Emergency Management Institute

Fiscal Year 2014

Training Catalog

Train, Exercise, Educate

Welcome to the Emergency Management Institute

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

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

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

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

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

management training to enhance the capabilities of State, local, and tribal government 

officials; volunteer organizations; FEMA’s disaster workforce; other Federal agencies; and 

the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters and emergencies on the 

American public. EMI curricula are structured to meet the needs of this diverse audience 

with an emphasis on separate organizations working together in all-hazards emergencies to 

save lives and protect property. 

The instruction is based upon the principles of emergency management and instructional 

systems design which create a framework within whole communities to reduce vulnerability to hazards and to cope with disasters. EMI develops courses and implements training 

delivery systems to include residential onsite training; offsite delivery in partnership with 

emergency management training systems, colleges, and universities; and technology-based 

mediums to conduct individual training courses for emergency management and response 

personnel across the Nation.

 Tony Russell, CEM

Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

Phone: (301) 447-1000 • 800-238-3358

Fax: (301) 447-1658 (Admissions)

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

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Course dates are available on the Internet at:

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Curriculum Directory by Key Training Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

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

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

Executive Order 12127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

EMI History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

Accreditations and Credit for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

American Council on Education (ACE) Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

International Association for Continuing Education and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Military Retirement Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Outline of Catalog and Course Coding.............................................................. 7

Resident Courses (E, L, B, S, V, K Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 FEMA/Federal Partners Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses (G Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Independent Study Courses (IS Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 Program Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 How to Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 Submitting Your Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 Earn College Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

 Active and Reserve Members of the Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

National Emergency Training Center (NETC), Home of the Emergency Management Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The NETC Learning Resource Center (LRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

 Map of Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Description of Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

 The National Civil Defense/Emergency Management Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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

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

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

Enrollment for EMI Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Attendance/Substitution/Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transcripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

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

NETC Campus Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

 Food Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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 Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Alcoholic Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Transportation and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Directions to NETC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Foreign Applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Web Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EMI Training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Fitness Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 Banking Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 General Directions to Center for Domestic Preparedness/Noble Training Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

National Emergency Management Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

 Classroom Course Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

National Emergency Management Leaders Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

National Emergency Management Executive Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

 Classroom Course Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Specialized and Technical Training Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

 Level I, Professional Continuity Practitioner Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

 Level II, Master Continuity Practitioner Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

 Master Trainer Program (MTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

 Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

 Hazus Multi-Hazard Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

 Professional Development Series (PDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

 Advanced Professional Series (APS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

EMI Program Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Higher Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Integrated Emergency Management Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Response and Recovery Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Incident Command System (ICS) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

 General ICS Instructor Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) All-Hazards

 Position-Specific Training Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) All-Hazards

 Position-Specific Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

FEMA Regional Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

State Training Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Index of Courses and Mission Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Resident Course Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

State-Delivered; Field Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Independent Study Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Video-Teleconference Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Numerical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

General Admissions Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Human Dignity Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

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E0101 Foundations of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0102 Science of Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0103 Planning: Emergency Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0104 Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0105 Public Information and Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E0110 Foundations of Emergency Management Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

National Emergency Management Leaders Academy

E0451 Leadership I: Overview of Leadership in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

National Emergency Management Executive Academy

E0680 Emergency Management—A Leadership Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0682 Emergency Management in the 21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0684 Integrating Science into Emergency Management Policies and Decisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E0686 Exercising Emergency Management Executive Policy and Decision-Making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Specialized and Technical Training Programs

Level I, Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

E0136 Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0548 Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

IS-0100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0200.b Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0548 Continuity of Operations Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0700.a National Incident Management System, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

L0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Level II, Master Continuity Practitioner Program

E0132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

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E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

G0265 Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0551 Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Master Trainer Program

Basic Instructor Certificate

E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Basic Instructional Design Certificate

E0610 Introduction to Instructional Design Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Instructor Certificate

E0611 Instructing and Facilitating in the Classroom and Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0612 Managing Courses and Classrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Instructional Design Certificate

E0614 Analysis and Design of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0615 Development and Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

IS-0613 Technical Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Training Management Certificate

E0616 Training Program Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0617 Training Project Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Executive Training Management Certificate

E0618 Strategic Issues in Training Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

E0132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E0133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E0136 Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

G0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

L0146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

V0001 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0002 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0005 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0006 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0007 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0009 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Professional Development Series (PDS)

IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Advanced Professional Series (APS)

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0900 IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0905 IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0910 IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0915 IEMC/Homeland Security: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0920 IEMC/Hazardous Materials: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0930 IEMC/Community-Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0947 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

IS-0703.a National Incident Management System Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

L0146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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Resident Courses

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0436 Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Independent Study Courses

IS-0008.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures. . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0325 Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk, and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Citizen Preparedness

Resident Courses

E0197 Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0362 Train-the-Trainer for G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

L0043 Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0098 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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G0311 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0434.a Earthquake Safety for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0556 Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0575 Communications Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Independent Study Courses

IS-0001.a Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0005.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0007 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0008.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0010.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0022 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0036 Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0055.a Household Hazardous Materials—A Guide for Citizens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0111.a Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0247.a Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0315 Community Emergency Response Team Supplemental Training: The Incident Command System. . . . . . 162

IS-0317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education,

 and Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0368 Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs

 in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0559 Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0704 National Incident Management System Communications and Information Management. . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
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Resident Courses

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

E0548 Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0554 Determined Accord Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0556 Guardian Accord Terrorism-Based Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0557 Mission Essential Functions Workshop (Continuity Guidance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

L0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0548 Continuity of Operations Managers Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Independent Study Courses

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0523 Resilient Accord—Exercising Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0524 Continuity of Operations Planner’s Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0526 Mission Essential Functions Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0548 Continuity of Operations Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0551 Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0662 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Independent Study Courses

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, 

 and Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0556 Damage Assessment for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0890.a Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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IS-0891 Facility Security Level Determinations for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0892 Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0893 Facility Security Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0912 Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0913 Critical Infrastructure Protection: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration. . . . . . 185

IS-0914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0921 Implementing Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System Federal Coordinating Center Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Dam Safety

Resident Courses

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0274 National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Independent Study Courses

IS-0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Disability Integration

Resident Courses

E0197 Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Independent Study Courses

IS-0368 Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and 

 Functional Needs in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Resident Courses

E0388 Advanced Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0389 Master Public Information Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

L0747 Practical Application of ESF #15 for Enhancing Interagency Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0289 Public Information Officer Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

G0291 Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public Information Officers. . . 134

Independent Study Courses

IS-0029 Public Information Officer Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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IS-0250.a Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New

 Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0702.a National Incident Management System Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Floodplain Management

Resident Courses

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0241 Cooperating Technical Partners: Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0194.1 Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.2 National Flood Insurance Program Rules and Regulations in Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.3 Letters of Map Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.4 Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0282.1 Higher Standards in Floodplain Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0282.2 Manufactured Homes and the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0282.3 National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0282.4 Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.1 Floodway Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.2 Disconnects Between the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations and Insurance. . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.3 Common Noncompliance Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0284.4 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0284.5 Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Independent Study Courses

IS-0279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures. . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Hazus-MH and GIS

Resident Courses

E0170 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0172 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E0174 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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E0176 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E0179 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0241 Cooperating Technical Partners: Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0296 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0313 Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0317 Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Independent Study Courses

IS-0103 Geospatial Information Systems Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-0922 Applications of Geospatial Information Systems for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Hurricane Preparedness

Resident Courses

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Independent Study Courses

IS-0324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

L0310 Hurricane Readiness for Inland Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0311 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0320 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers—State Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0324 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Resident Courses

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0300 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E0949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Communications Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 114 

E0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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E0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader 

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0985 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0986 Air Support Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0300 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0402 Incident Command System Overview for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS 402. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Independent Study Courses

IS-0100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0100.FDA Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Food and Drug Administration. . . . . 152

IS-0100.FWa Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Federal Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.HCb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.LEb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0100.PWb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0200.b Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0200.HCa Applying the Incident Command System to Healthcare Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0701.a National Incident Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Individual Assistance-State

Resident Courses

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Training State Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0354 Crisis Counseling Program (Grants Training) for State Mental Health Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0357 State Individual Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Independent Study Course

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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E0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E0143 Advanced Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0388 Advanced Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0900 IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0901 IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0905 IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0910 IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0915 IEMC/Homeland Security: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0920 IEMC/Hazardous Materials: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0922 IEMC/Planned Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0930 IEMC/Community-Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0947 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E0948 Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . 124
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E0977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0985 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0986 Air Support Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

L0945 State IEMC National Response Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0015 Special Events Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0662 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Independent Study Courses

IS-0015.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0144 Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Video Teleconference Courses

V0001 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0002 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0005 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0006 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0007 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0009 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Resident Courses

E0170 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0172 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E0174 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E0176 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

E0179 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0213 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0214 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0296 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0313 Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0317 Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0318 Mitigation Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Independent Study Courses

IS-0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0922 Applications of Geospatial Information Systems for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

National Response Framework

Resident Courses

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

Independent Study Courses

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0250.a Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New Approach

 to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0801 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #1—Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2—Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0803 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0804 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #4—Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0805 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #5—Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0806 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, 

 and Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0807 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #7—Logistics Management and Resource Support Annex. . . . 178

