176

Introduction to National Response Framework (NRF) Support Annexes (IS-820) . . . . . . 176

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex (IS-821) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (IS-836) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) (IS-860.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Dams Sector: Crisis Management (IS-870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Dams Sector: Security Awareness (IS-871) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Dams Sector: Protective Measures (IS-872) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) (IS-890.a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Section 508 Awareness Course (IS-901) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Workplace Security Awareness (IS-906) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Active Shooter: What You Can Do (IS-907) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) 

 Operations Course (IS-1900) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

REGIONAL AND STATE INFORMATION

FEMA Regional Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

State Training Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

INDEX OF COURSES AND MISSION AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

ACRONYMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

ALPHABETICAL INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Resident Course Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

FEMA/Federal Partners Courses Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Independent Study Courses Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

NUMERICAL INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

GENERAL ADMISSIONS APPLICATION (FEMA Form 119-25-1 [formerly FEMA Form 75-5]) . 243
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EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT INSTITuTE (EmI) OvErvIEw

EmI OvErvIEw

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The EMI provides national leadership in developing and delivering 

training to ensure that individuals and groups having key emergency management responsibilities, including 

FEMA employees, possess the requisite skills to effectively perform their jobs.

“EMI: TraIn, ExErcIsE, EducaTE”

FEMA History

FEMA coordinates the Federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects 

of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or manmade, including 

acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional Act of 1803. This Act, generally 

considered the first piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire town 

following an extensive fire. In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 

100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters.

By the 1930s, when the Federal approach to problems became popular, the Reconstruction Finance 

Corporation was given authority to make disaster loans for repair and reconstruction of certain 

public facilities following an earthquake, and later, other types of disasters. In 1934, the Bureau of 

Public Roads was given authority to provide funding for highways and bridges damaged by natural 

disasters. The Flood Control Act, which gave the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers greater authority to 

implement flood control projects, was also passed. This piecemeal approach to disaster assistance was 

problematic and it prompted legislation that required greater cooperation between Federal agencies 

and authorized the President to coordinate these activities.

The 1960s and early 1970s brought massive disasters requiring major Federal response and recovery 

operations by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, established within the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Hurricane Carla struck in 1962, Hurricane Betsy in 1965, 

Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The Alaskan Earthquake hit in 1964 and 

the San Fernando Earthquake rocked Southern California in 1971. These events served to focus attention on the issue of natural disasters and brought about increased legislation. In 1968, the National 

Flood Insurance Act offered new flood protection to homeowners, and in 1974 the Disaster Relief 

Act firmly established the process of Presidential disaster declarations.

However, emergency and disaster activities were still fragmented. When hazards associated with 

nuclear power plants and the transportation of hazardous substances was added to natural disasters, 

more than 100 Federal agencies were involved in some aspect of disasters, hazards, and emergencies. Many parallel programs and policies existed at the State and local levels, compounding the 

complexity of Federal disaster relief efforts. The National Governor’s Association sought to decrease 

the many agencies with which State and local governments were forced to work. They asked President 

Jimmy Carter to centralize Federal emergency functions.

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Executive Order 12127

President Carter’s 1979 Executive Order merged many of the separate disaster-related responsibilities 

into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other agencies, FEMA absorbed: 

the Federal Insurance Administration, the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, the 

National Weather Service Community Preparedness Program, the Federal Preparedness Agency of 

the General Services Administration, and the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration activities 

from HUD. Civil defense responsibilities were also transferred to the new agency from the Defense 

Department’s Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.

John Macy was named as FEMA’s first director. Macy emphasized the similarities between natural 

hazards preparedness and the civil defense activities. FEMA began development of an Integrated 

Emergency Management System with an all-hazards approach that included “direction, control and 

warning systems which are common to the full range of emergencies from small isolated events to 

the ultimate emergency—war.”

The new Agency was faced with many unusual challenges in its first few years that emphasized how 

complex emergency management can be. Early disasters and emergencies included the contamination of Love Canal, the Cuban refugee crisis, and the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power 

plant. Later, the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 focused major 

national attention on FEMA. In 1993, President Clinton nominated James L. Witt as the new FEMA 

director. Witt became the first Agency director with experience as a State emergency manager. He 

initiated sweeping reforms that streamlined disaster relief and recovery operations, insisted on a 

new emphasis regarding preparedness and mitigation, and focused agency employees on customer 

service. The end of the Cold War also allowed Witt to redirect more of FEMA’s limited resources from 

civil defense into disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation programs.

In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Joe M. Allbaugh as the director of FEMA. Within 

months, the terrorist attacks of September 11th focused the Agency on issues of national preparedness and homeland security, and tested the agency in unprecedented ways. The Agency coordinated 

its activities with the newly formed Office of Homeland Security, and FEMA’s Office of National 

Preparedness was given responsibility for helping to ensure that the Nation’s first responders were 

trained and equipped to deal with weapons of mass destruction.

A New Mission: Homeland Security

Billions of dollars of new funding were directed to FEMA to help communities face the threat of 

terrorism. Just a few years past its 20th anniversary, FEMA was actively directing its “all-hazards” 

approach to disasters toward homeland security issues. In March 2003, FEMA joined 22 other 

Federal agencies, programs, and offices in becoming the Department of Homeland Security. The new 

department, headed by Secretary Tom Ridge, brought a coordinated approach to national security 

from emergencies and disasters—both natural and manmade.

On October 4, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

Reform Act. The act significantly reorganized FEMA, provided it with substantial new authority to 

remedy gaps that became apparent in the response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the most 

devastating natural disaster in U.S. history, and included a more robust preparedness mission for FEMA.

As it has been for 30 years, FEMA’s mission remains: to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond 

to, and recover from disasters with a vision of “A Nation Prepared.”
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EMI History

The Emergency Management Institute started as the Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) in Olney, 

Maryland, on April 1, 1951, and taught civil defense courses in program administration and finance, 

radiation monitoring and control, and heavy rescue. Due to concerns during the Cold War the 

CDSC’s parent organization, the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA), under Administrator 

Val Peterson, saw the Presidential Order to move the FCDA and the CDSC to Battle Creek, Michigan, 

to remove them from the increasing Cold War threat of Washington, DC, being attacked.

The CDSC continued teaching courses in program administration and finance, civil defense operations, and radiological monitoring among others, to State and local personnel, but by 1979, some 

new courses had been created on natural disaster operations. By this point in time, the FCDA came 

under the Department of Defense and was re-titled the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA).

In 1979, then President Jimmy Carter brought together a number of Federal agencies that had 

involvement in disasters, including DCPA, and created a new, amalgamated organization, the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Also in 1979, President Carter dedicated the former St. 

Joseph’s College, which closed with its merger of participants and faculty with Mount Saint Mary’s 

University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as the FEMA National Emergency Training Center (NETC). 

NETC then became the home for the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the re-named Staff College 

which become the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), to reflect its now broader training role. 

The move from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Emmitsburg was done in the Fall of 1980 and the first 

EMI class was conducted in January 1981. 

EMI and NFA are managed independently with unique participant audiences and curricula for the 

emergency management and national fire communities. EMI and NFA have collaborated on curricula 

and programs since their inception, and share in the cost of operation of NETC.

In 2011, EMI celebrated its 60th Anniversary and Legacy of Emergency Management Training and 

Education for the Nation.

Present Day

Today EMI is accomplishing its mission of improving the competencies of United States officials at 

all levels of government to prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential 

effects of disasters and emergencies. EMI promotes integrated emergency management principles 

and practices through application of the National Response Framework (NRF), National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), and an all-hazards approach. EMI is the lead national emergency 

management training, exercising, and education institution.

EMI offers a full-spectrum emergency management curriculum with more than 500 courses available to the integrated emergency management community, which includes: FEMA staff and disaster 

employees; Federal partners; State, Tribal, and local emergency managers; volunteer organizations; 

and first responders from across the Nation. EMI supports international emergency management 

with more than 50 countries participating in EMI’s training and educational activities through the 

years, both in residence and through internationally deployed training teams.
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EMI also enjoys close relations with several nationally recognized professional emergency management and related organizations and has interfaced with them through training, conferences, and 

exercises. Some of these significant organizations include the International Association of Emergency 

Managers (IAEM), National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), Association of State 

Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), American Public Works Association (APWA), American Society of 

Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM). EMI is fully 

accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and 

the American Council on Education (ACE). In 1997, EMI was awarded the W. Edwards Deming 

Outstanding Training Award by the United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School at the 

Excellence in Government Conference. This annual award is presented to an organization for an 

impressive workforce development and training initiative that has measurably improved their organization’s performance. 

In 2010, EMI delivered 993 resident course offerings, training 24,173 individual participants. The 

EMI Independent Study (IS) Program, a web-based distance learning program open to the public, 

delivered extensive online training of more than 110 courses and trained more than 1.9 million 

individuals. Thirteen new and 14 revised courses were added to the curriculum this past year. EMI 

has provided technical support to dozens of other Federal government agencies and State offices on 

advanced distributed learning technology development and application. The IS program also hosts 

training for related Federal agencies.

A vital asset to FEMA’s disaster operations is the Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) implemented by EMI. In 2010 alone, the DFTO trained 31,834 disaster response and recovery employees 

at disaster sites throughout the United States. 

EMI conducts three national-level conferences. The Institute hosts the National Preparedness Annual 

Training and Exercise Conference which is attended by Regional Training Managers, State Training 

Officers and Exercise Training Officers, State Administrative Authority Officials, and subject matter 

experts from a broad sector of the preparedness community. The EMI Higher Education Conference 

is held the first week in June for more than 400 college and university officials with current or developing programs in emergency management and hosts up to 70 separate discussion groups. The Dam 

Safety Conference held in February is attended by dam safety officials, hydrologists, engineers, and 

reclamation officials.

For further information on EMI programs and to access training, exercise, and application information, visit http://training.fema.gov/EMI.
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State/Local/Tribal Field 

Courses

A significant portion of our training is conducted 

by State emergency management agencies, under 

cooperative agreement with FEMA. Not all of the 

courses listed in the State/Local/Tribal Field section 

of this catalog are offered in each State every year. 

Contact the appropriate State office of emergency 

management to obtain dates of course offerings and 

other information on training activities. The address 

and phone numbers for State and Regional Training 

Offices are listed at the back of this catalog.

National Emergency 

Management Academy

The National Emergency Management Academy will 

be the entry-point for individuals pursuing a career 

in emergency management. Similar to “basic” academies operated by the fire and law enforcement 

communities, the National Emergency Management 

Academy will offer a foundational education in emergency management while providing an opportunity 

for students to build camaraderie, establish professional contacts, and gain a common understanding 

of the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of an 

emergency management program.

The National Emergency Management Academy will 

consist of a combination of new and existing EMI 

courses, including the Emergency Management Institute 

(EMI) Professional Development Series, and will include 

instruction on the National Incident Management 

System as well as other key doctrines and legal authorities. Graduation from the Academy will require the 

completion of the following four courses. Certificates 

of training completion will be issued at the end of each 

course. A certificate for Academy graduates will be issued 

upon completion of the entire series of courses.

•	 Foundations of Emergency Management - an entry-level 

introductory course consisting of approximately 

88 hours of training contact and 19 hours of 

independent study prerequisites.

Prerequisites

- IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100 (3 hours)

- IS-700.b National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction (3 hours)

- IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction 

(3 hours)

- IS-230.b Fundamentals of Emergency Management

(10 hours)

•	 Science of Disasters, including instruction on 

All-Hazards Threat and Analysis and Risk 

Assessment (16 hours)

•	 Emergency Planning (16 hours)

•	 Exercise Design (16 hours)

In 2012, the Academy curriculum will be packaged to 

permit delivery by Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) in-residence at EMI and by the States 

at their own training and education facilities.

FEMA/Federal Partners 

Courses

Providing performance-based disaster operations 

and recovery training for FEMA’s Disaster Workforce 

is a key mission for EMI. EMI works with FEMA’s 

Disaster Workforce Cadre Managers and Program 

Offices to identify training priorities and positionspecific training that is linked to the requirements 

defined by the FEMA Qualification System (FQS). 

EMI’s training approach is focused on learning and 

relevance, with the objective of strengthening the 

capabilities of FEMA’s Disaster Workforce so they are 

ready when disaster strikes.

Other Federal Agency (OFA) personnel with 

specific roles and functions outlined in the National 

Response Framework (NRF) also participate in 

EMI’s disaster operations and recovery training. 

Training with allied Federal partners is critical to 

fostering common understandings, integrated operating procedures, communications, and a unified 

response and recovery effort.
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Higher Education Program

The primary goal of the FEMA Emergency 

Management Higher Education Program is to work 

with colleges and universities, emergency management professionals, and stakeholder organizations 

to help create an emergency management system 

of sustained, replicable capability and disaster loss 

reduction through formal education, experiential 

learning, practice, and experience centered on mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from 

the full range of natural, technological, and intentional hazards which confront communities, States, 

Tribal entities, and the Nation.

Toward that end, EMI has developed a number of 

college- and graduate-level emergency management 

courses. The courses have been developed by college 

and university faculty and are freely accessible at the 

Higher Education Program web site:

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu

In addition, the following information can be found 

on the Higher Education Program web site: a listing 

of colleges and universities offering emergency 

management and homeland security programs, 

books and materials to support emergency management higher education courses, syllabi compilation, 

emergency management references, annual Higher 

Education conference, and a variety of other 

information.

Certified Emergency 

Manager® (CEM®) Program

The Emergency Management Institute endorses the 

Certified Emergency Manager® program, which 

is administered by the International Association of 

Emergency Managers. The purpose of this program 

is to raise and maintain professional standards and 

certify individuals who have demonstrated basic 

competencies in the emergency management 

profession.

Information on the CEM® program can be obtained 

by contacting the International Association of 

Emergency Managers at 201 Park Washington 

Court, Falls Church, Virginia 22046; by phone at

(703) 538-1795; or by e-mail at info@iaem.com. 

See http://www.iaem.com for more information.

Certified Floodplain Manager 

(CFM) Program

The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) 

has a national program for the professional certification of floodplain managers. The program recognizes 

continuing education and professional development that 

enhance the knowledge and performance of local, State, 

Federal, and private-sector floodplain managers. The 

primary goal of the ASFPM Certified Floodplain Manager 

(CFM) Program is to help reduce the Nation’s flood 

losses and protect and enhance the natural resources and 

functions of its floodplains by improving the knowledge 

and abilities of floodplain managers. There are currently 

more than 5,000 Certified Floodplain Managers 

throughout the United States.
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Accreditations and Credit

for EMI Courses

American Council 

on Education (ACE) 

Recommendations

Although EMI is not accredited as an academic institution, some EMI courses involve college-level work, 

and individuals completing these courses may apply 

to their colleges to receive credit based on having 

attended the EMI courses. These courses have been 

evaluated by the ACE College Credit Recommendation 

Service and are recommended for equivalent college 

credit in the ACE’s Guide to Educational Credit for Training 

Programs. Not all courses are recommended for 

college credit. For those that are, specific information on credit equivalency recommendations from 

the Guide are included in the course descriptions in 

this catalog under the title “ACE Recommendations.”

Level Codes

LD Lower Division (can apply to associate’s degree 

or first 2 years of bachelor’s degree program)

UD Upper Division (third and fourth year of 

bachelor’s degree program; also can be 

applied to LD if school agrees)

G Graduate Program

International Association 

for Continuing Education 

and Training

EMI has been approved as an Authorized Provider 

by the International Association for Continuing 

Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow 

Road, Suite 500, McLean, Virginia 22102. In 

obtaining this approval, EMI has demonstrated that 

it complies with the American National Standard 

Institute (ANSI)/IACET 1-2007 Standard which is 

widely recognized as the international standard of 

good practice. As a result of its Authorized Provider 

membership status, EMI is authorized to offer IACET 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for its programs 

that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted

CEUs are granted to course participants seeking these 

credits toward a program which an individual needs 

for maintaining specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. The number of CEUs is based on successful 

completion of a course which grants 1 CEU per 

10 contact hours of an organized training experience under sponsorship by an institute such as EMI. 

Records of participation are maintained permanently and are issued from the NETC Admissions 

Office upon request. Each course description rates 

the course’s CEUs.

Continuing Education Credits (CECs)

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) are awarded by 

the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) 

for classes taken to advance the professional development of floodplain managers and those working 

with floodplain management issues. As part of their 

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) program, the 

ASFPM awards these credits to recognize and track the 

continued development and growth of the floodplain 

manager’s skills through training. There are two types 

of ASFPM CEC credits: (1) core and (2) parallel. Core 

floodplain management subjects are those that are 

directly related to the field of floodplain management. 

Continued study in these subjects is an important 

part of maintaining CFM status. Parallel floodplain 

management subjects are those that are indirectly 

related to the field of floodplain management.

College Credit for Independent Study Courses

EMI Independent Study courses are reviewed annually for college credit through a nationally accredited 

college or university. For more information, contact:

FEMA Independent Study Program (College Credit)

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

AUTHORIZED

PROVIDER
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Courses are divided into Resident, State/Local/

Tribal Field, and FEMA/Federal Partners sections: 

Mitigation, HAZUS MH, Preparedness, Professional 

Development, Response and Recovery, Mission 

Support, Integrated Emergency Management, Master 

Exercise Practitioner Program, and Independent 

Study.

To identify where the different courses are offered, 

the following course codes are used:

B Resident courses held at FEMA’s Center 

for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Noble 

Training Facility

E Resident courses held at the NETC campus

G State/Local/Tribal Field-delivered courses

IS Independent Study courses

L Resident courses held off-site

K Self-paced training using the World Wide Web 

(Master Trainer Program—Evaluation of Training)

Military Retirement Points

Military reserve personnel may earn retirement 

points for completing EMI Independent Study 

courses. Refer to the Independent Study section of 

this catalog for details (page 149).

The Independent Study courses can be accessed on 

the Internet at:

http://training.fema.gov/IS/

Outline of Catalog and 

Course Coding

This catalog is divided into sections to make it user 

friendly. The Overview section provides information 

on the campus and facilities, certifications, special 

projects, etc.

The General Information section provides information relative to application, registration, attendance, 

costs and stipends, foreign applicants, travel, lodging, 

Food Services, etc. A map of NETC is provided on 

page 10.

World Wide Web Addresses

FEMA http://www.fema.gov 

EMI http://training.fema.gov

Higher Education http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/

LRC netclrc@dhs.gov (e-mail)

http://www.lrc.fema.gov (online card catalog)

Independent Study http://training.fema.gov/is/

USFA/NFA http://www.usfa.dhs.gov

General Admission Application Form

(FEMA Form 119-25-1) http://training.fema.gov/emicourses/

EMI Catalog http://www.training.fema.gov/emicourses/emicatalog.asp

CD Videos and CD-ROMs http://www.ntis.gov

Master Trainer Program http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/mtp

Integrated Emergency Management Courses 

(IEMC) http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc

Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/cec/emiopt.asp
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Visit the LRC web site at www.lrc.fema.gov to search 

the extensive collection 24/7, including more than 

22,000 downloadable items. On the home page 

users can also sign up for the weekly newsletter or 

subscribe to one of the RSS feeds. In addition, users 

can browse special landing pages such as:

First Responder Dissertations and Theses

Civil Defense Era Documents and Reports

Fire and All-Hazards Subject Guides

Major Disaster Bibliographies 

The LRC is open to the general public; however, 

only NETC personnel and participants may borrow 

materials directly from the LRC. Visitors to the 

LRC should call at least 24 hours in advance at

301-447-1046. This will help expedite entry 

through security. Admittance will not be granted 

after 5 p.m. (Monday–Thursday) or on the weekend 

unless prior arrangements have been made.

When classes are in session, the LRC’s regular schedule 

of hours is Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 

9 p.m., and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST/EDT.

Specifically in support of the NETC curriculum, the 

LRC is open some weekends and evenings. Please 

call ahead when visiting the LRC at these times.

Contact the LRC at:

National Emergency Training Center

Learning Resource Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

1-800-638-1821

301-447-1030

301-447-3217 (fax)

netclrc@dhs.gov (e-mail)

www.lrc.fema.gov (online card catalog)

The Campus 

A map of the campus appears on the next page, 

followed by a description of each building.

National Emergency Training 

Center, Home of the Emergency 

Management Institute

The National Emergency Training Center (NETC) 

in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is the home of the 

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and offers 

the finest in educational resources. The 107-acre 

campus also houses the U.S. Fire Administration and 

the National Fire Academy. The campus is located 12 

miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 75 miles 

north of Washington, DC, and 50 miles northwest 

of Baltimore, Maryland.

The campus is fully equipped with air-conditioned 

classrooms, lodging for participants, a Learning 

Resource Center, and dining and recreational facilities. There are also several specialized facilities, such 

as the Simulation and Exercise Laboratory, a television studio, and four computer laboratories that are 

integral to the instruction of many courses.

The NETC Learning Resource Center (LRC)

The NETC Learning Resource Center (LRC) has, 

for more than three decades, been the home to 

the Nation’s preeminent collection of All-Hazards 

first responder resources. The LRC’s 190,000 titles 

encompass the entire gamut of natural and manmade 

hazards from fires and hurricanes to tornadoes 

and flooding, from chemical and biological to 

radiological and nuclear hazards. The emergency 

management, fire, and emergency medical services 

collections in particular have the greatest depth and 

breadth of any in the United States. 

The LRC routinely supplies answers to simple requests 

either on the phone or via e-mail. In response to 

more complex subject inquiries, the LRC staff will 

conduct literature searches, compile bibliographies, 

and, depending on copyright restrictions, provide 

documentation in the form of reports and articles. 
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Map of Campus
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National Emergency Training Center

St. Joseph College was purchased by the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1979 to 

serve as a training facility. Prior to its official closing 

in 1973, the college served as a 4-year liberal arts 

college for women. In 1981, the facility was entered 

into the Federal records as the National Emergency 

Training Center (NETC). The NETC houses the 

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and the 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) (which 

includes the National Fire Academy [NFA]). The 

following is a brief description of the buildings 

identified on the previous page.

The Fallen Firefighters Memorial was dedicated on 

October 4, 1981, and in October 1990, Congress 

designated it as the National Fallen Firefighters 

Memorial. It is a memorial to firefighters who lost 

their lives in the line of duty.

Building A—A 3-story residence hall built in 1964 

and renovated in 1996. It has 93 dormitory rooms. (I)

Building B—Student Center, built in 1956, the location of a game room, pub, and recreational activities. 

A large picture window overlooks the scenic Catoctin 

Mountain range. (F)

Building C—Built in 1956 and renovated in 1995, 

it has 213 dormitory rooms. (F)

Building D—Built in 1926 and renovated in 1965 

and 1995, it is a 3-story brick structure that has the 

charm of the old architecture. It consists of NETC 

Procurement offices, 45 dormitory rooms, and a 

convenience shop in the basement. (F)

Building E—Built in 1926 and renovated in 1966 

and 1993, it is occupied by EMI Distance Learning 

offices, NETC Budget offices, Computer Support 

personnel, the PREPNET TV studio and the PREPNET 

staff on the 2nd and 3rd floors. (F)

Building F—Built in 1925 and renovated in 1965 

and 1995, it houses EMI Integrated Emergency 

Management offices and has 45 dormitory rooms. (F)

Building G—Built in 1948, and renovated in 1984 

and 2001 to accommodate staff of the National Fire 

Data Center and National Fire Programs Divisions. (G)

Building H—Built in 1923 and renovated in 1993, 

it houses NFA offices, a fully equipped gymnasium, 

weight room, and an indoor swimming pool. (F)

Building I—Built in 1996, it serves as the Material 

Receipt and Distribution Center, Maintenance 

Facility offices, Support Services Division offices, 

and the USFA Publications Center. (F)

Building J—Built in 1966, and renovated in 1993, 

it is the NFA classroom facility and houses NFA and 

National Fire Programs Division staff. It includes a 

lobby and a tiered 249-seat auditorium. (F)

Building K—Built circa 1870, renovated in 1982 

and 1993, it houses EMI classrooms. The 3-story 

brick structure also contains a Dining Hall capable of 

seating 500 people, EMI Independent Study offices, 

and support offices. (F)

Building L—Built in 1959, renovated in 1993, it 

consists of dormitory rooms and an EMI classroom. (F)

Building M—Built in 1965, renovated in 1989, it 

houses two EMI classrooms and the EMI Computer 

Lab. (F)

Building N—Designed by the English-born architect, E.G. Lind (1829-1909), it was built in 1870 

and renovated in 1987 and 1992. The building is an 

example of Second Empire Style that was popular 

in the second half of the 19th Century. As such, it is 

listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. 

It houses staff of the United States Fire Administrator’s 

office, the Learning Resource Center, and EMI. (F)

HANDICAPPED ACCESS: F-Fully Accessible I-Accessible 1st floor only N-Not accessible

G-Ground Floor Accessible only R-Restrooms not accessible

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Building O—Erected in 1839 as a chapel. The 

marble, alabaster altars, and stained glass windows 

were retained when it was renovated in 1965. It 

houses the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, 

and support offices are in the basement. (I)

Building P—The Log Cabin serves as a recreational 

facility overlooking peaceful Tom’s Creek. (F)

Building Q—The brick barn is a service facility. The 

ornamental brick grill windows are characteristic of 

the early 19th Century Western Maryland construction. (F)

Building R—Built in 1948, renovated in 1993, 

located behind Building G, it serves as the USFA Fire 

Protection Laboratory. (F)

Building S—Renovated in 2001, this building is the 

home of EMI and NFA Simulation Laboratories. (F)

Building T—The old Milk House of the original St. 

Joseph’s campus.

Building U—A burn building complex used by the 

NFA for arson investigation and demonstration. (F)

Building V—Built in 1992, it houses the Security 

Office. (F)

the national civil Defense/

Emergency management 

monument

On November 13, 1999, President Clinton 

signed a bill (HR 348/PL 106-103) that granted 

authority to the National Civil Defense Monument 

Commission to construct a monument at FEMA’s 

National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, 

Maryland.

The purpose of the monument is to honor the thousands of Civil Defense and Emergency Management 

professionals and volunteers who have worked 

hard and faithfully to protect the public from both 

manmade and natural hazards. This monument 

particularly recognizes the numerous military and 

civilian volunteers and professionals who have gone 

beyond the normal call of duty to save lives and 

alleviate suffering in times of crises. The monument 

serves as an enduring reminder of the heartfelt 

thanks that a multitude of people feel whenever they 

remember those who have selflessly served them or 

their loved ones in times of great need.

The centerpiece of the monument is a 15-ton block 

of polished white Vermont granite, shaped as a threesided pyramid, representative of the Federal, State, 

and local governments and their efforts in working 

together to accomplish a joint mission. The triangular base is 5 feet on each side, rising to 15 feet 

in height. The pinnacle of the monument is capped 

with a large, bronze American eagle, sculpted by 

the world-renowned sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiglieri. 

The base is encircled by a stone and concrete plaza 

with appropriately inscribed bronze State plaques 

embedded in concrete, surrounded by a circle of 

State flags. A brick wall rises approximately 3 feet 

in height on the back or south side of the plaza. 

Near the edge of the plaza are two bronze plaques 

bearing the names of advocates and members of the 

Monument Commission.

The monument was dedicated on April 6, 2002. 

The Commission plans to hold an annual memorial service to pay tribute to those who have given 

to their fellow citizens by mitigating the potential 

losses from emergency situations, for those who have 

responded to emergencies, and to the professionals 

and our elected officials who strive to improve the 

methods of handling emergencies.
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EnrollmEnt for EmI CoursEs

Participants can apply to EMI courses any time up to 5 weeks before the start of the course. For 

participants who apply early, acceptance letters will be sent 8 weeks prior to the start of the 

course.

Dates for courses can be accessed at www.training.fema.gov/emicourses. The NETC Admissions Office will 

review the applications as they are received and notify applicants regarding their status.

Once accepted into a course, participants will receive an acceptance letter with further instructions 

regarding transportation and other matters. Arriving at NETC for a class without formal acceptance 

from the NETC Admissions Office will result in the participant being sent home.

In an effort to fill EMI courses, vacancies will be updated frequently and posted on the EMI web site 

(www.training.fema.gov/emicourses) and interested personnel may apply. EMI will fill vacancies on a firstcome, first-served basis. (NOTE: for IEMC vacancies by position, consult the IEMC web site at www.

training.fema.gov/emicourses.)

Eligibility

To take an EMI course, applicants must meet the 

selection criteria and prerequisites specified for each 

course. Participants may not take the same course 

more than once.

Enrollment in EMI courses is generally limited to U.S. residents; 

however, each year a limited number of international participants are accommodated. (See Foreign 

Applicants, page 18)

The NETC is an equal opportunity campus. It does 

not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, 

religious belief, national origin, or disability in its 

admissions and participant-related policies and 

procedures. NETC actively encourages all qualified 

candidates to apply for all courses. 
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Applications must be coordinated, reviewed, and 

approved by:

The head of the applicant’s sponsoring 

organization,

The emergency management office of the 

applicant’s State, and

The NETC Admissions Office.

Completed applications should be sent to:

Office of Admissions

National Emergency Training Center

Building I, Room 216

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

General admissions questions may be directed to 

the NETC Admissions Office at 1-800-238-3358,

ext. 1035; 301-447-1035, or via e-mail to:

NETC-Admissions@dhs.gov.

Attendance/Substitution/

Cancellation

Once accepted, participants are expected to attend 

all sessions of each course, seminar, or workshop. 

Those who do not attend all sessions will not receive 

course completion certificates and will not be reimbursed under the Student Stipend Program.

If an organization must cancel an accepted participant, the organization may request substitution of 

an equally qualified person. This request must be 

made in writing at the same time as the cancellation and must be accompanied by a completed 

General Admissions Application Form for the substitute. Requests for substitutions for EMI courses must be submitted 

through the applicable State emergency management office. If 

a last-minute cancellation is necessary, please call 

the NETC Admissions Office at (301) 447-1035 or 

(800) 238-3358 (extension 1035). A fax may be 

sent to (301) 447-1658; e-mail address is NETC 

Admissions@dhs.gov.

Dress Policy

When attending EMI classes, it is each participant’s 

responsibility to use good judgment in selecting 

attire that projects a professional image and is appropriate for both the local climate differences and 

classroom activities. If EMI staff determine that a 

participant’s attire is inappropriate, the participant 

will be required to change into more appropriate 

clothing before being allowed to continue class.

Costs/Stipends/

Reimbursements

There are no tuition fees for EMI on-campus or offsite courses. All instruction, course materials, and 

housing (for most participants) are provided at no 

cost. Participants from other countries, other Federal 

agencies, and most participants from private industry 

or contractors to State, local, or Tribal governments 

must pay their own transportation and lodging fees. 

All participants are responsible for the cost of cafeteria meals provided and for personal, incidental 

expenses.

Stipend reimbursement is limited to three trips for 

each participant per fiscal year. (This restriction 

does not apply to participants who are employees of 

State, local, and Tribal offices of emergency services, 

or those enrolled in the Master Trainer Program or 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program.) You must 

purchase a 21-day pre-purchased, nonrefundable 

ticket for round-trip transportation by common 

carrier (economy, coach class, or less). First class and 

business class airline tickets will not be reimbursed. 

Reimbursement for airline tickets will be at the State 

ceiling as established by NETC. If you choose to 

drive, you will be reimbursed the current Privately 

Owned Vehicle (POV) Federal mileage allowance or 

the State ceiling, whichever is less.

Reimbursement will be made by direct deposit to 

your personal account (please provide a copy of a 

check). You are responsible for reimbursing your 

organization.
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If you have questions about your eligibility to receive 

a stipend, please call (301) 447 1035.

Travel Planning

Applicants must not make travel plans prior to 

receiving an official acceptance package from the 

NETC Admissions Office. Acceptance packages contain 

important travel information for the specific classes. 

NETC Campus Information

Lodging

All lodging rooms are nonsmoking and are 

randomly assigned prior to your arrival. Because 

of the random assignments of rooms, classmates 

may not be lodged together. If the participant count 

exceeds the number of single rooms available, 

participants may have to share a room. Please do not 

call to request a single room. However, if you have 

a disability and require special accommodations, 

please note those on your application. If you are 

required to pay for your lodging, you may do so by 

cash, personal check, traveler’s check, or credit card 

(MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover).

If you are a non-DHS Federal employee, your Travel 

Authorization (TA) should state that “Housing will 

be provided to the traveler at NETC” (currently 

$40 per night), payable upon arrival at NETC. If 

NETC housing is not available, a “Certificate of 

Non-Availability” will be issued by NETC. If you are 

a Federal employee participating in a course at NETC, 

a dormitory room will be reserved for you. If you do 

not require lodging, you must notify the Housing 

Office in writing at NETC-Housing@dhs.gov.

You must make this notification upon receipt of 

your acceptance letter. Failure to notify the Housing 

Office that lodging is not needed will result in your 

being charged for the room for the length of the 

course.

If you are a foreign participant, private sector representative, or contractor to a State or local government 

entity, you are responsible for your own travel and 

per diem costs, and lodging (currently $40 per 

night), payable upon arrival at NETC. NETC accepts 

credit card payment (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or 

American Express) for lodging. 

If you are a DHS employee (including Disaster 

Reservists), you must present a copy of your TA at registration, and you should read the FEMA instructions, 

policies, and comptroller-grams dealing with travel 

to NETC. Your TA should state that “Housing will be 

provided to the traveler at NETC at no cost.” If lodging 

on the NETC campus is not needed, you must notify 

the Housing Office in writing at NETC-Housing@dhs.

gov. Failure to notify the Housing Office that lodging 

is not needed will result in you being charged for the 

room for the length of the course.

Food Service

There is an on-campus dining facility. The meal 

charge will be identified in all acceptance letters and 

will include costs for three meals per day beginning 

with dinner on the day preceding the course start 

date and extending through lunch on the last day 

of the course, plus morning and afternoon breaks. 

Meals may be paid for with cash, traveler’s check, 

purchase order, credit card (MasterCard or Visa), or 

by advance payment. There are no refunds for meals 

missed. All participants residing on campus must 

purchase a meal ticket. Any participant who does 

not purchase a meal ticket must move off campus for 

the duration of the course at his/her own personal 

expense. Participants staying off campus must pay 

for morning and afternoon breaks.

Security

Due to increased security precautions, participants 

should bring two photo IDs to campus. PLEASE 

HAVE THEM WITH YOU, NOT IN YOUR BAGGAGE! 

If you do not have the photo IDs, you will not be 

permitted on campus. Security checks will delay 

your registration at the NETC.

If you are a participant from a foreign country,

please be prepared to show your passport or visa at 

registration.
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447-1113 at least 2 weeks in advance to reserve 

a seat on the NETC airport shuttle. Seating on 

the bus may be unavailable, and transportation to 

Emmitsburg will be at the participant’s own expense 

if a participant fails to call.

Participants who drive to campus must register their 

vehicles upon arrival in the lobby of Building C. 

Picture identification and automobile registration 

(owner’s card) must be shown when the vehicle 

is registered in order to receive stipend reimbursement. A parking permit will be issued, which must 

be displayed on the vehicle. Participant parking is in 

the lot north of Building J and is not permitted elsewhere on campus. Vehicles parked in violation of this 

rule are subject to towing at the owner’s expense. 

Loading and unloading of luggage is permitted in 

designated areas. Participants may arrive on campus 

any time after 12:30 p.m. the day before class 

begins. Shuttle departure is usually 9:30 a.m. Friday 

morning for 4-day classes, but can vary depending 

on the length of the course.

Directions to NETC

From Baltimore: I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) to 

I-70 West (towards Frederick); to Route 15 

North to Emmitsburg. Turn left off Route 15 to 

South Seton Avenue.

From Washington: I-495 (Washington Beltway) 

to I-270 North (towards Frederick); to Route 15 

North to Emmitsburg. Turn left off Route 15 to 

South Seton Avenue.

From Philadelphia and East: Pennsylvania 

Turnpike west to Harrisburg, Exit 236 (Route 

15). Go South on Route 15 to Emmitsburg. Turn 

right off Route 15 to South Seton Avenue.

From Pittsburgh and West: Pennsylvania Turnpike 

east to Harrisburg, Exit 236 (Route 15). Go 

South on Route 15 to Emmitsburg. Turn right off 

Route 15 to South Seton Avenue.

From Herndon, Virginia (Dulles Airport): Turn 

left onto Route 28 (turns into Route 7). Take 

Route 7 west to Route 15. At Leesburg, Virginia, 

take Route 15 North to Frederick, Maryland. 

Continue on Route 15 North to Emmitsburg. 

Turn left off Route 15 to South Seton Avenue.

Firearms

Firearms are prohibited on campus! Due to heightened security requirements, please understand that 

security and law enforcement personnel may search 

you, your vehicle, or your luggage. Maryland law 

is very narrow in its definition of Law Enforcement 

Officers who may carry firearms. For your own 

protection, and to expedite your processing into 

the NETC, do not bring weapons of any kind 

to campus. Weapons include knives with blades 

longer than 3 inches, machete, bow and arrows, 

ammunition, rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. Sworn/

Commissioned and State POST certified officers, and 

Federal officers, or local officers with concurrent 

jurisdiction who require a firearm for the performance of required official duties must obtain an 

exception from the Director of Support Services 

prior to arrival on campus. If you arrive at NETC 

with weapons of any kind without prior approval, 

your entry will be significantly delayed.

Alcoholic Beverages

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is limited to 

the Pub and Log Cabin. Alcohol is not allowed in 

lodging rooms or vehicles, and will be confiscated. If you arrive at NETC with alcohol, or are 

attempting to bring it on campus, your entry to 

campus could be significantly delayed.

Registration

Upon arrival, participants must report to Building 

C to obtain room assignments and key cards. 

Participants may be lodged at a distance from the 

registration building; for this reason we recommend luggage with wheels. Picture identification 

is required at registration and for entry to campus.

Transportation and Parking

Participants must make their own flight arrangements. Travel days are normally the day before the 

course begins and the day after the course ends. 

Specific travel information relative to each course 

will be included in the participant acceptance 

package. Please read this information carefully 

BEFORE making flight arrangements. Participants 

must call the NETC Transportation Office at (301) 
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Foreign Applicants

EMI often receives inquiries from citizens and officials of foreign countries. EMI courses are generally 

available to U.S. citizens only. Most EMI resident 

courses expect attendees to have full knowledge of, 

and experience with, U.S. governmental and political 

systems and are based on U.S.-specific legislation, 

regulations, and systems. Thus, most EMI courses are 

not appropriate for foreign participants.

While EMI cannot generally accommodate international participants in its resident courses, it 

occasionally sends faculty to other nations to 

deliver emergency management training on-site. All 

expenses for such training must be paid by the host 

nation. For more information, write to:

Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

International participants are occasionally accepted 

to attend EMI resident courses on a space-available, 

fee-pay basis. To be considered for such an exception, applications from foreign individuals must 

meet the following conditions:

The application must be submitted at least 60 days 

in advance of the course start date and must 

come from and be endorsed by an appropriate 

component of the national government of the 

applicant’s home nation. Applications are generally 

routed through the appropriate embassy.

The applicant must be a government employee 

with official emergency management 

responsibilities pertinent to the course which 

he/she is requesting to attend. The official 

endorsement must describe these responsibilities, 

their relationship to the course requested, and 

a compelling need to attend EMI to receive the 

required training.

Because language translation is not provided on 

campus, participants must be fluent in reading, 

writing, and speaking English.

Completed applications should be sent to:

Admissions Office, Room I-216

National Emergency Training Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

(301) 447-1035

(301) 447-1658 (fax)

NETC-Admissions@dhs.gov (e-mail)

EMI Training at the Center 

for Domestic Preparedness, 

Anniston, Alabama

EMI also conducts training at FEMA’s Center for 

Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, 

Alabama. The CDP campus consists of four major 

training sites: Main Training Facility (Building 

61), Noble Training Facility (NTF), the Advanced 

Responder Training (ART) Facility (500 area), and 

the COBRA Training Facility (COBRATF). 

Smoking

Smoking in Federal facilities is prohibited. Each 

building has a designated outdoor smoking area.

Alcohol

The minimum age for consumption of alcoholic 

beverages in Alabama is 21 years of age. There is no 

exception to this law at the CDP. Consumption of 

alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only, no liquor) 

is limited to the Recovery Zone (student lounge) 

and individual dormitory rooms. Personal quantities of beer and wine only are allowed in individual 

dormitory rooms. “Drinking” parties and open 

containers of alcoholic beverages are prohibited 

in any common or outdoor areas in the lodging 

complex. The CDP reserves the right to either limit 

or refuse the purchase of alcoholic beverages to 

patrons of the Recovery Zone.

Weapons

All firearms are prohibited on the CDP campus.

Due to heightened security requirements, security and law enforcement personnel may search 
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you, your vehicle, or your luggage. For your own 

protection, and to expedite your processing into 

the CDP, do not bring weapons of any kind to the 

CDP campus. Weapons include knives with blades 

longer than 3 inches, bow and arrows, ammunition, 

rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. If you arrive at the CDP 

with weapons of any kind without prior written 

approval, your entry to campus will be denied.

Lodging

Lodging will be provided onsite to eligible State and 

local participants at no cost to you or your organization. Federal and private sector employees will be 

charged at a rate of $25 per night.

Meals

Eligible State and local participants will receive meals 

at no cost. Federal and private sector employees will 

be charged for meals at a rate of $9.00 for breakfast, 

$10.00 for lunch, and $15.00 for dinner. Federal 

and private sector employees will be issued a meal 

card and will pay only for meals consumed. 

Dress Code

Training attire is casual for the duration of the 

course. When attending CDP classes, it is each 

participant’s responsibility to use good judgment 

in selecting attire that projects a professional image 

and is appropriate for both the local climate and 

classroom activities. Classroom sessions will be held 

in climate controlled buildings. This northeastern 

area of Alabama generally has a mild climate. During 

outdoor training, participants should consider 

wearing durable clothing relevant to the training 

environment. Agency-prescribed dress or uniform is 

acceptable for training. Slacks and jeans are recommended for all hands-on (lanes) training. Flip flops, 

sandals, and tank tops are not permitted. 

If CDP staff determines that a participant’s attire is 

inappropriate, the participant will be required to 

change into more appropriate clothing before being 

allowed to continue training. Attire for training is 

business casual during course hours. 

Security

All personnel entering CDP should become familiar 

and comply with the security regulations and 

instructions. All participants will display their participant badge (identification) at all times while inside 

the facility.

Recreation

Fitness Facilities

The Truman Gym and McClellan Fitness Center are 

available for all participants at minimal cost. Further 

information is available at the CDP Hospitality Desk, 

Building 320. The facilities are owned and operated 

by the City of Anniston. The facilities are open daily 

until 9:00 p.m. The following activities are available: 

Truman Gym Fitness Center 

Heated indoor pool 

Racquetball 

Sauna

Sauna-Vibe Massage

Nautilus room

Cardio room 

Free weights 

Basketball

The Fitness Center

Nautilus room

Basketball

Free-weight room

There is also an 18-hole golf course currently at 

the CDP site. The golf course is currently owned 

and operated by the city of Anniston. It includes 

a pro shop and clubhouse which serves food and 

beverages.

Banking Facilities

The Fort McClellan Credit Union has an ATM 

located in the McClellan Park area (former location 

of the commissary and PX complex), Building 61 

(main building, cafeteria), Noble Training Facility 

(cafeteria), and Building 320 (lodging). There are 

numerous other banking institutions within the 

local area. 
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If you need additional directions, please call FEMA’s Center 

for Domestic Preparedness at (256) 231-0132 or (256) 

741-3418.

From Atlanta Airport:

1. Follow I-20 to exit 188 (Oxford).

2. Turn right off the exit onto Morgan Road.

3. Continue straight passing through 3 traffic 

lights (road will change to Golden Springs 

Road).

4. Cross through the third traffic light (crossroad is Coleman/Choccolocco Road) and stay 

straight onto the bypass.

5. Follow the bypass for approximately 2–3 

miles to the stop sign.

6. Turn right at the stop sign onto Iron Mountain 

Road.

7. Follow Iron Mountain road approximately 3–4 

miles to a stop sign at the intersection of Bains 

Gap Road.

8. Proceed straight through crossing Bains Gap 

Road approximately 500 yards.

9. Turn left on the first street to the left.

10. Follow this street approximately 1⁄4 mile to 

CDP Lodging Area on the left.

If you need additional directions, please call FEMA’s Center 

for Domestic Preparedness at (256) 231-0132 or (256) 

741-3418.

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mItIgatIOn

blast; chemical, biological, and radiological attacks; 

and best mitigation measures for site and building 

design and layout. There is guidance on electronic 

security systems. To support the risk assessment 

process, the course introduces an easy-to-use Risk 

Assessment Database. This database is a stand-alone 

application that has functions, a folder to import and 

display digital photos, emergency plans, digital floor 

plans, and certain Geographic Information System 

(GIS) products. Although the course is directed to 

manmade hazards, it helps participants to understand 

key elements of earthquake, flood, and high wind 

events as part of FEMA 452 risk assessment methodologies. It includes the review of several checklists 

and a database addressing vulnerability issues for 

these hazards. It presents a series of charts that show 

conflicts and benefits of multi-hazard design.

Participants will be able to explain the basic components of the assessment methodology; perform an 

assessment for a building by identifying and prioritizing threats, consequences, and vulnerabilities, 

and calculating relative risk; identify available mitigation measures applicable to the site and building 

envelope; understand the technology limitations 

and application details of mitigation measures for 

terrorist tactics and technological accidents; perform 

an assessment for a given building by identifying 

vulnerabilities using the Building Vulnerability 

Assessment Checklist in FEMA 426; and select applicable mitigation measures and prioritize them based 

upon the final assessment risk values.

Selection Criteria: The course is intended for engineers, architects, and building officials involved in 

mitigation planning and design to protect people 

and property against manmade hazards. Secondary 

audiences include land-use planners, hazard mitigation specialists, consultants, academic staff, and 

other professionals involved in State/local planning 

or design efforts.
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MITIGATION

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-395, FEMA Risk Assessment 

Database.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Building Design for Homeland Security for 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L156)

This course covers the content of FEMA 426, Reference 

Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings

and FEMA 452, FEMA: A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential 

Terrorist Attacks. This course is being offered to Federal 

Executive Branch officials and State officials with 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) responsibilities.

This course outlines a methodology to determine the 

risk of a building’s critical functions and infrastructure against various terrorist threats and highlights 

applicable protective measures. The course considers 

explosive blast and chemical, biological, and radiological attacks, and identifies protective measures for 

site and building design and layout. The course also 

provides guidance on electronic security systems.

This training includes a “Train-the-Trainer” module 

to equip the managers to train the course to others.

Upon completion of this course, participants should 

be able to:

•	 Understand the design approaches to mitigate

manmade hazards that have the greatest 

applicability and benefit for specific threats;

•	 Train other COOP stakeholders to include

Program Managers and Facility/Security Officers.

Selection Criteria: FEMA will accept participants representing their Federal/State department or agencies’ 

COOP Program Office, Facility Management, and 

Security Management sections.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Completion of IS-546.a, Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) Awareness, or IS-547.a, Introduction to 

Continuity of Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts (E194)

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following four topics in detail: 

1. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 

Floodplain Rules and Regulations in Depth

(1 day).

2. Letter of Map Change (LOMC) - Procedures 

for Applying and Floodplain Management 

Implications (1 day).

3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Local 

Floodplain Manager (1 day).

4. 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 exercises 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 exercise rich and participants can expect to be 

engaged throughout the course.

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers 

(CFM) or community officials with 2 years of fulltime floodplain management experience. Federal, 

State, Tribal, and local officials will take precedence.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Participants should have completed 

E273, Managing Floodplain Development Through the 

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 12 (core)
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Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance 

(E212)

The goal of this course is to enable Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant applicants and 

sub-applicants to develop eligible mitigation projects 

and submit successful applications. The objectives 

include: clearly explain and apply mitigation 

concepts; identify and develop eligible mitigation 

projects; prepare and submit successful grant applications; and identify Unified HMA programs that 

could fund mitigation plans and projects.

Selection Criteria: Personnel of local jurisdictions, 

Tribal governments, and Private Non Profit (PNP) 

organizations that are eligible applicants for Unified 

HMA grants; State mitigation staffs responsible 

for assisting Unified HMA sub-applicants; FEMA 

employees who assist State mitigation staff and/or 

who are responsible for reviewing Unified HMA 

applications and/or monitoring Unified HMA grant 

awards; and staffs of public or private sector organizations that offer consulting services to Unified 

HMA grant applicants.

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 3.2

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): 

Special Topics (E241)

This course is specifically designed for communities 

and regional and State agencies that are participating in the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) 

Programs. This 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. At the 

conclusion of this course, participants will have 

answers to specific questions, a better understanding 

of the technical aspects of the CTP, and more insight 

into the FEMA guidance and standards for NFIP 

flood maps.

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.

Prerequisites:

Required:Participants must have signed a Partnership 

Agreement and Mapping Activity Statement with 

FEMA to be eligible to attend this course. Only 

those approved by FEMA Headquarters Point of 

Contact will be considered for the course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine 

Analysis System (HEC-RAS) (E264)

The objective of this course is to enable the participants to perform water-surface profile computations 

using the computer program Hydrologic Engineering 

Center: Riverine Analysis System (HEC-RAS) in a 

sound and effective manner.

Topics will include concepts of open channel flow, 

data requirements, basic input requirements, output 

analysis, application of bridge and culvert routines, 

and floodway determination. Participants will have 

an opportunity to prepare and analyze output during 

workshops.

Selection Criteria: This course is limited to professional 

staff of State and Federal dam safety programs only.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic 

Modeling System (HEC-HMS) (E271)

The Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic 

Modeling System (HEC-HMS) is designed to simulate the precipitation-runoff processes of dendritic 

watershed systems. It is designed to be applicable to 

a wide range of problems including flood hydrology 

used for dam safety applications. Hydrographs 

produced by the program can be used in conjunction with other software to analyze flow forecasting, 

watershed land use changes, reservoir spillway 

design, flood damage reduction, and flood inundation mapping. 

The program can be used for any size of river basin. 

The HMS model components include basin models, 

meteorologic models, control specifications, and 

input data. The basin model can deal with subbasin, 

reaches, junctions, sources, sinks, diversions, and 

reservoirs. The meteorological model can handle 

many different inputs for precipitation including a 

newly added snowmelt method. The control specification sets the time span of the simulation run.

Selection Criteria: This course is limited to professional 

staff of State and Federal dam safety programs only.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Managing Floodplain Development 

Through the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP) (E273)

This course is designed to provide an organized 

training opportunity for local officials responsible 

for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the NFIP 

and concepts of floodplain management, maps and 

studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood 

insurance.

Selection Criteria: Local officials responsible for 

administering local floodplain management ordinances, including but not limited to floodplain 

management administrators, building inspectors, 

code enforcement/zoning officers, planners, city/

county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public 

works officials. Federal/State/regional floodplain 

managers also are encouraged to attend. The course 

is designed for those officials with limited floodplain management experience. Attendance will be 

limited to two participants from any State for each 

offering. Participants should have less than 3 years 

of full-time experience in the field of floodplain 

management.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.1

CECs: 12 (core)

National Dam Safety Technical Workshop 

(NDSTW) (E274)

The NDSTW Workshop is a 2-day workshop held 

each year in February. A topic is selected by the 

training subcommittee of the National Dam Safety 

Review Board that highlights relevant issues in dam 

safety engineering and safety.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is 

limited to professional staff of dam safety programs 

at the State and Federal levels, and also those from 

the private sector, such as engineering firms. 

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

Benefit-Cost Users Workshop (E275)

This workshop is designed for local, Tribal, State, 

and Federal mitigation grant programs staff that 

have understanding of the fundamental concepts 

of FEMA’s benefit-cost analysis (BCA) and methodologies. Participants engage and learn about newer 

developments and changes to the mitigation BCA 

methodologies, tools, and training. Updates to 

the current BCA modules for riverine and coastal 

flood are reviewed, and the hurricane, wind, earthquake, and numerous other software modules are 

discussed. This workshop will also provide opportunities to discuss level-two BC analyses. 

Selection Criteria: Personnel involved in conducting 

benefit-cost analysis.
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Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have knowledge of 

mathematics (basic algebra) and computers 

(Windows and spreadsheet programs).

Course Length: 21⁄2 days 

CEUs: 1.3

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training 

(E276)

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 basic versions of the riverine 

and coastal A-zone software modules. This course will 

not teach how to conduct level-two BC analyses.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is primarily 

Federal, State, and Tribal hazard mitigation staff. 

Other personnel involved in conducting BC analyses 

may also apply.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have knowledge of 

mathematics (basic algebra and percentages) and 

computers (Windows and spreadsheet programs). 

Recommended: Familiarity with basic mitigation 

terminology is suggested.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.5

CECs: 12 (core)

National Flood Insurance Program/

Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS) 

(E278)

This course covers the Community Rating System 

(CRS), a nationwide initiative of FEMA’s National 

Flood Insurance Program. It describes activities 

eligible for credit under CRS, how a community 

applies, and how a community modifies an application to improve its classification.

