Welcome to the Emergency Management Institute

The mission of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is to “Provide national leadership in developing and delivering training to ensure that individuals and groups having key emergency management responsibilities at all levels of government, including FEMA employees, possess the requisite skills to 

perform their jobs effectively.”

Through its courses and integrated programs, EMI serves as the national focal point 

for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance 

the capabilities of State, Tribal, and local 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 with particular emphasis on governing doctrine such 

as the National Response Framework, National Incident Management System, and the 

National Preparedness Guidelines.

EMI’s instruction is based upon the principles of emergency management which 

create a framework within communities to reduce vulnerability to hazards and 

cope with disasters. EMI develops courses and administers Resident, Field, and 

Independent Study training programs in areas of natural hazards—such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and dam safety; technological hazards—such as hazardous materials and radiological incidents; and other important areas of study to 

include: professional development, leadership, instructional methodology, exercise 

design and evaluation, information technology, public information and communication, resource management, and integrated emergency management. Through these 

courses participants learn to coordinate and to integrate activities necessary to build, 

sustain, and improve their communities’ capacity to mitigate against, prepare for, 

respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, 

or other man-made disasters.
Emergency management institute

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Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

Phone: 301-447-1000 • 800-238-3358

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Course dates are available on the Web at:

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Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FEMA Federal Partners Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Higher Education Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Certified Emergency Manager® (CEM®) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Credit for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 American Council on Education (ACE) Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 College Credit for Independent Study Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Outline of Catalog and Course Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

World Wide Web Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

National Emergency Training Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Learning Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Map of Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Description of Buildings—National Emergency Training Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The National Civil Defense/Emergency Management Monument . . . . . . . . . . 10

NETC Campus Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Food Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Alcoholic Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Transportation and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Directions to NETC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Application Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Enrollment for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Attendance/Substitution/Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Dress Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Costs/Stipends/Reimbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Foreign Applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Travel Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

EMI Training at Noble Training Center (NTC), Fort McClellan/Anniston, Alabama . 17

 Smoking/Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

General Directions to Center for Domestic Preparedness/Noble Training Center..19

Curriculum Descriptions—Resident Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Building Design for Homeland Security (E155) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E156) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts (E194) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (E212) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Digital Hazard Data (E234) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): Special Topics (E241) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) (E262) . . . . . . . . . . 23

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine Analysis

 System (HEC-RAS) (E264) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance

 Program (NFIP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E270) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Model System

 (HEC-HMS) (E271) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance

 Program (NFIP) (E273) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW) (E274) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Benefit-Cost Users Workshop (E275) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training (E276) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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 (NFIP/CRS) (E278) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (E279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II (E282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mitigation for Tribal Officials (E344) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E362) . . 27

Residential Coastal Construction (E386) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Disaster-Resistant Jobs’ Strategies for Community Emergency and Economic

 Risk (CEER) Management (E464) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

HAZUS-MH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (E170) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

HAZUS-MH for Flood (E172) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

HAZUS-MH for Earthquake (E174) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations (E179) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Introduction to ArcGIS (E190) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation Planning (E296) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Basic HAZUS-MH (E313) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Comprehensive Data Management (E317) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Preparedness and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation (L304) . . . . 36

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning (E/L340) . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC) (E341) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E449) . . . . 37

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

 Trainer (TTT) (E/L548) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E550) . . . . . 38

Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments (E/L580) . . . . . . 38

Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments (E581) . . . . . . . . 39

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Master Trainer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

 Management and Supervision of Training (E601) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

 Performance and Needs Analysis (E602) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

 Instructional Design (E603) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

 Course Development (E604) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

 Instructional Delivery (E605) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

 Evaluation of Training (K606) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

 Master Trainer Practicum (E609) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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National Training and Exercise Roundtable (E236) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

National Training and Exercise Conference (E237) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

State Emergency Management Director Training Course (E257) . . . . . . . . . . 45

Emergency Management Higher Education Conference (E392) . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Disaster Operations and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials (E202) . . . . 46

State Coordinating Officer (E208) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (E210) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ESF #14 FEMA/State Long-Term Community Recovery (E211) . . . . . . . . . . . 47

State Volunteer and Donations Management (E289) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program Course (E354) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

State Public Assistance Operations (E376) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E430) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees (E478) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Integrated Emergency Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) Student Selection Criteria . 49

IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response (E900) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation (E901) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response (E905) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response (E910) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

IEMC: Homeland Security (E915) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response (E920) . . . . . . . . . . 52

Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses (E930) . . . . 53

IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team

 Interface (E947) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Advanced Public Information Officers (E388) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

The National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) and the Master Exercise

Practitioner Program (MEPP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation (E132) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation (E133) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Operations-Based Exercise Development (E136)......................59

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Seismic Retrofit Training for Building Contractors and Inspectors (G225) . . . . 61

Disaster-Resistant Jobs Training (G246) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Residential Coastal Construction (G277) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training (G278) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (G279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate

 Training (G285) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments (G318) . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (G362) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Mitigation and Recovery Exercises (G398) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

 Earthquake (G398.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

 Flood (G398.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

 Hurricane (G398.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Earthquake Safety Program for Schools (G434) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6 (G436) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12 (G439) . 64

Field-Delivered Cooperative Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Preparedness and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100 . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC)

 Interface (G191) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial

 Action Incidents, ICS-200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM) (G250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

 Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources (G250.6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

 Senior Officials’ Workshop: Preparedness and Response for Terrorist Incidents

 (involving nuclear, biological, and chemical agents) (G250.12) . . . . . . . . . 68

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness (G271) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Warning Coordination (G272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (G275) . . . 69

Resource Management (G276) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents,

 ICS-300 (G300) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Introduction to Hazardous Materials Preparedness (G301) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses (G310) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario (G310.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario (G310.2) . . . . . . . . . 70

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario (G310.3) . . . . . . . 70
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 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario (G310.4) . . . . . . . . . 70

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario (G310.5) . . . . . 70

 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario (G310.6) . . . . . . 70

Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning (G311) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Radiological Instructors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response (G320) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Hospital Emergency Department Management of Hazardous Materials

 Accidents (HMA) (G346) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or

 Disaster (G351) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents (G357) . . . . . . . . . . 72

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course (G358) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups (G365.3) . 73

Mass Fatalities Incident Response (G386) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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

 Complex Incidents, ICS-400 (G400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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

 Officials, ICS-402 (G402) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments (G408) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager Course (G549) . . . . . . . . 75

Communications Interoperability Course (G575) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (G775) . . . 75

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective (G249) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Instructional Delivery Skills (formerly G261, Instructional Presentation

 Skills) (G265) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Advanced Professional Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Disaster Operations and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Community Mass Care Management (G108) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations (G197) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials (G202) . . . 78

Public Assistance Program Applicant Workshop (G203) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM) (G250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

 Workshop: Local Situation (RAPID) Assessment (G250.7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Expedient Flood Training (G270.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Managing Through a Disaster for Supervisors (G270.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Local Volunteer and Donations Management (G288) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Flood Fight Operations (G361) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Integrated Emergency Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local

 Governments (G110) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Basic Public Information Officers (PIO) (G290) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Non-Resident Master Exercise Practitioner Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Exercise Evaluation (G130) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Exercise Control/Simulation (G135) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Exercise Program Manager/Management (G137) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner (G138) . . . . . . . . . . . 84

FEMA/Federal Partners Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Disaster Operations and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Debris Task Force Leader (E200) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Debris Operations (E201) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Equal Rights Officer Basic (E216) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Equal Rights Officer Update Course (E217) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Situation Unit (E224) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Documentation Unit (E229) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Demobilization/Plans Support Unit (E233) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Rapid Needs Assessment Team Training (L236) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

406 Hazard Mitigation Section (E239) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Public Affairs Policy and Procedures (E249) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Disaster Travel Manager Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E256) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Human Resources (HR) Operations (E259) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Community Relations Reporting Techniques and Analysis (E267) . . . . . . . . . . 88

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations (E/L269) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Basic Training for Community Relations (CR) for Field Specialists (E277) . . . . 89

Community Relations (CR) for Managers (E281) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation (E283) . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM) (E292) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader (E294) . . . . . . 90

Individual Assistance (IA) Basic Management (E/B/L321) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Human Resources (HR) Specialist Training (E325) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing (E347) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Orientation to Mission Assignments (E348) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management (E356) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Congressional Affairs Specialist (E368) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Congressional Affairs Advanced (E370) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop (E372) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Public Assistance Officer (PAO) Course (E374) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Grant Administration: A Public Assistance Perspective (E377) . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I (E381) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

PAC Crew Leader (E382) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)—Phase II (E/L384) . . . . . . . . . . 93

Response Operations II—420 Intermediate Command and General

 Staff (E422) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Response Operations III—320 Introduction (E/L423) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office (E/L438)........93

ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field Office (E/L440) . . . . . . . . . 94

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) for Joint Field Offices (JFOs)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L443) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format (E480) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Cost Estimating Format Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E482) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Individuals and Households Program (IHP) Direct Housing Operations

 Management (E485) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

FEMA Mobilization Center/National Logistics Staging Area (E660) . . . . . . . . . 95

Cadre Manager Workshop (E/L661) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

FEMA Basic Grants Management (E/L701) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

FEMA Advanced Grants Management (E/L702) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Disaster Contracting (E706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Introductory Field Attorney Training (E/L713) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Advanced Field Attorney Training (E714) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Comptroller Basic (E716) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Disaster Alternative Dispute Resolution Basic Training (E/B717) . . . . . . . . . . 98

Basic Property Management (E720) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Advanced Property Management (E721) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) (E722) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Custodial Officer Training (E725) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

External Affairs Leadership (E729) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

External Affairs Overview Field Course (E731) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

LIMS Mobile (E732) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) Operators Course (E735) . . 100
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 and Financial Closeout (E758) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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

 Financial Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E/L759) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Resources Unit (E760) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training (E778) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Orientation to Disaster Response Operations (E/L779) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

FEMA Safety Officers Course (E780) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

eTasker (E786) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Lecture (L934) . . . . 102

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Exercise (L935) . . . 103

Security Orientation (E979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Security Recertification (E980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

FEMA Safety Refresher Course (E981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT) (L990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations (E203) . 104

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training (E206) . . . . . . . . 104

Building Science Seminar (E312) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Environmental and Historic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program Policy Integration

 and Management Training (E252) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (E/L253) . 105

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System

 (E-MIS) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E255) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program (E265) . . . . . . 106

Advanced Environmental Operations (E266) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training (E727) . . . . . . . . 107

Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species (E791) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

NEMIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

National Emergency Management Information System Emergency

 Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance (E830) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

National Emergency Management Information System Emergency

 Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E831) . . . . . . . . . . 108

Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) Public

 Assistance Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E861) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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IT Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications (E815) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance (E816) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Disaster Training for IT Managers (E817) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

IT Wireless Communications (E818) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations (E819) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Information Technology Enterprise System (E835) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Employee Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Travel Manager 8.2 (E254) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS)

 Transactions (E337) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Performance Excellence Series II—Communication and Customer

 Service (E526) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Performance Excellence Series II—Representing the Agency (E527) . . . . . . 110

Performance Excellence Series II—Achieving Results and Teamwork (E528) . 111

Performance Excellence Series II—Leadership for Managerial Success (E529) . 111

Support Advisory Group for Empowerment (SAGE) Conference (E530)......111

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Communication and Customer

 Service (E534) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Achieving Effective

 Results/Teamwork (E535) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Representing the Agency (E536) . . . 112

Basic Mediation (E542) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Human Resources for Supervisors and Managers (E543) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Supervisory Leadership Training (E736) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Independent Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Program Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

How to Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Submitting Your Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Earn College Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Professional Development Series Certificate of Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Active and Reserve Members of the Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

 Emergency Manager (IS-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

 Radiological Emergency Management (IS-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

 An Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IS-5.A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance (IS-7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive

 Order 12699 (IS-8.A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

 Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness” (IS-10) . . . 116

 Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning” (IS-11) . . . . . . . . . 117

 Property Acquisition (Buyout) for Local Communities (IS-12) . . . . . . . . . . 117

 Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.A) . 117

 Supervisors Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity (IS-16) . . . . . . . . . . 117

 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22) . . . . . 118

 Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant (IS-30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

 Household Hazardous Materials (IS-55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

 Introduction to the Incident Command System (IS-100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

 Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal Disaster

 Workers (IS-100.FW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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

 Hospitals (IS-100.HC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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

 Enforcement (IS-100.LE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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

 Works Personnel (IS-100.PW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

 Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools

 (IS-100.SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

 Livestock in Disasters (IS-111) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

 An Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (IS-130) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

 Exercise Design (IS-139) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

 Special Needs Planning Considerations for Emergency

 Management (IS-197.EM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

 Special Needs Planning Considerations for Service and Support

 Providers (IS-197.SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

 Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action

 Incidents (IS-200) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

 Applying Incident Command System (ICS) to Healthcare

 Organizations (IS-200.HC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

 State Disaster Management (IS-208) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

 Principles of Emergency Management (IS-230) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

 Emergency Planning (IS-235) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

 Leadership and Influence (IS-240) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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 Decision Making and Problem Solving (IS-241) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

 Effective Communication (IS-242) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

 Developing and Managing Volunteers (IS-244) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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

 to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution (IS-250) . . . 124

 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (IS-253) . 124

 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk (IS-271) . . . . . . . . 125

 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (IS-279) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (IS-288) . . . . 125

 Disaster Basics (IS-292) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

 Mission Assignment (MA) Overview (IS-293) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

 Radiological Emergency Response (IS-301) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training

 (MERRTT) (IS-302) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams (IS-317) . . . . . . 126

 Community Hurricane Preparedness (IS-324) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

 Refresher Course for Radiological Response (IS-330) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise

 Evaluation (IS-331) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

 Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning (IS-340) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

 Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel (IS-346) . . . . . 127

 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (IS-362) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction (IS-386) . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation (IS-393.A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

 Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster (IS-394.A) . . . . . . 128

 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness (IS-546) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) (IS-547) . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process (IS-630) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

 Public Assistance Operations I (IS-631) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program

 (IS-632) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments (IS-650) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction (IS-700) . 130

 Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course (IS-701) . . . . . . . . . . 130

 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information

 Systems (IS-702) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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 Management (IS-703) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction (IS-706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

 National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction (IS-800.B) . . . . . . 132

 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) (IS-860) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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

 Operations Course (IS-1900) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Regional and State Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

FEMA Regional Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

State Training Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Index of Courses and Mission Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Resident Course Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

State/Local/Tribal Course Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

FEMA/Federal Partners Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Independent Study Course Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Numerical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

GENERAL ADMISSIONS APPLICATION (FEMA Form 75-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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Emergency Management Institute 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 perform their jobs effectively.

“A 58-YEar Legacy of Training and

Educat ion in Emergency Management”

History

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter formed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by 

consolidating several government organizations. That same year Congress appropriated funds to 

transfer the Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) and United States Fire Administration (USFA) and 

National Fire Academy (NFA) into FEMA.

The Civil Defense Program (CDP) had been established in 1947 under the Department of Defense. 

Training was first offered under this authority in the spring of 1951 at three federal facilities. In 

1954, CDSC was founded in Battle Creek, Michigan, as a national adult resident training center under 

CDP to administer the civil defense training program. At the time of transfer to FEMA, the CDSC 

was re-designated as the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) to reflect its new and significantly 

broader mission to train and educate the nation’s emergency management community.

In June of 1809, Elizabeth Bayley Seton (later canonized as the first American Saint) had arrived 

in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and established the first parochial school for girls in the United States. 

Over the years, that school grew to include Saint Joseph College, a four-year liberal arts college for 

women. In 1973, Saint Joseph College closed its doors and merged its students and faculty with 

Mount Saint Mary’s University, formerly a liberal arts men’s college located two miles south on highway U.S. 15.

Saint Joseph College facilities were purchased by FEMA in 1979 with funding from Congress for the 

specific purpose of housing EMI, USFA, and NFA in suitable facilities. Since 1979, EMI continues to 

share the 107-acre campus with USFA and NFA. Collectively the campus is designated the National 

Emergency Training Center (NETC). CDSC funded its move and the major renovation needed to open 

required buildings for EMI on this campus. During transition, EMI held classes in temporary facilities until its renovations were completed and officially opened its doors on the new campus in early 

1981. Additionally, major upgrades to the NETC campus occurred from 1991 through 1995 from 

Congressional appropriations. 

EMI and NFA are managed independently with unique student audiences and curricula for the emergency management and national fire communities. EMI and NFA have collaborated on curricula and 

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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 and 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, National Incident 

Management System, 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 400 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.

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 Flood Plain 

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 2007, EMI delivered 514 resident courses at the NETC campus training 14,565 individual students. The EMI Independent Study (IS) Program, a Web-based distance learning program open to 

the public, delivered extensive online training from 62 courses and trained more than 2.8 million 

individuals. The EMI IS Web site receives 2.5 to 3 million visitors a day. Nineteen new courses were 

added to the curriculum this past year alone. 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 Operation (DFTO), implemented by EMI. In 2007 alone, the DFTO trained 24,950 disaster response employees and volunteers 

directly at disaster sites throughout the United States. 

EMI conducts three national level conferences. The Institute is the host to the National Preparedness 

Annual Training and Exercise Conference held in May and 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 300 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 www.training.fema.gov.
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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 

Officers are listed at the back of this catalog.

FEMA/Federal Partners 

Courses

Providing performance-based disaster operations 

and recovery training for FEMA’s Disaster Workforce 

is a key mission for the Emergency Management 

Institute. EMI works with FEMA’s Disaster Workforce 

Cadre Managers and Program Offices to develop 

Position Task Books that detail the tasks to be performed for each job; Credentialing Plans that show 

the training, skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to meet the standards for all FEMA cadre 

members; and job-specific training that is linked to 

the requirements defined in the Position Task Books. 

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.

Higher Education Project

The primary goal of the FEMA Emergency 

Management Higher Education Project 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, 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 following Web site address:

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

In addition, the following information can be found 

on the 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, 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 

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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.

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 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

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted

Continuing Education Units (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 issued from the 

NETC Admissions Office upon request. Each course 

description includes the CEUs.

FEMA is an authorized provider that ensures the training received meets all criteria under the International 

Association of Continuing Education and Training.

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: core and 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)

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16825 South Seton Avenue

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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 114).

The Independent Study courses can be accessed on 

the Internet at: http://training.fema.gov/IS/

Outline of Catalog and 

Course Coding

The 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 the Application, Registration, 

Attendance, Costs and Stipends, Foreign Applicants, 

Travel, Lodging, Food Services, etc., and maps with 

descriptions for NETC are addressed on page 13.

The courses are divided into Resident, State/

Local/Tribal Field, and FEMA/Federal Partners sections: Mitigation, HAZUS-MH, Preparedness and 

Technology, Professional Development, Disaster 

Operations and Recovery, 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 

Center

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)

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

FEMA Form 75-5 http://www.training.fema.gov/apply/

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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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 students, 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 Learning Resource Center

The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is the campus 

library for participants attending the EMI, NFA, and 

other training and education programs delivered at 

the NETC. The LRC provides current information 

and resources on fire and emergency management 

subjects. With its collection of more than 100,000 

books, reports, periodicals, and audiovisual materials, the LRC facilitates and supports student and faculty research and supplements classroom lectures 

and course materials.

The LRC routinely supplies answers to simple 

requests—such as an organization’s telephone number and address, a publication’s source and price, 

etc. 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.

The LRC is closed to the general public. Only NETC 

personnel, faculty, and students may visit the LRC 

and borrow material. However, via interlibrary loan 

(www.lrc.fema.gov/lrcwebillinfo.html) through 

local libraries, the general public can access most of 

the LRC’s collection. Additionally, the LRC’s Online 

Card Catalog is available to the public for searching 

at www.lrc.fema.gov.

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.The 

following page describes each of the buildings.

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Description of Buildings

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 four-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 and the United States Fire 

Administration (which includes the National Fire 

Academy). 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. (G) (I)

Building E—Built in 1926 and renovated in 1966 

and 1993, it is occupied by NETC Budget offices, 

Computer Support personnel, the EENET TV studio 

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

Building F—Built in 1925 and renovated in 1965 

and 1995, it has 45 dormitory rooms. (G) (I)

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 the National Fire Academy 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 National Fire Academy (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 the Emergency Management 

Institute classrooms. The 3-story brick structure also 

contains a Dining Hall capable of seating 500 people 

and EMI Independent Study offices. (F)

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

consists of 38 dormitory rooms, an EMI classroom, 

and support offices. (I)

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

houses 2 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 the Emergency Management Institute. (F)

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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. 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 the Emergency Management Institute and 

National Fire Academy 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 

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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.

NETC Campus Information

Lodging

All lodging rooms are nonsmoking rooms and are 

randomly assigned prior to your arrival. Because 

of the random assignments of rooms, classmates 

may not be lodged together. If the student count 

exceeds the number of single rooms available, students 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 accommodations on your application. If 

you are required to pay for your lodging, you may 

do so by cash, personal check, traveler’s check, and 

credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and 

Discover).

If you are a non-DHS Federal employee, your Travel 

Authorization should state that “Housing will be 

provided to the traveler at NETC” (currently $20 

to $30 per night), payable upon arrival at NETC. 

If housing is not available at NETC a “Certificate of 

Non-Availability” will be issued by NETC. If you 

are a foreign student, 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 $20 to $30 per 

night), payable upon arrival at NETC. USFA accepts 

credit card payment (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or 

American Express) for lodging. If you are a DHS 

employee (including DAE/SAEs), you must present a copy of your travel authorization at registration, and you should read the FEMA instructions, 

policies, and comptroller-grams dealing with travel 

to NETC. Your travel authorization 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.

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 at NETC, you 

must notify the Housing Office in writing at NETCHousing@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.

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, students 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 student from a foreign country,

please be prepared to show your passport or visa at 

registration.

Firearms

Prohibited on Campus! Due to heightened security requirements, please understand that security 

and law enforcement personnel may search you, 

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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 do arrive at NETC with weapons of any kind 

without prior approval, your entry to campus 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, students must report to Building C to 

obtain room assignments and key cards. Students 

may be lodged 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

Students 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 student acceptance package.

Please read this information carefully BEFORE 

making flight arrangements. Students must call 

the NETC Transportation Office at 301-447-1113 

at least 2 weeks in advance to reserve a seat on the 

airport shuttle.

Seating on the bus may be unavailable, and transportation to Emmitsburg will be at the student’s own 

expense if a student fails to call.

Students 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. Student 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. Students may arrive on campus any 

time after 12:30 p.m. the day before class begins. 

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.
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General Information

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 

in EMI courses. (See Foreign Applicants, next page.)

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 student-related policies and procedures. NETC actively encourages all qualified minority and female candidates to apply for all courses. 

Application Procedures

The form used to apply to take an EMI course is the 

General Admissions Application Form (FEMA Form 

75-5, which expires May 31, 2010). The only FEMA 

Form 75-5 that will be accepted is the one with 

the expiration date of May 31, 2010. A copy of the 

form is included at the back of this catalog, and it 

may be duplicated. Additional forms can be downloaded from the EMI Web site (www.training.fema.

gov/apply) or obtained from State and local emergency management offices, FEMA regional offices, 

or the NETC Office of Admissions. The addresses for 

the State/local emergency management offices and 

the FEMA regional offices are listed at the back of the 

catalog. Please fill out all blanks on the application 

form completely or it will be returned.

ENROLLMENT FOR EMI COURSES

Students can now apply to EMI courses any time up to 5 weeks before the start of the course. Acceptance letters will be sent to 

students who apply early 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 

first-come, first-served basis. (NOTE: for IEMC vacancies by position, consult the IEMC Web site at

www.training.fema.gov/EMICourses).
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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:

 NETC Office of Admissions

 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 

off-site 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.

If you have questions about your eligibility to receive 

a stipend, please call (301) 447-1035.

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, 

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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 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)

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. 

EMI Training at Noble 

Training Center (NTC), Fort 

McClellan/Anniston, Alabama

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) also 

conducts training at the Noble Training Center 

(NTC) (Fort McClellan), which is located at 

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 

Anniston, Alabama, between the cities of Oxford 

and Jacksonville, in Calhoun County. This northeastern area of Alabama generally has a mild climate. 

The area formerly known as Fort McClellan is still 

used by the Alabama National Guard and the Army 

Reserve as a military training area. 

Smoking/Alcohol

Smoking in Federal facilities is prohibited. Each 

building has a designated outdoor smoking area. 

Alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the 

premises.

Weapons

Firearms and other personal weapons are not 

required for training and are not authorized at CDP. 

Transportation of any weapon onto the Federal 

facility or possession of any weapon on CDP property is cause for immediate dismissal from training and notification of local law enforcement 

agencies.

Lodging

Lodging will be provided onsite to eligible participants at no cost to you or your organization.

Meals

Depending on the course, student expenditures are 

very similar to those at EMI. Your acceptance letter 
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will outline the specific course amounts, methods 

of payment, etc.

Note: Onsite transportation is provided to and from all training 

areas and support facilities at CDP on a scheduled basis.

Dress Code

Attire for training is business casual during course 

hours. During outdoor training, participants should 

consider wearing clothing suitable for the weather 

conditions and training activity. 

Security

All personnel entering CDP should become familiar and comply with the security regulations and 

instructions. All personnel will walk through a metal 

detector, and both personnel and packages are subject to search and inspection. All students will display their student badge (identification) at all times 

while inside the facility.

Recreation

Fitness Facilities

Each dormitory building has exercise equipment 

located on the first floor. In addition, there are two 

fitness facilities available for your use. These facilities 

are owned and operated by the city of Anniston. 

The Truman Gym is open daily until 9 p.m. The following activities are available at Truman Gym: heated 

indoor pool, racquetball, sauna, Nautilus room, freeweight room, and basketball.

The Fitness Center is located 1 mile from CDP. The 

center is open daily until 6:30 p.m. The following 

activities are available at the Fitness Center: Nautilus, 

sauna, sauna-vibe massage, cardio room, and freeweights.

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 shopping area (Commissary and PX complex). There are numerous other banking institutions within the local area. 

Travel

Note: You must first receive an acceptance letter from the NETC 

Admissions Office before making any travel arrangements. 

Privately-Owned Vehicles

Driving directions to CDP are provided below. Your 

acceptance letter will outline the method and rate of 

reimbursement. 