IS-0808 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-0809 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-0810 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Materials Resources Annex. . . . . . . 179

IS-0811 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural Resources Annex. . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0812 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #12—Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0813 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0820 Introduction to National Response Framework Support Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0830 Introduction to National Response Framework Incident Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Resident Courses

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0236 National Training and Exercise Symposium Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0237 National Training and Exercise Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0362 Train-the-Trainer for G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0548 Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0015 Special Events Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0318 Mitigation Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Independent Study Courses

IS-0015.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures. . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0328 Plan Review for Local Mitigation Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0453 Introduction to Homeland Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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IS-0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Preparedness for Schools/Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship

Resident Courses

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0436 Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Independent Study Courses

IS-0036 Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education,

 and Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Public Assistance-State

Resident Courses

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0372 FEMA/State Public Assistance Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0376 State Public Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0478 Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0483 Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Independent Study Courses

IS-0632.a Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Public Works

Resident Courses

E0286 Short-Term Recovery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0556 Damage Assessment for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0803 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

Resident Courses

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0339 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Core Concepts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0340 Radiological Emergency Program Plan Review Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

E0341 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Independent Study Courses

IS-0003 Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0301 Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0303 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Response and Recovery

Resident Courses

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0286 Short-Term Recovery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0349 Mission Assignment Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Training State Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0494 Individual Assistance Reports Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0495 Introduction to the World of the Voluntary Agency Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

L0320 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers—State Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Independent Study Courses

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0103 Geospatial Information Systems Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-0208.a State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Symposiums

Resident Courses

E0236 National Training and Exercise Symposium Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0237 National Training and Exercise Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0274 National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0392 Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Terrorism

Resident Courses

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Tabletop Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0357 Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0581 Emergency Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

L0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0583 Emergency Management Overview for Tribal Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Independent Study Courses

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0650.a Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Universal Emergency Preparedness

Resident Courses

E0122 Emergency Management Accreditation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0236 National Training and Exercise Symposium Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0237 National Training and Exercise Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0257 State Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0286 Short-Term Recovery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0470 Surge Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

L0043 Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0142 Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Courses

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0265 Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0575 Communications Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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IS-0001.a Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0010.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0022 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0111.a Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0265 Basic Instructional Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-0271.a Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-0317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education,

 and Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0660 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0700.a National Incident Management System, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0701.a National Incident Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0702.a National Incident Management System Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-0703.a National Incident Management System Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-0706 National Incident Management System Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0908 Emergency Management for Senior Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0910.a Emergency Management Preparedness Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Voluntary Organizations

Resident Courses

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations . . . . . . . 108

L0043 Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0311 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0556 Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0575 Communications Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

G0662 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Independent Study Courses

IS-0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0247.a Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0315 Community Emergency Response Team Supplemental Training: The Incident Command System. . 162

IS-0317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0420 Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

III. FEMA Qualification System (FQS) Training

FEMA Alternative Dispute Resolution

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0717 Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

FEMA Attorney

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0714 Advanced FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0106 Joint Field Office Finance and Administration Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

E0716 Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0726 Financial Management Concepts for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

FEMA Contracting/Acquisition

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0113 Joint Field Office Procurement Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0706 Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Independent Study Courses

IS-0245.a Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0246.14 Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

FEMA Disaster Field Training Operations

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0283 Disaster Field Training Operations Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0294 Disaster Field Training Operations Training Unit Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Independent Study Course

IS-0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification System and Qualification Review Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0880 Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

FEMA Environmental/Historic Preservation

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0247 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0248 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0252 Environmental and Historic Preservation Cadre Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0253 Introduction to Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0255 Environmental and Historic Preservation System (eGrants) Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0727 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. . . . . . . . . . . 100

E0791 Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Independent Study Courses

IS-0011.a Animals in Disasters: Community Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0253.a Overview of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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Resident Course for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0217 Equal Rights Advisor Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Independent Study Courses

IS-0018.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0019.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Supervisor Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0020.14 Diversity Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0021.14 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0249 Planning and Products Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0368 Congressional Affairs Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0738 Private Sector Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0739 Intermediate External Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0748 Assistant External Affairs Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0749 External Affairs Report Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0750 Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0762 External Affairs Operations IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

E0763 External Affairs Operations III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

E0764 External Affairs Operations II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0765 External Affairs Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0766 External Affairs Resource Support Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0767 External Affairs Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0768 FEMA Video Production Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0769 External Affairs Joint Information Center Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0788 Intergovernmental Affairs—Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

L0747 Practical Application of ESF #15 for Enhancing Interagency Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Independent Study Courses

IS-0042 Social Media in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0250.a Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New

 Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Independent Study Course

IS-0208.a State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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E0337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0701 Grants Management Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0705 Fundamentals of Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0726 Financial Management Concepts for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

FEMA Human Resources

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0545 Basic Human Resources for Disaster Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0590 Human Resources Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0591 Human Resources Intermediate Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0321 Management of Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0358 Individual Assistance Branch Director—Type 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0359 Individual Assistance Other Needs Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0410 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task Force Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0411 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Support for Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0417 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Shelter Field Guide Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0491 Direct Housing Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0492 Direct Housing Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0493 Direct Housing Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0494 Individual Assistance Reports Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0495 Introduction to the World of the Voluntary Agency Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0558 Introduction to Information Management for Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0836 Applicant Services Program Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Independent Study Courses

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (DF-103). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0421 Executive Briefing on the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0772 Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
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FEMA Information Technology

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0599 Introduction to FEMA Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0743 FEMA Telecommunications Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0744 FEMA Information Technology Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0815 Joint Field Office Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0837 Information Technology Help Desk Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

FEMA Logistics

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0662 Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0722 Logistics Information Management System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0663 Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0730 Logistics Information Management System for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0732 Logistics Information Management System Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

S0674 Basic Interagency Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Independent Study Courses

IS-0023 Custodial Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0024 Receiving Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0025 Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0026 Guide to Points of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0027 Orientation to FEMA Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

FEMA Long-Term Community Recovery

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0080 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Federal Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0081 National Disaster Recovery Support—Mission Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0082 National Disaster Recovery Support—Outreach Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0083 National Disaster Recovery Support—Community Recovery Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0084 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0085 Managing the Community Planning and Capacity-Building Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

FEMA Mitigation

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0157 Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0158 Hazard Mitigation Community Planner Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0160 Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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E0161 Hazard Mitigation Community Planning in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain Management in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0163 Hazard Mitigation Grants in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0164 Hazard Mitigation Hazard Performance Analysis in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0165 Hazard Mitigation Insurance in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0166 Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0167 Hazard Mitigation: Hazard Performance Analysis Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0180 Core Principles for Insurance Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0181 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0182 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0183 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0184 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0185 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Wildfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

E0203 Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0207 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0213 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0214 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0215 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E0216 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . 60

E0218 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Programmatic Closeout

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E0253 Introduction to Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0272 Managing the Floodplain Post-Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0285 Providing Post-Disaster Substantial Damage Technical Assistance to Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0841 National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

State/Local/Tribal Field-Delivered Course

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Independent Study Courses

IS-0030.a Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0031.a Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0032 Mitigation eGrants Internal System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0080 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Federal Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0081 National Disaster Recovery Support—Mission Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0082 National Disaster Recovery Support—Outreach Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0083 National Disaster Recovery Support—Community Recovery Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0084 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0085 Managing the Community Planning and Capacity-Building Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

FEMA Operations-Federal

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0349 Mission Assignment Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Independent Study Courses

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0107.14 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0293 Mission Assignment Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0923 Performance Management–Goal Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

FEMA Operations-Other Federal Agencies

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

FEMA Planning

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Independent Study Courses

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0201 Debris Technical Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0239 406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0372 FEMA/State Public Assistance Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0374 Public Assistance Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0380 Public Assistance Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0381 Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0382 Public Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0480 Public Assistance Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

Independent Study Courses

IS-0632.a Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

FEMA Safety

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0780 Basics for FEMA Disaster Safety Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0981 Advanced Disaster Safety Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Independent Study Courses

IS-0035.14 FEMA Safety Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0037 Managerial Safety and Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

FEMA Security

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0619 Fraud Awareness and Prevention Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0979 Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0980 Security Recertification Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

L0622 Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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IS-0038 Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0106.14 Workplace Violence Awareness Training 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IV. FEMA Employee Training

Resident Courses for FEMA/Federal Audiences Only

E0141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0526 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0527 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0528 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Achieving Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0529 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0533 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0534 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0535 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0536 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0542 Basic Mediation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0696 FEMA Mission Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . 108

E0823 FEMA Qualification System Coach-Evaluator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

L0142 Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Independent Study Courses

IS-0011.a Animals in Disasters: Community Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0033.14 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0102.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification System and Qualification Review Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0453 Introduction to Homeland Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

1 Federal Emergency Management Agency

Emergency Management Institute 

(EMI) Overview

EMI OVERVIEW

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

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

ensure that individuals and groups having key Emergency Management responsibilities, including FEMA employees, 

possess the requisite skills to effectively perform their jobs.