Selection Criteria: Participants must have an understanding of the National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP) and floodplain management principles. The 

course material will be difficult to follow without 

a participant being well-versed in basic concepts of 

floodplain management. This course is intended for a 

wide range of participants including FEMA Regional 

Office staff, NFIP State Coordinators, regional planning officials, local and Tribal Government officials, 

those who perform floodplain services for local 

governments and others interested in learning about 

the CRS in order to provide technical assistance 

to communities seeking to apply for CRS credit. 

Attendance will be limited to two participants from 

any one community in any fiscal year.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must be a Certified Floodplain Manager 

(CFM), or have completed the E273, Managing 

Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP), course or be a full-time Floodplain 

Manager with more than 2 years of full-time 

floodplain management experience, as demonstrated through work in a floodplain management, 

codes enforcement, or building code field and 

through work specifically related to floodplain 

management. 

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: LD or UD

Curricula: Public Administration or Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

CECs: 12 (core)

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings (E279)

This course is designed to provide engineering and 

economic guidance on what constitutes proper 

retrofitting techniques for flood-prone residential 

structures. The course will focus on the concepts of 

floodproofing, regulatory framework, controlling 

parameters, design practices, and benefit, cost, and 

technical feasibility analysis. There is a case study 

design exercise and a written examination.
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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 may also apply.

Prerequisites:

Required: It is necessary to have a basic knowledge 

of building science.

Recommended: Participants should complete 

IS-279, Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. 

Taking IS-279 should also help potential participants establish whether they have the necessary 

level of building science knowledge. Please see 

the Independent Study curriculum in this catalog 

to enroll in IS-279.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curricula: Civil Engineering, Emergency 

Management, or Resource Economics

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (core)

Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts II (E282)

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following four topics in detail: 

1. Placement of Manufactured Homes and 

Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain

(1 day).

2. NFIP Flood Insurance Principles for the 

Floodplain Manager (1 day).

3. Higher Standards in Floodplain Management 

(1 day).

4. Hydrology and Hydraulics for the FPM

(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 exercises 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 exercise rich and participants can expect to be 

engaged throughout the course.

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers 

(CFM) or community officials with 2 years of fulltime floodplain management experience. Federal, 

State, Tribal, and local officials will take precedence.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Participants should have completed 

E273, Managing Floodplain Development Through the 

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 12 (core)

Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts III (E284)

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following five topics in detail:

1. Floodway Standards (1 day).

2. Disconnects between NFIP Regulations and 

Insurance (1 day).

3. Common Noncompliance Issues (1⁄2 day).

4. Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) 

(1⁄2 day).

5. 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 exercises will be conducted in each section to make sure 

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apply them in the particular topic areas. This course 

is exercise rich and participants can expect to be 

engaged throughout the course.

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers 

(CFM) or community officials with 2 years of fulltime floodplain management experience. Federal, 

State, Tribal, and local officials will take precedence.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Participants should have completed 

E273, Managing Floodplain Development Through the 

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 12 (core)

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools (E/L361)

This course is tailored to the unique planning and 

exercise needs of school systems. It integrates all 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) doctrine 

into an easy-to-follow planning process. The course 

follows the steps outlined in the Comprehensive 

Preparedness Guide (CPG 101) and provides 

participants with the information to ensure alignment with recent doctrines such as the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS). By systematically analyzing threats/hazards, school teams are 

able to identify needed enhancements to their plans 

for preventing and mitigating incidents while also 

preparing for, responding to, and recovering from 

incidents. In addition, each school district team 

prepares and participants in a tabletop exercise using 

the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) guidelines and tools. Teams are 

given an opportunity to develop an implementation 

and sustainment strategy.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

•	 Review, enhance, and sustain an all-hazards

district/school emergency operations plan 

(EOP). Throughout the course, teams will 

review their existing EOP and, using a sample 

EOP and other resources, determine areas for 

improvement.

•	 Conduct an EOP exercise.Teams will have several

opportunities to create and conduct drills and 

tabletops designed to exercise the procedures in 

their school EOP.

•	 Develop an action plan for sustaining their school

EOP. Throughout the course, the teams will 

record action items they plan to take when they 

return to their school districts after this course, 

including communicating their EOPs with 

critical stakeholders.

•	 Build partnerships among the State and other

disaster response and recovery organizations.

Selection Criteria: School district team. Submit applications as a “package” using the format below as a 

cover sheet. Place person’s name next to position 

they are filling. DO NOT DUPLICATE POSITIONS.

First Responders:

•	 1 person—School Resource Officer (SRO) or Law

Enforcement

•	 1 person—Fire

•	 1 person—Emergency Management or Public

Health

School District/School Officials —4–7 people

•	 Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent or

Risk Manager

•	 Public Information Officer

•	 Elected Official or School Board Member

•	 School Security Official or School Safety

Coordinator or School Safety Team Member

•	 Transportation Coordinator

•	 Principal or Assistant Principal

•	 Facility Manager or Building Engineer

•	 Food Service Coordinator

•	 District/School Nurse

•	 Nurse or School Counselor or Psychologist

Prerequisites:

Required: One of the school district/school’s 

Emergency Operations Plan to be used throughout 

the course.
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Recommended: Completion of IS-100.SCa (or 

ICS-100.SC), Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Schools, and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Higher Education (L363)

This 3-day course provides institutions of higher 

education with the knowledge and planning strategies to better protect lives, property, and operations 

within the context of comprehensive emergency 

management by utilizing the Incident Command 

System (ICS) to develop and implement an 

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). At the end of the 

training, campus personnel will: 

1. Recognize the importance of an emergency 

plan that meets the unique needs of an institution of higher education;

2. Identify hazards that present risks for institutions of higher education and the impact of 

those hazards;

3. Identify the process and benefits of 

conducting a risk assessment;

4. Identify the benefits of an effective Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC);

5. Create a partnership with stakeholders;

6. Identify and assemble a planning team;

7. Develop or revise a multi-hazard EOP;

8. Develop and implement a strategy for training 

and testing the EOP; and

9. Engage the academic community in the essential elements of emergency planning.

Selection Criteria:

•	 Only “college/university” teams should apply.

•	 Submit applications as a “package” to the host

institution using the format below as a cover 

sheet. Place person’s name next to position being 

filled.

Community First Responders —1–2 people (Do NOT 

duplicate positions)

•	 1 person—Law Enforcement/SRO

•	 1 person—Fire/Emergency Medical Services

(EMS)/Public Health

•	 1 person—Office of Emergency Management

College/University Officials —5–6 people (Do NOT 

duplicate positions)

•	 College Administrator (President,Vice President,

Provost, Dean, etc.)

•	 Office of Emergency Management/Planning

Official

•	 Risk Manager

•	 Public Information Officer

•	 Security Officer, Environmental Safety Officer, or

Public Safety Chief

•	 Office of Facilities Management Official

•	 Food/Dining Services Director

•	 Health Services or Counseling Services

Representative or Psychologist

•	 Faculty Representative

•	 Student Affairs Representative

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-100.HE, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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Integrating Emergency management 

Education into your Institution (E390)

This workshop provides information about emergency management (EM) and the benefits of and 

resources available for integrating EM degree 

programs and EM course offerings. It is a facilitation-driven workshop focused on creating an action 

plan to be applied within each participant’s academic 

department. During the session, participants will be 

inspired to see the importance of EM and will create 

an action plan that they can use, along with a toolkit 

of additional resources that will be provided, when 

they return to their schools to increase their school’s 

EM-related offerings.

Selection Criteria: Department chairs of emergency management-related disciplines (such as 

sociology, geography, public administration, or 

psychology, etc.) from Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

and Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2
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HAZUS-MH Curriculum

Beginning in FY 2009, a HAZUS-MH Training 

Curriculum was initiated, leading to the attainment 

of a completion certificate as a “HAZUS Professional” 

or “HAZUS Practitioner” for those individuals 

seeking recognition for their training accomplishments in HAZUS. Required course completions for 

each track are listed below and as noted in Figure 1. 

Upon completion of the required courses, a certificate of completion for the applicable track will be 

issued.

In addition, the following course titles have been 

modified to reflect more clearly the course content 

and emphasis.

E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

E170, HAZUS-MH for Hurricane

E172, HAZUS-MH for Flood

E174, HAZUS-MH for Earthquake

E176, HAZUS-MH for NFIP

E179, Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations

E296, Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment

E313, Basic HAZUS-MH

HAZUS Trained Professional Track

•	 E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers (user experience 

in GIS may substitute) 

•	 E313, Basic HAZUS-MH

•	 E317, Comprehensive Data Management for HAZUS-MH

•	 Minimum of ONE of the following: 

- E170, HAZUS-MH for Hurricane, or 

- E172, HAZUS-MH for Flood, or 

- E174, HAZUS-MH for Earthquake

HAZUS Practitioner Track

•	 Requirements for HAZUS Trained Professional,

plus one of the following:

- E176, HAZUS-MH for NFIP

- E179, Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations

- E296, Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment

HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (E170)

This course provides in-depth discussion of the 

HAZUS-MH hurricane model through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises. The course 

begins with a review of the basics of the hurricane 

model components. It then proceeds to provide 

instruction on the organization of and processes 

for updating of the general building stock as well as 

site-specific facility inventory. This is followed by a 

detailed discussion on the definition of the hurricane 

hazard including a review of the key components 

that drive the hazard analysis and the damage models 

that generate the analysis output. The course provides 

participants with an understanding of the means 

by which HAZUS can be applied in response and 

recovery activities; techniques for conducting more 

effective shelter, debris, and economic loss modeling; 

and applications of HAZUS-MH for mitigation benefit 

analysis. It concludes with a review of model uncertainties and the means by which to address those 

uncertainties within the analysis process.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

State and local emergency managers and GIS specialists, State and local planners, regional personnel 

responsible for wind mitigation and response activities, and other Federal agencies. A strong working 

knowledge of ArcGIS is recommended.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, course, 

any field or resident HAZUS course, previous 

or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software in 

performing your job, or skills equivalent to those 

taught in E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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HAZUS-MH for Flood (E172)

This course provides in-depth instruction and 

hands-on exercises that develop the skills needed 

to effectively use HAZUS-MH for modeling the 

impacts on communities from riverine and coastal 

flooding. The course provides a detailed review of 

the methodologies used to compile the extensive 

out-of-the-box inventory that is provided with 

HAZUS. It also discusses techniques for updating 

the inventory, which is largely composed of bestavailable national data sources, with more accurate 

aggregate and site-specific local data. Of particular 

importance, it identifies those inventory elements 

that should be given updating priority in order to 

produce the best possible loss estimates. Participants 

will become familiar with the many options that 

HAZUS-MH provides for generating a flood depth 

grid including application of the Flood Information 

Tool (FIT) which, when provided with usersupplied flood study inputs, calculates the most 

accurate flood depth and elevation information 

that can be produced by HAZUS-MH for riverine 

and coastal flood hazards. Following a review of 

the hazard development process, the course will 

explore the multitude of maps, tables, and reports 

that HAZUS-MH generates with a focus on how 

to interpret the wealth of information provided in 

these outputs. Finally, it will end with a discussion 

of the sensitivity of the model to variations in the 

quality of the inventory and hazard data.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course 

includes State and local emergency managers and 

GIS specialists, State and local planners, regional 

personnel responsible for flood mitigation and 

response activities, and other Federal agencies. A 

strong working knowledge of ArcGIS and Spatial 

Analyst is recommended.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, course, 

any field or resident HAZUS course, previous 

or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software in 

performing your job, or skills equivalent to those 

taught in E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

HAZUS-MH for Earthquake (E174)

This course provides participants with the opportunity to explore many of the more powerful 

capabilities of the HAZUS-MH earthquake model. 

The class begins with an in-depth discussion of the 

HAZUS inventory with emphasis on those inventory components that are of critical importance to 

the earthquake model and the process for updating 

both aggregate and site-specific inventory with local 

data. The class continues with a discussion of how 

HAZUS-MH can be used to conduct advanced analysis 

using the Advanced Engineering Building Module 

(AEBM). It also reviews the differences that might be 

seen in the output from earthquake models due to 

variations in vulnerabilities that are seen in different 

building configurations. The class helps participants understand the impacts of modifying model 

parameters by providing focused discussion on the 

process of estimating losses for bridges, pipelines, 

and socio-economic parameters. It concludes with a 

discussion on model uncertainties, and applications 

of the model for assessing mitigation strategies as 

well as for response and recovery activities.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

State and local emergency managers and GIS specialists, State and local planners, regional personnel 

with responsibility for earthquake mitigation and 

response activities, and other Federal agencies with 

risk assessment responsibilities. A strong working 

knowledge of ArcGIS is recommended.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, course, 

any field or resident HAZUS course, previous 

or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software in 

performing your job, or skills equivalent to those 

taught in E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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HAZUS-MH for National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP) (E176)

This course provides in-depth instruction and 

hands-on exercises that develop the skills needed 

by Certified Floodplain Managers and Emergency 

Planners to effectively use the HAZUS tools necessary for modeling the impacts on communities from 

riverine and coastal flooding. This course uses highly 

advanced modeling based on the E172, HAZUS-MH 

for Flood. The course provides sophisticated analysis of flood modeling with respect to the needs of 

local and State Certified Floodplain Managers and 

Emergency Management personnel.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

State and local Floodplain Managers; GIS specialists; Federal, State and local planners; and other 

personnel responsible for flood mitigation and 

response activities.

Prerequisites:

Required: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, E172, HAZUS-MH 

for Flood, and E317, Comprehensive Data Management for 

HAZUS-MH.

Recommended: E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster 

Operations (E179)

This course is designed to increase the level of 

awareness and knowledge of Federal and State emergency management officials of the capabilities of 

HAZUS-MH, the information and analyses requirements of key sections at the Regional Response 

Coordination Center (RRCC) and Joint Field Office 

(JFO), and the potential applications of HAZUS-MH 

to support decisions at the RRCC, Emergency Support 

Team (EST), and the JFO including hurricane disaster 

operations, mitigation, Individual Assistance (IA), 

and Public Assistance (PA). The course also provides 

a description of the full range of potential uses of 

HAZUS-MH analyses into strategies for mitigation, 

IA, and PA.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Mitigation staff, Mitigation 

Disaster Reservists, and State Building Science and 

GIS professionals; additionally, Federal and State officials who have a role and responsibility in the JFO, 

with priority given to mitigation, IA, and PA. The 

course also targets select decisionmakers on the EST, 

in the Regional Operations Center (ROC), and the 

State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers (E190)

This hands-on course is designed to empower emergency managers, planners, engineers, public safety 

professionals, and others with the skills needed to 

visualize, query, and analyze information related 

to disaster mitigation, response, recovery, and risk 

management using ArcGIS, the application on which 

HAZUS-MH is based.

The course provides a solid foundation of basic 

skills for new ArcGIS users as well as an exploration 

of the many powerful tools for managing, visualizing, and analyzing information that ArcGIS and 

its many extensions make available. The first day’s 

topics include spatial data concepts; symbolizing 

information; designing maps, charts, and reports 

using ArcGIS; and techniques for constructing both 

spatial and attribute-related queries. The second day 

explores creation and manipulation of tabular as well 

as geographic data, understanding and managing 

coordinate systems, and working with Arc Catalog. 

The third day provides instruction on how to adjust 

scanned imagery and other data that is not georeferenced so that it can be included in a GIS project 

by locating it properly in space. It also develops the 

skills required to geocode addresses of critical facilities, homes, or other structures so that they can be 

mapped and analyzed. In addition, it surveys the 

capabilities of geodatabases and explores the Spatial 

Analyst extension. That extension is required by 

HAZUS-MH for flood modeling, but it can also be 

used for a significant range of other tasks including 

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the course includes a demonstration of HAZUS-MH 

and a discussion of how the skills learned in the 

class apply to HAZUS-MH users. The class concludes 

with a group exercise in which participants apply 

the skills that they have learned to solve a realistic 

problem.

While this course does not provide hands-on instruction specifically on HAZUS-MH, all exercises use 

HAZUS-MH inventory and model output and therefore participants become familiar with elements of 

HAZUS-MH while learning the underlying GIS tools 

upon which HAZUS-MH depends.

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for State 

and local emergency managers; State and local GIS 

specialists responsible for risk assessment activities; 

regional personnel responsible for mitigation and 

response activities; other Federal agencies with a 

need to conduct risk assessment; and State and local 

planners.

Participants must currently use or be planning to use 

GIS and HAZUS. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk 

Assessment (E296)

This course provides participants with an understanding of how they can use the HAZUS-MH risk 

assessment methodology and tools to assist them in 

their efforts to conduct the community risk assessments that are necessary to be compliant with the 

ongoing requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act 

of 2000 which, among other things, sets conditions which must be met for communities to be 

eligible to receive certain disaster relief funding. 

The course includes hands-on computer exercises 

using the HAZUS-MH software and other tools such 

as the HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment Tool and Flood 

Wizard to perform risk assessment-related tasks. It 

focuses on the process of applying the wealth of 

information that HAZUS-MH includes, and that it 

can produce, to the risk assessment process rather 

than on learning the process of actually running 

HAZUS-MH. A combination of individual as well as 

group hands-on exercises leads the class through the 

step-by-step process of conducting a risk assessment 

including hazard identification, profiling of hazards, 

developing asset inventories, estimating losses, and 

prioritizing mitigation options.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

FEMA regional staff and State and local emergency 

management planners.

Prerequisites:

Required: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Basic HAZUS-MH (E313)

This course provides participants with an understanding of the multi-hazard applications of 

HAZUS-MH toward mitigation, response, recovery, 

and risk management for earthquake, flood, and 

hurricane hazards. It also discusses how HAZUS-MH 

inventory data can be applied to assessing the exposure to other types of hazards.

During the first part of the course, participants 

are led through an introduction of HAZUS-MH, 

the process of software installation, definition of a 

geographic area of interest, and an overview of the 

components of the HAZUS-MH user interface. They 

are then provided with a combination of lectures 

and hands-on exercises that help them understand how HAZUS-MH can be used to define and 

analyze a hazard and the types of information that 

HAZUS-MH can produce. The course focuses on a 

level 1 analysis which makes it possible to perform 

a complete hazard analysis with minimal to no additional input of data beyond what is installed with 

the application. It also prepares participants who 

are interested in integrating their own data into the 

HAZUS-MH analysis process with the foundation of 

skills that are necessary to successfully complete the 

advanced HAZUS-MH courses where those techniques are taught. 
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The Flood model allows users to determine flood 

depths, estimate damages and losses, and define 

floods of varying magnitudes. Users may also assess 

riverine, coastal, and alluvial fan flooding; estimate 

potential damages to buildings, essential facilities, 

transportation, and requirements; and estimate 

direct losses based on physical damage to structures, 

contents, and building interiors. Finally, it allows 

users to simulate the effects of a disaster and determine the level and type of damage and economic 

loss people may suffer.

The Earthquake model uses mathematical formulas 

and information about building stock, local geology, 

and the location and size of potential earthquakes, 

economic data, and other information to estimate 

losses from a potential earthquake. The HAZUS-MH 

earthquake module maps and displays ground 

shaking, the pattern of building damage, and demographic information about a community. Once the 

location and size of a hypothetical earthquake is 

identified, the model will estimate the violence of 

the following ground shaking, the number of buildings damaged, the number of casualties, the amount 

of damage to transportation systems, disruption 

to the electrical and water utilities, the number of 

people displaced from their homes, and estimated 

cost of repairing projected damage and other effects.

The Hurricane model provides the means by which 

to assess the losses that might be experienced from 

a hurricane. Participants are introduced to the capabilities that the hurricane model provides to model 

historic storms, user-defined storms, and probabilistic scenarios. They are also introduced to the wide 

range of output that the model will produce from a 

hurricane loss estimation analysis such as building 

damage estimates, shelter needs, and economic 

impacts.

Selection Criteria: The audience includes Federal, 

State, local, and Tribal GIS specialists, participants 

and researchers, insurance companies, utilities, and 

anyone involved with or interested in planning for 

emergencies associated with flooding or earthquake 

events. 

Prerequisites: Skills equivalent to those taught in the 

E190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers, course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Comprehensive Data Management for 

HAZUS-MH (E317)

This course focuses on the HAZUS-MH inventory. It 

is recommended for GIS analysts, database administrators, and others who will be responsible for 

integrating local data into the HAZUS-MH database 

structure.

It will include an in-depth discussion of the methodologies that were used to develop and compile the 

HAZUS-MH provided inventory and it will identify 

the issues associated with using that inventory for 

purposes other than those for which it is intended. 

A significant portion of the course will be devoted 

to exploring a variety of strategies and techniques 

for updating both the site-specific and aggregate 

inventory with local data. Update processes for both 

the State geodatabases and study region specific data 

will be covered. The course will also help participants effectively prepare for their own data updating 

projects by identifying those inventory elements 

that have the most impact on the estimation of losses 

for flood, earthquake, and hurricane analysis events. 

Numerous hands-on exercises will be completed 

during the course.

Selection Criteria: The audience includes State and local 

emergency managers and GIS specialists, State and 

local planners, regional personnel responsible for 

mitigation and response activities, and other Federal 

agencies. A strong working knowledge of ArcGIS is 

recommended.

Prerequisites: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH, course, in field 

or resident version and E190, ArcGIS for Emergency 

Managers, or previous or current use of HAZUS or 

ArcGIS software in performing your job.

Course Length: 4 days

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Preparedness Curriculum

Most of the Preparedness courses are conducted at 

the local and State levels (see the Preparedness State/

Local/Tribal Field Course section).

The current Preparedness menu of resident courses 

focuses on Tribal training, radiological hazards, 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program, 

hazardous materials, and Community Emergency 

Response Team (CERT) training. Resident courses 

include those specific to the Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) program and those generic 

to any hazard. The Preparedness resident courses 

include emergency planning for incidents, as well 

as skill and exercise-based courses for gathering and 

analyzing data.

Emergency management training for schools can be 

found under the Mitigation curriculum.

Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program (EMAP) Accreditation/Assessment 

Manager Orientation (E123)

EMAP’s Accreditation/Assessment Manager 

Orientation is an opportunity for emergency 

management personnel from State, Tribal, territorial, 

county, and city emergency management programs 

to learn about EMAP, EMAP standards, and preparing 

their programs for assessment and accreditation. 

The orientation session provides information about 

EMAP standards and procedures and compiling 

compliance documentation for an EMAP assessment.

Selection Criteria: Emergency management personnel 

from State, Tribal, territorial, county, and city emergency management programs.

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.0

Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program (EMAP) Assessor Training (E124)

The training will prepare experienced emergency 

managers to serve as on-site assessors as part of the 

accreditation process. Training is open to experienced emergency managers who meet the assessor 

qualifications below. The training will cover EMAP 

standards, assessment procedures, and assessor 

responsibilities, and will conclude with an assessor 

examination. For more information, please refer to 

http://www.emaponline.org/.

Selection Criteria: Assessors must have the following 

qualifications, at a minimum:

•	 Five years of experience in an emergency

management position in State or local 

government emergency management;

•	 Experience in at least one actual emergency in

which the emergency plan was implemented 

and participation in an activated Emergency 

Operations Center requiring implementation of 

operations response procedures;

•	 Participated in at least one emergency operation,

training, or exercise event in the last calendar 

year;

•	 Be knowledgeable and up-to-date about the

principles of comprehensive emergency 

management;

•	 Must abide by the EMAP’s Code of Conduct;

•	 Must be available for at least one assessment each

year; and

•	 Have no conflict of interest as regards to any

aspect of EMAP that might prevent objective 

review and assessment of a candidate program. 

Must be able and willing to serve as a neutral 

observer.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2
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Recovery from Disaster: The Local 

Government Role (E210)

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 CD-ROM 

toolkit included in the course materials. Participants 

are given the opportunity to develop an outline of 

their own recovery plan during the course.

Selection Criteria: Local government emergency 

managers, building officials, community planners, 

city or county administrators, and public works 

directors. State disaster recovery personnel who 

work directly with local governments in disasters 

are eligible to attend the course. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5

Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

(REP) Exercise Evaluation (Non-Resident) 

Regional Delivery (L304)

This course is for Federal evaluators of nuclear power 

plant off-site exercises. Course topics include regulations and guidelines for evaluating exercises and 

the techniques for exercise evaluation.

Selection Criteria: Primarily Federal evaluators of 

nuclear power plant off-site REP exercises. State, 

local, Tribal, and utility personnel who are involved 

in the development of off-site REP plans and exercises also may apply.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-331, Introduction to Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: G or UD

Curricula: Radiological Sciences, Public 

Administration

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

(REP) Planning (E/L340)

This course focuses on nuclear power plant off-site 

emergency preparedness. It addresses Federal regulatory policies, development and testing of plans, 

and public perceptions. This course provides a sound 

understanding of basic planning assumptions and 

policy issues.

Selection Criteria: Local, State, Federal, and Tribal 

government and utility personnel involved in 

off-site nuclear power plant emergency planning 

(under the provisions of Nuclear Regulatory Guide 

(NUREG) 0654/FEMA REP 1, Criteria for Preparation 

and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and 

Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants). This course 

is recommended for new Federal/State/local/Tribal 

REP planners and Federal/State/local/Tribal emergency response managers. Utility company off-site 

planners also may apply.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management; 

IS-235.a, Emergency Planning; IS-301, Radiological 

Emergency Response; and IS-836, Nuclear/Radiological 

Incident Annex.

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-120.a, An 

Introduction to Exercises; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-302, Modular Emergency Radiological Response 

Transportation Training (MERRTT); IS-331, Introduction to 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction; and IS-812, Emergency Support 

Function (ESF) #12—Energy.
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ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curricula: Radiological Sciences, Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.1

Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts (RAAC) (E341)

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 problemsolving sessions and a tabletop exercise. There are 

two required evening sessions and a final examination in this course.

Selection Criteria: Enrollment is limited to local, State, 

and Federal technical radiological accident assessment staff. Private sector (i.e., utility company) 

technical staff also may apply. This course is not 

intended for emergency management staff. This 

course requires familiarity with mathematical equations and exponential manipulations. Participants 

must bring a scientific calculator which they know 

how to use to perform the required calculations. 

Participants also should know how to use Microsoft 

Excel and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

computer code, RASCAL. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of the Precourse Workbook 

is required prior to attending the course. Course 

manager must review all applications prior to 

acceptance by admissions office.

Recommended: Completion of IS-301, Radiological 

Emergency Response.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.1

Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT) Program Manager (E427)

This course prepares participants to establish and 

sustain an active local 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 include:

•	 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

•	 Evaluating and sustaining the program

The CERT Program Manager course is delivered at EMI 

sequentially during the same week with E428, CERT 

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 people to take both courses 

the same week.
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Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes 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.

Prerequisites:

Required: A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency, 

typically a local, regional, or State government 

agency, and completion of the CERT Basic Training 

course or IS-317, Introduction to CERT, which can be 

found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/.

Course Length: 2 days 

CEUs: 1.2

Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E428)

This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA’s 

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 the E427, 

CERT Program Manager, course. Participants who wish 

to take both courses must submit a separate application for each course. Although either course may be 

taken separately, EMI encourages people to take both 

courses the same week.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes those who will:

•	 Serve as the course manager for the CERT Basic 

Training course 

•	 Be CERT Basic Training course instructors

Prerequisites:

Required: A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency, 

typically a local, regional, or State government 

agency, and must have completed the CERT Basic 

Training course or IS-317, Introduction to CERT, which 

can be found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/.

Course Length: 3 days 

CEUs: 1.8

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E449)

This course prepares participants to deliver EMI’s 

ICS curricula. While ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses 

are addressed, the major emphasis is on ICS-300 

and ICS-400. 

Selection Criteria: Participants must demonstrate 

a working knowledge of ICS through experience 

and training and must be experienced in delivering 

adult education.

Participants must have worked as IC, Command or 

General Staff positions on incidents, planned events, 

or exercises that went longer than one operational 

period or involved a written action plan and involved 

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Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. 

NOTE: Participants must have taken the Emergency 

Management Institute, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Fire Academy, or National 

Wildfire Coordinating Group ICS courses. Other ICS 

courses will be reviewed for consistency with the 

ICS objectives prescribed by the NIMS Integration 

Center.

NOTE: Persons who previously completed E449, 

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer 

(TTT), can deliver EMI’s revised ICS curriculum 

without repeating E449.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.1

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program 

Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L548)

This course is designed to acquaint experienced 

COOP practitioners and instructors with the COOP 

Program Managers course materials. The objectives 

include defining COOP; explaining the benefits 

of a viable COOP program and plan; identifying 

elements of a viable COOP program; and identifying 

processes, resources, and tasks necessary to implement and manage a successful COOP program. The 

course will also refresh experienced instructors on 

instructional methodology and techniques. 

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for public 

sector staff with responsibility for managing their 

COOP effort. Others who are integral to the COOP 

planning process may also take the course. E/L548 

is for Federal participants.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have knowledge of 

COOP programs and the Federal Continuity 

Directives 1 and 2.

Recommended: IS-547.a, Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L550)

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans and 

programs. COOP plans facilitate the performance of 

essential functions during any situation which may 

disrupt normal operations. This course is designed 

to provide the skills and knowledge to improve the 

overall quality and workability of COOP plans.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is individuals who have responsibility for COOP planning in 

their department or agency. E/L550 is for Federal 

participants.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-547.a, Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

(COOP) or E/L548, Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT).

Recommended: IS-235, Emergency Planning.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Devolution Planning Workshop Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L551)

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for 

developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans 

and programs. This workshop is designed to provide 

participants with hands-on experience necessary to 

develop a department or agency devolution plan as 
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part of their overall COOP program. Topics include 

conditions under which devolution would be 

appropriate, identifying special considerations for 

devolution planning, and how to develop a devolution plan.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is Federal 

agency personnel with responsibility for COOP 

planning in their department or agency. E/L551 is 

for Federal participants.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-547.a, Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

(COOP), E/L548, Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program 

Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT), E/L550, Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT).

Recommended: IS-235, Emergency Planning.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Continuity of Operations (COOP) for Tribal 

Governments (L552)

This course provides Tribal representatives with an 

understanding of how to develop and implement 

a COOP 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.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is Tribal 

leaders, Tribal emergency managers, and Tribal 

community response personnel. L552 is only offered 

as an off-site delivery. Delivery must be requested 

through the EMI Readiness Branch.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E/L580, Emergency Management 

Framework for Tribal Governments, IS-546.a, Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) Awareness, or IS–547.a, Introduction 

to Continuity of Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

Emergency Management Framework for 

Tribal Governments (E/L580)

This course provides Tribal leaders with a basic 

understanding of emergency management principles and their role in leading and directing their 

Tribes in implementing comprehensive emergency 

management systems.

Specific topics include:

•	 Federal, State,Tribal, and local partnership in

emergency management.

•	 Getting a program started.

•	 Concept of emergency management and the four

phases.

•	 Definition and analysis of hazards.

•	 Resources for emergency management available

at the Tribal, State, and Federal levels, as well as 

from the private sector.

•	 Developing an emergency operations plan.

•	 Comprehensive emergency management, its

elements, and the appropriate role taken by the 

emergency manager.

•	 Meeting the challenges for upgrading and

sustaining emergency management capabilities.

Selection Criteria: Tribal government officials who can 

lead and direct their jurisdictions in implementing 

comprehensive emergency management systems.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Emergency Management Operations for 

Tribal Governments (E/L581)

The goal of this course is to identify Tribal organizational structures, operational procedures, and 

resources for effective emergency management 

operations.

Specific topics include:

•	 Organizing and selling an all-hazards emergency

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•	 Legal authorities for conducting emergency

management programs in response, recovery, 

mitigation, and preparedness.

•	 Directing and controlling operations using the

National Incident Management System (NIMS) 

concepts and principles.

•	Inventorying and assigning first responder

primary and secondary roles to carry out 

coordinated response efforts.

•	Identifying communication assets and resolving

the interoperability issue.

•	Implementing effective warning, alert, and

notification systems with emphasis on addressing 

the needs of special populations.

•	 Getting the word out during times of disaster to

ensure the public has accurate, timely, and useful 

information.

•	 Educating the public through pre-disaster

outreach programs.

•	 Coordinating and ordering evacuations to ensure

the public is safe from disaster.

•	 Opening and operating mass care and sheltering

facilities to provide for victims.

•	 Mobilizing and managing health, medical, and

environmental services.

•	 Establishing authorities and organizational

structure to effectively manage resources.

•	 Protecting, repairing, and restoring critical

infrastructure.

•	 Developing and writing standard operating

procedures for the support functions.

As a culminating activity, participants will develop 

and present written proposals to get buy-in from 

their stakeholders to start a new emergency management program or improve an existing one.

Selection Criteria: Tribal emergency managers, Tribal 

government officials, and other authorized Tribal 

representatives responsible for leading, directing, and 

coordinating Tribal emergency management operations.

Prerequisites: Successfully completed E/L580, Emergency 

Management Framework for Tribal Governments.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Mitigation for Tribal Governments (E/L582)

This 4-day course provides 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 

identify mitigation planning requirements and 

identifying mitigation opportunities to protect their 

communities.

Specific topics include:

•	Identifying and organizing technical experts

and mitigation stakeholders to participate in the 

mitigation planning process.

•	Identifying hazards that pose a threat to the Tribe

and determining the probable degree of damage 

from each.

•	 Developing a Tribal mitigation plan that

prioritizes hazards and identifies, evaluates, and 

prioritizes mitigation actions and activities.

•	 Preparing an implementation strategy,

implementing the mitigation plan, and 

monitoring its effectiveness over time.

Selection Criteria: Tribal representatives involved 

in emergency management, planning, economic 

development, and Tribal leaders/elected officials. 

The course will be limited to federally recognized 

Tribal members and their representatives. Exceptions 

authorized by course manager only.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L580, Emergency Management Framework for 

Tribal Governments. 

Recommended: E/L581, Emergency Management Operations 

for Tribal Governments.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0
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Professional Development 

Curriculum

In most communities, the strength of the emergency management system is related directly to the 

skills of the local emergency management professionals. Protection of lives and property begins on 

the local level where the emergency impact is felt 

immediately. Prompt, effective response and speedy 

recovery is the result of planning done over the 

years. The creation of a viable emergency management system, one that can tap needed resources 

from both public and private agencies, can be credited to those individuals who took leadership roles 

in their communities.

Course initiatives for instilling management and 

state-of-the-art skills for the training cadre and for 

developing additional expanded professional capabilities are now available. This cadre is at the core of 

training and a professional, competent emergency 

management workforce. The Master Trainer Program 

is designed to develop this cadre of training professionals capable of performing all training functions 

from analyzing training needs to the design, 

development, delivery, and evaluation of training 

activities with the goal of achieving excellence 

through training.

MASTER TRAINER PROGRAM

In the Master Trainer Program (MTP), each participant will be designing and developing training 

specific to the needs of his or her organization. 

After the Performance and Needs Analysis course, participants should conduct a needs assessment to 

identify a valid training need. Based on an identified need, a task analysis must be completed and 

used in the Instructional Design course to develop a 

Plan of Instruction that will be used in the Course 

Development course to develop training materials such 

as Instructor Guides and Participant Manuals. These 

materials will be used in the Instructional Delivery course 

to present a unit or a segment thereof. In Evaluation 

of Training, participants will design evaluation instruments for their course materials.

Individuals interested in applying for the Master 

Trainer Program must attend the Management and 

Supervision of Training course first. This course is a 

prerequisite for all the other courses in the Master 

Trainer Program. In order to apply for the Practicum, 

an individual must have completed Management and 

Supervision of Training and Performance and Needs Analysis, 

and be accepted into the Master Trainer Program.

The Practicum is the culminating activity of the 

Master Trainer Program. A Master Trainer candidate will be required to submit a proposal. Upon 

approval, a staff advisor will be assigned to the candidate as a mentor and to provide necessary support. 

The Practicum requirement should be completed 

within 1 year of successful completion of all other 

Master Trainer requirements. Those who complete 

the entire program will be presented an EMI certificate stating they have completed the Master Trainer 

Program.

Completion of the National Fire Academy’s Fire Service 

Course Design course may be substituted for EMI’s 

Instructional Design course. No other course substitutions will be permitted.

The MTP consists of seven resident courses and a 

Practicum that have been designed to develop or 

improve skills of State emergency management 

training officers, FEMA training staff, Tribal training 

officers, and other State/local and Federal personnel 

with training responsibilities for emergency service 

organizations. Upon completion of the MTP, these 

professionals will possess the skills and abilities to 

analyze performance shortfalls and design, develop, 

deliver, and evaluate performance-based training for 

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The MTP curriculum consists of the following 

courses:

E601 Management and Supervision of Training

(description on page 46)

E602 Performance and Needs Analysis

(description on page 47)

E603 Instructional Design

(description on page 47)

E604 Course Development

(description on page 48)

E605 Instructional Delivery

(description on page 48)

K606 Evaluation of Training

(description on page 48)

E609 Master Trainer Practicum Workshop

(description on page 49)

To Apply

Applications for admission to the Master Trainer 

Program will only be accepted after completion of 

E601, Management and Supervision of Training. Applications 

will be reviewed on an individual basis as they are 

received and require the following items:

•	 A letter from the applicant requesting admission

to the program. The letter should specify the 

applicant’s qualifications, commitment to 

complete the entire program, and expectation of 

the program.

•	 A General Admission Application Form (FEMA

Form 119-25-1 [formerly FEMA Form 75-5]). 

Item #9a should state “EMI Master Trainer Program.” 

Indicate in item #10 completion of the 

Management and Supervision of Training course.

•	 The questionnaire, which is provided to all

persons who complete the Management and 

Supervision of Training course, completed with 

information about a training need the applicant 

has identified in his/her area of responsibility.

•	 A letter of recommendation from the

applicant’s immediate supervisor indicating the 

organization’s commitment to allow the applicant 

to complete the entire program.

•	 A college transcript or a copy of the diploma to

support the completion of at least an associate’s 

degree.

All materials should be packaged and sent directly to:

Master Trainer Program

Emergency Management Institute

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

Individuals who are not accepted to the Master 

Trainer Program may apply for the individual courses 

within the program. Enrollment will be on a spaceavailable basis, first come, first served.

Management and Supervision of Training 

(E601)

This course is designed to enable participants to 

develop, plan, manage, and evaluate a training 

program effectively. Key topics include conducting 

a performance and needs analysis; designing and 

developing courses; and selecting training sites; 

arranging logistics; promoting teamwork during 

training; minimizing liability; and evaluating a 

training program.

This course is the initial activity in the Master Trainer 

Program. As such, it provides an introduction to the 

functions of performance analysis, course design, 

course development, course delivery, and course 

evaluation. It is appropriate for training managers 

whose training responsibility is a collateral duty or 

who are new to the position.

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for those 

who have overall responsibility for developing, planning, managing, and evaluating training programs. 

FEMA Regional Training Managers, State emergency 

management training officers, and other State-level 

organizational training managers are appropriate 

candidates for this course. Managers of local 

training organizations will be accepted provided 
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they demonstrate that the system they manage is 

of a complexity commensurate with that of the 

State emergency management organization which 

includes all functions identified above.

Prerequisites:

Required: Applicants must have the responsibility 

for developing, planning, managing, and evaluating a training program.

Pre-Course Work: Participants will be required to do 

some pre-course reading.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Human Resource Management or 

Adult Education

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Performance and Needs Analysis (E602)

This course will enable the participant to conduct 

a performance and needs analysis. An analysis plan 

is developed based on a problem that individuals bring to the course. The plan is the basis for 

conducting a performance and needs analysis. The 

results will determine an appropriate intervention 

to the problem(s).

Selection Criteria: The primary focus is State Training 

Officers, FEMA staff, State Exercise Training Officers, 

and other key emergency management trainers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training. 

Recommended: Participants also should do research 

on a real problem from their department, agency, 

or organization.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Education, Public Administration, or 

Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days 

CEUs: 3.0

Instructional Design (E603)

This course will enable participants to develop a 

Plan of Instruction (POI). The POI is used to develop 

supporting training materials. Participants work 

with the performance and needs analysis results 

completed after the E602, Performance and Needs Analysis, 

course. 

During the course, participants will use task analysis to organize their training and work on a POI. 

Activities include analyzing tasks, content, and audience; writing objectives; planning for participant 

and course evaluation; and selecting instructional 

strategies and methods.

Selection Criteria: The primary focus is State Training 

Officers, FEMA staff, State Exercise Training Officers, 

and other key trainers with emergency management 

responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training, and E602, 

Performance and Needs Analysis.

Pre-Course Work: Since participants will be designing 

training based on a performance and needs analysis, 

they are required to submit a list of tasks that their 

audience should be able to perform at the end of the 

training. Reading assignments also are part of precourse work.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Education, Public Administration, or 

Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0
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Course Development (E604)

This course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to develop course 

materials for a content-specific plan of instruction, which can be delivered effectively by other 

instructors. 

Participants will complete parts of a Participant/

Student Manual and Instructor Guide, plus some 

visuals, a job aid, and an activity guide.

Selection Criteria: The primary focus is State Training 

Officers, FEMA staff, State Exercise Training Officers, 

and other trainers with emergency management 

responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training, E602, Performance 

and Needs Analysis, and E603, Instructional Design, first. 

Pre-Course Work: Participants will be required to 

complete and submit the Plan of Instruction they 

completed during E603, Instructional Design.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Education, Public Administration, or 

Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Instructional Delivery (E605)

This course will enhance the participant’s knowledge, 

skills, and abilities to be a more effective instructor. 

The course includes in-class reading assignments, 

group exercises, and individual presentations. Since 

the emphasis of this course is on delivery, participants 

will be required to deliver THREE presentations 

using a variety of training techniques. 

Selection Criteria: The primary focus is State Training 

Officers, FEMA staff, State Exercise Training Officers, 

and other trainers with emergency management 

responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training, E602, Performance 

and Needs Analysis, E603, Instructional Design, and E604, 

Course Development, first. 

Pre-Course Work: Participants must be prepared to deliver a 

presentation using the content of the unit or lesson of instruction that was developed in the Course Development

course or that they are developing for their Master 

Trainer Practicum, or another unit of instruction 

from something else they have developed. The 

participant must come to class with a complete unit 

to include the Instructor Guide, Participant Manual, 

and visuals.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Education, Adult Learning (Training), 

Public Administration, Emergency 

Management, or Human Resource 

Development

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Evaluation of Training (K606)

This web-based course will provide participants with 

the knowledge, skills, and tools to evaluate training 

effectively. Using instructional materials designed 

and developed in previous Master Trainer courses, 

participants will develop some evaluation items for 

the training they are developing.

This is only available as self-paced training using 

the web. When participants complete E604, Course 

Development, they are eligible for K606. The K606 

course manager will provide the course requirements and enrollment procedures. Participants 

should contact the course manager for K606 to 

enroll in the course.

A limited number of participants can be enrolled in 

K606 at one time. Participants have up to 14 weeks 

to complete the course. Participants will submit four 

written assignments for instructor evaluation and 
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will be able to communicate electronically with the 

instructor and other participants. 

A standard certificate will be issued upon successful 

completion of the course.

Selection Criteria: The primary focus is State Training 

Officers, FEMA staff, State Exercise Training Officers, 

and other trainers with emergency management 

responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training, E602, Performance 

and Needs Analysis, E603, Instructional Design, and E604, 

Course Development, first.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD

Curriculum: Education, Adult Education and 

Training, or Human Resources 

Management

Course Length: 4 to 14 weeks on the web

CEUs: 3.1

Master Trainer Practicum Workshop 

(E609)

The Master Trainer Practicum Workshop is the culminating 

activity of the Master Trainer Program. It is not a 

course, but it involves an individual project in which 

the participant is responsible for conducting a performance and needs analysis aimed at enhancing some 

area of emergency management. Under the supervision of a mentor, the participant will then design, 

develop, deliver, and evaluate a training activity to 

meet those needs.

Selection Criteria: The Master Trainer Practicum Workshop is 

available only to those individuals who have been 

accepted and have had their Practicum proposal 

approved.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must complete E601, 

Management and Supervision of Training, and E602, 

Performance and Needs Analysis, before submitting a 

Practicum proposal for approval. Upon approval 

of the proposal, the participant will be notified 

and assigned a mentor. Together the mentor and 

participant will prepare a review plan for completion of the Practicum.

Course Length: (Not a specified length of time for 

this activity)

CEUs: 0

National Training and Exercise Conference 

Roundtable (E236)

This activity is designed to provide State and select 

Federal representatives an opportunity to research 

and identify topics and speakers for the annual 

National Training and Exercise Conference (E237).

Selection Criteria: Participation is limited to State 

Emergency Management and Administrative Agency 

Training and Exercise Officers. In even-numbered 

years, the participants are taken from FEMA’s evennumbered Regions, and vice versa in odd-numbered 

years. Federal participation is limited to FEMA’s 

Regional Training Managers, Regional Exercise 

Officers, and FEMA Headquarters training and exercise program staff.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

National Training and Exercise Conference 

(E237)

This annual conference highlights new FEMA training 

and exercise initiatives and State best practices related 

to emergency management training and exercises.

Selection Criteria: Participation is limited to State 

Emergency Management and Administrative Agency 

Training and Exercise Officers and Tribal officials. 

Federal participation by FEMA’s Regional Training 

Managers, Regional Exercise Officers, Regional 

National Incident Management System (NIMS) 

Points of Contact, and FEMA Headquarters training 

and exercise program staff is encouraged. Others 

may be admitted as space is available. 

Course Length: 3 days
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State Emergency Management Director 

Training Course (E257)

One of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 

(FEMA’s) most important stakeholders is the State 

Emergency Management Agency. These State agencies are responsible for implementing FEMA’s 

programs. FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute 

(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.

Course Goals:

•	 Provide State Emergency Management Directors

and Deputy Directors with the information, 

resources, and tools they need to effectively lead 

and manage their agencies and programs.

•	Identify current and emerging issues, challenges,

and trends in all-hazards emergency management 

and help identify and develop effective strategies 

to deal with them.

•	 Encourage innovation in emergency management

and homeland security through public policy 

discussion and debate.

•	 Develop leadership and management skills for a

constantly changing environment.

Selection Criteria: State Emergency Management 

Directors and Deputy Directors who have not previously taken this course. A limited number of FEMA 

Federal Coordinating Officers (FCOs) are also 

eligible to attend.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participation in pre-course Webinars.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Instructional Techniques for Subject 

Matter Experts (SMEs) (E262)

Instructional Techniques for SMEs is a dynamic, interactive, 

and educational 4-day course designed for SMEs 

who are called upon to deliver training or provide 

presentations in their area of expertise. Participants 

will learn, in the first 2 days of the course, how to 

account for such things as room design, material 

organization, classroom/meeting room technology, 

learner/attendee influences, and the impact of 

the instructor/presenter on the environment. The 

second 2 days are for practice training/briefing 

delivery sessions with constructive feedback from 

fellow participants and the course instructors.

Participants will be responsible for delivering two 

10 minute presentations on their area of expertise—one on Wednesday and one on Thursday. 

Presentations will be videotaped so participants 

can critique themselves at a later date. Participants 

must bring the PowerPoint or other materials they 

use in their presentations to the practice sessions. If 

the course is to be delivered for a particular audience, i.e., a specific FEMA program office, the course 

material will be geared toward that function and 

the delivery method they use, i.e., presentation or 

instruction.

Selection Criteria: Participants with a requirement 

to provide presentations or teach information to 

any variety of publics, from internal briefings to 

teaching courses or providing presentations on 

their project they are working on at the time OR 

those seeking COOP Level II Master Professional 

Continuity Practitioner certification.

Federal, State, and local attendees should receive 

priority admission for this course, followed by 

contractors.

Course Length: 4 days
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conference (E392)

The primary purpose of this Conference is to 

encourage and support inter-school dialogue on a 

variety of issues and problems 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. A 

secondary purpose of the Conference is to provide 

information to the faculty and administrators of 

emergency management collegiate programs which 

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.

Selection Criteria: Faculty and administrators with 

colleges and universities which (1) have a hazard, 

disaster, or emergency management academic 

program in place, (2) are investigating or developing a hazard, disaster, or emergency management 

academic program, or (3) FEMA is seeking to 

interest in developing such a program. In addition, 

a small number of participants are FEMA Emergency 

Management Higher Education Program materials developers and representatives of stakeholder 

organizations.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.25
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The Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI’s) 

Mission Support curriculum provides training 

and education for Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

personnel involved in mission support activities during the response and recovery phases of a 

disaster. The curriculum emphasizes the functions 

involved in mission support activities that can be 

applied to all hazards. Recent disasters illustrate the 

need to have disaster response and recovery plans 

and to provide training for disaster workers on their 

roles, responsibilities, functions, and procedures in 

disasters. The Mission Support curriculum provides 

a focus on those roles which support the disaster 

response and provides such training and education to workers at the Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

levels of government and allied organizations.

Instructional Presentation and Evaluation 

Skills (E/L141)

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, and then during short duo 

presentations, 3-minute individual presentations, 

and finally 20-minute individual presentations using 

material related to their own programs or functions.

A large number of job aids is provided, to help in 

application of training skills. Participants should 

come to class with materials from a pre-existing 

FEMA course which is related to their work.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Cadre Subject Matter Experts 

who have been given the responsibility to deliver 

instruction in the field.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

State Coordinating Officer (E208)

This course provides key State staff with updated 

information on the disaster assistance process and 

programs. The focus is on management issues the 

SCO may face in relationship with Federal, State, 

local, and Tribal partners in the Joint Field Office 

(JFO) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Selection Criteria: State and FEMA staff who have 

disaster management responsibilities such as Federal 

Coordinating Officers, Individual Assistance Officers, 

Public Assistance Officers, State Hazard Mitigation 

Officers, State Public Information Officers, State 

Coordinating Officers, and others who have a key or 

lead disaster management assignment.

Prerequisite:

Required: IS-208, State Disaster Management, completed 

through the Independent Study Program.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Advanced Public Information Officers 

(E388)

This advanced course builds on the foundations 

established in Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) 

(G290) by focusing on PIO responsibilities in largescale emergency situations. This is accomplished 

through a series of lectures and simulation exercises. 

Topics include legal issues, risk communication, 

interpersonal skills, and effective communication in 

emergencies, media relations, and use of the Joint 

Information System (JIS).

Selection Criteria: Full- and part-time public information personnel who have completed Basic Public 

Information Officer (PIO) (G290). This recommended 

requirement can be waived for those individuals 

who have extensive experience in public information activities. Waiver requests must be submitted 

to Admissions and approved in writing before an 

application will be accepted.
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Prerequisites:

Recommended: Basic Public Information Officer (PIO)

(G290) (or pre-approved EMI waiver).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.7

Introduction to fEma Office of chief 

counsel (Occ) field Operations—

response (E/l709)

This 2-day course provides attorneys with a basic 

understanding of FEMA’s statutory and regulatory emergency management authorities relating 

to response operations. This course is designed to 

provide introductory knowledge on substantive 

topics including disaster declarations; response 

operations, including Federal agency authorities; 

coordination of Federal support; mission assignments and grant assistance for emergency protective 

measures; insular area considerations; and records 

requests (Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] and 

Privacy Act).

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

government attorneys who provide legal counsel 

related to emergency management response 

activities.

Course Length: 2 days

Introduction to fEma Office of chief 

counsel (Occ) field Operations—

response and recovery (E/l711)

This 3-day course provides attorneys with a basic 

understanding of FEMA’s statutory and regulatory emergency management authorities relating 

to response and recovery operations. This course 

is designed to provide introductory knowledge on 

substantive topics including disaster declarations; 

response operations, including Federal agency 

authorities; coordination of Federal support; mission 

assignments and grant assistance for emergency 

protective measures; insular area considerations; 

records requests (Freedom of Information Act 

[FOIA] and Privacy Act); and recovery operations, 

including public assistance, individual assistance, 

hazard mitigation, Tribal relations, and environmental and historic preservation concerns.

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

government attorneys who provide legal counsel 

related to emergency management response and 

recovery activities.

Course Length: 3 days
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Curriculum

The Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI’s) 

Response and Recovery curriculum provides 

training and education for Federal, State, Tribal, and 

local personnel involved in response and recovery 

activities.

The curriculum emphasizes the functions involved 

in response and recovery that can be applied to all 

hazards. There are also courses which teach aspects 

of the FEMA Individual Assistance and Public 

Assistance recovery programs.

Recent disasters illustrate the need to have disaster 

response and recovery plans and to provide training 

for disaster workers on their roles, responsibilities, 

functions, and procedures in disasters. The Response 

and Recovery curriculum provides such training and 

education for workers at the Federal, State, Tribal, and 

local levels of government and allied organizations.

Debris Management Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local Officials (E202)

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, Tribal, and local 

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.

Selection Criteria: Tribal, local, and State emergency 

management personnel, including public works and 

waste management staffs, who are responsible for 

planning and/or implementing debris removal and 

disposal actions.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist: 

Functions and Methods (E/L287)

This course is designed to help participants learn 

and share skills among a team of partners so they can 

provide consistent delivery of service to communities impacted by disasters.

Throughout the 5 full days of class, participants 

are challenged to do more than simply memorize 

and recall information. They will be expected to 

apply information in many different ways. Through 

the activities and information presented, they will 

appraise, argue, choose, defend, estimate, judge, 

predict, select, value, and evaluate. By the end of the 

week, critical thinking will be the foundation for all 

the work participants will do as a Voluntary Agency 

Liaison (VAL)!