Air Travel

Your acceptance letter will contain specific instructions on making airline reservations. Arrangements 

should be made with your flight arriving at Hartsfield 

Atlanta International Airport. For security purposes, 

be prepared to show a photo ID. Transportation to 

CDP will be provided via shuttle bus to/from the 

airport. Please call (256) 741-3600 to reserve a seat 

on the shuttle bus.

In case of emergency or travel difficulties, please 

call the Center for Domestic Preparedness at 

(256) 741-3419.
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General Directions to Center 

for Domestic Preparedness/

Noble Training Center

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/

The Noble Training Center (NTC) is approximately 

90 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia, and 60 miles east 

of Birmingham, Alabama. If traveling from the east, 

west, or south, the best access is Interstate 20 to Exit 

185 in Oxford, then north on Alabama Highway 21 

for approximately 7 miles. From the north, take I-59 

to U.S. 431 South to Alabama Highway 21. Turn left 

on Highway 21 North and travel approximately 3 

miles. The entrance is Baltzell Gate-Fort McClellan.

From Birmingham airport:

1. From the Birmingham Airport, take I-20 East 

from Birmingham.

2. Take I-20 East to exit 185 OXFORD-ANNISTON 

(Ala 21) (about 60 miles).

3. Upon exiting, you will be in Oxford, Alabama. 

Continue north on Ala 21 into Anniston. 

Proceed through Anniston to Fort McClellan.

4. After driving on Ala 21 for about 8 miles, 

you will see the Fort fence on your right. You 

will pass two closed gates. You will come to a 

signalized intersection (EXXON station on left). 

Proceed through this intersection and KEEP 

RIGHT.

5. Turn right onto Baltzell Gate Road. Follow 

Baltzell and parallel the golf course. You will 

pass the clubhouse on your left.

6. At the intersection (TEE), turn left onto 

FEDERAL WAY and proceed up the hill. Watch 

for the blue and white signs for FEMA/Noble 

Training Center which will be on your right on 

CARE DRIVE. Park in northeast lot. Go to glass 

door (under FEMA sign).

Watch for the blue and white signs marking the route to NTC on 

Baltzell Gate Road.

If you need additional directions, please call 

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness at 

(256) 240-7500.

From Atlanta airport:

1. At your car rental agency, ask for directions from 

the airport to CAMP CREEK PARKWAY.

2. Take CAMP CREEK PARKWAY to I-20 West 

(about 13 miles).

3. Take I-20 West to exit 185 OXFORD-ANNISTON 

(Ala 21) about 75 miles.

4. Upon exiting you will be in Oxford, Alabama. 

Continue north on Ala 21 into Anniston. 

Proceed through Anniston to Fort McClellan.

5. After driving on Ala 21 for about 8 miles, 

you will see the Fort fence on your right. You 

will pass two closed gates. You will come to a 

signalized intersection (EXXON station on left). 

Proceed through this intersection and KEEP 

RIGHT.

6. Turn right onto Baltzell Gate Road. Follow 

Baltzell and parallel the golf course. You will 

pass the clubhouse on your left.

7. At the intersection (TEE), turn left onto 

FEDERAL WAY and proceed up the hill. Watch 

for the blue and white signs for FEMA/Noble 

Training Center which will be on your right on 

CARE DRIVE. Park in northeast lot. Go to glass 

door (under FEMA sign).

Watch for the blue and white signs marking the route to NTC on 

Baltzell Gate Road.

If you need additional directions, please call 

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness at 

(256) 240-7500.

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Mitigation Curriculum

The Mitigation curriculum provides training for 

Federal, State, local, and Tribal government officials who are working to eliminate or reduce the 

long-term risk to human life and property posed by 

earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, dam failures, landslides, hurricanes, and other natural hazards.

The curriculum includes training courses of varying lengths. Resident offerings generally last 4 days 

while field courses last 1 to 2 days. Some offerings 

are appropriate only for resident delivery because 

they require instruction by representatives of a number of Federal agencies and facilitators located in the 

Washington, DC, area.

Many of the courses offered in this curriculum area 

directly support the training requirements of Federal 

programs, such as the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP), the National Hurricane Program, 

and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program (NEHRP). Participants in these courses 

learn about program regulations and policies and are 

provided with the tools and techniques for implementing mitigation strategies.

Building Design for Homeland Security

(E155)

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. Both documents combine best practices among Federal agency publications for engineers and architects and other design professionals. 

The course is designed to enhance participant knowledge of measures and technology available to reduce 

risks from terrorist attacks. The course focus is on 

explosive blast; chemical, biological, and radiological attacks; and the best mitigation measures for site 

and building design and layout. There is guidance on 

electronic security systems. Participants will understand the design approaches to mitigate man-made 

hazards and comprehend the trade-offs needed to 

optimize various design requirements.

Selection Criteria: The course is intended for engineers, 

architects, and building science officials involved in 

mitigation planning and design to protect people 

and property against man-made hazards. Secondary 

audiences include land-use planners, hazard mitigation specialists, consultants, academic staff, and 

other professionals involved in State/local planning 

or design efforts.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Building Design for Homeland Security

for Continuity of Operations (COOP)

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E156)

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 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 it 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.

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In order to ensure that Federal agencies or departments are able to take full advantage of this training opportunity, FEMA will only accept participants 

representing their department or agencies’ COOP 

Program Office, Facility Management, and Security 

Management sections.

Upon completion of this course, participants should 

be able to:

•	 Understand the design approaches to mitigate

man-made hazards that have the greatest 

applicability and benefit for specific threats;

•	 Train other COOP stakeholders to include

Program Managers and Facility/Security Offices.

Requirement: A laptop is required by each individual for 

classroom exercises.

Selection Criteria: FEMA will only accept participants 

representing their Federal department or agencies’ 

COOP Program Office, Facility Management, and 

Security Management sections. Participants are limited to two from the same department or agency.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Completion of IS-546, Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) Awareness, or IS-547, Introduction to 

Continuity of Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

Advanced Floodplain Management

Concepts (E194)

This course consists of four modules: NFIP 

Floodplain Rules and Regulations in Depth; NFIP: 

LOMC Procedures for Applying and Floodplain 

Management Implications; Roles and Responsibilities 

of the Local Floodplain Manager; and Preparing for 

Post-Disaster Responsibilities. Each of these topics 

are designed to be at a higher level of detail than 

any 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 appropriate rules and regulations, 

but also why they are in effect and how to apply 

them. This course is exercise rich and participants 

can expect to be engaged throughout much of the 

course.

Selection Criteria: Floodplain Managers with more 

than 3 years of full-time floodplain management 

experience.

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 12 (core)

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: 2.8

Digital Hazard Data (E234)

This course is designed to give floodplain and 

emergency management personnel the necessary 

skills and knowledge to use digital flood data and 

other hazard data. It is not intended to make participants technically proficient (experts) in the 

hands-on use of Geographic Information Systems 

(GIS). Participants must have basic computer skills 
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and literacy, including knowledge of Windows. 

Advanced users should be aware that many basic GIS 

concepts will be included in course content and 

exercises. This training supports FEMA’s conversion 

of the paper flood insurance rate maps to a computerized format.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course consists of State and local floodplain and emergency 

management personnel, regional personnel with 

National Flood Insurance Program responsibilities, 

personnel from other Federal agencies involved in 

floodplain and emergency management, and State 

and local planners. Individuals who are not in manager/planner positions may apply if the need to 

attend this training is documented in block 16 of 

the application.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must be able to do the 

following.

1. Read and interpret the Flood Insurance Rate 

Map.

2. Use, or be planning to use, GIS.

3. Use a personal computer and Windows 2000.

A statement verifying the above qualifications 

should be included in block 16 of the 

application form.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 6 (parallel)

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP):

Special Topics (E241)

This course is specifically designed for communities, 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

Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter

Experts (SMEs) (E262)

This is an exciting and dynamic course that helps 

subject matter experts develop the skills necessary 

to deliver high quality, effective training. Course 

material includes the following: how to impact the 

learning environment; learner effects; room effects; 

instructor effects; and course material effects. Also 

covered are room design and set-up, instructional 

preparation, and course delivery and evaluation. 

Interactive sessions move participants through each 

one of these topic areas, and the final 2 days of 

the course are spent with participants and course 

instructors evaluating presentations and providing 

positive and powerful feedback. Participants are videotaped so that they may learn from watching their 

presentation after the course is over and continue to 

refine their preparation and delivery skills.
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Selection Criteria: Participants must be designated as 

instructors for their agency as a part of their work 

responsibilities. This designation does not have to be 

full-time but can be “another duty as assigned”.

Course Length: 4 days

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 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

Managing Floodplain Development Through

the National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E270)

This course is designed to train subject matter 

experts in how to deliver an effective and interesting course on floodplain management topics. The 

Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP (E273) 

course is used as the basis for delivery of this training. Participants will be expected to pick two sections of the E273 course and be prepared to teach 

them to the full class, and then to receive constructive feedback regarding their presentation. Two days 

of the course are dedicated to the various factors 

that can make training exceptional and effective, 

with the remaining 2 days used for practice and 

evaluation. Videotapes will be made so that participants can review their own performance and critique themselves at their leisure.

Selection Criteria: Participants should be thoroughly 

familiar with the course material and experienced 

enough to teach the class and answer in-depth questions. More than 3 years of floodplain management 

experience is required.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Participants should have attended 

E273, Managing Floodplain Development 

Through the National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP).

Course Length: 4 days

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic

Model 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
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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 less than 3 years of floodplain 

management experience. Attendance will be limited 

to two participants from any State for each offering.

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. 

Benefit-Cost Users Workshop (E275)

This workshop is designed for Local, Tribal, State, 

and FEMA 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.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have knowledge of 

mathematics (basic algebra and percentages) 

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 FEMA and 

State hazard mitigation officials. 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: 1.3

CECs: 12 (core)
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National Flood Insurance Program

Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS)

(E278)

This course covers the 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: FEMA regional office staff, NFIP 

State coordinators, regional planning officials, local 

and Tribal government officials, those performing 

floodplain management 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 per fiscal year.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: The course is designed for those 

officials with some floodplain management 

experience. 

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.

Selection Criteria: The audience comprises engineers 

and architects, and building code, floodplain management,* hazard mitigation,* planning,* zoning,* 

and public works officials.*

* This course is intended for those with engineering, architectural, or building science knowledge.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: It is recommended that participants 

complete IS-279, Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Structures. 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: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.9

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 great detail: Considerations 

for Placement of Manufactured Homes and 

Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain, NFIP Flood 

Insurance Principles for the FPM, Higher Standards 

in Floodplain Management, and Hydrology and 

Watershed Processes for the Non-Engineer. Each of 

these topics is designed to be discussed and reviewed 

in greater detail than any 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 these particular topic areas. This 

course is exercise rich and participants can expect to 

be engaged throughout much of the course.
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Selection Criteria: Full-time floodplain managers with 

more than 3 years of full-time floodplain management experience.

Course Length: 4 days

CECs: 12 (core)

Mitigation for Tribal Officials (E344)

This course provides Tribal members and their representatives with an overview of FEMA’s mitigation 

programs, outlines Tribal mitigation responsibilities, and discusses opportunities for achieving mitigation successes. The course will cover mitigation 

planning, the National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP), and mitigation grant programs.

Selection Criteria: The course will be limited to 

Federally recognized Tribal members and their 

representatives.

Prerequisites:

Required: E580, Emergency Management Framework for 

Tribal Governments.

Recommended: E581, Emergency Management Operations 

for Tribal Governments.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for

Schools Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E362)

This 4-day Train-the-Trainer course provides school 

district teams with the knowledge, skills, and tools 

needed to develop all-hazard school plans for school 

emergencies. The course focuses on the phases of 

emergency management and explains how to use 

the Incident Command System (ICS) as the foundation for a school emergency response plan. Using 

ICS, school personnel will be able to coordinate 

their emergency activities with outside agencies 

in response to any situation. Teams are expected to 

return to their school districts and teach the field 

course to their school personnel.

•	 Unit 1: Course Overview and Introduction

•	 Unit 2: Responding Using the Incident

Command System

•	 Unit 3: Developing the School Plan

•	 Unit 4: Planning for Incidents InvolvingViolence

•	 Unit 5:Training and Testing the Plan

•	 Unit 6: Final Exercise

•	 Unit 7: Course Summary

Delivering the Course in the Field

Selection Criteria is as follows:

•	 Only “school district” teams should apply for the

Train-the-Trainer (E362).

•	 Submit applications as a “package” using the

format below as a cover sheet. Place person’s 

name next to position being filled.

First Responders

•	 1 person—Law Enforcement/SRO

•	 1 person—Fire/Emergency Medical Services

(EMS)/Public Health

•	 1 person—Emergency Management

School District/School Officials —5 people

(DO NOT DUPLICATE POSITIONS)

•	 Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent

•	 Risk Manager

•	 School Security Official, or School Safety

Coordinator, or School Safety Team Member

•	 Transportation Coordinator

•	 Principal orVice Principal

•	 Facility Manager or Building Engineer

•	 Food Service Coordinator

•	 Nurse

•	 Counselor or Psychologist

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-100.SC, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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Residential Coastal Construction (E386)

This 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 

may also apply.

ACE Recommendation:

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD 

Curricula: Coastal Residential Construction 

Practices, Emergency Management 

Hazard Mitigation Techniques, or Civil 

Engineering

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.9

CECs: 12 (core)

Disaster-Resistant Jobs’ Strategies for

Community Emergency and Economic Risk

(CEER) Management (E464)

Participants will learn background and techniques 

to promote mitigation within the business community. They are expected to return to their communities and work to promote mitigation in the 

economic sector.

Selection Criteria: Participants should be local emergency managers, economic developers, Chamber of 

Commerce staff, and others who can promote mitigation in the local business community.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-393.A, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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HAZUS-MH Curriculum

Beginning in FY 2009, a HAZUS-MH Training 

Curriculum will be 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, Introduction to ArcGIS (formerly E190, Introduction 

to ArcGIS for HAZUS Users)

E170, HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (formerly E170, Advanced 

HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Hurricane)

E172, HAZUS-MH for Flood (formerly E172, Advanced 

HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Flood)

E174, HAZUS-MH for Earthquake (formerly E174, 

Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Earthquake)

E179, Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations (formerly E179, Application of HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Disaster 

Operations)

E296, Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation Planning

(formerly E296, HAZUS Multi-Hazard/DMA 2000 Risk 

Assessment)

E313, Basic HAZUS-MH (formerly E313, Basic HAZUS 

Multi-Hazard)

HAZUS Trained Professional Track

1. E190, Introduction to ArcGIS (user experience in GIS 

may substitute) 

2. E313, Basic HAZUS-MH

3. E317, Comprehensive Data Management

4. 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

1. E190, Introduction to ArcGIS (user experience in GIS 

may substitute) 

2. E313, Basic HAZUS-MH

3. E317, Comprehensive Data Management

4. E296, Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation Planning

or

E179, Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations

5. Minimum of ONE of the following: 

•	 E170, HAZUS-MH for Hurricane, or 

•	 E172, HAZUS-MH for Flood, or 

•	 E174, HAZUS-MH for Earthquake
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HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (former title:

Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard (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, Introduction to ArcGIS.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.6

HAZUS-MH for Flood (former title:

Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard (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 best available 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 

user-supplied 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, Introduction to ArcGIS.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

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HAZUS-MH for Earthquake (former title:

Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard (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 socioeconomic 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, Introduction to ArcGIS.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.6

Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster

Operations (former title: Application of

HAZUS Multi-Hazard (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 

DAEs, 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 Emergency 

Support Team, in the Regional Operations Center 

(ROC), and the State Emergency Operations Center 

(EOC).

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.6

Introduction to ArcGIS (former title:

Introduction to ArcGIS for HAZUS-MH

Users) (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 

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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 visualization of terrain 

data, modeling of population movements, and much 

more. The final day of 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: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.6

Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation

Planning (former title: HAZUS Multi

Hazard/DMA 2000 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:

Recommended: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH course.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

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

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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.

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:

Recommended: Skills equivalent to those taught in 

the E190, Introduction to ArcGIS course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Comprehensive Data Management (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 

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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:

Recommended: E313, Basic HAZUS-MH course, any 

field or resident version of a HAZUS course, or 

previous or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software in performing your job.

Course Length: 4 days

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Preparedness and

Technology Curriculum

Most of the Preparedness and Technology courses 

are conducted at the local and State level (see the 

Preparedness and Technology State/Local/Tribal 

Field Course section).

The current Preparedness and Technology menu of 

resident courses focuses on radiological hazards, terrorism, and hazardous materials. Resident courses 

include those specific to the Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) program and those generic to 

any radiological hazard. The preparedness resident 

courses include emergency planning for radiological 

incidents, as well as skill and exercise-based courses 

for gathering and analyzing radiological data.

Emergency management training for schools can be 

found under the Mitigation curriculum.

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 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:

Recommended: Completion of IS-235, Emergency 

Planning.

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 problem-
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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

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 have a working 

knowledge of ICS through experience and training, 

and be experienced in adult training.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, G300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, 

ICS-300, G400, Advanced Incident Command System

(ICS), Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents, 

ICS-400, IS-700, 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 must be 

consistent with the ICS objectives prescribed by 

the NIMS Integration Center.

Participants must have served as IC, Command or 

General Staff positions on incidents longer than 

one operational period (or required a written 

incident action plan) and involved multiagency 

coordination.

Note: Persons who previously completed E449 can deliver 

EMI’s revised 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 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) 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, 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. E548 is 

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Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have knowledge 

of COOP programs, the Federal Preparedness 

Circular 65, “Federal Executive Branch Continuity 

of Operations,” and be experienced instructors.

Recommended: IS-547, Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E550)

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. E550 is for Federal 

participants.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-547, Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

(COOP), E/L548, Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT), or G549, 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager Course. 

Recommended: IS-235, Emergency Planning.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

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: 3.1
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Emergency Management Operations for

Tribal Governments (E581)

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

management program to stakeholders.

•	 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:

Required: Successfully completed E/L580, 

Emergency Management Framework for Tribal 

Governments, or have key responsibility for writing and updating the community’s all-hazards 

emergency operations plan.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3
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Professional Development

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 stateof-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 like 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 an evaluation instrument for 

some of the units in 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 

adult learners.

The MTP curriculum consists of the following 

courses:

E601 Management and Supervision of Training

(description on page 41)

E602 Performance and Needs Analysis

(description on page 42)

E603 Instructional Design

(description on page 42)

E604 Course Development

(description on page 42)
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E605 Instructional Delivery

(description on page 43)

K606 Evaluation of Training

(description on page 43)

E609 Master Trainer Practicum

(description on page 44)

To Apply

Applications for admission to the Master Trainer 

Program will only be accepted after completion of 

E601. 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 

applicant’s qualifications, commitment to 

complete the entire program, and expectation of 

the program.

•	 A General Admission Application Form (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

The Emergency Management Institute will send 

a copy of the application to the appropriate State 

Training Officer for Emergency Management to 

obtain his/her approval. Without this approval, the 

applicant cannot be accepted into the program.

Individuals who are not accepted for 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 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.
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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: 2.4

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 first. 

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 the participant 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 course. 

During the course, participants will use the task analysis to organize their training and work on a POI. 

Activities include analyzing tasks, content, and the 

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 participants 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

Course Development (E604)

This course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to develop course 

materials for a content-specific course of instruction, which can be delivered effectively by other 

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Participants will complete parts of a Participant 

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 and 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 Instructional Design (E603).

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 provide the participant with the 

knowledge, skills, and tools to become 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. Another focus will be on other personnel that conduct training for their agency. This 

could include other Federal, State, local, and Tribal 

agencies or other emergency management groups.

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 the participant 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 World Wide Web (WWW). When participants 

complete E604, Course Development, they are eligible 

for K606. The K606 course manager will discuss 

the course requirements and enrollment procedures when speaking before various Master Trainer 

Program courses, especially E604. Participants should 

contact the course manager for K606 to enroll in 

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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 

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 (E609)

The Master Trainer Practicum 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 is 

available only to those individuals who have been 

accepted and enrolled in the Master Trainer Program 

and completed E602, Performance and Needs Analysis.

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 course)

CEUs: 0

National Training and Exercise 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. Federal participation 

is limited to FEMA’s Regional Training Managers, 

Regional Exercise Officers, Regional National Incident 

Management System (NIMS) Points of Contact, and 
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staff. Others may be admitted as space is available. 

Course Length: 4 days

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 take this course.

Prerequisites:

Required: Participation in pre-course Webinars.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Emergency Management Higher Education

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 Project 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 Project materials developers and 

representatives of stakeholder organizations.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.25
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Disaster Operations 

and Recovery

EMI’s Disaster Operations 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.

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 

Disaster Operations 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: 2.4

State Coordinating Officer (E208)

This course provides key State staff with updated 

information on the disaster assistance process and 

disaster assistance 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 Individual 

Assistance Officers, Public Assistance Officers, State 

Hazard Mitigation Officers, State Public Information 

Officers, State Coordinating Officers, and others 

who have a disaster management assignment.

Prerequisite:

Required: IS-208, State Disaster Management, completed 

through the Independent Study Program.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

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 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

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ESF #14 FEMA/State Long-Term

Community Recovery (E211)

The purpose of this training is to enable managers 

and key field operations staff to convene, coordinate, implement, and deactivate an ESF #14 - LTCR 

mechanism. This course is designed to provide a 

foundation for the application of ESF #14 - LTCR 

through a pragmatic understanding of its policies, 

strategies, and tools.

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:

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, MIT, 

PLANNING).

Primary Agencies: ESF #14 Representatives from 

U.S. Department of: Commerce, Housing and 

Urban Development, Treasury, Homeland Security 

(Emergency Preparedness and Response and FEMA), 

SBA, National Working Group members, and Incident 

Support Team members. 

Support Agencies: ESF #14 Representatives from U.S. 

Department of: Defense (Army Corps of Engineers) 

Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior, Labor, 

Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, 

Tennessee Valley Authority, and American Red Cross.

States: LTCR representatives from lead or supporting agencies (Governor’s Office, Department 

of Administration, Department of Economic 

Development among others), State Coordinating 

Officers (SCOs).

The secondary audience includes partners and stakeholders in the LTCR process including:

•	 Local government

•	 Private sector

•	 Community and faith-based organizations

•	 Regional planning organizations

Prerequisites:

Required: All participants are to have completed 

the NIMS baseline ICS courses, including: IS-100, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, IS-200, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents, IS-700, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction and IS-800.B, National 

Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

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 event. 

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 exercises 

also serve as a template, thereby increasing continuity 

among States. This training also provides information 

regarding FEMA’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities and to help 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 management.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in 

Emergency Management.

Recommended: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System; IS-700, National Incident Management 

System (NIMS), An Introduction; IS-230, Principles of 

Emergency Management; and knowledge of and experience with a VOAD.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5
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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 

Crisis Counseling Program (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 Grant 

application on behalf of the State, Territory, or federally recognized Tribal organization, and have firsthand 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: 2.4

State Public Assistance 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 

Process.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Emergency Management Assistance

Compact (EMAC) Train-the-Trainer (TTT)

(E430)

This Train-the-Trainer is designed to prepare State 

emergency management EMAC staffs and coordinators identified as instructors in the delivery of 

the new EMAC field course and related duties and 

tasks. In addition, participants will prepare for and 

deliver sections of the EMAC field course during the 

TTT. Participants must have knowledge in the fundamentals of adult training as well as experience in 

instructing adult learners.

Selection Criteria: State emergency management EMAC 

instructors and coordinators.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Prior to attending the course,

participants should read the EMAC field course, 

Read-Ahead Module currently located at www.

emcweb.org.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Public Assistance Grants Administration

for Grantees (E478)

This course provides State/Grantee Public Assistance 

(PA) and Grant Administration staff with an indepth 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 

Process.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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Integrated Emergency

Management

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.

IEMCs immerse participants in the practical application of functions associated with Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC) management. Each 

course includes orientation presentations to specific 

response functions as well as simulated emergency 

situations that participants must demonstrate proficiency in a high-stress EOC environment.

For additional information, please visit our Web site 

at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IEMC/.

Enrollment for EMI Courses

Students can now apply to IEMC courses any 

time up to 5 weeks before the start of the course.

Acceptance letters will be sent to students who apply 

early 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 first-come, first-served basis. (Note: for IEMC 

vacancies by position, consult the IEMC Web site at

www.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 our 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 

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16. Fire Chief 

17. Assistant Fire Chief 

18. Battalion Chief 

19. Fire Operations Officer 

20. HazMat Specialist 

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 Dept. Representative 

44. Telephone Company Representative 

45. Public Works Dispatcher 

46. Dept. 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/CERT 

60. Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster

(VOAD) personnel (e.g., Red Cross,

Salvation Army, faith-based orgs.) 

61. State/City/County Emergency Manager 

62. Assistant Emergency Manager 

63. State Emergency Management 

64. EOC Staff 

65. GIS Technical Specialist

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 and IS-200. Participants 

are encouraged to enroll in both IEMC: All Hazards 

Preparedness and Response and the IEMC: All Hazards 

Recovery and Mitigation in consecutive, back-to-back, 

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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: 2.5

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; and IS-200. 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: 2.5

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 and IS-200.

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: 2.5

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. 
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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 and IS-200.

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: 2.5

IEMC: Homeland Security (E915)

This IEMC focuses on preparing for and responding to the consequences of a terrorist act. 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; and IS-200.

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: 2 hours

Level: UD or LD

Curriculum: Public Administration, Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5

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, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, IS-200, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, and 

IS-700, 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: 2.5
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COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COURSES

(E930)

These IEMCs place emphasis on a specific community’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 ability to carry out 

their respective EOC functions 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 below 

specified 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 EM 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 

IEMC. 

•	 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.

For additional information, please visit our Web site 

at: training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IEMC_15.asp

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100 and IS-200.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5
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IEMC: Emergency Operations Center

Incident Management Team Interface

(E947)

This course is a new resident course released in FY 

2009 to provide 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 

four 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 management personnel and IMT members. EOC management personnel include, but are 

not limited to, mayors; city and county managers; 

general counsel; community and county managers; 

emergency managers; fire, police, and 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).

Prerequisites:

Required: EOC Personnel: IS-100, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, IS-200, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, and 

IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An 

Introduction. IMT Members: G300, Intermediate Incident 

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

and G400, Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), 

Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents, ICS-400.

Recommended: G775, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

Management and Operations, IS-100, IS-200, and IS-701, 

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course.

Course Length: 3 days

Advanced Public Information Officers

(E388)

This advanced course builds on the foundations 

established in Basic Public Information Officers (G290) 

by focusing on PIO responsibilities in large-scale 

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.