“Train, Exercise, Educate”

FEMA History

FEMA coordinates the Federal government’s role in 

preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, 

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

terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional 

Act of 1803. This Act, generally considered the first 

piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a 

New Hampshire town following an extensive fire. In 

the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed 

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

By the 1930s, when the Federal approach to problems 

became popular, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation 

was given authority to make disaster loans for repair 

and reconstruction of certain public facilities following 

an earthquake, and later, other types of disasters. In 

1934, the Bureau of Public Roads was given authority 

to provide funding for highways and bridges damaged 

by natural disasters. The Flood Control Act, which gave 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers greater authority to 

implement flood control projects, was also passed. This 

piecemeal approach to disaster assistance was problematic and it prompted legislation that required greater 

cooperation between Federal agencies and authorized 

the President to coordinate these activities.

The 1960s and early 1970s brought massive disasters 

requiring major Federal Response and Recovery operations by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, 

established within the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD). Hurricane Carla struck 

in 1962, Hurricane Betsy in 1965, Hurricane Camille 

in 1969, and Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The Alaskan 

Earthquake hit in 1964 and the San Fernando Earthquake 

rocked Southern California in 1971. These events served 

to focus attention on the issue of natural disasters 

and brought about increased legislation. In 1968, the 

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

firmly established the process of Presidential disaster 

declarations.

However, emergency and disaster activities were still 

fragmented. When hazards associated with nuclear 

power plants and the transportation of hazardous 

substances were added to natural disasters, more than 

100 Federal agencies were involved in some aspect 

of disasters, hazards, and emergencies. Many parallel 

programs and policies existed at the State and local levels, 

compounding the complexity of Federal disaster relief 

efforts. The National Governor’s Association sought to 

decrease the many agencies with which State and local 

governments were forced to work. They asked President 

Jimmy Carter to centralize Federal emergency functions.

Executive Order 12127

President Carter’s 1979 Executive Order merged 

many of the separate disaster-related responsibilities into the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA). Among other agencies, FEMA absorbed: the 

Federal Insurance Administration, the National Fire 

Prevention and Control Administration, the National 

Weather Service Community Preparedness Program, 

the Federal Preparedness Agency of the General Services 

Administration, and the Federal Disaster Assistance 

Administration activities from Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD). Civil defense responsibilities were 

also transferred to the new Agency from the Defense 

Department’s Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.

John Macy was named as FEMA’s first Director. Macy 

emphasized the similarities between natural hazards 

preparedness and the civil defense activities. FEMA began 

development of an Integrated Emergency Management 

System with an all-hazards approach that included 
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“direction, control and warning systems which are 

common to the full range of emergencies from small 

isolated events to the ultimate emergency—war.”

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

Emergency Management can be. Early disasters and 

emergencies included the contamination of Love Canal, 

the Cuban refugee crisis, and the accident at the Three 

Mile Island nuclear power plant. Later, the Loma Prieta 

Earthquake in 1989 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 

focused major national attention on FEMA. In 1993, 

President Clinton nominated James L. Witt as the new 

FEMA Director. Witt became the first Agency Director 

with experience as a State Emergency Manager. He initiated sweeping reforms that streamlined disaster relief 

and recovery operations, insisted on a new emphasis 

regarding Preparedness and Mitigation, and focused 

Agency employees on customer service. The end of the 

Cold War also allowed Witt to redirect more of FEMA’s 

limited resources from civil defense into disaster Relief, 

Recovery, and Mitigation programs.

In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Joe M. 

Allbaugh as the Director of FEMA. Within months, the 

terrorist attacks of September 11th focused the Agency 

on issues of National Preparedness and Homeland 

Security, and tested the Agency in unprecedented ways. 

The Agency coordinated its activities with the newly 

formed Office of Homeland Security, and FEMA’s Office 

of National Preparedness was given responsibility for 

helping to ensure that the Nation’s first responders were 

trained and equipped to deal with weapons of mass 

destruction.

A New Mission: Homeland Security

Billions of dollars of new funding were directed to FEMA 

to help communities face the threat of terrorism. Just a 

few years past its 20th anniversary, FEMA was actively 

directing its “all-hazards” approach to disasters toward 

Homeland Security issues. In March 2003, FEMA joined 

22 other Federal agencies, programs, and offices in 

becoming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

The new department, headed by Secretary Tom Ridge, 

brought a coordinated approach to national security from 

emergencies and disasters—both natural and manmade.

On October 4, 2006, President George W. Bush signed 

into law the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

Reform Act. The Act significantly reorganized FEMA, 

provided it with substantial new authority to remedy 

gaps that became apparent in the response to Hurricane 

Katrina in August 2005, the most devastating natural 

disaster in U.S. history, and included a more robust 

preparedness mission for FEMA. 

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

America to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover 

from disasters with a vision of “A Nation Prepared.”

EMI History

The Emergency Management Institute started as the 

Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) in Olney, Maryland, 

on April 1, 1951, and taught civil defense courses in 

program administration and finance, radiation monitoring and control, and heavy rescue. Due to concerns 

during the Cold War, the CDSC’s parent organization, 

the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA), under 

Administrator Val Peterson, saw the Presidential Order to 

move the FCDA and the CDSC to Battle Creek, Michigan, 

to remove them from the increasing Cold War threat of 

Washington, DC, being attacked.

The CDSC continued teaching courses in program 

administration and finance, civil defense operations, and 

radiological monitoring among others, to State and local 

personnel, but by 1979, some new courses had been 

created on natural disaster operations. By this point in 

time, the FCDA came under the Department of Defense 

and was re-titled the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency 

(DCPA).

In 1979, then President Jimmy Carter brought together 

a number of Federal agencies that had involvement in 

disasters, including DCPA, and created a new, amalgamated organization, the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA). Also in 1979, President Carter dedicated the former St. Joseph’s College, which closed with 

its merger of participants and faculty with Mount Saint 

Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as the FEMA 

National Emergency Training Center (NETC). NETC 

then became the home for the National Fire Academy 

(NFA) and the re-named Staff College, which became 

the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), to reflect its 

now broader training role. The move from Battle Creek, 

Michigan, to Emmitsburg was done in the fall of 1980, 

and the first EMI class was conducted in January 1981. 

EMI and NFA are managed independently with unique 

participant audiences and curricula for the Emergency 

Management and national fire communities. EMI and 

NFA have collaborated on curricula and programs since 

their inception, and share in the operations costs of 

NETC.
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EMI OVERVIEW

In 2011, EMI celebrated its 60th Anniversary and Legacy 

of Emergency Management Training and Education for 

the Nation.

Present Day

Today EMI is accomplishing its mission of improving the 

competencies of U.S. officials at all levels of government 

to prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and 

mitigate the potential effects of disasters and emergencies. EMI promotes integrated Emergency Management 

principles and practices through application of the 

National Response Framework (NRF), National Incident 

Management System (NIMS), and an all-hazards approach. 

EMI is the lead national Emergency Management training, 

exercising, and education institution.

EMI offers a full-spectrum Emergency Management 

curriculum with more than 510 active courses available 

to the integrated Emergency Management community, 

which includes: FEMA staff and disaster employees; 

Federal partners; State, local, and tribal 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, symposiums, and exercises. Some of 

these significant organizations include the International 

Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), National 

Emergency Management Association (NEMA), 

Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), 

American Public Works Association (APWA), American 

Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Society 

of Engineering Management (ASEM). EMI is fully accredited by the International Association for Continuing 

Education and Training (IACET) and the American 

Council on Education (ACE).

In 2012, EMI delivered 1,286 resident course offerings, training 30,738 individual participants. The EMI 

Independent Study (IS) Program, a web-based distance 

learning program open to the public, delivered extensive 

online training of more than 170 courses and trained 

more than 2.1 million individuals. EMI has provided 

technical support to dozens of other Federal government agencies and State offices on advanced distributed 

learning technology development and application. The IS 

Program also hosts training for related Federal agencies.

A vital asset to FEMA’s disaster operations is the Disaster 

Field Training Operations (DFTO) implemented by EMI. 

In 2012 alone, the DFTO trained 10,545 disaster Response 

and Recovery employees at disaster sites throughout the 

United States. 

EMI conducts three national-level symposiums. The 

Institute hosts the National Preparedness Annual 

Training and Exercise Symposium, which is attended 

by Regional Training Managers, State Training Officers 

and Exercise Training Officers, State Administrative 

Authority Officials, and subject matter experts from a 

broad sector of the preparedness community. The EMI 

Higher Education Symposium is held the first week in 

June for more than 400 college and university officials 

with current or developing programs in Emergency 

Management and hosts up to 70 separate discussion 

groups. The National Dam Safety Program Technical 

Seminar held in February is attended by Dam Safety officials, hydrologists, engineers, and reclamation officials.

For further information on EMI programs and to access 

training, exercise, and application information, visit 

http://training.fema.gov/EMI.