Selection Criteria: FEMA VALs, State VALs, and representatives from voluntary organizations who have 

an interest in learning more about the work of VALs 

in disasters. The course is not recommended for 

individuals with less than 6 months of experience 

working with voluntary agencies in disaster, or for 

those who have fewer than 3 months of deployment 

experience.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-7, A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance; 

IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

IS-230.a, Fundamentals of Emergency Management; IS-244, 

Developing and Managing Volunteers; IS-288, The Role of 

Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management; IS-403, 

Introduction to Individual Assistance; IS-416, Web Applicant 

Inquiry (formerly DF-116, Web Applicant Inquiry); 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction; IS-806, ESF 6, and DF-115, 

Applicant Services in the DRC.

Recommended: G108, Community Mass Care Management; 

G197, Emergency Planning for Access and Functional Needs 

Populations; and G288, Local Volunteer and Donations 

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Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

State Volunteer and Donations 

Management (E289)

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.

Selection Criteria: Priority will be given to States who 

send a team of participants: the State Volunteer/

Donations Coordinator and leading stakeholders 

of statewide voluntary organizations. Each FEMA 

Region is invited to send a Human Services staff 

member. Other invitees include Federal, State, territorial, and Tribal emergency managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in 

Emergency Management.

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-230.a, Fundamentals 

of Emergency Management; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

knowledge of and experience with Voluntary 

Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD).

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

Program: Training State Trainers (E352)

This course is designed to provide States, U.S. 

Territories, or federally recognized Tribal organizations with a cadre of trainers who have the 

knowledge and tools necessary to conduct standardized trainings for the Crisis Counseling Assistance 

and Training Program. After this class, participants 

will train grant-supported crisis counselors to 

carry out individual and group crisis counseling, 

basic education and support, referral, community 

networking, and public education for disaster survivors and affected communities.

Selection Criteria: Individuals who are selected by 

or who are State and Territory Disaster Behavioral 

Health Coordinators. These individuals should be 

experienced trainers and knowledgeable and experienced in the Crisis Counseling Program (CCP). 

Final selection will be jointly authorized by FEMA 

and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program 

Course (E354)

This course is designed to provide mental health 

departments of States, U.S. Territories, or federally 

recognized Tribal organizations with the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully complete 

the CCP Grant applications in order to manage a CCP 

during a Presidentially declared disaster. Training 

topics include the CCP Grant application process, 

grant reporting requirements, disaster mental health 

concepts, and organizational aspects of disaster 

response.

NOTE: This course does not provide instruction on crisis counseling or stress management techniques. 

Selection Criteria: State mental health personnel who, 

following a qualifying Presidential declaration 

of disaster, are responsible for preparing the CCP 

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or federally recognized Tribal organization, and 

have first-hand knowledge of the State, Territory, or 

Tribal mental health system. Enrollment is by nomination from State, Territory, or Tribal mental health 

authorities.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

State Individual Assistance (IA) Operations 

(E357)

This course is designed for State-level staff responsible for coordinating and administering 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.

Upon completing this course, the participant will 

be able to:

•	 Define IA operations during response to and

recovery from Presidential-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.

Selection Criteria: State-level staff responsible for coordinating and administering IA to those affected by 

emergencies or disasters.

Prerequisite:

Required: ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS); IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An 

Introduction; and IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction (previous versions of IS-800 

are acceptable).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

State Public Assistance (PA) Operations 

(E376)

This course provides State, local, and Tribal staffs 

with an overview of FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) 

Program, process, and policies. Course topics include 

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.

Selection Criteria: State, Tribal, and local government 

personnel responsible for administering Public 

Assistance grants.

Prerequisite:

Required: IS-630, Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) 

Process.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Understanding the Emergency 

Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) 

(E431)

This course enables emergency management 

personnel and response and recovery personnel 

from all political jurisdictions to more effectively 

understand, activate, implement, and utilize the 

EMAC system.

The goal of this course is to introduce emergency 

management personnel and response and recovery 

personnel from all political jurisdictions to the 

EMAC process and assist 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 use of all 

available resources.

Selection Criteria: Emergency management personnel 

and response and recovery personnel from all political jurisdictions who can be legally deployed through 

the EMAC system, persons officially responsible for 
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requesting and providing EMAC assistance, and 

those individuals desiring a more comprehensive 

working knowledge of the EMAC system.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

public assistance (pa) grants 

administration for grantees (E478)

This course provides State/Grantee Public Assistance 

(PA) and Grant Administration staff with an 

in-depth look at the pre-award, post-award, and 

closeout activities associated with the PA program. 

Participants will learn to apply Federal regulations, 

assist with project identification, ensure financial 

reporting requirements are met, and outline documentation requirements.

Selection Criteria: Grantee staff responsible for administering the PA program or those involved in PA 

grant administration.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-630, Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) 

Process.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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Integrated Emergency

Management Curriculum

This exercise-based curriculum addresses 

emergency response activities for the total community—from the chief elected official to professional 

staff, both paid and volunteer, within the emergency 

response organizations. This set of courses is called 

the Integrated Emergency Management Courses 

(IEMCs). The IEMC stresses the integration of functions, resources, organizations, and individuals in 

all phases of emergency management. These courses 

are offered in several versions and may be offered 

either for officials from many communities (open 

enrollment or “generic” courses) or for a specific 

community. Current IEMCs include: IEMC: All Hazards 

Preparedness and Response; IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and 

Mitigation; IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response; IEMC: 

Earthquake Preparedness and Response; IEMC: Homeland Security; 

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response; and 

IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team 

Interface.

Each course includes orientation presentations to 

specific response functions as well as simulated 

emergency situations that participants must demonstrate proficiency in a high-stress environment. 

Learning objectives are based on critical tasks in the 

Target Capabilities List.

For additional information, please visit the IEMC 

web site at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc/.

ENROLLMENT FOR EMI COURSES

Participants can now apply to IEMC courses any 

time up to 5 weeks before the start of the course. 

Acceptance letters will be sent to participants who 

apply early 8 weeks prior to the start of the course.

Dates for courses can be accessed at training.fema.gov/

emicourses. The NETC Admissions Office will review 

the applications as they are received and notify 

applicants regarding their status.

Once accepted into a course, participants will 

receive an acceptance letter with further instructions 

regarding transportation and other matters. Arriving 

at NETC for a class without formal acceptance from 

the NETC Admissions Office will result in the participant being sent home.

In an effort to fill EMI courses, vacancies will be 

updated frequently and posted on the EMI web site 

(training.fema.gov/emicourses) and interested personnel 

may apply. EMI will fill vacancies on a first-come, 

first-served basis. (NOTE: For IEMC vacancies by 

position, consult the IEMC web site at training.fema.

gov/emicourses).

All applications must be submitted through the 

appropriate State Emergency Management Agency 

to the NETC Admissions Office with the required 

signatures of endorsement.

INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

COURSE (IEMC) PARTICIPANT SELECTION 

CRITERIA

Participants for open-enrollment IEMCs are recruited 

for the following positions. For additional information on who should attend, visit the web site at: 

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc and click on the 

link “who should attend” in the left margin.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND AN IEMC

1. Mayor/County Executive 

2. City/County Manager 

3. City/County Attorney 

4. City/County Council Member 

5. Public Information Officer 

6. School Superintendent 

7. Jurisdiction Elected/Appointed Official 

8. Jurisdiction Department Head 

9. Police Chief/Sheriff 

10. Asst. Chief/Deputy Sheriff 

11. Police/Sheriff Operations Officer 

12. State Police EOC Representative 

13. State Police Operations 

14. Corrections Officer 

15. Police/Sheriff Dispatcher 

16. Fire Chief 

17. Assistant Fire Chief 

18. Battalion Chief 

19. Fire Operations Officer 

20. HazMat Specialist 
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21. Fire Marshal 

22. Fire Dispatcher 

23. Public Health Director/Officer 

24. Environmental Health Officer 

25. Assistant Public Health Officer 

26. Hospital Administrator 

27. Epidemiologist 

28. Infection Control 

29. Public Health Laboratory 

30. Medical Examiner/Coroner 

31. EMS/Medical Services Chief 

32. EMS Operations 

33. EMS Dispatcher 

34. Mental Health Services Specialist

35. Public Works Director 

36. Assistant Public Works Director 

37. Water Superintendent 

38. Street Superintendent 

39. Sewer Superintendent 

40. Building and Safety Official 

41. Electric Company Representative 

42. Gas Company Representative 

43. Water Department Representative 

44. Telephone Company Representative 

45. Public Works Dispatcher 

46. Department of Transportation/Highways 

47. Public/Mass Transportation 

48. Airport Manager 

49. City/County Planning Official 

50. Finance Department 

51. Parks and Recreation 

52. Social Service Agency Case Officer 

53. School Safety Officer 

54. School Resource Officer 

55. Housing Department Official 

56. Private Industry 

57. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 

Member 

58. National Guard Member 

59. Citizen Corps Member/Community 

Emergency Response Team (CERT)

60. Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

(VOAD) personnel (e.g., Red Cross, Salvation 

Army, faith-based organizations.) 

61. State/City/County Emergency Manager 

62. Assistant Emergency Manager 

63. State Emergency Management 

64. Other Key EOC Staff 

65. GIS Technical Specialist

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning (E131)

For an emergency management or security system 

to be effective, it is critical that personnel, plans, 

procedures, facilities, and equipment be exercised 

and tested on a regular basis. No amount of exercising will be constructive unless each exercise is 

followed by a structured evaluation that enables the 

jurisdiction or organization to identify strengths, 

weaknesses, gaps, and disconnects, and related 

corrective actions that need to be taken to ensure 

improved capability.

This course focuses on a systematic exercise and 

improvement planning program as the primary 

means by which Federal, State, local, Tribal, 

Territorial, and other organizations’ managers can:

•	 Validate the effectiveness of their emergency and

security management programs;

•	 Determine whether program changes are being

appropriately implemented;

•	 Evaluate preparedness capabilities to prevent,

prepare, and respond to hazard incidents of all 

sizes;

•	Identify corrective actions that require additional

emphasis or improvement (such as planning, 

training, equipment, facilities, or personnel); and

•	 Generate data on exercises that can support a

nationwide view of capabilities.

Selection Criteria: To support 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 service personnel in 

the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
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Prerequisites:

Required: IS-120.a, An Introduction to Exercises and 

IS-130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning.

Recommended: E/L146, Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program (HSEEP).

IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and 

Response (E900)

This IEMC addresses preparedness and response 

in emergency situations resulting from severe 

weather-related hazards. This exercise-based course 

is conducted for participants from communities 

throughout the country. The IEMC places public officials and other key community leaders in a disaster 

simulation. The course methodologies of classroom 

instruction, planning sessions, and exercises allow 

for structured decision making in a learning environment that is nonetheless realistic. A key outcome 

of this IEMC is that additional planning needs are 

identified, providing the opportunity to enhance 

overall preparedness. The exercise scenario for IEMC: 

All Hazards Preparedness and Response focuses on severe 

weather and related flooding.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. Participants 

are encouraged to enroll in both IEMC: All Hazards 

Preparedness and Response and IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and 

Mitigation in consecutive, back-to-back offerings.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of 

the IEMC courses: E900, IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and 

Response, E905, IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response, or 

E910, IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation 

(E901)

This exercise-based course emphasizes recovery and 

mitigation activities and planning. It places public 

officials and other key community leaders in a 

simulation that begins after a disaster has affected 

a community. The course methodologies of classroom instruction, planning sessions, and exercises 

allow for structured decision making in a learning 

environment that is nonetheless realistic. A key 

outcome of this IEMC is to provide participants with 

the ability to carry out their respective functions 

related to disaster recovery, in both the short-term 

and the long-term. The exercise scenario focuses on 

recovery from severe weather and related flooding. 

Mitigation activities to prevent or reduce the future 

impact of a similar disaster also are identified during 

the mitigation exercise.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E900, IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and 

Response; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction. Participants are encouraged to enroll in both IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness 

and Response and IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation

in consecutive, back-to-back offerings.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2
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IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and 

Response (E905)

This IEMC addresses preparedness and response in 

emergency situations resulting from a hurricane. 

This exercise-based course is conducted for participants from communities throughout the country. 

The IEMC places public officials and other key 

community leaders in a disaster simulation. The 

course methodologies of classroom instruction, 

planning sessions, and exercises allow for structured 

decision making in an educational, yet realistic, 

environment. A key outcome of this IEMC is that 

additional planning needs are identified, providing 

the opportunity to enhance overall preparedness. 

The exercise scenario for IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness 

and Response focuses on evacuation issues prior to the 

simulated hurricane making landfall and response 

activities after landfall.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of 

the IEMC courses: E900, IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and 

Response, E905, IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response, or 

E910, IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and 

Response (E910)

This IEMC addresses preparedness and response 

in emergency situations resulting from an earthquake. This exercise-based course is conducted for 

participants from communities throughout the 

country. The IEMC places public officials and other 

key community leaders in a disaster simulation. The 

course methodologies of classroom instruction, 

planning sessions, and exercises allow for structured 

decision making in a learning environment that is 

realistic. A key outcome of this IEMC is that additional planning needs are identified, providing the 

opportunity to enhance overall preparedness. The 

exercise scenario for the IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness 

and Response focuses on response to an earthquake. 

Also, additional planning needs to prepare for an 

earthquake response are identified.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; 

IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) for 

Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of 

the IEMC courses: E900, IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and 

Response, E905, IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response, or 

E910, IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2
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IEMC: Homeland Security (E915)

This IEMC focuses on preparing for and responding 

to the consequences of a terrorist act. Three scenarios 

are used for the functional exercises: chemical, 

biological, and explosive. This exercise-based course 

is conducted for participants from communities 

throughout the country. The IEMC places public officials and other key community leaders in a disaster 

simulation. The course methodologies of classroom 

instruction, planning sessions, and exercises allow 

for structured decision making in a realistic learning 

environment. In the IEMC: Homeland Security, special 

attention is placed on the response among agencies 

when the disaster area also is a crime scene.

Prerequisite:

Recommended: G408, Homeland Security Planning for 

Local Governments; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness 

and Response (E920)

This IEMC focuses on preparing for and responding 

to a major hazardous materials incident. This exercise-based course is conducted for participants from 

communities throughout the country. The IEMC 

places public officials and other key community 

leaders in a disaster simulation. The course methodologies of classroom instruction, planning sessions, 

and exercises allow for structured decision making in 

a learning environment that is nonetheless realistic.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

IEMC: Planned Events (E922)

This course uses the IEMC format of lectures and 

exercises to help a community successfully prepare 

for a Planned Event. Planned Events are scheduled 

non-emergency activities that may place a strain on 

community resources and require special preparation in order to assure the public is protected while 

traveling to the events, attending these events, or 

simply residing near the event’s location. Depending 

on the size of the community, these events can 

include county fairs, festivals, holiday celebrations, 

conferences, or political, religious, and sporting 

events. Events like these often place stress on normal 

community/organization infrastructure that are 

tantamount to an emergency, and may result in 

significant negative consequences if another natural 

or technological emergency should occur while 

the Planned Event is in progress. Jurisdictions, both 

large and small, across the Nation are involved in 

scheduling and planning events that greatly impact 

a community for several hours or days. All Planned 

Events are enhanced by sufficient planning and organization using the principles and concepts outlined 

in the National Incident Management System 

(NIMS).

Selection Criteria: This course is for State, local, and 

Tribal officials, as well as others who are responsible 

for security and safety of Planned Events within a 

community (Event Planning Committee members, 
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EOC Management and Planning staff, IMT Planning 

and Command Staff, Emergency Management 

Agency staff, Public Information Officers, Local 

Elected and Appointed Officials, Venue Sponsor 

Staff, Convention and Visitors Bureau Staff, and 

Transportation Planners).

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-15, Special Events Contingency Planning; 

IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100; and IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200.

Community-Specific Integrated Emergency 

Management Courses (E/L930)

Community-specific IEMCs place emphasis on a 

specific jurisdiction’s risks, response capability, 

target capabilities, and short-term recovery issues. 

They are tailored to fit the jurisdictions and are 

based on a selected hazard scenario. Course methodologies include classroom instruction, group 

planning sessions, and exercises that allow for structured decision making in a learning environment. A 

key outcome of this IEMC is to provide participants 

with the awareness and skills to carry out emergency 

plans, policies, and procedures related to disaster 

response and assist with making the transition from 

response activities to short-term recovery. 

Steps in the Community-specific IEMC 

Application Process

•	 The chief elected official of the jurisdiction

submits a letter of request, addressing the belowspecified information, to his/her respective State 

office of emergency management.

•	If the State office of emergency management

supports the request, it will attach its letter of 

endorsement outlining how acceptance of this 

request will meet State emergency management 

objectives. Note: At this stage in the request, the 

State may elect not to forward the request but, 

instead, work with the community (especially if 

the community is under 100,000 in population) 

to conduct the G110, Emergency Management 

Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments.

•	If endorsed by the State Emergency Management

office, the application is forwarded to the 

appropriate FEMA Regional Office for review. The 

FEMA Regional Office includes its endorsement 

for each jurisdiction’s application. If more than 

one jurisdiction is submitted, the Region will 

prioritize its recommendations.

•	 Applications must be received at EMI from the

FEMA Regional Office no later than January 15 

each year. Between January 15 and February 

15, EMI staff reviews the applications and ranks 

them based on Regional priority and information 

provided in the requests. Final selection is made 

by March 1.

•	 By March 31, communities that have been

accepted will be notified, as well as communities 

that are not accepted. Appropriate FEMA Regional 

Offices and State emergency management offices 

are also notified.

•	 Communities that are not selected and that want

to be reconsidered for the following year must 

re-apply.

Communities must include the following 

information in their application:

•	 Population of jurisdiction.

•	 A brief description of the government structure

(include organizational chart); clarify if the 

request is for a single jurisdiction (e.g., one city) 

or a combination of jurisdictions (e.g., a city and 

county). 

•	 A narrative that includes the status of emergency

management in the community, including past 

disaster history. 

•	 Emergency management training and exercise

history. 

•	 Specific hazards facing the jurisdiction and/or

specific hazards requested to be addressed in the 

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•	 Any	major	national	events	or	special	events	

planned for the jurisdiction, such as sporting 

events, conventions, etc. 

•	 The	community	emergency	management	

objective(s) that will be accomplished through 

participation in an IEMC program.

•	 Specific	hazard	scenario	to	be	used	in	the	

exercises.

For additional information, please visit our web site 

at: training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IEMC_15.asp

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-775, Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC) Management and 

Operations.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

IEmc: Emergency Operations center–

Incident management team Interface

(E/l947)

This course provides an exercise environment for EOC 

members and IMT responders to practice communications and coordination between the EOC and field 

operations command during simulated incidents, 

both planned and unplanned. This course describes 

the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of local 

Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and Incident 

Management Teams (IMTs). It trains participants on 

effective management of domestic incidents and 

exercises the interfaces between EOC personnel and 

All-Hazards IMTs (Types 3, 4, and 5). This IEMC 

clarifies the difference between resource management at the EOC and on-scene command. It presents 

the ways an EOC can be organized and explains the 

difference between the IMT’s on-scene command 

responsibilities and an EOC’s coordination responsibilities. This course is delivered via classroom 

lectures, discussions, and functional exercises.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes EOC personnel and IMT members. EOC 

personnel include, but are not limited to, elected 

and appointed officials (e.g., mayors; city and county 

managers) jurisdictional attorneys; emergency 

managers; fire, police, emergency medical services, 

and public safety managers; public works and 

public health managers; EMS managers; community 

services and volunteer agency managers; and key 

EOC support staff. For a more detailed list, please see 

the IEMC web site at: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/

iemc/iemcpos.asp.

Prerequisites:

Required: EOC Personnel: IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

IMT Personnel: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, and ICS-400, 

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and 

General Staff—Complex Incidents.

Recommended: G775, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

Management and Operations, and IS-701.a, Multi-Agency 

Coordination System (MACS) Course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2
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PRACTITIONER PROGRAM

Master Exercise Practitioner 

Program (MEPP) Curriculum

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) created 

the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) in 

1999 as a non-resident program to recognize those 

individuals who have completed prescribed training 

and demonstrated, through hands-on application, a 

high degree of professionalism and capability in the 

arena of emergency management exercises. In 2004, 

EMI began offering this title certificate program in a 

resident series of courses at the National Emergency 

Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, 

to meet the needs of the emergency management 

exercise community.

As of April 15, 2011, more than 1,600 individuals 

have completed EMI’s Master Exercise Practitioner 

Program and are empowered to place MEP after 

their names in recognition of this accomplishment.

The MEPP mission is to improve the capabilities of 

emergency management exercise personnel in exercise program management and in every phase of 

the overall exercise process. Through the improvement of the knowledge, skills, and abilities, both the 

quantity and quality of exercises conducted at the 

local, Tribal, State, and Federal levels of government 

can be improved.

TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THE MASTER 

EXERCISE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM 

(MEPP) 

EMI’s Resident Master Exercise Practitioner Program 

(MEPP) eligibility includes local, Tribal, State, 

Territorial, Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and other Federal agency emergency 

management/emergency services personnel with 

responsibilities involving emergency management exercises. This includes exercise training 

officers, emergency managers, emergency services 

personnel from fire, emergency medical, hospitals, public/environmental health, coroners, law 

enforcement, corrections officials, public works/

utilities, community service/volunteer agencies, 

non-profits, and private entities who participate in 

emergency services/emergency management exercise design/development, conduct, evaluation, and 

improvement planning activities, members of exercise planning teams, evaluation teams, and/or who 

manage exercise programs.

MEPP APPLICANT CATEGORIES FOR THE 

RESIDENT OPTION (Courses taught in 

Residence at the National Emergency 

Training Center by the Emergency 

Management Institute)

Category 1: Local, State, Tribal Nation, and Trust 

Territories

Category 2: Department of Homeland Security 

organizations and agencies (FEMA, 

TSA, USCG, etc.)

Category 3: Other Federal Agencies (DOD, DOE, 

DOT, DOL, etc.)

Category 4: Private Industry

Mandatory Training Prerequisites: For FY2012, 

EMI resident MEPP applicants must complete the 

following EMI Independent Study (IS) courses or 

G coded equivalents. These EMI IS courses are available on the web at http://training.fema.gov/IS/. It is also 

mandatory that copies of certificates of completion 

be included as part of an MEPP application package. 

A complete listing of all of the EMI IS courses can be 

found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

•	IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100A.asp

•	IS-120.a, An Introduction to Exercises

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS120A.asp

•	IS-130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning 

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS130.asp

•	IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200 

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS200A.asp

•	IS-230.a, Fundamentals of Emergency Management 

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is230a.asp

•	IS-235, Emergency Planning

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•	IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

An Introduction

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp

•	IS-775, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management 

and Operations

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS775.asp

•	IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS800b.asp

Classroom Prerequisite for all FY2012 MEPP 

Series: EMI requires that all MEPP applicants must 

complete the Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program (HSEEP) training course. The 

HSEEP course has been administered since 2005 

under Training and Exercise Integration (TEI) course 

catalog code MGT 330. An HSEEP course could also 

be conducted as EMI code E/L146. In addition, 

many States have conducted this course and issued 

certificates of completion. Copies of Certificates of 

Completion must be included in your MEPP applicant package. Certificates with dates of attendance 

of less than 3 days are not acceptable unless accompanied by a course agenda which clearly shows that 

the HSEEP course (also referred to as mobile training 

course) was conducted in accordance with the Plan 

of Instruction (POI) for the 7 course modules and 

contact hours.

Completion of the EMI resident course, E147, 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) course will also meet this 

requirement.

For more information on the HSEEP training course, 

please visit http://hseeptraining.com. Inquiries regarding 

this training opportunity may be directed via e mail 

to hseep@dhs.gov.

To Apply for the Resident EMI MEPP

Applicants must complete and submit an application 

package that contains the following: 

1. A General Admission Application Form (FEMA 

Form 119-25-1 [formerly FEMA Form 75-5]). 

Item #9a should list the MEPP Series in which 

the applicant wishes to enroll. NOTE: Item 

#10 must list the IS courses cited above in the 

Prerequisites.

2. A letter from the applicant requesting admission to the program. The letter should address 

the applicant’s qualifications, expectations, 

and commitment to complete the entire 

program and note involvement and responsibilities related to Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) and/or other federally funded 

grant programs with exercise requirements. 

3. A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s immediate supervisor indicating the 

organization’s commitment to allow the applicant to complete the entire program which 

includes the time necessary to complete 

Proficiency Demonstration requirements 

(take-home assignments) between the E132, 

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation, course 

and E136, Operations-Based Exercise Development 

Course, approximately 60 hours for completion. 

If you are eligible for reimbursement of your transportation expenses as shown above (to learn more 

about these requirements, visit the Participant 

Information web site), you must submit your 

MEPP package to your respective State Emergency 

Management Agency (SEMA) http://www.fema.gov/

about/contact/statedr.shtm. This Point of Contact (POC) 

will submit your MEPP application package to the:

NETC Admissions Office

EMI Master Exercise Practitioner

 Program (MEPP)

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727
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NOTE: If you are a Category 1 MEPP Applicant and 

send your MEPP package directly to Admissions or to 

EMI, this may result in a delay or a determination of 

ineligibility as an MEPP Candidate. 

MEPP applicants from Federal Agencies, private 

sector, and others who are NOT eligible for reimbursement for travel expenses and lodging at no 

charge should send their completed MEPP application packages directly to:

NETC Admissions Office

EMI Master Exercise Practitioner

 Program (MEPP)

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

If you are accepted as an MEPP candidate, you will 

be enrolled in a specific MEPP series. You are not 

permitted to enroll in other MEPP series. Each MEPP 

series consists of three (3) resident courses at EMI 

on the campus of the National Emergency Training 

Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. You must 

complete the training requirements in this order:

1. E132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation

2. E133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation 

Course

3. E136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course

CEUs: 2.5 CEUs for each course, total 7.5 CEUs.

If you need more information on the MEPP, please 

contact Lowell Ezersky, MEPP Manager, e-mail lowell.

ezersky@dhs.gov, toll free 1-800-238-3358, extension 

1355, or direct phone (301) 447-1355, or Paul 

Ganem, Training Specialist, e-mail paul.ganem@dhs.gov, 

toll free 1-800-238-3358, extension 1172, direct 

phone (301) 447-1172.

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation (E132)

This course is designed for Master Exercise 

Practitioner Program (MEPP) Candidates exercise staff to acquire knowledge and skills and to 

demonstrate proficiencies necessary to successfully 

complete the five phases of the exercise process for 

discussion-based exercises. Participants are introduced to the Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program (HSEEP) doctrine, terminology, 

and practices. A wide variety of instructional strategies—including classroom lectures, exercise case 

studies, exercise workshops, and performancebased proficiency demonstrations—are used to 

challenge the participants to function effectively 

in exercise planning teams using HSEEP tools and 

templates. Team members must then conduct these 

exercises in simulated exercise environments, and 

complete the exercise evaluation and improvement 

planning phases of the exercise process. Exercise 

activities include the conduct of exercise seminars, workshops, and tabletop exercises. At the 

conclusion of the course, participants are given 

instructions and guidance to complete a take-home 

Proficiency Demonstration (PRODEM), which must 

be completed and submitted at the beginning of the 

second MEPP course. 

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited 

to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates. EMI Resident 

MEPP Candidates are selected from all levels of 

government (local, State, Trust Territories, Tribal 

Nations, the Department of Homeland Security 

[DHS], and other Federal agencies) and are representative of emergency management/emergency 

services personnel whose responsibilities include 

emergency management exercises. This includes 

exercise training officers; emergency managers; 

emergency services personnel from fire, emergency 

medical, hospitals, public/environmental health, 

law enforcement, public works/utilities, community service/volunteer agencies; and private entities 

who participate in emergency services/emergency 

management exercise planning teams, design and 

development, control/simulation, and evaluation 

teams or manage exercise programs.

Course Length: 4 days

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Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation Course (E133)

This second required course for Master Exercise 

Practitioner Program (MEPP) Candidates focuses 

on the knowledge, skills, and proficiency demonstrations necessary to successfully complete the 

five phases of the exercise process for an operations-based exercise. A wide variety of instructional 

strategies—including classroom lectures, exercise 

workshops, and performance-based proficiency 

demonstrations—are used to challenge the participants to function effectively in exercise planning 

teams using HSEEP tools and templates. Participants 

must master basic control/simulation concepts and 

principles to structure a simulation cell (SIMCELL), 

design and develop a simple functional exercise, and 

then successfully conduct the exercise in a simulated exercise environment. Team members are 

also challenged to complete exercise evaluation 

and improvement planning phases of the exercise 

process. At the conclusion of this course, participants 

are given instructions and guidance to complete 

the second take-home Proficiency Demonstration 

(PRODEM), which must be completed and 

submitted at the beginning of the final course in the 

MEPP Series.

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited 

to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates who have successfully completed the E132, Discussion-Based Exercise 

Design and Evaluation, course. EMI Resident MEPP 

Candidates are selected from all levels of government 

(local, State, Trust Territories, Tribal Nations, the 

Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and other 

Federal agencies) and are representative of emergency management/emergency services personnel 

whose responsibilities include emergency management exercises. This includes exercise training 

officers; emergency managers; emergency services 

personnel from fire, emergency medical, hospitals, public/environmental health, law enforcement, 

public works/utilities, community service/volunteer agencies; and private entities who participate 

in emergency services/emergency management 

exercise planning teams, design and development, 

control/simulation, and evaluation teams or manage 

exercise programs.

Prerequisites:

Required: E132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5

Operations-Based Exercise Development 

Course (E136)

This third and final course in EMI’s Resident Master 

Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) focuses on 

complex Functional Exercises (FX) and Full-Scale 

Exercises (FSE). Participants must develop a complex 

functional exercise and successfully conduct the 

exercise in a simulated Emergency Operations 

Center environment. This course primarily consists 

of performance-based workshops and proficiency 

demonstration activities. HSEEP tools and templates 

must be used to complete the five phases of the 

exercise process for a major complex functional 

exercise. After the completion of the FX activities, 

participants must establish the foundation for and 

complete exercise plans for a full-scale exercise. At 

the end of the course, individuals who have met all 

the requirements are awarded the MEPP title and 

certificate of completion.

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is 

limited to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates and to 

Non-Resident MEPP Candidates who have successfully completed the G138, Exercise Practicum for the Master 

Exercise Practitioner. EMI Resident MEPP Candidates are 

selected from all levels of government (local, State, 

Trust Territories, Tribal Nations, the Department 

of Homeland Security [DHS], and other Federal 

agencies) and are representative of emergency 

management/emergency services personnel whose 

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exercises. This includes exercise training officers; emergency managers; emergency services 

personnel from fire, emergency medical, hospitals, public/environmental health, law enforcement, 

public works/utilities, community service/volunteer agencies; and private entities who participate 

in emergency services/emergency management 

exercise planning teams, design and development, 

control/simulation, and evaluation teams or manage 

exercise programs.

Prerequisites:

Required: E133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation Course (replaces Exercise Control/Simulation 

and Program Management Course as of September 30, 

2008). 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5
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National Incident 

Management System (NIMS) 

Incident Command System 

(ICS) All-Hazards PositionSpecific Training Program 

Curriculum

The purpose of the NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Training Program is to provide a portion of 

the training that may be needed to establish Type 

III and IV Incident Management Teams (IMTs). This 

training program is designed to provide all-hazards 

competencies and behaviors for the eight Command 

and General Staff and selected Unit Leader positions within the NIMS ICS and specifically within 

the IMT environment. Competencies within the 15 

individual courses of instruction that comprise this 

training program are focused around the ability 

of the student to assume specific position responsibilities, lead assigned personnel, communicate 

effectively, and to ensure the completion of assigned 

tasks to meet identified objectives for the position(s).

Selection Criteria, Regular Course Offerings: NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be 

completed by personnel who are currently members 

of Type III or Type IV IMTs, or by those seeking 

credentials/certification for ICS Command and 

General Staff or Unit Leader positions. Participants 

who wish to apply for NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific training shall have completed 

IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and ICS-300 as a prerequisite to entering the program.

Course Length: The length of each Position-Specific 

course and related information is noted in each 

course description.

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Incident Commander (IC) Course (E950)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Incident Commander 

(IC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and command 

needs of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling the 

position responsibilities of an IC on an All-Hazards 

ICS IMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Public Information Officer (PIO) Course 

(E952)

This course is designed for a Public Information 

Officer (PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of 

an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) 

and local IMTs, as well as for the PIO assigned to an 

incident as an assistant PIO in a variety of capacities. 

This course will help participants develop a strong 

set of core PIO skills and the ability to apply them 

within the context of an AHIMT. This course is also 

distinct from other information function courses 

in that it combines elements from both the basic 

and advanced functions to concentrate training on 

the fundamental duties and responsibilities of PIO 

in an all-hazard environment. The course material 

does not assume or require experience as a PIO, but 

also is not a basic PIO course. Exercises, simulations, 
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process and apply their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions with the United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Safety Officer (SOFR) Course (E954)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Safety Officer (SOFR) 

on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and the safety 

needs of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling 

the position responsibilities of a Safety Officer on 

an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course (E956)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Liaison Officer (LOFR) 

on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course 

(E958)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief 

(OSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two 

categories: 1) responding to the incident and the 

command needs of the incident, and 2) effectively 

fulfilling the position responsibilities of an OSC on 

an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) Course 

(E960)

The course is designed to provide local- and State-level 

emergency responders with a robust understanding 

of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an 

effective Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) on an 

All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). 

The course walks participants through general information, including an overview of the Operations 

Section and information on incident mobilization, 

initial situation awareness, and unit management. It 

also provides detailed instruction on responding to 

the incident and the command needs of the incident, 

and emphasizes the importance of risk management 

and safety considerations.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course 

(E962)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief 

(PSC) 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 PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Course (E964)

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 a 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 a SITL Kit 

to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, 

hands-on approach to mastering the skills of a SITL.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Course 

(E965)

This course provides an overview of Unit Leader 

responsibilities, the Planning Section, and the planning process to contextualize the Resources Unit for 

participants unfamiliar with the planning process or 

the Incident Command System (ICS). It then explores 

specific Resources Unit Leader (RESL) functions and 

responsibilities including resource tracking systems, 

operational planning, and resource products/

outputs. The Status/Check-in and Demobilization 

functions are covered to provide participants with 

the knowledge to perform those duties if necessary. 

Exercises/simulations, discussions, and a final exam 

enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT), or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification 

in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course 

(E967)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief 

(LSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident, and 2) 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.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions. 

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Communications Unit Leader (COML) 

Course (E969)

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. By requiring participants to bring a COML 

Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of 

a COML.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) Course (E970)

This course helps participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) in an allhazards incident. By requiring participants to bring 

jurisdiction-specific information to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on 

approach to mastering the skills of a SPUL organized by the fundamental steps of the ordering 

process. Participants identify information required 

for ordering, as well as complete required forms and 

documentation related to ordering, and anticipate 

ordering and supply needs for the incident. In addition to the ordering process, the course discusses 

mobilization, setting up and managing the Supply 

Unit, and demobilization.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT), or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification 

in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) Course (E971)

The course will help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) in an 

all-hazards incident. The course walks participants 

through general information, including an overview 

of the Logistics Section and information on incident mobilization, initial situation awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction in setting up and maintaining incident facilities, 

including facilities infrastructure, services, layout, 

and security. Each unit contains a discussion-based 

exercise and there is a capstone tabletop exercise at 

the end of the course to give participants hands-on 

practice functioning as a FACL.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT), or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification 

in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC)

Course (E973)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Finance/Administration 

Section Chief (FSC) on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities 

fall into two categories: 1) managing the Finance/

Administration Section personnel, and 2) managing 

the finances and administrative responsibilities 

during an incident. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process 

and apply their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs, 

or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/

certification in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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Finance/Administration Unit Leaders 

(FAUL) Course (E975)

The Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL) 

course will help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Finance/Administration Unit Leader 

in an all-hazards incident. The course is designed 

to enable participants to perform as any of the four 

FAULs (Time Unit Leader, Procurement Unit Leader, 

Compensation and Claims Unit Leader, Cost Unit 

Leader). Participants will learn information that is 

applicable across all four positions, such as Unit 

setup and management, information gathering, and 

interactions. Complex experiential exercises and 

discussions will afford participants the opportunity to act as each Unit Leader while connecting all 

information learned back to real-world application.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT), or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification 

in those positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. 

Recommended: ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command 

System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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National Incident 

Management System (NIMS) 

Incident Command System 

(ICS) All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer 

(TTT) Program Curriculum

Selection Criteria Train-the-Trainer: The major purpose 

for the All-Hazards Position-Specific Train-theTrainer (TTT) Program is to train and develop a 

cadre of instructors capable of teaching the classes 

within the States and local regions. This training 

will support the overall mission of the program 

in furthering the development of Type III and IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) trained to deal 

with regionalized and local incidents. All personnel 

who successfully complete NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific Train-the-Trainer classes will have 

their names added to the existing national database 

of All-Hazards Position-Specific instructors for the 

appropriate course(s) of instruction.

The following courses of instruction must have been 

successfully completed by the applicant prior to 

gaining entrance into the program:

1. IS-700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction;

2. IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction;

3. IS-701.a, Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) 

Course;

4. IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100, and IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; and

5. ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents, and ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents, or equivalent.

Course Length: The length of each Position-Specific 

Train-the-Trainer course and related information is 

noted in the course descriptions as follows:

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: 

Communications Unit Leader (COML) 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L949)

This course helps attendees establish the essential 

core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Communications Unit Leader (COML) 

during 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 

of information as needed to facilitate Operations of 

Command, General Staff, and Unit Leader positions 

within the confines of a Type III AHIMT. The course 

is an instructor-led training program that supports 

learning through discussion, lecture, and active 

participation in multiple exercises. By requiring 

attendees to bring a Communications Unit Leader 

Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of 

a COML.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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Incident Commander (IC) Course Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E951)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Incident Commander 

(IC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and command 

needs of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling 

the position responsibilities of an IC on an AHIMT. 

Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam 

enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, 

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Public Information Officer (PIO) Course 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E953)

This course is designed for a Public Information 

Officer (PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of 

an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) 

or local Incident Management Team (IMT), as well 

as for the PIO assigned to an incident as an assistant 

PIO in a variety of capacities. This course will help 

participants develop a strong set of core PIO skills 

and the ability to apply them within the context of 

an AHIMT. This course is also distinct from other 

information function courses in that it combines 

elements from both the basic and advanced function 

to concentrate training on the fundamental duties 

and responsibilities of PIO in an all-hazard environment. The course material does not assume or 

require experience as a PIO, but also is not a basic 

PIO course. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and 

a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Safety Officer (SOFR) Course Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E955)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Safety Officer (SOFR) 

on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and the safety 

needs of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling the 

position responsibilities of an SOFR on an AHIMT. 

Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam 

enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs. 

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), 

An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E957)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective LOFR on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). Exercises, 

simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable 

participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E959)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief 

(OSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two 

categories: 1) responding to the incident and the 

command needs of the incident, and 2) effectively 

fulfilling the position responsibilities of an OSC on 

an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge. 

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L961)

The course is designed to provide local- and State-level 

emergency responders with a robust understanding 

of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an 

effective Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) on an 

All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). 

The course walks participants through general information, including an overview of the Operations 

Section and information on incident mobilization, 

initial situation awareness, and unit management. 

It also provides detailed instruction on responding 

to the incident and the command needs of the incident, as well as emphasizing the importance of risk 

management and safety considerations. 

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course Trainthe-Trainer (TTT) (E963)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief 

(PSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two 

categories: PSC duties 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 PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L966)

This course provides an overview of Resources Unit 

Leader (RESL) responsibilities, the Planning Section, 

and the planning process to contextualize the 

Resources Unit for participants unfamiliar with the 

planning process or the Incident Command System 

(ICS). It then explores specific RESL functions and 

responsibilities including resource tracking systems, 

operational planning, and resource products/

outputs. The Status/Check-in and Demobilization 

functions are covered to provide participants with 

the knowledge to perform those duties if necessary. Exercises/simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable attendees to process and apply their 

new knowledge. 

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams 

(AHIMTs). 

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course Trainthe-Trainer (TTT) (E968)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief 

(LSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: LSC duties (1) responding to the incident; and 

(2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an LSC on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, 

discussions, and a final exam enable participants to 

process and apply their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5 

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L972)

The course will help attendees establish the essential core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) during an 

all-hazards incident. The course walks participants 

through general information, including an overview 

of the Logistics Section and information on incident mobilization, initial situation awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction in setting up and maintaining incident facilities, 

including facilities infrastructure, services, layout, 

and security. Each unit contains a discussion-based 

exercise and there is a capstone tabletop exercise at 

the end of the course to give participants hands-on 

practice functioning as an FACL.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams 

(AHIMTs).

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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Finance/Administration Section Chief 

(FSC) Course Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E974)

This course is designed to provide local- and 

State-level emergency responders with a robust 

understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and 

capabilities of an effective Finance/Administration 

Section Chief (FSC) on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities 

fall into two categories: FSC duties 1) managing the 

Finance/Administration Section personnel and 2) 

managing the finances and administrative responsibilities during an incident. Exercises, simulations, 

discussions, and a final exam enable participants to 

process and apply their new knowledge.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel 

who are regularly assigned to functional, support, 

or unit leader positions on United States Fire 

Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL) 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L976)

The Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL) 

TTT course will help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing 

the duties of the Finance/Administration Unit 

Leader during an all-hazards incident. The course 

is designed to enable participants to perform as any 

of the four Finance/Administration Unit Leaders 

(Time Unit Leader, Procurement Unit Leader, 

Compensation and Claims Unit Leader, Cost Unit 

Leader). Participants will learn information that is 

applicable across all four positions, such as Unit 

set-up and management, information gathering, 

and interactions. Complex experiential exercises 

and discussions will afford participants the opportunity to act as each Unit Leader while connecting all 

information learned back to real-world application.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams 

(AHIMTs).

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L977)

This course helps attendees establish the essential 

core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) during an 

all-hazards incident. By requiring attendees to bring 

jurisdiction-specific information to the instruction, 

the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach 

to mastering the skills of a SPUL organized by the 

fundamental steps of the ordering process. Attendees 

identify information required for ordering, as well 

as complete required forms and documentation 

related to ordering, and anticipate ordering and 

supply needs for the incident. In addition to the 

ordering process, the course discusses mobilization, setting up and managing the Supply Unit, and 

demobilization.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific train-the-trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams 

(AHIMTs).

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Train-theTrainer (TTT) (E/L978)

This course helps attendees establish the essential 

core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Situation Unit Leader (SITL) during 

an all-hazards incident. This course addresses 

all responsibilities appropriate to a 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 attendees to bring a Situation Unit 

Leader Kit to the instruction, the course provides a 

realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills 

of an SITL.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer (TTT) training should be 

completed by personnel who are regularly assigned 

to functional, support, or unit leader positions on 

United States Fire Administration (USFA) or other 

Type III AHIMTs.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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Courses

State/Local/Tribal Field courses are offered by the 

State/Local/Tribal training offices. To find out more 

information about these courses, please contact your 

State Training office (phone numbers and addresses 

are listed in this catalog starting on page 186).

Mitigation Curriculum

Mitigation makes sense—and it works. For every 

dollar spent on mitigation, at least two are saved in potential response and recovery costs.

Mitigation means preventing or reducing a disaster’s 

effects on life and property through land-use planning, retrofitting, effective building codes, hazards 

identification and risk assessment, and a wide variety 

of other activities. Mitigation reduces the impact of 

any future disaster; it protects a community on a 

long-term basis. A disaster-resistant community is one 

where citizens, elected officials, and local businesses 

undertake “sustained action that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people and property from 

hazards and their effects.”

FEMA encourages communities to become disaster 

resistant by emphasizing efforts at the local level, 

with mitigation goals determined by the community. The strong partnerships developed between 

government, private industry, and the citizens of a 

community bring together resources from diverse 

sources to address a common goal.

EMI’s State/Local/Tribal Field courses provide a way 

for many of these partners to attend the training they 

need at the State, local, or Tribal level. These courses 

are designed for those who make mitigation happen 

by making changes at the local level: local officials 

and community leaders; architects, engineers, and 

building officials; building contractors; educators 

and school administrators; and others concerned 

with making their community disaster-resistant.

Local mitigation leaders also are encouraged to review 

EMI’s Independent Study curriculum offerings, 

described in this catalog beginning on page 148.

Local Floodplain Manager Roles and 

Responsibilities (G194.1)

This course is designed to familiarize participants 

with various aspects of the Floodplain Manager’s 

job. Four key roles will be examined and discussed: 

Regulator, Coordinator, Educator, and Planner. These 

roles impact the Floodplain Manager’s job and have 

broad-reaching impacts in the community. 

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 (CFM) credential.

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 

Rules and Regulations in Depth (G194.2)

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 (CFM) credential.
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Letters of Map Change (LOMC) (G194.3)

This course is designed to familiarize participants 

with the Letter of Map Change (LOMC) process and 

forms and actions necessary to get Letters of Map 

Change 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 (CFM) credential.

Preparing for Post-Disaster 

Responsibilities (G194.4)

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 (CFM) credential.

Expedient Flood Training (G270.3)

his 45-minute orientation module is designed to 

train volunteers in flood-fighting techniques using 

sandbags and other materials.

Selection Criteria: Local government emergency 

managers and emergency responders.

Residential Coastal Construction (G277)

This 2-day course is designed to train participants 

on FEMA’s Coastal Construction Manual. This manual is 

the primary, state-of-the-art reference for planning, 

designing, and constructing residential structures in 

the various coastal environments.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is engineers, 

architects, and building code officials. Floodplain 

management, hazard mitigation, planning, and 

building officials with building science knowledge 

also may apply.

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training 

(G278)

This 2-day 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 basic versions of the 

riverine and Coastal A-zone software modules. This 

course will not teach how to conduct level-two BC 

analyses.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is Federal and 

State hazard mitigation officials. Other personnel 

involved in conducting BC analyses also may apply. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants should have some prior 

knowledge of mathematics (basic algebra) and 

computers (Windows and spreadsheet programs). 

Recommended: Familiarity with basic flood mitigation terminology is suggested.

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings (G279)

This 2-day course is designed to provide engineering 

guidance on retrofitting existing one- to four-family 

residential structures situated in flood-prone areas. 

Subjects covered include an introduction to retrofitting, regulatory framework, controlling parameters, 

building assessment, and design practices. There is 

also a 1 hour unit on economics and a final exam.
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Selection Criteria: This course is intended for engineers, 

architects, and building code officials. Floodplain 

management, hazard mitigation, planning, zoning, 

and public works officials with engineering, architectural, or building science knowledge are also part 

of the target audience.

Flood Insurance for the Local Floodplain 

Manager (G282.1)

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 (CFM) credential.

Hydrology and Hydraulics for the 

Floodplain Manager (G282.2)

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 (NFIP). The basics 

of both hydrology and hydraulics are discussed and 

the fundamentals of the FIS and Flood Insurance 

Rate Map are discussed. 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 (CFM) credential.

Manufactured Homes and Recreational 

Vehicles (RVs) in the Floodplain (G282.3)

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 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 (CFM) credential.

Higher Standards and No-Adverse Impact 

(NAI) Concepts in Floodplain Management 

(G282.4)

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 (BFE) determinations in approximate A 

Zone areas, subdivision requirements, prohibition of fill, and enclosure limitations. The concept 

of the No-Adverse Impact (NAI) also is 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 (CFM) credential.
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Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the LimitedData Module: Intermediate Training (G285)

This 21⁄2-day course will enable participants to 

conduct complex Benefit-Cost (BC) analysis on 

riverine or Coastal A-zone flood mitigation projects using FEMA’s Riverine Flood Limited-Data 

(LD) module. The course builds on the skills taught 

in G278, Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training, and 

focuses exclusively on the LD module.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is Federal 

and State hazard mitigation officials. The course is 

intended for participants who have completed the 

entry-level training (G278, Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training) or have several months’ on-thejob experience using FEMA’s BC analysis modules. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants should have knowledge 

of mathematics (basic algebra) and computers 

(Windows and spreadsheet programs). 

Recommended: Familiarity with flood mitigation 

terminology is suggested.

Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local 

Governments (G318)

This 2-day workshop discusses the Disaster 

Mitigation Act of 2000 which amends the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act by, among other things, adding a new section, 

322—Mitigation Planning. Section 322 requires 

local governments to prepare and adopt jurisdiction-wide hazard mitigation plans as a condition of 

receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) 

funds to “brick and mortar” mitigation projects. 

The Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments

course assists representatives of local communities 

or multi-jurisdictional planning areas to develop 

a mitigation plan that meets community needs as 

well as the Section 322 local government planning requirements as described in 44 CFR Section 

201.6. This workshop explains each of the requirements, demonstrates how FEMA’s new Mitigation 

Planning How-to-Guides can be used to address 

each requirement, and provides opportunities to 

begin the planning process in group activities with 

representatives of the same community or planning 

area.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this 

Workshop includes the following representatives of 

local government: elected officials, managers, planners, emergency program managers, and other staff 

with expertise needed for mitigation projects. The 

Workshop is also intended for community members 

interested in avoiding or minimizing hazard losses 

who may wish to participate in the mitigation planning process.

Flood Fight Operations (G361)

This 21⁄2-day 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 (USACE) 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.
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NOTE: Some States may decide to add the 45-minute 

Expedient Flood Training (G270.3) to offerings of this 

course and may also do a field activity to build a 

sandbag wall. If participants will be asked to fill and 

place sandbags, they should be told to bring appropriate clothing.

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

officials responsible for planning, preparing, and 

managing response to floods.

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal 

Communities (G363)

This 2-day course is designed to provide participants the tools needed to help communities along 

the coast prepare for and respond to a hurricane 

event. Upon completion, the participants will have a 

background in understanding advisory products of 

the National Weather Service; describe information 

from FEMA Hurricane Evacuations studies; describe 

the various issues and measures needed in their 

jurisdiction for effective decisionmaking; and have 

a basic checklist for time-phased actions.

Selection Criteria: The target audience should be 

comprised of public and private sector decisionmakers and managers from coastal communities 

who prepare for and respond to hurricane hazards 

that threaten their community. A team made up of 

officials from police, fire, emergency management, 

public works, transportation, voluntary agencies, 

business, and the American Red Cross should attend.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-324, Community Hurricane 

Preparedness.

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools (G364)

This 2-day course provides schools with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to refine or develop 

an all-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 the FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness 

Guide, CPG 101, for developing an emergency operations plan and explains how to utilize the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS) as the foundation for planning and building partnerships with 

outside agencies such as law enforcement, fire, and 

emergency management.

In an optional exercise day, this course provides 

participants with an opportunity to conduct and 

design a tabletop exercise using Homeland Security 

Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines.

After completing this course, participants will be 

able to:

•	 Refine or develop a school emergency operations

plan (EOP). Throughout the course, the school 

will review the existing EOP, determine areas for 

improvement, and make changes/updates to the EOP.

•	Identify how to train and exercise the EOP.The

school will describe the benefits of training and 

exercising the school’s EOP, and identify who needs 

to be involved in training and exercising the EOP.

Selection Criteria: Principals, assistant principals, risk 

managers, school board members, school safety 

coordinators, transportation and food service coordinators, facility managers/building engineers, 

nurses, counselors, public information officers, 

teachers, and local first responders.

Prerequisites:

Required: School EOP.

Recommended: Completion of IS-100.SCa (or IS-100.

SC or IS-100), Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100, for Schools and IS-700 or IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

Course Length: 7 or 12 hours
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Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters (G366)

This course enables participants to improve their 

community’s mitigation and Emergency Operations 

Plan 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. 

After completing this course, participants will be 

able to:

•	 Articulate the importance of providing for

the needs of children in disasters in their 

community’s current emergency management 

plan.

•	 Explain what is required to keep children safe in

emergencies and why those needs are unique.

•	 Explain the assumptions, concept of

operations, and organization and assignment of 

responsibilities that address the unique needs of 

children prior to, during, and following disasters.

•	 Explain the planning components necessary to

address the unique needs of children prior to, 

during, and following disasters.

•	 Create an annex to a community’s Emergency

Operations Plan addressing the unique needs of 

children in disasters.

•	Identify stakeholders and organizations that can

assist in preparing for the needs of children in 

disasters.

•	Initiate steps to form coalitions and build teams

that have a stake in keeping children safe in 

disasters.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

is local and State emergency managers and planners, child services agencies, Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs), child care providers, schools, 

and faith-based organizations.

Emergency Planning for Campus 

Executives (G367)

This 2-hour overview of emergency planning 

serves as a briefing for executives of institutions of 

higher education. 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

•	 DevelopingYour Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

•	 EvaluatingYour EOP

•	 Responding Using Incident Command System (ICS)

•	 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

•	 EngagingYour Campus

Selection Criteria: Presidents, vice presidents, provosts, 

chancellors, deans, and other leadership positions at 

institutions of higher education.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.HE, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education.