Selection Criteria: Full- and part-time public information personnel who have completed the Basic 

Public Information Officers (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.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Basic Public Information Officers (G290) 

(or pre-approved EMI waiver).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.1
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The National Standard

Exercise Curriculum (NSEC)

and the Master Exercise

Practitioner Program (MEPP)

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities-based exercise 

program that includes a cycle, mix, and range of 

exercise activities of varying degrees of complexity and interaction. The purpose of HSEEP is to build 

self-sustaining exercise programs and provide a 

standardized methodology for designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating all exercises.

The National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) 

is a current effort to unify curricula in exercise program management, design, development, conduct, 

evaluation, and improvement planning across the 

country in support of the HSEEP. In Fiscal Year 2008, 

the NSEC replaced FEMA’s older Comprehensive 

Exercise Curriculum (CEC) to reinforce the national 

strategy to emphasize the principles, concepts, practices, terminology, and tools in HSEEP. In FY 2009, the 

NSEC will continue to develop and deploy updated 

training opportunities to the exercise community. 

The NSEC strategy involves providing guidance to 

State and local jurisdictions concerning the exercise 

and training curricula, workshops, and briefings.

The goals of NSEC are to:

1. ensure consistency across all exercise training 

curricula in accordance with the National 

Incident Management System and the National 

Preparedness Goal,

2. shape future efforts in exercise training and 

course development, and 

3. provide a clear path for participants to become a 

beginner, intermediate, and ultimately a master 

exercise practitioner.

The NSEC Working Group has identified four levels 

of training as guidance to help organizations determine appropriate courses for selected target audiences. This recognizes that not all individuals have 

the need, necessity, or the resources to become expert 

in every facet of exercise program management or 

the exercise process. It also acknowledges that participation in many exercise training programs derives 

from the need to be able to perform specific tasks, i.e., 

function as an exercise evaluator or serve as a member 

of an exercise planning team, etc.

These levels include the following:

Level I: Awareness/Beginner

*Independent Study courses currently available 

through EMI’s Independent Study Program (ISP) 

on the Web at http://training.fema.gov/IS/

Level II: Intermediate

*Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) Mobile course consisting of 7 

modules (For information on the HSEEP mobile 

course, please visit the Web site at http://hseeptraining.com/info.aspx).

Level III: Advanced

*Classroom-based courses currently administered by 

State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) 

(For more information on State training opportunities, please visit the Web site at http://www.fema.

gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm)

Level IV: Professional

*Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) 

administered by the Emergency Management 

Institute for MEPP Candidates Only (For more 

information on EMI’s MEPP, please visit the Web 

site at http://training.fema.gov/)

The specific target audiences based on exercise roles 

and responsibilities are identified as the following:

•	 Exercise Planning Team Leader

•	 Exercise Program Manager

•	 Exercise Planning Team Member

•	 Controller/Facilitator

•	 Evaluator

•	 Senior Official
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For more detailed information on the National 

Standard Exercise Curriculum initiative, detailed 

explanations of the current and proposed courses, 

and specific functional target audiences, please visit 

the Web site at https://hseep.dhs.gov/pages/1001_Homel0.

aspx.

Master Exercise Practitioner

Program (MEPP)

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 September 30, 2008, more than 1,000 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. The National Standard 

Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) includes the Master 

Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) as the Level 

IV: Professional level of training and includes both 

the Resident and Non-Resident MEPP options for 

completion. Non-Resident MEPP information can 

be found on page 82.

Target Audience for the Master Exercise 

Practitioner Program (MEPP)

EMI’s Resident and Non-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
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Prerequisites:

Required: For FY 2009, EMI Resident MEPP 

Applicants must complete the following EMI 

Independent Study courses and include copies of 

certificates of completion as part of their MEPP 

Applicant package:

•	IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.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, Incident Command System for Single Resources 

and Initial Action Incidents

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp

•	IS-230, Principles of Emergency Management

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is230.asp

These EMI Independent Study (IS) courses are available on the Web at http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/. A 

complete listing of all of the EMI Independent Study 

courses can be found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/

crslist.asp.

EMI highly recommends that MEPP Applicants complete the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) mobile training course. For more 

information on the HSEEP mobile training course, 

please visit http://hseeptraining.com/. Inquiries regarding this training opportunity may be directed via 

e-mail to hseep@dhs.gov.

Please note that EMI reserves the right to modify 

the prerequisites for the MEPP on an MEPP Series 

basis. This means that no new prerequisites will be 

required of an MEPP Applicant who has submitted an MEPP package within an Open Enrollment 

Period. 

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 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 

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, DiscussionBased Exercise Design and Evaluation, and E133, 

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course, 

and the E133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation Course, and E136, Operations-Based Exercise 

Development Course, approximately 60 hours for 

completion. 

If you are eligible for reimbursement for 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:

 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

EMI Resident MEPP Application packages remain 

active for one (1) year from the date of receipt at 

the NETC Admissions Office. This means your MEPP 

Application package will be considered for the next 

two (2) MEPP Series. After that time, your package 

will be invalid and a new package will have to be 

completed and submitted.

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

(replaces Exercise Design and Evaluation as of 

September 30, 2008)

2. E133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation 

Course (replaces Exercise Control/Simulation and 

Program Management as of September 30, 2008)

3. E136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course

(replaces Exercise Development Course as of September 

30, 2008)

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 Chris 

Laborde, Training Specialist, e-mail chris.d.laborde@

dhs.gov, toll free 1-800-238-3358, extension 7239, 

direct phone (301) 447-7239.

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and

Evaluation (replaces Exercise Design and

Evaluation as of September 30, 2008) (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 performance-based 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; 
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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:

Recommended: Successful completion of the 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) mobile training course.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5

Operations-Based Exercise Design and

Evaluation Course (replaces Exercise Control/

Simulation and Program Management as of

September 30, 2008) (E133)

This second required course for Master Exercise 

Practitioner Program (MEPP) Candidates focused 

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 (replaces Exercise Design and Evaluation as of 

September 30, 2008).

Recommended: Successful completion of the 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) mobile training course.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5

Operations-Based Exercise Development

Course (replaces Exercise Development Course

as of September 30, 2008) (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 
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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 NonResident MEPP Candidates who have successfully 

completed the G138, Exercise Practicum. 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: E133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation Course (replaces Exercise Control/Simulation 

and Program Management Course as of September 30, 

2008).

Recommended: Successful completion of the 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) mobile training course.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5
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State/Local/Tribal Field 

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 138).

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 are also encouraged to review 

EMI’s Independent Study curriculum offerings, 

described in this catalog beginning on page 114.

Seismic Retrofit Training for Building

Contractors and Inspectors (G225)

This 8-hour course demonstrates methods to retrofit residential structures to reduce seismic damage. 

Participants are shown methods of properly tying 

a structure to a foundation and using connectors to 

strengthen its frame. Topics covered include earthquake basics, shear walls, foundations, connections, 

and miscellaneous elements in construction. In 

addition, liability issues for contractors are discussed 

throughout the course. The manual is designed to be 

an on-site reference tool for contractors.

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for builders, 

building contractors, building inspectors, and others responsible for retrofitting residential structures 

to reduce seismic damage.

Disaster-Resistant Jobs Training (G246)

This 2-day course is designed to highlight the need 

for the local business community to mitigate and 

prepare for disasters. Communities must protect 

their economic base in order to survive and thrive 

in the wake of a disaster. This course will help local 

leaders recognize the impact of disasters on business and industry and what steps need to be taken to 

lessen the impact of disaster on local jobs.

Selection Criteria: This course is for economic development district staff; local community leaders and 

business people; chamber of commerce staff; State 

economic development officials; and State, Tribal, 

and local emergency managers.

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.
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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 

analysis.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is FEMA 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 percentages) 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.

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.

Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited

Data Module: Intermediate Training (G285)

The goal of the 21⁄2-day course is to 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 the 

BC Analysis: Entry-Level Training and focuses exclusively 

on the LD module.

Selection Criteria: The target audience is FEMA and State 

hazard mitigation officials. The course is intended 

for participants who have completed the entry-level 

training (G278) or have several months’ on-the-job 

experience using FEMA’s BC analysis modules. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants should have knowledge 

of mathematics (basic algebra and percentages) 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-toGuides can be used to address each requirement, 
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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.

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for

Schools (G362)

This course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to develop all-hazard school emergency operations plans for school 

emergencies. The course focuses on the phases of 

emergency management and explains how to use 

the Incident Command System (ICS) as the foundation for a school emergency response plan. By 

using ICS, school personnel will be able to coordinate their emergency activities with outside agencies in response to any situation.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: Completion of IS-100.SC, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools.

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.

Mitigation for Emergency Managers

(G393)

This course is designed to train emergency managers and other interested individuals who have 

no specialized technical background, but who can 

support mitigation efforts as advocates. The course 

provides activities and exercises that build the participants’ abilities to: perform the tasks and responsibilities of the emergency manager’s role; create 

long-term strategies for disaster-resistant communities; identify local mitigation opportunities; select 

mitigation solutions to hazard risk problems; and 

find resources to carry out mitigation activities in a 

post-disaster environment.

Selection Criteria: Tribal and local government officials, 

emergency managers, community leaders in such 

efforts as voluntary organizations, businesses and 

industries, and other emergency service personnel.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-393.A, Introduction to 

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Mitigation and Recovery Exercises (G398)

Earthquake (G398.1)

Flood (G398.2)

Hurricane (G398.3)

The Mitigation and Recovery Exercises are 1-day exercises 

for local government agencies such as building officials, zoning officers, commissioners, councils, and 

chief executive officers. The exercises present a series 

of challenges to a local government that could face 

a threat from earthquake, flood, or hurricane. The 

local government will have to solve how it intends 

to deal with temporary housing issues, building 

permits, and temporary business locations as well as 

long-term recovery issues.

These exercises work well in any size community 

from large metropolitan areas to small rural towns 

and villages. The exercise material explains what 

must be done to plan and prepare for the activity.

Earthquake Safety Program for Schools

(G434)

This 2-day course is intended to help the school 

community prepare to be self-sufficient in the aftermath of a damaging earthquake. Topics include 

planning, hazard identification and nonstructural 

mitigation techniques, drills, immediate response 

exercises, post-earthquake recovery and mitigation 

opportunities, and crisis intervention.

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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Field-Delivered Cooperative Courses

FEMA’s Mitigation Directorate, in cooperation with 

the Recovery Division, has entered into cooperative 

agreements with numerous professional organizations and associations in order to bring appropriate 

technical mitigation information to the audiences 

served by these organizations. We have developed 

training courses for the following audiences:

•	 Building Code Enforcement Officials

•	 Engineers

•	 Architects

•	 School Administrators

•	 K–12 Teachers

Should you wish to arrange for training courses to be 

conducted in your State or jurisdiction, please contact your FEMA Regional Training Manager, or your 

State Training Officer for Emergency Management, 

for additional information. 

G271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness

(description on page 68)

G276 Resource Management

(description on page 69)

G278 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training

(description on page 62)

G279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings

(description on page 62)

G362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools

(description on page 63)

G285 Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data 

Module: Intermediate Training

(description on page 62)

G365.3 Workshop in Emergency Management: 

Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining 

Spotter Groups

(description on page 73)

G393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers

(description on page 63)

G434 Earthquake Safety Program for Schools

(description on page 64)

G436 Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6

(description on page 64)

G439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on 

Earthquakes for Grades 7–12

(description on page 64)

Independent Study Courses

IS-8.A Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: 

Complying with Executive Order 12699

(description on page 116)

IS-100.SC Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100, for Schools

(description on page 120)

IS-279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings

(description on page 125)

IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools

(description on page 128)

IS-393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation

(description on page 128)

IS-394.A Protecting Your Home or Small Business from 

Disaster (description on page 128)
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Preparedness and

Technology Curriculum 

The Emergency Management Institute 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 and Technology 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 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.

These revised courses are National Incident 

Management System (NIMS) compliant.

Introduction to the Incident Command

System (ICS), ICS-100

This course provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require a basic understanding of the 

Incident Command System (ICS).

ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

introduces the ICS and provides the foundation 

for higher-level ICS training. This course describes 

the history, features, principles, and organizational 

structure of the ICS. It also explains the relationship 

between ICS and the National Incident Management 

System (NIMS).

Selection Criteria: The target audience includes persons 

involved with emergency planning, and response or 

recovery efforts.
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Course Topics

•	ICS Overview

•	 Basic Features of ICS

•	Incident Commander and Command Staff Functions

•	 General Staff Functions

•	ICS Facilities

•	 Command Responsibilities

Delivery Options

ICS-100 can be taken as an Independent Study course 

in a classroom setting. Detailed information is found 

on the Web at http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/

crslist.asp

NIMS Compliance

ICS-100 meets the following 2006 NIMS 

requirement:

•	 Entry-level first responders (including

firefighters, police officers, emergency medical 

services providers, public works on-scene 

personnel, public health on-scene personnel, 

and other emergency responders) and 

other emergency personnel that require an 

introduction to the basic components of the ICS.

Course Length: Approximately 8 hours for the classroom version.

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, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, IS-200, Incident Command System for 

Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, and/or EOC 

Management courses.

Course Length: 8 hours

Incident Command System (ICS) for Single

Resources and Initial Action Incidents,

ICS-200

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

ICS-200 can be taken as an Independent Study course 

in a classroom setting. Detailed information is found 

on the Web at http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/

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NIMS Compliance

ICS-200, Incident Command System for Single Resources 

and Initial Action Incidents, meets the 2006 NIMS 

requirement:

•	 First-line supervisors, single-resource leaders,

lead dispatchers, field supervisors, company 

officers, and entry-level positions (trainees) 

on Incident Management Teams and other 

emergency personnel that require a higher level 

of ICS training.

Prerequisites:

Required: ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System.

Recommended: Response and recovery experience.

Course Length: Approximately 13 hours for classroom delivery.

Workshop: Emergency Management

(WEM) (G250)

This special workshop deals with specific emergency 

management activities and problems. It is intended 

to cover nonadministrative, innovative, or situational 

emergency management training subjects that may 

normally confront local directors. It does not replace 

any current course or segments of courses. The following two workshop modules are available for use 

in conducting WEM workshops.

Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources

(G250.6)

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.

Senior Officials’ Workshop: Preparedness

and Response for Terrorist Incidents

(involving nuclear, biological, and chemical

agents) (G250.12)

This 4-hour course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of community senior officials in preparing 

for, responding to, and recovering from terrorist 

attacks. It is the revised version of the course originally offered by the Department of Defense as part 

of the Domestic Preparedness Program.

This workshop has an optional tabletop exercise.

Selection Criteria: Elected and appointed community 

officials.

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.

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). It is 

designed to be conducted jointly by NWS warning 

coordination meteorologists and State emergency 

management staff for an audience of local emergency managers.
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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.

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Management and Operations (G275)

This course has been superseded by G775, Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations, which 

is described on page 75 of the State/Local/Tribal 

Field Course Section.

Resource Management (G276)

This course has been superseded by IS-703, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management, 

which is described on page 131 of the Independent 

Study section.

Intermediate Incident Command System

(ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300

(G300)

ICS-300 provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require advanced application of 

the Incident Command System (ICS). The course 

expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 

and ICS-200 courses.

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: ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, and ICS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents.

Recommended: Command or General Staff 

experience.

Course Objectives

•	 Describe how the 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.

Course Length: 18 hours

This course is currently available from your State Training Officer.

Introduction to Hazardous Materials

Preparedness (G301)

This 5- to 6-hour, 2-module course provides an 

introduction to hazardous materials concepts and 

practices. It is predicated on participants’ mastery of 

the hazardous materials Independent Study course 

(IS-5.A) prior to enrollment. It covers basic principles of preparedness, the role of local communities, 

and the hazards presented by chemicals in transportation or fixed-site threats. Each participant must be 

familiar with IS-5.A principles before enrolling in 

this class.

Selection Criteria: State and local personnel with a 

responsibility for hazardous materials.
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Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-5.A, An Introduction to 

Hazardous Materials.

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

G310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax 

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).
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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.

Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning

(G311)

This 41⁄2-day course is for emergency management personnel responsible for hazardous materials 

planning and coordination. It covers emergencies 

including transportation, use, storage, and disposal 

of hazardous materials and episodic releases of airtoxic chemicals from fixed-site facilities. Emphasis 

is placed on interagency cooperation and the identification of technical assistance that is available. 

Topics include local, State, and Federal mechanisms 

to assist in planning and response, tactical requirements, hazardous materials characteristics, and regulatory compliance. This course is co-sponsored 

by the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, and FEMA.

Selection Criteria: Open to all officials responsible for 

public policy and strategic planning and response.

Radiological Instructors

States select a cadre of instructors who become qualified to teach radiological monitors and radiological 

response teams. These instructors could be key local 

staff, such as fire department instructors, emergency 

managers, radiological officers, State radiation control agency representatives, and others. Radiological 

instructors obtain qualification by successfully completing the following program of Non-Resident and 

Resident study:

IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management,

G320, Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response, 

IS-301, Radiological Emergency Response, 

IS-302, Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation 

Training (MERRTT), and

IS-330, Refresher Course for Radiological Response.

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.

Hospital Emergency Department

Management of Hazardous Materials

Accidents (HMA) (G346)

This 1-day course introduces medical personnel 

to the procedures for handling radiation and other 

hazardous materials accident victims in the hospital environment. The goal is to enable participants 

to provide prompt and appropriate care for hazardous materials/radiological accident victims while 

minimizing exposure and preventing the spread of 

contamination. Part 1 concentrates on radiation accidents whereas part 2 covers other hazardous materials incidents.

Selection Criteria: Physicians, nurses, and others who 

provide emergency medical services in hospitals. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of IS-346, 

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel.
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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;

•	 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 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.
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Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and

Maintaining Spotter Groups (G365.3)

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.

Mass Fatalities Incident Response (G386)

This 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.

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, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, G300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, 

ICS-300, IS-700, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction, and IS-800.B, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction.

Recommended: Command or General Staff 

experience.

Course Objectives

•	 Explain how major incidents engender special

management challenges.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which an Area

Command is established.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which multiagency

coordination systems are established.

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 2-hour 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 the Incident Command System for 

Public Officials (G194). 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: Senior officials including elected 

officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, G300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, 

ICS-300, IS-700, National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), An Introduction, and IS-800.B, National Response 

Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Recommended: Command or General Staff 

experience.

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? Contact your State training 

officer. Contact information for State emergency 

management offices can be found starting on page 

138, or on the Web at 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
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Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program

Manager Course (G549)

This course is designed for public sector staff with 

responsibility for managing their agency/office 

COOP effort. Others integral to the COOP planning and program management may also take the 

course.

The course objectives include defining COOP; 

explaining the benefits of a viable COOP program 

and plan; and identifying processes, resources, and 

tasks necessary to implement and manage a successful COOP program.

Selection Criteria: Public sector staff with responsibility for managing their agency/office COOP effort. 

Others integral to the COOP planning and program 

management may also take the course.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-547, Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

Communications Interoperability Course

(G575)

The purpose of this course is to provide a process and 

tools for jurisdictions to use in working together to 

achieve communications interoperability. Based on 

the SAFECOM model developed by the Department 

of Homeland Security’s Office for Interoperability 

and Compatibility, and the National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), this course focuses 

on cooperative planning in five main areas—governance, technology, plans and procedures, training 

and exercises, and usage—and on funding improvements in those areas.

Selection Criteria: State and local emergency managers 

and personnel involved in operating and maintaining communications equipment and capabilities.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Management and Operations (G775)

This course explores the role, design, and functions 

of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and their 

relationships as components of a multiagency coordination system. The course contains disaster-related 

examples, activities, and case studies that relate to 

EOCs and multiagency coordination systems at the 

local, State, and Federal levels of government.

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

•	 Relate EOC operations to National Incident

Management System (NIMS) requirements.

•	 Describe the role that EOCs play in overall

multiagency coordination.

•	 Describe the relationship between the EOC and the

on-scene Incident Command System (ICS) structure.

•	Identify staffing, information, systems, and

equipment needs at the EOC.

•	 Determine whether participants’ EOC

organizations are conducive to effective 

coordination.

•	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, Multi-Agency Coordination System 

(MACS) Course.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4
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Professional Development

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 greater responsibilities for the 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 people 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 (formerly G261,

Instructional Presentation Skills) (G265)

The purpose of this 31⁄2-day course is to prepare the 

participant to assist with State-delivered training. 

It covers preparation, presentation, and evaluation 

skills. In addition, the audience will be able to incorporate the needs of training participants into their 

training delivery. At the conclusion of this course, 

participants should be able to:

•	 Analyze the audience characteristics, given a

particular training activity.

•	 Review course materials to determine how the

needs of the training participants affect their 

presentation.

•	 Prepare to use instructional techniques, methods,

and media effectively.

•	 Prepare and manage the learning environment.

•	 Demonstrate effective instructional delivery

techniques given a specific audience and 

materials.

Selection Criteria: Members of State and local emergency management teams. Recommended for members of State and local emergency management 

teams who assist in the teaching of FEMA- or Statedeveloped classroom training.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have responsibility for teaching a 

portion of a FEMA- or State-developed course.
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Participants who complete the 5 required courses 

and any 5 of 16 elective courses are eligible to 

receive the Advanced Professional Series Certificate 

of Completion.

Required Courses

G191 Incident Command System/Emergency 

Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface

(description on page 67)

G250.7 Local Situation (RAPID) Assessment Workshop

(description on page 79)

G270.4 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government 

Role (description on page 79)

G775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

Management and Operations

(description on page 75)

G318 Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local 

Governments (description on page 62)

Elective Courses

Any of the last three listed not taken as a required 

course, and

G108 Community Mass Care Management

(description on page 78)

G110 Emergency Management Operations Course 

(EMOC) for Local Governments

(description on page 81)

G137 Exercise Program Manager/Management

(description on page 84)

G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs 

Populations (formerly G250.3—DisasterRelated Needs of Seniors and Persons with 

Disabilities) (description on page 78)

G202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and 

Local Officials (description on page 78)

G271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness

(description on page 68)

G272 Warning Coordination

(description on page 68)

IS-703 National Incident Management System (NIMS) 

Resource Management

(description on page 128)

G288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management

(description on page 79)

G290 Basic Public Information Officers

(description on page 81)

G358 Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course

(description on page 72)

G361 Flood Fight Operations

(description on page 80)

G362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools

(description on page 63)

G386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response

(description on page 73)

G400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), 

Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents, ICS-400

(description on page 73)

G408 Homeland Security Planning for Local 

Governments (formerly Terrorism Planning 

Course) (description on page 74)
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and Recovery 

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 Disaster Operations and Recovery 

curriculum is designed to equip Federal, State, local, 

and Tribal 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.

Community Mass Care Management

(G108)

This 2-day course is intended to equip emergency 

management staff and voluntary agency personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary 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 shortterm 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.

Emergency Planning and Special 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 special 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.

Debris Management Planning for State,

Tribal, and Local Officials (G202)

This field course is designed for State, local, and Tribal 

personnel at all levels as well as public works directors, their staffs, and waste management personnel. 

The course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond 

to, and recover from debris-generating events. Latest 

revision is dated December 2007.

Selection Criteria: State, local, and Tribal personnel.

Note: All course files are accessible to the State Training Officer via 

the FEMA Web site.

Public Assistance 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.
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Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM)

(G250)

This special workshop deals with specific emergency 

management activities and problems. It is intended 

to cover non-administrative, innovative, or situational emergency management training subjects that 

may normally confront local directors. It does not 

replace any current course or segments of courses. 

The following workshop modules are available for 

use in conducting WEM workshops.

Workshop: Local Situation (RAPID)

Assessment (G250.7)

Communities can use the Resource Guide and 

Facilitator’s Guide when developing the 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.

Expedient Flood Training (G270.3)

This 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.

Recovery from Disaster: The Local

Government Role (G270.4)

This workshop is a condensed version of the 4-day 

EMI resident course.

The WEM is designed for 1⁄2–2-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.

Managing Through a Disaster for

Supervisors (G270.5)

This 11⁄2-day workshop provides local government 

managers and supervisors with an improved ability to supervise disaster workers and to plan for and 

cope with problems working through and recovering from disasters.

Selection Criteria: Local government managers and 

supervisors.

Working Through a Disaster for Front-Line

Employees (G270.6)

This 1-day workshop provides front-line local government employees with an improved ability to plan 

for and cope with the problems of working through 

and recovering from disasters.

Selection Criteria: Local government emergency managers and response and recovery personnel.

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 VOAD), who have 

responsibility for planning, coordinating, implementing, and/or operating the donations management function at the State and the local level.
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Required: Participants must have some responsibility to oversee, coordinate, and/or assist with the 

State and local donations functions during disasters. IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency 

Management.

Recommended: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, and IS-700, National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.

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.

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.

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Management 

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.

Basic Public Information Officers (PIO)

(G290)

This 21⁄2-day course is intended for the new or less 

experienced PIO. Its emphasis is on the basic skills 

and knowledge needed for emergency management 

public information activities. Topics include the role 

of the PIO in emergency management, conducting awareness campaigns, news release writing, and 

television interviews.

Selection Criteria: Emergency management personnel, including fire and law enforcement who have 

either full- or part-time responsibilities for public 

information in their communities or departments. 

Individuals with considerable experience in public information may want to consider applying for 

a waiver to attend the Advanced Public Information Officers

(E388) course at EMI. See page 54 of this catalog 

for details.
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Non-Resident

Master Exercise

Practitioner Program

For FY 2009, State Emergency Management 

Agencies (SEMAs) and FEMA Regions may, at their 

option, choose to administer EMI’s Non-Resident 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP). 

Please note that requirements for this option have 

changed for FY 2009 in support of the National 

Preparedness Goal, the Homeland Security Exercise 

and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), and the National 

Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) initiative, 

which replaced the older Comprehensive Exercise 

Curriculum in FY 2008.

Individuals who wish to participate in the NonResident MEPP Option for Fiscal Year 2009 beginning October 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 

2009, must first enroll in the G138, Exercise Practicum 

for the Master Exercise Practitioner, as administered by 

State Emergency Management Agencies and/or 

FEMA Regions in order to complete eleven non-resident exercise proficiency demonstration requirements. The G138, Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise 

Practitioner, is an individually administered supervised 

series of negotiated exercise proficiency demonstrations which will require a substantial investment 

of time to complete. Non-resident MEPP graduates 

have completed the G138, Exercise Practicum for the Master 

Exercise Practitioner, training requirements, and the capstone E136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course, in 

as few as 24 months to as many as 48 months.