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Accreditations and

Credit for EMI Courses

ACCREDITATIONS &

CREDIT FOR EMI COURSES

American Council 

on Education (ACE) 

Recommendations

The American Council on Education’s College Credit 

Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated 

college credit for 71 courses (31 active, 40 inactive). The 

American Council on Education, the major coordinating 

body for all the Nation’s higher education institutions, 

seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key 

higher education issues, and to influence public policy 

through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

ACE CREDIT connects workplace learning with colleges 

and universities by helping adults gain access to academic 

credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and 

examinations taken in the workplace or other settings 

outside traditional higher education. For more information, visit the ACE CREDIT web site at www.acenet.edu/credit.

For the benefit of its students, EMI participates in the 

American Council on Education (ACE) Transcript Service. 

The ACE Transcript Service offers a lifelong record for 

students who have successfully completed EMI course/

exams/certifications that have been reviewed by ACE 

CREDIT. This service enables adult learners to present a 

nationally recognized transcript to the college or university of their choice for the potential award of academic 

credit. For more information, visit the ACE CREDIT 

Transcript Service web site at www.acenet.edu/credit/transcripts.

International Association

for Continuing Education

and Training

EMI has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the 

International Association for Continuing Education and 

Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, 

McLean, Virginia 22102. In obtaining this approval, EMI 

has demonstrated that it complies with the American 

National Standards Institute (ANSI)/IACET 1-2007 

Standard, which is widely recognized as the international standard of good practice. As a result of its 

Authorized Provider membership status, EMI is authorized to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 

for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 

1-2007 Standard.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granted

CEUs are granted to course participants seeking these 

credits toward a program which an individual needs 

for maintaining specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

The number of CEUs is based on successful completion 

of a course which grants 1 CEU per 10 contact hours 

of an organized training experience under sponsorship 

by an institute such as EMI. Records of participation are 

maintained permanently and are issued from the NETC 

Admissions Office upon request. Each course description 

indicates the course’s CEUs (if applicable).

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 its Certified 

Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program, the ASFPM awards 

these credits to recognize and track the continued development and growth of the Floodplain Manager’s skills 

through training. There are two types of ASFPM CEC 

credits: (1) core and (2) parallel. Core floodplain management subjects are those that are directly related to the 

field of floodplain management. Continued study in these 

subjects is an important part of maintaining CFM status. 

Parallel floodplain management subjects are those that are 

indirectly related to the field of floodplain management.

College Credit for Independent Study Courses

EMI Independent Study courses are reviewed annually 

for college credit through a nationally accredited college 

or university. For more information, contact:

FEMA Independent Study Program (College Credit)

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

Military Retirement Points

Military Reserve personnel may earn retirement points for 

completing EMI Independent Study courses. Refer to the 

Independent Study section of this catalog for details (page 9).

The Independent Study courses can be accessed on the 

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

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Outline of Catalog

and Course Coding

OUTLINE OF CATALOG

& COURSE CODING

This catalog is divided into sections to make it user friendly. 

The Overview section provides information on the campus 

and facilities, certifications, special projects, etc.

The General Information section provides information 

relative to application, registration, attendance, costs 

and stipends, foreign applicants, travel, lodging, Food 

Services, etc. A map of NETC is provided on page 12.

Courses are listed by curriculum areas in the Curriculum 

Directory by Key Training Programs found on page v. 

Course descriptions are listed numerically by course 

code beginning on page 43.

To identify where the different courses are offered, the 

following course codes are used:

B Resident courses held at FEMA’s Center for Domestic 

Preparedness (CDP) Noble Training Facility

E Resident courses held at the NETC campus

G State/Local/Tribal Field-delivered courses

IS Independent Study courses

K Resident courses held via Adobe Connect

L Resident courses held off-site

S Resident courses held at the FEMA Distribution 

Center in Frederick, Maryland

V Resident courses held via Video Teleconference 

(VTC)

Resident Courses (E, L, B, S, V, K Codes)

EMI provides resident course training to Federal, State, 

local, tribal, volunteer, public, and private sector officials 

to strengthen emergency management core competencies for professional, career-long training. Resident 

training can be conducted at NETC, the Center for 

Domestic Preparedness, the FEMA Distribution Center 

in Frederick, MD, or at off-site locations throughout the 

country. Courses can also be conducted through video 

teleconference or Adobe Connect.

FEMA/Federal Partners Courses

Every year, natural disasters cause hundreds of deaths, 

displace thousands, and cause more than $50 billion in 

damages. Some of these disasters are of a magnitude that 

the President determines Federal assistance is warranted. 

When this occurs, FEMA provides disaster assistance for 

individuals and their communities as directed under its 

statutory authority, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act. 

To carry out the provisions of the Stafford Act and 

the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 

(PKEMRA) of 2006, FEMA must maintain a 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; 

State, local, 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 Response/Recovery Employees 

(CORE), and intermittent Disaster Reservists. The work is 

performed at FEMA’s Joint Field Offices (JFOs), Regional 

Response Coordination Centers (RRCCs), National 

Response Coordination Center (NRCC), and other sites 

that support disaster Response and Recovery operations. 

Providing performance-based disaster operations and 

recovery training for FEMA’s Disaster Workforce is a 

key mission for EMI. To build the capabilities of FEMA’s 

Disaster Workforce, EMI offers a robust curriculum of 

Disaster Operations and Recovery Training. EMI Disaster 

Workforce training is developed, delivered, and participants selected based on the FEMA Qualification System 

(FQS) requirements. This training is aligned to the 

various positions within FEMA’s 24 disaster cadres. The 

courses focus on tactics, techniques, and procedures 

that are required to carry out programmatic and functional responsibilities. They also provide participants the 

opportunity to hone the skills required for interagency 

and intergovernmental planning and operations. Other 

Federal Agency (OFA) personnel with specific roles and 

functions outlined in the National Response Framework 
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(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.

Included in the curriculum are courses on the Public 

Assistance Program; Individual Assistance Program; 

Operations, including Mission Assignments; Logistics; 

Planning; Safety; Security; External Affairs; and Finance 

Administration. The courses are offered as Resident 

courses and are conducted in various locations, including 

the National Emergency Training Center, 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.

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses

(G Code)

A significant portion of EMI’s training is conducted by 

State Emergency Management agencies, under cooperative agreement with FEMA, and is distinguished by a 

G code. Not all of the G coded courses listed in this 

catalog are offered in each State every year. Contact the 

appropriate State Office of Emergency Management to 

obtain dates of course offerings and other information 

on training activities. The address and phone numbers 

for State and Regional Training Offices are listed at the 

back of this catalog beginning on page 195.

Independent Study Courses (IS Code)

The Independent Study Program (ISP) 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 160 training courses via the 

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

Program Eligibility

The program is open to all U.S. citizens with a valid 

U.S. deliverable postal address, including Army Post 

Office (APO) and Fleet Post Office (FPO) addresses. At 

the present time, all of the ISP course materials are available for download free of charge from the ISP web site.

How to Get Started

The fastest way to begin taking courses is to visit the 

ISP web site. You can learn about each course, download materials, and take courses interactively. Just follow 

these easy steps:

1. Go to the web site at http://training.fema.gov/IS.

2. Click on ISP Course List.

3. Select your course of interest.

Once you have studied the training material, you can 

submit your final exam, all from the convenience of 

your home or office. Upon successful exam completion, 

you will receive an e-mail within 1 business day that 

confirms your transcript has been updated and a link to 

print your electronic certificate.

Submitting Your Test

Whether you download the materials or participate 

interactively, you will submit the final exam in the same 

manner.

1. Go to the web site at http://training.fema.gov/IS.

2. Click on ISP Course List.

3. Select your course of interest.

4. Click “Take Final Exam.”

Your test will be scored and a response sent via e-mail 

usually within 1 business day. If you score a 75 percent 

or higher, your e-mail will contain a link to access and 

print your certificate of completion.

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 

EMI’s Independent Study courses. Courses meeting their 

academic standards become eligible for lower-division 

academic credit. To apply for college credit, you must 

successfully complete a course that is eligible for college 

credit. You can then submit an application with a fee to 

receive a personal copy of your college transcript. Two 

official copies may be directed to other institutions free of 

charge. For more information, visit http://www.em-study.com.
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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 the ISP web site.

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.

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National Emergency Training Center (NETC), 

Home of the Emergency Management Institute

The National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is the home of the Emergency 

Management Institute (EMI) and offers the finest in educational resources. The 107-acre campus also houses the U.S. 

Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy. The campus is located 12 miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; 

75 miles north of Washington, DC; and 50 miles northwest of Baltimore, Maryland.