Course Length: 2 hours
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Mitigation for Emergency Managers 

(G393)

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: Tribal, local, and State 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 local, State, and Federal 

governments who work in the emergency management field.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Completion of IS-393.a, Introduction 

to Hazard Mitigation prior to enrollment.

Earthquake Safety for Schools (G434.a)

The purpose of this course is to prepare school staff 

and administrators for an earthquake at their school 

location. The course is designed to describe the 

effects of an earthquake; explain how to mitigate 

those effects; state the key elements of an earthquake 

plan for preparedness, response, and recovery; and 

outline the procedures for training and exercises 

related to that emergency plan.

Selection Criteria: School Board members, district 

executives, district risk managers, principals, 

administrators, teachers, parents, PTA members, 

community first responders, school support staff, 

and transportation coordinators.

Course Length: 10 hours

Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6 

(G436)

This hands-on workshop introduces kindergarten 

and elementary school teachers to Earthquakes: A 

Teacher’s Package for K–6 (publication FEMA 159). 

Also known as Tremor Troop, the collection of multidisciplinary hands-on classroom activities was 

developed for FEMA by the National Science Teachers 

Association. The material provides basic information 

about earthquakes. The lesson plans and activities 

are designed to promote scientific literacy among 

young children and give them the information and 

skills they need to cope safely during and following 

an earthquake. The workshop also addresses Crisis 

Intervention, focusing on the needs of children 

and school personnel, and earthquake risk reduction for schools.

Selection Criteria: Elementary science coordinators, 

elementary curriculum coordinators, kindergarten 

and elementary classroom teachers, and teacher 

educators from regional science and educational 

resource centers. 

The purpose of the 1 day workshop is to introduce 

Tremor Troop to teachers who then will use it in their 

own classrooms.

The purpose of the 2 day workshop is to introduce 

Tremor Troop to educators who then will train teachers 

in their own districts.

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on 

Earthquakes for Grades 7–12 (G439)

This course introduces master teachers of grades 7–12 

to Seismic Sleuths curriculum. This teacher’s package 

provides hands-on/minds-on classroom activities 

on earthquake-related topics that can be integrated 

into existing science, math, and social studies curricula. Produced by the American Geophysical Union, 

in cooperation with FEMA, the materials foster an 

understanding of how science, math, and social 

studies concepts can be applied to reduce earthquake hazards and risk in the built environment 

through seismic safety design, construction, landuse, and emergency management techniques.
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(description on page 92)

G439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on 

Earthquakes for Grades 7–12

(description on page 92)

Independent study courses

IS-8.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: 

Complying with Executive Order 12699 

(description on page 150)

IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100, for Higher Education

(description on page 156)

IS-100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100, for Schools 

(description on page 157)

IS-279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings 

(description on page 163)

IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools 

(description on page 165)

IS-393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation 

(description on page 166)

IS-394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from 

Disaster (description on page 166)

IS-395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database 

(description on page 166)
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Preparedness Curriculum 

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers 

a number of training activities that develop operational capabilities and facilitate an effective response 

when an emergency occurs. Much of this preparedness training supports the requirements of chief 

executives and top-level, appointed emergency 

management officials. Public officials are responsible for protecting the lives and property of their 

constituents at all times. Yet, it is the emergency 

management professional on whom chief executives must depend for developing and maintaining 

emergency response capabilities on a day-to-day 

basis, as well as for providing sound advice and 

proper resource support during a period of crisis. 

This team relationship is critical for smooth, quick 

decision making and coordination during a community emergency. Preparedness courses provide both 

orientation and insight into emergency responsibilities including the development of emergency plans, 

facilities, and appropriate public policies.

EMI offers courses that facilitate public policy 

formulation, technical skill building, and effective 

planning measures at Federal, State, local, and Tribal 

levels of government. Such courses, seminars, and 

workshops address preparedness issues including 

continuity of operations, radiological preparedness, 

and hazardous materials preparedness.

Some of the training is specific and technical, while 

other topics are designed to stimulate proactive 

policy-level decision making. The many resident 

and non-resident training activities included in 

the Preparedness Curriculum provide specialized 

training and information needed by Federal, State, 

local, and Tribal government staffs and selected 

representatives from the private sector (business and 

industry).

EMI’s Incident Command System (ICS) 

Curriculum

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, the United 

States Fire Administration’s National Fire Programs 

Branch, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 

and the United States Department of Agriculture 

developed common course objectives and content 

for the 100 , 200 , 300 , and 400 level ICS courses. 

The partner agencies and departments recognize 

these courses as equivalent.

ICS-100- and 200-level courses are available in both 

a web-based Independent Study format and as a 

classroom-delivered course. These entry-level ICS 

courses are suitable for persons working in an ICS 

environment. ICS-100 and 200 are located on EMI’s 

Independent Study web site at: www.training.fema.gov.

The 300- and 400-level courses are classroombased multi-discipline or multi-jurisdiction courses 

intended for persons with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning 

Section Chief.

Community Mass Care Management 

(G108)

This 2-day course is intended to equip emergency 

management and voluntary agency personnel 

with the knowledge and skills to perform as effective mass care coordinators in a broad range of 

disaster situations. The course covers how to assess 

and size up mass care needs; how to plan for mass 

care; recruitment, training, and exercises for mass 

care personnel; and actions to take in short-term 

and long-term mass care operations (response and 

recovery).

Selection Criteria: State, Tribal, and local government 

emergency management and voluntary agency 

personnel who provide mass care assistance.
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Incident Command System/Emergency 

Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface 

(G191)

This course works best when delivered to Incident 

Command System and Emergency Operations Center 

personnel from the same community. The course 

provides an opportunity for participants to begin 

developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities 

and functions and depends heavily on exercises and 

group discussions to formulate the interface.

Selection Criteria: Participants should be teams from a 

community’s ICS and EOC personnel.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents, ICS-200; and/or EOC Management 

courses.

Course Length: 8 hours

Emergency Planning for Access and 

Functional Needs Populations (G197)

This 21⁄2-day course is intended to provide those 

with responsibilities for providing emergency planning or care of seniors, people with disabilities, 

and/or functional needs groups with the skills and 

knowledge they will need to prepare for, respond to, 

and recover from emergency situations.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes emergency managers, senior first-response 

personnel, special needs coordinators, human 

services organization personnel, facility planners, 

community-based organizational personnel, advocacy group personnel, elected officials, public health 

personnel, and Voluntary Organizations Active in 

Disaster (VOAD) personnel.

Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources 

(G251)

This 3- to 4-hour workshop is designed to provide State 

and local elected officials, emergency managers, and 

other public officials 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.

Recovery from Disaster: The Local 

Government Role (G270.4)

This workshop is a condensed version of the 4 day 

EMI resident course.

The Workshop in Emergency Management (WEM) 

is designed for 1⁄2- to 2-day delivery, depending on 

local need, and covers the roles and responsibilities 

of local recovery team members. 

Selection Criteria: Local government emergency managers, 

city and county administrators, community planners, building inspectors, and public works directors.

NOTE: All course files are accessible to the State Training Officer 

via the FEMA web site.

Hazardous Weather and Flood 

Preparedness (G271)

The National Weather Service (NWS) and FEMA 

developed this course with input from many States 

and local emergency managers. It is intended to help 

to promote a more proactive response to weather 

and flooding hazards through close coordination 

between emergency management and NWS. This 

course covers:

•	 how the basic elements of weather can combine

to create potential hazards in an area;

•	 weather forecast products and how to interpret

them; and

•	 anticipating hazardous weather for planning,

warning, and response purposes.
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Selection Criteria: Local and State emergency managers 

who respond to hazardous weather events.

Warning Coordination (G272)

This 11⁄2-day field 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.

Selection Criteria: Intended for local emergency 

managers.

GENERAL ICS INSTRUCTOR GUIDELINES

The National Integration Center (NIC) is responsible for “facilitating the development of national 

guidelines for incident management training and 

exercises at all jurisdictional levels, while individual 

agencies and organizations are responsible for establishing and certifying instructors.” The NIC provides 

guidelines for Incident Command System (ICS) 

instructors.

While individual agencies and organizations are 

responsible for establishing and certifying instructors, the NIC urges those agencies and organizations 

to follow these guidelines.

The NIC recommends the following general 

instructor guidelines:

Instructor Levels

•	 Lead instructors must have sufficient experience 

in presenting all units of the course to be capable 

of last-minute substitution for unit instructors.

•	Unit instructors must be experienced in the 

lesson content they are presenting.

•	Adjunct instructors may provide limited 

instruction in specialized knowledge and skills 

at the discretion of the lead instructor. Adjunct 

instructors must be experienced, proficient, and 

knowledgeable of current issues in their field of 

expertise.

Training Requirements for Lead and Unit 

Instructors

Instructors should have formal instructor training 

(NWCG Facilitative Instructor, M-410, EMI Master 

Trainer Program, Office for Domestic Preparedness 

Instructor Course, or equivalent).

Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300 

(G300)

This course provides training on and resources 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. 

The course objectives are as follows:

•	 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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ICS-300: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

2. Service in a mid-level incident management 

position within 5 years in real-world incidents, planned events, or accredited exercises. 

3.Recognized qualifications in techniques of 

instruction and adult education methodologies. 

Selection Criteria: Individuals who may assume a 

supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 

incidents. 

NOTE: During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command 

and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/

Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction. 

Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a response or 

exercise.

Course Length: 18 hours

This course is currently available from your State Training Officer.

Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses 

(G310)

This series of facilitator-led courses is intended to 

help senior local government officials prepare for 

and improve their ability to manage and respond 

to mass casualty terrorism incidents involving the 

use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Each 

course has the same five objectives and each uses a 

different scenario to enable participants to accomplish them. The objectives are stated below.

At the completion of the training, local government 

officials should be able to:

•	 Exercise greater leadership in preparing

for and managing response to WMD mass 

casualty terrorism incidents through a better 

understanding of their jurisdiction’s response 

capabilities.

•	 Analyze the appropriateness of plans, policies,

procedures, and other preparedness elements 

currently in place to respond to and recover from 

a mass casualty terrorist incident.

•	 Determine the adequacy and the level of

training of jurisdictional disaster and emergency 

management staff.

•	 Determine the adequacy of the jurisdiction’s

resources (e.g., personnel, materials, and personal 

protective and other equipment) for response 

and recovery from a mass casualty incident.

•	Identify the coordination requirements among

local, State, and Federal governments for response 

to WMD terrorist incidents.

There are no Participant Manuals; the facilitator must 

tailor the course for the specific community.

G310.1 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario

G310.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological 

Scenario

G310.3 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin 

Scenario

G310.4 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx 

Scenario
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G310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: BiologicalAnthrax Scenario

G310.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber 

Scenario

Selection Criteria: The following is a list of recommended participants, but it is not all-inclusive. 

Core Recommended Audience: Chief elected/appointed 

officials; fire chiefs; sheriffs; police chiefs; directors, 

emergency services; directors, public works; directors, 

public health and safety; public information officers; 

chief financial officers; legal counsel; chief medical 

examiner/coroners; and communications directors.

Other Possible Participants: transportation authority 

(port authority, airport authority, and/or area transportation authority, etc.*); evacuation coordinators;* 

mass care coordinators;* resource managers; chiefs, 

animal care and control agency; warning coordinators; coordinator of volunteer organizations; 

directors, emergency medical service (EMS); directors, hazardous materials team (HMT);* State and/

or Federal representatives, as appropriate;* area 

military representative;* National Guard representatives; Department of Energy (DOE) representatives; 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) representatives;* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) representatives; Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) representatives; U.S. Coast Guard 

(USCG) representatives; and representatives of 

neighboring jurisdictions.

*The target audience with an asterisk must be invited (if they are 

available).

Prerequisites:

Required: The course is designed with the following 

assumptions about participation:

1. The city or county conducting the course 

has an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 

and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

2. The participants know and understand 

their roles and responsibilities, as defined 

by their EOP; are trained in their areas of 

expertise; and know their jurisdiction.

Fundamentals Course for Radiological 

Response (G320)

This 3-day performance-based (hands-on) course 

for State and local radiological response team 

members covers the concepts of radiation protection, radiation detection instruments, radiological 

monitoring techniques, radiological hazards and 

protective actions, team-building, and basic procedures to support planning/response for emergency 

and recovery activities in the event of a radiological 

incident. The course covers all types of radiological hazards from fixed facility to transportation to 

WMD. This course is designed so that modules may 

be conducted separately and adapted to specific 

audience needs and requirements.

Selection Criteria: State and local government radiological response teams and newly assigned hazardous 

materials response team members.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management, 

or IS-302, Modular Emergency Radiological Response 

Transportation Training (MERRTT).

Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising 

Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster 

(G351)

The purpose of this 6-hour course is to prepare local 

elected government officials to lead and direct their 

jurisdiction in implementing comprehensive emergency management systems.

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be 

able to:

•	 Exercise greater leadership in an emergency

through a better understanding of their roles and 

responsibilities;

•	 Develop emergency management policies and

procedures for emergency management activities 

and implement necessary policies and procedures 

to respond to and recover from a disaster;

•	Initiate appropriate emergency management

actions during a disaster;
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•	 Negotiate through the intergovernmental

response system to obtain the required resources 

and assistance in an emergency;

•	 Maximize gains for disaster recovery assistance

through appropriate contacts and knowledge of 

available resources;

•	 Understand the partnership among Federal, State,

and local governments;

•	 Establish relationships and partnerships with

other agencies and organizations (i.e., profit, 

not-for-profit, and business and industry) for 

effective emergency management response and 

recovery outcomes; and

•	 Take actions to ensure citizen satisfaction during

a disaster and build credibility before a disaster.

Selection Criteria: Local elected officials (i.e., mayors, 

etc.).

Emergency Response to Criminal and 

Terrorist Incidents (G357)

The primary goals of this course include increasing 

safety by describing hazards that may exist at crime 

scenes, enhancing evidence preservation and rescue 

efforts, and fostering cooperative working relationships among all responders through role and 

responsibility clarification. The course uses a combination of instructor-led discussions and video 

presentations and concludes with an exercise.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this 6 to 8 hour 

course consists of persons who will respond to a 

criminal or terrorist event. This course is a joint 

training effort that includes firefighters, emergency 

medical services, law enforcement, public works, 

and others with emergency management responsibility from a local community. It is recommended 

that this course be taught to groups from the same 

jurisdiction for maximum benefit.

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course 

(G358)

This 12-hour course is designed to provide 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 must attend this course as a 

team. This includes, but is not limited to, local and 

State government emergency program managers, 

emergency planners, and response personnel.

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and 

Maintaining Spotter Groups (G365)

This 5-hour 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 staff.

Selection Criteria: State and local emergency managers 

and National Weather Service staff.
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Mass Fatalities Incident Response (G386)

This 2-day course prepares local and State 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.

Selection Criteria: The course is designed for a wide 

audience, encompassing the range of personnel with 

a role to play in mass fatality incidents. Coroners, 

medical examiners, funeral directors, heads of first 

response agencies (fire, police, EMS, etc.), planners, and emergency management coordinators will 

benefit from this course.

Course Length: 17 hours 

Advanced Incident Command System 

(ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents, ICS-400 (G400)

This course provides training on and resources 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. These earlier courses are 

prerequisites for ICS-400.

The course objectives are as follows:

•	 Explain how major incidents engender special

management challenges.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which an Area

Command is established.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which multiagency

coordination systems are established.

ICS-400: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

2. Service in a mid-level incident management 

position within 5 years in real-world incidents, planned events, or accredited exercises. 

3. Recognized qualifications in techniques of instruction and adult education 

methodologies. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

is senior personnel who are expected to perform 

in a management capacity in an Area Command or 

Multiagency Coordination Entity.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Recommended: Experience using concepts and 

principles from ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 

in a response or exercise.

Course Length: 14 hours

This course is currently available from your State Training Officer.
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Incident Command System (ICS) Overview 

for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS 

402 (G402)

This course provides executives and senior officials 

(including elected officials, city/county managers, 

agency administrators, etc.) an orientation to the 

Incident Command System (ICS).

This course replaces G194, Incident Command System 

for Public Officials. EMI developed this and all of its 

new ICS courses collaboratively with the National 

Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), and the 

United States Fire Administration (USFA).

Selection Criteria: Executives and senior officials, 

including elected officials, city/county managers, 

agency administrators, etc. 

Course Outline

•	 Part 1:What is ICS?

•	 Part 2: ICS Organization and Features

•	 Part 3: Unified and Area Command

•	 Part 4: Coordination and Incident Management

Assessment

•	 Part 5: ICS Preparedness

How can I get this course? You can download the 

course materials from http://training.fema.gov/stcourses/

crsdesc_spec.asp?courseid=G402. You can also contact your 

State Training Officer. This web site provides contact 

information for the State emergency management 

offices: https://www.fema.gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm.

Course Length: 2 hours 

Homeland Security Planning for Local 

Governments (G408)

This course teaches participants to evaluate, revise, 

or develop a homeland security appendix to their 

jurisdiction’s existing Emergency Operations Plan 

(EOP). The course addresses such key issues as 

vulnerability analysis and command and control for 

homeland security events. In keeping with recommendations of the Gilmore Commission, this course 

builds on existing emergency response systems as 

articulated by the local EOP. 

Participants must bring a current copy of their EOP and 

a map of their jurisdiction to the training.This course 

supplements EMI’s Emergency Planning Workshop.

Selection Criteria: Ideally, Local Emergency Planning 

Teams that include one person from: emergency 

management; public works; law enforcement; fire 

service; public health/medical service.

NOTE: While this course targets local governments, State 

personnel involved with assisting local planners are encouraged to 

apply.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants should have a working 

knowledge of emergency planning (as articulated 

in FEMA’s Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations 

Planning), the Incident Command System, and/or 

EOC operations.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 3.2

Rapid Needs Assessment (G557)

Communities can use the Resource Guide for 

developing a plan and procedures for rapidly and 

efficiently collecting disaster intelligence immediately following a disaster. This intelligence is used 

to prioritize response activities, allocate available 

resources, and specifically request resources from 

other sources to save and sustain lives.

Selection Criteria: Any community working to improve 

its disaster intelligence collection procedures.
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•	Identify	potential	alternate	locations	suitable	for	

EOC operations should the primary EOC facility 

become damaged or inoperable.

•	 Create	a	test,	training,	and	exercise	plan	for	

critical EOC operations.

•	 Develop	a	strategy	and	schedule	for	reviewing	

EOC resource requirements and technology 

needs.

Selection Criteria: This course is open to all Federal, 

State, local, and Tribal emergency managers; first 

responders to include incident commanders from all 

emergency management disciplines; private industry 

personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster; and Voluntary Organizations 

Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-701.a, Multi-Agency Coordination 

System (MACS) Course.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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DEVELOPMENT

Professional Development

Curriculum

FEMA’s Professional Development curriculum 

addresses skills and abilities required by the emergency management professional in today’s complex 

environment. Whether dealing with natural hazards, 

technological hazards, or national security hazards, 

the emergency manager must be prepared to exercise a leadership role that extends far beyond his or 

her own department. 

The field of emergency management is emerging 

into higher visibility in communities throughout 

the Nation as they are victimized by disasters that 

are increasingly severe and more numerous. With 

this comes a greater responsibility for emergency 

managers, and likewise for the trainers who guide 

them in developing the skills to deal with disasters.

Managing People in Disasters: A Local 

Perspective (G249)

This 3-day course is aimed at preparing participants to step in to manage and supervise in chaotic 

and stressful crisis situations. The package of skills 

offered in this course should enable an emergency 

manager to shift from managing a normal office 

environment to supervising an expanded staff in 

rapidly changing conditions. Major topics include 

communicating, community relationships, leadership, managing staff, teams, and managing the work.

Selection Criteria: Anyone who performs emergency 

management work. This course applies many of the 

basic skills of the Professional Development Series 

within a disaster context, and thus offers the possibility of being given as a Capstone experience or 

offered as refresher modules at conferences and 

other functions.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-240, Leadership and Influence, IS-241, 

Decision Making and Problem Solving, and IS-242, Effective 

Communication.

Instructional Delivery Skills (G265)

The purpose of this 2-day course is to prepare the 

participant to assist with State-delivered emergency 

management training. It provides a foundation 

from which participants can develop or enhance 

their instructional delivery skills within a classroom 

setting. This course is not designed to teach how to 

design training. Rather, the focus of this course is 

how to present an existing lesson plan or training 

materials.

At the conclusion of this course, participants should 

be able to:

•	 List the qualities of effective performance-based

training.

•	 Describe the fundamental principles of adult

learning.

•	Identify the preparation steps for conducting a

training session.

•	 Describe the quality of effective presenters.

•	 Distinguish between presentation and facilitation.

•	 Describe how interpersonal skills are applied in a

training setting.

•	Identify the techniques used to manage

classroom interactions.

•	 Describe how to assess training and make

continuous improvements.

•	 Demonstrate the ability to present a lesson plan.

Selection Criteria: Members of State and local emergency management disciplines. Recommended for 

members of Federal, State, Tribal, and local emergency management disciplines who assist in the 

teaching of FEMA- or State-developed classroom 

training.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have responsibility for teaching a 

portion of a FEMA- or State-developed course. 

Completion of IS-265, Basic Instructional Skills course.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: .2
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Participants who complete the 5 required courses 

and any 5 of 16 elective courses are eligible to 

receive the APS Certificate of Completion.

required courses

G191 Incident Command System/Emergency 

Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface 

(description on page 95)

G557 Rapid Needs Assessment 

(description on page 101)

G270.4 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government 

Role (description on page 95)

G775 

or IS-775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

Management and Operations 

(description on page 102)

G318 Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local 

Governments (description on page 89)

Elective courses

Any of the last three listed not taken as a required 

course, and

G108 Community Mass Care Management 

(description on page 94)

G110 Emergency Management Operations Course 

(EMOC) for Local Governments 

(description on page 107)

G197 Emergency Planning for Access and Functional 

Needs Populations 

(description on page 95)

G202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, 

and Local Officials 

(description on page 105)

G271

or IS-271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness 

(description on page 95) or IS-271, 

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community 

Risk

G272 Warning Coordination 

(description on page 96)

IS-703.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) 

Resource Management 

(description on page 170)

G288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management 

(description on page 105)

G290 Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) 

(description on page 106)

G358 Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course 

(description on page 99)

G361 Flood Fight Operations 

(description on page 89)

G386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response

(description on page 100)

G408 Homeland Security Planning for Local 

Governments (description on page 101)

E/L146

or

E/L147 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) 
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Mission Support and 

Response and Recovery 

Curriculums

Disaster operations and recovery are phases of 

emergency management that require a team effort 

at all levels of government and the private sector. 

Professionals involved in disaster operations and 

recovery include elected and appointed officials, city 

and county administrators, emergency managers, 

public works directors, building officials, community planners, emergency services personnel, and 

other allied professionals.

Training and education in disaster operations is a 

critical first step towards ensuring successful disaster 

operations. The Mission Support and Response and 

Recovery curriculums are designed to equip Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform their 

jobs. These professionals are encouraged to avail 

themselves of the courses offered in the curriculum.

Debris Management Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local Officials (G202)

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, Tribal, and local 

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.

Selection Criteria: Tribal, local, and State emergency 

management personnel, including public works and 

waste management staffs, who are responsible for 

planning and/or implementing debris removal and 

disposal actions.

NOTE: All course files are accessible to the State Training Officer 

via the FEMA web site.

Public Assistance (PA) Program Applicant 

Workshop (G203)

This 1-day field course is an overview of the roles 

and responsibilities of potential applicants who 

participate in FEMA’s Public Assistance program. 

The target audience includes local government/

Tribal personnel, public works directors, emergency 

management coordinators, and other local government/Tribal personnel with disaster assignments 

involving the community infrastructure.

*During the early stages of disaster recovery, this 

course can be used to provide an overview of 

local government responsibilities involving public 

assistance.

Local Volunteer and Donations 

Management (G288)

This 8–12-hour workshop addresses the planning 

considerations and operational requirements for 

an effective donations management system at the 

local level. A special emphasis is put on the importance of collaborative partnerships between local 

government, voluntary agencies, and community 

organizations as the key to success in volunteer and 

donations management.

Selection Criteria: Local government officials and State 

and/or local leaders of key voluntary organizations (i.e., those affiliated with the State Voluntary 

Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)), who 

have responsibility for planning, coordinating, 

implementing, and/or operating the donations 

management function at the State and local levels.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have some responsibility to oversee, coordinate, and/or assist with 

the State and local donations and volunteer 

management functions during disasters. IS-288, 

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management.

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100, and IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.
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Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness 

Training (G289)

This awareness-level training is suitable for new 

PIOs, taken alone or before Basic Public Information 

Officer (PIO) (G290) training. A secondary audience 

is elected or other officials who want an overview of 

emergency public information. 

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 State, local, or Tribal levels of government.

A secondary audience for the awareness component of this training includes individuals who 

would benefit from a general understanding of the 

emergency public information function. This audience would include elected and other officials with 

responsibilities that would necessitate their working 

with PIOs or the news media during an emergency 

incident.

Course Length: 1-day classroom

Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) 

(G290)

This course is an updated, shortened, and revised 

version of the previous G290 course. The revised 

course emphasizes skills development, addresses the 

impact of technology on emergency public information, and offers options that allow States to tailor the 

instructional methodology to suit their needs while 

consistently meeting the course learning objectives.

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 State, local, or Tribal levels of 

government.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: G289, Public Information Officer (PIO) 

Awareness Training.

Course Length: 2-day classroom

Joint Information System/Center Planning 

for Tribal, State, and Local Public 

Information Officers (PIOs) (G291)

The purpose of this course is to build on the solo 

PIO competencies gained in the Basic Public Information 

Officer (PIO) (G290) course to applying those skills 

in an expanding incident where coordination 

is enhanced through the establishment of a Joint 

Information System (JIS)/Joint Information Center 

(JIC).

This training will equip PIOs with the skills needed 

to establish and operate in a JIS/JIC. Participants will 

also gain a working knowledge of operational practices for performing PIO duties within the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS) multiagency 

coordination system. The course will demonstrate 

how JIC concepts are applied in a flexible and scalable manner at the local level.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

training is individuals who have public information 

responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary 

function primarily at State, local, or Tribal levels of 

government.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: This training is designed on the 

assumption that participants will have completed 

the following courses: G289, Public Information 

Officer (PIO) Awareness Training, and G290, Basic Public 

Information Officer (PIO). 

Course Length: 1-day classroom
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Integrated Emergency 

Management Curriculum

Two integrated emergency management field 

courses are available that can be used as stand-alone 

training or in preparation to attend the advanced 

resident courses.

Emergency Management Operations 

Course (EMOC) for Local Governments 

(G110)

The EMOC is designed for local communities or Tribal 

governments that may not be able to participate in 

FEMA’s resident Integrated Emergency Management 

Courses. The EMOC is an exercise-based program 

with planning sessions that begin weeks prior to the 

actual course, and it includes classroom sessions and 

exercises. The flexible format of the EMOC allows 

it to be conducted in a 21⁄2 day or 3-day format. 

The purpose of the EMOC is to improve operational 

capabilities as they relate to managing emergencies 

in the local community. The course places emphasis 

on the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as a 

focal point for managing a simulated emergency.

Selection Criteria: Elected and appointed city and 

county officials. These include mayor, city manager, 

city council, county commissioner, county manager, 

and other key positions, such as emergency management director and public information officer. Also 

included as eligible participants are upper and 

mid-management personnel, including supervisory, operational, and communications staff from 

the fire service, law enforcement, public works, and 

emergency medical services. Volunteer groups also 

should participate.

Exercise Evaluation (G130)

This 2-day course provides knowledge and develops 

skills that will enable participants to manage exercise evaluation activities before, during, and after an 

emergency management exercise.

Selection Criteria: State, FEMA regional, and local 

emergency management and emergency services 

staff who have the responsibility of managing exercise evaluation activities associated with the overall 

emergency management functions or emergency 

service disciplines, such as fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, public works, 

and community service/volunteer agencies and 

organizations.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: The participant must have substantial knowledge of emergency operations within 

his/her organization and the assigned responsibility to manage the evaluation function or 

serve as an evaluation team leader as part of the 

community’s exercise program.

Exercise Control/Simulation (G135)

This 2-day course is designed for experienced emergency exercise staff to perform tasks as chief exercise 

controllers or control team leaders for emergency 

management exercises. Participants are challenged 

to examine exercise concepts and objectives, develop 

exercise control plans, and perform an examination 

of the tasks necessary to perform effective exercise 

control and simulation for tabletop, functional, and 

full-scale exercises.

Selection Criteria: State, FEMA regional, other Federal 

agency staff, and local emergency management/

emergency services staff who have the responsibility of functioning as chief exercise controller 

or exercise control team leader in their respective 

organization’s/jurisdiction’s comprehensive exercise program activities.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: The participant must have substantial knowledge of emergency management 

operations and exercises within his/her organization and the assigned responsibility to function as 

chief exercise controller or control team leader/

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(g137)

This 21⁄2-day course provides knowledge, skills, and

job aids to assist local, State, and Federal personnel

in implementing their roles and responsibilities as exercise program managers. Work products

developed during the course will be useful for the

participant to develop or upgrade his or her comprehensive exercise program.

Selection Criteria: State, FEMA regional, other Federal

agency staff, and local emergency management/

emergency services staff who have the responsibility

to initiate and/or maintain their respective organization’s/jurisdiction’s overall exercise program.

Prerequisites:

Required: The participant must have substantial

knowledge of emergency management operations and exercises within his/her organization

and the assigned responsibility to initiate and/

or upgrade the overall comprehensive exercise

program.

Exercise practicum for the master 

Exercise practitioner (g138)

This activity consists of a series of self-directed 

and negotiated proficiency demonstrations of the 

knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired through 

the completion of courses. The proficiency demonstrations are structured in three major areas of 

concentration: exercise design and control, exercise evaluation, and exercise management/program 

management. Practicum sponsors will monitor the 

completion of 11 major proficiency demonstrations. 

In this manner, capabilities gained in classroom 

instruction can be applied to actual emergency 

management exercises as conducted by local, State, 

and Federal agencies.

Selection Criteria: State, FEMA regional, other Federal 

agency staff, and local/Tribal emergency management/emergency services staff who have the 

responsibilities related to the design, development, performance, and evaluation of emergency 

management exercises. Applicants must declare their 

intention of completing the Continuing Education 

Credit (CEC) offerings and earn the Master Exercise 

Practitioner title.
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FEMA/Federal Partners 

Courses

Every year, natural disasters cause hundreds of 

deaths, displace thousands, and cause more than 

$50 billion in damages. Some of these disasters 

are of a magnitude that the President determines 

Federal assistance is warranted. When this occurs, 

FEMA provides disaster assistance for individuals 

and their communities as directed under its statutory authority, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act. 

To carry out the provisions of the Stafford Act and 

the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 

Act (PKEMRA) of 2006, FEMA must maintain a welltrained disaster workforce. The workforce must be 

capable of performing their jobs in a unified effort 

to accomplish a shared mission that involves other 

Federal agencies; Tribal, State, and local governments; 

voluntary agencies; and the private sector. The FEMA 

Disaster Workforce is comprised of Permanent FullTime (PFT) employees with collateral disaster duties, 

Cadre of On-call Response Employees (CORE), 

and intermittent Disaster Reservists. The work is 

performed at FEMA’s Joint Field Offices (JFOs), 

Regional Response Coordination Centers (RRCCs), 

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC), 

and other sites that support disaster response and 

recovery operations. 

To build the capabilities of FEMA’s Disaster 

Workforce, EMI offers a robust curriculum of disaster 

operations and recovery training. This training is 

aligned to the various positions within FEMA’s 24 

disaster cadres. The courses focus on tactics, techniques, and procedures that are required to carry 

out programmatic and functional responsibilities. 

They also provide participants the opportunity to 

hone the skills required for interagency and intergovernmental planning and operations. Included in 

the curriculum are courses on the Public Assistance 

Program, Individual Assistance Program, Operations 

including Mission Assignments, Logistics, Planning, 

Safety, Security, External Affairs, and Finance 

Administration. The courses are offered in residence, 

at the FEMA Regional Offices, and at various locations 

set up in support of disaster operations. Only those 

who meet the required prerequisites and selection criteria are eligible to attend the training.

Mission Support Curriculum 

Joint Field Office (JFO) Finance and 

Administration Section Chief Training 

(E106)

This course is intended to train and exercise the 

experienced JFO Finance and Administration Section 

Chief in leadership and management skills to effectively perform his/her roles and responsibilities as 

a member of the management team at a complex 

federally declared incident.

After completing this course, the participants will 

be able to:

•	 Demonstrate the skills and abilities essential

for a successful F&A Section Chief, including 

leadership, management, problem-solving, 

communication, planning, and time 

management.

•	 Accommodate an expanding organization by

identifying management priorities, describing 

management strategies for addressing challenges, 

projecting staffing levels, and developing an 

organizational structure.

•	 Apply authorities important to the duties of an

F&A Section Chief.

•	Identify internal control systems needed to

address fraud, waste, and abuse situations.

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Comptroller Disaster Workforce Cadre Member 

who has experience serving multiple disasters as 

Finance and Administration Section Chief in FEMA 

JFO disaster operations or any FEMA national 

personnel who experience serving multiple disasters as Finance and Administration Section Chief in 

FEMA JFO disaster operations. The individual should 

have completed all or substantially all of the qualifying criteria to be certified as fully qualified prior to 

attending this course. Approval to attend this course 
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is made by the FEMA National Comptroller Cadre 

Manager, or a member of the Office of Chief Financial 

Officer/FEMA Headquarters who can sign on behalf 

of the FEMA National Comptroller Cadre Manager. 

The signature of the aforementioned is required. If 

the person is also a FEMA Regional employee, the 

signature of the FEMA Regional Training Manager is 

also required.

Prerequisites:

Required: E778, Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers 

Training, E292, Disaster Field Operations Management 

(DFOM), and E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster 

Operations.

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; IS-800.b, 

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and 

IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce 

Readiness. 

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.0

Joint Field Office (JFO) Procurement Clerk 

Training (E113)

This course is intended to teach the FEMA JFO 

Procurement Clerk position his/her responsibilities of files management, correct procedure when 

filing and working with JFO Contracting Folders, 

JFO Purchase Card Folders, and how to maintain spreadsheets that track costs in the FEMA JFO 

Procurement Unit. This course also teaches the 

FEMA JFO Procurement Clerk how to work in the 

online environment, and in general support of the 

FEMA JFO Contracting Specialist.

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Acquisition/Procurement Disaster Workforce Cadre 

Member who will serve as a JFO Procurement Clerk 

in JFO disaster operations or any personnel with an 

ADD deployment title of Procurement Unit Leader, 

Contract Specialist, or Procurement Clerk. Approval to 

attend this course is made by the FEMA Acquisition/

Procurement National Cadre Manager, or a member of 

the Office of Procurement/FEMA Headquarters who 

can sign on behalf of the Acquisition/Procurement 

National Cadre Manager. The signature of the aforementioned is required. If the person is also a FEMA 

Regional employee, the signature of the FEMA 

Regional Training Manager is also required.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident 

Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and IS-101, Deployment 

Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Operations Section Chief (OSC) (E/L196)

This course is designed for FEMA staff who have the 

title of Operations Section Chief (trainee or above) or 

Branch Director in Automated Deployment Database 

(ADD). The course is intended to be a component of 

the OSC credentialing process and provide the classroom training portion to prepare and enhance the 

participant’s knowledge and skills as a Type II OSC 

in a Type II disaster.

Course objectives:

1. Define the responsibilities and tasks as 

outlined in the OSC Position Task Book (PTB).

2. Demonstrate knowledge of the legal framework/policies relevant to the OSC.

3. Demonstrate the role of the OSC in the 

Incident Action Planning Process.

4. Identify the OSC decisionmaking steps in 

responding to request for Federal assistance.

5. Provide solutions to operations issues 

regarding FEMA disaster programs and 

dealing with the other JFO sections.
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6. Apply knowledge and skills obtained in the 

course to a simulated Type II disaster scenario.

Prerequisites: Participants should have completed: E/

L269, Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations; E347, 

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing; E/

L348, Orientation to Mission Assignments; E/L423, Response 

Operations III—ICS 320; E/L779, Orientation to Disaster 

Response Operations; IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal 

Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-293, Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview; and IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction.

Selection Criteria: Participants should have served 

as: a deputy OSC (or OSC) on a Type III Disaster 

(two deployments); branch director (Emergency 

Services/Individual Assistance or Public Assistance) 

on a Level II or I disaster (two deployments); and 

have a written recommendation/endorsement by 

the Department of Defense (DOD) Division Director 

or FEMA Headquarters.

Equal Rights Officer Update Course (E217)

This course explains changes in Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Civil Rights laws and policies 

through a series of presentations and exercises.

Selection Criteria: Current Equal Rights Officers.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

External Affairs Planning and Products/

Joint Information Center Basic Training 

(E249)

This is a basic Public Affairs course for all new FEMA 

Disaster Reservists entering the External Affairs 

Cadre with a specialty in the Public Affairs component, as well as Disaster Reservists assigned to other 

External Affairs cadres who need cross-training. At 

the conclusion of the course, participants will have 

a basic understanding of the process and procedures 

of FEMA Products and Planning as well as operations 

of the FEMA Joint Information Center (JIC). 

This course is offered concurrently with E/L/B753, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.

Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of 

the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/B750, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 1; and L752, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External 

Affairs–Field Internship Part 2.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days with E/L/B753, Policy, 

Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.

Human Resources (HR) Operations

(E/L/B259)

The purpose of this course is to provide Human 

Resources Unit leaders, HR Unit managers, and 

supervisors on a disaster operation with the knowledge and skills required to perform management 

and leadership responsibilities more effectively and 

with greater confidence.

After completing this course, participants will be 

able to:

•	 Explain how the relationship theory can

contribute to a greater understanding of self 

and others within the context of the disaster 

operations environment.

•	 Apply appropriate leadership styles to specific

disaster situations.

•	 Apply strategies for effective communication in

disaster operations.

•	 Apply strategies for managing the performance

and conduct of disaster staff.

•	 Practice useful techniques for building and

maintaining cohesive teams in disaster operations.

•	 Describe the disaster manager’s role in managing

stress in disaster operations.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes managers and supervisors of FEMA’s 

Human Resources Cadre (from both Headquarters 

and the Regions). The course will be offered to 

Permanent Full-Time (PFT) employees, Cadre of 

On-call Response Employees (CORE), and Disaster 

Reservists. All must have had at least one disaster 

assignment as an HR Unit Leader or HR Unit 

Manager before attending the course.
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Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B325, Human Resources (HR) Specialist; 

IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System 

(ICS), ICS-100; IS–101, Deployment Basics: Federal 

Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Community Relations (CR) Basic

(E/L/B277)

This course prepares FEMA External Affairs 

Community Relations (CR) component staff with 

the skills and abilities to perform effectively as CR 

Specialists. This course is required as part of E/L/

B753, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–

Capstone, to receive credentialing credit.

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre who have 

successfully completed E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 2, and are either new reservists without basic 

component-specific training or who are training in 

a new component of External Affairs.

This course is offered concurrently with E/L/B753, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and Practice 

for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field 

Internship Part 2.

Length of Course: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.4

Community Relations (CR) Advanced

(E/L/B280)

This course prepares FEMA Assistant External Affairs 

Officers–Community Relations (AEAO–CR) to lead 

and direct CR staff in the field. This course provides 

opportunities for individuals to practice skills in 

management and leadership, conflict management, 

coaching as a function of management, building 

partnerships, and decision making.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is limited 

to current AEAO–CR and CR Unit Leaders who are 

being mentored to become AEAO–CR.

NOTE: Members of the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) and 

Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) cadres and other 

select FEMA cadres may be considered if space is available in the 

class. Such candidates must be nominated by their respective cadre 

manager and will be subject to approval by the CR course manager 

and/or the National CR Cadre manager. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of E/L/B753, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone

and E/L/B277, Community Relations (CR) Basic.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.0

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) 

Orientation (E283)

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills 

needed to serve as a DFTO training specialist or 

technician. 

Selection Criteria: FEMA reservists with position titles 

of training specialists and technicians from the 

Regions or Headquarters. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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Disaster Field Operations Management 

(DFOM) (E292)

This course provides FEMA disaster managers with 

the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to establish and maintain effective coordination among all 

elements in a Joint Field Office (JFO) or disaster 

operations support facility. All participants must have 

a strong working knowledge of FEMA programs and 

be capable of making a significant contribution to 

their organization’s disaster response, recovery, and 

mitigation capabilities.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Headquarters, Regional, or 

NSPC staff, GS-12 or higher, who will function as 

managers in a Joint Field Office or disaster operations support facility. 

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster 

Operations; IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness; and IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) 

Training Unit Leader (E294)

This course provides FEMA Reservists with the 

ability to serve as training managers in a disaster field 

setting. The course focuses on the primary competencies and tasks needed to perform in this position.

Selection Criteria:Experienced DFTO Cadre designated 

to become training unit leaders; FEMA employees 

from FEMA Regions and Headquarters.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E283, Disaster Field Training Operations 

(DFTO) Orientation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300

(E/L300)

ICS-300 provides training on and resources 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. 

The course objectives are as follows:

•	 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.

ICS-300: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

2. Service in a mid-level incident management 

position within 5 years in real-world incidents, planned events, or accredited exercises. 

3. Recognized qualifications in techniques of 

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Selection Criteria: Individuals who may assume a 

supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 

incidents. 

NOTE: During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command 

and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/

Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. 

Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a response or 

exercise.

Course Length: 18 hours

This course is also currently available from your State Training 

Officer as a State/local/Tribal field (G) delivered course. 

Description can be found on page 96.

Human Resources (HR) Specialist

(E/L/B325)

This course enables participants to function successfully as Human Resources (HR) Specialists. Because 

all HR positions are closely related in responsibilities in carrying out the HR function within the 

Joint Field Office (JFO), this course is also designed 

to provide all HR personnel with a baseline of HR 

knowledge at a disaster.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is limited 

to members of the FEMA Human Resources (HR) 

Cadre who have been assigned as a Human Resources 

Specialist in a JFO and who are being mentored to 

be HR Unit Leaders and Managers and have course 

manager approval. HR Specialists who apply must 

submit a letter of reference from a mentor with 

their application. They will have at least one of the 

following Position Task Book titles: HR Specialist, HR 

Unit Leader, or HR Unit Manager. The course will be 

offered to Permanent Full-Time (PFT) employees, 

Cadre of On-call Response Employees (CORE), and 

Disaster Reservists.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal 

Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Congressional Affairs Specialist (E368)

This course provides FEMA employees assigned to 

work as Congressional Affairs Specialists at a Joint 

Field Office (JFO) with the knowledge, skills, and 

sensitivities necessary to effectively perform their 

duties. This includes applying the congressional 

liaison philosophy and procedures externally, to 

foster a partnership between Congress and FEMA, 

and internally, to advise the Federal Coordinating 

Officer (FCO) and JFO staff. This also includes 

supporting the Regions and Headquarters in their 

ongoing communications with Congress and to 

facilitate information flow between Congress and 

the JFO.

This course is offered concurrently with E/L/B753, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.

Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of 

the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/B750, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 1; and L752, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External 

Affairs–Field Internship Part 2.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days with E/L/B753, Policy, 

Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.
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Congressional Affairs Basic Field Course 

(L369)

This course is designed for delivery at a Joint Field 

Office (JFO) and can be used for just-in-time 

training. The target audience includes staff working 

in a JFO who may have contact with the private 

sector. It provides the attendee with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivities necessary to effectively 

perform their duties. This includes applying the 

congressional liaison philosophy and procedures 

externally, to foster a partnership between Congress 

and FEMA, and internally, to advise the Federal 

Coordinating Officer (FCO) and JFO staff. This also 

includes supporting the Regions and Headquarters 

in their ongoing communications with Congress 

and to facilitate information flow between Congress 

and the JFO.

Completion of this course does not meet the requirements necessary for qualification as a Congressional 

Affairs Specialist.

Selection Criteria: Open to all working in a Joint Field 

Office with preference to External Affairs cadre 

members.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

External Affairs Planning and Products/

Joint Information Center Basic Training 

Field Course (L385)

This course provides new Disaster Assistance 

Employees (DAEs) and Cadre of On-call Response 

Employees (COREs) with an overview of the “New 

FEMA,” the fundamentals of Emergency Support 

Function (ESF) #15 and the External Affairs concept 

for communications, general program overviews, an 

overview on working with State partners, writing 

and presentation workshops, and an introduction 

to specific job functions they will assume and tools 

they will use in the field. A variety of exercises, based 

on actual situations and incidents, are also included 

to help prepare participants for work in the field.

Selection Criteria: This course is open to those working 

in the Joint Field Office (JFO) who may interface 

with Public Affairs (External Affairs) or serve in a 

Public Affairs function.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Completion of IS-250, Emergency 

Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New 

Approach to Emergency Communication and Information 

Distribution.

Course Length: 2 days

Advanced Incident Command System 

(ICS), Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents, ICS-400 (E/L400)

This course provides training on and resources 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. These earlier courses are 

prerequisites for ICS-400.

The course objectives are as follows:

•	 Explain how major incidents engender special

management challenges.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which an Area

Command is established.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which multiagency

coordination systems are established.

ICS-400: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-700.a, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and 

IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.
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2. Service in a mid-level incident management 

position within 5 years in real-world incidents, planned events, or accredited exercises. 

3. Recognized qualifications in techniques of 

instruction and adult education methodologies. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

is senior personnel who are expected to perform 

in a management capacity in an Area Command or 

Multiagency Coordination Entity.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction. 

Recommended: Experience using concepts and 

principles from ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 

in a response or exercise.

Course Length: 14 hours 

This course is also currently available from your State Training 

Officer as a State/local/Tribal field-delivered (G) course. 

Description can be found on page 100.

Mass Care and Emergency Assistance 

Principles (E/L411)

This course provides the history and context of Mass 

Care and Emergency Assistance (MC/EA), FEMA’s 

and other organizations’ roles in MC/EA, the roles 

and responsibilities of FEMA staff assigned to MC/

EA missions, and lastly, provides training on the 

tasks performed by the MC/EA Specialist.

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to MC/EA missions in the past or have the 

Task Book position of Mass Care and Emergency 

Assistance Specialist in Automated Deployment 

Database (ADD) (even if they have not had an MC/

EA deployment to date).

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-806, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 

#6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human 

Services; IS-811, Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11—

Agriculture and National Resources; IS-775, Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations; 

IS-808, Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8—Public 

Health and Medical Services; IS-10, Animals in Disaster: 

Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness;” IS-11, Animals in 

Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning;” and IS-288, 

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Supervising in a Temporary Workplace

(E/L541)

This course is designed to prepare FEMA personnel 

who supervise staff at temporary field facilities to 

apply supervisory practices that result in a fair, equitable, and productive work environment.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is FEMA 

personnel (including permanent or temporary 

full-time Cadre of On-Call Response Employees, 

disaster reservists, and local hires) who supervise 

staff at temporary field facilities such as Joint Field 

Offices (JFOs), National Processing Service Centers, 

etc. Also, the audience can include Supervisors of 

Record and FEMA Cadre Managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-18, FEMA Equal 

Employment Office (EEO) Employee Course and IS-19, 

FEMA EEO Supervisor Course. 

Recommended: E/L/B545, Basic Human Resources for 

Disaster Supervisors.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster 

Supervisors (E/L/B545)

This course is designed to assist disaster supervisors in understanding the basics of human 

resources in FEMA. Topics covered include hiring 

of local hires; deployment of Disaster Reservists; 

Orientation of New Employees; Use of Task Books; 

Credentialing; Payroll Issues; Signature Authority; 

Travel Responsibilities; Appraisals; Attendance; 

Safety/Wellness; Rotation/Retention; Reward/

Recognition; Performance Issues; Conduct Issues; 

and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). 

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is limited 

to JFO supervisors who supervise and manage 

employees at a JFO. This course will be offered to 

Permanent Full-Time (PFT) employees, Cadre of 

On-call Response Employees (CORE), and Disaster 

Reservists.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness.

Recommended: E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster 

Operations.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

FEMA Mission Readiness (E696)

In 2010, FEMA instituted a new “Employee 

Readiness Program” for all new permanent full-time 

(PFT) hires. Four courses and elements comprise the 

program: Duty Readiness, Mission Readiness, Career 

Readiness, and Deployment Readiness. This course, 

“Mission Readiness” (E696), is a signature piece 

of this process—a week-long, cohort-style, in-residence course at the National Emergency Training 

Center (NETC)—designed to give new employees 

a comprehensive understanding of FEMA’s mission, 

culture, structure, and organizational responsibilities to help them navigate the organization.

Selection Criteria: Permanent Full-Time (PFT) FEMA 

hire: This means if you are employed as a CORE, a 

DAE, a TFT or in any other type of non-PFT position, you are not currently eligible for this training. 

Beginning in FY2012, all FEMA PFTs are eligible for 

Mission Readiness, with priority placement for new 

employees.

This course is required for all new PFT employees.

Prerequisites: IS-100.b or IS-100.FW, Introduction to 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

Disaster Contracting (E706)

This course is designed as basic training for any 

FEMA Joint Field Office (JFO) Contract Specialist, 

most specifically for members of the FEMA 

Acquisition/Procurement Disaster Workforce Cadre 

or any personnel with FEMA Automated Deployment 

Database (ADD) deployment title of Procurement 

Unit Leader, Contract Specialist, or Procurement Clerk.

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Acquisition/Procurement Disaster Workforce Cadre 

member who will serve as a Contract Specialist in 

JFO disaster operations or any personnel with FEMA 

ADD deployment title of JFO Procurement Unit 

Leader, Contract Specialist, or Procurement Clerk. 

Approval to attend this course is made by the FEMA 

Acquisition/Procurement National Cadre Manager, 

or a member of the Office of Procurement/FEMA 

Headquarters who can sign on behalf of the 

Acquisition/Procurement National Cadre Manager. 

The signature of the aforementioned is required. If 

the person is also a FEMA Regional employee, the 

signature of the FEMA Regional Training Manager is 

also required.
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Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-101, Deployment 

Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief 

Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—

Response, Recovery, and FEMA OCC

Cadre Deployment (E/L713)

This 4-day course provides new FEMA legal staff 

with the skills required to provide effective legal 

support during response and recovery operations. 

After completion of this course, participants will 

have a basic understanding of FEMA’s statutory and 

regulatory framework, the interface between FEMA 

Headquarters OCC and field operations, and the roles 

and responsibilities of the field legal staff. In addition, they will have a basic knowledge of substantive 

topics including disaster declarations, response 

operations including Federal agency authorities, 

coordination of Federal support, mission assignment and grant assistance for emergency protective 

measures, insular area considerations, records 

requests (Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] and 

Privacy Act), and recovery operations including 

public assistance, individual assistance, and hazard 

mitigation, Tribal relations, and environmental and 

historic preservation concerns.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Office of Chief Counsel 

(OCC) staff.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have read Your Guide to FEMA Booklet

(disaster related). 

Course Length: 4 days

Advanced Field Attorney Training (E714)

The purpose of this course is to update the Field 

Attorneys based on the last year’s lessons learned 

which will allow them to be better able to perform 

their responsibilities of ensuring that field operations are consistent with the Stafford Act, other laws, 

regulations, and Agency policy and standards. The 

Field Attorneys provide timely onsite legal advice 

to ensure that Federal Coordinating Officer and 

program staff decisions are legally sound and fiscally 

responsible. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience will include 

employees of the FEMA Field Attorney Cadre and 

the FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC).

Course Length: 4 days

Comptroller Basic (E716)

This course is required for any person serving as 

a FEMA Comptroller in FEMA Joint Field Office 

(JFO) operations prior to their deployment in 

this position. The course is a specific overview of 

FEMA systems, grants programs, National Response 

Framework (NRF), National Incident Management 

System (NIMS) structure, and Units that report to 

the Finance and Administration Section (Human 

Resources [HR], Procurement, Training, and Cost 

Unit).

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Comptroller Disaster Workforce Cadre member who 

will serve as Finance and Administration Section 

Chief in FEMA JFO disaster operations or any FEMA 

national personnel who will serve as a Finance and 

Administration Section Chief in FEMA JFO disaster 

operations. Approval to attend this course is made by 

the FEMA National Comptroller Cadre Manager, or 

a member of the Office of Chief Financial Officer/

FEMA Headquarters who can sign on behalf of the 

FEMA National Comptroller Cadre Manager. The 

signature of the aforementioned is required. If the 

participant is also a FEMA Regional employee, the 

signature of the FEMA Regional Training Manager is 

also required.
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Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-101, Deployment 

Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

External Affairs Overview Field Course

(E/L731)

This course is designed to provide an overview of 

the External Affairs concept, enhancing participants’ 

knowledge and appreciation of the critical function 

each External Affairs component plays in delivering 

information and messages to FEMA’s core audiences. 

Through informational units on organizational 

structure, workshops on specific job functions, and 

exercises and case studies based on actual disaster 

scenarios, participants will gain a practical understanding of FEMA’s new approach to public disaster 

communications—identified as one of the Agency’s 

core competencies.

Course Length: 2 days

External Affairs Private Sector Basic Field 

Course (L737)

This course is designed for delivery at a Joint Field 

Office (JFO) and can be used for just-in-time training. 