After a Non-Resident MEPP Candidate has completed the G138, Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise 

Practitioner, and the specified training courses which 

follow, the State and/or the FEMA Region can request 

the Non-Resident MEPP Candidate complete the 

MEPP through participation in the E136, OperationsBased Exercise Development Course taught in residence by 

the Emergency Management Institute at the National 

Emergency Training Center. After the completion of 

this course, the MEPP Candidate will be awarded the 

title certificate Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) by 

the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).

To Apply for the Non-Resident EMI MEPP

Individuals who are members of the target audiences 

for the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) 

should direct their inquiries to their respective State 

Emergency Management Agencies on the Web at 

http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm (a complete list of this contact information is found starting on page 138) to request enrollment in the G138, 

Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner. MEPP 

applicants should be prepared to provide their 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.

Prerequisites:

Required: For FY 2009, all Non-Resident MEPP 

applicants must complete the following six EMI 

Independent Study courses and include copies of 

certificates of completion to enroll in the G138, 

Exercise Practicum:

•	IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.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-139, Exercise Design

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is139.asp

•	IS-200, Incident Command System for Single Resources 

and Initial Action Incidents

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp

•	IS-230, Principles of Emergency Management

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is230.asp

These EMI Independent Study (IS) courses are available on the Web at http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/.

A complete listing of all of the EMI Independent 

Study courses can be found at http://training.fema.gov/

IS/crslist.asp.

The classroom-based courses that can be completed 

after enrollment in the G138, Exercise Practicum for 
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the Master Exercise Practitioner, as administered by State 

Emergency Management Agencies that are required 

of Non-Resident MEPP Candidates are as follows:

1. G130, Exercise Evaluation Course

2. G135, Exercise Control/Simulation Course

3. G137, Exercise Program Manager/Management Course

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

mobile training course (completion of the HSEEP 

Train-The-Trainer course can be substituted for this 

requirement).

For more information on the HSEEP mobile training 

course, please visit http://hseeptraining.com/. Inquiries 

regarding this training opportunity may be directed 

via e-mail to hseep@dhs.gov.

*Additional Training Requirements: State Emergency 

Management Agencies may choose to, and are 

authorized to, require additional coursework as 

part of the Non-Resident MEPP. In addition, EMI 

reserves the right to modify the prerequisites, 

training, and proficiency demonstration requirements for the Non-Resident MEPP on a Fiscal Year 

Basis.

If you need more information on the Non-Resident 

MEPP, please contact your respective State Emergency 

Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/about/

contact/statedr.shtm (a complete list of this contact 

information is found starting on page 138) and the 

State Training Managers.

Inquiries may also be directed to 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 Chris Laborde, Training 

Specialist, e-mail chris.d.laborde@dhs.gov; toll free 

1-800-238-3358, extension 7239; or direct phone 

(301) 447-7239.

Exercise Evaluation (G130)

This 2-day course provides knowledge and develops skills that will enable those attending 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 

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Exercise Program Manager/Management

(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 in the Comprehensive Exercise 

Curriculum (CEC). 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 CEC offerings and earn the 

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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 

requires FEMA to maintain a well-trained 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; local, State, and Tribal governments; voluntary 

agencies; and the private sector. The FEMA Disaster 

Workforce is comprised of Permanent Full-Time 

(PFT) employees with collateral disaster duties, 

Cadre of On-call Reservist Employees (COREs), and 

some 4,000 Disaster Assistance Employees (DAEs). 

The work is performed at FEMA’s Joint Field Offices 

(JFOs), Regional Response and Coordination Centers 

(RRCCs), National Response and 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 23 disaster cadres. 

The courses focus on tactics, techniques, and procedures that are required to carry out programmatic 

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, Logistics, Planning, External Affairs, and 

Administration and Finance. 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.

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Debris Task Force Leader (E200)

This course is designed for FEMA disaster recovery staff, PA technical assistance contractors (TAC), 

and other Federal agency staff selected by FEMA 

to manage FEMA PA debris operations. The course 

is designed to enable participants to develop and 

implement an effective FEMA debris operations 

strategy by using the tools and information provided during the course. 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

Debris Operations (E201)

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.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Equal Rights Officer Basic (E216)

This course instructs new Equal Rights Officers on 

the procedures and policies that ERO must understand and execute. Subject matter includes EEOC policy and procedures, civil rights issues as they pertain 

to disaster assistance, disability rights, and counseling techniques. The course includes hands-on exercises and role-playing scenarios.

Selection Criteria: New FEMA Equal Rights Officers.

Course Length: 4 days
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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

Situation Unit (E224)

This course is designed to provide FEMA Planning 

Section personnel with the knowledge and abilities 

to operate in the Situation Unit during a disaster 

operation. It is an intermediate-level course, with a 

high intensity of exercises and work projects to be 

completed in order to pass. Upon completion of this 

course, participants will be able to collect and analyze 

information; develop and maintain the Information 

Collection Plan; produce statistical and situational 

displays; demonstrate basic analytical skills; produce 

various intelligence reports and summaries; and 

establish and maintain the Situation Room.

Selection Criteria: Planning personnel who have an 

assignment and responsibility in the Situation Unit. 

Participants who sign up for this course should have 

completed at least three field experiences within this 

area. All nominations will be submitted through the 

Regional Cadre Managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Active Homeland Security Information 

Network (HSIN), Outlook e-mail accounts, 

IS-228, Planning Overview, IS-292, Disaster Basics, 

IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

IS-200, Incident Command System for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents, and proficiency in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Recommended: IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management, 

IS-242, Effective Communication, IS-271, Anticipating 

Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, and IS-346, 

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Documentation Unit (E229)

This course is designed to provide FEMA Planning 

Section personnel with the knowledge and abilities 

to operate in the Documentation Unit during a disaster operation. It is an intermediate-level course, with 

a high intensity of exercises and work projects to be 

completed in order to pass. Upon completion of this 

course, participants will be able to describe the roles 

and responsibilities within the Documentation Unit; 

produce the major products that this unit is responsible for during a disaster operation; and describe 

the inter-relationship of the Documentation Unit to 

other Planning, JFO, and higher echelon elements.

Selection Criteria: Planning personnel who have an 

assignment and responsibility in the Documentation 

Unit. Participants who sign up for this course should 

have completed at least three field experiences within 

this area. All nominations will be submitted through 

the Regional Cadre Managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Active Homeland Security Information 

Network (HSIN), Outlook e-mail accounts, IS-228, 

Planning Overview, IS-242, Effective Communication, 

and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.

Recommended: IS-292, Disaster Basics, DF-225, Microsoft 

Word 2003, and Microsoft Word or equivalent.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Demobilization/Plans Support Unit (E233)

This course is designed to provide FEMA Planning 

Section personnel with the knowledge and abilities 

to operate in the Demob/Plans Support Unit during a disaster operation. It is an intermediate-level 

course, with a high intensity of exercises and work 

projects to be completed in order to pass. Topics 

covered include incident action planning; strategic, 

contingency, and Incident Management Assistance 

Team (IMAT) management planning; Continuity of 

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Selection Criteria: Planning personnel who have an 

assignment and responsibility in the Demob/Plans 

Support Unit. Participants who sign up for this 

course should have completed at least three field 

experiences within this area. All nominations will be 

submitted through the Regional Cadre Managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Active Homeland Security Information 

Network (HSIN), Outlook e-mail accounts, 

IS-228, Planning Overview, IS-292, Disaster Basics, 

and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and 

PowerPoint.

Recommended: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, IS-200, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, IS-235, 

Emergency Planning, IS-546, Continuity of Operations 

(COOP) Awareness, IS-547, Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations (COOP).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Rapid Needs Assessment Team Training

(L236)

This course is offered in the Regional offices and 

provides individuals with the skills to operate within 

the Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) team. It covers 

data collection and analysis techniques for identifying and defining critical resource needs for a community following a major emergency or disaster.

Selection Criteria: State government, FEMA, and other 

Federal agencies such as Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Health and Human Services (HHS), 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Coast 

Guard (USCG), and the American Red Cross (ARC).

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-292, Disaster Basics.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.1

406 Hazard Mitigation Section (E239)

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, and PA Technical Specialist.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-631, Public Assistance Operations I, or 

E381, Public Assistance (PA) Operations I.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Public Affairs Policy and Procedures

(E249)

This is a Basic Public Affairs course for all new FEMA 

DAEs entering the cadre, as well as DAEs assigned 

to other External Affairs cadres who need crosstraining. At the conclusion of the course, participants will have a basic understanding of the ESF 15/

External Affairs structure, process, and procedures; 

and how to communicate clear and accurate information; manage expectations of disaster victims and 

the media; handle potential public affairs problems 

rapidly and strategically; and build partnerships.

Selection Criteria: New DAEs entering the Public Affairs 

cadre, as well as DAEs assigned to other External 

Affairs cadres who need cross-training.

Course Length: 4 days
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Disaster Travel Manager Train-the-Trainer

(TTT) (E256)

The purpose of this course is to train FEMA employees with Travel Manager responsibilities on the process of successfully and competently completing the 

needed Travel Manager 8.2 transactions for all disaster-deployed employees, as well as training them to 

instruct others in the DHS/FEMA travel regulations 

and policies and the Travel Manager 8.2 software.

Selection Criteria: The target audience will include individuals with FEMA Travel Manager responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: Applicants should have either successfully completed the E254, Travel Manager 8.2 course, 

or have 4 or more years of Travel Manager experience. The applicant must also have some rudimentary computer skills (e.g., knowledge of keyboard, 

mouse, and Windows).

Course Length: 5 days

Human Resources (HR) Operations (E259)

The purpose of this course is to provide Human 

Resources Unit leaders, 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, COREs, and Disaster 

Assistance Employees (DAEs). All must have had 

at least one assignment as an HR Unit Leader or 

Manager before attending the course.

Prerequisites:

Required: E325, Human Resources (HR) Specialist Training, 

and IS-292, Disaster Basics.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Community Relations Reporting

Techniques and Analysis (E267)

This course will familiarize participants with the 

purpose of Community Relations (CR) reporting, 

types of reports that are generated by CR, reporting time frames, and the CR Information System 

Program (CRISP), the program used to record CR 

reports.

Selection Criteria: Two attendees from FEMA 

Headquarters and regional CR Cadres. Other qualified applicants are placed on the waiting list.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must be a Level 2 CR Specialist; successful completion of E277, Community Relations 

Basic Training; and completion of at least one field 

deployment—indicate most recent disaster number. If have been deployed multiple times, indicate a disaster that required some complexity of 

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Recommended: Must be computer literate (databases and word processing), have good writing 

and editing skills, and be knowledgeable of CR 

and other disaster programs.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster

Operations (E/L269)

This course provides FEMA managers and supervisors, including PFTs and DAEs 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 DAEs.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.9

Basic Training for Community Relations

(CR) for Field Specialists (E277)

This course prepares FEMA Community Relations 

(CR) staff with the skills and abilities to perform 

effectively as CR Specialists. Participants will be 

given the opportunity to apply the CR philosophy 

and standard operating procedures in activities such 

as the community assessment process and identifying the CR Specialist’s role in developing and fostering Federal, State, and local partnerships. This course 

is required for credentialing as a CR Specialist. 

Selection Criteria: This course is by invitation only. 

The primary audience is potential and current CR 

Specialists who have been nominated by their CR 

Cadre Manager.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must be a member of FEMA’s CR Cadre.

Length of Course: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Community Relations (CR) for Managers

(E281)

This course prepares FEMA Community Relations 

(CR) staff to serve as CR Managers to lead and direct 

CR staff in the field. Individuals are provided with 

the skills needed to effectively manage sectors and 

areas of CR in a disaster. The 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 current CR 

managers and CR Specialists who have been nominated by their CR Cadre Manager to serve in various 

CR management positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must be a Level 3 FEMA CR Specialist; 

successful completion of E277, Basic Training for 

Community Relations (CR) for Field Specialists. 

Recommended: It is recommended that all participants have field experience as a CR Specialist and 

Unit Leader.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.0

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO)

Orientation (E283)

This course offers individuals the knowledge and 

skills needed to serve as a DFTO training specialist. 

The course is performance based and requires individuals to meet specific criteria in a simulated DFTO 

environment. The course addresses disaster assistance programs and other FEMA programs to enable 

the individual to serve as an instructor in those areas 

if necessary.

Selection Criteria: DFTO Cadre members who are 

training specialists. Individuals who may become 

team unit leaders must also attend this course. The 

audience comes from the Regions or Headquarters. 

Cadres usually consisting of Federal DAEs, COREs, 

or PFTs.
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Prerequisites:

Required: IS-292, Disaster Basics.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Disaster Field Operations Management

(DFOM) (E292)

This course provides 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: IS-292, Disaster Basics, and E/L269, 

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO)

Training Unit Leader (E294)

This course provides individuals with the ability 

to serve as supervisors, managers, and leaders of a 

DFTO in a disaster field setting. The course provides 

an introduction to the purpose and use of training evaluations and the validation of the evaluation 

instruments.

Selection Criteria: Experienced DFTO Cadre members 

designated to potentially become training unit leaders (DAEs, CORE, or PFTs); Federal employees from 

FEMA Regions and Headquarters.

Prerequisites:

Required: E283, Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) 

Orientation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Individual Assistance (IA) Basic

Management (E/B/L321)

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 pre-eminent 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. 

Human Resources (HR) Specialist Training

(E325)

This course provides HR Cadre Members with the 

knowledge and ability to operate the HR/Personnel 

office within a Joint Field Office (JFO) operation.

Selection Criteria: HR staff assigned as a human 

resources specialist, generally DAEs and PFTs from 

Regional offices and Headquarters.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA)

Processing (E347)

This course is intended to provide FEMA personnel with an in-depth introduction to the mission 

assignment (MA) process including MA Issuance, 

Execution, Billing, and Closeout. The participants 

receive computer training on the eCAPs software 

program used for processing of Action Request 

Forms (ARFs) for mission assignments. 
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Selection Criteria: MA Managers, MA Specialists, Action 

Trackers, Operations Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, 

and Finance and Logistics staff as appropriate.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must complete a pre-course reading 

assignment and quiz. Completion of the MA 

Overview Independent Study (IS) course will be 

required (when available). 

Orientation to Mission Assignments (E348)

This course is intended to provide FEMA and other 

Federal program and finance staff and State emergency managers with key Mission Assignments 

(MA) concepts and the knowledge to carry out their 

assigned responsibilities as they relate to the program and financial management components of the 

MA Process. The target audience is members of the 

Regional Interagency Steering Committee (RISC).

Selection Criteria: FEMA, other Federal agency staff 

and State emergency managers.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of IS-293, Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview (when available), or at the approval 

of the FEMA Region or EMI Course Manager.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

Individual Assistance (IA) Program

Management (E356)

This course is designed to provide guidance and 

training for FEMA staff assigned the responsibility to manage, coordinate, and oversee Crisis 

Counseling Assistance and Training Program, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program, and 

Disaster Legal Services Program (CCP/DUA/DLS). 

The course will discuss effective management in 

order that these programs are fully implemented for 

FEMA and its partners and ultimately beneficial for 

the disaster-affected individual.

The participants for this course are Individual 

Assistance (IA) Program staff and leadership responsible for the implementation, management, and 

oversight of the CCP/DUA/DLS.

Selection Criteria: The participants will be FEMA personnel including:

•	IA Branch Director

•	IA Group Supervisors 

•	 Headquarters staff

•	 Regional Office staff

Enrollment in this course is on a first-come, firstserved basis.

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.

Selection Criteria: Participants authorized to attend 

this course will belong to the FEMA Congressional 

Cadre. All nominations will be submitted through 

the National Cadre Manager. 

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.9
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Congressional Affairs Advanced (E370)

This course provides FEMA employees assigned to 

work as the Congressional Affairs Lead at a Joint 

Field Office (JFO) with the knowledge, skills, and 

sensitivities necessary to effectively perform their 

duties. This includes analyzing trends and developing 

strategic plans; managing relationships effectively 

with partners in the disaster operation; including Members of Congress and their Staff, managing the work of the Congressional Affairs function; 

and managing staff by providing opportunities for 

growth and success.

Selection Criteria: Participants authorized to attend 

this course will belong to the FEMA Congressional 

Cadre. All nominations will be submitted through 

the National Cadre Manager.

Course Length: 41⁄2 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.

Course Length: 3 days

Public Assistance Officer (PAO) Course

(E374)

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: IS-631, Public Assistance Operations I, or E381, 

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I, and E382, PAC Crew 

Leader (formerly Public Assistance Operations II).

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4.

Grant Administration: A Public Assistance

Perspective (E377)

This course is designed for FEMA regional staff 

responsible for processing PA grants. The course covers the pre-award, application/award, post-award 

and closeout/audit phases of the PA grant life cycle. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I (E381)

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: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

PAC Crew Leader (E382)

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: IS-631, Public Assistance Operations I, or E381, 

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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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 Department of Defense (DOD) supports local, State, Federal, and Tribal authorities in 

overwhelming natural and/or man-made 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.

Selection Criteria: DOD personnel, FCO Cadre, and 

FEMA Section Chiefs with disaster response experience involved in planning and response activities. 

Selection is on a space-available basis. Contact the 

EMI Course Manager, and the DOD Course Manager 

at ARNORTH.ORG.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of DSCA Phase I, an 8-hour 

Independent Study course at ARNORTH.ORG; 

IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An 

Introduction, and IS-800.B, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 4.0

Response Operations II—420 Intermediate

Command and General Staff (E422)

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: FEMA Section Chiefs (Operations, 

Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration) 

and Command Staff (FCOs, Safety Officer, External 

Affairs Officer, Security Officer, and Chief of Staff) 

who are training to be part of a Type II Team.

Prerequisites:

Required: Completion of E/L438, ICS-300—

Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office, and E/

L440, ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field 

Office.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.6

Response Operations III—320 Introduction

(E/L423)

This course is intended to provide FEMA and other 

Federal agency 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 ICS concepts. Participants learn to 

develop incident objectives, how to conduct a strategy meeting, and outline a response organization 

based on hurricane and terrorism scenarios.

Selection Criteria: Joint Field Office (JFO) FEMA personnel at the Branch Director/Unit Leader and 

above and other Federal agency personnel. A secondary audience would include staff assigned to the 

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) and 

Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC).

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have successfully completed E/

L438, ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field 

Office and have supervisory approval.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for

Joint Field Office (E/L438)

ICS-300 training is required for all management and 

supervisory positions within the Joint Field Office 

(JFO) structure. The NIMS requirements include the 

training of all JFO positions who are responsible for 

program management and supervisors of the disaster workforce.
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Selection Criteria: All FEMA Disaster Assistance 

Employees (DAEs), COREs, and Permanent FullTime (PFT) employees who currently hold or may 

be assigned to supervisory/lead positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, IS-700, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, 

and IS-800.B, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Recommended: Previous experience working in the 

JFO environment.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for

Joint Field Office (E/L440)

ICS-400 training is required by law for all managers and chiefs of a Joint Field Office (JFO) that 

uses National Incident Management System (NIMS) 

and Incident Command System (ICS) principles. The 

course relates their application of those principles 

in the implementation of the National Response 

Framework (NRF), program policies, and various 

functional goals of a disaster response operation 

generally associated with the JFO. Completion of 

ICS-400 courses is required before September 30, 

2008, per the NIMS directives.

Selection Criteria: Senior FEMA Permanent Full-Time 

(PFT) and Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE) 

Regional Managerial staff is required to complete 

ICS- 400 training.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, E/L438, ICS300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office, 

IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An 

Introduction, and IS-800.B, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction.

Recommended: Previous experience working in the 

JFO environment in a leadership capacity.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) for

Joint Field Offices (JFOs) Train-the-Trainer

(TTT) (E/L443)

This Train-the-Trainer (TTT) supports the core 

competency of Incident Management by providing instructors for E/L438, ICS-300—Intermediate ICS 

Principles for Joint Field Office, and E/L440, ICS-400—

Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. These two 

courses provide the leadership and key decisionmakers with the training to provide effective incident management, efficient operational decisions, 

and economical resource management.

Selection Criteria: Experience in program delivery to 

adult learners.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, IS-200, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents, E/L438, ICS300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office, 

IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An 

Introduction, and IS-800.B, National Response Framework 

(NRF), An Introduction.

Recommended: Previous experience working in the 

JFO environment.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating

Format (E480)

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.
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Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Staff with experience in 

engineering and construction estimating who are 

responsible for estimating and/or reviewing large 

PA projects.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-631, Public Assistance Operations I, or E381, 

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Cost Estimating Format Train-the-Trainer

(TTT) (E482)

This course is for FEMA and technical assistance contractor (TAC) staff who will be expected to instruct 

the E480 PA CEF course. 

Prerequisites:

Required: Participants must have completed the 

E480, Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format

course.

Course Length: 4 days

Individuals and Households Program (IHP)

Direct Housing Operations Management

(E485)

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 may manage

the IHP Direct Assistance mission. These staffs may 

include the following: IA Branch Director, IA Housing 

Group Supervisor, IA Housing Team Leader, Direct 

Housing Team Leader/Manager, and IA Technical 

Assistance Contractor (TAC) Group Supervisor.

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

FEMA Mobilization Center/National

Logistics Staging Area (E660)

This course trains FEMA, OFA, and other key personnel in the management and operation of a Federal 

Mobilization Center and National Logistics Staging 

Area (NLSA). Participants will receive instruction 

and practice in the following essential areas:

•	 Selecting and confirming the site location for a

NLSA

•	 Assembling a Mob Center team at predetermined

locations

•	 Establishing internal and external

communications plans

•	 Laying out a site by commodity and traffic flow

•	 Establishing essential services for team and driver

support

•	 Receiving and issuing commodities using a first

in/first out (FIFO) system 

•	Initiating inventory management and resource

tracking systems

•	 Developing and executing a Demobilization Plan.

Selection Criteria: The class is open to Logistics cadre 

who have or who will operate in a FEMA Mob 

Center or Operations Staging Area. Participants will 

be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Course Length: 3 days
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Cadre Manager Workshop (E/L661)

The participants will be provided with the foundations of Cadre Management and the specific roles 

and responsibilities of a cadre manager. Specific 

pre-disaster operational tasks that will be discussed: 

Staffing, Recruiting, Selection Process, Hiring and 

Firing, and Training (getting the workforce ready to 

respond and perform their duties). Also discussed 

will be how to maintain a fully capable workforce 

through various communication methods, how to 

monitor and maintain cadre readiness, and how to 

work with the cadre when they are deployed and 

when they return.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Headquarters (National) and 

FEMA Region Cadre Managers (generally PFTs or 

COREs). Support staff is eligible on a space-available 

basis. 

Workshop Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.9

FEMA Basic Grants Management (E/L701)

The purpose of this course is to identify the foundations for grants management. The training will 

provide policy direction, guidance, and procedures 

for making administrative decisions. The overall 

goal of the course is to provide directorate-specific 

information that will increase the ability of the staff 

to comply with directorate and government-wide 

grant requirements. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience will include 

Financial/Grants Management Specialists and 

Program Specialists working with grants.

Prerequisites:

Required: At least 1 year of FEMA experience working with grants. Pre-course reading materials will 

be mailed to participants after their official enrollment into the course. 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

FEMA Advanced Grants Management

(E/L702)

The purpose of this course is to focus on grants 

management decisionmaking with the overall goal 

being to assimilate elements of good judgment in 

the grants management decisionmaking process 

through the use of case scenarios. 

Selection Criteria: The target audience will include 

FEMA Financial/Grants Management Specialists and 

FEMA Program Specialists working with grants.

Prerequisites:

Required: Applicants should have either successfully completed the E/L701, FEMA Basic Grants 

Management course or the E377, Grant Administration: 

A Public Assistance Perspective, or have 4 or more years 

of grants-related experience in grants management, Public Assistance, or Mitigation programs, 

or financial positions, such as Grants Management 

Specialist, Financial Specialist, or Program 

Specialist. 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

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 an 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 

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 

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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, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, IS-200, Incident Command System for 

Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, IS-700, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, and 

IS-800.A, National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction, 

or IS-800.B, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Introductory Field Attorney Training

(E/L713)

The purpose of this course is to prepare new Field 

Attorneys 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 that are new to the FEMA Field Attorney 

Cadre and the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC). 

Enrollment is reserved for FEMA Field Attorney 

Cadre members.

Prerequisites:

Required: Must have completed and submitted the 

test for IS-292, Disaster Basics course. 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 Office of Chief Counsel (OCC).

Course Length: 2 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 systems, 

grants programs, National Response Plan/National 

Response Framework (NRP/NRF), National Incident 

Management System (NIMS) structure, and Units 

that report to the Finance and Administration Section 

(Human Resources [HR], Procurement, Training, 

Financial Management).

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Comptroller Disaster Workforce Cadre Member who 

will serve as a Comptroller in FEMA JFO disaster 

operations or any FEMA National personnel who 

will serve as a Comptroller 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 

person is also a FEMA Regional employee, the signature of the FEMA Regional Training Manager is 

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Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, IS-200, Incident Command System for 

Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, IS-700, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, and 

IS-800.A, National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction, 

or IS-800.B, National Response Framework (NRF), An 

Introduction. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

Disaster Alternative Dispute Resolution

Basic Training (E/B717)

This course provides new FEMA Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Specialists with the skills required 

to implement effective mediation and conflict resolution guidance during disaster operations. The 

course provides a basic understanding of FEMA’s 

culture, Joint Field Office (JFO) dynamics, deployment issues, Disaster Field Training Office (DFTO) 

agenda, and a general awareness of the role ADR 

plays in FEMA. 

Basic Property Management (E720)

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.

Selection Criteria: All Accountable Property Officers, 

Custodial Officers, and any personnel who handle and/or manage Agency property who have not 

attended an approved Basic Property Management 

course within the last 2 years.

Prerequisites:

Required: E725, Custodial Officer Training.

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.0

Advanced Property Management (E721)

The purpose of the Advanced Property Management course 

is to provide FEMA with Accountable Property 

Officers (APOs) who have the knowledge and skills 

to provide cost effective and efficient management 

of Agency assets. The foundation for the curriculum 

will be the Personal Property Management—Manual 

6150.1. To that will be added best practices suggestions and documented updates to the guidance provided in the manual.

Selection Criteria: The primary target audience consists of FEMA Agency APOs, Property Management 

Officers (PMOs), Logistics Chiefs, Operations Chiefs, 

Comptrollers, Acquisition staff, and other FEMA staff 

with property management responsibilities.

Prerequisites:

Required: E720, Basic Property Management.