The campus is fully equipped with air-conditioned classrooms, lodging for participants, a Learning Resource Center, 

and dining and recreational facilities. There are also several specialized facilities, such as the Simulation and Exercise 

Laboratory, a television studio, and four computer laboratories that are integral to the instruction of many courses.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

TRAINING CENTER

The NETC Learning Resource 

Center (LRC)

The NETC Learning Resource Center (LRC) has, for 

more than three decades, been the home to the Nation’s 

preeminent collection of all-hazards first responder 

resources. The LRC’s 190,000 titles encompass the entire 

gamut of natural and manmade hazards from fires and 

hurricanes to tornadoes and flooding, from chemical 

and biological to radiological and nuclear hazards. The 

Emergency Management, Fire, and Emergency Medical 

Services collections in particular have the greatest depth 

and breadth of any in the United States. 

The LRC routinely supplies answers to simple requests 

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

complex subject inquiries, the LRC staff will conduct literature searches, compile bibliographies, and, depending 

on copyright restrictions, provide documentation in the 

form of reports and articles. 

Visit the LRC web site at www.lrc.fema.gov to search the 

extensive collection 24/7, including more than 22,000 

downloadable items. On the home page, users can also 

sign up for the weekly newsletter or subscribe to one 

of the RSS feeds. In addition, users can browse special 

landing pages such as:

•	 First Responder Dissertations and Theses

•	 Civil Defense-Era Documents and Reports

•	 Fire and All-Hazards Subject Guides

•	 Major Disaster Bibliographies

The LRC is open to the general public; however, only 

NETC personnel and participants may borrow materials 

directly from the LRC. Visitors to the LRC should call at 

least 24 hours in advance at (301) 447-1046. This will 

help expedite entry through Security. Admittance will 

not be granted after 5 p.m. (Monday–Thursday) or on 

the weekend unless prior arrangements have been made.

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

hours is Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., 

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

support of the NETC curriculum, the LRC is open some 

weekends and evenings. Please call ahead when visiting 

the LRC at these times.

Contact the LRC at:

National Emergency Training Center

Learning Resource Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727

1-800-638-1821

(301) 447-1030

(301) 447-3217 (fax)

netclrc@fema.dhs.gov (e-mail)

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

The Campus

A map of the campus appears on the next page, followed 

by a description of each building.
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Map of Campus
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

TRAINING CENTER

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 4-year liberal arts college for women. In 1981, the 

facility was entered into the Federal records as the National Emergency Training Center (NETC). The NETC houses 

the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) (which includes the 

National Fire Academy [NFA]). The following is a brief description of the buildings identified on the previous page.

The Fallen Firefighters Memorial was dedicated on October 4, 1981, and in October 1990, Congress designated it as 

the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. It is a memorial to firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Building A—A 3-story residence hall built in 1964 and renovated in 1996. It has 93 dormitory rooms. (I)

Building B—Student Center, built in 1956, the location of a 

game room, pub, and recreational activities. A large picture 

window overlooks the scenic Catoctin Mountain range. (F)

Building C—Built in 1956 and renovated in 1995, it has 213 

dormitory rooms. (F)

Building D—Built in 1926 and renovated in 1965 and 1995, it 

is a 3-story brick structure that has the charm of the old architecture. It consists of NETC Procurement offices, 45 dormitory 

rooms, and a convenience shop in the basement. (F)

Building E—Built in 1926 and renovated in 1966 and 1993, 

it is occupied by EMI Distance Learning offices, NETC Budget 

offices, and Computer Support personnel. (F)

Building F—Built in 1925 and renovated in 1965 and 1995, 

it houses EMI Integrated Emergency Management offices and 

has 45 dormitory rooms. (F)

Building G—Built in 1948, and renovated in 1984 and 2001 

to accommodate staff of the National Fire Data Center and 

National Fire Programs Divisions. (G)

Building H—Built in 1923 and renovated in 1993, it houses 

NFA offices, a fully equipped gymnasium, weight room, and 

an indoor swimming pool. (F)

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

and Distribution Center, Maintenance Facility offices, Support 

Services Division offices, and the USFA Publications Center. 

(F)

Building J—Built in 1966, and renovated in 1993, it is the 

NFA classroom facility and houses NFA and National Fire 

Programs Division staff. It includes a lobby and a tiered 249 

seat auditorium. (F)

Building K—Built circa 1870, renovated in 1982 and 1993, 

it houses EMI classrooms. The 3-story brick structure also 

contains a Dining Hall capable of seating 500 people, EMI 

Independent Study offices, and support offices. (F)

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

dormitory rooms and an EMI classroom. (F)

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

EMI classrooms and the EMI Computer Lab. (F)

Building N—Designed by the English-born architect, E.G. 

Lind (1829–1909), it was built in 1870 and renovated in 1987 

and 1992. The building is an example of Second Empire Style 

that was popular in the second half of the 19th Century. As 

such, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. 

It houses staff of the United States Fire Administrator’s office, 

the Learning Resource Center, and EMI. (F)

Building O—Erected in 1839 as a chapel. The marble, alabaster 

altars, and stained glass windows were retained when it was 

renovated in 1965. It houses the National Fallen Firefighters 

Foundation, and support offices are in the basement. (I)

Building P—The Log Cabin serves as a recreational facility 

overlooking peaceful Tom’s Creek. (F)

Building Q—The brick barn is a service facility. The ornamental brick grill windows are characteristic of the early 19th 

Century Western Maryland construction. (F)

Building R—Built in 1948, renovated in 1993, located behind 

Building G, it serves as the USFA Fire Protection Laboratory. 

(F)

Building S—Renovated in 2001, this building is the home of 

EMI and NFA Simulation Laboratories. (F)

Building T—The old Milk House of the original St. Joseph’s 

campus.

Building U—A burn building complex used by the NFA for 

arson investigation and demonstration. (F)

Building V—Built in 1992, it houses the Security Office. (F)

Handicapped Access: F-Fully Accessible, I-Accessible 1st floor only, N-Not accessible, G-Ground Floor Accessible only, R-Restrooms not accessible
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

TRAINING CENTER

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 NETC 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 three-sided 

pyramid, representative of the Federal, State, and local 

governments and their efforts in working together to 

accomplish a joint mission. The triangular base is 5 feet 

on each side, rising to 15 feet in height. The pinnacle of 

the monument is capped with a large, bronze American 

eagle, sculpted by the world-renowned sculptor, Lorenzo 

Ghiglieri. The base is encircled by a stone and concrete 

plaza with appropriately inscribed bronze State plaques 

embedded in concrete, surrounded by a circle of State 

flags. A brick wall rises approximately 3 feet in height 

on the back or south side of the plaza. Near the edge of 

the plaza are two bronze plaques bearing the names of 

advocates and members of the Monument Commission.

The monument was dedicated on April 6, 2002. The 

Commission plans to hold an annual memorial service to 

pay tribute to those who have given to their fellow citizens by mitigating the potential losses from emergency 

situations, for those who have responded to emergencies, 

and to the professionals and our Elected Officials who 

strive to improve the methods of handling emergencies.
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General Information

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. (See Foreign Applicants, 

page 20.)

The NETC is an equal opportunity campus. It does not 

discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious 

belief, national origin, or disability in its admissions 

and participant-related policies and procedures. NETC 

actively encourages all qualified candidates to apply for 

all courses. 

Application Procedures

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

General Admissions Application Form (FEMA Form 

119-25-1 [formerly FEMA Form 75-5]). 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 (http://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 or it will be returned.

FEMA has eliminated the use of the Social Security 

Number (SSN), where possible, when applying for FEMA 

training. All individuals, including FEMA employees, 

applying for Emergency Management Institute resident classes are required to register using the Center for 

Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Training Administration 

System (CTAS) and obtain a Student Identification (SID) 

number. This number is used in place of the SSN on the 

General Admissions Application Form.

Which courses does this process impact?

All EMI Resident, Video Teleconference, and Adobe 

Connect courses, including courses held at NETC (E code); 

off-site (L code); Center for Domestic Preparedness (B 

code); FEMA Distribution Center in Frederick, Maryland 

(S code); through Video Teleconference (VTC) (V code); 

and Adobe Connect (K code). State, local, and tribal 

field-delivered courses (G code); and Independent Study 

courses (IS code) are not impacted by the process.

How do I obtain my FEMA Student 

Identification Number (SID) number?

Step 1: To register, go to https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid.

Step 2: Click on the “Need a FEMA SID” box on the 

right side of the screen.

Step 3: Follow the instructions and provide the necessary information to create your account.

Step 4: You will receive an e-mail with your SID number. 

You should save this number in a secure location.

What do I do with this new FEMA SID number 

I’ve been assigned?

The SID number must be used in place of the SSN on the 

General Admissions Application (FEMA Form 119-25-1, 

Box 3).

Why is it important to register in the CTAS?

Any applications for FY 2014 EMI courses that do not 

include the training registration number will not be 

processed until the FEMA SID is provided to NETC 

Admissions.

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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

Completed applications should be sent to:

Office of Admissions

National Emergency Training Center

Building I, Room 216

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

General admissions questions may be directed to the 

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

1035; (301) 447-1035, or via e-mail to: netcadmissions@

fema.dhs.gov.