The target audience includes staff working in JFOs 

who may have contact with the private sector. At 

the conclusion of the course, participants will have 

a basic understanding of the function of the private 

sector within the FEMA External Affairs operation 

at a JFO.

Completion of this course does not meet the requirements necessary for qualification as a Private Sector 

Specialist.

Selection Criteria: Open to all working in a Joint Field 

Office with preference to External Affairs Cadre 

members.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

External Affairs Private Sector Basic 

(E738)

This is a basic private sector course for all new FEMA 

Disaster Reservists entering the External Affairs 

Cadre with a specialty in the private sector component, as well as Disaster Reservists assigned to other 

External Affairs cadres who need cross-training. At 

the conclusion of the course, participants will have 

a basic understanding of the function of the private 

sector within the FEMA External Affairs operation at 

a Joint Field Office.

This course is offered concurrently with E/L/B753, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone. 

Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of 

the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/B750, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 1; and L752, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External 

Affairs–Field Internship Part 2. 

Course Length: 2.5 days (with E/L/B753)

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External 

Affairs–Part 1 (E/L/B750)

This is a multipart course designed to provide the 

knowledge and tools necessary to perform job 

functions in FEMA External Affairs and Emergency 

Support Function (ESF) #15 operations. Taken 

sequentially, the course will prepare participants to 

work seamlessly with other External Affairs functions in delivering comprehensive, integrated, and 

unified messages to all stakeholders.

Part one is an introductory-level course focusing on 

FEMA reservist policies related to External Affairs. 

It provides participants an understanding of FEMA 

programs, operations at a Joint Field Office (JFO), 

and the functions outlined within the ESF #15 standard operating procedures.
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Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre. Participants 

will have no previous External Affairs function 

specific training.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-101, Deployment 

Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-250, Emergency 

Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New 

Approach to Emergency Communication and Information 

Distribution; IS-650, Building Partnerships with Tribal 

Governments; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 5 days, 40 hours

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External 

Affairs–Field Internship Part 1 (L751)

This is a multipart course designed to provide the 

knowledge and tools necessary to perform job 

functions in FEMA External Affairs and Emergency 

Support Function (ESF) #15 operations. 

Field Internship Part 1 is a 1 week deployment to a 

Joint Field Office (JFO), Recovery Office, Regional 

Office, or FEMA Headquarters. This mentored 

experience will provide participants with an objective-driven overview of operations at the location. 

The internship will provide a structured, consistent field experience that would foster collaboration 

among the components of External Affairs (EA) by 

offering participants a comprehensive, first-hand 

look at the full spectrum of EA operations at the 

JFO and in the field. It is designed to follow, and 

build upon, the first week of classroom instruction 

as participants apply what was learned in E/L/B750, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1, as 

well as the skills and other experience they bring to 

the job.

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre who have 

never been deployed and who have successfully 

completed E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1. 

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1.

Course Length: 5–6 days, 40 to 60 hours (dependent upon hours of the operation participant is 

deployed to.)

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External 

Affairs–Field Internship Part 2 (L752)

This is a multipart course designed to provide the 

knowledge and tools necessary to perform job 

functions in FEMA External Affairs and Emergency 

Support Function (ESF) #15 operations. 

Field Internship Part 2 is another 1 week deployment to a Joint Field Office (JFO), Recovery Office, 

Regional Office, or FEMA Headquarters. This 

mentored experience will provide participants 

with an objective-driven overview of operations at 

the location. This is a continuation of the internship started in L751, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1. The internship will 

provide a structured, consistent field experience that 

would foster collaboration among the components 

of External Affairs (EA) by offering participants a 

comprehensive, first-hand look at the full spectrum 

of EA operations at the JFO and in the field. It is 

designed to follow, and build upon, the first week 

of classroom instruction as participants apply what 

was learned in E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice 

for External Affairs–Part 1, as well as the skills and other 

experience they bring to the job.

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre who have 

never been deployed and who have successfully 

completed E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1, and L751, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1. 
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Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1, and L751, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1.

Course Length: 5–6 days, 40 to 60 hours (dependent upon hours of the operation participant is 

deployed to.)

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External 

Affairs–Capstone (E/L/B753)

This is the final session of the multipart course 

designed to provide the knowledge and tools necessary to perform job functions in FEMA External 

Affairs and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15 

operations. 

The Capstone for this series will allow participants 

to share experiences of deployment, discuss best 

practices learned, and further apply this knowledge in a final-day exercise conducted jointly 

with all components. Participants will also receive 

component-specific training during this week by 

participating in one of the following courses:

•	 E/L/B249, External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint 

Information Center Basic Training

•	 E/L/B277, Community Relations (CR) Basic

•	 E/L/B368, Congressional Affairs Basic

•	 E/L/B738, Private Sector Basic

•	 E766, Resource Support Basic

•	 E768, External Affairs Photo/Video Basic

•	 E788, Intergovernmental Affairs Basic

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre who have 

successfully completed E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and 

Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 2 and are either new reservists without basic 

component specific training or who are training in 

a new component of External Affairs.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for 

External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and Practice 

for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field 

Internship Part 2.

Course Length: 4 days, 32 hours

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers 

Training (E778)

Course Purpose

This course enhances the readiness of FEMA middle 

managers and their organizations with emphasis 

on management and leadership, and accessing 

resources. This course does not focus on how to be, 

for example, an Individual Assistance (IA) Branch 

Director or a Resource Unit Leader.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Describe the basic tenets of the National Incident

Management System (NIMS), Incident Command 

System (ICS), and disaster response and recovery.

•	 Explain the FEMA response lifecycle and the

organizational structure.

•	 Determine the roles and responsibilities of

middle managers in disaster response and 

recovery.

•	 Recognize the importance of middle

management participation in planning.

•	 Demonstrate an ability to handle administrative

requirements of managers.

•	Identify elements of resource and personnel

management unique to disasters.

•	 Exhibit effective management skills and

leadership abilities at the level expected of a 

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Selection Criteria: FEMA staff assigned the following 

disaster job titles: Section Chiefs, Branch Director, 

Unit Leader, Division/Group Supervisors, Crew 

Leaders, and Strike Team Leaders and Task Force 

Leaders. The course is not specific to any function 

or cadre. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness, and IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction. 

Recommended: E292, Disaster Field Operations Management 

(DFOM), and/or E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on 

Disaster Operations.

CEUs: 2.9

Basic FEMA Safety Officer Course (E780)

This course is mandatory for all new safety professionals within the FEMA Safety Cadre. It meets the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) requirements for what a Safety Officer 

must know, what to look for, and how to look for 

it. Completion of this course is required for credentialing in accordance with the National Safety Cadre.

Selection Criteria: Offered to FEMA Disaster Safety 

Officers by the Occupational Safety, Health, and 

Environmental Office.

Prerequisites:

Required: Member of the Safety Cadre.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.2

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic (E788)

This is a Basic Intergovernmental Affairs course 

for all new FEMA Disaster Reservists entering the 

External Affairs Cadre with a specialty in the intergovernmental affairs component, as well as Disaster 

Reservists assigned to other External Affairs cadres 

who need cross-training. At the conclusion of the 

course, participants will have a basic understanding 

of Tribal, territorial, State, and local government 

structures as well as the function of intergovernmental affairs within the FEMA External Affairs 

operation at a Joint Field Office.

Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of 

the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/B750, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, 

Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship 

Part 1; and L752, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External 

Affairs Field Internship–Part 2.

Course Length: 2.5 days (with E/L/B753)

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic Field 

Course (L790)

This course is designed for delivery at a Joint Field 

Office (JFO) and can be used for just-in-time 

training. The target audience includes staff working 

in a JFO who may have contact with Tribal and/or 

local government officials. At the conclusion of the 

course, participants will have a basic understanding 

of Tribal, territorial, State, and local government 

structures as well as the function of intergovernmental affairs within the FEMA External Affairs 

operation at a JFO. 

Completion of this course does not meet the 

requirements necessary for qualification as an 

Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist or Tribal Affairs 

Specialist.

Selection Criteria: Open to all working in a Joint Field 

Office with preference to External Affairs Cadre 

members.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Security Orientation (E979)

This is an introductory course designed to acclimate 

newly hired FEMA Security Specialists to the responsibilities of their position within a Joint Field Office. 

Topics include workplace violence, identity theft, 

video surveillance systems, security operations, 

security assessments, reports and plans, physical and 

personnel security, and an overview on the Security 

identification badging and electronic fingerprinting 

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Specialists. All nominations will be submitted 

through the National Security Cadre Manager.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

security recertification (E980)

This is a high-level course designed specifically for 

FEMA Security Managers who will be trained on 

a yearly basis on updated policies and procedures 

regarding Badging, Fingerprinting, Credentialing, 

Automated External Defibrillation (AED)/

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid/

Blood Borne Pathogen (BBP), Agency Technical 

Representation, and any other certifications that they 

are currently responsible for.

Selection Criteria: Security Managers who belong 

to the FEMA Security Cadre. All nominations will 

be submitted through the National Security Cadre 

Manager.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E979, Security Orientation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0
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Response and Recovery 

Curriculum

Debris Technical Specialist (E/L201)

This course addresses duties and responsibilities 

for managing, overseeing, or monitoring debris 

removal during disaster response and recovery. It 

prepares FEMA field staff for the resolution of debris 

removal issues after a disaster declaration.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Group 

Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, Public Assistance 

Coordinator (PAC) Crew Leader, PA Project Specialist, 

and PA Technical Specialist.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—

FEMA/State Long-Term Community 

Recovery (LTCR) (E211)

This course introduces the ESF #14 FEMA/State 

LTCR concept to managers, key field operations staff, 

emergency management personnel, and response 

and recovery personnel from various components. 

This course is designed to enable the target audience 

to convene, coordinate, implement, and deactivate 

ESF #14 FEMA/State LTCR.

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for primary 

and secondary target audiences. The primary 

audience includes key staff with management 

responsibilities in ESF #14 and LTCR operations 

within:

Primary Audience

FEMA: Recovery Division Staff; ESF #14 Liaisons, 

ESF #14 Regional Coordinators, ESF #14 Leads, ESF 

#14 Field Team Staff, Federal Coordinating Officers 

(FCOs), and Intra-Agency Partners (PA, Mitigation, 

Planning).

Secondary Audience

Primary Agencies: ESF #14 Representatives from U.S. 

Department of: Commerce, Housing and Urban 

Development; Treasury; and Homeland Security 

(Emergency Preparedness and Response and FEMA), 

as well as Small Business Administration, National 

Working Group members, and Incident Support Team 

members. They will be admitted on space availability.

Prerequisites:

Required: All participants are to have completed the 

NIMS baseline ICS courses, including: IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction; and IS-814, Emergency Support 

Function (ESF) #14—Long-Term Community Recovery.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

406 Hazard Mitigation (E/L239)

This course is designed to educate Public Assistance 

staff about the use of mitigation assistance provided 

under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. 

Course topics include coordination with other 

Federal programs, hazard mitigation methods and 

practices, mitigation measures by disaster type, 

benefit-cost analysis, and document preparation.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Group 

Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, 

PA Project Specialist, PA Technical Specialist, and 

State/Tribal staff responsible for administering the 

PA program.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-631, Public Assistance (PA) Operations 

I, prior to October 1, 2009, or E/L381, Project 

Specialist (for FEMA staff) or E376, State Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations, (for State/Tribal Staff).

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster 

Operations (E/L269)

This course provides FEMA managers and supervisors, including PFTs and Disaster Reservists who 

work in the Joint Field Office (JFO) and other 

disaster operation facilities, with the knowledge and 

skills to perform their staff management responsibilities more effectively and with greater confidence. 

Individuals must complete the Myers-Briggs Type 

Indicator (MBTI) Instrument and should have JFO 

experience.

Selection Criteria: FEMA managers and supervisors 

including PFTs and Disaster Reservists.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have disaster field experience in the 

JFO or other FEMA disaster support facility and 

have a supervisory role as a disaster manager/

supervisor. Completion of the MBTI and submission to EMI at least 2 weeks prior to the course.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.6

Management of Individual Assistance (IA) 

(E/L/B321)

This course gives participants the tools needed to 

provide the best service to disaster victims based 

on the New FEMA vision of being the Nation’s preeminent emergency management agency. 

The primary audience for this course is FEMA, 

nationwide Individual Assistance (IA) staff including 

IA Branch Directors, IA Group Supervisors, as well as 

Operations Section Chiefs and Federal Coordinating 

Officers. 

Selection Criteria: Participants should have served 

in one disaster operations field position as Group 

Supervisor or Team Leader. 

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) 

Processing (E347)

The purpose of this course is to provide FEMA 

personnel with an in-depth introduction to the 

Mission Assignment (MA) process including MA 

Issuance, Execution, Billing, and Closeout. The 

participants also receive training on the Request 

Action Tracking System (RATS) web-based tracking 

tool and the eCAPs software program. 

Selection Criteria: FEMA staff consisting of MA 

Managers and Specialists, Action Trackers–

Operations, Operations Section Chiefs, and Branch 

Directors, Logistics, and Finance staff as appropriate.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-293, Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview, course or at the approval of the 

FEMA Region or EMI Course Manager.

Recommended: L348, Orientation to Mission Assignments.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Orientation to Mission Assignments (L348)

The purpose of this course is to provide FEMA, other 

Federal agency program and finance staff, and the 

State emergency managers with the key Mission 

Assignment (MA) concepts and the knowledge to 

carry out their assigned responsibilities. The course 

is intended to be offered to members of the Regional 

Interagency Steering Committee (RISC) and FEMA 

Headquarters ESF Leader’s Group (ESFLG).

Selection Criteria: FEMA, other Federal agency staff, 

and State emergency management staff.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-293, Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview, or at the approval of the FEMA 

Region or EMI Course Manager.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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Individual Assistance (IA) Program 

Management CCP/DUA/DLS Specialist 

(E356)

The purpose of this course is to provide in-depth 

knowledge to CCP/DUA/DLS Specialists to assist 

with the oversight, management, evaluation, and 

coordination of all phases of the Crisis Counseling 

Assistance and Training Program (CCP), Disaster 

Unemployment Assistance (DUA), and Disaster 

Legal Services (DLS) Programs (CCP/DUA/DLS). 

The course will discuss effective management in 

order that these programs are fully implemented for 

FEMA and its partners and are ultimately beneficial 

for the disaster-affected individual.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is FEMA 

Disaster Assistance Employees (DAEs) who are 

currently identified as Crisis Counseling (CC), Disaster 

Unemployment Assistance (DUA), and Disaster Legal 

Services (DLS) Specialists and will be deployed in that 

capacity. Priority will be given to the primary audience. The secondary audience is other IA personnel 

who have implemented, managed, and monitored 

the CC, DUA, and DLS programs within the last 2 

years. They will be admitted on space availability.

Prerequisites: Participant must be a member of the 

FEMA Individual Assistance Cadre and must have 

completed IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness, and IS-403, Introduction to Individual 

Assistance (IA).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Individual Assistance (IA) Branch Director 

(E/L358)

This course is specifically designed for FEMA 

employees who have held the position of Individual 

Assistance Branch Director. This exercise-based 

course will provide real-world issues, challenges, 

requirements, and solutions to build on the participant’s past experiences in the field. The goal of this 

course is to ensure that Individual Assistance Branch 

Directors are fully capable to successfully perform in 

a high profile or catastrophic event.

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees who have served 

as the Individual Assistance Branch Director.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L/B321, Management of Individual Assistance 

(IA).

Recommended: E778, Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle 

Managers Training, and E758, DHS/FEMA Individuals and 

Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Individual Assistance (IA) Other Needs 

Assistance (ONA) Specialist (E/L359)

This course provides training to FEMA Individual 

Assistance personnel to enable them to initiate, 

operate, and transition Other Needs Assistance 

(ONA) during a Presidentially declared event.

Selection Criteria: FEMA IA staff including FEMA ONA 

Specialist, ONA Manager, and ONA Team Leader. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) 

Workshop (E372)

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. 

Includes a forum for identifying, discussing, and/or 

resolving PA Program issues.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance staff and 

State/Tribal Public Assistance Officers.

Course Length: 3 days
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Public Assistance (PA) Group Supervisor 

Course (E/L374)

This resident course focuses on the duties and 

responsibilities of a Public Assistance (PA) Group 

Supervisor and PA Task Force Leader by providing a 

review of legislation, regulations, policies, and guidance governing the Public Assistance Program.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance Staff who 

have performed or may be expected to perform the 

duties of a PA Group Supervisor or PA Task Force 

Leader during a disaster event.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009, 

L378, Public Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment, E/

L380, Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader, and E/

L382, PAC Crew Leader.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader 

(E/L380)

This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of a Task Force Leader in the Public Assistance 

(PA) Program. It is intended to teach participants a 

process by which to organize, manage, use, support, 

and understand available guidance and tools to carry 

out those responsibilities.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance Staff who 

have performed or may be expected to perform the 

duties of a PA Task Force Leader during a disaster 

event.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009, 

and E/L382, PAC Crew Leader.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

Project Specialist (E/L381)

This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of a Public Assistance (PA) Project Specialist. 

Topics include initial operations, program eligibility, 

project formulation, and special considerations.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Group 

Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, 

PA Project Specialist, and PA Technical Specialist.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

PAC Crew Leader (E/L382)

This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of a PAC Crew Leader. Topics include Public 

Assistance eligibility, special considerations, and 

process management tools.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance staff who 

will perform the duties of a PAC Crew Leader only.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Defense Support of Civil Authorities 

(DSCA) Phase II (E/L384)

This course is intended to provide the participants 

with an introduction to the national framework 

within which the Department of Defense (DOD) 

supports local, State, Federal, and Tribal authorities 

in overwhelming natural and/or manmade disasters. Participants are provided the opportunity to act 

as staff planners in three exercise scenarios, utilizing 

current policy guidance and DOD procedures. It is 

jointly sponsored by EMI and DOD.
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Selection Criteria: FCO Cadre, FEMA Operations and 

Logistics Section Chiefs, and Mission Assignment 

Staff with disaster response experience involved in 

response activities. Selection is on a space-available 

basis. Contact the EMI Course Manager, and the DoD 

Course Manager at http://usarnorth.org. DoD personnel 

need to enroll through http://usarnorth.org.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of DSCA Phase I, an 8-hour 

Independent Study course at http://usarnorth.org; 

IS-700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction; and IS-293, Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 4.0

Response Operations II—ICS 420 (E/L422)

This course is intended to train and exercise 

Command and General staff in leadership and 

management skills and to effectively perform their 

roles and responsibilities as members of a Type II 

Team.

Selection Criteria: IMAT (Incident Management 

Assistance Team) Command and General Staff who 

have completed E/L423, Response Operations III—ICS 

320.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of E/L423, Response Operations 

III—ICS 320.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.6

Response Operations III—ICS 320

(E/L423)

This course is intended to provide FEMA personnel 

with the foundation of the Federal government’s 

role in operational response concepts utilizing 

the Incident Action Planning Process, the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), and Incident 

Command System (ICS) concepts. Participants learn 

to develop incident objectives, how to conduct a 

strategy meeting, and outline a response organization based on various scenarios.

Selection Criteria: Joint Field Office (JFO) FEMA 

personnel at the Branch Director/Unit Leader and 

above and other Federal agency personnel.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have supervisory approval.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging 

Training (E/L/B469)

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Areas are activated during periods of intense disaster activity 

or multiple events during which FEMA’s response 

capabilities, heavily dependent upon manpower, are 

severely stressed. In order to ensure FEMA’s ability to 

support disaster response and recovery efforts, the 

Agency may activate pre-identified, non-emergency 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component agencies’ employees (Surge Capacity Force 

Personnel). Pre-designated SCF Staging Areas are 

established to register, train, and deploy the Surge 

Capacity Force. The goal of this course is to successfully transport, in-process, train, and out-process all 

identified Tiered personnel.

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

SCF Specialists.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and the 3-week 

Surge Capacity Force Specialist Training.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 4
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Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison 

Training (E/L/B470)

During a disaster, FEMA’s response operations must 

effectively acquire and distribute resources. In order 

to ensure FEMA’s ability to support disaster response 

and recovery efforts, the agency may activate preidentified, non-emergency DHS component agencies’ 

employees as Surge Capacity Force Personnel. The 

goal of this course is to provide participants with 

the knowledge, skill, and tools needed to function 

as a Surge Capacity Force Liaison with DHS agencies.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and the 3-week 

Surge Capacity Force Specialist Training.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 4.5

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating 

Format (E/L480)

This course focuses on the understanding and use 

of the Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format 

(CEF) spreadsheet and is specifically designed for 

participants with a background and experience in 

engineering and construction estimating who will 

be called upon to apply CEF (for estimating and/or 

reviewing large PA projects) in the field.

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Project Specialists, Technical 

Specialists, and PAC Crew Leaders with experience 

in engineering and construction estimating who are 

responsible for estimating and/or reviewing large 

PA projects.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public 

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Individual Assistance (IA) Direct Housing 

Manager (E491)

This course is designed to provide the Individuals 

and Households Program (IHP)/Direct Housing 

Assistance and other essential FEMA staff with the 

knowledge and skills necessary to manage a Direct 

Housing Assistance mission.

Selection Criteria: The course is designed for FEMA 

Individual Assistance (IA) personnel who manage 

Direct Housing missions. These staffs may include 

the following: IA Branch Director, Direct Housing 

Group Supervisor, Federal Coordinating Officer 

(FCO), Direct Housing Manager, and IA Technical 

Assistance Contractor (TAC) Manager.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: It is recommended that participants 

have basic knowledge of Individual Assistance 

programs, 44 CFR 206, Subpart D, and the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, as amended. It is also recommended that participants have field experience in 

a Direct Housing Operation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Federal Staging Area (FSA) Operations 

(E660)

This course trains FEMA, Other Federal Agency 

(OFA), and other key personnel in the setup, 

management, and operation of a Federal Staging 

Area (FSA). Participants will learn and practice standard procedures in the areas essential to the success 

of FSA operations, including:

•	 Activating the site

•	 Laying out the site by commodity and traffic flow

•	 Establishing communications

•	 Assembling a team

•	 Establishing essential services for team and driver

support

•	 Receiving and issuing commodities
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•	 Staging temporary housing units

•	 Strategic partners

Selection Criteria: The class is open to Operations, 

Logistics, or Planning Cadres who have or who will 

operate in a FEMA staging area. 

Prerequisites: IS-26, Guide to Points of Distribution; IS-27, 

Orientation to FEMA Logistics; and IS-293, Mission 

Assignment Overview.

Course Length: 3 days

Single Point Order Tracking (E/L662)

Single Point Order Tracking (SPOT) is defined as an 

Agency-wide integrated and standardized process 

to manage and track all resource orders for disaster 

supplies, equipment, services, personnel, and teams; 

from order to delivery to the end user or customer. 

This course provides the step-by-step process and 

business practices for single point order tracking 

and will provide opportunities to practice working 

in teams to apply the SPOT process.

Selection Criteria: FEMA staff with responsibility 

to manage and track resource orders for disaster 

supplies, equipment, personnel, and teams.

Prerequisite:

Required: Field experience in support of multiple 

disaster field operations and pre-course reading 

assignment of the Single Point Order Management 

and Tracking Directive.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities 

(E/L663)

This course addresses the financial functions 

and responsibilities performed by Unit Leaders, 

Managers, and Specialists within the Logistics 

Section and the necessity of coordination within 

the Joint Field Office (JFO). The course will enable 

participants to apply sound principles and practices 

involving fiscal management and accountability.

Selection Criteria: Logistics Section Chiefs, Deputies, 

Branch Directors, Unit Leaders, Receiving and 

Distribution Managers, and Accountable Property 

Managers. 

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: .7

LSCMS Warehouse Management (E/L664)

This course consists of the fundamental concepts 

and hands-on training required to understand and 

utilize the Logistics Supply Chain Management 

System (LSCMS) Warehouse Management functionality at FEMA Distribution Centers.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Distribution Center staff. 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL) 

(E/L/B695)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Resources 

Unit Leader (RESL) position-specific tasks when 

assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(RESL) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, 

and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network (HSIN) account. 

Recommended: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC)

(E/L/B697)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Planning 

Section Chief (PSC) position-specific tasks when 

assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PSC) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.

Recommended: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL) 

(E/L/B698)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Planning 

Support Unit Leader (PLSL) position-specific tasks 

when assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PLSL) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, 

and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network (HSIN) account. 

Recommended: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Introductory Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Advisor Training (E/B717)

This training will provide the knowledge and skills 

necessary for ADR Cadre members to fully perform 

their ADR functions at a high level. The result will 

be a cadre of ADR professionals who are able to 

deploy to disaster sites, heighten awareness of the 

benefits of ADR, provide conflict coaching, reduce 

the number of complaints and conflicts, and create 

an atmosphere of open communication, as well as 

anticipate and prevent problems.

Selection Criteria: Newly hired FEMA ADR Cadre 

members and incumbent ADR Cadre members with 

limited field experience. The audience will typically be Disaster Assistance Employees (Reservists) 

who work at temporary field facilities such as Joint 

Field Offices, Area Field Offices, Disaster Recovery 

Centers, Long-Term Recovery Centers, National 

Processing Service Centers, etc.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster 

Workforce Readiness. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Advanced ADR Advisor Training—“What

We Are Doing and How To Do It Better” 

(E/L718)

The goal of this course is to build expertise across 

the cadre of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 

Advisors. The course will enhance the ability of 

cadre members to support the FEMA mission and 

increase the recognition of the crucial role of ADR. 

The course seeks to deepen and strengthen success 

in disaster field operations by exploring the nuances 

of embedded practice. An important focus will be 

the use of best practices in workplace ADR. The 

course will provide participants with a dynamic 

and interactive learning experience. It is an annual 
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continuing education event for all cadre members. 

Each year the theme and focus will be formulated to 

meet current ADR requirements.

Selection Criteria: ADR staff and ADR cadre members 

with deployment experience.

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of E717, Introductory 

ADR Advisor Training.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Advanced Property Management (E/L721)

The purpose of this course is to provide Accountable 

Property Officers (APOs) with the knowledge and 

skills for cost effective and efficient management 

of Agency assets. The primary foundation for the 

curriculum will be the Personal Property Manual 

119-7-1. The course use of the Personal Property 

Manual will be supplemented by Standard Operating 

Procedures (SOPs) and other Agency documents.

Selection Criteria: The primary target audience consists 

of FEMA fully accredited Property Officers with a 

minimum of 2 years’ experience in FEMA; also 

Property Management Officers (PMOs), Logistics 

Chiefs, Accountable Property Officers (APOs), and 

Federal Coordination Officers (FCOs).

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-23, Custodial Officer Training; IS-24, Receiving 

Officer Training; IS-25, Basic Property Management; 

knowledge of the FEMA Personal Property Manual 

119-7-1 and the Federal Management Regulation 

(FMR); and knowledge of Joint Field Office (JFO) 

and/or agency fixed facilities operations.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Logistics Information Management System 

(LIMS) (E722)

This course provides participants with the necessary database skills to effectively complete required 

property accountability transactions. It is mandatory 

that the LIMS automated system be used to maintain 

accountable property and records.

Selection Criteria: All Accountable Property Officers, 

Custodial Officers, and personnel who handle and/

or manage Agency property who have not previously 

attended the LIMS III course. Attendance selections 

will be based on meeting the Agency’s accountable 

property mission. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-23, Custodial Officer Training, and IS-25, 

Basic Property Management.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Logistics Information Management System 

(LIMS) for Custodial Officers (E/L730)

This course is designed to provide management level 

personnel and Custodial Officers with the skills to 

navigate LIMS so that they may view the status of the 

Personal Property in their area of responsibility for 

the purpose of compiling reports and/or the supervision of the FEMA Personal Property staff. 

Selection Criteria: Custodial Officers or personnel in 

managerial positions who have a requirement for 

knowledge of the status of FEMA Personal Property 

in their area of responsibility. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-23, Custodial Officer Training; IS-24, 

Receiving Officer Training Course; and IS-25, Basic Property 

Management.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 2.0
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Logistics Information Management System 

(LIMS) Mobile (E732)

This course provides participants with the necessary database skills to effectively complete required 

property accountability transactions using the LIMS 

Mobile system.

Selection Criteria: All Accountable Property Officers, 

Custodial Officers, and personnel who handle and/

or manage Agency property who have not previously 

attended the LIMS III course. Attendance selections 

will be based on meeting the Agency’s accountable 

property mission.

Prerequisites:

Required: E722, Logistics Information Management System 

(LIMS).

Course Length: 1 day

Logistics Section Chief (E/L733)

This course is designed to prepare participants 

to serve as a Logistics Section Chief in a complex 

incident.

Selection Criteria: Type III Logistics Section Chiefs, 

Federal Coordinating Officers, and Regional or 

National Regional Response Coordination Center/

National Response Coordination Center (RRCC/

NRCC) Section Chiefs.

Prerequisites:

Required: E660, Incident Support Base Operations.

Course Length: 4 days

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households 

Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial 

Closeout (E758)

This training course is primarily for FEMA Regional 

office employees, and Joint Field Office (JFO) 

personnel, Disaster Finance Center (DFC), and the 

National Processing Service Centers (NPSCs) who 

have the responsibility of managing, monitoring, 

and/or closing out IHP Housing and Other Needs 

Assistance (ONA) Provisions.

The goal of this course is to introduce participants 

to the newly developed policies and procedures 

for managing, monitoring, and closing out IHP 

Housing and ONA Provisions, and to assist participants in developing strategies that will assist them in 

carrying out these responsibilities.

Selection Criteria: The participants will be primarily 

FEMA personnel, including:

•	Individual Assistance (IA) Group Supervisors

•	 Disaster Recovery and Operations Specialists

•	 Emergency Management Program Specialists

•	IA Branch Directors

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households 

Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial 

Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L759)

The goal of this course is to train future instructors to deliver the E758, DHS/FEMA Individuals and 

Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout, 

course. The E758 course introduces participants to 

the newly developed policies and procedures for 

managing, monitoring, and closing out Individual 

and Households Program and Other Needs 

Assistance (ONA) Provisions; and to help participants develop strategies that will facilitate carrying 

out these responsibilities. Personnel attending this 

course understand they may be deployed to serve as 

instructors for the E758 course in the future.

Selection Criteria: Participant must have experience working in the areas of Individual Assistance 

Financial Management or Grants Management.

Prerequisites:

Required: E758, DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households 

Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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FEMA Information Specialist (INSP) 

(E/L/B773)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Information 

Specialist (INSP) position-specific tasks when 

assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO) during an incident requiring FEMA assistance.

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(INSP) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; E/B/L822, Fundamentals of Management and 

Support Coordination for Federal Response (Fundamentals); 

and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Orientation to Disaster Response 

Operations (E/L779)

The 4-day (resident) and 3-day (field) courses are 

intended to provide participants with an orientation to disaster response and recovery operations 

as addressed in the current National Response 

Framework (NRF) with a focus on the inter-relationships among FEMA, other Federal agencies, and 

State/local and Tribal governments. It is usually held 

at the FEMA Regions for their Regional Interagency 

Steering Committee participants.

Selection Criteria: FEMA, other Federal agency 

personnel who are assigned to the Joint Field Office 

(JFO), Regional Response Coordination Center 

(RRCC), National Response Coordination Center 

(NRCC), and other disaster facilities as well as State 

agency management staff.

CEUs: 2.1

FEMA Status Check-In Recorder (SCKN) 

(E784)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Status 

Check-In Recorder (SCKN) position-specific tasks 

when assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO) during 

an incident requiring FEMA assistance.

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(SCKN) and have been issued the Position Task 

Book by a certifying Official, as outlined in FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; E/B/L822, Fundamentals of Management and 

Support Coordination for Federal Response (Fundamentals); 

and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP) 

(E/L/B793)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Planning 

Specialist (PLSP) position-specific tasks when 

assigned to a Joint Field Office (JFO) during an incident requiring FEMA assistance.

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PLSP) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; E/B/L822, Fundamentals of Management and 

Support Coordination for Federal Response (Fundamentals); 

and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.
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Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1 

FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL) 

(E/L/B799)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully perform Situation 

Unit Leader (SITL) position-specific tasks during a 

disaster operation.

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(SITL) and have been issued the Position Task Book 

by a certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS).

Prerequisites:

Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, 

and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network (HSIN) account. 

Recommended: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction;

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

FEMA Incident Management and Support 

Keystone Workshop (E/L821)

This workshop is for FEMA personnel assigned to 

Command and General Staff, NRCC Directors, and 

RRCC Managers to establish a common perspective 

that guides FEMA incident management, support, 

and planning. This common perspective is built on 

past experiences and beliefs. In addition, this workshop will enable participants to communicate the 

principles, tenets, and concepts that comprise the 

FEMA doctrine to others.

The workshop goal is to provide FEMA personnel with 

a common perspective (doctrine) from which to:

•	 Direct response operations.

•	 Organize, plan, train, and equip for, as well as

conduct incident management and support.

•	 Prepare for and conduct planning activities in

FEMA response operations.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able 

to communicate the principles, tenets, and concepts 

that comprise the FEMA response doctrine to others.

Selection Criteria: Participants must be assigned to 

Command and General Staff positions, which include 

rostered IMAT members, Federal Coordinating 

Officers, External Affairs Officers, Safety Officers, 

Liaison Officers, Executive Officers, Operations 

Section Chiefs, Planning Section Chiefs, Logistics 

Section Chiefs, Finance/Administration Section 

Chiefs, and deputies to any of these positions. 

Participants may also include NRCC/RRCC directors, managers, section chiefs, and deputies.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-800.b, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 1 day

Fundamentals of Management and 

Support Coordination of Federal Disaster 

Operations (E/L822)

This 16-hour course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge of the application of the 

National Incident Management System (NIMS), 

National Response Framework (NRF), and Incident 

Management and Support Keystone in a Federal 

disaster environment.

Course Goals:

•	 Comprehend the Federal role within NIMS and

the NRF.

•	 Comprehend FEMA Incident Management and

Support Functions.

•	 Prepare for assignments in the Joint Field Office

(JFO), Regional Response Coordination Center 

(RRCC), and National Response Coordination 

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Selection Criteria: Entry-level FEMA Permanent FullTime (PFT), Reservist, and Cadre of On-Call Response 

Employees (CORE) personnel with minimal experience in Federal disaster operations.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, ICS for Single Resources 

and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 2 days 

fEma Incident action planning (E/l/b825)

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to apply the phases of the Incident 

Action Planning process effectively when assigned 

to a Joint Field Office (JFO) during an incident 

requiring FEMA assistance. This is a performancedbased course where the attendees participate in 

meetings during a Planning “P” Operational Period 

and critique components of an Incident Action Plan. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience is for any 

Planning Section Unit Leader or above and is strongly 

recommended for all other Command and General 

Staff members. In addition, the following ICS positions are encouraged to attend:

•	 Operational	Branch	Director	and/or	Division/

Group Supervisor (DIVS) 

•	 Chief	of	Staff	(COS)

•	 State	Coordinating	Officer	(SCO)

•	 Liaison	Officer	(LOFR)

•	 External	Affairs	–	e.g.,	Public	information	Officer	

(PIO)

•	 Communications	Unit	Leader	(COML)

•	 Finance	Section	Chief	(FSC)

•	 Logistics	Section	Chief	(LSC)	

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100 and IS-200.b, ICS for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents. 

Recommended: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-700.a, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; 

and IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

Hurricane liaison team (Hlt) (l990)

This training is for individuals assigned to the 

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT) that works at the 

National Hurricane Center (NHC) to support preand post-hurricane events.

Selection Criteria: FEMA personnel from Regions 

(Permanent Full-Time (PFT) employees, Cadre of 

On-call Response Employees (CORE), and Disaster 

Reservists) who are training in specific knowledge 

and skills required to get the HLT operational within 

the NHC structure.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.0
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Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Curriculum

Executive Orders (EO) 11988 and 11990 

Floodplain Management and Protection of 

Wetlands Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E247)

Executive Order (EO) 11988 on Floodplain 

Management requires 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 decisionmaking on projects that have the potential to impact 

floodplains. This course is designed to prepare 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff 

for the field delivery of E727, Executive Order 11988—

Floodplain Management Training, to the EHP Cadre, and 

focuses on effective training strategies.

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance.

Recommended: L253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge of FEMA’s programs; working knowledge 

of environmental and historic preservation laws, 

regulations, and Executive Orders.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Management Information System (EMIS) 

Training (E/L248)

FEMA is standardizing the electronic data collection and storage of all Environmental and Historic 

Preservation (EHP) reviews. The EMIS is an Internetbased system that facilitates the process of evaluating 

FEMA-funded projects for potential impacts to 

natural and cultural resources and for documenting 

project compliance with EHP laws, Executive Orders, 

and other requirements. This course prepares the 

EHP staff to complete the project reviews within 

EMIS.

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance.

Recommended: L253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge of FEMA’s programs; working knowledge 

of environmental and historic preservation laws, 

regulations, and Executive Orders.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

Environmental and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) Cadre Training (E252)

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

requires all Federal agencies to consider the effects 

of their actions on the environment and to comply 

with all applicable Federal Environmental and 

Historic Preservation (EHP) laws, regulations, and 

Executive Orders. This course provides the EHP 

Cadre with training on specialized issues related to 

the implementation of environmental and historic 

preservation laws and management of cadre staff 

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courses. Topics include: Coordination with Public 

Assistance and Individual Assistance; GIS Training 

for EHP Specialists; Tribal Consultations; and Cadre 

Management Tools (SOP, Task Books, etc.). The course 

stresses consistency and best practice approaches to 

EHP incident operations and management.

Selection Criteria: This course is a credentialing requirement for all Environmental and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) job titles at the Fully Qualified level. Non-EHP 

FEMA Program staff may attend with the Office of 

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters or Regional Environmental Officer 

approval.

Prerequisites:

Required: L/IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; knowledge and 

experience with FEMA’s programs; working 

knowledge of environmental and historic preservation laws, regulations, and Executive Orders 

that dictate environmental compliance.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance (L253)

This course is usually delivered in the field and 

provides an introduction to FEMA’s Environmental 

and Historic Preservation (EHP) compliance 

responsibilities. Upon completion of this course, 

participants should have a basic knowledge of 

Federal EHP laws; be able to outline FEMA’s responsibilities under these laws; know how to access 

EHP resources and staff; and be able to identify and 

address EHP issues where they arise in FEMA projects. 

The goal is not necessarily to provide participants 

with all the skills and knowledge needed to successfully assume the duties and responsibilities of an 

Environmental, Historic Preservation, or Floodplain 

Management Specialist. This course is also available 

online as an Independent Study (IS) course through 

the Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) virtual 

campus. IS-253 can be accessed at the following 

address: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is253.asp.

Selection Criteria: This introductory course is a credentialing requirement at the Basically Qualified level 

for all EHP Cadre members. FEMA program staff, 

FEMA Technical Assistance Contractors, and State/

Tribal and community representatives who require 

a basic knowledge of the EHP compliance process 

may also attend with the Office of Environmental 

Planning and Historic Preservation Headquarters or 

Regional Environmental Officer approval.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: This course is designed for a wide 

audience, including FEMA Program managers and 

staff, EHP specialists, State Emergency Management 

Program staff, FEMA’s Technical Assistance 

Contractors, and any others who require a basic 

knowledge of FEMA’s environmental and historic 

preservation compliance process. Participants are 

expected to possess a basic knowledge of FEMA’s 

Public Assistance and Mitigation programs prior 

to taking this course.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Management Information System (EMIS) 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E255)

FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) Section uses an independent web-based 

system to review and document environmental and 

historic preservation compliance for FEMA disaster 

and non-disaster programs that are submitted 

to eGrants or Emergency Management Mission 

Integrated Environment (EMMIE). This course is 

designed to prepare EHP staff for the field delivery 

of EMIS Training to the EHP Cadre, and focuses on 

EMIS functionality and effective training strategies.

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

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Required: IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance.

Recommended: L253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge of FEMA’s programs; working knowledge 

of environmental and historic preservation laws, 

regulations, and Executive Orders. 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic 

Preservation Program (E265)

This course provides in-depth training needed to 

implement the regulations of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) and other related HP laws 

required for FEMA’s programs/activities. Upon 

completion of this course, participants should be 

able to describe, interpret, and apply all HP laws 

that apply to FEMA’s programs/activities; explain/

implement their roles/responsibilities in the HP 

process; coordinate all affected parties in the HP 

compliance process; and describe how the compliance process fits into the broader FEMA mission. 

Selection Criteria: This advanced course is targeted 

to Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

Cadre Historic Preservation Specialists at the Fully 

Qualified level and EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders 

at the Expert level. FEMA Technical Assistance 

Contractors who support the EHP Cadre and State/

Tribal representatives may attend with approval from 

the Office of Environmental Planning and Historic 

Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA Regional 

Environmental Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: L/IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; knowledge and experience with FEMA’s programs; working knowledge 

of historic preservation laws and regulations. 

After 2011, applicants for this course must take 

ACHP Section 106 Essentials as a prerequisite.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8

Executive Order 11988—Floodplain 

Management Training (E727)

Executive Order (EO) 11988 on Floodplain 

Management requires 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 decisionmaking on projects that have the potential to impact 

floodplains. This course is designed to provide 

participants with the training needed to understand 

the principles of EO 11988 and to apply the requirements of 44 CFR Part 9 to FEMA programs and 

activities. Compliance with EO 11988 is a requirement for all FEMA-funded programs and activities.

Selection Criteria: This course targets EHP Floodplain 

Management Specialists at the Fully Qualified level, 

EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders at the Expert level, and 

EHP Advisors at the Basically Qualified level. FEMA 

Public Assistance Officers, coordinators and project 

officers, Mitigation Project officers, managers and 

floodplain management specialists, and Individual 

Assistance (IA) Temporary Housing officers and 

managers, State/Tribal and local representatives 

may also attend with approval from the Office of 

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters or the FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: L/IS-253, Coordinating Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Compliance; working 

knowledge of FEMA’s programs.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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Interagency consultation for Endangered 

species (E791)

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

requires all Federal agencies to prevent or modify 

any project authorized, funded, or carried out by 

the Agency that is likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered species or threatened 

species or their habitats. In order to determine if 

a proposed activity will jeopardize endangered or 

threatened species, FEMA must consult with either the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Compliance with 

ESA is a requirement for all FEMA-funded programs 

and activities. This course provides training on the 

implementation of ESA Section 7 within the context 

of FEMA’s programs and trains EHP staff on proper 

consultation procedures and strategies for streamlining compliance with ESA.

Selection Criteria: This course specifically targets 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

Environmental Specialists, EHP Advisors at the Fully 

Qualified level, and EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders at 

the Expert level. Others may attend with approval 

from the Office of Environmental Planning and 

Historic Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA 

Regional Environmental Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: L/IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge 

of FEMA’s programs.

Course Length: 3 days

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Integrated Environment (EmmIE) public 

assistance (pa) train-the-trainer (ttt) 

(E861)

This course is designed to teach trainers for the Public 

Assistance module of the Emergency Management 

Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) all system 

functions of both the internal (FEMA) and external 

(Grantee) applications. Participants perform paperbased exercises and also learn techniques for 

conducting EMMIE training.

Selection Criteria: Participants must be designated 

EMMIE Public Assistance Trainers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Experienced EMMIE user.

Recommended: Stand-up instructional skills.

Course Length: 4 days
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Information Technology (IT) 

Training Curriculum

FEMA Telecommunications Specialist 

(E743)

This course provides a foundation for acquiring 

the tools and skills needed to install, operate, and 

maintain all communications systems, software, and 

peripheral devices, and provide customer service 

and support to the end-users of communications 

equipment and services for those new to this position. Participants completing this course will have 

received an in-depth outline of the tasks and procedures performed by the Information Technology 

(IT) Telecommunications Specialist and how to 

accomplish them.

Selection Criteria: This course is for FEMA 

Telecommunications Specialists who are new to 

FEMA or require refresher training.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: .3

FEMA Information Technology (IT) 

Specialist (E744)

This course provides a foundation for acquiring the 

skills and tools needed to effectively provide the 

configuration and ongoing operational support of 

FEMA’s Information Technology (IT) enterprise for 

those new to this position. Subject matter includes IT 

Security, networking, e-mail, equipment configuration/setup, and other topics. Participants completing 

this course will have received an in-depth outline 

of the tasks and procedures performed by the IT 

Computer Specialist and how to accomplish them.

Selection Criteria: This course is for FEMA Information 

Technology Specialists who are new to FEMA or 

require refresher training.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: .3

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications 

(E815)

This course is designed to teach the Joint Field Office 

(JFO) communications standard operating procedures, the Incident Communications Annexes, and 

Incident Communications Plans. This instruction 

will assist in assuring consistency in communications planning and execution during an incident.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Communications/Information 

Technology (IT) and Operations disaster planners 

and responders.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance 

(E816)

This 2-day class teaches the hands-on skills needed 

to maintain Phone Book Exchange (PBX) systems 

that are installed in FEMA permanent and temporary facilities. PBX equipment will be available for 

the hands-on training of each participant.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Communications/Information 

Technology (IT) and Operations disaster planners 

and responders.

Course Length: 2 days

Disaster Training for Information 

Technology (IT) Managers (E817)

This is an exercise-based course for FEMA 

Information Technology (IT) Managers designed to 

test the efficacy of Joint Field Office (JFO) policies and procedures in the areas of information 

technology and communications. Participants are 

taught the current operational standards and participate in tabletop exercises designed to simulate JFO 

conditions. 

Selection Criteria: Participants must be FEMA IT 

Managers.

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Information technology (It) Enterprise 

system (E835)

This course trains Information Technology System 

(ITS) staff in Enterprise Systems Administration.

Selection Criteria: FEMA ITS staff with Enterprise 

Systems Administration responsibilities.

Course Length: 4 days
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Selection Criteria: Permanent Full-Time (PFT) 

employees in grades GS 11/12/13. Cadre of On-call 

Response Employees (CORE) employees may attend 

on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days 

Performance Excellence Series II—

Representing the Agency (E527)

This 4-day course is designed to provide FEMA 

employees with the tools and techniques for serving 

as positive representatives of their organization 

and the Agency. Participants identify their personal 

strengths when relating to others and how to parlay 

those strengths into the ability to effectively communicate viewpoints that may differ from an audience’s 

ideas or beliefs. Techniques are provided for crafting 

an External Affairs message that delivers concise, 

focused, and key-message points.

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS 

11/12/13. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days 

Performance Excellence Series II—

Achieving Results and Teamwork (E528)

This course teaches participants effective and 

efficient team concepts and establishes a resultsoriented approach to daily tasks and projects. 

Participants learn: goal setting, maximizing team 

diversity, prioritizing tasks, decision making, identifying and maintaining a common team goal, team 

leader vs. team member, and adapting to unforeseen 

situations. These skills with direct application to the 

workplace encourage high performance teams and 

employee empowerment.

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS 

11/12/13. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Employee Development 

Curriculum

Posting Integrated Financial Management 

Information System (IFMIS) Transactions 

(E337)

This course trains participants in posting financial 

transactions to the Integrated Financial Management 

Information System (IFMIS). Classes are conducted 

using the computer laboratory at the Emergency 

Management Institute, National Emergency Training 

Center, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Participants will 

be instructed by an expert system user about transactions for the following: disaster assistance, travel 

advances, receiving reports, invoices, expenditures, approvals, reports, and more. For each type 

of transaction, participants will be guided through 

an exercise, and then given a similar exercise to 

perform on their own. Successful completion of the 

course is required before access to the system will 

be granted.

Selection Criteria: Required for any FEMA financial 

staff member who needs to record transactions to 

the accounting system as part of his or her duties.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.5

Performance Excellence Series II—

Communication and Customer Service 

(E526)

This 4 day course is designed to provide the techniques and tools for oral and written communication 

necessary to meet and exceed performance expectations as a future leader. Participants are instructed in 

how to appropriately, accurately, and succinctly relay 

information at all levels. Participants learn to effectively respond to customer needs in a timely manner 

while setting an example of high leadership and a 

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Performance Excellence Series I—

Communications and Customer Service 

(E534)

This course is designed to provide participants with 

the knowledge and skills to deliver an oral presentation with confidence, writing effectively to ensure 

audience understanding and an overall professional 

presence. It provides tools and techniques in the 

areas of incoming/outgoing communication to 

determine a win-win outcome for internal/external 

customers; resolving and responding to difficult 

customer issues; effectively responding to specific 

behaviors that can damage customer relations; and 

avoiding break-downs in the service process.

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-10 and 

below. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Performance Excellence Series I—

Achieving Effective Results and Teamwork 

(E535)

This course covers the requirements for effective and 

increased productivity in the workplace; projecting 

leadership and self-confidence; and managing work 

hours effectively. Participants learn how to analyze 

and organize tasks and chart a course of action and 

measure results. Through awareness, participants are 

taught to understand the value of utilizing technology, networking, and systems that increase work 

productivity. Participants identify important qualities and effective leadership traits needed in order 

to be successful in the workplace and beyond. 

Participants are provided strategies and techniques 

for becoming effective team members.

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-10 and 

below. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Performance Excellence Series II—

Leadership for Managerial Success (E529)

This is an advanced leadership course designed to 

increase the management and supervision skills of 

the agency’s aspiring leaders at the GS-11 through 

GS-13 levels. The course will address the importance of building trust; effective communication 

and coaching; creating and sustaining high performance teams; and becoming a visionary leader. 

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS 

11/12/13. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Performance Excellence Series I—

Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders 

(E533)

This course is an intermediate leadership course 

designed for employees seeking opportunities to 

take on new leadership roles. The course will provide 

an understanding of the leadership competencies 

necessary for advancing to the next level. The course 

will address the importance of building trust; effective communication; improving team effectiveness; 

and understanding your organization’s vision and 

the role you play.

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS 10 and 

below. CORE employees may attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Course Length: 4 days
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Human resources (Hr) for supervisors 

and managers (E543)

This course is designed to provide new FEMA supervisors and managers an overview and understanding 

of personnel management responsibilities. Tools are 

provided to abide by human resources laws and 

regulations for accomplishing organizational objectives. It also includes practical discussions on how to 

deal with various human resource issues that supervisors and managers encounter on the job.

Selection Criteria: FEMA new PFT Supervisors and 

Managers will be granted priority registration, 

followed by all other interested PFT Supervisors and 

Managers. 

Course Length: 4 days
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1. Go to our web site at http://training.fema.gov/IS

2. Click on ISP Course List.

3. Select your course of interest.

4. Click “Take Final Exam.”

We will score your test and send you a response via 

e-mail usually within 1 business day. If you score a 

75 percent or higher, your e-mail will contain a link 

to access and print your certificate of completion.

Group Training

The EMI Independent Study program offers group 

training for some but not all of the Independent 

Study courses.

1. Go to our web site at http://training.fema.gov/IS

2. Click on ISP Course List.

3. Select a course of interest. If there is an option 

available for group training, there will be 

classroom materials available.

4. Click on Classroom Training Instructions for 

details.

Earn College Credit

Through the regional accreditation agencies, it is 

possible to earn transferable academic credit for 

completion of Independent Study courses. Frederick 

Community College has assumed responsibility for 

the evaluation of our Independent Study courses. 

Courses meeting their academic standards become 

eligible for lower-division academic credit. To apply 

for college credit, you must successfully complete 

a course that is eligible for college credit. You can 

then submit an application with a fee to receive a 

personal copy of your college transcript. Two official 

copies may be directed to other institutions free of 

charge. For more information, visit www.em-study.com.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The ISP courses are evaluated and awarded CEUs in 

accordance with the standards established by the 

International Association of Continuing Education 

and Training (IACET). The number of CEUs for each 

course is listed on our web site.

Independent Study

The Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) 

Distance Learning Branch offers the Independent 

Study Program. This is a distance learning program 

which offers training, free of charge, to the Nation’s 

emergency management network and the general 

public. It serves as both an alternative means to 

deliver valuable training to the professional and 

volunteer emergency management community, 

and an opportunity to improve public awareness 

and promote disaster preparedness nationally. The 

ISP offers more than 100 training courses via the 

training site: http://training.fema.gov/IS.

Program Eligibility

The program is open to all U.S. citizens with a valid 

U.S. deliverable postal address including Army Post 

Office (APO) and Fleet Post Office (FPO) addresses. 

At the present time, most of the ISP course materials 

are available for download free of charge from our 

web site.

How to Get Started

The fastest way to begin taking courses is to visit our 

web site. You can learn about each course, download 

materials, and take courses interactively. Just follow 

these easy steps:

1. Go to our web site at http://training.fema.gov/IS

2. Click on ISP Course List.

3. Select your course of interest.

Once you have studied the training material, you can 

submit your final exam, all from the convenience of 

your home or office. Upon successful exam completion, you will receive an e-mail within 1 business 

day that confirms your transcript has been updated 

and a link to print your electronic certificate.