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. 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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Custodial Officer Training (E725)

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.

Selection Criteria: All Accountable Property Officers, 

Custodial Officers, and any personnel who handle and/or manage Agency property who have not 

attended an approved Basic Property Management course 

within the last 2 years.

Course Length: 1⁄2 day

CEUs: .4

External Affairs Leadership (E729)

The objective of the course is to prepare FEMA reservists, COREs, and PFTs who already have significant 

field/functional experience to assume the role and 

responsibilities of an External Affairs lead—be that 

the Assistant External Affairs Officer for a specific 

component on a large-scale disaster, or the External 

Affairs Officer/Deputy on a smaller-scale disaster.

The course is designed to enhance participants’ 

knowledge and appreciation of the critical function 

each External Affairs component plays in delivering information and messages to its core audience. 

Upon completion of this course, the participants 

will be able to apply the ESF #15/External Affairs 

concept, principle, policy, and procedures to:

•	 Set-up, manage, and effectively lead a unified

External Affairs operation on a disaster of any 

scale.

•	 Understand and implement the External Affairs

concept of operations in the field for both a 

notice and no-notice event.

•	Work effectively with other FEMA operational

units, as well as Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 

voluntary agency communications partners in 

not only delivering messages, but gathering and 

sharing information, providing analysis, and 

contributing to both the tactical and strategic 

plans.

•	 Effectively work with a PFO/FCO to develop

strategy/messaging and implement the Incident 

Action Plan.

•	 Coordinate with Headquarters and

Regional offices to ensure an integrated and 

comprehensive External Affairs effort in support 

of disaster operations.

Selection Criteria: A mix of FEMA DAEs, COREs, and/

or PFTs from all ten Regions, as well as other Federal 

agencies required to assume a leadership role in ESF 

#15.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: E731, External Affairs Overview Field 

Course.

Course Length: 4 days

External Affairs Overview Field Course

(E731)

This course is designed to be offered in the field 

and provide an overview of the new 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.

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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

FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center

(MDRC) Operators Course (E735)

This course is mandatory for all Driver/Operators 

of MDRCs in the Logistic Cadre. It entails the safe 

operation of the vehicle, establishing satellite communications links, and setting up and taking down 

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs).

Selection Criteria: Member of the Logistics Cadre.

Prerequisites:

Required: CDL operator’s license.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

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 course. The E758 course 

introduces participants to the newly developed policies and procedures for managing, monitoring, and 

closing out Individual Housing Program Housing 

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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Resources Unit (E760)

The goal of this course is to deliver uniform procedures, knowledge, skills, abilities, and tools needed 

to perform in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) 

Resources Unit. Upon completion of the course, 

participants will be able to describe the composition, capabilities, and naming methods for all tactical resources; demonstrate the ability to apply all 

relevant Incident Command System (ICS) methods 

to Resources Unit functions during events; explain 

the composition, organization, duties, and responsibilities of the local, ERT/State, Regional Response 

Coordination Center (RRCC), and National Response 

Coordination Center (NRCC) Resources Units; 

describe the performance of check-in/check-out; 

demonstrate a working knowledge of data collection sources and methods for performing Resources 

Unit functions; list and describe all Resources Unit 

products; and demonstrate the ability to conduct all 

analyses of resources data vital to Resources Unit 

functions.

Selection Criteria: The course primarily targets FEMA 

staff who will be serving in an ERT, RRCC, or NRCC 

Resources Unit or performing a function that interacts with the Resources Unit. This includes Federal 

Resources Unit, Planning, Logistics, Finance/

Administration, and Operations ERT, RRCC, and 

NRCC staff and State partners. The audience will 

have knowledge of and experience in Federal/State 

response and recovery operations, ICS, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS), organizational and chain of command principles, and disaster resources management. 

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-292, Disaster Basics, IS-703, National 

Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management, 

knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft 

Excel, E/L438, ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles 

for Joint Field Office, and IS-706, NIMS Intrastate Mutual 

Aid—An Introduction.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: Not yet determined

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers

Training (E778)

Course Purpose

•	 Enhance the readiness of FEMA middle managers

and their organizations.

•	 This course focuses on management and 

leadership, and accessing resources.

•	 Every disaster environment has a “political”

aspect. You have to manage in that environment. 

•	 “Big P” (Congressional, State, White House); and

•	 “Little P” (internal JFO-type politics).

•	Working in this type of environment requires

superior management and leadership skills.

•	 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 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: The audience for this course includes 

individuals from Headquarters and Regions who are 

assigned the following disaster/JFO positions: Section 

Chiefs, Branch Director, Unit Leader, Division/Group 

Supervisors, and possible Strike Team Leaders and 

Task Force Leaders. The course is not specific to any 

function or cadre. The audience can include PFTs, 

COREs, and DAEs. All must have had at least one 

assignment as one of the above positions.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-292, Disaster Basics.

Recommended: E292, Disaster Field Operations Management 

(DFOM), and/or E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on 

Disaster Operations.

CEUs: 2.9

Orientation to Disaster Response

Operations (E/L779)

The 4-day (resident) and 3-day (field) course is 

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 

the State/local and Tribal governments.

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.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-292, Disaster Basics.

CEUs: 2.1

FEMA Safety Officers 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 and Health 

(OSH) Office.

Prerequisites:

Required: Member of the Safety Cadre.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

eTasker (E786)

The FEMA eTasker System is designed to provide 

users with an automated, standardized system to 

record all activities associated with the tasker process. It is a Web-based system designed for ease of 

use. The system provides FEMA Logistics managers 

with the capability to produce reports that provide 

information about individual taskers or groups of 

taskers based upon a variety of input criteria.

Selection Criteria: The class is open to the Logistics 

cadre. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, 

first-served basis.

Course Length: 1 day

National Response Coordination Center

(NRCC) Training Lecture (L934)

This course is held in Washington, DC, at least 

once per year for the members of the Emergency 

Support Teams who work in the National Response 

Coordination Center (NRCC) during an activation. 

By the completion of this course, participants will 

have a broad understanding of the elements that 

make up the NRCC, and how each position fits 

together to accomplish the centralized goal of effective response to a disaster incident.

Selection Criteria: FEMA and Emergency Support 

Function personnel assigned to the NRCC for 

activations.

Course Length: 2 days
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National Response Coordination Center

(NRCC) Training Exercise (L935)

This course is designed as a tabletop exercise and is 

held in Washington, DC, at least once per year for the 

members of the Emergency Support Teams who work 

in the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) 

during an activation. By the completion of this exercise, participants will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in an interactive manner within the NRCC 

to develop situational awareness of an incident.

Selection Criteria: FEMA and Emergency Support 

Function personnel assigned to the NRCC for 

activations.

Prerequisites:

Required: L934, National Response Coordination Center 

(NRCC) Training Lecture.

Course Length: 1 day

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 violence in the workplace, identity 

theft, video surveillance systems, security operations, security assessments, reports and plans, physical and personnel security, and an overview on the 

Security Identification Badging System.

Selection Criteria: Newly hired FEMA Security 

Specialists. All nominations will be submitted 

through the National Cadre Manager.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

Security Recertification (E980)

This is a high-level course designed specifically for 

FEMA Security Managers and Specialists who will 

be trained on a yearly basis on updated policies and 

procedures regarding Badging, Fingerprinting, and 

Credentialing, as well as AED/CPR/First Aid/BBP 

and any other certifications that they are currently 

responsible for.

Selection Criteria: Security Managers and Specialists 

who belong to the FEMA Security Cadre. All nominations will be submitted through the National 

Cadre Manager.

Prerequisites:

Required: E979, Security Orientation.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.0

FEMA Safety Refresher Course (E981)

This course is mandatory for all safety professionals within the FEMA Safety Cadre. This course 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 and Health 

(OSH) Office.

Prerequisites:

Required: Member of the Safety Cadre.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

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, CORE, and DAEs) who are 

training in specific knowledge and skills required to 

get the HLT operational within the NHC structure.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: IS-292, Disaster Basics.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2
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Leadership and Management of Hazard

Mitigation Field Operations (E203)

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

provides a healthy learning environment in which 

participants acquire management skills and adopt 

leadership principles to create and accomplish the 

Hazard Mitigation Strategy in a disaster. Experienced 

hazard mitigation supervisors for this course must be 

nominated by the Regional Cadre Coordinator and/

or Regional Mitigation Division Director for this 

training. The course is highly interactive, encouraging peer discussion across the Regions.

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees approved by the 

Regional Hazard Mitigation Cadre Coordinator.

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of E778, Joint 

Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training course exam 

and/or DF-128, Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations. 

Course Length: 5 days

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster

Operations Training (E206)

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training provides a practical, application-based learning experience that enables participants to effectively deliver 

Hazard Mitigation courses and workshops to the 

Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce. This course is 

intended only for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Branch 

staff identified by their Region to serve as lead or 

support instructors for Hazard Mitigation Branch 

courses and workshops at disasters. Hazard Mitigation 

Branch training coordinators also are included in the 

training audience. Ideally, participants should have 

completed Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

and any other courses or workshops they expect 

to conduct or coordinate at a disaster. This 4-day 

course is conducted at the Emergency Management 

Institute (EMI).

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees approved by the 

Regional Hazard Mitigation Cadre Coordinator.

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of DF-128, 

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations.

Course Length: 4 days

Building Science Seminar (E312)

The purpose of this seminar is to provide current 

information on state-of-the-art disaster resistant 

building science practices. In addition, this offering has a secondary purpose of providing updated 

information based on participant requests from previous seminars.

Selection Criteria: The audience for this seminar is oncall FEMA disaster response staff, known as Disaster 

Assistance Employee (DAEs), and FEMA Permanent 

Full-Time Employees (PFTs) whose work assignments require disaster-resistant building science 

knowledge. Only those participants nominated by 

their Regions will be enrolled.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.5
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Historic Preservation

Environmental and Historic Preservation

(EHP) Program Policy Integration and

Management 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 that cannot be addressed in detail in other EHP 

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 open to all 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

cadre members including EHP Advisors, Team Leads, 

and EHP Specialists.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/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: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8

Coordinating Environmental and Historic

Preservation Compliance (E/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://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/

is 253.asp.

Selection Criteria: This course is open to all 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

cadre members and specifically targets new EHP 

Specialists. 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.

Prerequisites:

Recommended: This course is designed for a wide 

audience, including FEMA Program managers and 

staff, Environmental and Historic Preservation 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
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Environmental and Historic Preservation

Management Information System (E-MIS)

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 E-MIS Training to the EHP cadre, and focuses on 

E-MIS functionality and effective training strategies.

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) cadre 

members who have approval from Headquarters 

and/or FEMA Regional Environmental Officers.

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance.

Recommended: E/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: 1.8

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 course is open to all 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

cadre members and specifically targets Historic 

Preservation Specialists. FEMA Technical Assistance 

Contractors who support the EHP cadre and State/

Tribal representatives may attend with a recommendation from their FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance; knowledge and experience 

with FEMA’s programs; working knowledge of 

historic preservation laws and regulations.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8

Advanced Environmental Operations

(E266)

This course provides an in-depth training on the role 

and importance of the implementing regulation of 

the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

other related environmental protection laws within 

the context of FEMA’s programs and activities. Upon 

completion of this course, participants should be 

able to interpret and apply environmental and historic preservation laws, regulations, and Executive 

Orders; explain and implement their roles/responsibilities in the compliance process; communicate 

with all affected parties in the environmental compliance process; and describe how the compliance 

process fits into the broader FEMA mission. 

Selection Criteria: This course is open to all 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) cadre 

members and specifically targets Environmental 

Specialists, Environmental/Historic Preservation 

Advisors, and Team Leads. FEMA Technical Assistance 

Contractors who support the EHP cadre, and State/

Tribal and community representatives may also 

attend with a recommendation from their FEMA 

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Required: E/L253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance; knowledge and experience 

with FEMA’s programs; working knowledge of 

environmental laws, regulations, and Executive 

Orders that dictate environmental compliance.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

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 decision-making 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 is open to all 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) cadre 

members and specifically targets Environmental 

Floodplain Management Specialists. The course also 

targets 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 a recommendation 

from their FEMA Regional Environmental Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge 

of FEMA’s programs.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

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 is open to all

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) cadre 

members and specifically targets Environmental 

Specialists. Others may attend with a recommendation from their FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officer.

Prerequisites:

Required: E/L253, Coordinating Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge 

of FEMA’s programs.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8
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National Emergency Management

Information System Emergency Support

(NEMIS ES)—Finance (E830)

This course provides hands-on National Emergency 

Management Information System (NEMIS) financial 

software training for FEMA disaster staff that uses the 

financial management functions of Initial Allocations, 

Amended Allocations, Obligations, Status, Query, 

and Emergency Support Maintenance.

Selection Criteria: FEMA financial staff such as 

Comptrollers, Financial Specialists/Technicians, 

Funds Control Leaders, and Regional staff that support the disaster financial function.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

National Emergency Management

Information System Emergency Support

(NEMIS ES)—Finance Train-the-Trainer

(TTT) (E831)

This course provides information on how to effectively teach National Emergency Management 

Information System Emergency Support (NEMIS ES) 

at the Regional and field levels. The course addresses 

the most current development, releases, and issues 

pertaining to NEMIS ES – Finance module and training. These initiatives must be taught and supported 

by the NEMIS ES Trainers, and this course is offered 

once a year.

Selection Criteria: NEMIS ES–Finance Trainer.

Course Length: 4 days (may vary in length depending on material at the time of the offering).

Emergency Management Mission

Integrated Environment (EMMIE) Public

Assistance 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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IT Training

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications

(E815)

This course is designed to teach the 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/IT and 

Operations disaster planners and responders.

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance

(E816)

PBX Maintenance is a 2-day class that 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/IT and 

Operations disaster planners and responders.

Disaster Training for IT Managers (E817)

This is an exercise-based course for FEMA IT Managers 

designed to test the efficacy of 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 

Information Technology Managers.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

IT Wireless Communications (E818)

This course will acquaint the participant with the 

wireless communications assets available to FEMA for 

routine and emergency response use, the underlying 

technologies, rules and regulations, and procedures 

for interoperability. At the completion of training, 

the course participants will be able to identify FEMA 

and non-FEMA assets; know what networks and systems are available as well as their functionality and 

capability; be familiar with radio regulations and 

procedures; define interoperability issues and solutions; define FEMA response organizations, missions, and capabilities; isolate operational problems 

and recognize when wireless technology is a solution; and evaluate, select, and acquire the necessary 

wireless resources to meet an operational need.

Selection Criteria: A mix of Regional IT cadre small 

group telecom leaders from Regions; US & R and 

NDMS Telecommunications personnel; MERS 

Telecommunications personnel; Regional IT 

Managers and Staff from Regions; and disaster 

response personnel.

Course Length: 2 days

Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX)

Operations (E819)

This course provides advanced installation, operations, and maintenance training as well as in-depth 

administrative training for systems operators to 

manage a G3 Phone Book Exchange (PBX) system.

Selection Criteria: FEMA Communications/IT and 

Operations disaster planners and responders.

Information Technology 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: 41⁄2 days
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Employee Development

Travel Manager 8.2 (E254)

Travel Manager 8.2 is the agency’s Automated Travel 

Authorization and Travel Voucher Preparation 

Software Package. This course is designed to provide 

participants detailed instructions on using the Travel 

Software Package for preparing travel authorizations, 

vouchers, and claim for reimbursements. Participants 

will also be briefed on the Federal Travel Regulations.

Selection Criteria: Employees responsible for preparing travel documents who have never received any 

Travel Manager training.

Enrollment: Submit a FEMA Form 75-5 (General 

Admissions Application) to the National Emergency 

Training Center (NETC) Admissions Office. 

Applications are reviewed and approved by the NETC 

Admissions Office.

Course Length: 3 days

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: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

Performance Excellence Series II—

Communication and Customer Service

(E526)

Communication and Customer Service is a 4-day resident 

course. It teaches the FEMA professional employees in grades GS 11/12/13 in the course elements 

of oral and written communications to meet and 

exceed the performance expectations in those areas. 

This course will instruct participants in appropriately, accurately, and succinctly relaying information. Participants will learn to independently and 

effectively communicate messages, even when their 

viewpoints are counter to the audience’s ideas or 

beliefs, in a respectful manner tailored to the audience. This course is a highly interactive course.

Selection Criteria: FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE employees on 

a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Performance Excellence Series II—

Representing the Agency (E527)

Representing the Agency teaches the FEMA professional 

employees in grades GS 11/12/13 to be positive 

representatives of the organization to meet and 

exceed the performance expectations in this area. 

This course will instruct participants in appropriately, accurately, and succinctly relaying information 

to both internal and external customers. Participants 

will identify their personal strengths when relating to others through the use of an individual 

assessment tool. They will learn to craft an effective 

External Affairs message delivering concise, focused, 

and key-message points. Participants will be videotaped to see their personal delivery technique. They 

will learn to analyze and practice conflict and stressful situation resolution skills, gaining the ability to 

explain/defend viewpoints tailored to specific audiences, speaking in a confident and compelling manner. This is a highly interactive course.
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Selection Criteria: FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE employees on 

a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days 

Performance Excellence Series II—

Achieving Results and Teamwork (E528)

Achieving Results and Teamwork teaches the FEMA professional employees in grades GS 11/12/13 development 

of a practical approach to goal-setting and prioritization. Participants will be able to identify and use 

proactive variations to situations enabling more effective outcomes to goals. Participants will bring projects/plans for projects on which to work or start in 

this segment, thus offering an opportunity to practically use lessons learned in the classroom. The participants will increase skills in collaborative team building 

through recognition of contributions from a variety of 

groups emphasizing cultural and generational issues. 

The course lists ways to deal with everyone fairly, 

equitably, and professionally. Participants will gain a 

better understanding of ways to anticipate potential 

detriments to effective teams and provide constructive 

conflict resolution and common goal identification. 

This course is a highly interactive course.

Selection Criteria: FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE employees on 

a space-available basis.

Prerequisites:

Required: A project participants wish to work on.

Course Length: 4 days

Performance Excellence Series II—

Leadership for Managerial Success (E529)

Leadership for Managerial Success teaches the FEMA professional employees in grades GS 11/12/13 to prepare or increase their ability to lead and supervise. 

Participants learn to benchmark from best practices. 

Participants will identify their personal strengths 

and weaknesses as they use a tool to evaluate their 

leadership skills and learn how to improve the positive skills to build a stronger performing unit. They 

will learn how to apply communication and conflict management styles to build and sustain high 

performing teams. Participants will learn to adapt 

coaching styles to meet the needs of their team 

members. They will also work on an individualized 

career development plan. This course is a highly 

interactive course.

Selection Criteria: FEMA permanent full-time employees in grades GS 11/12/13 and CORE employees on 

a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Support Advisory Group for Empowerment

(SAGE) Conference (E530)

The Support Advisory Group for Empowerment 

(SAGE) Conference has evolved from the Director’s 

office as the Secretarial Advisory Committee in 1994 

to the Secretarial Advisory Group for Empowerment 

in1996 under the direction of the Learning and 

Development Branch. Membership continued to 

expand since then and the name changed once more 

to its current, “Support Advisory Group for Empowerment.” 

Current membership consists of a cross-section of 

administrative and professional personnel at various 

grade levels throughout the Agency. The group meets 

on a monthly basis to discuss and plan upcoming 

events and activities. This time is also used to share 

future individual or group endeavors. 

SAGE membership is a 2-year term. New membership

was announced in August 2007 for the 2008–2010 term.

Mission: To serve as a liaison to FEMA’s administrative support personnel in the development of methods for improving the overall Agency administrative 

support. In order to accomplish its mission, SAGE 

recommends and/or provides training opportunities and activities that enhance job knowledge, skills, 

and abilities.

Goals

•	 Foster an environment that supports continuing

education through quality programs designed to 

meet the needs of FEMA’s administrative support 

and professional personnel.
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•	 Seek ideas and input from all FEMA staff that

aids in enhancing the administrative services 

throughout the Agency.

•	 Encourage and support networking among

Agency administrative support personnel.

•	 Promote activities that recognize and support the

growth of Agency administrative and professional 

personnel.

Ongoing Events

•	 SAGE Conferences are conducted yearly to assist

DHS/FEMA employees with the development or 

enhancement of soft skills and knowledge that 

could increase career opportunities, improve job 

performance, encourage creative thinking, and 

promote self-management. 

•	 SAGE Brown Bags offer various topics to help

employees enhance skills and become more 

marketable in today’s constantly changing work 

environment.

Performance Excellence Series Level I

(E534/E535/E536)

The Performance Excellence Series Level 1 has been 

designed to help strengthen and reinforce the core 

competencies of DHS/FEMA personnel through 

the GS-9 levels. Participants will learn new strategies in Communication and Customer Service; Achieving 

Effective Results/Teamwork; and Representing the Agency. The 

Series consists of three in-depth, unique, 1-week 

segments and one repeated segment. Each segment 

will explore and uncover new methodologies for 

excellence in the work place.

Learning Methods: Self-assessments; individual, small, 

and large group practical exercises; in-class writing; discussions; facilitator presentations; feedback 

from the facilitator; demonstrations and application 

planning.

•	 Week I: Communication and Customer Service (E534)

•	 Week II: Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork (E535) 

•	 Week III: Representing the Agency (E536)

•	 Week IV: Communication and Customer Service (E534)

Selection Criteria: DHS/FEMA personnel through the 

GS-9 levels. Stafford Act employees and temporary 

full-time employees are welcome on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

Basic Mediation (E542)

This 34-hour Basic Mediation skills training course 

explores all aspects of the mediation process 

through interactive exercises, demonstrations, lectures, supervised role-plays, and group debriefing. 

Participants will develop essential communication 

skills and successful dispute resolution techniques. 

Participants will learn effective tools to deal with 

issues of denial, anger, power, and impasse. Conflict 

resolution strategies, principles, and theories will be 

presented. Participants will identify the five different 

conflict styles, including their own. All participants 

will understand how to reduce and transform conflict in their workplace. 

Selection Criteria: FEMA Employees working in situations/environments where conflict-resolution skills 

will enhance the performance of the agency and 

strengthen its mission. For individuals who encounter miscommunications and misunderstandings 

which must be resolved quickly and meaningfully 

for successful operations.

Enrollment: Submit a FEMA Form 75-5 (General 

Admissions Application) to the NETC Admissions 

Office. Applications are reviewed and approved by 

the NETC Admissions Office.

Program Costs: No cost for training. All travel costs are 

the responsibility of the sending organization.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days
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Human Resources for Supervisors and

Managers (E543)

This course is designed to provide FEMA supervisors 

and managers with an overview and understanding of their personnel management responsibilities, 

as well as to provide the tools needed to accomplish organizational objectives and abide by human 

resources laws and regulations. Some course topics 

are: Merit System Principles, Prohibited Personnel 

Practices, Position Classification, Recruitment and 

Placement, Labor Management Relations, and 

Performance Management.

Course Objectives

•	 Describe the nine merit systems principles

•	Identify the fourteen principles of ethical

conduct expected of all Federal employees

•	 Discuss some ways the Agency fosters an

environment that values and respects differences

•	 Recognize the three statutory pay systems

•	 Explain the goals of position management and

classification process

•	Identify strategically linked performance

elements and how to write measurable standards 

for each

•	 Distinguish between performance and conduct

problems

•	 Describe the various types of leave and accrual

rates

•	 Understand the collective bargaining process and

recognize the rights of employees, unions, and 

management

•	 Describe the benefits and application of

alternative dispute resolution procedures

•	 Describe the benefits of alternative work

schedules

Selection Criteria: Permanent full-time (PFT) 

Supervisors and Managers have first priority. 

Course Length: 4 days

Supervisory Leadership Training (E736)

This course is designed to provide newly appointed 

first-line supervisors with the communication and 

soft skills necessary for effective leadership. FEMA 

supervisors come together to study shared leadership traits and practices.

Areas of study include:

•	 Making the Transition to Supervisor

•	 Managing in a Crisis

•	 Self-Management and Stress

•	 Ethical Leadership

•	 Communicating for Results

•	 Motivating Employees

•	 DevelopingYour Leadership Potential

•	 Managing Performance

•	 Managing Performance Problems

•	 Managing the Work

•	 Leading Employees through Change

•	Working through Conflict

Selection Criteria: Newly appointed FEMA permanent full-time (PFT) first-line supervisors and experienced PFT supervisors who have not attended a 

supervisory leadership course.

Enrollment: Submit a FEMA Form 75-5 (General 

Admissions Application) to the NETC Admissions 

Office. Applications are reviewed and approved by 

the NETC Admissions Office.

Program Costs: No cost for training. All travel costs are 

the responsibility of the sending organization.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days
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Independent Study

The Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) 

Distance Learning (DL) Section offers the Independent 

Study Program (ISP). 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 60 training courses via our training site: http://training.fema.gov/.

Program Eligibility

The program is open to all residents 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 www.training.fema.gov/

2. Click on FEMA Independent Study.

3. Click on ISP Course List.

4. 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 one business 

day that confirms your transcript has been updated 

and a link to create your electronic certificate.

Submitting Your Test

Whether you download the materials or participate 

interactively, you will submit the final exam in the 

same manner.

1. Go to our Web site at www.training.fema.gov/

2. Click on FEMA Independent Study.

3. Click on ISP Course List.

4. Select your course of interest.

5. Click “Take Final Exam”.

We will score your test and send you a response via 

e-mail usually within 24 hours. If you score a 75 

percent or higher, your e-mail will contain a link to 

access and print your certificate of completion.

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. 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. A printable 

application can be downloaded from our Web site 

under the “College Credit” section or by visiting 

www.emergencymanagementstudy.com. You also may request 

a copy via e-mail at Independent.Study@dhs.gov.

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.
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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, Principles of 

Emergency Management, IS-235, Emergency Planning, IS-242, 

Effective Communication, IS-241, Decision Making and Problem 

Solving, IS-240, Leadership and Influence, IS-244, Developing 

and Managing Volunteers, and IS-139, Exercise Design. There 

are also classroom versions of these courses, which 

may be conducted using the Instructor Guides and 

PowerPoint developed for that purpose.

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 (IS-1)

This Independent Study course is for emergency 

managers and related professionals from Federal, 

State, and local offices in the field of emergency 

management. This course provides an overview of 

the field of emergency management, the job of the 

emergency manager, and 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 a text, illustrations, diagrams, 

figures, and an accompanying toolkit on CD-ROM. 