Enrollment for EMI Courses

Participants can apply to EMI courses any time up to 5 

weeks before the start of the course. For participants 

who apply early, acceptance letters will be sent 8 weeks 

prior to the start of the course.

Dates for courses can be accessed at www.training.fema.gov/

emicourses. The NETC Admissions Office will review the 

applications as they are received and notify applicants 

regarding their status.

Once accepted into a course, participants will receive 

an acceptance letter with further instructions regarding 

transportation and other matters. Arriving at NETC 

for a class without formal acceptance from the NETC 

Admissions Office will result in the participant being 

sent home.

In an effort to fill EMI courses, vacancies will be updated 

frequently and posted on the EMI web site (www.training.

fema.gov/emicourses) and qualified 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.)

Attendance/Substitution/

Cancellation

Once accepted, participants are expected to attend all 

sessions of each course, symposium, 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 netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov.

Transcripts

Participants can request a transcript by submitting a 

request in writing to: 

National Emergency Training Center

Attn: Admissions Office

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Or by e-mailing netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov

Requests should include the address where the transcripts should be sent.

Dress Code

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.

In classroom settings, appropriate attire for males 

includes shirts with collars, slacks including departmental uniforms (no T-shirts), shoes and socks. Optional 

items include sweaters, sport coats, ties, etc. Appropriate 

attire for females includes dresses, blouses with slacks or 

skirts, including departmental uniforms (no T-shirts), 

and shoes. Optional items include sweaters, blazers, etc.

Costs/Stipends/Reimbursements

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

housing (for most participants) are provided at no cost. 

Participants from other countries, other Federal agencies, 

and most participants from private industry or contractors to State, local, or tribal governments must pay their 

own transportation and lodging fees. All participants are 

responsible for the cost of cafeteria meals provided and 

for personal, incidental expenses.
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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, non-refundable 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 voided 

check). You are responsible for reimbursing your 

organization.

If you have questions about your eligibility to receive a 

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

Travel Planning

Applicants must not make travel plans prior to receiving 

an official acceptance package from the NETC Admissions 

Office. Acceptance packages contain important travel 

information for the specific classes. 

NETC Campus Information

Lodging

All lodging rooms are non-smoking and are randomly 

assigned prior to your arrival. Because of the random 

assignments of rooms, classmates may not be lodged 

together. If the participant count exceeds the number of 

single rooms available, participants may need to share 

a room. Please do not call to request a single room. 

However, if you have a disability and require special 

accommodations, please note those on your application. 

If you are required to pay for your lodging, you may do 

so by cash, personal check, traveler’s check, or credit 

card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover).

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

Authorization (TA) should state that “Housing will be 

provided to the traveler at NETC” (currently $40 per night), 

payable upon arrival at NETC. If NETC housing is not 

available, a “Certificate of Non-Availability” will be issued 

by NETC. If you are a Federal employee participating in 

a course at NETC, a dormitory room will be reserved for 

you. If you do not require lodging, you must notify the 

Housing Office in writing at FEMA-NETC-Housing@fema.dhs.

gov. You must make this notification upon receipt of your 

acceptance letter. Failure to notify the Housing Office that 

lodging is not needed will result in your being charged for 

the room for the length of the course.

If you are a foreign participant, private sector representative, or contractor to a State or local government entity, 

you are responsible for your own travel and per diem 

costs, and lodging (currently $40 per night), payable 

upon arrival at NETC. NETC accepts credit card payment 

(Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) for 

lodging. 

If you are a DHS employee (including FEMA Disaster 

Reservists), you must present a copy of your TA when 

you arrive at registration, and you should read the FEMA 

instructions, policies, and comptroller-grams dealing 

with travel to NETC. Your TA should state that “Housing 

will be provided to the traveler at NETC at no cost.” If 

lodging on the NETC campus is not needed, you must 

notify the NETC Housing Office in writing at FEMANETC-Housing@fema.dhs.gov. 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, participants 

should bring two photo IDs to campus. PLEASE HAVE 

THEM WITH YOU, NOT IN YOUR BAGGAGE! If you do 

not have the photo IDs, you will not be permitted on 

campus. Security checks will delay your registration at 

the NETC.

If you are a participant from a foreign country, please 

be prepared to show your passport or visa at registration.
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Firearms

Firearms are prohibited on campus! Due to heightened security requirements, please understand that 

Security and Law Enforcement personnel may search 

you, your vehicle, or your luggage. Maryland law is very 

narrow in its definition of Law Enforcement Officers 

who may carry firearms. For your own protection, and 

to expedite your processing into the NETC, do not bring 

weapons of any kind to campus. Weapons include 

knives with blades longer than 3 inches, machetes, bow 

and arrows, ammunition, rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. 

Sworn/Commissioned and State POST certified officers, 

and Federal officers, or local officers with concurrent 

jurisdiction who require a firearm for the performance 

of required official duties must obtain an exception 

from the Director of Support Services prior to arrival 

on campus. If you arrive at NETC with weapons of any 

kind without prior approval, your entry will be significantly delayed. 

Alcoholic Beverages

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is limited to the 

Pub and Log Cabin. Alcohol is not allowed in lodging 

rooms or vehicles, and will be confiscated. If you 

arrive at NETC with alcohol, or are attempting to bring 

it on campus, your entry to campus will be significantly 

delayed.

Registration

Upon arrival, participants must report to Building C to 

obtain room assignments and key cards. Participants may 

be lodged at a distance from the registration building; for 

this reason, we recommend luggage with wheels. Picture 

identification is required at registration and for entry to 

campus.

Transportation and Parking

Participants must make their own flight arrangements. 

Travel days are normally the day before the course begins 

and the day after the course ends. Specific travel information relative to each course will be included in the 

participant acceptance package. Please read this information carefully BEFORE making flight arrangements.

Participants must call the NETC Transportation Office 

at (301) 447-1113 at least 2 weeks in advance to reserve 

a seat on the NETC airport shuttle. Seating on the bus 

may be unavailable, and transportation to Emmitsburg 

will be at the participant’s own expense if a participant 

fails to call.

Participants who drive to campus must register their 

vehicles upon arrival in the lobby of Building C. Picture 

identification and automobile registration (owner’s card) 

must be shown when the vehicle is registered in order 

to receive stipend reimbursement. A parking permit 

will be issued, which must be displayed on the vehicle. 

Participant parking is in the lot north of Building J and is 

not permitted elsewhere on campus. Vehicles parked in 

violation of this rule are subject to towing at the owner’s 

expense. Loading and unloading of luggage is permitted 

in designated areas. Participants may arrive on campus 

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

Shuttle departure is usually 9:30 a.m. Friday morning for 

4-day classes, but can vary depending on the length of 

the course.

Directions to NETC

From Baltimore: I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) to I-70 West 

(towards Frederick); to Route 15 North to Emmitsburg. 

Turn left off Route 15 to South Seton Avenue.

From Washington: I-495 (Washington Beltway) to 

I-270 North (towards Frederick); to Route 15 North 

to Emmitsburg. Turn left off Route 15 to South Seton 

Avenue.

From Philadelphia and East: Pennsylvania Turnpike 

west to Harrisburg, Exit 236 (Route 15). Go South on 

Route 15 to Emmitsburg. Turn right off Route 15 to South 

Seton Avenue.

From Pittsburgh and West: Pennsylvania Turnpike east 

to Harrisburg, Exit 236 (Route 15). Go South on Route 

15 to Emmitsburg. Turn right off Route 15 to South Seton 

Avenue.

From Herndon, Virginia (Dulles Airport): Turn left 

onto Route 28 (turns into Route 7). Take Route 7 west 

to Route 15. At Leesburg, Virginia, take Route 15 North 

to Frederick, Maryland. Continue on Route 15 North 

to Emmitsburg. Turn left off Route 15 to South Seton 

Avenue.
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Foreign Applicants

EMI often receives inquiries from citizens and officials 

of foreign countries. EMI courses are generally available to U.S. citizens only. Most EMI resident courses 

expect attendees to have full knowledge of, and experience with, U.S. governmental and political systems and 

are based on U.S.-specific legislation, regulations, and 

systems. Thus, most EMI courses are not appropriate for 

foreign participants.

While EMI cannot generally accommodate international 

participants in its resident courses, it occasionally sends 

faculty to other nations to deliver Emergency Management 

training on-site. All expenses for such training must be 

paid by the host nation. For more information, write to:

Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998

International participants are occasionally accepted to 

attend EMI resident courses on a space-available, fee-pay 

basis. To be considered for such an exception, applications from foreign individuals must meet the following 

conditions:

The application must be submitted at least 60 days prior 

to the course start date and must come from and be 

endorsed by an appropriate component of the national 

government of the applicant’s home nation. Applications 

are generally routed through the appropriate embassy. 