Submitting Your Test

Whether you download the materials or participate 

interactively, you will submit the final exam in the 

same manner.
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Radiological Emergency Management 

(IS-3)

This Independent Study course contains information on a variety of radiological topics, including:

•	 Fundamental principles of radiation

•	 Nuclear threat and protective measures

•	 Nuclear power plants

•	 Radiological transportation accidents

•	 Other radiological hazards

This course is a prerequisite for Fundamentals Course for 

Radiological Response (G320). This course is available on 

the Independent Study web site. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

An Introduction to Hazardous Materials 

(IS-5.a)

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. The course has five units which are 

outlined below. No prior knowledge of the subject 

is required or assumed. At the end of the course, the 

participant should be able to: 

•	 Explain the roles of Federal, State,Tribal, and

local governments in reducing hazardous 

materials risks through Health and Environmental 

Regulations;

•	 Discuss the two major hazardous materials

identification systems used within the United 

States;

•	Identify possible terrorist’s targets of

opportunities in the use of toxic industrial 

chemicals (TIC) as Weapons of Mass Destruction 

(WMD);

•	Identify locations where hazardous materials are

commonly found and how to determine their 

potential health effects;

•	 Describe basic terms that pertain to exposures to

hazardous materials;

Professional Development Series 

Certificate of Completion

Those who complete all Professional Development 

Series (PDS) courses are eligible to receive a PDS 

Certificate of Completion. The courses are, in recommended order of completion: IS-230.a, Fundamentals 

of Emergency Management; IS-235.a, Emergency Planning; 

IS-242.a, Effective Communication; IS-241.a, Decision 

Making and Problem Solving; IS-240.a, Leadership and 

Influence; IS-244.a, Developing and Managing Volunteers; and 

IS-139, Exercise Design.

Active and Reserve Members of the 

Military

Active duty members of some branches of the military may be eligible to apply the completion of ISP 

courses toward promotion and retention programs. 

Contact your personnel or education office to determine if this program is applicable to your career 

progression. Our experience indicates that the 

member is usually required to apply and pay for 

college credit before receiving consideration to apply 

his or her participation in the ISP toward promotion or retention points. Members of the reserve 

components who are required to accumulate retirement and retention points are, in most cases, able to 

obtain credit for their work through the ISP.

Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the 

Position (IS-1)

This course provides an introduction to 

Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) 

and the Integrated Emergency Management System 

(IEMS), including an in-depth look at the four 

phases of emergency management—mitigation, 

preparedness, response, and recovery—as they 

are implemented in a comprehensive emergency 

management program. The course consists of text, 

illustrations, diagrams, figures, and an accompanying CD-ROM toolkit. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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The course is a nontechnical discussion of earthquakes, building design, and the requirements of 

the EO. It is for local officials including mayors, city 

managers and commissioners, local council persons, 

building inspectors, zoning officials, building 

designers, and others concerned with this topic. The 

materials for this course can NOT be downloaded.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness 

and Preparedness” (IS-10.a)

This course is intended to help animal owners, 

care providers, and industries to understand incident management. The objectives of this course 

are to increase awareness and preparedness among 

animal owners and care providers, and to describe 

how typical hazards affect animals and what can be 

done by responsible owners to reduce the impact of 

disasters.

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

Animals in Disaster: Module B, 

“Community Planning” (IS-11.a)

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. The objectives of 

this course are to learn how to develop a community 

plan for managing animals in an emergency, identify hazards and threats most likely to affect your 

community and ways to minimize their impact on 

animals, indicate how communities use the Incident 

Command System (ICS) to respond effectively to an 

incident involving animals, describe resources available to help communities recover from a disaster, 

and develop community support for a disaster 

preparedness plan involving animals.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

•	 Read and interpret a Materials Safety Data Sheet

(MSDS);

•	 Explain how hazardous materials enter the body

and contaminate the environment;

•	 Describe what communities can do to increase

their emergency preparedness to respond to 

hazardous materials incidents; and

•	Identify steps individuals and communities can

take to protect themselves during a hazardous 

materials release. 

CEUs: 1.0 

Study Hours: 10

A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance 

(IS-7)

This Independent Study course provides a basic 

understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the 

local community, State, and the Federal government 

in providing disaster assistance. It is appropriate 

for both the general public and those involved in 

emergency management who need a general introduction to disaster assistance. This course can be 

downloaded from the Independent Study web site 

and the test can be completed and submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: 

Complying with Executive Order 12699 

(IS-8.a)

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 Hazard Reduction Plan 

(NEHRP) Recommended Building Provisions. The 

NEHRP has provided a base for all national building 

codes for seismic design.
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FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity 

(EEO) Supervisor Course (IS-19.11)

This course provides an overview of responsibilities 

in equal employment opportunity (EEO) for FEMA 

supervisors and strategies for handling equal rights 

issues and potential issues as they arise.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-19.12.

Diversity Awareness (IS-20.11)

This course recognizes the benefits of diversity in 

our workforce and FEMA’s commitment to valuing 

diversity of its employees and customers. Each year, 

in January, this course will be updated with the new 

calendar year information. Required for all FEMA 

employees by December 31, 2011, and then one 

time every 2 calendar years.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Define what is meant by diversity.

•	 Describe how diversity benefits us individually

and collectively.

•	 State FEMA’sVision 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. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-20.12.

Special Events Contingency Planning for 

Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.b)

This 5-hour web-based course will provide public 

safety agency personnel information related to preevent 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 web page.

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity 

(EEO) Employee Course 2011 (IS-18.11)

This course presents the underlying principles of 

equal employment opportunity (EEO) and recognizes FEMA’s commitment to ensuring equal 

employment opportunity for all current and 

prospective FEMA employees.

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees are required to 

successfully complete this course one time every 

calendar year. Per ERO Program Office: All Disaster 

Assistance Employees must take IS-18 prior to 

deployment (annually). If IS-18 was not taken prior 

to deployment (annually), an employee has 3 weeks 

from the date of check-in to complete the course.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-18.12.
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evacuate their homes and take refuge in public 

shelters and know how to care for their basic 

medical needs.

•	 People also can reduce the impact of disasters

and sometimes avoid the danger completely 

through such actions as flood proofing, elevating 

a home, moving a home out of harm’s way, 

and securing items that could shake loose in an 

earthquake.

By reading and following the instructions in this 

guide, you and your family can respond yes, when 

asked, are you ready?

This course can be downloaded from the Independent 

Study web site and the end-of-course test can be 

completed and submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Custodial Officer Training (IS-23)

This course is designed to provide participants with 

basic knowledge of the elements of custodial officer 

responsibilities. This course is mandatory for the 

Accountable Property Officer credentialing process 

and is only available to FEMA staff. It is accessible 

through the FEMA Employee Knowledge Center 

(FEKC).

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Basic Property Management (IS-25)

This course is designed to provide participants with 

basic knowledge of the elements of property management. This course is mandatory for the Accountable 

Property Officer credentialing process and is only 

available to FEMA staff. It is accessible through the 

FEMA Employee Knowledge Center (FEKC).

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-23, Custodial Officer Training.

Course Length: 8 hours

Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance 

(IS-21.11)

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. Each year, in January, this 

course will be updated with the new calendar year 

information. Required for all FEMA employees every 

calendar year for 2 years, then every other year.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

•	Identify the purpose of the FEMA Civil Rights

program and the protections it offers. 

•	Identify strategies to ensure the civil rights of

FEMA customers. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-21.12.

Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to 

Citizen Preparedness (IS-22)

This course has been designed to help the citizens 

of this Nation learn how to protect themselves and 

their families against all types of hazards. It can be 

used as a reference source or as a step-by-step basic 

preparedness manual. The focus of the content is 

on how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, 

during, and after a disaster to protect people and 

their property. Also included is information on how 

to assemble a disaster supplies kit that contains the 

food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity 

for individuals and their families to survive.

There are real benefits to being prepared.

•	 Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and

losses that accompany disasters. Communities, 

families, and individuals should know what 

to do in the event of a fire and where to seek 

shelter during a tornado. They should be ready to 
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Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant 

COURSES

Applicant (IS-30)

This interactive computer-based course is designed 

to provide subgrant applicants with basic knowledge about using the web-based Mitigation 

Electronic Grants (eGrants) Management System. A 

part of the eGovernment initiative, eGrants streamlines the application process by providing local 

governments the ability to apply for and manage 

their subgrant applications over the Internet. This 

course is designed to allow the individual to take 

it in its entirety or to focus on specific aspects of 

the Mitigation eGrants System. The course examines registering for access to the eGrants System; 

creating, completing, and submitting subgrant 

applications to the Grant Applicants; and managing 

submitted applications. Participants will also learn 

how to describe the eGrants system function, users, 

and subgrant application process; log in and out of 

eGrants; navigate and access Help within the eGrants 

system; create a subgrant application; describe each 

subgrant application section; provide, update, and 

revoke access to a subgrant application; complete 

and submit a subgrant application; and manage 

previously submitted subgrant applications. 

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant 

(IS-31)

This interactive computer-based course is designed 

to provide grant applicants with basic knowledge 

about using the web-based Mitigation Electronic 

Grants (eGrants) Management System. A part of 

the eGovernment initiative, eGrants streamlines the 

application process by providing grant applicants 

the ability to apply for and manage their grant applications over the Internet. This course is designed 

to allow the individual to take it in its entirety 

or to focus on specific aspects of the Mitigation 

eGrants System. The course examines registering for 

access to the eGrants System; managing subapplicant user registrations; completing and submitting 

grant application; and managing submitted grant 

Guide to Points of Distribution (IS-26)

This guide was developed to support the Points of 

Distribution (POD) 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.

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

Orientation to FEMA Logistics (IS-27)

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.

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.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-26, Guide to Points of Distribution.

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 3–4
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non-career appointees in the Senior Executive 

Service, and Schedule C positions). Appointees will 

receive an additional briefing from the FEMA Ethics 

Officer.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-33.12.

FEMA Safety Orientation (IS-35.11)

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 employee is 

a reservist, he/she must successfully complete the 

training one time every calendar year. PFT/CORE 

employees can take this course to meet the annual 

safety requirement. 

Upon completing this course, the participant will 

be able to:

•	Identify safety roles and responsibilities in the

workplace

•	Identify potential workplace hazards

•	Identify ways to maximize personal safety at the

regular workplace and when deployed

•	Identify procedures for responding to

emergencies in the workplace 

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-35.12.

applications. Participants will also learn how to 

describe the eGrants system functions, users, and 

the grant application process; log in and out of 

eGrants; navigate and access Help within the eGrants 

system; review subgrant applications submitted by 

sub-applicants; create, submit, and revoke access to 

a subgrant application; complete and submit a grant 

application; accept award packages; and prepare and 

submit quarterly reports. 

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2011 

(IS-33.11)

This 1-hour course complies with the U.S. Office of 

Government Ethics initial agency ethics orientation 

for all employees’ requirements at 5 CFR Section 

2638.703.

It includes the following mandatory content:

•	 The Ethical standards and principles to keep.

•	 Contact persons including the employee names,

titles, office addresses, and telephone numbers 

of the designated agency ethics official and other 

agency officials available to advise the employee 

on ethics issues.

This course includes the following lessons:

•	 Lesson 1: Course Introduction

•	 Lesson 2: Conflicts of Interest

•	 Lesson 3: Misuse of Position or Resources

•	 Lesson 4: Giving and Accepting Gifts

•	 Lesson 5: Outside Employment and Activities

Selection Criteria: New FEMA employees are required 

to successfully complete this course within 90 days 

of their FEMA appointment. In addition, if the FEMA 

employee is a reservist, he/she must successfully 

complete the training one time every calendar year. 

PFT/CORE employees can take this course to meet 

the annual Ethics requirement. There are additional 

Ethics requirements for all appointees (i.e., noncareer Presidential or Vice-Presidential appointees, 
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COURSES

Management (IS-75)

The purpose of this course is to provide participants 

with an overview of U.S. military resources potentially 

available to assist civilian authorities and 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 in 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.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100 (IS-100.b)

This course provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require a basic understanding of the 

Incident Command System (ICS). 

This course 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).

Course topics:

•	ICS Overview

•	 Basic Features of ICS

•	Incident Commander and Command Staff

Functions

•	 General Staff Functions

•	ICS Facilities

•	 Common Responsibilities

Safety Training for Supervisors (IS-37)

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 work place for all FEMA 

personnel. This course provides the training needed 

to comply with OSHA regulations for supervisors 

and managers of FEMA staff.

Selection Criteria: Any FEMA personnel placed in 

the role of supervising or managing other FEMA 

personnel.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Household Hazardous Materials (IS-55)

The course will introduce you to household 

hazardous materials and things you can do to protect 

yourself and your family from injury or death. 

In the first unit, you will learn about basic chemical 

and physical properties, the ways chemicals enter 

your body, and the effects chemicals have on your 

body. 

In the second and third units, you will learn 

about cleaning products, lead, mercury, gasoline, 

compressed gases, carbon monoxide, medical 

supplies, chlorine, pesticides, and much more. 

In the last two units, you will cover labels, personal 

protective equipment, proper disposal methods, 

preventive measures to take before natural disasters, 

and less toxic alternatives.

Dangers from chemical products depend greatly on 

the individuals using them. Chemicals are safe to use 

when people read the directions and use the chemicals correctly. This course is available both online 

and by requesting a CD-ROM from the Independent 

Study web site. It will take 1 to 3 hours to complete 

all the units and take the final exam. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Federal Workers 

(IS-100.FWa)

This course provides Federal Workers a familiarization with ICS principles, how they can be applied 

in incidents, and how to interface with response 

personnel. The course has the same objectives as the 

IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100, course. Additional content has been added to 

explain how the ICS principles apply to an incident 

that involves Federal assistance under the Stafford Act 

or National Response Framework. This course meets 

the requirement for ICS-100/IS-100 training. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals 

(IS-100.HCb)

This course introduces the ICS as it applies to the healthcare/hospital environment and provides the foundation 

for higher-level ICS training. This course describes the 

history, features and principles, and organizational 

structure of the ICS. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the NIMS. This course uses the 

same objectives and content as other ICS courses with

healthcare/hospital examples and exercises.

CEUs : .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Higher Education 

(IS-100.HE)

This course introduces the ICS and provides the 

foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course 

is a comprehensive introduction to ICS tailored for 

higher education situations. Case studies, scenarios, 

and video clips of people and places that have been 

involved in campus emergency planning are integrated into the course.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Delivery Options:

IS-100.b can be taken as an Independent Study course 

in a classroom setting. Detailed information is found 

at http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp.

IS-100.b: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines found on page 

96):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System (ICS) 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; 

and IS-700.a, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction.

2. Served in a mid-level emergency management 

or incident response position within 5 years 

in real-world incidents, planned events, or 

accredited exercises. 

3. Recognized qualifications in techniques of instruction and adult education 

methodologies. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience includes persons 

involved with emergency planning, and response or 

recovery efforts.

Course Length: Approximately 8 hours for the classroom version.

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100, for Food and Drug 

Administration (IS-100.FDA)

This course introduces the Incident Command 

System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher 

level ICS training. This course was developed collaboratively by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

and the Emergency Management Institute.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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Deployment Basics (IS-101.a)

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. By the end of this course, 

participants will be able to:

•	 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 Joint Field Office.

•	 Take care of themselves during deployment.

•	 Maintain standards for accountability.

•	 Complete the check-out process.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Deployment Basics for FEMA Response 

Partners (IS-102.a)

This course is designed to help prepare participants for a 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.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Prepare for deployment.

•	 Check in when arriving at the assigned location.

•	 Acclimate to the working and living conditions at

the Joint Field Office.

•	 Take care of themselves during deployment.

•	 Maintain standards for accountability.

•	 Complete the check-out process.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement 

(IS-100.LEb)

This course introduces the ICS and provides the 

foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course 

describes the history, features and principles, and 

organizational structure of the ICS. It also explains 

the relationship between ICS and the NIMS. This 

course uses the same objectives and content as other 

ICS courses with law enforcement examples and 

exercises. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Public Works 

Personnel (IS-100.PWb)

This course introduces the ICS and provides the 

foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course 

describes the history, features and principles, and 

organizational structure of the ICS. It also explains 

the relationship between ICS and the NIMS. This 

course uses the same objectives and content as 

other ICS courses with public works examples and 

exercises. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Schools (IS-100.SCa)

This course introduces the ICS and provides the 

foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course 

is a comprehensive introduction to ICS tailored for 

school situations. Case studies, scenarios, and video 

clips of people and places that have been involved in 

school emergency planning are integrated into the 

course. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-107.12.

Livestock in Disasters (IS-111)

This Independent Study course is for farmers, extension agents, emergency managers, and others who 

have interests in the livestock industry. It describes 

the various hazards that animals can face and how 

to mitigate for them, as well as how to respond 

to an actual disaster. The livestock industry is a 

multi-billion dollar business that provides food 

for the American people as well as for those overseas. It is important to ensure our livestock are safe 

from hazards and will not suffer from the effects 

of hazards. This course can be downloaded from 

the Independent Study web site and the test can be 

completed and submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

An Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.a)

This Independent Study 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 (HSEPP) and the 

National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC). 

IS-120.a, An Introduction to Exercises, replaces IS-120, An 

Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises. At the end of 

this course, participants will be able to:

•	Identify the five phases of the exercise process.

•	 Distinguish the tasks necessary to complete each

phase of the exercise process.

•	 Understand how exercises complete the

emergency preparedness cycle.

•	 Comprehend the role of exercises in the testing

of facilities, equipment, and personnel in a 

performance-based environment.

•	 Recognize how exercises prepare communities to

respond to and recover from major emergencies.

Workplace Violence Awareness Training 

(IS-106.11)

This course gives employees awareness of how to 

recognize the warning signs of potential violence in 

the workplace and what actions to take to prevent or 

minimize violence.

Selection Criteria: It is required for every FEMA 

Disaster Reservist to take this course annually. For 

Permanent Full-Time (PFT)/Cadre of On-Call 

Response Employees (CORE) employees, it is a 

onetime requirement unless the course is revised.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-106.12.

FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2011 

(IS-107.11)

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.

Selection Criteria: This course is mandatory for all 

FEMA Reservists every calendar year and is strongly 

suggested for all FEMA employees, especially those 

who travel frequently. (This replaces DF-502, FEMA 

Travel Rules and Regulations.)

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1
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•	 Exercise design steps

•	 Tabletop, Functional, and Full-Scale exercises

•	 Exercise evaluation

•	 Exercise enhancements

•	 Designing a functional exercise

This course is available for download from the 

Independent Study web site. 

CEUs: 1.5

Study Hours: 15

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200 (IS-200.b)

This course is designed to enable personnel to 

operate efficiently during an incident or event within 

the Incident Command System (ICS). This course 

focuses on the management of single resources.

Selection Criteria: The primary target audience is 

response personnel with supervisory responsibilities.

Course Goals and Topics

•	 Describe the ICS organization appropriate to the

complexity of the incident or event.

•	 Use ICS to manage an incident.

•	 Leadership and Management.

•	 Delegation of Authority and Management by

Objectives.

•	 Functional Areas and Positions.

•	 Briefings.

•	 Organizational Flexibility.

•	 Transfer of Command.

Delivery Options

IS-200.b can be taken as an Independent Study course 

in a classroom setting. Detailed information is found 

at http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning (IS-130)

This Independent Study 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 (HSEEP). 

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Understand the exercise, evaluation, and

improvement planning steps.

•	 Comprehend the process of designing and

developing exercise evaluation criteria.

•	Identify the necessary tasks in conducting an

exercise evaluation.

•	 Understand methods of analyzing exercise data.

•	Identify the steps necessary to prepare an

After-Action Report (AAR) and conduct an AfterAction Conference (AAC).

Prerequisites:

Required: Individuals who wish to enroll in IS-130, 

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning, must 

complete IS-120.a, An Introduction to Exercises.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Exercise Design (IS-139)

Emergency managers, emergency services personnel, 

and individuals who are part of the emergency 

preparedness and response communities at all levels 

of government need to be able to use the fundamentals of exercise simulation and design as an 

integrated system of resources and capabilities. This 

course is designed to develop exercising skills in the 

following areas:

•	 Comprehensive exercise program

•	 The exercise process
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Fundamentals of Emergency Management 

(IS-230.b)

Understanding the fundamental principles and 

practices of emergency management provides a 

framework for the future professional growth of 

every emergency manager and responder. This 

course is designed to provide a basic framework 

for understanding emergency management in the 

following areas:

•	 Overview of the Integrated Emergency

Management System

•	 The emergency management cycle

•	 The Plan as program centerpiece

•	 Functions of an emergency management

program

•	 Emergency management program participants

•	 Applying emergency management principles

This course is available for download from the 

Independent Study web site. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Emergency Planning (IS-235.a)

The ability to use all the basic elements of the 

planning process gives emergency managers and 

planners a basis for working together to shape 

the community’s disaster response to all types of 

hazards and problems. This course is designed to 

provide common experience of a properly structured Emergency Operations Plan in the following 

areas:

•	 The planning process

•	 Hazard analysis

•	 The basic plan

•	 Annexes and appendices

•	Implementing instructions

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS-100 in a response or exercise

ICS-200.b: Instructor Guidelines (in addition to 

the General ICS Instructor Guidelines found on page 

96):

1. Successful completion of accredited IS-100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 

ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command System 

(ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, 

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

2. Service in a mid-level emergency management 

and incident response position within 5 years 

in real-world incidents, planned events, or 

accredited exercises. 

3. Recognized qualifications in techniques 

of instruction and adult education 

methodologies. 

Time: Approximately 13 hours for classroom 

delivery.

State Disaster Management (IS-208.a)

This course provides fundamental information on 

the disaster assistance process and disaster assistance 

programs. This course is used as a prerequisite to 

E208, State Coordinating Officer. This Independent Study 

course is designed for FEMA State response partners.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance (IS-212)

The purpose of this course is to educate participants 

on the benefits of the Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance (HMA) grant programs and how to 

become qualified to apply for a grant under HMA 

grant programs. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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•	 How to identify community-specific

communication issues 

•	 How to use technology as a communication tool

•	 Effective oral communication

•	 How to prepare an oral presentation

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Developing and Managing Volunteers 

(IS-244.a)

This course is for emergency managers and related 

professionals working with all types of volunteers and coordinating with voluntary agencies. 

This course will provide procedures and tools for 

building and working with voluntary organizations. 

Topics include benefits and challenges of working 

with volunteers; building a volunteer program; 

writing job descriptions; developing volunteers 

through recruitment; coordinating with voluntary agencies and community-based organizations; 

and special issues such as spontaneous volunteers, 

liability, and stress. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Introduction to the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System (DPAS) (IS-245.a)

This course introduces the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System (DPAS), 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 primary audience for this course is all FEMA 

personnel responsible for management and oversight of FEMA emergency management programs.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Leadership and Influence (IS-240.a)

Being able to lead others—to motivate them to 

commit their energies and expertise to achieving 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 your leadership and influence 

skills. It addresses: 

•	 Leadership from within

•	 How to facilitate change

•	 How to build and rebuild trust

•	 Using personal influence and political savvy

•	 Fostering an environment for leadership

development

CEUs: .9

Study Hours: 9

Decision Making and Problem Solving 

(IS-241.a)

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 your decision-making 

skills. It addresses: 

•	 The decision making process

•	 Decision making styles

•	 Attributes of an effective decision maker

•	 Ethical decision making and problem solving

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Effective Communication (IS-242.a)

The ability to communicate effectively is a vital part 

of every emergency manager, planner, and responder’s job. This course is designed to improve your 

communication skills. It addresses: 

•	 Basic communication skills

•	 How to communicate in an emergency
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Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15—

External Affairs: A New Approach to 

Emergency Communication and 

Information Distribution (IS-250)

The goal of this course is to provide basic training 

on the concept and practical application of the 

Emergency Support Function #15 (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 participants who have additional questions. 

Participants view videos online in conjunction with 

using the L250 Participant Manual and web-based 

resources to complete the final exam online. Upon 

completion of this course, the participant will 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. The course is intended for use by 

FEMA External Affairs staff and all Federal agencies 

that are signatories of the National Framework Plan 

(NFP). Additionally, State and local partners that may 

adopt the External Affairs/ESF #15 concept may find 

this course helpful in its implementation. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance (IS-253)

This interactive computer-based course is designed to:

•	 Provide the user with the basic background and

practical knowledge needed to participate in 

FEMA’s environmental and historic preservation 

review process.

•	 Help the user understand how the

environmental/historic preservation review 

process applies to various job responsibilities 

within FEMA’s programs.

Implementing the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System (DPAS) (IS-246.11)

This course describes specific procedures for using 

Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) 

priority ratings for contracts and orders that support 

FEMA programs. The course emphasizes the critical 

role DPAS plays in support of FEMA’s mission. The 

course describes DPAS priority ratings, the placement of rated orders, the roles of FEMA employees 

in the DPAS process, and how to address DPAS 

challenges.

Selection Criteria: This course is mandatory for DPAS 

Officers—FEMA personnel who are designated by 

FEMA management to fulfill DPAS Officer functions. 

The course is also strongly recommended for:

•	 Program officials responsible for directing the

placement of DPAS-rated orders and making 

FEMA program and procurement policy and 

decisions, 

•	 Contracting Officers/Specialists who will be

primary points of contact with prime contractors 

on DPAS issues and who may be responsible for 

determining DPAS activity eligibility, and

•	 Anyone interested in learning more about DPAS.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-245.a, Introduction to the Defense Priorities 

and Allocations System (DPAS).

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension 

in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring 

requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will 

be IS-246.12.
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•	 Encouraging you to develop a partnership

with the NWS well in advance of a threat. This 

course has four main sections: Weather, Hazards, 

Forecasting, and Warning Partnership.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings (IS-279)

This course is recommended prior to attendance at 

EMI’s more technical resident course of the same title 

(E279). The course provides the users with an overview of retrofitting, the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP), and minimum requirements of 

floodplain management as it relates to retrofitting 

methods, and parameters that influence retrofitting 

decisions.

The course format is programmed instruction 

which allows you to work at your own pace. This 

course can be downloaded from the Independent 

Study web site and the test can be completed and 

submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in 

Emergency Management (IS-288)

This course is intended to educate the reader about 

the vital role that voluntary agencies play as key partners in providing disaster relief services throughout 

the entire emergency management cycle (i.e., mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). This 

course can be downloaded from the Independent 

Study web site and the test can be completed and 

submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 2

•	 Provide the resources necessary for the user to

accomplish environmental/historic preservation 

responsibilities.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Basic Instructional Skills (IS-265)

The purpose of this 90-minute course is to prepare 

the participant to assist with State-delivered emergency management training. This course provides 

a foundation from which participants can develop 

or enhance their instructional delivery skills within 

a classroom setting. This course is not designed to 

teach how to design training. Rather, the focus of 

this course is how to present an existing lesson plan 

or training materials.

Selection Criteria: Members of State and local emergency management disciplines. Recommended for 

members of State and local emergency management 

disciplines who assist in the teaching of FEMA- or 

State-developed classroom training.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have responsibility for teaching a 

portion of a FEMA- or State-developed course.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 11⁄2 

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and 

Community Risk (Web-based) (IS-271)

This course will help you, the emergency manager, 

anticipate and prepare for hazardous weather more 

effectively by:

•	 Enhancing your ability to recognize potentially

hazardous weather and flooding situations and 

how they may affect your community.

•	 Familiarizing you with National Weather Service

(NWS) products so that you understand how to 

use and interpret forecasts.
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Modular Emergency Radiological 

Response Transportation Training 

(MERRTT) (IS-302)

This course is a series of modules for emergency 

responders to learn about response to transportation incidents and accidents that involve radiological 

materials. This course is a joint sponsorship with 

FEMA and the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE 

is one of the largest shippers of radiological materials. This series of modules can be taken to refresh 

knowledge and skills about emergency response 

for any type of incident involving the shipment 

of radiological materials. Topics range from radiation fundamentals to public information and ICS 

relationships. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Community Hurricane Preparedness 

(IS-324.a)

This corrse 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 (NWS)

forecasts future hurricane behavior.

•	What tools and guiding principles can help

emergency managers prepare their communities.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Introduction to Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation 

(IS-331)

This web-based course is designed for Federal evaluators of offsite response exercises in FEMA’s REP 

program. The course is a prerequisite to the L304, 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation 

(Non-Resident) Regional Delivery, course which is delivered in the Regions. Course topics include basic 

Mission Assignment (MA) Overview 

(IS-293)

This course is intended to provide basic training on 

the concept of the Mission Assignment (MA) process 

beginning with the request for Federal assistance 

to MA issuance, execution, billing, and closeout. 

Course objectives include:

1. Define Mission Assignments, the three types 

and relationship to disaster operations.

2. Describe the request for Federal assistance and 

the Action Request Form (ARF).

3. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the 

key staff involved in the MA Process including 

State, Tribal, FEMA, and other Federal agencies.

4. Describe the various elements of the MA 

Phases from MA issuance, MA Execution to 

MA Billing, Reimbursement, and Closeout.

Selection Criteria: The course is open to all local, 

State, Tribal, other Federal agency, and FEMA/DHS 

program and financial staff who have a role or 

interest in the Mission Assignment process.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Radiological Emergency Response 

(IS-301)

The goal of this course is to provide a learning 

experience in which participants demonstrate 

a comprehensive understanding of radiological 

protection and response principles, guidelines, and 

regulations.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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COURSES

Schools (IS-362)

This course will provide individuals with the basic 

information and tools needed to develop effective 

plans for the wide array of potential emergencies 

that schools may face. It addresses: understanding 

emergency management; recruiting your planning 

team; assessing your hazards; developing your plan; 

planning for terrorism; and training and testing 

your plan.

The audience for this course includes all who are 

responsible for planning and responding to school 

emergencies.

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters (IS-366)

This course enables participants to improve their 

community’s mitigation and Emergency Operations 

Plan 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. 

After completing this course, participants will be 

able to:

•	 Articulate the importance of providing for the

needs of children in disasters in their community’s 

current emergency management plan.

•	 Explain what is required to keep children safe in

emergencies and why those needs are unique.

•	 Explain the assumptions, concept of

operations, and organization and assignment of 

responsibilities that address the unique needs of 

children prior to, during, and following disasters.

•	 Explain the planning components necessary to

address the unique needs of children prior to, 

during, and following disasters,

REP concepts and terminology, evaluator role and 

responsibilities, and evaluation areas. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Hazardous Materials Prevention and 

Planning (IS-340)

Hazardous materials pose a continuing and growing 

emergency risk for local jurisdictions across the 

Nation. This course will provide you the assistance 

and confidence needed to effectively plan for and 

respond to hazardous materials incidents through 

sound emergency planning and with the highest 

level of safety for response personnel within your 

jurisdiction.

The course will consist of nine lessons, excluding 

the Course Introduction. It will be interactive and 

conclude with an end-of-course examination. Time 

to complete this online course will be approximately 

4 hours.

You will enroll when you complete the online 

answer sheet for the final exam. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for 

Medical Personnel (IS-346)

This course is designed to prepare medical and 

hospital personnel to analyze hazardous materials 

situations, take the necessary steps to assure medical 

provider safety, and identify appropriate resources 

for decontamination and medical care. This course 

serves as the prerequisite for the State/Local/

Tribal field course G346, Hospital Emergency Department 

Management of Hazardous Materials Accidents (HMAs). 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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long-term risk from hazards and their effects. This 

course provides an introduction to mitigation for 

those who are new to emergency management and/

or mitigation. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Protecting Your Home or Small Business 

from Disaster (IS-394.a)

The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation of knowledge that will enable participants to:

•	 Describe different types of natural disasters.

•	 Describe hazards that pose a risk to their home

or small business.

•	 Explain how protective measures can reduce

or eliminate long-term risks to their home and 

personal property from hazards and their effects.

•	 Explain how protective measures for small

businesses secure people, business property, and 

building structures, and prevent business loss 

from a natural disaster.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

FEMA Risk Assessment Database (IS-395)

This course is designed to train the FEMA 452, 

Risk Assessment and FEMA 455, Rapid Visual Screening for 

Buildings components of the Building Design for Homeland 

Security Course.

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

course is the building sciences and design professional community (architects, engineers, security 

personnel, and facility planners) working for private 

institutions, and building owners, managers, and 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) communities 

working for public (Federal, State, local, and Tribal) 

and private institutions.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

•	 Create an annex to a community’s Emergency

Operations Plan addressing the unique needs of 

children in disasters.

•	Identify stakeholders and organizations that can

assist in preparing for the needs of children in 

disasters.

•	Initiate steps to form coalitions and build teams

that have a stake in keeping children safe in 

disasters.

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

is local and State emergency managers and planners, 

child services agencies, NGOs, child care providers, 

schools, and faith-based organizations.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 8.0

Introduction to Residential Coastal 

Construction (IS-386)

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. The target 

audience is engineers, architects, and building code 

officials. Floodplain management, hazard mitigation, planning, and building officials with building 

science knowledge are also part of the target audience. This course can be downloaded from the 

Independent Study web site and the test can be 

completed and submitted online. 

CEUs: 1.4

Study Hours: 14

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation 

(IS-393.a)

As the costs of disasters continue to rise, governments and ordinary citizens must find ways to 

reduce risks to our communities. As communities 

plan for new development and improvements to 

existing infrastructure, mitigation can and should 

be an important component of the planning effort. 

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Implementing the Emergency Food and 

Shelter National Board Program (IS-420)

This course provides an overview of the Emergency 

Food and Shelter National Board Program. It also 

instructs potential program participants about the 

requirements responsibilities of the program, eligibility for funding, and participant responsibilities, 

as well as the responsibilities of the National Board 

and FEMA. 

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

(COOP) Planning for Pandemic Influenzas 

(IS-520)

This course introduces participants to the characteristics of a pandemic influenza, the effects that 

a 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 (NGOs), 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. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics 

(IS-522)

This is a follow-on course to IS-520, Introduction 

to Continuity of Operations (COOP) 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). This course is developed in a 

flexible delivery format which allows for classroom 

delivery in combination with participants taking 

the IS course test either online or in the classroom. 

The primary audiences for this course are personnel 

at any level of government, representatives from 

Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA) 

(IS-403)

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.

•	 Describe how the Stafford Act governs FEMA

disaster operations.

•	 Explain the Declaration Process.

•	Identify the different types of IA programs.

•	 Explain the Sequence of Delivery of the IA

programs.

•	 Define Individuals and Households Program

(IHP) Housing Assistance.

•	 Define IHP Other Needs Assistance.

•	Identify the various field offices and processing

centers.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Individual Assistance (IA) Web Applicant 

Inquiry (IS-416)

This course provides Individual Assistance personnel 

with information and procedures to enable them to 

access and use the Web Applicant Inquiry (Intranet 

Web Applicant Inquiry/Update) to help applicants 

through the recovery process. Upon completion, 

participants will be able to:

•	 Demonstrate how to access the Web Applicant

Inquiry, search for resources, and log out.

•	 Demonstrate how to use the Rental Resources

database.

•	 Describe the primary information within

Summary Frame, tabs, and subtabs.

•	 Describe how to use Events History and imaging.

•	 Demonstrate how to add a comment or contact

in an applicant’s record.

•	 Explain how to update information.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5
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Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program 

Manager (IS-548)

This 4-hour course describes the requirements 

for developing a continuity program as prescribed 

in Federal Continuity Directive (FCD) 1, Federal 

Executive Branch National Continuity Program and 

Requirements. The course covers program requirements and elements and support requirements 

and describes the roles and responsibilities of the 

Continuity Program Manager and other key players 

in developing a viable continuity program.

Although this course directly addresses continuity 

requirements for Federal Executive Branch organizations, the course is also useful to State, local, 

territorial, and Tribal governments.

Prerequisites: IS-546.a, Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Awareness, and IS-547.a, Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations (COOP).

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

Devolution Planning (IS-551)

This course is designed to provide you with the 

tools and practical knowledge necessary to develop 

your organization’s devolution plans and procedures. Course objectives include:

•	Identify the conditions under which devolution

would be appropriate for your organization

•	 Describe the activation protocols for devolution

•	 Tailor the devolution template to meet your

organization’s needs

•	Identify special considerations for devolution

planning 

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), 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. 

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Awareness (IS-546.a)

This 1-hour web-based course will provide all public 

sector employees with a fundamental understanding 

of continuity of operations, terms, objectives, and 

benefits to their organization. It gives a brief overview of the elements of a viable COOP capability. 

This awareness course provides information on how 

a COOP event might affect you, your organization, 

and your family, whether you are a member of your 

organization’s COOP team or not. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

(COOP) (IS-547.a) 

This 2-hour web-based course is designed for a 

broad Federal audience—from senior managers 

to those directly involved in the Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) planning effort. The course 

provides a working knowledge of the COOP guidance. The course also provides activities to enhance 

your COOP program. 

Prerequisites: IS-546.a, Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Awareness.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2
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CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) 

Program (IS-634)

This course is designed to familiarize participants 

with the Public Assistance Program and the steps in 

the Public Assistance process, as well as the documentation requirements.

After completing the course, participants should: be 

familiar with the Public Assistance Program; identify the functional steps in the Public Assistance 

Program; and be familiar with the documentation 

requirements for the Public Assistance Program.

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

Building Partnerships with Tribal 

Governments (IS-650.a)

This course is designed to provide participants with 

the basic knowledge to build effective partnerships 

with Tribal governments and to work in concert with 

them to protect native people and their property 

against all types of hazards. Throughout this course, 

Tribal representatives speak about their history, their 

culture, their way of life, and how to develop good 

relationships with Tribal communities. 

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction (IS-700.a)

This course provides an introduction to the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS). At the end 

of this course, participants will be able to describe 

the intent of NIMS; describe the key concepts and 

principles underlying NIMS; describe the purpose 

of the NIMS Components, including Preparedness, 

Communications and Information Management, 

Resource Management, and Command and 

Management; and describe the purpose of the 

National Integration Center. This course provides a 

The Public Works Role in Emergency 

Management (IS-552)

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.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-700.a, National Incident Management 

System, An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and IS-860.a, 

National Infrastructure Protection Plan.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Introduction to Debris Operations 

(IS-632.a)

This course is designed to familiarize participants 

with general debris removal operations and identify 

critical debris operations issues.

After taking the course, participants should be able to:

•	 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.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-634, Introduction to the Public Assistance 

(PA) Program.
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interagency and intergovernmental issues regarding 

incident management policies, priorities, and 

strategies. 

There also is a group study version of this course by 

which it may be delivered in the classroom.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS) Public Information Systems 

(IS-702.a)

The public information systems described in NIMS 

are designed to effectively manage public information at an incident, regardless of the size and 

complexity of the situation or the number of entities 

involved in the response. The goal of this course is to 

facilitate NIMS compliance by providing participants 

with the basic information and tools that they need 

to apply the NIMS public information systems and 

protocols during incident management. This course 

is designed for local and State Public Information 

Officers. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS) Resource Management (IS-703.a)

This interactive computer-based course provides 

the principles, tools, processes, and systems used in 

NIMS that incident managers need for timely and 

effective resource management during an incident. 

Primary tasks addressed in this course are:

•	 Establishing systems for describing, inventorying,

requesting, and tracking resources;

•	 Activating these systems prior to and during an

incident;

•	 Dispatching resources prior to and during an

incident; and

•	 Deactivating or recalling resources during or

after incidents.

basic introduction to NIMS; it is not designed to 

replace Incident Command System or positionspecific training.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) 

Course (IS-701.a)

This interactive computer-based NIMS course 

prepares participants to use the components of a 

Multi-Agency Coordination System and establish 

relationships between all elements of the system. 

After taking the course, participants should be able 

to:

•	 Define multi-agency coordination at the local,

State, and Federal levels of government.

•	Identify each agency involved in incident

management activities to ensure appropriate 

situational awareness and resources status 

information is shared through multi-agency 

coordination.

•	Identify typical priorities established between

elements of the Multi-Agency Coordination 

System.

•	 Define key terms related to the Multi-Agency

Coordination System.

•	 Describe the process of acquiring and allocating

resources required by incident management 

personnel in relationship to the entire MultiAgency Coordination System.

•	Identify typical future resource requirements for

the entire Multi-Agency Coordination System.

•	Identify potential coordination and policy issues

arising from an incident relative to the entire 

Multi-Agency Coordination System.

The primary functions of Multi-Agency Coordination 

Systems addressed in the course are: to support 

incident management policies and priorities; facilitate logistics support and resource tracking; make 

informed resource allocation decisions using incident management priorities; coordinate incident 

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National Incident Management System 

(NIMS) Intrastate Mutual Aid—An 

Introduction (IS-706)

This online course provides an introduction to NIMS 

intrastate mutual aid and assistance. Participants will 

learn about the purpose and benefits of mutual aid 

and assistance, and the emphasis that NIMS places 

on mutual aid and assistance. The course explains 

how to develop mutual aid and assistance agreements and mutual aid operational plans. Course 

objectives include:

•	 Describe the purpose, benefits, and uses of

mutual aid and assistance.

•	 Explain how mutual aid and assistance

agreements relate to NIMS.

•	Identify what information should be included in

a mutual aid and assistance agreement.

•	 Explain the process for developing mutual aid

and assistance agreements.

•	Identify the elements of a mutual aid and

assistance operational plan.

This course is designed for State, local, and Tribal 

emergency response and coordination personnel 

and takes approximately 21⁄2 hours to complete.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 21⁄2

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

Management and Operations (IS-775)

This course describes the role, design, and functions of EOCs and their relationships as components 

of a Multi-Agency Coordination System. The course 

contains disaster-related examples, activities, and 

case studies that relate to EOCs and Multi-Agency 

Coordination Systems at the local, State, and Federal 

levels of government. 

CEUs: .4

Study Hours: 4

The course shows that resources, including 

personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and 

supplies, are managed through NIMS by advance 

planning, resource identification and ordering, categorizing resources, use of agreements, acquisition 

management, management information systems, 

and protocols for ordering, mobilization, and 

dispatching. 

This course will supersede G276, Resource Management. 

For purposes of the APS, those who have completed 

G276 may still claim credit for it as an elective, or 

IS-703.a will count toward that elective. 

There also is a group study version of this course by 

which it may be delivered in the classroom.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS) Communications and Information 

Management (IS-704)

This course introduces participants to the communication and information management component 

of NIMS. NIMS provides a consistent nationwide 

template to enable all government, private-sector, and 

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to work 

together during domestic incidents. Effective emergency management and incident response activities 

rely on flexible communication and information 

systems that provide a common operating picture 

to emergency management/response personnel and 

their affiliated organizations. Establishing and maintaining a common operating picture and ensuring 

accessibility and interoperability are the principal goals of the communication and information 

component of NIMS.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2
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Emergency support function (Esf) #1—

transportation (Is-801)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #1—Transportation.

•	 Describe	the	overall	purpose	and	scope	of	ESF	#1.

•	Identify	the	supplemental	assistance	ESF	#1	

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify	typical	actions	accomplished	by	ESF	#1	

resources and teams.

•	 Describe	the	types	of	partnerships	formed	

between ESF #1 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency support function (Esf) #2—

communications (Is-802)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #2—Communications.

•	 Describe	the	overall	purpose	and	scope	of	ESF	#2.

•	Identify	the	supplemental	assistance	ESF	#2	

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify	typical	actions	accomplished	by	ESF	#2	

resources and teams.

•	 Describe	the	types	of	partnerships	formed	

between ESF #2 and other response agencies and 

organizations.
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Emergency Support Function (ESF) #5—

Emergency Management (IS-805)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #5—Emergency Management.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #5.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #5

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #5

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #5 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6—

Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, 

Housing, and Human Services (IS-806)

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, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used 

to organize and provide assistance. This series of 

courses provides an overview of each of the 15 ESFs. 

This course introduces Emergency Support Function 

(ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, 

Housing, and Human Services.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #6.

•	Identify the types of supplemental assistance ESF

#6 provides to individuals and State, Tribal, and 

local governments. 

•	Identify typical activities accomplished by ESF #6

resources and teams. 

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3—

Public Works and Engineering (IS-803)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #3—Public Works and Engineering.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #3.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #3

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #3

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #3 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4—

Firefighting (IS-804)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #4—Firefighting.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #4.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #4

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #4

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #4 and other response agencies and 

organizations.
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•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #8.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #8

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #8

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #8 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9—

Search and Rescue (IS-809)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #9—Search and Rescue.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #9.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #9

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #9

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #9 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10—

Oil and Hazardous Response Annex 

(IS-810)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #6 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7—

Logistics Management and Resource 

Support Annex (IS-807)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #7—Logistics Management and 

Resource Support Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #7.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #7

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #7

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #7 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8—

Public Health and Medical Services 

(IS-808)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. 

This series of courses is designed to overview each 

of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #8—Public Health and Medical Service 

Support.
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Emergency Support Function (ESF) #12—

Energy (IS-812)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the 

operational level used to organize and provide assistance. This series of courses is designed to overview 

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #12—Energy.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #12.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #12

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #12

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #12 and other response agencies 

and organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13—

Public Safety and Security Annex (IS-813)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. 

This series of courses is designed to overview each 

of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction 

to ESF #13—Public Safety and Security Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #13.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #13

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #13

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #13 and other response agencies 

and organizations.

each of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to ESF #10—Oil and Hazardous Response 

Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF

#10.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #10

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #10

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #10 and other response agencies 

and organizations.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11—

Agriculture and National Resources 

(IS-811)

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, ESFs are primary mechanisms at the operational level used to organize and provide assistance. 

This series of courses is designed to overview each 

of the 15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction 

to ESF #11—Agriculture and National Resources.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #11.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #11

provides to State, local, and Tribal governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #11

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #11 and other response agencies 

and organizations.
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Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources 

Support Annex (IS-821)

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, Support Annexes describe how Federal 

departments and agencies, the private sector, 

volunteer organizations, and Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs) coordinate and execute the 

common support processes and administrative tasks 

required during an incident. The actions described 

in the Support Annexes are not limited to particular types of events, but are overreaching in nature 

and applicable to nearly every type of incident. 

This course provides an introduction to the Critical 

Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) Support 

Annex to the NRF.

•	 Describe the relationship between the NRF and

CIKR prevention, protection, and response and 

recovery.

•	 Define the role of the Infrastructure Liaison in

supporting coordination with the CIKR sectors 

and all levels of partners.

•	Identify the processes defined in the NRF for

ensuring the CIKR considerations are integrated 

into incident response efforts.

CEUs : .1

Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex 

(IS-836)

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.

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—

Long-Term Community Recovery (IS-814)

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, Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) 

are primary mechanisms at the operational level 

used to organize and provide assistance. This series 

of courses is designed to overview each of the 

15 ESFs. This course provides an introduction to 

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—LongTerm Community Recovery.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #14.

•	Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #14

provides to State, Tribal, and local governments.

•	Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #14

resources and teams. 

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed

between ESF #14 and other response agencies 

and organizations.

Introduction to National Response 

Framework (NRF) Support Annexes 

(IS-820)

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, Support Annexes describe how Federal 

departments and agencies, the private sector, 

volunteer organizations, and Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs) coordinate and execute the 

common support processes and administrative tasks 

required during an incident. The actions described 

in the Support Annexes are not limited to particular 

types of events, but are overarching in nature and 

applicable to nearly every type of incident. 

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1
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homeland security plans; and helps to ensure 

an effective, efficient CIKR protection program 

over the long term.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Dams Sector: Crisis Management (IS-870)

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.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

•	 Describe the mission and characteristics of the

Dams Sector.

•	Identify the elements of risk management as they

relate to the Dams Sector.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of an

Emergency Action Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of a Recovery

Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of a

Continuity Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of pandemic

preparedness.

•	 Describe the purpose and types of exercises.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

•	 Describe the overall purpose of the NRIA and the

policies that govern its use. 

•	 Describe the roles and responsibilities of

agencies involved in the management of nuclear/

radiological incidents. 

•	 Describe the types of incidents for which it

would be activated and the concept of operations 

for a response.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

National Infrastructure Protection Plan 

(NIPP) (IS-860.a)

This course is intended for DHS and other Federal 

staff responsible for implementing the NIPP, and 

Tribal, State, local, and private sector emergency 

management professionals. The course is also 

designed to teach potential security partners about 

the benefits of participating in the NIPP.

Course Goals

Explain the criticality of protecting and ensuring 

the continuity of Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources (CIKR) of the United States.

1. Describe how the NIPP provides the unifying 

structure for the integration of CIKR protection efforts into a single national program.

2. Define CIKR and protection in the context of 

the NIPP.

3. Identify the relevant authorities and roles of 

NIPP security partners.

4. Describe how the use of the risk management 

framework ensures a steady state of protection 

within and across the CIKR sectors.

5. Identify the risk management activities implemented by NIPP security partners.

6. Explain how the NIPP fosters information 

sharing; provides guidance on the content 

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as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders exchange information, both at the “For Official Use Only” 

and non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal, 

managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency, promotes effective 

information collection and dissemination among sector partners in 

Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The 

portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives, 

including owners and operators, access to a number of resources, 

including training courses.

Those who do not currently have access to the HSIN-CS Dams 

Portal must contact the Dams Sector-Specific Agency within the 

Office of Infrastructure Protection/U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security to request and be considered for access to the training 

course.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Dams Sector: Protective Measures 

(IS-872)

This 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 addresses protective measures related to 

physical, cyber, and human elements, and describes 

the importance of these measures as components of 

an overall risk management program. The training 

course describes the basic elements of the risk 

management model, and discusses the steps required 

to develop and implement an effective protective 

program.

At the end of this course, the participants will be 

able to:

•	 Describe the mission 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.

Dams Sector: Security Awareness (IS-871)

This is the second course in the Dams Sector webbased 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 information to enhance the 

ability to identify security concerns, coordinate 

proper response, and establish effective partnerships with local law enforcement and first responder 

communities. The training course describes 

common security vulnerabilities, potential indicators of threats, surveillance detection, and reporting 

of incidents and suspicious activities.

At the end of this course, the participants will be 

able to:

•	 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.

IS-870, Dams Sector: Crisis Management, is a prerequisite 

for this course and is available on the Independent 

Study web site. 

NOTE: Due to the sensitivity of the information provided within 

this course, it has been designated as “For Official Use Only” and 

is only accessible through the Homeland Security Information 

Network–Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal, which serves 
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Introduction to the Interagency Security 

Committee (ISC) (IS-890.a)

This is the first course in the ISC web-based training 

series. The purpose of this series of courses is to 

provide Federal facility security professionals, engineers, building owners, construction contractors, 

architects, and the general public with basic information pertaining to the ISC and its facility security 

standards, processes, and practices.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Section 508 Awareness Course (IS-901)

This course provides the user with background 

information about Section 508 by providing participants with a general overview of Section 508 basics. 

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Workplace Security Awareness (IS-906)

This course provides guidance to individuals and 

organizations on how to improve the workplace 

security.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	Identify potential risks to workplace security.

•	 Describe measures for improving workplace

security.

•	 Determine the actions to take in response to a

security situation.

Selection Criteria: Staff at Critical Infrastructure and 

Key Resources (CIKR) locations.

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

•	Identify the general categories of protective

measures (i.e., access controls, barriers, blast 

protection, communications, inspection, security 

force, cyber security, security programs, planning 

and preparedness, personal protection, and 

infrastructure interdependencies).

•	 Describe how protective measures relate to threat

levels.

•	 Given a scenario, select potential protective

measures to address a threat.

IS-870, Dams Sector: Crisis Management, and IS-871, Dams 

Sector: Security Awareness, are prerequisites for this course 

and are available on the Independent Study web site. 

Note: Due to the sensitivity of the information provided within 

this course, it has been designated as “For Official Use Only” and 

is only accessible through the Homeland Security Information 

Network–Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal, which serves 

as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders exchange information, both at the “For Official Use Only” 

and non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal, 

managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency, promotes effective 

information collection and dissemination among sector partners in 

Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The 

portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives, 

including owners and operators, access to a number of resources, 

including training courses.

Those who do not currently have access to the HSIN-CS Dams 

Portal must contact the Dams Sector-Specific Agency within the 

Office of Infrastructure Protection/U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security to request and be considered for access to the training 

course.

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2
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National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) 

Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) 

Operations Course (IS-1900)

This course provides training to address the needs of 

Federal Coordinating Centers (FCCs). The purpose 

of this course is to:

•	 Provide the training necessary to ensure all FCCs

as being proficient to perform their duties.

•	 Provide flexible training for FCCs which will not

sacrifice training quality or standards.

•	 Provide a forum for FCC development through

individual participation.

•	 Acclimate FCCs to function during incidents of

national significance.

•	 Acclimate FCCs to function in support of the

DOD.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Active Shooter: What You Can Do (IS-907)

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged 

in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined 

and otherwise populated area. In most cases, active 

shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or 

method to their selection of victims. Active shooter 

situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. 

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. 

Upon completing this course, the participant will 

be able to:

•	 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.

Selection Criteria: All individuals, including managers 

and employees.