The CD-ROM toolkit contains supplementary information as well as aids for performing the emergency 

management job including: sample budget, emergency management plans, and other materials. This 

course cannot be downloaded from the Independent 

Study Web site since it contains a CD-ROM toolkit. 

The exam can be taken on the Web site. (See page 

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access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

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. (See page 114, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

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. 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 

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•	Identify possible terrorists’ 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;

•	 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. 

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

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.

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. 

However, the test can be completed and submitted 

online at the Independent Study Web site. (See page 

114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to 

access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Animals in Disaster: Module A,

“Awareness and Preparedness” (IS-10)

Module A of this two-part course is designed to 

increase the awareness and preparedness of animal 

owners and care providers. It includes sections on 

typical hazards, how these can affect animals, and 

what responsible animal owners can do to prepare 

for or avoid such hazards. This course can be downloaded from the Independent Study Web site and the 

test can be completed and submitted online. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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Animals in Disaster: Module B,

“Community Planning” (IS-11)

Module B, the second part of the Animals in Disaster 

course, is intended to guide emergency management 

officials, animal owners, care providers, and those in 

the commercial industry in preparing disaster plans. 

The goal of this module is to provide sufficient 

information to enable the animal care community 

and emergency management officials to meet and 

develop meaningful and effective plans that improve 

the care of animals in times of disaster. This course 

can be downloaded from the Independent Study 

Web site and the test can be completed and submitted online. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Property Acquisition (Buyout) for Local

Communities (Restricted to FEMA, State, and

local officials in the Acquisition Buyout Program)

(IS-12)

Property acquisition is a way to reduce repetitive losses, primarily those resulting from floods. 

Properties that are repeatedly damaged from floods 

may be eligible for purchase, relocation, or elevation through a State-managed grant program to 

local communities. Once property is acquired and 

structures removed, it is then maintained as open 

space, such as a park, which will suffer little damage in future flooding. This course familiarizes the 

State and local officials with the property acquisition process under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program. Using the guidance manual for the acquisition program, this course takes the participant 

through the steps required to successfully apply for 

and implement a program in his/her own community. Sample forms and job aids are provided to 

assist participants in preparing applications, reports, 

and other requirements to participate in and manage the program. The course is for State and local 

officials who will manage or administer property 

acquisition programs in their own jurisdictions.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Special Events Contingency Planning for

Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.A)

Almost every community is host at one time or 

another to a special event, whether it is a fair, parade, 

sporting event, or another type of mass gathering. 

This course is intended for representatives of the 

public safety team involved in development of the 

event contingency plan. The Web-based course has 

numerous activities based on a series of planning 

aids. These planning aids include contingency plan 

considerations for law enforcement, fire, emergency 

medical, public health, public works, and emergency 

management. The test can be completed and submitted online at the Independent Study Web site. A 

classroom version is available. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.) This course may also 

be delivered in the classroom using the Instructor 

Guide and PowerPoint developed for that purpose.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Supervisors Guide to Equal Employment

Opportunity (IS-16)

The FEMA Supervisors Guide to Equal Employment 

Opportunity has been developed to help FEMA managers and supervisors understand their responsibilities in EEO and to help them confidently handle equal 

rights issues and potential issues as they arise. This 

self-paced course will enable you to describe the EEO 

laws that protect Federal employees from discrimination, identify manager’s and supervisors’ responsibilities in preventing and dealing with discrimination, 

and describe the appropriate action managers and 

supervisors should take to handle the EEO situation 

presented given a series of field-specific case studies.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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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 

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. (See page 114, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant

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 and 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. (See page 

114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to 

access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

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, 

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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 them 

correctly. This course is available both online or 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. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

(Technical Requirements: Internet Explorer 5.5 or 

higher. You may encounter problems when viewed 

in Netscape browser. Quicktime viewer to view panoramic picture (in CD version only) and Windows 

Media Player to view video clips.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command

System (IS-100)

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 National Incident 

Management System (NIMS). (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command

System, ICS-100, for Federal Disaster

Workers (IS-100.FW)

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 National Incident 

Management System (NIMS). (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command

System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals

(IS-100.HC)

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 should be completed by the hospital personnel who would have a direct role in emergency 

preparedness, incident management, and/or emergency response during an incident (e.g., hospital 

emergency manager, hospital administrator, department head). (See page 114, “How to Get Started” 

section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command

System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement

(IS-100.LE)

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-100 courses while using law enforcement 

examples. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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Introduction to the Incident Command

System, ICS-100, for Public Works

Personnel (IS-100.PW)

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-100 courses while using public works examples. 

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Introduction to the Incident Command

System, ICS-100, for Schools (IS-100.SC)

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. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

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 those overseas. It is important to insure 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. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

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). 

The IS-120.A replaces the 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.

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;
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•	 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 After Action 

Conference (AAC).

Prerequisites:

Required: Individuals who wish to enroll in the 

IS-130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning, 

must complete the 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

•	 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. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.5

Study Hours: 15

Special Needs Planning Considerations for

Emergency Management (IS-197.EM)

This course is designed for emergency management and first responder personnel to enable them 

to better understand the special needs population 

and teach how to partner with persons with special needs as well as their support providers and 

organizations.

Course Goals

•	 Describe the impact of different types of hazards

on the special needs population.

•	 Describe challenges faced by the emergency

manager during the different phases of the 

disaster.

•	 Explain how to develop emergency plans for

special needs populations and plan with special 

needs persons and their organizations during the 

planning process for your local community.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 0.4

Study Hours: 41⁄2

Special Needs Planning Considerations for

Service and Support Providers (IS-197.SP)

This course is designed for people who work with the 

elderly and people with disabilities, and will teach 

how to partner with local emergency management 

to better prepare for all phases of an emergency.

Course Goals

•	 Describe the impact of different types of hazards

on special needs populations.

•	 Describe challenges during the different phases

of an emergency.

•	 Explain how to develop emergency plans and

work with emergency management and other 

local officials during the planning process for 

your local community.
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(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 0.4

Study Hours: 41⁄2

Incident Command System for Single

Resources and Initial Action Incidents

(IS-200)

This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within 

the ICS. IS-200 provides training on and resources 

for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Applying Incident Command System (ICS)

to Healthcare Organizations (IS-200.HC)

This course is designed to enable healthcare/hospital personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the ICS. IS-200.HC provides 

training on and resources for personnel who are 

likely to assume a supervisory position within the 

ICS. IS-100.HC is a prerequisite to the IS-200.HC 

course. This course should be completed by personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency 

management, to include (at minimum) middle 

management within a hospital or healthcare system. Middle management may refer to physicians, 

department managers, unit leaders, charge nurses, 

and any staff (e.g., hospital administration) who 

would have a role in an emergency operations center (hospital, local, or State). (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-100.HC, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

State Disaster Management (IS-208)

This course provides fundamental information on 

the disaster assistance process and disaster assistance programs. During a disaster, States must be 

responsive to local jurisdictions and must effectively 

acquire and distribute Federal resources. State disaster management is complex, requiring that State 

staff members have accurate information on the 

Federal programs available and work with Federal 

counterparts in the management of those programs. 

As a State Coordinating Officer (SCO), you play a 

critical role in managing the response and recovery operations. Other State staff that have a vital role 

include Operations Officers, Individual Assistance 

(IA) Officers, Public Assistance (PA) Officers, Hazard 

Mitigation Officers (HMOs), Community Relations 

Managers, and Public Information Officers (PIOs). 

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Principles of Emergency Management

(IS-230)

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
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•	 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. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Emergency Planning (IS-235)

Being able to use all the basic elements of the planning process gives emergency managers, planners, 

and other stakeholders 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

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Leadership and Influence (IS-240)

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 necessary and vital part of 

the job for every emergency manager, planner, and 

responder. 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

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .9

Study Hours: 9

Decision Making and Problem Solving

(IS-241)

Being able to make decisions and solve problems 

effectively is a necessary and vital part of the job for 

every emergency manager, planner, and responder. 

This course is designed to improve your decisionmaking skills. It addresses: 

•	 The decision making process

•	 Decision making styles

•	 Attributes of an effective decision maker

•	 Ethical decision making and problem solving

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Effective Communication (IS-242)

Being able to communicate effectively is a necessary 

and vital part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed 

to improve your communication skills. It addresses: 

•	 Basic communication skills

•	 How to communicate in an emergency

•	 How to identify community-specific

communication issues 

•	 Using technology as a communication tool

•	 Effective oral communication

•	 How to prepare an oral presentation.
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(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Developing and Managing Volunteers

(IS-244)

This course is for emergency managers and related 

professionals working with all types of volunteers 

and coordinating with voluntary organizations. 

This course will provide procedures and tools for 

building and working with voluntary organizations. 

Topics include benefits and challenges of using volunteers; building a volunteer program; writing job 

descriptions; developing volunteers through recruitment, placement, training, supervision, and evaluation; coordinating with voluntary agencies and 

community-based organizations; and special issues 

such as spontaneous volunteers, liability, and stress. 

This course is designed for all audiences including 

Federal, State, Tribal, local emergency management, 

voluntary agencies, and affiliated organizations. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Emergency Support Function #15 (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 Response Plan (NRP). Additionally, 

State and local partners that may adopt the External 

Affairs/ESF #15 concept may find this course helpful in its implementation. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

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.

•	 Provide the resources necessary for the user to

accomplish environmental/historic preservation 

responsibilities.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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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.

•	 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.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential

Buildings (IS-279)

This Independent Study 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.

This 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. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in

Emergency Management (IS-288)

This Independent Study 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. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Disaster Basics (IS-292)

This course will provide individuals with the basic 

information about Federal disaster programs and 

operations. It will also prepare FEMA personnel for 

response to recovery operations whether assigned to 

a Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC), 

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC), 

an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Joint Field 

Office (JFO), or other FEMA fixed facility. FEMA 

employees may complete the course as a prerequisite for other training.

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

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).
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3. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the key 

staff involved in the MA Process including the 

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.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

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: .3

Study Hours: 3

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 

that will prepare them for the operations course 

(RERO). This course can be downloaded from the 

Independent Study Web site and the test can be 

completed and submitted online. (See page _____, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

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. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Introduction to Community Emergency

Response Teams (IS-317)

This course prepares the participant to take the 

performance-based Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT) training offered in a classroom setting by 

his/her community. Also, graduates of the CERT program are encouraged to complete the Independent 

Study course to reinforce principles learned during 

training.

CERT is part of the President’s Citizen Corps initiative. Local government or its representative sponsors 

the program in the community. The goal is to prepare community volunteers for their local hazards. 

To read more about the CERT program, visit the 

Independent Study Web site. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

Selection Criteria: This course is available to people 

who want to learn more about the CERT program 

and the skills that are taught during the classroom 

training.

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

Community Hurricane Preparedness

(IS-324)

This course provides those involved in the decision 

making process for hurricanes with basic information about:

•	 How hurricanes form.

•	 The hazards they pose.

•	 How the National Weather Service (NWS)

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•	What tools and guiding principles can help

emergency managers prepare their communities.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1

Study Hours: 10

Refresher Course for Radiological

Response (IS-330)

This individualized instruction is available on DVD 

or videotape and workbook for the individual to 

review monitoring techniques, protective actions, 

and radiation information for all types of radiation 

emergencies. Access to a 1⁄2” VHS/DVD player and 

television is required. The DVD or videotape may 

be kept for future refresher training. (See page 114, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

the Independent Study Web site.)

Prerequisites:

Required: Successful completion of G320, 

Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response, and/or 

B301, Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO). 

Participants should submit a copy of their certificates along with the enrollment application.

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

course which is delivered in the Regions. Course topics include basic REP concepts and terminology, evaluator role and responsibilities, and evaluation areas. 

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

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 (HMI), 

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. (See page 114, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for

Medical Personnel (IS-346)

This self-study guide 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 

(HMA). This course can be downloaded from the 

Independent Study Web site and the test can be completed and submitted online. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

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Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for

Schools (IS-362)

This Independent Study 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.

This course can be downloaded from the Independent 

Study Web site. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” 

section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.) 

CEUs: .8

Study Hours: 8

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. (See page 114, “How 

to Get Started” section to learn how to access the 

Independent Study Web site.)

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. This means 

taking action to reduce or eliminate 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. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

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.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1.0

Study Hours: 10
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Continuity of Operations (COOP)

Awareness (IS-546) 

This 1-hour Web-based course will provide all public sector employees a fundamental understanding 

of continuity of operations, terms, objectives, and 

benefits to your 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. (See page 114, 

“How to Get Started” section to learn how to access 

the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .1

Study Hours: 1

Introduction to Continuity of Operations

(COOP) (IS-547) 

This 5-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. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” 

section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

Prerequisites:

Required: IS-546, Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

Awareness.

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Introduction to the Public Assistance

Process (IS-630)

This Independent Study program includes four units 

of instruction covering such topics as an overview, 

eligibility, kick-off meeting, project formulation, 

and small project validation. The materials include 

a resource center which includes public assistance 

policy publications, forms, glossary, and end-ofcourse examination. The course is designed for all 

audiences including Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

emergency management staffs with responsibilities 

in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. It is highly 

recommended for nonpublic assistance personnel who need a basic understanding of the process. 

Enrollment is available via the Independent Study 

Web site. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

Public Assistance Operations I (IS-631)

This course covers such topics as initial operations, 

governing documents, eligibility, special considerations, project formulation (worksheet and validation), and a summary. The course also includes a 

resource center that includes public assistance policy 

publications, forms, glossary, and an end-of-course 

exam. This course is designed for all audiences 

including Federal, State, Tribal, local emergency management, and contractor staffs with responsibilities 

in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. Enrollment is 

available via the Independent Study Web site. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .7

Study Hours: 7
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Introduction to Debris Operations in

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program

(IS-632)

This course is divided into two major topic areas—

General Debris Removal Operations and Critical 

Issues in Debris Operations. There is also a resource 

center which includes Public Assistance documents, test resources (exam), sample forms, and key 

content.

This course is designed for all audiences including 

Federal, State, Tribal, local emergency management, 

and contractor staffs with debris removal responsibilities in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. It is 

recommended for all staff required to take an introductory course in debris operations. Enrollment is 

available via the Independent Study Web site. (See 

page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how 

to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

Building Partnerships with Tribal

Governments (IS-650)

Effective partnerships form and evolve because the 

individual partners have an understanding, appreciation, and respect for one another that they acquire 

through education and life experiences. This course 

is designed to provide the basic knowledge needed 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 what people need to know to develop good 

relationships with them. What they say will provide 

insight into a people who have endured great suffering and challenges but remain proud and committed to taking care of one another, their land, and 

their traditions.

There are lessons devoted to specific program challenges in working with Tribal people to provide monetary and technical assistance through the Individual 

Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation 

Programs. For example, getting the word out about 

how and where to apply for disaster assistance to 

native people who live in remote areas and are not 

served by traditional print and mass media networks. 

The program challenges reflect actual experiences of 

native people and FEMA representatives working 

together before, during, and after disasters to deliver 

assistance in Indian Country.

Throughout the course, there are opportunities 

to test understandings by applying what has been 

learned to answer questions and to make decisions 

in response to real-life disaster scenarios. (See page 

114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to 

access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: 1

Study Hours: 10

National Incident Management System

(NIMS), An Introduction (IS-700)

This Awareness-level course introduces the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS) and describes 

the purpose, principles, key components, and benefits of NIMS. 

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

A printed version of this course and a facilitator’s 

guide are available for organizations wanting to 

deliver this in a classroom setting.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)

Course (IS-701)

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.
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•	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 

management-related information; and coordinate 

interagency and intergovernmental issues regarding incident management policies, priorities, and 

strategies. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

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)

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. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

National Incident Management System

(NIMS) Resource Management (IS-703)

This interactive computer-based course provides the 

principles, tools, processes, and systems used in the 

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.

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. 
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This course will supersede G276, Resource Management. 

For purposes of the Advanced Professional Series, 

those who have completed G276 may still claim credit 

for it as an elective, or IS-703 will count toward that 

elective. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn how to access the Independent Study 

Web site.)

There also is a group study version of this course by 

which it may be delivered in the classroom.

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3

NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid—

An Introduction (IS-706)

This computer-based 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

National Response Framework (NRF),

An Introduction (IS-800.B)

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and non-governmental organizations 

(NGO) leaders, and emergency management practitioners. This includes senior elected and appointed 

leaders, such as Federal department or agency heads, 

State governors, mayors, Tribal leaders, and city or 

county officials—those who have a responsibility 

to provide for effective response. This course introduces participants to the concepts and principles for 

the National Response Framework. At the end of this 

course, participants will be able to describe:

•	 The purpose of the National Framework.

•	 The response doctrine established by the National

Response Framework.

•	 The roles and responsibilities of entities as

specified in the National Response Framework.

•	 The actions that support national response.

•	 The response organizations used for multiagency coordination.

•	 How planning relates to national preparedness.

The course is available on the Independent Study Web 

site. (See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to 

learn how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .5

Study Hours: 5

National Infrastructure Protection Plan

(NIPP) (IS‐860)

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 

(CI/KR) of the United States.
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1. Describe how the NIPP provides the unifying 

structure for the integration of CI/KR protection 

efforts into a single national program.

2. Define CI/KR 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 CI/KR 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 of the 

CI/KR protection-related aspects of homeland 

security plans; and helps to ensure an effective, 

efficient CI/KR protection program over the 

long term.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .2

Study Hours: 2

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.

(See page 114, “How to Get Started” section to learn 

how to access the Independent Study Web site.)

CEUs: .3

Study Hours: 3
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FEMA Regional Offices

There are 10 FEMA regional offices. Each office is headed by a regional director who reports to the 

Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response and is responsible for FEMA programs in the 

region. Regional Training Manager contact information is listed below.

Address States Served

Region I

Richard J. Quinlan, Regional Training Manager

99 High Street, 5th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110 

(617) 956-7550 (Training Office)

FSN: 551-9550

Fax: (617) 956-7519 or 956-7538

E-mail: richard.quinlan@dhs.gov

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Region II 

Russell Fox, Regional Training Manager

26 Federal Plaza, Room 1307

New York, New York 10278-0002

(212) 680-8504

(212) 225-7018 (Training Office)

Fax: (212) 680-3608

E-mail: russell.fox@dhs.gov

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Region III

Janice Barlow, Regional Training Manager

One Independence Mall Building 

615 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-4404

(215) 931-5500 

(215) 931-5569 (Training Office) 

FSN: 553-5569

Fax: (215) 931-5714

E-mail: janice.barlow@dhs.gov

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

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Region IV

Gayle Alston, Regional Training Manager

3003 Chamblee Tucker Road 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341 

(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

Joe Howard, Acting Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center

800 North Loop 288 

Denton, Texas 76209

(940) 898-5458

(940) 898-5457 (Training Office) 

FSN: 536-5399

Fax: (940) 898-5263

E-mail: joe.howard@dhs.gov

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII

Jim Nelson, 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) 283-7098

E-mail: james.nelson2@dhs.gov

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
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Region VIII

Anne Griffin, Regional Training Manager

Denver Federal Center 

Building 710

P.O. 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 

Wayne E. Schmaling, Regional Training Manager

111 Broadway, Suite 1200 

Oakland, CA 94607-4052

(510) 627-7100 

(510) 627-7106 (Training Office)

FSN: 539-7106

Fax: (510) 627-7112 or 627-7117

E-mail: wayne.schmaling@dhs.gov

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American 

Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

Federated States of Micronesia

Region X

Kathy J. Burke, Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center 

130 228th Street SW

Bothell, Washington 98021-9796 

(425) 487-4600 

(425) 487-4603 (Training Office) or

(425) 487-4684

FSN: 530-4603 

Fax: (425) 487-4777

E-mail: kathy.burke@dhs.gov

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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

E-mail: david.brown@po.state.ct.us

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

E-mail: michael.f.grant@maine.gov

www.maine.gov/mema/

Massachusetts

State Training Officer 

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 

400 Worcester Road 

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702-5399

(508) 820-1405

Fax: (508) 820-2030

E-mail: michael.russas@state.ma.us

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

E-mail: roy.nieder@hsem.nh.gov

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

E-mail: michelle.sansouci@us.army.mil

www.riema.ri.gov

Vermont

State Training Officer

Vermont Emergency Management Agency

Waterbury State Complex

103 South Main Street 

Waterbury, Vermont 05671-2101

(802) 241-5094; (800) 347-0488

TTY: (888) 545-7598; Fax: (802) 241-5349

E-mail: rschell@dps.state.vt.us

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

E-mail: lppheatd@gw.njsp.org

www.state.nj.us/oem/county/

New York

State Training Officer 

New York State Emergency Management Office 

1220 Washington Avenue

Building 22, Suite 101

Albany, New York 12226-2251 

(518) 292-2351

Fax: (518) 322-4987

E-mail: william.campbell@semo.state.ny.us

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Puerto Rico

Training Officer

Puerto Rico Office of Civil Defense

P.O. Box 9066597

Puerta De Tierra Station

Hatoiey, Puerto Rico 00906-6597

(787) 724-0124

E-mail: rowens@aemead.goblerno.pf

Virgin Islands

State Training Officer

Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency

 Management Agency (VITEMA)

3219 Contant 2C—AQ Building

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802

(340) 774-2244

Fax: (340) 774-1491

FEMA Caribbean

P.O. Box 70105

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8105

(787) 296-3514

Fax: (787) 296-3642

E-mail: jose.bravo@dhs.gov

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

E-mail: mark.claveloux@state.de.us

www.dema.delaware.gov

District of Columbia

Training Officer 

DC Emergency Management Agency

2720 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20032

(202) 727-6161; (202) 673-2101 (ext. 1162)

Fax: (202) 673-2290

E-mail: chris.voss@dc.gov

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) 517-3623

(877) MEMA-USA

Fax: (410) 517-3610

E-mail: ccrue@mema.state.md.us

www.mema.state.md.us/

Pennsylvania

State Training Officer

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

2605 Interstate Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9364

(717) 651-2141; (717) 651-2120

Fax: (717) 346-3105

E-mail: thughes@state.pa.us

www.pema.state.pa.us/

Virginia

State Training Officer 

Virginia Department of Emergency Management 

10501 Trade Court

Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713

(804) 897-6559; (804) 897-6500

Fax: (804) 897-6556

E-mail: carolyn.sanford@vdem.virginia.gov

www.vdem.state.va.us/

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

E-mail: hlattimore@wvoes.state.wv.us

www.wvdhsem.gov
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Alabama

State Training Officer 

Alabama Emergency Management Agency 

5898 County Road 41

P.O. Drawer 2160

Clanton, Alabama 35046-2106

(205) 280-2221

Fax: (205) 280-2493

E-mail: kylee@ema.alabama.gov

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) 488-6250

E-mail: mike.icardi@em.myflorida.com

floridadisaster.org

Georgia

State Training Officer

Georgia Emergency Management Agency 

1000 Indian Springs Drive

Forsyth, Georgia 31029

(478) 993-4621

Fax: (478) 993-4260

E-mail: gmoore@gema.state.ga.us

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

E-mail: wayne.mullannix@ky.ngb.army.mil

http://kyem.ky.gov

Mississippi

State Training Officer

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 5644 

1 MEMA Drive

Pearl, Mississippi 39288

(601) 933-6362

Fax: (601) 933-6800

E-mail: mcarter@mema.ms.gov

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

E-mail: dbenton@ncem.org

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

E-mail: jberzins@emd.state.sc.us

www.scemd.org

Tennessee

State Training Officer

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

3041 Sidco Drive 

Nashville, Tennessee 37204-1502 

(615) 741-2924

Fax: (615) 741-4173

E-mail: dpryor@tnema.org

www.tnema.org/
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Illinois

State Training Officer 

Illinois Emergency Management Agency 

2200 South Dirksen Parkway

Springfield, Illinois 62703

(217) 557-4791

E-mail: gene.felchner@illinois.gov

www.state.il.us/iema/

Indiana

State Training Officer

Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Public Safety Training Institute

302 West Washington Street, Room E208

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2760

(317) 232-2539

Fax: (317) 234-0736

E-mail: alindsey@dhs.in.gov

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

E-mail: sibod@michigan.gov

www.michigan.gov/emd

Minnesota

State Training Officer

Minnesota Division of Emergency Management

444 Cedar Street, Suite 223

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-6223

(651) 201-7441

Fax: (651) 296-0459

E-mail: suzanne.donnell@state.mn.us

www.hsem.state.mn.us/

Ohio

State Training Officer 

Ohio Emergency Management Agency 

2855 West Dublin-Granville Road 

Columbus, Ohio 43235-2712

(614) 889-7168

Fax: (614) 799-3831

E-mail: cdeck@dps.state.oh.us

http://ema.ohio.gov/ema.asp

Wisconsin

State Training Officer 

Wisconsin Emergency Management

2400 Wright Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7865

(608) 242-3213

Fax: (608) 242-3247

E-mail: jerry.haberl@dma.state.wi.us

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) 730-9751

Fax: (501) 730-9754

E-mail: mark.hooker@adem.arkansas.gov

www.adem.arkansas.gov

Louisiana

Training Officer 

Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness

7667 Independence Boulevard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806-6404

(225) 925-7324

Fax: (225) 925-7501

E-mail: sbreeden@ohsep.louisiana.gov

www.ohsep.louisiana.gov
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New Mexico

State Training Officer

New Mexico Department of Homeland Security 

P.O. Box 27111

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504

(505) 476-9690

Fax: (505) 471-5922

E-mail: kennie.warren@state.nm.us

www.dps.nm.org

Oklahoma

State Training Officer 

Oklahoma Department of Emergency

 Management 

4224 North Santa Fe

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118

(405) 521-2481 

Fax: (405) 521-4053

E-mail: diane.terry@oem.ok.gov

www.ok.gov/OEM/

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 

E-mail: vera.hughes@txdps.state.tx.us

www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/

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) 725-3281 

Fax: (515) 281-3260

E-mail: david.hempen@hlsem.state.ia.us

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

E-mail: paphillips@agotp.state.ks.us

http://kyem.ky.gov

Missouri

State Training Officer 

Missouri Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 116 

2302 Militia Drive

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0116

(573) 526-9110

Fax: (573) 526-9262

E-mail: jim.charrier@sema.dps.mo.gov

http://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

E-mail: henry.tamasi@nema.ne.gov

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

E-mail: robyn.knappe@state.co.us

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Montana

State Training Officer 

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services Division

P.O. Box 4789 

1900 Williams Street

Fort Harrison, Montana 59636-4789

(406) 841-3968; (406) 841-3911

Fax: (406) 841-3965

E-mail: fnaeher@state.mt.us

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

E-mail: kjarolim@nd.gov

www.nd.gov/des

South Dakota

State Training Officer 

South Dakota Office of Emergency Management 

118 West Capitol Avenue

Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070

(605) 773-3420; (605) 773-3231

Fax: (605) 773-3580

E-mail: randy.maddox@state.sd.us

www.oem.sd.gov

Utah

State Training Officer

Utah Division of Emergency Services and

 Homeland Security

Room 1110, State Office Building

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 -1710

(801) 538-3400/3758

Fax: (801) 538-3770

E-mail: tedwoolley@utah.gov

http://homelandsecurity.utah.gov

Wyoming

Training Officer 

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security/

 Emergency Management

122 West 25th Street

1st Floor East Herschler Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

(307) 777-4915

Fax: (307) 638-7670

E-mail: bmason@state.wy.us

http://wyohomelandsecurity.state.wy.us/

Region IX

Arizona

State Training Officer

Arizona Division of Emergency Management 

5636 East McDowell Road 

Phoenix, Arizona 85008 

(602) 231-6262

Fax: (602) 231-6356

E-mail: john.dirickson@azdema.gov

www.azdema.gov

California

State Training Officer

Office of Emergency Services

2 CSTI Building 904, Highway #1

Camp San Luis Obispo, California 93406

(805) 549-3543

E-mail: robert_lewis@oes.ca.gov

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

E-mail: cchung@scd.hawaii.gov

www.scd.hawaii.gov
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Nevada

State Training Officer

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management

2478 Fairview Drive

Carson City, Nevada 89701

(775) 687-0389

Fax: (775) 687-0323

E-mail: mcandee@dps.state.nv.us

http://dem.state.nv.us/

American Samoa

Executive Director

Territorial Emergency Management

 Coordinating Office (TEMCO) 

American Samoa Government

P.O. Box 1086

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 

(684) 699-6415

Fax: (684) 699-6414

E-mail: tvtemco@samoatelco.com

Guam

State Training Officer

Guam Homeland Security

Office of Civil Defense

Building 221-B Chalan Palasyo Street

Agana Heights, Guam 96910 

(671) 475-9600

Fax: (671) 475-3727

Email: efisher@guamhs.org

http://guamhs.org

Northern Mariana Islands

Director

Emergency Management Office

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

P.O. Box 10007

Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 

(670) 322-9528; (670) 322-9529

Fax: (670) 322-1748

E-mail: emodir@cnmiemo.org

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) 625-5181

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

Ft. Richardson, Alaska 99505-5750 

(907) 428-7084: (907) 428-7065

Fax: (907) 428-7009

E-mail: roy.bainbridge@alaska.gov

www.ak-prepared.com/

Idaho

State Training Officer

Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security

Military Division

4040 West Guard Street, Building #600

Boise, Idaho 83705-5004

(208) 422-3417

Fax: (208) 422-3044

E-mail: msibert@bds.state.id.us

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Oregon

State Training Officer 

Oregon Emergency Management Division

PO Box 14370

Salem, Oregon 97309-5062

(503) 378-2911

E-mail: jadams@oem.state.or.us

http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/index.shtml

Washington

State Training Program Manager

Washington State Emergency Management

 Division

Mailstop TA-20, Building 20

Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122

(253) 512-7048

Fax: (253) 512-7206

E-mail: s.glenn@emd.wa.gov

www.emd.wa.gov/

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On March 31, 2005, DHS issued the Interim 

National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) 

that established a vision for National 

Preparedness including National Priorities as outlined in Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 

(HSPD-8). The Target Capabilities List (TCL) identifies 37 capabilities integral to Nation-wide all-hazards preparedness, including acts of terrorism.