The applicant should be notified of acceptance/rejection 

2 weeks prior to the start date.

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)

netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov (e-mail)

Web Addresses

FEMA http://www.fema.gov 

EMI http://training.fema.gov/emi

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

LRC netclrc@fema.dhs.gov (e-mail)

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

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

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

General Admission Application Form

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

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

NPD Online Course Catalog http://training.fema.gov

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/emiopt.asp
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EMI Training at the Center for 

Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, 

Alabama

EMI also conducts training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic 

Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Alabama. The 

CDP campus consists of four major training sites: Main 

Training Facility (Building 61), Noble Training Facility 

(NTF), the Advanced Responder Training Complex 

(ARTC), and the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and 

Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF). 

Smoking

Smoking in Federal facilities is prohibited. Each building 

has a designated outdoor smoking area.

Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages will not be sold to anyone under 21 

years of age, nor to anyone in an obviously intoxicated 

condition. Consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer 

and wine only, no liquor) is limited to the Recovery Zone 

Lounge, Building 251, and individual dormitory rooms. 

In addition, alcoholic beverages will not be consumed 

or possessed by personnel in training during normal 

working hours or adjacent to a training area at any time. 

Personal quantities of beer and wine only are allowed 

in individual dormitory rooms. Open containers of 

alcoholic beverages are prohibited in any common or 

outdoor areas in the lodging complex. The CDP reserves 

the right to either limit or refuse the purchase of alcoholic beverages to patrons of the Recovery Zone Lounge.

Weapons

All firearms are prohibited on the CDP campus. Due 

to heightened security requirements, Security and Law 

Enforcement personnel may search you, your vehicle, or 

your luggage. For your own protection, and to expedite 

your processing into the CDP, do not bring weapons of 

any kind to the CDP campus. Weapons include knives 

with blades longer than 3 inches, bow and arrows, 

ammunition, rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. If you arrive 

at the CDP with weapons of any kind without prior 

written approval, your entry to campus will be denied.

Lodging

Lodging will be provided onsite to eligible State and 

local participants at no cost to you or your organization. 

Federal and private sector employees will be charged at 

a rate of $25 per night.

Meals

Eligible State and local participants will receive meals 

at no cost. Federal and private sector employees will be 

charged for meals at a rate of $9.00 for breakfast, $12.52 

for lunch, and $15.27 for dinner. Federal and private 

sector employees will be issued a meal card and will pay 

only for meals consumed. 

Dress Code

Training attire is casual for the duration of the course. 

When attending CDP classes, it is each participant’s responsibility to use good judgment in selecting attire that projects 

a professional image and is appropriate for both the local 

climate and classroom activities. Classroom sessions will be 

held in climate-controlled buildings. This northeastern area 

of Alabama generally has a mild climate. During outdoor 

training, participants should consider wearing durable 

clothing relevant to the training environment. Agencyprescribed dress or uniform is acceptable for training. 

Slacks and jeans are recommended for all hands-on (lanes) 

training. Flip flops, sandals, and tank tops are not permitted. 

If CDP staff determines that a participant’s attire is inappropriate, the participant will be required to change 

into more appropriate clothing before being allowed to 

continue training. Attire for training is business casual 

during course hours. 

Security

All personnel entering CDP should become familiar 

and comply with the security regulations and instructions. All participants will display their participant badge 

(identification) at all times while inside the facility.

Fitness Facilities

A fitness center is available for student use while staying 

at the CDP for a minimal cost. The facility is owned and 

operated by the City of Anniston. The facility is open 

daily until 9 p.m. Further information is available at the 

CDP Hospitality Desk, Building 320. The below activities 

are available at the fitness center:

•	 Nautilus equipment

•	 Heated indoor pool

•	 Cardio room

•	 Sauna

•	 Racquetball

•	 Sauna-Vibe Massage

•	 Free weights

•	 Basketball
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Banking Facilities

There are ATM machines located at the CDP Hospitality 

Desk (Building 320), the Recovery Zone Lounge, and 

NTF and CDP (Building 61) dining facilities. A local 

credit union has an ATM located near the McClellan Post 

Office, in the McClellan Park, Medical Mall parking lot. 

Numerous other banking institutions are in 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 on the following 

page. 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) 231-0132 to reserve a seat on the shuttle bus.

In case of emergency or travel difficulties, please call the 

Center for Domestic Preparedness at (256) 741-3418.

NOTE: Onsite transportation is provided to and from 

all training areas and support facilities at CDP on a 

scheduled basis.

General Directions to Center for Domestic 

Preparedness/Noble Training Facility

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/The 

Noble Training Facility (NTF) 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:

From the Birmingham Airport, take I-20 East from 

Birmingham.

Take I-20 East to exit 185 OXFORD ANNISTON (Ala 21) 

(about 60 miles).

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

north on Ala 21 into Anniston. Proceed through Anniston 

to Fort McClellan.

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.

Turn right onto Baltzell Gate Road. Follow Baltzell and 

parallel the golf course. You will pass the clubhouse on 

your left.

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 Facility, which will be 

on your right on CARE DRIVE. Park in northeast lot. Go 

to glass door (under FEMA sign).

NOTE: Watch for the blue and white signs marking the 

route to NTF on Baltzell Gate Road.

If you need additional directions, please call FEMA’s 

Center for Domestic Preparedness at (256) 231-0132 

or (256) 741-3418.

From Atlanta Airport:

Follow I-20 to exit 188 (Oxford).

Turn right off the exit onto Morgan Road.

Continue straight passing through 3 traffic lights (road 

will change to Golden Springs Road).

Cross through the third traffic light (crossroad is 

Coleman/Choccolocco Road) and stay straight onto the 

bypass.

Follow the bypass for approximately 2–3 miles to the 

stop sign.

Turn right at the stop sign onto Iron Mountain Road.
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Follow Iron Mountain road approximately 3–4 miles to a 

stop sign at the intersection of Bains Gap Road.

Proceed straight through crossing Bains Gap Road 

approximately 500 yards.

Turn left on the first street to the left.

Follow this street approximately 1⁄4 mile to CDP Lodging 

Area on the left.

NOTE: If you need additional directions, please call 

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness at (256) 

231-0132 or (256) 741-3418.

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Emergency Management 

Professional Program (EMPP)

The Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP) will strengthen training for professionals in the Emergency 

Management field. The goal is to ensure that Federal training supports professionals in developing core competencies necessary to fulfill their responsibilities in mitigating outcomes, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. EMPP 

is intended to provide: foundational knowledge and skills for entry into the field; requisite skills to practicing professionals 

within specific programs or operational areas; knowledge and skills for mid-level professionals; and strategic leadership and 

critical thinking for senior leaders and policy makers involved with national and international events and policy.

Two Components

1. Academies

National Emergency 

Management Academy

National Emergency Management 

Leaders Academy

National Emergency 

Management Executive 

Academy

Focus: Foundational 

Knowledge and Skills

Focus: Multi-Agency Coordination in 

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 

and Joint Field Office (JFO);

Specialize in Protection, Prevention, 

Mitigation, Response, and Recovery Areas

Focus: Strategic Leadership

2. Specialized and Technical Training Programs

Specific and Technical 

Training for Practicing 

Professionals in the 

Emergency Management 

and Homeland Security 

Profession

Combination of introductory (basic), intermediate, 

and advanced training 

leading to certificate 

recognition

Certificate Program Areas 

to be aligned with PPD-8 

Mission Areas and Core 

Capabilities:

•	 Prevention

•	 Protection

•	 Mitigation

•	 Response

•	 Recovery

Specialized and Technical Training in essential Emergency 

Management and Homeland Security areas such as:

•	 Exercises

•	 Training

•	 Planning

•	 Continuity of Operations (COOP)

•	 Situational Awareness (SA) and Common Operating

Picture (COP)

•	 Public Information

•	 Hazus/Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

•	 Coordination and Support (EOC)

•	 Risk Analysis/Reduction

Contact these individuals for more information about the following programs:

National Emergency Management Academy:

Tom Gilboy (301) 447-1535 tom.gilboy@fema.dhs.gov

National Emergency Management Leaders Academy:

Lillian Virgil (301) 447-1490 lillian.virgil@fema.dhs.gov

National Emergency Management Executive Academy:

Steve Borth (301) 447-1249 stephen.borth@fema.dhs.gov

Specialized and Technical Training Programs:

Al Fluman (301) 447-1299 al.fluman@fema.dhs.gov

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

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National Emergency 

Management Academy

The purpose for the establishment of a National 

Emergency Management Academy is to support 

the professionalization of the field of Emergency 

Management with a structured and progressive framework for acquiring the knowledge, skills, and abilities 

to enter the field and grow to meet the challenges of an 

unpredictable and complex environment. The National 

Emergency Management Academy will offer a foundational education in Emergency Management while 

providing an opportunity for participants to build 

camaraderie, establish professional contacts, and gain 

a common understanding of the roles, responsibilities, 

and authorities of an Emergency Management program. 