CEUs: .1

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ADDRESS STATES SERVED

region I Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New 

Daisy Sweeney, Regional Training Manager Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

99 High Street, 5th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2320

(617) 832-4788 (Training Office)

FSN: 551-9550

Fax: (617) 956-7519 or 956-7538

E-mail: daisy.sweeney@dhs.gov

region II New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Edward Capps, Regional Training Manager

26 Federal Plaza, Room 1307

New York, New York 10278-0002

(212) 680-3615

(212) 225-7018 (Training Office)

Fax: (212) 680-3608

E-mail: edward.capps@dhs.gov

region III Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, 

Rhonda Booth, Regional Training Manager Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

One Independence Mall Building 

615 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-4404

(215) 931-5500 

(215) 931-5685 (Training Office) 

FSN: 553-5569

Fax: (215) 931-5714

E-mail: rhonda.booth@dhs.gov
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ADDRESS STATES SERVED

Region IV

Gayle Alston, Regional Training Manager

3003 Chamblee Tucker Road 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-4112

(770) 220-5200

(770) 220-5218 (Training Office)

FSN: 554-5218

Fax: (770) 220-5275

E-mail: gayle.alston@dhs.gov

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Region V

Nancy Olson, Regional Training Manager

536 South Clark Street, 6th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60605 

(312) 408-5500 

(312) 408-5376 (Training Office) 

FSN: 555-5377

Fax: (312) 408-5222

E-mail: nancy.olson@dhs.gov

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, 

Wisconsin

Region VI

Angela Stapleton, Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center

800 North Loop 288 

Denton, Texas 76209-3698 

(940) 898-5399

(940) 898-5457 (Training Office) 

FSN: 536-5399

Fax: (940) 898-5263

E-mail: angela.stapleton@dhs.gov

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII

Thomas Akins, Regional Training Manager

9221 Ward Parkway Building, Suite 300

Kansas City, Missouri 64114-3372 

(816) 283-7061

(816) 283-7093 (Training Office) 

FSN: 537-7093

Fax: (816) 283-7093

E-mail: thomas.akins@dhs.gov

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Region VIII 

Anne Griffin, Regional Training Manager

Denver Federal Center 

Building 710, Box 25267 

Denver, Colorado 80225-0267 

(303) 235-4800

(303) 235-4929 (Training Office) 

FSN: 538-4929 

Fax: (303) 235-4857

E-mail: anne.griffin@dhs.gov

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

Utah, Wyoming

Region IX 

Tomas Kaselionis, Regional Training Manager

1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 

Oakland, California 94607-4052

(510) 627-7100 

(510) 627-7298 (Training Office)

FSN: 539-7298

Fax: (510) 627-7112 or 627-7117

E-mail: tomas.kaselionis@dhs.gov

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, 

American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands

Region X 

Scott Zaffram, Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center 

130 228th Street SW

Bothell, Washington 98021-9796 

(425) 487-4600 

(425) 487-4662 (Training Office) or

(425) 487-4684

FSN: 530-4603 

Fax: (425) 487-4777

E-mail: scott.zaffram@dhs.gov

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

FEMA Caribbean

P.O. Box 70105

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8105

(787) 296-3500

Fax: (787) 296-3642

E-mail: orlando.olivera@fema.gov
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State Training Offices

REGION I

Connecticut

State Training Officer

Connecticut Department of Emergency 

 Management and Homeland Security

25 Sigourney Street, 6th Floor

Hartford, Connecticut 06106

(860) 706-5519

Fax: (860) 706-5539

www.ct.gov/demhs/site/default.asp

Maine

State Training Officer 

Maine Emergency Management Agency 

State House, Station 72

Augusta, Maine 04333-0072

(207) 624-4460

Fax: (207) 287-3189

www.maine.gov/mema/

Massachusetts

State Training Officer 

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 

400 Worcester Road 

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702-5399

(508) 820-1446

Fax: (508) 820-2030

www.mass.gov

New Hampshire

State Training Officer 

New Hampshire Homeland Security and 

 Emergency Management 

33 Hazen Drive 

Concord, New Hampshire 03305

(603) 271-2661; (603) 271-2231

Fax: (603) 271-1091

www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/bem/

Rhode Island

State Training Officer

Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

645 New London Avenue

Cranston, Rhode Island 02920-3097

(401) 462-7122

Fax: (401) 944-1891

www.riema.ri.gov

Vermont

State Training Officer

Vermont Emergency Management Agency

Waterbury State Complex

103 South Main Street 

Waterbury, Vermont 05671-2101

(802) 244-8721

(800) 347-0488

TTY: (888) 545-7598

Fax: (802) 241-5349

www.dps.state.vt.us/

REGION II

New Jersey

Training Officer 

New Jersey Office of Emergency Management

P.O. Box 7068 

One River Road

West Trenton, New Jersey 08628-0068 

(609) 584-5000 (ext. 5009)

Fax: (609) 584-1528

http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/

New York

State Training Officer 

New York State Office of Emergency Management

1220 Washington Avenue

Building 22, Suite 101

Albany, New York 12226-2251 

(518) 292-2351

Fax: (518) 322-4987

www.semo.state.ny.us/
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Puerto Rico

Training Officer

Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency

P.O. Box 9066597

115 Eleanor Roosevelt Avenue

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00906-6597

(787) 724-0124

Virgin Islands

State Training Officer

Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency 

 Management Agency (VITEMA)

102 Estate Hermon Hill

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820

(340) 774-2244

Fax: (340) 774-1491

REGION III

Delaware

State Training Officer

Delaware Emergency Management Agency

165 Brick Store Landing Road 

Smyrna, Delaware 19977-9628

(302) 659-2233

Fax: (302) 659-6855

www.state.de.us/dema

District of Columbia

Training Officer 

DC Emergency Management Agency

2720 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20032

(202) 727-6161; (202) 673-2101 (ext. 1162)

Fax: (202) 673-2290

http://dcema.dc.gov

Maryland

Training Officer

Maryland Emergency Management Agency 

Camp Fretterd Military Reservation

5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive

Reisterstown, Maryland 21136-4541

(410) 517-3600; (410) 517-3609

(877) MEMA-USA

Fax: (410) 517-3610

www.mema.state.md.us/

Pennsylvania

State Training Officer

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

2605 Interstate Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9364

(717) 651-2256

Fax: (717) 651-3105

www.pema.state.pa.us/

Virginia

State Training Officer 

Virginia Department of Emergency Management 

10501 Trade Court

Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713

(804) 897-6500

Fax: (804) 897-6556

www.vaemergency.com

West Virginia

State Training Officer

West Virginia Division of Homeland Security 

 and Emergency Management

Building 1, Room EB-80

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East

Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0360

(304) 558-5380

Fax: (304) 344-4538

www.wvdhsem.gov
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REGION IV

Alabama

State Training Officer 

Alabama Emergency Management Agency 

5898 County Road 41

P.O. Drawer 2160

Clanton, Alabama 35046-2106

(205) 280-2246

Fax: (205) 280-2495

http://ema.alabama.gov

Florida

State Training and Exercise Officer

Florida Division of Emergency Management 

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

(850) 413-9899

Fax: (850) 488-0395

www.floridadisaster.org

Georgia

State Training Officer

Georgia Emergency Management Agency 

1000 Indian Springs Drive

Forsyth, Georgia 31029

(478) 993-4621

Fax: (478) 993-4260

www.gema.state.ga.us

Kentucky

Training Supervisor 

Kentucky Division of Emergency Management

100 Minuteman Parkway

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

(502) 607-5733

Fax: (502) 607-5710

http://kyem.ky.gov

Mississippi

State Training Officer

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 5644 

1 MEMA Drive

Pearl, Mississippi 39288

(601) 933-6370

Fax: (601) 933-6800

www.msema.org

North Carolina

State Training Officer 

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management 

4713 Mail Service Center 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 

(919) 733-3426

(919) 733-2500

Fax: (919) 733-6327

http://www.ncem.org

South Carolina

Training and Exercise Manager

South Carolina Emergency Management Division

2779 Fish Hatchery Road 

West Columbia, South Carolina 29172

(803) 737-8648

Fax: (803) 737-8570

www.scemd.org

Tennessee

State Training Officer

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

3041 Sidco Drive 

Nashville, Tennessee 37204-1502 

(615) 741-3882

Fax: (615) 741-4173

www.tnema.org/

REGION V

Illinois

State Training Officer 

Illinois Emergency Management Agency 

2200 South Dirksen Parkway

Springfield, Illinois 62703

(217) 557-4791

www.state.il.us/iema/
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Indiana

State Training Officer

Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Public Safety Training Institute

302 West Washington Street, Room E308

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2760

(317) 232-2539

Fax: (317) 234-0736

www.in.gov/dhs

Michigan

State Training Officer 

Michigan State Police 

Emergency Management Division

4000 Collins Road

Lansing, Michigan 48910-8136

(517) 333-5021

Fax: (517) 333-4987

www.michigan.gov/emd

Minnesota

State Training Officer

Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency 

 Management

444 Cedar Street, Suite 223

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-6223

(651) 201-7441

Fax: (651) 296-0459

www.hsem.state.mn.us/

Ohio

State Training Officer 

Ohio Emergency Management Agency 

2855 West Dublin-Granville Road 

Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206

(614) 799-3824

Fax: (614) 799-3831

http://ema.ohio.gov

Wisconsin

State Training Officer 

Wisconsin Emergency Management

2400 Wright Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7865

(608) 242-3213

Fax: (608) 242-3247

http://emergencymanagement.wi.gov/

REGION VI

Arkansas

Training and Exercise Branch Manager

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Building 9501 Camp Joseph T. Robinson

North Little Rock, Arkansas 72199-9600

(501) 683-6700

Fax: (501) 730-9754

www.adem.arkansas.gov/

Louisiana

Training Officer 

Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness

7667 Independence Boulevard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806-6404

(225) 925-1706

Fax: (225) 925-7501

www.ohsep.louisiana.gov

New Mexico

State Training Officer

New Mexico Department of Homeland Security 

 and Emergency Management 

P.O. Box 27111

13 Bataan Boulevard

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

(505) 476-0632

Fax: (505) 471-5922

www.dps.nm.org

Oklahoma

State Training Officer 

Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management 

2401 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite C51

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73015

(405) 521-2481 

Fax: (405) 521-4053

www.ok.gov/OEM/
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Texas

State Training Officer 

Governor’s Division of Emergency Management 

5805 North Lamar Boulevard

P.O. Box 4087

Austin, Texas 78773-0225

(512) 424-2195

Fax: (512) 424-5647 

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm

REGION VII

Iowa

State Training Officer 

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency 

 Management Division 

7105 NW 70th Avenue, Camp Dodge 

 Building W-4

Johnston, Iowa 50131

(515) 725-3231

Fax: (515) 281-3260

www.iowahomelandsecurity.org

Kansas

State Training Officer 

Kansas Division of Emergency Management

2800 Southwest Topeka Boulevard 

Topeka, Kansas 66611-1287

(785) 274-1413

Fax: (785) 274-1426

http://www.accesskansas.org/kdem

Missouri

State Training Officer 

Missouri Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 116 

2302 Militia Drive

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0116

(573) 526-9120

Fax: (573) 526-9262

www.sema.dps.mo.gov 

Nebraska

State Training and Exercise Programs Manager

Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 

1300 Military Road 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-1090

(402) 471-7349

Fax: (402) 471-7433

www.nema.ne.gov

REGION VIII

Colorado

State Training Officer

Colorado Division of Emergency Management 

9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 200

Centennial, Colorado 80112-3549

(720) 852-6617

Fax: (720) 852-6750

www.dola.state.co.us/oem/oemindex.htm

Montana

State Training Officer 

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services Division

P.O. Box 4789

1956 Mt. Majo Street

Fort Harrison, Montana 59636-4789

(406) 841-3968; (406) 841-3911

Fax: (406) 841-3965

http://dma.mt.gov/des/

North Dakota

Training Officer 

North Dakota Department of Emergency Services

P.O. Box 5511 

Fraine Barracks Lane, Building 35

Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5511 

(701) 328-8100

Fax: (701) 328-8181

www.nd.gov/des
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South Dakota

State Training Officer 

South Dakota Office of Emergency Management

118 West Capitol Avenue

Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070

(605) 773-3231

Fax: (605) 773-3580

http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/

emergency_management/default.aspx 

Utah

State Training Officer

Utah Division of Emergency Services and Homeland 

 Security

Room 1110, State Office Building

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1710

(801) 538-3400; (801) 538-3758

Fax: (801) 538-3770

http://homelandsecurity.utah.gov

Wyoming

Training Officer

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security/

 Emergency Management

1556 Riverbend Drive

Douglas, Wyoming 82633

(307) 358-1920

Fax: (307) 638-7670

http://wyohomelandsecurity.state.wy.us/

REGION IX

Arizona

State Training Officer

Arizona Division of Emergency Management 

5636 East McDowell Road 

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

(602) 464-6262

Fax: (602) 464-6206

www.azdema.gov

California

State Training Officer

California Emergency Management Agency

9800 Goethe Road, Box 46

Sacramento, California 95827

(916) 324-9128

Fax: (916) 324-5929

www.oes.ca.gov

Hawaii

State Training Officer

Hawaii State Civil Defense

3949 Diamond Head Road 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495 

(808) 733-4300; (808) 733-4301

Fax: (808) 733-4287

www.scd.hawaii.gov

Nevada

State Training Officer

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management

2478 Fairview Drive

Carson City, Nevada 89701

(775) 687-0320

Fax: (775) 687-0323

http://dem.state.nv.us/

American Samoa

Executive Director

Territorial Emergency Management 

 Coordinating Office (TEMCO) 

American Samoa Government

P.O. Box 4567

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

(684) 699-6481

Fax: (684) 699-6414

http://americansamoa.gov/asdhs/temco.htm

Guam

State Training Officer

Guam Homeland Security

Office of Civil Defense

221-B Chalan Palasyo Street

Agana Heights, Guam 96910 

(671) 475-9600

Fax: (671) 475-3727

http://guamhs.org
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Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

Director

Emergency Management Office

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

P.O. Box 10007

Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 

(670) 322-8001

Fax: (670) 322-7743

www.cnmiemo.gov.mp

Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH)

Director

National Disaster Management Office

Office of the Chief Secretary

P.O. Box 15

Majuro, MH 96960-0015

(692) 625-3234

Fax: (692) 625-6896

Federated States of Micronesia (FM)

National Disaster Control Officer

Federated States of Micronesia

P.O. Box PS-53

Kolonia, Pohnpei-Micronesia 96941

(691) 320-8815

Fax: (691) 320-2785

REGION X

Alaska

State Training Officer

Alaska Division of Homeland Security and 

 Emergency Management

P.O. Box 5750 

Building 49000, Suite B-210

Ft. Richardson, Alaska 99505-5750

(907) 428-7021

Fax: (907) 428-7009

www.ak-prepared.com/

Idaho

State Training Officer

Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security

4040 West Guard Street, Building #600

Boise, Idaho 83705-5004

(208) 422-3095

Fax: (208) 422-3044

www.bhs.idaho.gov

Oregon

State Training Officer 

Oregon Emergency Management Division

3225 State Street

PO Box 14370

Salem, Oregon 97309-5062

(503) 378-2911

Fax: (503) 373-7833

http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/index.shtml

Washington

State Training Program Manager

Washington State Emergency Management Division

Building 20, Mailstop TA-20

Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122

(253) 512-7049

Fax: (253) 512-7206

www.emd.wa.gov/
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On December 17, 2003, the President issued 

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 

(HSPD-8). HSPD-8 established national 

engthen the preparedness of the United 

States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and 

recover from threatened or actual terrorist attacks, 

major disasters, and other emergencies within the 

United States. HSPD-8 directed the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to develop a national domestic 

all-hazards preparedness goal in coordination with 

the heads of other appropriate Federal departments 

and agencies and in consultation with State, local, 

Tribal, and territorial governments. The National 

Preparedness Guidelines (Guidelines) finalize development 

of the national preparedness goal and its related 

preparedness tools.

The Guidelines are formally established upon issuance 

and supersede the Interim National Preparedness 

Goal issued on March 31, 2005.

The Guidelines establish a capabilities-based approach 

to preparedness. Simply put, a capability provides 

the means to accomplish a mission. The Guidelines

address preparedness for all homeland security 

mission areas: prevention, protection, response, and 

recovery. Capabilities are presented alphabetically 

below by mission area for ease of reference. Some 

capabilities cut across all mission areas and are therefore placed in a Common Mission Area.

Prevent: Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to 

stop an incident from occurring. Prevention involves 

intelligence and deterrence operations; heightened 

inspections; improved surveillance and security 

operations; investigations; education and training; 

enhanced nuclear and radiological detection capabilities; public health and agricultural surveillance 

and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or 

quarantine; and certain law enforcement operations. 

Public announcements, infrastructure improvements, 

and citizen vigilance also are important, especially 

when considering an all-hazards approach. 

Protect: Actions to reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure or key resources in order to deter, 

mitigate, or neutralize terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Protection also includes 

continuity of government and operations planning; 

evacuation planning; awareness elevation and understanding of threats and vulnerabilities to related 

critical facilities, systems, and functions; promotion 

of effective sector-specific protection practices and 

methodologies; and expansion of voluntary securityrelated information-sharing between government 

and private entities.

Respond: Activities that address the short-term, direct 

effects of an incident. Response includes immediate 

actions to save lives, protect property, and meet basic 

human needs. As indicated by the situation, response 

activities include applying intelligence and other 

information to lessen the effects or consequences 

of an incident; increasing security and law enforcement operations; continuing investigations into the 

nature and source of the threat; continuing ongoing 

public health and agricultural surveillance and testing 

processes; providing immunizations; enforcing isolation or quarantine; and allowing appropriate citizen 

response. A prepared community will also possess 

sufficient capability for emergency feeding and sheltering of displaced personnel. 

Recover: The development, coordination, and 

execution of service- and site-restoration plans; 

the reconstitution of government operations and 

services; individual, private-sector, non-governmental, and public assistance programs to provide 

housing and to promote restoration; long-term 

care and treatment of affected persons; additional 

measures for social, political, environmental, and 

economic restoration; evaluation of the incident to 

identify lessons learned; post-incident reporting; 

and development of initiatives to mitigate the effects 

of future incidents.

Common: Activities that support preparedness (e.g., 

planning, interoperable communications, risk management, and citizen preparedness and participation).
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The following table matches EMI’s courses with the mission areas developed to support the National 

Preparedness Goal. 

Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E106

Joint Field Office 

(JFO) Finance and 

Administration Section 

Chief Training

X X FEMA JFO Comptroller

E113 JFO Procurement 

Clerk Training X X FEMA JFO Procurement Staff

E123

Emergency 

Management 

Accreditation Program 

(EMAP) Accreditation/

Assessment Manager 

Orientation

X Emergency management personnel from State, Tribal, territorial, county, and 

city emergency management programs

E124 EMAP Assessor 

Training X Emergency management personnel from State, Tribal, territorial, county, and city emergency management programs

E131

Exercise Evaluation 

and Improvement 

Planning

X X

State, Local, Tribal, Trust Territories, and Federal EM; Exercise Program 

Managers, Fire, EMS, Healthcare Providers, PH, Environmental Health, LE, 

PW, Utilities, VOAD, Public Information Officers, Private Industry

E132

Discussion-Based 

Exercise Design and 

Evaluation

X X

State, Local, Tribal, Trust Territories, and Federal EM; Exercise Program 

Managers, Fire, EMS, Healthcare Providers, PH, Environmental Health, LE, 

PW, Utilities, VOAD, Public Information Officers, Private Industry

E133

Operations-Based 

Exercise Design and 

Evaluation Course

X X

State, Local, Tribal, Trust Territories, and Federal EM; Exercise Program 

Managers, Fire, EMS, Healthcare Providers, PH, Environmental Health, LE, 

PW, Utilities, VOAD, Public Information Officers, Private Industry

E136

Operations-Based 

Exercise Development 

Course

X X

State, Local, Tribal, Trust Territories, and Federal EM; Exercise Program 

Managers, Fire, EMS, Healthcare Providers, PH, Environmental Health, LE, 

PW, Utilities, VOAD, Public Information Officers, Private Industry

E/L141

Instructional 

Presentation and 

Evaluation Skills

X X X X X FEMA SMEs responsible for delivering instruction in the field

E/L155 Building Design for 

Homeland Security X X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officers

E/L156

Building Design for 

Homeland Security 

for Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

TTT

X X Federal Agency COOP Program Office Facility Management and Security 

Management representatives

E170 HAZUS MH for 

Hurricane X X EM, GIS Specialists, State and Local Planners

E172 HAZUS MH for Flood X X EM, GIS Specialists, State and Local Planners

E174 HAZUS MH for 

Earthquake X X EM, GIS Specialists, State and Local Planners

E176

HAZUS-MH for 

National Flood 

Insurance Program 

(NFIP)

X EM, GIS Specialists, State and Local Planners, State and local Floodplain 

Managers

E179

Application of HAZUS 

MH for Disaster 

Operations

X X FEMA Mitigation Staff, State Building Science Officials, GIS professionals

E190 ArcGIS for Emergency 

Managers X X EM, GIS Specialists

E194

Advanced Floodplain 

Management 

Concepts 

X Floodplain Managers

E/L196 Operations Section 

Chief (OSC) X X FEMA Staff who have title of Operations Section Chief or Branch Director in ADD
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L201 Debris Technical 

Specialist X FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA Project Specialist, and PA Technical Specialist

E202

Debris Management 

Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local 

Officials

X State, Local, and Tribal EM

E203

Leadership and 

Management of 

Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations

X FEMA Staff involved in Mitigation Grant Processes

E206

Conducting Hazard 

Mitigation Disaster 

Operations Training

X FEMA Staff involved in Mitigation Grant Processes

E208 State Coordinating 

Officer X State and Federal Coordinating Officers and Program Managers

E210

Recovery from 

Disaster: The Local 

Government Role

X State, Local, and Tribal EM

E211

ESF #14—FEMA/State 

Long-Term Community 

Recovery (LTCR)

X FEMA Staff, OFAs, State LTCR Representatives

E212 Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance X State or FEMA Staff Involved in Mitigation Grants

E217 Equal Rights Officer 

Update Course X Current EROs

E236

National Training and 

Exercise Conference 

Roundtable

X State EM Training and Exercise Officers

E237 National Training and 

Exercise Conference X

FEMA RTMs, State Emergency Management Training Officers, State 

Emergency Management Exercise Officers, State Administrative Agency 

Representatives, Tribal Training and Exercise Officers

E/L239 406 Hazard Mitigation X FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA 

Project Specialist, PA Technical Specialist, and State/Tribal PA Staff

E241

Cooperating Technical 

Partners (CTP): 

Special Topics

X Federal/State/Local CTP Members

E247

Executive Orders 

11988 and 

11990 Floodplain 

Management and 

Protection of Wetlands 

TTT

X EHP Cadre Members who have approval from Headquarters and/or FEMA 

Regional Environmental Officers

E/L248

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

Management 

Information System 

(EMIS) Training

X EHP Cadre Members who have approval from Headquarters and/or FEMA 

Regional Environmental Officers

E249

External Affairs 

Planning and 

Products/Joint 

Information Center 

Basic Training

X X FEMA Public Affairs or External Affairs Specialists

E252

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

(EHP) Cadre Training

X EHP Cadre Members including EHP Advisors, Team Leads, and EHP 

Specialists

E255 EMIS TTT X EHP Cadre Members who serve as Trainers in the Field

E257

State Emergency 

Management Director 

Training Course

X State Emergency Management Directors/Deputy Directors
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L/B259 Human Resources 

Operations X X FEMA HR Unit Leaders and Managers

E262

Instructional 

Techniques for Subject 

Matter Experts

X FEMA Staff designated to train in various EM subject areas

E264

Hydrologic 

Engineering Center: 

Riverine Analysis 

System (HEC-RAS)

X Staff of State or Federal Dam Safety Offices

E265

Advanced Methods 

of FEMA’s Historic 

Preservation Program

X EHP Cadre Members, Historic Preservation Specialists, FEMA TACs, State/

Tribal Representatives

E/L269 Managing FEMA Staff 

on Disaster Operations X FEMA Managers and Supervisors

E271

Hydrologic 

Engineering Center: 

Hydrologic Modeling 

System (HEC-HMS)

X Staff of State or Federal Dam Safety Offices

E273

Managing Floodplain 

Development Through 

the NFIP

X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Code Enforcement, Planners, 

Engineers

E274

National Dam Safety 

Technical Workshop 

(NDSTW)

X X Staff of State or Federal Dam Safety Offices

E275 Benefit-Cost Users 

Workshop X FEMA, State, and Local Hazard Mitigation Officials

E276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training X FEMA, State, and Local Hazard Mitigation Officials

E/L/B277 Community Relations 

(CR) Basic X Potential and Current CR Specialists

E278

National Flood 

Insurance Program/

Community Rating 

System (NFIP/CRS)

X Floodplain Managers

E279

Retrofitting FloodProne Residential 

Buildings

X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

E/L/B280 Community Relations 

(CR) Advanced X FEMA AEAO—CR and CR Unit Leaders who are being mentored to become AEAO—CR

E282

Advanced Floodplain 

Management 

Concepts II

X Floodplain Managers

E283

Disaster Field Training 

Operations (DFTO) 

Orientation

X DFTO Cadre Member Training Specialists or Team Unit Leaders

E284

Advanced Floodplain 

Management 

Concepts III

X Floodplain Managers

E/L287

Voluntary Agency 

Liaison Specialist: 

Functions and 

Methods

X X X FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist and Voluntary Organization 

Representatives

E289

State Volunteer 

and Donations 

Management

X X X State, Tribal, and Federal Volunteer and Donations Managers, VOAD

E292

Disaster Field 

Operations 

Management (DFOM)

X X FEMA Employees who are Program and Functional Managers within Joint 

Field Offices and other disaster facilities

E294 DFTO Training Unit 

Leader X X FEMA Employees in the DFTO Cadre
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E296

Application of 

HAZUS MH for Risk 

Assessment

X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

E/L300

Intermediate Incident 

Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding 

Incidents, ICS 300

X X FEMA employees with course requirement in their credentialing plan

E312 Fundamentals of 

Building Science X FEMA PFTs and Disaster Reservists

E313 Basic HAZUS MH X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

E317

Comprehensive Data 

Management for 

HAZUS MH

X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

E/L/B321 Management of 

Individual Assistance X IA Branch Directors, IA Group Supervisors, Operations Section Chiefs, FCOs

E/L/B325 Human Resources 

(HR) Specialist X X FEMA Personnel attached to the HR function in the JFO

E337

Posting Integrated 

Financial Management 

Information System 

(IFMIS) Transactions

X FEMA Staff

E/L340

Radiological 

Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) 

Planning

X X EM, new Federal, State, Local, and Tribal REP planners, and Emergency 

Managers for fixed nuclear facilities

E341

Radiological Accident 

Assessment Concepts 

(RAAC)

X Federal, State, Local, and utility technical radiological accident assessment 

staff

E347

Introduction to Mission 

Assignment (MA) 

Processing

X X MA Managers, MA Specialists, Action Trackers, Operations Section Chiefs, 

Branch Directors, and Finance and Logistics Staff as appropriate

E352

Crisis Counseling 

Assistance and 

Training Program: 

Training State Trainers

X State and territory mental health coordinators, individuals with crisis 

counseling and training experience identified to conduct CCP training

E354

Basic Crisis 

Counseling Grant 

Program Course

X State mental health personnel responsible for preparing CCP grant 

application following a qualifying Presidential declaration of disaster

E356

Individual Assistance 

(IA) Program 

Management CCP/

DUA/DLS Specialist

X FEMA IA Program Staff

E357 State IA Operations X State-level staff responsible for coordinating and administering IA

E/L358 IA Branch Director X FEMA IA Program Staff

E/L359

IA Other Needs 

Assistance (ONA) 

Specialist 

X FEMA IA Program Staff

E/L361

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Schools

X Education, Police, Fire, EM, EMS, PH

E368 Congressional Affairs 

Specialist X FEMA Congressional Cadre Members

E372

FEMA State Public 

Assistance (PA) 

Workshop

X FEMA PA Staff, State and Tribal PA Officers

E/L374 PA Group Supervisor 

Course X FEMA PA Staff

E376 State PA Operations X Grantee and Subgrantee Public Assistance Program and Grant Administration 

Staff
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L380 Public Assistance (PA) 

Task Force Leader X FEMA PA Staff

E/L381 Project Specialist X FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA 

Project Specialist, and PA Technical Specialist

E/L382 PAC Crew Leader X FEMA PA Staff performing duties of PAC Crew Leader

E/L384

Defense Support 

of Civil Authorities 

(DSCA) Phase II

X X DOD Personnel, FCO Cadre, and FEMA Section Chiefs/Mission Assignment 

Staff

E386 Residential Coastal 

Construction X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

E388 Advanced Public 

Information Officers X X X X Public Information Officers, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

E390

Integrating Emergency 

Management 

Education Into Your 

Institution

X

Minority Colleges and Universities Department Chairs of emergency 

management-related disciplines such as sociology, geography, public 

administration, psychology, etc.

E392

Emergency 

Management Higher 

Education Conference

X College and University Faculty and Administrators

E/L400

Advanced ICS, 

Command and 

General Staff—

Complex Incidents, 

ICS 400

X X FEMA employees with course requirement in their credentialing plan

E/L411

Mass Care and 

Emergency Assistance 

Principles

X X FEMA IA Mass Care Specialists

E/L422 Response Operations 

II—ICS-420 X JFO FEMA Command and General Staff

E/L423 Response Operations 

III—ICS-320 X JFO FEMA Command and General Staff

E427

Community 

Emergency Response 

Team (CERT) Program 

Manager

X X Professionals and volunteers who are either already CERT Program 

Managers or interested in being one

E428 CERT TTT X X Current or future Course Managers for CERT Basic Training course

E431

Understanding 

the Emergency 

Management 

Assistance Compact 

(EMAC)

X State Emergency Management

E449

Incident Command 

System (ICS) Curricula 

TTT

X Chief elected and appointed officials

E/L/B469 Surge Capacity Force 

(SCF) Staging Training X X FEMA Surge Capacity Force Specialists

E/L/B470 Surge Capacity Force 

(SCF) Liaison Training X X FEMA Surge Capacity Force Personnel

E478

Public Assistance (PA) 

Grants Administration 

for Grantees

X Grantee Staff responsible for administering the PA Program

E/L480 PA Cost Estimating 

Format X FEMA PA Staff

E/L483

Administration of 

PA for Community 

Recovery

X Local, County, State, or Tribal officials who are or could be PA Agent 

Representatives
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E491

Individual Assistance 

(IA) Direct Housing 

Manager

X IA Branch Manager, IA Housing Supervisor, IA Housing Team Leader, Direct 

Housing Team Leader/Manager, and IA-TAC Group Supervisor

E526

Performance 

Excellence Series II—

Communication and 

Customer Service

X FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE 

employees on a space-available basis

E527

Performance 

Excellence Series II 

—Representing the 

Agency

X FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE 

employees on a space-available basis

E528

Performance 

Excellence Series II—

Achieving Results and 

Teamwork

X FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE 

employees on a space-available basis

E529

Performance 

Excellence Series 

II—Leadership for 

Managerial Success

X FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE 

employees on a space-available basis

E533

Performance 

Excellence Series I—

Leadership Skills for 

Emerging Leaders

X Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-10 and below levels. CORE 

employees may participate on a space-available basis

E534

Performance 

Excellence Series I—

Communication and 

Customer Service

X Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-10 and below levels. CORE 

employees may participate on a space-available basis

E535

Performance 

Excellence Series I—

Achieving Effective 

Results and Teamwork

X Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-10 and below levels. CORE 

employees may participate on a space-available basis

E536

Performance 

Excellence Series 

I—Representing the 

Agency

X FEMA Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-10 and below levels. 

CORE employees may participate on a space- available basis

E/L541 Supervising in a 

Temporary Workplace X FEMA staff who supervise at temporary field facilities

E542 Mediation Skills for the 

Workplace X FEMA Employees

E543

Human Resources 

(HR) for Supervisors 

and Managers

X FEMA PFTs who are supervisors or managers

E/L/B545 Basic HR for Disaster 

Supervisors X FEMA Employees

E/L548

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

Program Managers 

TTT 

X Federal, State, Local, and Tribal COOP Managers who teach E/L548

E/L550 COOP Planning TTT X COOP Planners

E/L551

COOP Devolution 

Planning Workshop 

TTT

X COOP Planners

E/L580

Emergency 

Management 

Framework for Tribal 

Governments

X X X X

Fire, LE, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Government Officials, Public Information 

Officers, Animal Care/Control, Mass Care Providers, Educators, Resource 

Managers, Financial Officials, VOAD

E/L581

Emergency 

Management 

Operations for Tribal 

Governments

X X X X

Fire, LE, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Government Officials, Public Information 

Officers, Animal Care/Control, Mass Care Providers, Educators, Resource 

Managers, Financial Officials, VOAD
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L582 Mitigation for Tribal 

Governments X X X EM, PW, Government Officials, planning staff, grant administration staff

E601 Management and 

Supervision of Training X Trainers

E602 Performance and 

Needs Analysis X Trainers

E603 Instructional Design X Trainers

E604 Course Development X Trainers

E605 Instructional Delivery X Trainers

E609 Master Trainer 

Practicum Workshop X Trainers

E660 Federal Staging Area 

(FSA) Operations X X State, Local, Tribal, and Federal Logistics Personnel; DOD

E/L662 Single Point Order 

Tracking X X FEMA staff who manage and track resources for disasters

E/L663 Managing Logistics 

Fiscal Responsibilities X X FEMA unit leaders, managers, and specialists in Logistics section

E/L664 LSCMS Warehouse 

Management X X FEMA Distribution Center staff

E/L/B695 FEMA Resources Unit 

Leader (RESL) X X FEMA Resources Unit Leader/Trainee

E696 FEMA Mission 

Readiness X FEMA PFTs

E/L/B697 FEMA Planning 

Section Chief (PSC) X X FEMA Planning Section Chief/Trainee

E/L/B698

FEMA Planning 

Support Unit Leader 

(PLSL)

X X FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader/Trainee

E706 Disaster Contracting X FEMA JFO Contract Specialists

E/L709

Introduction to 

FEMA Office of Chief 

Counsel (OCC) 

Field Operations—

Response

X Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Government Attorneys

E/L711

Introduction to 

FEMA OCC Field 

Operations—

Response and 

Recovery

X X Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Government Attorneys

E/L713

Introduction to 

FEMA OCC Field 

Operations—

Response, Recovery, 

and FEMA OCC Cadre 

Deployment

X X New FEMA Field Attorney Cadre and Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) 

Members

E714 Advanced Field 

Attorney Training X X Members of FEMA Field Attorney Cadre and Office of Chief Counsel (OCC)

E716 Comptroller Basic X FEMA JFO Comptroller

E/B717

Introductory Alternative 

Dispute Resolution 

(ADR) Advisor Training

X FEMA ADR Specialists

E/L718

Advanced ADR 

Advisor Training—

“What We Are Doing 

and How To Do It 

Better?”

X X X X FEMA ADR staff and ADR cadre members with deployment experience
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L721 Advanced Property 

Management X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

E722

Logistics Information 

Management System 

(LIMS)

X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

E727

Executive Order 

11988—Floodplain 

Management Training

X EHP Cadre Members, Environmental Floodplain Management Specialists, 

PAOs, Coordinators, Project Officers

E/L730

Logistics Information 

Management System 

(LIMS) for Custodial 

Officers

X X FEMA Custodial Officers or Managers

E/L731 External Affairs 

Overview Field Course X X FEMA Disaster Reservists, COREs, PFTs

E732

Logistics Information 

Management System 

(LIMS) Mobile

X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

E/L733 Logistics Section Chief X X FEMA Type 3 Logistics Section Chiefs, FCOs, and RRCC/NRCC Section 

Chiefs

E738 External Affairs Private 

Sector Basic X X Member of EA Cadre

E743

FEMA 

Telecommunications 

Specialist

X X New FEMA Telecommunications Specialists

E744

FEMA Information 

Technology (IT) 

Specialist

X X New FEMA IT Specialists

E/L/B750

Policy, Procedure and 

Practice for External 

Affairs—Part 1

X X FEMA Disaster Reservists who are new members of External Affairs Cadre

E/L/B753

Policy, Procedure and 

Practice for External 

Affairs—Capstone 

X X

Members of EA Cadre who have completed 750, 751, and 752, and are either 

new reservists without component-specific training or who are training in a 

new component of External Affairs

E758

DHS/FEMA Individuals 

and Households 

Program (IHP), Grants, 

and Financial Closeout

X FEMA IA Group Supervisors, Disaster Recovery and Operations Specialists, 

EM Program Specialists, IA Branch Directors

E/L759

DHS/FEMA IHP, 

Grants, and Financial 

Closeout TTT

X FEMA Employees working in areas of IA Financial Management or Grants 

Management

E/L/B773 FEMA Information 

Specialist (INSP) X X FEMA Information Specialist/Trainee

E778

Joint Field Office (JFO) 

Middle Managers 

Training

X X FEMA Staff who are assigned as Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, Division/

Group Supervisors, and Unit Leaders

E/L779 Orientation to Disaster 

Response Operations X FEMA OFA Personnel assigned to JFO, RRCC, or NRCC

E780 Basic FEMA Safety 

Officer Course X FEMA Disaster Safety Officers

E784 FEMA Status Check-In 

Recorder (SCKN) X X FEMA Status Check-in Recorder/Trainee

E788 Intergovernmental 

Affairs Basic X X Member of EA Cadre

E791

Interagency 

Consultation for 

Endangered Species

X EHP Cadre Members, Environmental Specialists

E/L/B793 FEMA Planning 

Specialist (PLSP) X X FEMA Planning Specialist/Trainee
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L/B799 FEMA Situation Unit 

Leader (SITL) X X FEMA Situation Unit Leader/Trainee

E815 JFO Communications X FEMA Communications/IT and Operations Disaster Planners and Responders

E816 Phone Book Exchange 

(PBX) Maintenance X FEMA Communications/IT and Operations Disaster Planners and Responders

E817

Disaster Training for 

Information Technology 

(IT) Managers

X FEMA IT Managers

E819

Advanced Phone 

Book Exchange (PBX) 

Operations

X FEMA Communications/IT and Operations Disaster Planners and Responders

E/L821

FEMA Incident 

Management and 

Support Keystone 

Workshop

X X X X X Command General Staff Members rostered to the National and Regional 

IMAT

E/L822

Fundamentals of 

Management and 

Support Coordination 

of Federal Disaster 

Operations

X X FEMA PFT Reservist and CORE employees

E/L/B825 FEMA Incident Action 

Planning X X FEMA Staff assigned to JFO

E835 Information Technology 

(IT) Enterprise System X FEMA ITS Staff

E841

National Emergency 

Management 

Information System–

Mitigation (NEMIS MT)

X Mitigation/State staff working HMGP Program

E861

Emergency 

Management 

Mission Integrated 

Environment (EMMIE) 

Public Assistance (PA) 

TTT

X EMMIE Public Assistance Trainers

E900

IEMC: All Hazards 

Preparedness and 

Response

X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E901

IEMC: All Hazards 

Recovery and 

Mitigation

X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E905

IEMC: Hurricane 

Preparedness and 

Response

X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E910

IEMC: Earthquake 

Preparedness and 

Response

X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E915 IEMC: Homeland 

Security X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E920

IEMC: Hazardous 

Materials 

Preparedness and 

Response

X X Elected Officials, HazMat specialists, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

E922 IEMC: Planned Events X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, PIO

E/L930

Community-Specific 

Integrated Emergency 

Management Courses 

X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Elected Officials, VOAD, PIO
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Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L947 IEMC: EOC-IMT 

Interface X X X

EOC Management Personnel and IMT members. EOC Management 

Personnel include, but are not limited to, Mayors, City/County Managers, 

General Counsel, Community/County Managers, Emergency Managers, Fire/

Police/Public Safety Chiefs, Public Works and Public Health Managers, EMS 

Managers, Community Services Providers, and key EOC Support Staff. IMT 

Participants are members of recognized AHIMTs (State or UASI Regions).

E/L949

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Communications Unit 

Leader (COML) TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E950

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Incident Commander 

(IC) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E951

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: IC 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E952

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Public Information 

Officer (PIO) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E953

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: PIO 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E954

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Safety Officer (SOFR) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E955

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

SOFR Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E956

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Liaison Officer (LOFR) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E957

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

LOFR Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E958

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Operations Section 

Chief (OSC) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E959

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: OSC 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E960

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Division/Group 

Supervisor (DIVS) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E/L961

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Division/Group 

Supervisor TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E962

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Planning Section Chief 

(PSC) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E963

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: PSC 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E964

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader 

(SITL) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E965

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader 

(RESL) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E/L966

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader 

(RESL) TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E967

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Logistics Section Chief 

(LSC) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E968

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: LSC 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E969

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Communications 

Unit Leader (COML) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E970

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Supply Unit Leader 

(SPUL) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E971

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader 

(FACL) Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E/L972

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader 

(FACL) TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E973

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Finance/Administration 

Section Chief (FSC) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E974

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: FSC 

Course TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E975

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Finance/Administration 

Unit Leaders (FAUL) 

Course

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E/L976

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Finance/Administration 

Unit Leader (FAUL) 

TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership
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Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

E/L977

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Supply Unit Leader 

(SPUL) TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E/L978

NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Position-Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader 

(SITL) TTT

X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, Staff, or selected Unit 

Leader positions. Should be members of State and/or local Type III or Type IV 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to gain team membership

E979 Security Orientation X Newly hired FEMA Security Managers

E980 Security Recertification X Security Managers and Specialists belonging to FEMA Security Cadre

E981 Advanced Disaster 

Safety Officer X FEMA Safety Cadre Members

G108 Community Mass Care 

Management X EM, Red Cross, VOAD

G110

Emergency 

Management 

Operations Course 

(EMOC) for Local 

Governments

X X EM, EMS, Fire, LE, PW, EOC Staff, VOAD, PIO

G130 Exercise Evaluation X X EM, Public Information Officials, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private

G135 Exercise Control/

Simulation X X EM, Public Information Officer, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private Industry

G137 Exercise Program 

Manager/Management X X EM, Public Information Officer, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private Industry

G138

Exercise Practicum for 

the Master Exercise 

Practitioner

X X EM, Public Information Officer, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private 

Industry

G191

Incident Command 

System/Emergency 

Operations Center 

(ICS/EOC) Interface

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

G194.1

Local Floodplain 

Manager Roles and 

Responsibilities

X X Floodplain Managers

G194.2 NFIP Rules and 

Regulations in Depth X X Floodplain Managers

G194.3 Letters of Map Change 

(LOMC) X X Floodplain Managers

G194.4

Preparing for 

Post-Disaster 

Responsibilities

X X Floodplain Managers

G197

Emergency Planning 

for Access and 

Functional Needs 

Populations

X EM, Access and Functional Needs Agencies, PH, Hospital Personnel, EMS, 

Evacuation Planners

G202

Debris Management 

Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local 

Officials

X State, Local, and Tribal EM

G203

Public Assistance (PA) 

Program Applicant 

Workshop

X EM

G249

Managing People in 

Disasters: A Local 

Perspective

X EM

G251 Workshop: Amateur 

Radio Resources X X EM, Amateur Radio Emergency Services
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

G265 Instructional Delivery 

Skills X State and Local Emergency Management Trainers

G270.3 Expedient Flood 

Training X EM, Community Volunteers, Fire

G270.4

Recovery from 

Disaster: The Local 

Government Role

X State, Local, and Tribal EM

G271

Hazardous 

Weather and Flood 

Preparedness

X X EM, PW, National Weather Service, Elected Officials, Fire

G272 Warning Coordination X X EM

G277 Residential Coastal 

Construction X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

G278 Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training X FEMA State, Local, Hazard Mitigation Officials

G279

Retrofitting FloodProne Residential 

Buildings

X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

G282.1

Flood Insurance for 

the Local Floodplain 

Manager

X X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, Code Enforcement

G282.2

Hydrology and 

Hydraulics for the 

Floodplain Manager

X X X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, Code Enforcement

G282.3

Manufactured Homes 

and Recreational 

Vehicles (RVs) in the 

Floodplain

X X X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, Code Enforcement

G282.4

Higher Standards and 

No-Adverse Impact 

Concepts in Floodplain 

Management

X X X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, Code Enforcement

G285

Benefit-Cost Analysis 

Using the Limited-Data 

Module: Intermediate 

Training

X FEMA, State, Local Hazard Mitigation Officials

G288

Local Volunteer 

and Donations 

Management 

X X State and local Emergency Managers, members of voluntary organizations, 

VOAD

G289

Public Information 

Officer (PIO) 

Awareness Training

X New Public Information Officers in EM and related fields of LE, Fire, EMS, 

PW, PH, EM

G290 Basic PIO X Public Information Officers in EM and related fields of LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM

G291

Joint Information 

System/Center 

Planning for Tribal, 

State, and Local PIOs

X Public Information Officers in EM and related fields of LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM

G300

Intermediate Incident 

Command System 

(ICS) for Expanding 

Incidents, ICS-300

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

G310.1

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: Nuclear 

Scenario

X Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities
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Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

G310.2

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: 

Radiological Scenario

X Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G310.3

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: ChemicalSarin ScenarioX Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G310.4

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: 

Chemical-Vx Scenario

X Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G310.5

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: BiologicalAnthrax ScenarioX Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G310.6

Weapons of Mass 

Destruction: Suicide 

Bomber Scenario

X Chief elected and appointed officials; Department heads and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G318

Mitigation Planning 

Workshop for Local 

Governments

X Local EM Officials

G320

Fundamentals Course 

for Radiological 

Response

X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EM, PW, PH, EM (generally first 

and second-level responders)

G351

Who’s in Charge 

Here?: Exercising 

Leadership in an 

Emergency or Disaster

X Chief elected and appointed officials

G357

Emergency Response 

to Criminal and 

Terrorist Incidents

X LE, EMS, EM, Fire, HazMat

G358

Evacuation and 

Re-entry Planning 

Course

X EM, Planners, Persons responsible for evacuations

G361 Flood Fight Operations X X X EM, PW, Elected Officials

G363

Hurricane Readiness 

for Coastal 

Communities

X X EM, Fire, LE

G364

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Schools

X Education, Police, Fire, EMS, EM, PH

G365

Workshop: 

Partnerships for 

Creating and 

Maintaining Spotter 

Groups

X X X EM, National Weather Service, Community Volunteers

G366

Planning for the 

Needs of Children in 

Disasters

X X EM, School Officials, and NGOs

G367 Emergency Planning 

for Campus Executives X X Presidents, Vice Presidents, Provosts, Chancellors, Deans, and other leadership positions at institutions of higher education

G386 Mass Fatalities 

Incident Response X X EM

G393 Mitigation for 

Emergency Managers X X EM, Mitigation Planners, Tribal, State and Local Officials
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

G400

Advanced Incident 

Command System 

(ICS), Command 

and General Staff—

Complex Incidents, 

ICS-400

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

G402

ICS Overview for 

Executives and Senior 

Officials, ICS 402

X Elected or Appointed Officials, Agency Administrators, Executives

G408

Homeland Security 

Planning for Local 

Governments

X Planners from LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

G434.a Earthquake Safety for 

Schools X Educators

G436

Earthquakes: A 

Teacher’s Package 

for K–6

X Teachers

G439

Seismic Sleuths: A 

Teacher’s Package 

on Earthquakes for 

Grades 7–12

X Teachers

G557 Rapid Needs 

Assessment X X State, Tribal, and Local EM, Fire, LE, PW, PH

G575 Communications 

Interoperability Course X X State, Local EM

G775

Emergency Operations 

Center (EOC) 

Management and 

Operations

X X X Emergency Managers and Staff, First Responders, Private Industry, and 

Voluntary Agency Personnel

IS-1

Emergency Manager: 

An Orientation to the 

Position

X X X State, Local EM

IS-3

Radiological 

Emergency 

Management

X General Public, Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-5.a An Introduction to 

Hazardous Materials X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, General Public

IS-7 A Citizen’s Guide to 

Disaster Assistance X General Public

IS-8.a

Building for the 

Earthquakes of 

Tomorrow: Complying 

with Executive Order 

12699

X Building Officials, Planners, Local Government Leaders

IS-10.a

Animals in Disaster: 

Module A, “Awareness 

and Preparedness”

X X General Public, Animal Welfare Officials, Local EM

IS-11.a

Animals in Disaster: 

Module B, “Community 

Planning”

X X X X General Public, Animal Welfare Officials, Local EM

IS-15.b

Special Events 

Contingency Planning 

for Public Safety 

Agencies

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-18.11

FEMA Equal 

Employment 

Opportunity (EEO) 

Employee Course 

2011

X FEMA employees
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

IS-19.11 FEMA EEO Supervisor 

Course X FEMA employees

IS-20.11 Diversity Awareness X FEMA employees

IS-21.11 Civil Rights and FEMA 

Disaster Assistance X FEMA employees

IS-22

Are You Ready? An 

In-Depth Guide to 

Citizen Preparedness

X X X X General Public

IS-23 Custodial Officer 

Training X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

IS-25 Basic Property 

Management X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

IS-26 Guide to Points of 

Distribution X X EM Planners

IS-27 Orientation to FEMA 

Logistics X X FEMA Logistics Staff, all FEMA Cadres, government and private sector partners who interface with FEMA Logistics

IS-30 Mitigation eGrants for 

the Subgrant Applicant X Local, State and Tribal officials involved with development of flood mitigation assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation competitive projects

IS-31 Mitigation eGrants for 

the Grant Applicant X State and Tribal officials involved with development of flood mitigation assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation competitive projects

IS-33.11 FEMA Initial Ethics 

Orientation 2011 X All new FEMA Employees

IS-35.11 FEMA Safety 

Orientation X All new FEMA Employees

IS-37 Safety Training for 

Supervisors X Any FEMA personnel who supervise or manage FEMA staff

IS-55 Household Hazardous 

Materials X X General Public

IS-75

Military Resources 

in Emergency 

Management

X X EM

IS-100.b

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System (ICS), ICS-100

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-100.

FDA

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System (ICS) , ICS100, for Food and 

Drug Administration

X U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff

IS-100.

FWa

Introduction to the ICS, 

ICS 100, for Federal 

Workers

X Federal Disaster Workers

IS-100.

HCb

Introduction to the 

ICS, ICS 100, for 

Healthcare/Hospitals

X Healthcare, Public Health

IS-100.HE

Introduction to the ICS, 

ICS 100, for Higher 

Education

X LE, Fire, EMS, PH, EM, Universities

IS-100.

LEb

Introduction to the 

ICS, ICS 100, for Law 

Enforcement

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-100.

PWb

Introduction to the ICS, 

ICS 100, for Public 

Works Personnel

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

IS-100.

SCa

Introduction to the ICS, 

ICS 100, for Schools X LE, Fire, EMS, PH, EM, Schools

IS-101.a Deployment Basics X FEMA Employee Readiness

IS-102.a

Deployment Basics 

for FEMA Response 

Partners

X Non-FEMA Employee Readiness (Federal level)

IS-106.11 Workplace Violence 

Awareness Training X FEMA Employees

IS-107.11 FEMA Travel Rules 

and Regulations 2011 X FEMA Employees

IS-111 Livestock in Disasters X X X X Animal Owners, EM, Agriculture Officials

IS-120.a An Introduction to 

Exercises X X EM, Public Information Officers, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private Industry

IS-130

Exercise Evaluation 

and Improvement 

Planning 

X X EM, Public Information Officers, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private 

Industry

IS-139 Exercise Design X X EM, Public Information Officers, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, Private 

Industry

IS-200.b

ICS for Single 

Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents, ICS 

200

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-208.a State Disaster 

Management X X Federal, State, and Tribal EM

IS-212

Introduction to Unified 

Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance

X General Public, EM

IS-230.b

Fundamentals 

of Emergency 

Management

X EM

IS-235.a Emergency Planning X EM

IS-240.a Leadership and 

Influence X EM

IS-241.a Decision Making and 

Problem Solving X EM

IS-242.a Effective 

Communication X EM

IS-244.a Developing and 

Managing Volunteers X EM

IS-245.a

Introduction to the 

Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System 

(DPAS)

X X X X X FEMA Personnel responsible for management and oversight of FEMA EM 

programs

IS-246.11

Implementing the 

Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System 

(DPAS)

X FEMA DPAS Officers

IS-250

ESF #15—

External Affairs: 

A New Approach 

to Emergency 

Communication and 

Information Distribution

X FEMA External Affairs Staff, Federal, Tribal, State, Local and VOAD Partners

IS-253

Coordinating 

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

Compliance

X EM
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

IS-265 Basic Instructional 

Skills X Members of State, Local, Tribal emergency management disciplines

IS-271

Anticipating Hazardous 

Weather and 

Community Risk

X X General Public, EM

IS-279

Retrofitting FloodProne Residential 

Buildings

X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

IS-288

The Role of 

Voluntary Agencies 

in Emergency 

Management

X State and Federal voluntary agency liaisons

IS-293 Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview X X Local, State, Tribal, and other Federal Agency and FEMA/DHS Program and Financial Staff

IS-301 Radiological 

Emergency Response X X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM (first and second level responders)

IS-302

Modular Emergency 

Radiological Response 

Transportation Training 

(MERRTT)

X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM (first and second 

level responders)

IS-324.a Community Hurricane 

Preparedness X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM appointed or elected officials

IS-331

Introduction to 

Radiological 

Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) 

Exercise Evaluation

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, NGO

IS-340

Hazardous Materials 

Prevention and 

Planning

X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-346

Orientation to 

Hazardous Materials 

for Medical Personnel

X Fire, EMS, PH, and Medical/Hospital Staff

IS-362

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Schools

X Education

IS-366

Planning for the 

Needs of Children in 

Disasters

X X EM, School Officials, and NGOs

IS-386

Introduction to 

Residential Coastal 

Construction

X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officials

IS-393.a Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation X X X X General Public, EM

IS-394.a

Protecting Your Home 

or Small Business from 

Disaster

X X X X General Public

IS-395 FEMA Risk 

Assessment Database X X Architects, Engineers, Security Personnel, Faculty Planners, COOPPersonnel

IS-403

Introduction to 

Individual Assistance 

(IA)

X FEMA Employees, State IA Officers

IS-416 IA Web Applicant 

Inquiry X FEMA Employees in the IA Cadre, State Personnel with FEMA NEMIS access rights

IS-420

Implementing the 

Emergency Food and 

Shelter National Board 

Program

X X State Set-Aside Committees, Local Boards, and Local Recipient 

Organizations
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

IS-520

Introduction to 

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

Planning for Pandemic 

Influenzas

X

Personnel at any level of government, representatives from NGOs, 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

IS-522 Exercising Continuity 

Plans for Pandemics X

Personnel at any level of government, representatives from NGOs, 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.