The Goal encompasses the full spectrum of activities necessary to address the entire range of threats 

and hazards. In addition to a number of common 

activities that support preparedness (e.g., planning, 

interoperable communications, risk management, 

and citizen preparedness and participation), four 

mission areas help create a framework for developing the subset of national capabilities that will 

be supported by DHS preparedness grant program 

funding. The four mission areas are prevent, protect, 

respond, and recover. 

As stated in NIMS, mitigation activities are important elements of preparedness and provide a critical foundation across the spectrum from prevention 

through recovery. The mission areas are discussed in 

further detail below. 

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 

security-related 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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Preparedness Goal. 

Course 

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Target Audience

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

E155 Building Design for 

Homeland Security X Engineers, Architects, Building Science Officers

E156

Building Design for 

Homeland Security for 

COOP TTT

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

E179

Application of 

HAZUS-MH for 

Disaster Operations

X X FEMA Mitigation Staff, State Building Science Officials, GIS professionals

E190 Introduction to ArcGIS X X EM, GIS Specialists

E194

Advanced Floodplain 

Management 

Concepts 

X Floodplain Managers

E200 Debris Task Force 

Leader X FEMA Disaster Recovery Staff, TACs

E201 Debris Operations 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

X FEMA Staff, OFAs, State LTCR Representatives
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E212 Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance X State or FEMA Staff Involved in Mitigation Grants

E216 Equal Rights Officer 

Basic X New FEMA EROs

E217 Equal Rights Officer 

Update Course X Current EROs

E224 Situation Unit X FEMA Planning Personnel in Situation Unit

E229 Documentation Unit X FEMA Planning Personnel in Documentation Unit

E233 Demobilization/Plans 

Support Unit X FEMA Planning Personnel in Demob/Plans Unit

E234 Digital Hazard Data X EM

E236 National Training and 

Exercise Roundtable X State EM Training and Exercise Officers

L236

Rapid Needs 

Assessment Team 

Training

X X FEMA, Other Federal Agencies, and State Representatives who Comprise an 

RNA Team

E237 National Training and 

Exercise Conference X FEMA RTMs, State Emergency Management Training Officers, State 

Emergency Management Exercise Officers

E239 406 Hazard 

Mitigation Section X FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA 

Project Specialist, and PA Technical Specialist

E241

Cooperating 

Technical Partners 

(CTP): Special Topics

X Federal/State/Local CTP Members

E249 Public Affairs Policy 

and Procedures X X FEMA Public Affairs or External Affairs Specialists

E252

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

(EHP) Program 

Policy Integration 

and Management 

Training

X EHP Cadre Members including EHP Advisors, Team Leads, and EHP 

Specialists

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Coordinating 

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

Compliance

X EHP Cadre Members, new EHP Specialists, FEMA Program Staff, TACs, 

State/Tribal and Community Representatives

E254 Travel Manager 8.2 X X X Frequent Travelers, Travel Document Preparers, and Individuals Responsible 

for Interpreting Federal and FEMA-Specific Travel Rules and Regulations

E255

Environmental and 

Historic Preservation 

Management 

Information System 

(E-MIS) TTT

X EHP Cadre Members who serve as Trainers in the Field

E256 Disaster Travel 

Manager TTT X X X FEMA Employees with Travel Manager responsibilities

E257

State Emergency 

Management Director 

Training Course

X State Emergency Management Directors

E259 Human Resources 

(HR) Operations X X FEMA HR Unit Leaders and Managers

E262

Instructional Delivery 

for Subject Matter 

Experts (SMEs)

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
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E265

Advanced Methods 

of FEMA’s Historic 

Preservation 

Program

X EHP Cadre Members, Historic Preservation Specialists, FEMA TACs, State/

Tribal Representatives

E266

Advanced 

Environmental 

Operations 

X EHP Cadre Members, Environmental Specialists, Advisors, Team Leads, 

TACs

E267

Community Relations 

Reporting Techniques 

and Analysis

X Level 2 CR Specialist

E/L269

Managing FEMA 

Staff on Disaster 

Operations

X FEMA Managers and Supervisors

E270

Managing Floodplain 

Development through 

the NFIP TTT

X Floodplain Managers

E271

Hydrologic 

Engineering Center: 

Hydrologic Model 

System (HEC-HMS)

X Staff of State or Federal Dam Safety Offices

E273

Managing Floodplain 

Development 

Through the National 

Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP)

X Floodplain Managers

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

E277

Basic Training for 

Community Relations 

(CR) for Field 

Specialists

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

E281 Community Relations 

(CR) for Managers X Level 3 CR Specialist

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

E289

State Volunteer 

and Donations 

Management

X State and Federal 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
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Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

Recover

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Target Audience

E294

Disaster Field 

Training Operations 

(DFTO) Training Unit 

Leader

X X FEMA Employees attached to the DFTO

E296

Application of 

HAZUS-MH for 

Mitigation Planning

X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

L304

Radiological 

Emergency 

Preparedness (REP) 

Exercise Evaluation

X X EM, Federal, State, Tribal, and Local REP Staff

E312 Building Science 

Seminar X FEMA PFTs and DAEs

E313 Basic HAZUS-MH X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

E317 Comprehensive Data 

Management X X EM, GIS Specialists, State, and Local Planners

E/B/L321

Individual Assistance 

(IA) Basic 

Management

X IA Branch Directors, IA Group Supervisors, Operations Section Chiefs, FCOs

E325

Human Resources 

(HR) Specialist 

Training

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

E344 Mitigation for Tribal 

Officials X X Tribal and EM officials

E347

Introduction to 

Mission Assignment 

(MA) Processing

X MA Managers, MA Specialists, Action Trackers, Operations Section Chiefs, 

Branch Directors, and Finance and Logistics Staff as appropriate

E348 Orientation to Mission 

Assignments X FEMA Staff, OFA Staff, State EM

E354

Basic Crisis 

Counseling Grant 

Program Course

X State Emergency Management

E356

Individual Assistance 

(IA) Program 

Management (CCD/

DUA/DLS)

X FEMA IA Program Staff

E362

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Schools TTT

X Education, Police, Fire, EM, EMS, PH

E368 Congressional Affairs 

Specialist X FEMA Congressional Cadre Members

E370 Congressional Affairs 

Advanced X FEMA Congressional Cadre Members

E372

FEMA State Public 

Assistance (PA) 

Workshop

X FEMA PA Staff, State and Tribal PA Officers

E374 Public Assistance 

Officer (PAO) Course X FEMA PA Staff
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Recover

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Target Audience

E376

State Public 

Assistance 

Operations

X EM

E377

Grant Administration: 

A Public Assistance 

Perspective

X FEMA Regional Staff

E381 Public Assistance 

(PA) Operations I X FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA 

Project Specialist, and PA Technical Specialist

E382 PAC Crew Leader X FEMA PA Staff performing duties of PAC Crew Leader

E/L384

Defense Support of 

Civil Authorities—

Phase II

X DOD Personnel, FCO Cadre, and FEMA Section Chiefs

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

E392

Emergency 

Management 

Higher Education 

Conference

X College and University Faculty and Administrators

E422

Response Operations 

II—420 Intermediate 

Command and 

General Staff

X FEMA Section Chiefs and Command Staff

E/L423 Response Operations 

III—320 Introduction X JFO FEMA Personnel at Branch Director/Unit Leader and above, other OFA

E430 EMAC TTT X State Emergency Management

E/L438

ICS-300—

Intermediate ICS 

Principles for Joint 

Field Office

X X FEMA Personnel who serve in the Command and General Staff of the JFO

E/L440

ICS-400—Advanced 

ICS Principles for 

Joint Field Office

X X FEMA Personnel who serve in the Command and General Staff of the JFO

E/L443

FEMA Incident 

Command System 

(ICS) for Joint Field 

Offices (JFOs) TTT

X X FEMA Staff who are the instructors for E/L438 and E/L440

E449

Incident Command 

System (ICS) 

Curricula TTT

X Chief elected and appointed officials

E464

Disaster-Resistant 

Jobs’ Strategies 

for Community 

Emergency and 

Economic Risk 

(CEER) Management

X X X X Economic Development Officials, EM, Local Government Leaders, Small or 

Medium-sized Business Owners

E478

Public Assistance 

Grants Administration 

for Grantees

X EM

E480

Public Assistance 

(PA) Cost Estimating 

Format

X FEMA PA Staff

E482 Cost Estimating 

Format TTT X FEMA, TAC Staff

E485

Individuals and 

Households 

Program (IHP) Direct 

Housing Operations 

Management

X

FEMA Staff who may manage the IHP Direct Assistance Mission. May include 

IA Branch Manager, IA Housing Supervisor, IA Housing Team Leader, Direct 

Housing Team Leader/Manager, and IA-TAC Group Supervisor
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Course 

Code Course Title

Common

Prevent

Protect

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Target Audience

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

E530

Support Advisory 

Group for 

Empowerment 

(SAGE) Conference

X FEMA permanent full-time employees and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis

E534

Performance 

Excellence 

Series Level 

I—Communication 

and Customer 

Service

X Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-9 and below levels. CORE 

employees may participate on a space-available basis

E535

Performance 

Excellence Series 

Level I—Achieving 

Effective Results/

Teamwork

X Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-9 and below levels. CORE 

employees may participate on a space-available basis

E536

Performance 

Excellence 

Series Level 

I—Representing the 

Agency

X FEMA Permanent full-time (PFT) employees at the GS-9 and below levels. 

CORE employees may participate on a space- available basis

E542 Basic Mediation X FEMA Employees

E543

Human Resources 

for Supervisors and 

Managers

X FEMA Permanent full-time (PFT) Supervisors and Managers

E/L548

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

Program Managers 

TTT 

X Federal, State, Local, and Tribal COOP Managers who teach G549

E550 COOP Planning 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

E581

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

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
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E605 Instructional Delivery X Trainers

E609 Master Trainer 

Practicum X Trainers

E660

FEMA Mobilization 

Center/National 

Logistics Staging 

Area

X X State, Local, and Federal Logistics Personnel

E/L661 Cadre Manager 

Workshop X X FEMA Personnel assigned as National and Regional Cadre Managers

E/L701 FEMA Basic Grants 

Management X X Financial/Grants Management Specialists and Program Specialists working 

with Grants

E/L702 FEMA Advanced 

Grants Management X X Financial/Grants Management Specialists and Program Specialists working 

with Grants

E706 Disaster Contracting X FEMA JFO Contract Specialists

E/L713 Introductory Field 

Attorney Training 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

Disaster Alternative 

Dispute Resolution 

Basic Training

X FEMA ADR Specialists

E720 Basic Property 

Management X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

E721 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

E725 Custodial Officer 

Training 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

E729 External Affairs 

Leadership X X FEMA DAEs, COREs, PFTs

E731

External Affairs 

Overview Field 

Course

X X FEMA DAEs, COREs, PFTs

E732 LIMS Mobile X X FEMA Staff working with Property Management

E735 FEMA MDRC 

Operators Course X Members of FEMA’s Logistics Cadre

E736 Supervisory 

Leadership Training X FEMA new PFT Supervisors and Managers hired or promoted on or after 

October 2006

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 

Individuals and 

Households Program 

(IHP), Grants, and 

Financial Closeout 

TTT

X FEMA Employees working in areas of IA Financial Management or Grants 

Management

E760 Resources Unit X FEMA Staff serving in ERT, RRCC, or NRCC Resources Unit
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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 FEMA Safety Officers 

Course X FEMA Disaster Safety Officers

E786 eTasker X X FEMA Logistics Personnel

E791

Interagency 

Consultation for 

Endangered Species

X EHP Cadre Members, Environmental Specialists

E815

Joint Field 

Office (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 

IT Managers X FEMA IT Managers

E818 IT Wireless 

Communications X Regional IT Cadre, US&R, NDMS, and MERS Telecommunications 

Personnel; Regional IT Managers and Staff

E819

Advanced Phone 

Book Exchange 

(PBX) Operations

X FEMA Communications/IT and Operations Disaster Planners and Responders

E830

National Emergency 

Management 

Information System 

Emergency Support 

(NEMIS ES)—

Finance

X FEMA Financial Staff

E831

National Emergency 

Management 

Information System 

Emergency Support 

(NEMIS ES)—

Finance TTT

X NEMIS ES-Finance Trainer

E835

Information 

Technology 

Enterprise System

X FEMA ITS Staff

E861

Emergency 

Management 

Mission Integrated 

Environmental 

(EMMIE) Public 

Assistance 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
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E920

IEMC: Hazardous 

Materials 

Preparedness and 

Response

X X Elected Officials, HazMat specialists, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

E930

CommunitySpecific Integrated 

Emergency 

Management 

Courses 

X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Elected Officials, VOAD, PIO

L934

National Response 

Coordination Center 

(NRCC) Training 

Lecture

X FEMA and ESF Personnel

L935

National Response 

Coordination Center 

(NRCC) Training 

Exercise

X FEMA, ESF Personnel

E947 IEMC: EOC-IMT 

Interface 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).

E979 Security Orientation X Newly hired FEMA Security Specialists

E980 Security 

Recertification X Security Managers and Specialists belonging to FEMA Security Cadre

E981 FEMA Safety 

Refresher Course X FEMA Safety Cadre Members

L990 Hurricane Liaison 

Team (HLT) X X FEMA Personnel assigned to the HLT (work at National Hurricane Center)

K606 Evaluation of Training X EM Trainers

G108 Community Mass 

Care Management X EM

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

G197

Emergency Planning 

and Special Needs 

Populations

X EM, Special Needs Agencies, PH, Hospital Personnel, EMS, Evacuation 

Planners

G202

Debris Management 

Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local 

Officials

X State, Local, and Tribal EM
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G203

Public Assistance 

Program Applicant 

Workshop

X EM

G225

Seismic Retrofit 

Training for Building 

Contractors and

Inspectors

X Building Inspectors

G246 Disaster-Resistant 

Jobs Training X EM Planners, Business Industry, Local EM

G249

Managing People in 

Disasters: A Local 

Perspective

X EM

G250.6 WEM: Amateur Radio 

Resources X X EM, Amateur Radio Emergency Services

G250.7 WEM: Local Situation 

(RAPID) Assessment X State, Tribal, and Local EM, Fire, LE, PW, PH

G250.12

Senior Officials’ 

Workshop: 

Preparedness 

and Response for 

Terrorist Incidents

X Chief elected and appointed officials, Department Heads, and others with 

leadership responsibilities

G265 Instructional Delivery 

Skills X State and Local Emergency Management Trainers

G270.3

WEM (Response and 

Recovery): Expedient 

Flood Training

X EM, Community Volunteers, Fire

G270.4

WEM (Response and 

Recovery): Recovery 

from Disaster: The 

Local Government 

Role

X State, Local, and Tribal EM

G270.5

WEM (Response and 

Recovery): Managing 

Through a Disaster 

for Supervisors

X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

G270.6

WEM (Response and 

Recovery): Working 

Through a Disaster 

for Front-Line 

Employees

X State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

G271

Hazardous 

Weather and Flood 

Preparedness

X X EM, PW, National Weather Service, Elected Officials, Fire

G272 Warning Coordination X X EM

G275

Emergency 

Operations Center 

(EOC) Management 

and Operations

Superseded by G775

G276 Resource 

Management Superseded by IS-703

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
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G285

Benefit-Cost Analysis 

Using the LimitedData Module: 

Intermediate Training

X FEMA, State, Local Hazard Mitigation Officials

G288

Local Volunteer 

and Donations 

Management 

X State Emergency Management

G290

Basic Public 

Information Officers 

(PIO)

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

G301

Introduction to 

Hazard Materials 

Preparedness

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

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: 

Chemical-Sarin 

Scenario

X 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: 

Biological-Anthrax 

Scenario

X 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

G311

Hazardous Materials 

Contingency 

Planning

X LE, Fire EMS, PW, PH, EM

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)

G346

Hospital Emergency 

Department 

Management of 

Hazardous Materials 

Accidents (HMA)

X EMS and Medical/Hospital Staff

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
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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

G362

Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning 

for Schools

X Education, LE, Fire, EM

G363

Hurricane Readiness 

for Coastal 

Communities

X X EM, Fire, LE

G365.3

WEM: Partnerships 

for Creating and 

Maintaining Spotter 

Groups

X X X EM, National Weather Service, Community Volunteers

G386 Mass Fatalities 

Incident Response X X EM

G393

Mitigation for 

Emergency 

Managers

X X EM, Mitigation Planners, Tribal, State and Local Officials

G398.1

Earthquake Mitigation 

and Recovery 

Exercise 

X X PW, Urban Planners, Local Legislators

G398.2 Flood Mitigation and 

Recovery Exercise X X PW, Urban Planners, Local Legislators

G398.3

Hurricane Mitigation 

and Recovery 

Exercise 

X X PW, Urban Planners, Local Legislators

G400

Advanced Incident 

Command System 

(ICS), Command 

and General Staff—

Complex Incidents, 

ICS-400

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

G402

Incident Command 

System (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 Earthquake Safety 

Program for Schools X Teachers, School Administrators

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

G549

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

Program Manager 

Course

X Public sector staff who manage COOP activities for their agency or office

G575

Communications 

Interoperability 

Course

X X State, Local EM
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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 X X X 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 EO 12699

X Building Officials, Planners, Local Government Leaders

IS-10

Animals in 

Disaster: Module 

A, “Awareness and 

Preparedness”

X X General Public, Animal Welfare Officials, Local EM

IS-11

Animals in 

Disaster: Module 

B, “Community 

Planning”

X X X X General Public, Animal Welfare Officials, Local EM

IS-12

Property Acquisition 

(Buyout) for Local 

Communities

X State and Local Mitigation Officials

IS-15.A

Special Events 

Contingency 

Planning for Public 

Safety Agencies

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-16

Supervisors Guide to 

Equal Employment 

Opportunity

X FEMA Supervisors and Managers

IS-22

Are You Ready? An 

In-Depth Guide to 

Citizen Preparedness

X X X X General Public

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-55 Household 

Hazardous Materials X X General Public

IS-100

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-100.FW

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, 

for Federal Disaster 

Workers

X Federal Disaster Workers

IS-100.HC

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for 

Healthcare/Hospitals

X Healthcare, Public Health

IS-100.LE

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for 

Law Enforcement

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM
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IS-100.PW

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, 

for Public Works 

Personnel

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-100.SC

Introduction to the 

Incident Command 

System, ICS-100, for 

Schools

X LE, Fire, EMS, PH, EM, Schools

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-197.EM

Special Needs 

Planning 

Considerations 

for Emergency 

Management

X X Emergency management personnel; NGO advocacy organizations, medical 

and EMS personnel

IS-197.SP

Special Needs 

Planning 

Considerations for 

Service and Support 

Providers

X Service and support providers of special needs population; NGO advocacy 

organizations, medical and EMS personnel; general population

IS-200

Incident Command 

System for Single 

Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH , EM

IS-200.HC

Applying Incident 

Command System 

(ICS) to Healthcare 

Organizations

X Healthcare, Public Health

IS-208 State Disaster 

Management X X Federal, State, and Tribal EM

IS-230

Principles of 

Emergency 

Management

X EM

IS-235 Emergency Planning X EM

IS-240 Leadership and 

Influence X EM

IS-241 Decision Making and 

Problem Solving X EM

IS-242 Effective 

Communication X EM

IS-244 Developing and 

Managing Volunteers X EM

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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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-292 Disaster Basics X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-293 Mission Assignment 

(MA) Overview 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-317

Introduction 

to Community 

Emergency 

Response Teams

X X X Community Volunteers 

IS-324 Community Hurricane 

Preparedness X EM, Fire, LE, PW

IS-330

Refresher Course 

for Radiological 

Response

X Federal, State, Tribal, and Local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM (first and 

second-level responders)

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-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-546

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) 

Awareness

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Appointed or Elected Officials

IS-547

Introduction to 

Continuity of 

Operations (COOP)

X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Agency Managers, COOP Planners
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IS-630

Introduction to the 

Public Assistance 

Process

X EM

IS-631 Public Assistance 

Operations I X EM

IS-632

Introduction to Debris 

Operations in FEMA’s 

Public Assistance 

Program 

X EM

IS-650

Building Partnerships 

with Tribal 

Governments

X X Disaster Workers who interface with Tribal people during times of disaster

IS-700 NIMS, An 

Introduction X All persons with response or recovery responsibilities

IS-701

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 NIMS Public 

Information Systems X Local, State Public Information Officers

IS-703 NIMS Resource 

Management X State and Local individuals responsible for effectively developing and 

maintaining a resource management system within the EOC or ICS

IS-706

NIMS Intrastate 

Mutual Aid—An 

Introduction

X State, Tribal, Local Emergency Response and Coordination Staff

IS-800.B

National Response 

Framework (NRF), 

An Introduction

X Local, State, and Federal First Responders, EM Planners and Managers

IS-860

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-1900

National Disaster 

Medical System 

(NDMS) Federal 

Coordinating Center 

(FCC) Operations 

Course

X X FCC

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ACE American Council on Education

ADD Automated Deployment Database

AEBM Advanced Engineering Building Model

APO Army Post Office

APS Advanced Professional Series

ARC American Red Cross

ARF Action Request Form

ARIO Advanced Radiological Incident 

Operations

BC Benefit-Cost

CBT Computer-Based Training

CCP Crisis Counseling Assistance and 

Training Program 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention

CDL Commercial Driver’s License

CDP Center for Domestic Preparedness

CEC Continuing Education Credit

CEER Community Emergency and Economic 

Risk

CEF Cost Estimating Format

CEM Comprehensive Emergency 

Management and Certified Emergency 

Manager

CERT Community Emergency Response Team

CEU Continuing Education Unit

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CI/KR Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources

COG Continuity of Government

COOP Continuity of Operations

CPC&E Chemical Protective Clothing and 

Equipment

CR Community Relations

CRISP Community Relations Information 

System Program

CRS Community Rating System

CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency 

Preparedness Program

DAE Disaster Assistance Employee

DFC Disaster Finance Center

DFTO Disaster Field Training Operation

DH Disaster Housing

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DLS Disaster Legal Services Program

DOE Department of Energy

DSCA Defense Support of Civil Authorities

DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

Program

ED Emergency Department

EHP Environmental and Historic Preservation

EM Emergency Management

EMI Emergency Management Institute

EMMIE Emergency Management Mission 

Integrated Environment

EMOC Emergency Management Operations 

Course

EMPG Emergency Management Performance 

Grants

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EMT Emergency Management Training

EO Executive Order

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EOP Emergency Operations Plan

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ERO Equal Rights Officer

ERT Emergency Response Team

EST Eastern Standard Time or Emergency 

Support Team

ETO Exercise Training Officer

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

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FCC Federal Coordinating Center

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FCRR Fundamentals Course for Radiological 