IS-546.a COOP Awareness X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Appointed or Elected Officials

IS-547.a Introduction to COOP X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Agency Managers, COOP Planners

IS-548 COOP Program 

Manager X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Agency Managers, COOP Managers

IS-551 Devolution Planning X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Agency Managers, COOP Managers

IS-552

The Public Works 

Role in Emergency 

Management

X X X EM, PW, appointed or elected officials

IS-632.a Introduction to Debris 

Operations X EM

IS-634

Introduction to the 

Public Assistance (PA) 

Program

X EM, General Public

IS-650.a

Building Partnerships 

with Tribal 

Governments

X X Disaster Workers who interface with Tribal people during times of disaster

IS-700.a NIMS, An Introduction X All persons with response or recovery responsibilities

IS-701.a

Multi-Agency 

Coordination System 

(MACS) Course

X X State, Tribal, local, voluntary agency, and private sector officials who broker 

assets to support incident management

IS-702.a NIMS Public 

Information Systems X Local, State Public Information Officers

IS-703.a NIMS Resource 

Management X State and Local individuals responsible for effectively developing and maintaining a resource management system within the EOC or ICS

IS-704

NIMS Communications 

and Information 

Management

X X X EM, Fire, LE, EMS, EOC Personnel 

IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual 

Aid—An Introduction X State, Tribal, Local Emergency Response and Coordination Staff

IS-775

Emergency Operations 

Center (EOC) 

Management and 

Operations

X Local, State, Tribal and private sector EOC Managers and Staff

IS-800.b

National Response 

Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-801 ESF #1—

Transportation X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-802 ESF #2—

Communications X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-803 ESF #3—Public Works 

and Engineering X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-804 ESF #4—Firefighting X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-805 ESF #5—Emergency 

Management X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

IS-806

ESF #6—Mass 

Care, Emergency 

Assistance, Housing, 

and Human Services

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-807

ESF #7—Logistics 

Management and 

Resource Support 

Annex

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-808 ESF #8—Public Health 

and Medical Services X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-809 ESF #9—Search and 

Rescue X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-810

ESF #10—Oil and 

Hazardous Response 

Annex

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-811

ESF #11—Agriculture 

and National 

Resources

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-812 ESF #12—Energy X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-813

ESF #13—Public 

Safety and Security 

Annex

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-814 ESF #14—Long-Term 

Community Recovery X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-820

Introduction to National 

Response Framework 

(NRF) Support 

Annexes

X X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-821

Critical Infrastructure 

and Key Resources 

Support Annex

X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and 

Managers

IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological 

Incident Annex X Local, State, Tribal, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-860.a National Infrastructure 

Protection Plan (NIPP) X X DHS and other Federal staff responsible for implementing the NIPP, Tribal, State, local, and private sector EM professions

IS-870 Dams Sector: Crisis 

Management X X X

All Dams Sector facility owners and operators, with emphasis on owners and 

operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management elements of a 

risk management program

IS-871 Dams Sector: Security 

Awareness X X X

All Dams Sector facility owners and operators, with emphasis on owners and 

operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management elements of a 

risk management program

IS-872 Dams Sector: 

Protective Measures X X X

All Dams Sector facility owners and operators, with emphasis on owners and 

operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management elements of a 

risk management program

IS-890.a

Introduction to the 

Interagency Security 

Committee (ISC)

X Federal facility security professionals, engineers, building owners, 

construction contractors, architects, general public

IS-901 Section 508 

Awareness Course X FEMA staff, contractors, general public

IS-906 Workplace Security 

Awareness X Private Business/Industry, Emergency Management Personnel

IS-907 Active Shooter: What 

You Can Do X Private Business/Industry, General Public, Emergency Management Personnel

IS-1900

National Disaster 

Medical System 

(NDMS) Federal 

Coordinating Center 

(FCC) Operations 

Course

X X FCC
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

Respond

Target Audience

K606 Evaluation of Training X EM Trainers

L253

Coordinating 

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

Compliance

X EHP Cadre Members, new EHP Specialists, FEMA Program Staff, TACs, 

State/Tribal and Community Representatives

L304

Radiological 

Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) 

Exercise Evaluation 

(Non-Resident) 

Regional Delivery

X X EM, Federal, State, Tribal, and Local REP Staff

L348 Orientation to Mission 

Assignments X X FEMA Staff, OFA Staff, State EM

L363

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Higher Education

X University/College Officials, Police, Fire, EM, EMS, PH

L369 Congressional Affairs 

Basic Field Course X External Affairs cadre members

L385

External Affairs 

Planning and 

Products/Joint 

Information Center 

Basic Training Field 

Course 

X X FEMA Disaster Reservists, CORE and PFT employees

L552

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) for 

Tribal Governments

X X

Fire, LE, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Government Officials, Public Information 

Officers, Animal Care/Control, Mass Care Providers, Educators, Resource 

Managers, Financial Officials, VOAD

L737

External Affairs Private 

Sector Basic Field 

Course

X X FEMA External Affairs Cadre or all FEMA Staff working in JFO

L751

Policy, Procedure 

and Practice for 

External Affairs—Field 

Internship Part 1

X X Members of EA Cadre who have never been deployed and have completed 

750

L752

Policy, Procedure 

and Practice for 

External Affairs—Field 

Internship Part 2

X X Members of EA Cadre who have never been deployed and have completed 

750 and 751

L790

Intergovernmental 

Affairs Basic Field 

Course

X X FEMA External Affairs Cadre or all FEMA Staff working in JFO

L990 Hurricane Liaison 

Team (HLT) X X FEMA Personnel assigned to the HLT (work at National Hurricane Center)
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AAC After-Action Conference

AAR After-Action Report

ACE American Council on Education

ADD Automated Deployment Database

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution

AEAO-CR Assistant External Affairs OfficerCommunity Relations

AEAO-IGA Assistant External Affairs OfficerIntergovernmental Affairs

AEBM Advanced Engineering Building Model

AHIMT All-Hazards Incident Management Team

APO Army Post Office

 Accountable Property Officer

APS Advanced Professional Series

APWA American Public Works Association

ARF Action Request Form

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers

ASEM American Society of Engineering 

Management

ASFPM Association of State Floodplain 

Managers

BC Benefit-Cost 

BCA Benefit-Cost Analysis

CBT Classroom-Based Training

CCP Crisis Counseling Assistance and 

Training Program 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention

CDP Center for Domestic Preparedness

 Civil Defense Program

CDSC Civil Defense Staff College

CEC Comprehensive Exercise Curriculum

 Continuing Education Credit

CEF Cost Estimating Format

CEM Certified Emergency Manager

CERT Community Emergency Response Team

CEU Continuing Education Unit

CFM Certified Floodplain Manager

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CIKR Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources

COML NIMS ICS Communications Unit Leader 

COOP Continuity of Operations

CORE Cadre of On-Call Response Employees

CPG Comprehensive Preparedness Guide

CR Community Relations

CRS Community Rating System

CTP Cooperating Technical Partners

DAE Disaster Assistance Employee

DFC Disaster Finance Center

DFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map

DFOM Disaster Field Operations Management

DFTO Disaster Field Training Operations

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DIVS NIMS ICS Division/Group Supervisor

DLS Disaster Legal Services 

DOD Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy

DPAS Defense Priorities and Allocations 

System

DRWD Disaster Reserve Workforce Division

DSCA Defense Support of Civil Authorities

DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

EA External Affairs

EEO Equal Employment Opportunity

EHP Environmental and Historic Preservation

EMAC Emergency Management Assistance 

Compact

EMAP Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program

EMI Emergency Management Institute

EMIS Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Management Information System
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EMMIE Emergency Management Mission 

Integrated Environment

EMOC Emergency Management Operations 

Course

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EO Executive Order

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EOP Emergency Operations Plan

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ERT Emergency Response Team

ESA Endangered Species Act

ESF Emergency Support Function

ESFLG ESF Leader’s Group

EST Emergency Support Team

FACL NIMS ICS Facilities Unit Leader

FAUL NIMS ICS Finance/Administration Unit 

Leader

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCC Federal Coordinating Center

FCD Federal Continuity Directive

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FEKC FEMA Employee Knowledge Center

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FIFO First In/First Out

FIS Flood Insurance Studies

FIT Flood Information Tool

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FPM Floodplain Manager

FPO Fleet Post Office

FSC NIMS ICS Finance/Administration 

Section Chief

FSE Full-Scale Exercise

FX Functional Exercise

FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

G Graduate Program or Code for State/

Local/Tribal Field Courses

GIS Geographic Information System

HAZUS Hazards United States

HBCU Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities

HEC-HMS Hydrologic Engineering Center: 

Hydrologic Modeling System

HEC-RAS Hydrologic Engineering Center: 

Riverine Analysis System

HLT Hurricane Liaison Team

HMA Hazardous Materials Accident

Hazard Mitigation Assistance

HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

HMO Hazard Mitigation Officers

HMT Hazardous Materials Team

HR Human Resources

HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program

HSI Hispanic Serving Institutions

HSIN-CS Homeland Security Information 

Network–Critical Sectors

HUD Department of Housing and Urban 

Development

IA Individual Assistance

IACET International Association for Continuing 

Education and Training

IACP International Association of Chiefs of 

Police

IAEM International Association of Emergency 

Managers

IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs

IC Incident Commander

ICS Incident Command System

ICS/EOC Incident Command System/Emergency 

Operations Center

IEMC Integrated Emergency Management 

Course

IEMS Integrated Emergency Management 

System

IFMIS Integrated Financial Management 

Information System

IHP Individuals and Households Program

IMAT Incident Management Assistance Team

IMT Incident Management Team

IS Independent Study

ISB Incident Support Base
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ISC Interagency Security Committee

ISP Independent Study Program

IT Information Technology

ITS Information Technology System

JFO Joint Field Office

JIC Joint Information Center

JIS Joint Information System

LD Lower Division

Limited Data

LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee

LIMS Logistics Information Management 

System

LOFR NIMS ICS Liaison Officer

LOMC Letters of Map Change

LRC Learning Resource Center

LSC NIMS ICS Logistics Section Chief

LSCMS Logistics Supply Chain Management 

System

LTCR Long-Term Community Recovery

MA Mission Assignment

MACS Multi-Agency Coordination System

MBTI Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

MC/EA Mass Care and Emergency Assistance

MEPP Master Exercise Practitioner Program

MERRTT Modular Emergency Radiological 

Response Transportation Training

MS Mission Support

MSDS Materials Safety Data Sheet

MTP Master Trainer Program

NAI No-Adverse Impact

NDMS National Disaster Medical System

NDSTW National Dam Safety Technical 

Workshop

NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program

NEMA National Emergency Management 

Association

NEMIS National Emergency Management 

Information System

NEMIS-MT National Emergency Management 

Information System–Mitigation

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NETC National Emergency Training Center

NFA National Fire Academy

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program

NFP National Framework Plan

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NHC National Hurricane Center

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act

NIC National Integration Center

NIMS National Incident Management System

NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service

NPSC National Processing Service Center

NRCC National Response Coordination Center

NRF National Response Framework

NRIA Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex

NSEC National Standard Exercise Curriculum

NTF Noble Training Facility

NUREG Nuclear Regulatory Guide

NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group

NWS National Weather Service

OCC Office of Chief Counsel

OFA Other Federal Agency

OMB Office of Management and Budget

ONA Other Needs Assistance

OSC Operations Section Chief

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration

PA Public Assistance

PAC Public Assistance Coordination

PAO Public Assistance Officer

PBX Phone Book Exchange

PDS Professional Development Series

PFT Permanent Full-Time 

PIO Public Information Officer

PKEMRA Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

Reform Act
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USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USCG U.S. Coast Guard

USFA United States Fire Administration

VAL Voluntary Agency Liaison

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in 

Disaster

WBT Web-Based Training

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

PMO Property Management Officer

PNP Private Non-Profit

POC Point of Contact

POD Points of Distribution

POI Plan of Instruction

POV Privately Owned Vehicle

PRODEM Proficiency Demonstration

PSC NIMS ICS Planning Section Chief

PTB Position Task Book

RAAC Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts

RATS Request Action Tracking System

REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness

RESL NIMS ICS Resources Unit Leader

RISC Regional Interagency Steering 

Committee

ROC Regional Operations Center

RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center

RV Recreational Vehicle

RVS Rapid Visual Screening

SAGE Support Advisory Group for 

Empowerment

SCO State Coordinating Officer

SEMA State Emergency Management Agency

SIMCELL Simulation Cell

SITL NIMS ICS Situation Unit Leader

SME Subject Matter Expert

SOFR NIMS ICS Safety Officer

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

SPOT Single Point Order Tracking

SPUL NIMS ICS Supply Unit Leader

SRO School Resource Officer

TA Travel Authorization

TAC Technical Assistance Contractor

TEI Training and Exercise Integration

TCU Tribal Colleges and Universities

TIC toxic industrial chemicals

TTT Train-the-Trainer

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HAZUS-MH for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E170. . . . . . . . . . 33

HAZUS-MH for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E176. . . . . . . . . . 35

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS). . . . . . . . . E271. . . . . . . . . . 26

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine Analysis System (HEC-RAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . E264. . . . . . . . . . 25

IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E900. . . . . . . . . . 60

IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E901. . . . . . . . . . 60

IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E910. . . . . . . . . . 61

IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . E/L947. . . . . . . . 64

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E920. . . . . . . . . . 62

IEMC: Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E915. . . . . . . . . . 62

IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E905. . . . . . . . . . 61

IEMC: Planned Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E922. . . . . . . . . . 62

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E449. . . . . . . . . . 41

Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L141. . . . . . . . 52

Instructional Techniques for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E262. . . . . . . . . . 50

Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E390. . . . . . . . . . 31

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response. . . E/L709. . . . . . . . 53

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response

 and Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L711. . . . . . . . 53

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). . E273. . . . . . . . . . 26

Master Trainer Program

Course Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E604. . . . . . . . . . 48

Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K606. . . . . . . . . . 48

Instructional Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E605. . . . . . . . . . 48

Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E603. . . . . . . . . . 47

Management and Supervision of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E601. . . . . . . . . . 46

Master Trainer Practicum Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E609. . . . . . . . . . 49

Performance and Needs Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E602. . . . . . . . . . 47

Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L582. . . . . . . . 44

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L363. . . . . . . . . . 30

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L361. . . . . . . . 29

National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E274. . . . . . . . . . 26

National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS). . . . . . . . . E278. . . . . . . . . . 27

National Training and Exercise Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E237. . . . . . . . . . 49

National Training and Exercise Conference Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E236. . . . . . . . . . 49

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Communications Unit Leader (COML) Course. . . E969. . . . . . . . . . 75

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Communications Unit Leader 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L949. . . . . . . . 78

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) Course. . . E960. . . . . . . . . . 72

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L961. . . . . . . . 81

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) Course. . . . . . . . E971. . . . . . . . . . 76

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL)

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L972. . . . . . . . 83

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NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) 

 Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E973. . . . . . . . . . 76

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) 

 Course Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E974. . . . . . . . . . 84

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leaders (FAUL) 

 Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E975. . . . . . . . . . 77

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leaders (FAUL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L976. . . . . . . . 84

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course. . . . . . . . . . E950. . . . . . . . . . 70

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E951. . . . . . . . . . 79

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . E956. . . . . . . . . . 71

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E957. . . . . . . . . . 80

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course. . . . . . . . E967. . . . . . . . . . 74

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E968. . . . . . . . . . 83

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course. . . . . . E958. . . . . . . . . . 72

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E959. . . . . . . . . . 81

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course. . . . . . . . E962. . . . . . . . . . 73

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E963. . . . . . . . . . 82

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course. . . . . E952. . . . . . . . . . 70

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E953. . . . . . . . . . 79

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Course. . . . . . . E965. . . . . . . . . . 74

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L966. . . . . . . . 82

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . E954. . . . . . . . . . 71

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E955. . . . . . . . . . 80

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Course. . . . . . . . E964. . . . . . . . . . 73

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Train-the-Trainer E/L978. . . . . . . . 85

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) Course. . . . . . . . . E970. . . . . . . . . . 75

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L977. . . . . . . . 85

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E133. . . . . . . . . . 68

Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E136. . . . . . . . . . 68

Public Assistance (PA) Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E478. . . . . . . . . . 57

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E341. . . . . . . . . . 40

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation (Non-Resident)

 Regional Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L304. . . . . . . . . . 39

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L340. . . . . . . . 39
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Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E210. . . . . . . . . . 39

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E386. . . . . . . . . . 31

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E279. . . . . . . . . . 27

State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E208. . . . . . . . . . 52

State Emergency Management Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E257. . . . . . . . . . 50

State Individual Assistance (IA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E357. . . . . . . . . . 56

State Public Assistance (PA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E376. . . . . . . . . . 56

State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E289. . . . . . . . . . 55

Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). . . . . . . . . . . E431. . . . . . . . . . 56

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E212. . . . . . . . . . 25

Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L287. . . . . . . . 54

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Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex

 Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G400. . . . . . . . 100

Advanced Professional Series (APS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Basic Public Information Officer (PIO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G290. . . . . . . . 106

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G278. . . . . . . . . . 87

Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate Training. . . . . . . . G285. . . . . . . . . . 89

Communications Interoperability Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G575. . . . . . . . 102

Community Mass Care Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G108. . . . . . . . . . 94

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G202. . . . . . . . 105

Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G436. . . . . . . . . . 92

Earthquake Safety for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G434.a. . . . . . . . . 92

Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments. . . . . . . . G110. . . . . . . . 107

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G775. . . . . . . . 102

Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G367. . . . . . . . . . 91

Emergency Planning for Access and Functional Needs Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G197. . . . . . . . . . 95

Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G357. . . . . . . . . . 99

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G358. . . . . . . . . . 99

Exercise Control/Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G135. . . . . . . . 107

Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G130. . . . . . . . 107

Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G138. . . . . . . . 108

Exercise Program Manager/Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G137. . . . . . . . 108

Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.3. . . . . . . . 87

Field-Delivered Cooperative Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G361. . . . . . . . . . 89

Flood Insurance for the Local Floodplain Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G282.1. . . . . . . . 88

Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G320. . . . . . . . . . 98

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G271. . . . . . . . . . 95

Higher Standards and No-Adverse Impact (NAI) Concepts in Floodplain Management. . . . G282.4. . . . . . . . 88

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Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G408. . . . . . . . 101

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G363. . . . . . . . . . 90

Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G282.2. . . . . . . . 88

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface. . . . . . G191. . . . . . . . . . 95

Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS-402. . . G402. . . . . . . . 101

Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G265. . . . . . . . 103

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . G300. . . . . . . . . . 96

Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public 

 Information Officers (PIOs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G291. . . . . . . . 106

Letters of Map Change (LOMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G194.3. . . . . . . . 87

Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G194.1. . . . . . . . 86

Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G288. . . . . . . . 105

Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G249. . . . . . . . 103

Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles (RVs) in the Floodplain. . . . . . . . . . . . G282.3. . . . . . . . 88

Mass Fatalities Incident Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G386. . . . . . . . 100

Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G393. . . . . . . . . . 92

Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G318. . . . . . . . . . 89

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G364. . . . . . . . . . 90

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Rules and Regulations in Depth. . . . . . . . . . G194.2. . . . . . . . 86

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G366. . . . . . . . . . 91

Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G194.4. . . . . . . . 87

Public Assistance (PA) Program Applicant Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G203. . . . . . . . 105

Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G289. . . . . . . . 106

Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G557. . . . . . . . 101

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.4. . . . . . . . 95

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G277. . . . . . . . . . 87

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G279. . . . . . . . . . 87

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G439. . . . . . . . . . 92

Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G272. . . . . . . . . . 96

Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310. . . . . . . . . . 97

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.5. . . . . . . . 98

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.3. . . . . . . . 97

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.4. . . . . . . . 97

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.1. . . . . . . . 97

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.2. . . . . . . . 97

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.6. . . . . . . . 98

Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster. . . . . . . . . G351. . . . . . . . . . 98

Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G251. . . . . . . . . . 95

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . G365. . . . . . . . . . 99

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406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L239. . . . . . 124

Advanced ADR Advisor Training—“What We Are Doing and How To Do It Better”. . . . E/L718. . . . . . 131

Advanced Disaster Safety Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E981. . . . . . . . 123

Advanced Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E714. . . . . . . . 118

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex

 Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L400. . . . . . 115

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E265. . . . . . . . 140

Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E819. . . . . . . . 144

Advanced Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L721. . . . . . 132

Basic FEMA Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E780. . . . . . . . 122

Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B545. . . . 117

Community Relations (CR) Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B280. . . . 112

Community Relations (CR) Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B277. . . . 112

Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E716. . . . . . . . 118

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E206. . . . . . . . 137

Congressional Affairs Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L369. . . . . . . . 114

Congressional Affairs Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E368. . . . . . . . 114

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L253. . . . . . . . 139

Debris Technical Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L201. . . . . . 124

Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L384. . . . . . 127

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial

 Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E758. . . . . . . . 133

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial

 Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L759. . . . . . 133

Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E706. . . . . . . . 117

Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E292. . . . . . . . 113

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E283. . . . . . . . 112

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E294. . . . . . . . 113

Disaster Training for Information Technology (IT) Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E817. . . . . . . . 144

Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) Public Assistance

 (PA) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E861. . . . . . . . 142

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—FEMA/State Long-Term Community 

 Recovery (LTCR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E211. . . . . . . . 124

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Cadre Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E252. . . . . . . . 138

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS)

 Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L248. . . . . . 138

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E255. . . . . . . . 139

Equal Rights Officer Update Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E217. . . . . . . . 111

Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E727. . . . . . . . 140
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 Wetlands Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E247. . . . . . . . 138

External Affairs Overview Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L731. . . . . . 119

External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training. . . . . . E249. . . . . . . . 111

External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training 

 Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L385. . . . . . . . 115

External Affairs Private Sector Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E738. . . . . . . . 119

External Affairs Private Sector Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L737. . . . . . . . 119

FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B825. . . . 136

FEMA Incident Management and Support Keystone Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L821. . . . . . 135

FEMA Information Specialist (INSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B773. . . . 134

FEMA Information Technology (IT) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E744. . . . . . . . 143

FEMA Mission Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E696. . . . . . . . 117

FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B697. . . . 131

FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B793. . . . 134

FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B698. . . . 131

FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B695. . . . 130

FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B799. . . . 135

FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E372. . . . . . . . 126

FEMA Status Check-In Recorder (SCKN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E784. . . . . . . . 134

FEMA Telecommunications Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E743. . . . . . . . 143

Federal Staging Area (FSA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E660. . . . . . . . 129

Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E312. . . . . . . . 137

Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster Operations. . E/L822. . . . . . 135

Human Resources (HR) for Supervisors and Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E543. . . . . . . . 147

Human Resources (HR) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B259. . . . 111

Human Resources (HR) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B325. . . . 114

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L990. . . . . . . . 136

Individual Assistance (IA) Branch Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L358. . . . . . 126

Individual Assistance (IA) Direct Housing Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E491. . . . . . . . 129

Individual Assistance (IA) Other Needs Assistance (ONA) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L359. . . . . . 126

Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management CCP/DUA/DLS Specialist. . . . . . . . . . E356. . . . . . . . 126

Information Technology (IT) Enterprise System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E835. . . . . . . . 144

Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E791. . . . . . . . 141

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E788. . . . . . . . 122

Intergovernmental Affairs Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L790. . . . . . . . 122

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . E/L300. . . . . . 113

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response, 

 Recovery, and FEMA OCC Cadre Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L713. . . . . . 118

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E347. . . . . . . . 125

Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/B717. . . . . . 131

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E815. . . . . . . . 143

Joint Field Office (JFO) Finance and Administration Section Chief Training. . . . . . . . . . E106. . . . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E778. . . . . . . . 121

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Joint Field Office (JFO) Procurement Clerk Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E113. . . . . . . . 110

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E203. . . . . . . . 137

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E722. . . . . . . . 132

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . E/L730. . . . . . 132

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E732. . . . . . . . 133

Logistics Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L733. . . . . . 133

LSCMS Warehouse Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L664. . . . . . 130

Management of Individual Assistance (IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B321. . . . 125

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L269. . . . . . 125

Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L663. . . . . . 130

Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L411. . . . . . 116

Mediation Skills for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E542. . . . . . . . 147

National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation (NEMIS-MT). . . . . E841. . . . . . . . 142

Operations Section Chief (OSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L196. . . . . . 110

Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L779. . . . . . 134

Orientation to Mission Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L348. . . . . . . . 125

PAC Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L382. . . . . . 127

Performance Excellence Series I—Achieving Effective Results and Teamwork. . . . . . . . E535. . . . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . E534. . . . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . E533. . . . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series I—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E536. . . . . . . . 147

Performance Excellence Series II—Achieving Results and Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E528. . . . . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . E526. . . . . . . . 145

Performance Excellence Series II—Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E529. . . . . . . . 146

Performance Excellence Series II—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E527. . . . . . . . 145

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E816. . . . . . . . 143

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B753. . . . 121

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1. . . . . . . . . . . L751. . . . . . . . 120

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 2. . . . . . . . . . . L752. . . . . . . . 120

Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B750. . . . 119

Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) Transactions. . . E337. . . . . . . . 145

Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L381. . . . . . 127

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L480. . . . . . 129

Public Assistance (PA) Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L374. . . . . . 127

Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L380. . . . . . 127

Response Operations II—ICS 420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L422. . . . . . 128

Response Operations III—ICS 320. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L423. . . . . . 128

Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E979. . . . . . . . 122

Security Recertification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E980. . . . . . . . 123

Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L662. . . . . . 130

Supervising in a Temporary Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/541. . . . . 116

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B470. . . . 129

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L/B469. . . . 128

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Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-907. . . . . . . 180

Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-10.a. . . . . . . 150

Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-11.a. . . . . . . 150

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-271. . . . . . . 163

AreYou Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-22. . . . . . . . 152

Basic Instructional Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-265. . . . . . . 163

Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-25. . . . . . . . 152

Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . IS-8.a. . . . . . . . 150

Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-650.a. . . . . . 169

Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance (A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-7. . . . . . . . . 150

Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-21.11. . . . . . 152

Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-324.a. . . . . . 164

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-546.a. . . . . . 168

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-548. . . . . . . 168

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-253. . . . . . . 162

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-821. . . . . . . 176

Custodial Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-23. . . . . . . . 152

Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-870. . . . . . . 177

Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-872. . . . . . . 178

Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-871. . . . . . . 178

Decision Making and Problem Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-241.a. . . . . . 161

Deployment Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-101.a. . . . . . 157

Deployment Basics for FEMA Response Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-102.a. . . . . . 157

Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-244.a. . . . . . 161

Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-551. . . . . . . 168

Diversity Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-20.11. . . . . . 151

Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-242.a. . . . . . 161

Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-1. . . . . . . . . 149

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-775. . . . . . . 171

Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-235.a. . . . . . 160

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1—Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-801. . . . . . . 172

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2—Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-802. . . . . . . 172

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-803. . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4—Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-804. . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #5—Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-805. . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, 

 and Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-806. . . . . . . 173

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7—Logistics Management and Resource

 Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-807. . . . . . . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services. . . . . . . . IS-808. . . . . . . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-809. . . . . . . 174
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Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Response Annex. . . . . . IS-810. . . . . . . 174

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11—Agriculture and National Resources. . . . . . IS-811. . . . . . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #12—Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-812. . . . . . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex. . . . . . . . . IS-813. . . . . . . 175

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—Long-Term Community Recovery. . . . . . . . IS-814. . . . . . . 176

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New Approach to 

 Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-250. . . . . . . 162

Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-139. . . . . . . 159

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-130. . . . . . . 159

Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-522. . . . . . . 167

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employee Course 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-18.11. . . . . . 151

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-19.11. . . . . . 151

FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-33.11. . . . . . 154

FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-395. . . . . . . 166

FEMA Safety Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-35.11. . . . . . 154

FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-107.11. . . . . 158

Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-230.b. . . . . . 160

Guide to Points of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-26. . . . . . . . 153

Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-340. . . . . . . 165

Household Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-55. . . . . . . . 155

Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-246.11. . . . . 162

Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . IS-420. . . . . . . 167

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents,

 ICS-200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-200.b. . . . . . 159

Individual Assistance (IA) Web Applicant Inquiry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-416. . . . . . . 167

Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-547.a. . . . . . 168

Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . IS-520. . . . . . . 167

Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-632.a. . . . . . 169

Introduction to Exercises (An). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-120.a. . . . . . 158

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-393.a. . . . . . 166

Introduction to Hazardous Materials (An). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-5.a. . . . . . . . 149

Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-403. . . . . . . 167

Introduction to National Response Framework (NRF) Support Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-820. . . . . . . 176

Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-245.a. . . . . . 161

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.b. . . . . . 155

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal Workers. . . . . . . IS-100.FWa. . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100, for Food and Drug

 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.FDA. . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . IS-100.HCb. . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education. . . . . . IS-100.HE. . . . 156

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement. . . . . . IS-100.LEb. . . . 157

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Public Works Personnel. . IS-100.PWb. . . 157

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.SCa. . . . 157

Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee (ISC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-890.a. . . . . . 179

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Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-634. . . . . . . 169

Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . IS-331. . . . . . . 164

Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-386. . . . . . . 166

Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-212. . . . . . . 160

Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-240.a. . . . . . 161

Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-111. . . . . . . 158

Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-75. . . . . . . . 155

Mission Assignment (MA) Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-293. . . . . . . 164

Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-31. . . . . . . . 153

Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-30. . . . . . . . 153

Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (MERRTT). . . . . . IS-302. . . . . . . 164

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-701.a. . . . . . 170

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-362. . . . . . . 165

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC)

 Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-1900. . . . . . 180

National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-700.a. . . . . . 169

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Communications and Information

 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-704. . . . . . . 171

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . IS-706. . . . . . . 171

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . IS-702.a. . . . . . 170

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-703.a. . . . . . 170

National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-860.a. . . . . . 177

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-800.b. . . . . . 172

Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-836. . . . . . . 176

Orientation to FEMA Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-27. . . . . . . . 153

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-346. . . . . . . 165

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-366. . . . . . . 165

Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-394.a. . . . . . 166

Public Works Role in Emergency Management (The). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-552. . . . . . . 169

Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-3. . . . . . . . . 149

Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-301. . . . . . . 164

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-279. . . . . . . 163

Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (The). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-288. . . . . . . 163

Safety Training for Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-37. . . . . . . . 155

Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-901. . . . . . . 179

Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-15.b. . . . . . . 151

State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-208.a. . . . . . 160

Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-906. . . . . . . 179

Workplace Violence Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-106.11. . . . . 158

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B259 Human Resources (HR) Operations .......................................... 111

B277 Community Relations (CR) Basic ............................................ 111

B280 Community Relations (CR) Advanced ........................................ 112

B321 Management of Individual Assistance (IA) ..................................... 125

B325 Human Resources (HR) Specialist ........................................... 114

B469 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Training .................................... 128

B470 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison Training .................................... 129

B545 Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster Supervisors ............................ 117

B695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL) ......................................... 130

B697 FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC) .......................................... 131

B698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL) .................................... 131

B717 Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisor Training ................. 131

B750 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1 .......................... 119

B753 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone ........................ 121

B773 FEMA Information Specialist (INSP) ......................................... 134

B793 FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP) ............................................ 134

B799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL) .......................................... 135

B825 FEMA Incident Action Planning ............................................. 136

E106 Joint Field Office (JFO) Finance and Administration Section Chief Training ............ 109

E113 Joint Field Office (JFO) Procurement Clerk Training ............................. 110

E123 Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Accreditation/Assessment 

 Manager Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

E124 Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Assessor Training ............. 38

E131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning .................................. 59

E132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation ................................. 67

E133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course ........................... 68

E136 Operations-Based Exercise Development Course ................................. 68

E141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills .................................. 52

E155 Building Design for Homeland Security ........................................ 23

E156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations (COOP)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) .................................................. 24

E170 HAZUS-MH for Hurricane .................................................. 33

E172 HAZUS-MH for Flood ..................................................... 34

E174 HAZUS-MH for Earthquake ................................................. 34

E176 HAZUS-MH for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ......................... 35

E179 Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations ............................... 35

E190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers ............................................. 35

E194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts .................................... 24

E196 Operations Section Chief (OSC) ............................................. 110

E201 Debris Technical Specialist ................................................. 124

E202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials .................... 54
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E203 Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

E206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

E208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E210 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

E211 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—FEMA/State Long-Term Community Recovery

 (LTCR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E217 Equal Rights Officer Update Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E236 National Training and Exercise Conference Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E237 National Training and Exercise Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E239 406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E241 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E247 Executive Orders (EO) 11988 and 11990 Floodplain Management and Protection of

 Wetlands Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

E248 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) Training. . . . 138

E249 External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training. . . . . . . . . . 111

E252 Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Cadre Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

E255 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

E257 State Emergency Management Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E259 Human Resources (HR) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E262 Instructional Techniques for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E264 Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine Analysis System (HEC-RAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

E269 Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E271 Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E273 Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 26

E274 National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E275 Benefit-Cost Users Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

E277 Community Relations (CR) Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS). . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

E279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

E280 Community Relations (CR) Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

E283 Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

E287 Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E292 Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E294 Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E296 Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

E300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . . . . 113

E312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

E313 Basic HAZUS-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

E317 Comprehensive Data Management for HAZUS MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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E321 Management of Individual Assistance (IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E325 Human Resources (HR) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) Transactions. . . . . . 145

E340 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

E341 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

E347 Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program: Training State Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E354 Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E356 Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management CCP/DUA/DLS Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E357 State Individual Assistance (IA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E358 Individual Assistance (IA) Branch Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E359 Individual Assistance (IA) Other Needs Assistance (ONA) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

E368 Congressional Affairs Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E372 FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E374 Public Assistance (PA) Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E376 State Public Assistance (PA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E380 Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E381 Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E382 PAC Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

E388 Advanced Public Information Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

E392 Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex

 Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E411 Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E422 Response Operations II—ICS 420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

E423 Response Operations III—ICS 320. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

E427 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

E428 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

E431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

E469 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

E470 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

E478 Public Assistance (PA) Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E480 Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

E483 Administration of Public Assistance (PA) for Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E491 Individual Assistance (IA) Direct Housing Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

E526 Performance Excellence Series II–Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

E527 Performance Excellence Series II–Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

E528 Performance Excellence Series II–Achieving Results and Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

E529 Performance Excellence Series II–Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

E533 Performance Excellence Series II—Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

E534 Performance Excellence Series I—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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E536 Performance Excellence Series I—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

E541 Supervising in a Temporary Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E542 Mediation Skills for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

E543 Human Resources (HR) for Supervisors and Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

E545 Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster Supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . 42

E550 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

E551 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . 42

E580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E581 Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E601 Management and Supervision of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E602 Performance and Needs Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E603 Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E604 Course Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E605 Instructional Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E609 Master Trainer Practicum Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E660 Federal Staging Area (FSA) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

E662 Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

E663 Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

E664 LSCMS Warehouse Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

E695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

E696 FEMA Mission Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E697 FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

E698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

E706 Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E709 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response. . . . . . . . 53

E711 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response and

 Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response, 

 Recovery, and FEMA OCC Cadre Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E714 Advanced Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E716 Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E717 Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Advisor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

E718 Advanced ADR Advisor Training—“What We Are Doing and How To Do It Better”. . . . . . . . 131

E721 Advanced Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

E722 Logistics Information Management System (LIMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

E727 Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

E730 Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

E731 External Affairs Overview Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E732 Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

E733 Logistics Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

E738 External Affairs Private Sector Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E743 FEMA Telecommunications Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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E744 FEMA Information Technology Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E750 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E753 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E758 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout. . . 133

E759 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

E773 FEMA Information Specialist (INSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

E778 Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E779 Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

E780 Basic FEMA Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E784 FEMA Status Check-In Recorder (SCKN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

E788 Intergovernmental Affairs Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E791 Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

E793 FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

E799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

E815 Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E816 Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E817 Disaster Training for Information Technology (IT) Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E819 Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E821 FEMA Incident Management and Support Keystone Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

E822 Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster Operations. . . 135

E825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

E835 Information Technology Enterprise System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E841 National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation (NEMIS-MT). . . . . . . . . 142

E861 Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) Public Assistance (PA)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

E900 IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E901 IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E905 IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E910 IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E915 IEMC: Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E920 IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E922 IEMC: Planned Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E930 Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E947 IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific Communications Unit Leader 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Incident Commander (IC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course. . . . . . . . . 70

E953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Public Information Officer (PIO) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Safety Officer (SOFR) Course Train-the-Trainer 

 (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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E956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Liaison Officer (LOFR) Course Train-the-Trainer 

 (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

E958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course. . . . . . . . . . 72

E959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Operations Section Chief (OSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) Course. . . . . . . . 72

E961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Planning Section Chief (PSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 74

E966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 74

E968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Course 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Communications Unit Leader (COML) Course. . . . . 75

E970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) 

 Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) 

 Course Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leaders (FAUL) 

 Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E979 Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E980 Security Recertification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E981 Advanced Disaster Safety Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

G108 Community Mass Care Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

G110 Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . 107

G130 Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

G135 Exercise Control/Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

G137 Exercise Program Manager/Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

G138 Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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G191 Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface. . . . . . . . . . 95

G194.1 Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

G194.2 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Rules and Regulations in Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

G194.3 Letters of Map Change (LOMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G194.4 Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G197 Emergency Planning for Access and Functional Needs Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

G202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

G203 Public Assistance (PA) Program Applicant Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

G249 Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

G251 Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

G265 Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

G270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G270.4 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

G271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

G272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

G277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G278 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

G282.1 Flood Insurance for the Local Floodplain Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

G282.2 Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

G282.3 Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles (RVs) in the Floodplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

G282.4 Higher Standards and No-Adverse Impact (NAI) Concepts in Floodplain Management. . . . . 88

G285 Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

G288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

G289 Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

G290 Basic Public Information Officer (PIO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

G291 Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public Information

 Officers (PIOs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

G300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . . . . . 96

G310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

G310.1 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

G310.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

G310.3 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

G310.4 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

G310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

G310.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

G318 Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

G320 Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

G351	 Who’s In Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

G357 Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

G358 Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

G361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

G363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

G364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

G365 Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

G366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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G367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

G386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

G393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

G400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex 

 Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

G402 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS-402. . . 101

G408 Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

G434.a Earthquake Safety for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

G436 Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

G439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

G557 Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

G575 Communications Interoperability Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

G775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-7 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-8.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . 150

IS-10.a Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-11.a Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-15.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-18.11 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employee Course 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-19.11 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-20.11 Diversity Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-21.11 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-22	 AreYou Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-23 Custodial Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-25 Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-26 Guide to Points of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-27 Orientation to FEMA Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-30 Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-31 Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-33.11 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-35.11 FEMA Safety Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-37 Safety Training for Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-75 Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-100.FDA Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Food and Drug Administration. . . 156

IS-100.FWa Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal Workers. . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-100.HCb Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . . . . . 156

IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-100.LEb Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-100.PWbIntroduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Public Works Personnel. . . . . 157

IS-100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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IS-101.a Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-102.a Deployment Basics for FEMA Response Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-106.11 Workplace Violence Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-107.11 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-111 Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-139 Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-200.b Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200. . . . 159

IS-208.a State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-230.b Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-235.a Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-244.a Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-245.a Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-246.11 Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-250 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency 

 Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-265 Basic Instructional Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-293 Mission Assignment (MA) Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (MERRTT). . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . 164

IS-340 Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-346 Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-416 Individual Assistance (IA) Web Applicant Inquiry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-420 Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . . . . 167

IS-522 Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-546.a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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IS-548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-551 Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-632.a Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-634 Introduction to the Public Assistance (PA) Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-650.a Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-701.a Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-702.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-703.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-704 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Communications and Information 

 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-706 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . 171

IS-775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-800.b National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-801 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1—Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-802 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2—Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-803 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-804 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4—Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-805 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #5—Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-806 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and

 Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-807 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7—Logistics Management and Resource Support Annex. . 174

IS-808 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services. . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-810 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Response Annex. . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-811 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11—Agriculture and National Resources. . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-812 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #12—Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-813 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-814 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14—Long-Term Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-820 Introduction to National Response Framework (NRF) Support Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-890.a Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee (ISC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) Operations

 Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

K606 Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

L141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

L155 Building Design for Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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L156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

L196 Operations Section Chief (OSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

L201 Debris Technical Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

L239 406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

L248 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) Training. . . . 138

L253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

L259 Human Resources (HR) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

L269 Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

L277 Community Relations (CR) Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

L280 Community Relations (CR) Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

L287 Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

L300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . . . . 113

L304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation (Non-Resident) Regional

 Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

L321 Management of Individual Assistance (IA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

L325 Human Resources (HR) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

L340 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

L348 Orientation to Mission Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

L358 Individual Assistance (IA) Branch Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

L359 Individual Assistance (IA) Other Needs Assistance (ONA) Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

L361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

L363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

L369 Congressional Affairs Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

L374 Public Assistance (PA) Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L380 Public Assistance (PA) Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L381 Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L382 PAC Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L385 External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint Information Center Basic Training Field Course. . . 115

L400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex

 Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

L411 Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

L422 Response Operations II—ICS 420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

L423 Response Operations III—ICS 320. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

L469 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Staging Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

L470 Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

L480 Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

L483 Administration of Public Assistance (PA) for Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

L541 Supervising in a Temporary Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

L545 Basic Human Resources (HR) for Disaster Supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

L548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . 42

L550 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

L551 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . 42

L552 Continuity of Operations (COOP) for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

L580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

L581 Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

L582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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L662 Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

L663 Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

L664 LSCMS Warehouse Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

L695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader (RESL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

L697 FEMA Planning Section Chief (PSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

L698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader (PLSL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

L709 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response. . . . . . . . 53

L711 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response and

 Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

L713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Field Operations—Response, 

 Recovery, and FEMA OCC Cadre Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

L718 Advanced ADR Advisor Training—“What We Are Doing and How To Do It Better”. . . . . . . . 131

L721 Advanced Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

L730 Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

L731 External Affairs Overview Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

L733 Logistics Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

L737 External Affairs Private Sector Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

L750 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

L751 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

L752 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

L753 Policy, Procedure and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 

L759 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and Financial Closeout

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

L773 FEMA Information Specialist (INSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

L779 Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

L790 Intergovernmental Affairs Basic Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

L793 FEMA Planning Specialist (PLSP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

L799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader (SITL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

L821 FEMA Incident Management and Support Keystone Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

L822 Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination of Federal Disaster Operations. . . 135

L825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

L930 Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

L947 IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

L949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific Communications Unit Leader 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

L961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

L966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader (RESL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

L972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

L976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

L977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

L978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Situation Unit Leader (SITL)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

L990 Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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243 Federal Emergency Management Agency

GENERAL ADMISSIONS 

APPLICATION

20b. RACE (Please check all that apply)

19. GENDER

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

GENERAL ADMISSIONS APPLICATION 

See Reverse for 

Privacy Act Statement 

O.M.B. No. 1660-0100 

Expires August 31, 2013 

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION 1. U.S. Citizen YES NO If No, City and Country of Birth:

2. NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial, Suffix) 3. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

4. HOME ADDRESS (Street, avenue, road no./city or town, state, and zip code) 5. WORK PHONE NO. ( ) 

6. HOME PHONE NO. ( ) 

7. FAX NO. ( )

8. E-MAIL ADDRESS:

9a. ENTER COURSE CODE AND TITLE: (If you wish to apply for more than one course, 

please attach a sheet of paper to this application)

9b. COURSE LOCATION 9c. DATES REQUESTED (Please give three choices)

10. COMPLETE THE ITEMS BELOW REGARDING THE PREREQUISITES OF THE COURSE FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING 

INSTITUTION DEGREE/CERTIFICATE DATE EARNED COURSE/FIELD OF STUDY

 11. DO YOU HAVE ANY DISABILITIES (Including special allergies or medical disabilities) WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DURING YOUR ATTENDANCE IN TRAINING? 

NO YES (If yes, describe & indicate any special assistance required on a separate sheet)

 SECTION II - EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZATION

12a. NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF ORGANIZATION BEING REPRESENTED 12b. NFIRS # 

(NFA STUDENTS 

ONLY)

13. CURRENT POSITION AND NUMBER OF YEARS 

IN POSITION 

14 a. JURISDICTION 

1. 

 

2. 

 

3.

 14. CHECK THE BOX(ES) BELOW THAT BEST DESCRIBE YOUR ORGANIZATION

STATEWIDE

COUNTY GOVERNMENT

CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE

 

4. 

 

5. 

 

6. INDUSTRY/BUSINESS

FEDERAL/MILITARY (non-DHS)

SPECIAL DISTRICT/TOWNSHIP/

TRIBAL NATION

 

7. 

 

8. 

 

9.

FOREIGN

DHS/FEMA

NDER/IMA

14 b. ORGANIZATION 

1. 

 

2. 

 

3.

ALL CAREER

ALL VOLUNTEER

COMBINATION

15. CURRENT STATUS 

 

1. 

 

2. 

 

3. 

 

4.

PAID FULL TIME

PAID PART TIME

VOLUNTEER

DISASTER RESERVIST

16. Briefly describe your activities/responsibilities as they relate to the course for which you are applying and identify how you will use the information obtained from the course. Attach an 

organizational chart for the organization being represented and indicate your position. If you need more space, please attach a sheet to this application.

FEMA Form 119-25-1, AUG 2010

17. CHECK ONE BOX IN EACH COLUMN THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR PRESENT PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY AND TYPE OF EXPERIENCE AS IT RELATES TO THE COURSE FOR 

WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. ALSO ENTER THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. 

 

17a. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY 17b. TYPE OF EXPERIENCE 

1. 1. 

2. 2. 

3. 3. 

4. 4. 

5. 5. 

6. 6. 

7. 7. 

8. 8. 

9. 9. 

10. 10. 

11. 11. 

12. 12. 

13. 13. 

14. 14. 15.

MANAGEMENT

TRAINING/EDUCATION

SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING

INVESTIGATION

FIRE PREVENTION

FIRE SUPPRESSION

PROGRAM/ACTIVITY

HEALTH

PUBLIC WORKS

Male

DISASTER RESPONSE/RECOVERY

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE

HAZARD MITIGATION

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

OTHER (Specify) DESIGN AND PLANNING

LAW ENFORCEMENT

ARSON

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

SUPPORT SERVICES

CODE ENFORCEMENT/INSPECTION

CODE DEVELOPMENT

PUBLIC EDUCATION

COORDINATION/LIAISON

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/DELIVERY

BUDGET/PLANNING

SUPERVISION

ADMINISTRATION/STAFF SUPPORT

INCIDENT COMMAND

OTHER (Specify)

17c. NUMBER OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

17d. SIZE OF DEPARTMENT

18. DATE OF BIRTH

Female

20a. ETHNICITY

HISPANIC or LATINO NOT HISPANIC or LATINO

AMERICAN INDIAN or ALASKA NATIVE ASIAN BLACK or AFRICAN AMERICAN WHITE NATIVE HAWAIIAN or PACIFIC ISLANDER

PREVIOUSLY FEMA Form 75-5

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

17e. BUSINESS TYPE

1. 

 

2. 

 

3. 

 

4. 

 

5. 

 

6. 

 

7. 

 

8.

GOVERNMENT

EDUCATION

FIRE SERVICE

LAW ENFORCEMENT

VOLUNTEER AGENCY

HEALTH CARE

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC WORKS
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APPLICATION

SECTION III - ENDORSEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

21a. I certify that the information recorded on this application is correct. Falsification of information will result in denial of a course certificate and stipend (18 U.S.C. 1001). 

21b. I hereby authorize the release of any and all information concerning my enrollment in this course to the chief officer in charge, or designee, of my organization. All requests for information shall be in writing from said chief or designee. 

 

21c. Further, I understand that the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), the Mt. Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), and the Noble Training Facility (NTF) are not authorized to provide medical or health insurance for students. I maintain appropriate insurance on an individual basis. 

21d. I agree to abide by the rules, policies, and regulations of NETC, MWEOC, and NTF. Failure to do so will result in denial of the student stipend, expulsion from the course, and possible barring from future National Fire Academy (NFA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and FEMA-wide courses. 

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE

22. APPROVAL BY THE HEAD OF THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

"By signing this application, I certify that my organization does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious belief, national origin, economic status, or disability in providing 

educational opportunities for its employees."

22a. SIGNATURE 22b. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE

23. ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS FOR APPLICATION TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE:

23a. SIGNATURE AND DATE (State Office) 23b. SIGNATURE AND DATE (FEMA Regional Office)

24a. FOR NFA REGIONAL DELIVERY COURSES AND COURSES 

DELIVERED AT EMMITSBURG, MD. SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: 

 

 NATIONAL EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, BLDG. I-216 

16825 SOUTH SETON AVENUE 

EMMITSBURG, MD. 21727

24b. FOR EMI AND FEMA-WIDE COURSES DELIVERED AT NETC, MWEOC, 

OR NTF SUBMIT APPLICATION THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE STATE 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR OR FEMA REGIONAL 

TRAINING MANAGER TO NETC. 

 

 

24c. FOR FIELD PROGRAM COURSES, SUBMIT APPLICATION TO 

APPROPRIATE SPONSOR.

25. DISPOSITION SIGNATURE OF REVIEWER DATE

ACCEPTED REJECTED

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

NFA and EMI are Equal Opportunity institutions. They do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious belief, national origin, or disability in their admissions and student-related procedures. Both schools make every effort to ensure equitable representation of minorities and women in their student bodies. Qualified 

minority and women candidates are encouraged to apply for all courses. 

 PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT 

GENERAL - This information is provided pursuant to Public Law 93-579 (Privacy Act of 1974), Title 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a, for individuals applying for admission to NFA, EMI or any FEMA Agency-wide training.

 

AUTHORITY - Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended, Title 15 U.S.C., Sections 2201 et. seq.; Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, Title 42 U.S.C., Sections 5121 et. seq.; Title 44 U.S.C., Section 3101; Executive Orders 12127, 12148, and 9397; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

 

 

PURPOSES - To determine eligibility for participation in NFA, EMI and any FEMA Agency-wide training courses. Information such as age, sex, and ancestral heritage are used for statistical purposes only.

 

USES - Information may be released to: 1) FEMA staff to analyze application and enrollment patterns for specific courses, and to respond to student inquiries; 2) a physician to provide medical assistance to students who become ill or are injured during courses; 3) Members of the Board of Visitors for the purpose of evaluating programmatic statistics; 4) sponsoring States, local officials, or State agencies to update/evaluate statistics of NFA and EMI and FEMA-wide participants; 5) Members of 

Congress seeking first party information; and 6) Agency training program contractors and computer centers performing administrative functions. 

EFFECTS OF NONDISCLOSURE - Personal information is provided on a volunteer basis. Failure to provide information on this form, however, may result in a delay in processing your application and/or certifying completion of the course.

 

INFORMATION REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER UNDER PL 93-579, SECTION 7(b) - E.O. 9397 authorizes the collection of the 

SSN. The SSN is necessary because of the large number of individuals who have identical names and birthdates and whose identities can only be distinguished by the SSN. The SSN is used for recordkeeping purposes, i.e., to ensure that your academic record is maintained accurately. Disclosure of the SSN is voluntary. However, if you do not provide your SSN, another number will be substituted, which will delay processing your application or course certificate. 

 

PAPERWORK BURDEN DISCLOSURE NOTICE 

 

Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 9 minutes per response. The burden estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing 

data sources, gathering and maintaining the needed data, and completing, reviewing, and submitting the form. You are not required to respond to this collection of 

information unless it displays a vaild OMB control number. Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to: 

Information Collections Management, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20472, Paperwork 

Reduction Project (1660-0100). NOTE: Do not send your completed form to this address.
Human Dignity Statement

The uniqueness of all individuals attending DHS-conducted or sponsored training is recognized, as well as their diversity, which can be a resource that enriches the learning environment 

through sharing of differing perspectives. An equal learning opportunity is provided to all 

course participants. This is supported by:

•	 ensuring	equal	opportunity	to	all	participants,	employees,	and	contractors;

•	 prohibiting	all	discrimination	and	harassment;

•	 supporting	affirmative	employment	policies	and	practices	on	behalf	of	minorities,	women,	

and	persons	with	disabilities;

•	 encouraging	participants,	staff,	and	contractors	to	communicate	and	behave	in	a	manner	which	

is	sensitive	to,	and	acknowledges	the	viewpoints	of	others;

•	 regarding	diversity	as	a	resource	that	enriches	the	learning	environment	through	the	sharing	

of	differing	perspectives,	experiences,	and	ideas;

•	 removing	barriers	to	teamwork	through	collaboration,	problem-solving,	and	the	constructive	

resolution	of	conflicts;	and

•	 continuing	to	identify	and	eliminate	barriers	to	training,	employment,	and	advancement	of	

minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

Participants, instructors, and staff are expected to treat each other with respect at all times. Inappropriate 

behavior will not be tolerated and may result in removal from campus.