Response

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FIT Flood Information Tool

FPC Federal Preparedness Circular or Federal 

Power Commission

FPO Fleet Post Office

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

HES Hurricane Evacuation Study

HHS Health and Human Services

HIMS Hospital Incident Management System

HLT Hurricane Liaison Team

HMA Hazardous Materials Accidents

Hazard Mitigation Assistance

HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

HMI Hazardous Material Incident

HMO Hazard Mitigation Officers

HMT Hazardous Materials Team

HR Human Resources

HSIN Homeland Security Information 

Network

IA Individual Assistance

IAEM International Association of Emergency 

Managers

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

IMS Incident Management System

IS Independent Study

IT Information Technology

ITS Information Technology System

JFO Joint Field Office

JIC Joint Information Center

KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

LD Lower Division and Limited Data

LRC Learning Resource Center

MA Mission Assignment

MACS Multi-Agency Coordination System

MBTI Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

MCI Mass Casualty Incident

MDRC Mobile Disaster Recovery Center

MEP Master Exercise Practitioner

MEPP Master Exercise Practitioner Program

MH Multi-Hazard

MMRS Metropolitan Medical Response System

MSDS Materials Safety Data Sheet

MTP Master Trainer Program

NDMS National Disaster Medical System

NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program

NEMIS National Emergency Management 

Information System

NEMIS ES National Emergency Management 

Information System Emergency Support

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NETC National Emergency Training Center

NFA National Fire Academy

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NHC National Hurricane Center

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act

NIMS National Incident Management System

NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan
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NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service

NPSC National Processing Service Center

NRCC National Response Coordination Center

NRF National Response Framework

NRP National Response Plan

NSEC National Standard Exercise Curriculum

NTC Noble Training Center

NTIS National Technical Information Service

NUREG Nuclear Regulatory Guide

NWS National Weather Service

OGT Office of Grants and Training

ONA Other Needs Assistance

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration

PA Public Assistance

PAC Public Assistance Coordination

PBX Phonebook Exchange

PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment

PDS Professional Development Series

PFT Permanent Full-Time Employee

PIO Public Information Officer

PNP Private Non-Profit

POV Privately Owned Vehicle

PREPnet National Preparedness Network

RAA Radiological Accident Assessment

RAAC Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts

REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness

RERO Radiological Emergency Response 

Operations

RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center

RTM Regional Training Manager

SAGE Support Advisory Group for 

Empowerment

SARA Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act

SCO State Coordinating Officer

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

STO State Training Officer

TAC Technical Assistance Contractor

TIC Toxic Industrial Chemicals

TTT Train-the-Trainer

UD Upper Division

URL Uniform Resource Locator

USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USCG U.S. Coast Guard

USFA United States Fire Administration

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in 

Disaster

WEM Workshop: Emergency Management

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

WWW World Wide Web

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Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E194. . . . . . . . . . 22

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E282. . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced Public Information Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E388. . . . . . . . . . 54

Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E179. . . . . . . . . . 32

Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E296. . . . . . . . . . 33

Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E354. . . . . . . . . . 47

Basic HAZUS-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E313. . . . . . . . . . 33

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E276. . . . . . . . . . 25

Benefit-Cost Users Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E275. . . . . . . . . . 25

Building Design for Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E155. . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E156. . . . . . . . . . 21

Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E930. . . . . . . . . . 53

Comprehensive Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E317. . . . . . . . . . 34

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E550. . . . . . . . . . 38

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . E/L548. . . . . . . . 37

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E241. . . . . . . . . . 23

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E202. . . . . . . . . . 46

Digital Hazard Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E234. . . . . . . . . . 22

Disaster-Resistant Jobs’ Strategies for Community Emergency and Economic

Risk (CEER) Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E464. . . . . . . . . . 28

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E132. . . . . . . . . . 58

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . E430. . . . . . . . . . 48

Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L580. . . . . . . . 38

Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E392. . . . . . . . . . 45

Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E581. . . . . . . . . . 39

ESF #14 FEMA/State Long-Term Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E211. . . . . . . . . . 47

HAZUS-MH for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E174. . . . . . . . . . 32

HAZUS-MH for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E172. . . . . . . . . . 31

HAZUS-MH for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E170. . . . . . . . . . 31

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Model System (HEC-HMS). . . . . . . . . . . . E271. . . . . . . . . . 24

Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine AnalysisSystem (HEC-RAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . E264. . . . . . . . . . 24

IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E900. . . . . . . . . . 50

IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E901. . . . . . . . . . 51

IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E910. . . . . . . . . . 51

IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . E947. . . . . . . . . . 54

IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E920. . . . . . . . . . 52
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IEMC: Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E915. . . . . . . . . . 52

IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E905. . . . . . . . . . 51

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E449. . . . . . . . . . 37

Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E262. . . . . . . . . . 23

Introduction to ArcGIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E190. . . . . . . . . . 32

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E273. . . . . . . . . . 25

Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E270. . . . . . . . . . 24

Master Trainer Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Course Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E604. . . . . . . . . . 42

Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K606. . . . . . . . . . 43

Instructional Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E605. . . . . . . . . . 43

Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E603. . . . . . . . . . 42

Management and Supervision of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E601. . . . . . . . . . 41

Master Trainer Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E609. . . . . . . . . . 44

Performance and Needs Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E602. . . . . . . . . . 42

Mitigation for Tribal Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E344. . . . . . . . . . 27

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . E362. . . . . . . . . . 27

National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E274. . . . . . . . . . 25

National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS). . . . . . . . . E278. . . . . . . . . . 26

National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) and the Master Exercise

Practitioner Program (MEPP) (The). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

National Training and Exercise Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E237. . . . . . . . . . 44

National Training and Exercise Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E236. . . . . . . . . . 44

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E133. . . . . . . . . . 59

Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E136. . . . . . . . . . 59

Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E478. . . . . . . . . . 48

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E341. . . . . . . . . . 36

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L304. . . . . . . . . . 36

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L340. . . . . . . . 36

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E210. . . . . . . . . . 46

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E386. . . . . . . . . . 28

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E279. . . . . . . . . . 26

State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E208. . . . . . . . . . 46

State Emergency Management Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E257. . . . . . . . . . 45

State Public Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E376. . . . . . . . . . 48

State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E289. . . . . . . . . . 47

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E212. . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Complex Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G400. . . . . . . . . . 73

Advanced Professional Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Basic Public Information Officers (PIO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G290. . . . . . . . . . 81

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G278. . . . . . . . . . 62

Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate Training. . . . . . . . G285. . . . . . . . . . 62

Communications Interoperability Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G575. . . . . . . . . . 75

Community Mass Care Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G108. . . . . . . . . . 78

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G549. . . . . . . . . . 75

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G202. . . . . . . . . . 78

Disaster-Resistant Jobs Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G246. . . . . . . . . . 61

Earthquake Safety Program for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G434. . . . . . . . . . 64

Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G436. . . . . . . . . . 64

Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments. . . . . . . . G110. . . . . . . . . . 81

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G775. . . . . . . . . . 75

Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G197. . . . . . . . . . 78

Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G357. . . . . . . . . . 72

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G358. . . . . . . . . . 72

Exercise Control/Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G135. . . . . . . . . . 83

Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G130. . . . . . . . . . 83

Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G138. . . . . . . . . . 84

Exercise Program Manager/Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G137. . . . . . . . . . 84

Field-Delivered Cooperative Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G361. . . . . . . . . . 80

Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G320. . . . . . . . . . 71

Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G311. . . . . . . . . . 71

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G271. . . . . . . . . . 68

Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G408. . . . . . . . . . 74

Hospital Emergency Department Management of Hazardous Materials

Accidents (HMA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G346. . . . . . . . . . 71

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G363. . . . . . . . . . 63

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface. . . . . . G191. . . . . . . . . . 67

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

Officials, ICS-402. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G402. . . . . . . . . . 74

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

Incidents, ICS-200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Instructional Delivery Skills (formerly G261, Instructional Presentation Skills). . . . . . . G265. . . . . . . . . . 76

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . G300. . . . . . . . . . 69

Introduction to Hazardous Materials Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G301. . . . . . . . . . 69

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G288. . . . . . . . . . 79
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Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G249. . . . . . . . . . 76

Mass Fatalities Incident Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G386. . . . . . . . . . 73

Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Mitigation and Recovery Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G398. . . . . . . . . . 64

Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G398.1. . . . . . . . 64

Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G398.2. . . . . . . . 64

Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G398.3. . . . . . . . 64

Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G393. . . . . . . . . . 63

Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G318. . . . . . . . . . 62

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G362. . . . . . . . . . 63

Public Assistance Program Applicant Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G203. . . . . . . . . . 78

Radiological Instructors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G277. . . . . . . . . . 61

Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G276. . . . . . . . . . 69

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G279. . . . . . . . . . 62

Seismic Retrofit Training for Building Contractors and Inspectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G225. . . . . . . . . . 61

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G439. . . . . . . . . . 64

Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G272. . . . . . . . . . 68

Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310. . . . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.5. . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.3. . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.4. . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.1. . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.2. . . . . . . . 70

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G310.6. . . . . . . . 70

Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster. . . . . . . . . G351. . . . . . . . . . 72

Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM) (Preparedness and Technology). . . . . . . . G250. . . . . . . . . . 67

Senior Officials’ Workshop: Preparedness and Response for Terrorist

 Incidents (involving nuclear, biological, and chemical agents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G250.12. . . . . . . 68

Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G250.6. . . . . . . . 68

Workshop: Local Situation (RAPID) Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G250.7. . . . . . . . 79

Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM) (Disaster Operations and Recovery). . . . . G250. . . . . . . . . . 79

Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.3. . . . . . . . 79

Managing Through a Disaster for Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.5. . . . . . . . 79

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.4. . . . . . . . 79

Working Through a Disaster for Front-Line Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G270.6. . . . . . . . 79

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . G365.3. . . . . . . . 73

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406 Hazard Mitigation Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E239. . . . . . . . . . 87

Advanced Environmental Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E266. . . . . . . . 106

Advanced Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E714. . . . . . . . . . 97

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E265. . . . . . . . 106

Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E819. . . . . . . . 109

Advanced Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E721. . . . . . . . . . 98

Basic Mediation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E542. . . . . . . . 112

Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E720. . . . . . . . . . 98

Basic Training for Community Relations (CR) for Field Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E277. . . . . . . . . . 89

Building Science Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E312. . . . . . . . 104

Cadre Manager Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L661. . . . . . . . 96

Community Relations (CR) for Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E281. . . . . . . . . . 89

Community Relations Reporting Techniques and Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E267. . . . . . . . . . 88

Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E716. . . . . . . . . . 97

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E206. . . . . . . . 104

Congressional Affairs Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E370. . . . . . . . . . 92

Congressional Affairs Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E368. . . . . . . . . . 91

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L253. . . . . . 105

Cost Estimating Format Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E482. . . . . . . . . . 95

Custodial Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E725. . . . . . . . . . 99

Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E201. . . . . . . . . . 85

Debris Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E200. . . . . . . . . . 85

Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L384. . . . . . . . 93

Demobilization/Plans Support Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E233. . . . . . . . . . 86

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), 

Grants, and Financial Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E758. . . . . . . . 100

DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), 

Grants, and Financial Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L759. . . . . . 100

Disaster Alternative Dispute Resolution Basic Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/B717. . . . . . . . 98

Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E706. . . . . . . . . . 96

Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E292. . . . . . . . . . 90

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E283. . . . . . . . . . 89

Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E294. . . . . . . . . . 90

Disaster Training for IT Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E817. . . . . . . . 109

Disaster Travel Manager Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E256. . . . . . . . . . 88

Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E229. . . . . . . . . . 86

Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE)

Public Assistance Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E861. . . . . . . . 108

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program Policy

Integration and Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E252. . . . . . . . 105
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Information System (E-MIS) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E255. . . . . . . . 106

Equal Rights Officer Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E216. . . . . . . . . . 85

Equal Rights Officer Update Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E217. . . . . . . . . . 86

eTasker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E786. . . . . . . . 102

Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E727. . . . . . . . 107

External Affairs Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E729. . . . . . . . . . 99

External Affairs Overview Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E731. . . . . . . . . . 99

FEMA Advanced Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L702. . . . . . . . 96

FEMA Basic Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L701. . . . . . . . 96

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) for Joint Field Offices (JFOs) 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L443. . . . . . . . 94

FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) Operators Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E735. . . . . . . . 100

FEMA Mobilization Center/National Logistics Staging Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E660. . . . . . . . . . 95

FEMA Safety Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E780. . . . . . . . 102

FEMA Safety Refresher Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E981. . . . . . . . 103

FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E372. . . . . . . . . . 92

Grant Administration: A Public Assistance Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E377. . . . . . . . . . 92

Human Resources (HR) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E259. . . . . . . . . . 88

Human Resources (HR) Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E325. . . . . . . . . . 90

Human Resources (HR) for Supervisors and Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E543. . . . . . . . 113

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L990. . . . . . . . 103

ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L438. . . . . . . . 93

ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L440. . . . . . . . 94

Individual Assistance (IA) Basic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/B/L321. . . . . . 90

Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E356. . . . . . . . . . 91

Individuals and Households Program (IHP) Direct Housing 

Operations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E485. . . . . . . . . . 95

Information Technology Enterprise System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E835. . . . . . . . 109

Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E791. . . . . . . . 107

Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E347. . . . . . . . . . 90

Introductory Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L713. . . . . . . . 97

IT Wireless Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E818. . . . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E815. . . . . . . . 109

Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E778. . . . . . . . 101

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E203. . . . . . . . 104

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E722. . . . . . . . . . 98

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E732. . . . . . . . 100

Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L269. . . . . . . . 89

National Emergency Management Information System 

Emergency Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E830. . . . . . . . 108

National Emergency Management Information System Emergency

Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E831. . . . . . . . 108

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L935. . . . . . . . 103

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National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L934. . . . . . . . 102

Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L779. . . . . . 102

Orientation to Mission Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E348. . . . . . . . . . 91

PAC Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E382. . . . . . . . . . 92

Performance Excellence Series II—Achieving Results and Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E528. . . . . . . . 111

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . E535. . . . . . . . 112

Performance Excellence Series II—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . E526. . . . . . . . 110

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . E534. . . . . . . . 112

Performance Excellence Series II—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E527. . . . . . . . 110

Performance Excellence Series Level I—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E536. . . . . . . . 112

Performance Excellence Series II—Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E529. . . . . . . . 111

Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E816. . . . . . . . 109

Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) Transactions. . . E337. . . . . . . . 110

Public Affairs Policy and Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E249. . . . . . . . . . 87

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E480. . . . . . . . . . 94

Public Assistance Officer (PAO) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E374. . . . . . . . . . 92

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E381. . . . . . . . . . 92

Rapid Needs Assessment Team Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L236. . . . . . . . . . 87

Resources Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E760. . . . . . . . 101

Response Operations II—420 Intermediate Command and General Staff. . . . . . . . . . . E422. . . . . . . . . . 93

Response Operations III—320 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E/L423. . . . . . . . 93

Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E979. . . . . . . . 103

Security Recertification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E980. . . . . . . . 103

Situation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E224. . . . . . . . . . 86

Supervisory Leadership Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E736. . . . . . . . 113

Support Advisory Group for Empowerment (SAGE) Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E530. . . . . . . . 111

Travel Manager 8.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E254. . . . . . . . 110

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Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-10. . . . . . . . 116

Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-11. . . . . . . . 117

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-271. . . . . . . 125

Applying Incident Command System (ICS) to Healthcare Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-200.HC. . . . 122

AreYou Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-22. . . . . . . . 118

Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . IS-8.A. . . . . . . 116

Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-650. . . . . . . 130

Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance (A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-7. . . . . . . . . 116

Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-324. . . . . . . 126

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-546. . . . . . . 129

Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-253. . . . . . . 124

Decision Making and Problem Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-241. . . . . . . 123

Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-244. . . . . . . 124

Disaster Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-292. . . . . . . 125

Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-242. . . . . . . 123

Emergency Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-1. . . . . . . . . 115

Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-235. . . . . . . 123

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

Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . IS-250. . . . . . . 124

Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-139. . . . . . . 121

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-130. . . . . . . 120

Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-340. . . . . . . 127

Household Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-55. . . . . . . . 118

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . IS-200. . . . . . . 122

Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-317. . . . . . . 126

Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-547. . . . . . . 129

Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-632. . . . . . . 130

Introduction to Exercises (An). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-120.A. . . . . 120

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-393.A. . . . . 128

Introduction to Hazardous Materials (An). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-5.A. . . . . . . 115

Introduction to the Incident Command System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100. . . . . . . 119

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal

Disaster Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.FW. . . . 119

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . IS-100.HC. . . . 119

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement. . . . . . IS-100.LE. . . . . 119

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

Works Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.PW. . . . 120

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-100.SC. . . . . 120

Introduction to the Public Assistance Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-630. . . . . . . 129

Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . IS-331. . . . . . . 127

Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-386. . . . . . . 128
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Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-240. . . . . . . 123

Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-111. . . . . . . 120

Mission Assignment (MA) Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-293. . . . . . . 125

Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-30. . . . . . . . 118

Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (MERRTT). . . . . . IS-302. . . . . . . 126

Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-701. . . . . . . 130

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-362. . . . . . . 128

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

Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-1900. . . . . . 133

National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-700. . . . . . . 130

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . IS-702. . . . . . . 131

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-703. . . . . . . 131

National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-860. . . . . . . 132

National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-800.B. . . . . . 132

NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-706. . . . . . . 132

Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-346. . . . . . . 127

Principles of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-230. . . . . . . 122

Professional Development Series Certificate of Completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Property Acquisition (Buyout) for Local Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-12. . . . . . . . 117

Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-394.A. . . . . 128

Public Assistance Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-631. . . . . . . 129

Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-3. . . . . . . . . 115

Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-301. . . . . . . 126

Refresher Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-330. . . . . . . 127

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-279. . . . . . . 125

Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (The). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-288. . . . . . . 125

Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-15.A. . . . . . 115

Special Needs Planning Considerations for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-197.EM. . . . 121

Special Needs Planning Considerations for Service and Support Providers. . . . . . . . . . . IS-197.SP. . . . . 121

State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-208. . . . . . . 122

Supervisors Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-16. . . . . . . . 117

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B321 Individual Assistance (IA) Basic Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

B717 Disaster Alternative Dispute Resolution Basic Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E136 Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E155 Building Design for Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

E156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

E170 HAZUS-MH for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

E172 HAZUS-MH for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

E174 HAZUS-MH for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

E179 Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

E190 Introduction to ArcGIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

E194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

E200 Debris Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E201 Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E203 Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E210 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E211 ESF #14 FEMA/State Long-Term Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

E216 Equal Rights Officer Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E217 Equal Rights Officer Update Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E224 Situation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E229 Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E233 Demobilization/Plans Support Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E234 Digital Hazard Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

E236 National Training and Exercise Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E237 National Training and Exercises Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E239 406 Hazard Mitigation Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E241 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP): Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

E249 Public Affairs Policy and Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E252 Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program Policy

 Integration and Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E254 Travel Manager 8.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E255 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management

 Information System (E-MIS) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E256 Disaster Travel Manager Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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E257 State Emergency Management Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E259 Human Resources (HR) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

E264 Hydrologic Engineering Center: Riverine Analysis System (HEC-RAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

E265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E266 Advanced Environmental Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E267 Community Relations Reporting Techniques and Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E269 Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E270 Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance 

 Program (NFIP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

E271 Hydrologic Engineering Center: Hydrologic Model System (HEC-HMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

E273 Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance

 Program (NFIP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E274 National Dam Safety Technical Workshop (NDSTW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E275 Benefit-Cost Users Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

E277 Basic Training for Community Relations (CR) for Field Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS). . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E281 Community Relations (CR) for Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E283 Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E292 Disaster Field Operations Management (DFOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E294 Disaster Field Training Operations (DFTO) Training Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E296 Application of HAZUS-MH for Mitigation Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

E312 Building Science Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E313 Basic HAZUS-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

E317 Comprehensive Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

E321 Individual Assistance (IA) Basic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E325 Human Resources (HR) Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information

 System (IFMIS) Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E340 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

E341 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

E344 Mitigation for Tribal Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

E347 Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA) Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E348 Orientation to Mission Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E354 Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E356 Individual Assistance (IA) Program Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

E368 Congressional Affairs Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E370 Congressional Affairs Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E372 FEMA State Public Assistance (PA) Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E374 Public Assistance Officer (PAO) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E376 State Public Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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E377 Grant Administration: A Public Assistance Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 

E381 Public Assistance (PA) Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E382 PAC Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

E388 Advanced Public Information Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E392 Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E422 Response Operations II—420 Intermediate Command and General Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E423 Response Operations III—320 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E430 Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . 48

E438 ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E440 ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E443 FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) for Joint Field Offices (JFOs)

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

E464 Disaster-Resistant Jobs’ Strategies for Community Emergency and Economic 

 Risk (CEER) Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

E478 Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E480 Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E482 Cost Estimating Format Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E485 Individuals and Households Program (IHP) Direct Housing

 Operations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E526 Performance Excellence Series II–Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E527 Performance Excellence Series II–Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E528 Performance Excellence Series II–Achieving Results and Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E529 Performance Excellence Series II–Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E530 Support Advisory Group for Empowerment (SAGE) Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E534 Performance Excellence Series Level I—Communication and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . 112

E535 Performance Excellence Series Level I—Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . 112

E536 Performance Excellence Series Level I—Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E542 Basic Mediation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E543 Human Resources (HR) for Supervisors and Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . 37

E550 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

E580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

E581 Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

E601 Management and Supervision of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

E602 Performance and Needs Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

E603 Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

E604 Course Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

E605 Instructional Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E609 Master Trainer Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E660 FEMA Mobilization Center/National Logistics Staging Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E661 Cadre Manager Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E701 FEMA Basic Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E702 FEMA Advanced Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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E706 Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E713 Introductory Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E714 Advanced Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E716 Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E717 Disaster Alternative Dispute Resolution Basic Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E720 Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E721 Advanced Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E722 Logistics Information Management System (LIMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E725 Custodial Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E727 Executive Order 11988—Floodplain Management Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E729 External Affairs Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E731 External Affairs Overview Field Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E732 LIMS Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E735 FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) Operators Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E736 Supervisory Leadership Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E758 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Grants, and

 Financial Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E759 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP),

 Grants, and Financial Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E760 Resources Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E778 Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E779 Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E780 FEMA Safety Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E786 eTasker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E791 Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E815 Joint Field Office (JFO) Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E816 Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E817 Disaster Training for IT Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E818 IT Wireless Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E819 Advanced Phone Book Exchange (PBX) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E830 National Emergency Management Information System

 Emergency Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E831 National Emergency Management Information System

 Emergency Support (NEMIS ES)—Finance Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E835 Information Technology Enterprise System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E861 Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE)

 Public Assistance Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E900 IEMC: All Hazards Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E901 IEMC: All Hazards Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E905 IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E910 IEMC: Earthquake Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E915 IEMC: Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E920 IEMC: Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E930 Community-Specific Integrated Emergency Management Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E947 IEMC: Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E979 Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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E980 Security Recertification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

E981 FEMA Safety Refresher Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

G108 Community Mass Care Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

G110 Emergency Management Operations Course (EMOC) for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . 81

G130 Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

G135 Exercise Control/Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

G137 Exercise Program Manager/Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

G138 Exercise Practicum for the Master Exercise Practitioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

G191 Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface. . . . . . . . . . 67

G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

G202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

G203 Public Assistance Program Applicant Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

G225 Seismic Retrofit Training for Building Contractors and Inspectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

G246 Disaster-Resistant Jobs Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

G249 Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

G250 Workshop: Emergency Management (WEM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

G250.6 Workshop: Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

G250.7 Workshop: Local Situation (RAPID) Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G250.12 Senior Officials’ Workshop: Preparedness and Response for Terrorist Incidents 

 (involving nuclear, biological, and chemical agents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

G265 Instructional Delivery Skills (formerly G261, Instructional Presentation Skills). . . . . . . . . . . 76

G270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G270.4 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G270.5 Managing Through a Disaster for Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G270.6 Working Through a Disaster for Front-Line Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

G272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

G275 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

G276 Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

G277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

G278 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

G279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

G285 Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-Data Module: Intermediate Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

G288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

G290 Basic Public Information Officers (PIO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

G300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300. . . . . . . . . 69

G301 Introduction to Hazardous Materials Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

G310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.1 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.3 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.4 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-Anthrax Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G310.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

G311 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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G318 Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

G320 Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

G346 Hospital Emergency Department Management of Hazardous Materials

 Accidents (HMA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

G351	 Who’s In Charge Here?: Exercising Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

G357 Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorists Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

G358 Evacuation and Re-entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

G361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

G362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

G363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

G365.3 Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

G386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

G393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

G398 Mitigation and Recovery Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G398.1 Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G398.2 Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G398.3 Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS), Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents, ICS-400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

G402 Incident Command System (ICS), Overview for Executives and Senior 

 Officials, ICS-402. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

G408 Homeland Security Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

G434 Earthquake Safety Program for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G436 Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

G549 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

G575 Communications Interoperability Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

G775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

IS-1 Emergency Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

IS-5.A An Introduction to Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

IS-7 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

IS-8.A Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . 116

IS-10 Animals in Disaster: Module A, “Awareness and Preparedness”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

IS-11 Animals in Disaster: Module B, “Community Planning”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

IS-12 Property Acquisition (Buyout) for Local Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

IS-15.A Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

IS-16 Supervisors Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

IS-22	 AreYou Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

IS-30 Mitigation eGrant for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

IS-100.FW Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Federal Disaster Workers. . . . 119

IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . . . . . 119

IS-100.LE Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . 119
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IS-100.PW Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Public Works Personnel. . . . . 120

IS-100.SC Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100, for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

IS-111 Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

IS-120.A An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

IS-139 Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

IS-197.EM Special Needs Planning Considerations for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

IS-197.SP Special Needs Planning Considerations for Service and Support Providers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

IS-200 Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IS-200.HC Applying Incident Command System (ICS) to Healthcare Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IS-208 State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IS-235 Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

IS-240 Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

IS-242 Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

IS-250 Emergency Support Function #15 (ESF #15) External Affairs: A New Approach to

 Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

IS-253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

IS-279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

IS-292 Disaster Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

IS-293 Mission Assignment (MA) Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

IS-302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (MERRTT). . . . . . . . . . 126

IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

IS-331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . 127

IS-340 Hazardous Materials Prevention and Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

IS-346 Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

IS-393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

IS-394.A Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

IS-546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IS-547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IS-630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IS-631 Public Assistance Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IS-632 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IS-650 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IS-701 Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IS-702 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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IS-703 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

IS-800.B National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

IS-860 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC)

 Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

K606 Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

L236 Rapid Needs Assessment Team Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

L253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

L269 Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

L304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

L321 Individual Assistance (IA) Basic Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

L340 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

L384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

L423 Response Operations III—320 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

L438 ICS-300—Intermediate ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

L440 ICS-400—Advanced ICS Principles for Joint Field Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

L443 FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) for Joint Field Offices (JFOs) 

 Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

L548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Managers Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . 37

L580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

L661 Cadre Manager Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

L701 FEMA Basic Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

L702 FEMA Advanced Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

L713 Introductory Field Attorney Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

L759 DHS/FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP),

 Grants, and Financial Closeout Train-the-Trainer (TTT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

L779 Orientation to Disaster Response Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

L934 National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

L935 National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Training Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

L990 Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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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 May 31, 2010

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 75-5, JUL 07

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

PREVIOUS EDITION OBSOLETE

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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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) 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 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 or EMI.

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 and EMI 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 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.