For individuals new to the field, or transferring from 

another profession into Emergency Management, the 

National Emergency Management Academy is the opportunity to get a standard and comprehensive grounding in 

all the key aspects of the field. The training objectives are 

based on the newly established Emergency Management 

competencies that the National Emergency Management 

Association (NEMA), International Association of 

Emergency Managers (IAEM), and State, local, tribal, 

and territorial Emergency Management professionals 

have established in coordination with the Emergency 

Management Institute (EMI). 

Target Audience

The National Emergency Management Academy has an 

entry-level curriculum designed for newly appointed 

Emergency Managers and staff from State, local, tribal, 

territorial, FEMA, and other Federal agencies, as well 

as prospective professionals transferring from another 

discipline to Emergency Management. Participants in 

the target audience will be selected based on their willingness to meet the prerequisites and their commitment 

to complete all requirements of the National Emergency 

Management Academy. 

Classroom Course Requirements

The National Emergency Management Academy consists 

of the following classroom courses:

•	 E0101, Foundations of Emergency Management, (80 hours) 10 

days

•	 E0102, Science of Disaster, (under development, guided 

by scientists from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); 

National Weather Service (NWS); atmospheric 

scientists; and others) (24 hours) 3 days

•	 E0103, Planning: Emergency Operations, (adding new THIRA 

and CPG 201 concepts) (16 hours) 2 days

•	 E0104, Exercise Design, (under development, guided by 

EMI’s Integrated Emergency Management Branch) (16 

hours) 2 days

•	 E0105, Public Information and Warning, (being developed 

based on recently created External Affairs course 

materials) (16 hours) 2 days

•	 Total course hours: 152 hours

Course descriptions can be found on pages 44–46.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite requirements to the classroom courses are 

four Independent Study courses. A participant must 

complete all of the prerequisite EMI Independent Study 

courses before submitting his or her application for the 

E0101 course. 

•	 IS-0100 (any version), Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100 (3 hours)

•	 IS-0700 (any version), National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction (10 hours)

•	 IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction (3 

hours)

•	 IS-0230.c, Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3 hours) 

National Emergency 

Management Leaders 

Academy

The National Emergency Management Leaders Academy 

is the first leadership component of the Emergency 

Management Professional Program. National Emergency 

Management Leaders Academy will provide the essential skills needed to lead Emergency Management 

programs at the leadership level, and will be essential 

to building the foundation for collaboration by bringing 

Emergency Management Leaders together to share their 

experiences and establish a network. Sharing best practices, lessons learned, tools, and documentation will 

allow Emergency Management Leaders to have a firm 

understanding of Federal, State, and local Emergency 

Management programs, as well as how these programs 
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can be effectively leveraged to support State and local 

needs and requirements.

The National Emergency Management Leaders Academy 

curriculum will remain grounded in the principles of 

Emergency Management; incorporate fully developed 

Emergency Management core leader competencies; 

provide progressive career-long training and education; 

and support further professionalization of the field of 

Emergency Management.

Target Audience 

This course is designed for current and emerging leaders 

in Emergency Management. The target audience includes 

government, non-profit voluntary organizations, and 

private sector managers responsible for Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security, including:

•	 State, local, tribal, and territorial Emergency

Management or Homeland Security Program Staff 

and Managers;

•	 Federal Department Heads and Branch Chiefs of

Emergency Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Directors and Managers of non-profit voluntary

organizations;

•	 Private sector Managers leading Emergency

Management offices and related programs; and

•	 Emergency Management Program Directors from all

organizations listed above with significant authority 

and responsibilities.

National Emergency 

Management Executive 

Academy

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in collaboration with prominent programs at higher education 

institutions, has created the National Emergency 

Management Executive Academy to produce a comprehensive and cutting-edge curriculum that supports the 

advancement of the Emergency Management profession 

at strategic and policy levels, and its executive leadership.

This program is designed for current and future 

Emergency Management Executives in State, local, tribal, 

territorial, and Federal government agencies; non-profit 

voluntary organizations; and the private sector. The 

National Emergency Management Executive Academy 

instills current and future Emergency Management 

Leaders with a deeper understanding of contemporary 

and emerging Emergency Management issues, debates, 

and public policy. It provides insights, theories, tools, 

and resources that enable decision-makers to think and 

act more strategically and to build capacity to protect 

against, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all types of disasters. The National Emergency 

Management Executive Academy provides the opportunity to work collaboratively, share smart practices, and 

participate in exercises with other Senior Leaders facing 

similar challenges.

Target Audience 

Formal acceptance into the National Emergency 

Management Executive Academy will include participants from State, local, tribal nations, trust territories, 

Federal agencies, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), 

higher education institutions, recognized leaders in 

Emergency Management, related private industries, and 

voluntary organizations. 

This course is designed for current and emerging executives at the national, State, regional, tribal, territorial, 

or major urban area levels. Ideal candidates will serve 

on major commissions and task forces or be responsible 

for making decisions that have a significant effect on 

national policy, or the management of disaster Response 

and Recovery activities. The audience may include, but 

is not limited to: 

•	 Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Directors or Advisors; 

•	 High-Ranking Administrators;

•	 Presidents or Chairs of major professional

organizations;

•	 Federal Department Heads of Offices of Emergency

Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Chiefs or Directors of voluntary agencies or

organizations; and 

•	 Private Sector Executives leading major Emergency

Management offices.

EMI will select up to 40 Emergency Management 

Executives to participate in the National Emergency 

Management Executive Academy per year, who will 

reflect the Whole Community concept.
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Classroom Course Requirements

The National Emergency Management Executive 

Academy consists of four classroom courses, periodic 

webinars, reading, and case studies, and will culminate 

with an exercise-based course. 

Classroom courses are:

•	 E0680, Emergency Management—A Leadership Challenge, (32 

hours) 4 days

•	 E0682, Emergency Management in the 21st Century, (32 

hours) 4 days

•	 E0684, Integrating Science into Emergency Management Policies 

and Decisions, (32 hours) 4 days

•	 E0686, Exercising Emergency Management Executive Policy and 

Decision-Making, (32 hours) 4 days 

Course descriptions can be found on pages 95–96.

Prerequisites

Participants must have completed the first three sessions 

(E0680, E0682, and E0684) of the National Emergency 

Management Executive Academy before applying for E0686.

Specialized and Technical 

Training Programs

The Specialized and Technical Training Programs of 

the Emergency Manager Professional Program (EMPP) 

consists of courses on similar topics leading to a Certificate 

of Completion or recognition for completing a series in a 

specifically recognized area of Emergency Management. 

Current certificate programs include: 

•	 Level I, Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

•	 Level II, Master Continuity Practitioner Program

•	 Master Trainer Program

- Basic Instructor Certificate 

- Basic Instructional Design Certificate 

- Instructor Certificate 

- Instructional Design Certificate 

- Training Management Certificate 

- Executive Training Management Certificate 

- Master Trainer Certificate 

•	 Master Exercise Practitioner Program

•	 Hazus Multi-Hazard Program

- Hazus Trained Professional Track

- Hazus Practitioner Track

•	 Professional Development Series

•	 Advanced Professional Series

Professional and Master Practitioner Programs

The FEMA Administrator established the Continuity 

Excellence Series – Level I, Professional Continuity 

Practitioner and Level II, Master Continuity Practitioner 

on April 16, 2008. This effort is dedicated to enhancing 

the excellence in the development and implementation 

of Continuity programs and Emergency Management.

Where to take the required courses?

For all Independent Study (IS) courses, please visit the 

Emergency Management Institute, for FEMA Independent 

Study, Homepage at http://training.fema.gov/is.

For information on all other Continuity training courses, 

to schedule a course, or to request a copy of the latest 

training schedule, please contact the Regional Continuity 

Manager for your area of the country. 

Level I, Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program

•	 IS-0546.a, Continuity of Operations Awareness

•	 IS-0547.a, Introduction to Continuity of Operations

•	 IS-0242.a or equivalent E/L/G course, Effective 

Communication

•	 E0548, Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager 

Train-the-Trainer Course; or IS-0548, Continuity of Operations 

Program Manager; or E/G/L0549, Reconstitution Planning 

Workshop, or MGT 331, University of Maryland Preparing the 

States Continuity Courses

•	 E/L0550, Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer, 

or L0552, Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments

•	 IS-0100 or IS-0100.a or 0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100, or ICS 0100, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System; or ICS-200 or IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

•	 IS-0230 or equivalent E/L course, Principles of Emergency 

Management; or IS-0230.a, IS-0230.b, IS-0230.c, 

Fundamentals of Emergency Management

•	 IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction, or IS-0700

•	 IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction
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•	 E0136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course; or 

IS-0139, Exercise Development Course, Exercise Design Course, or 

Continuity of Operations Continuity Exercise Design/Development 

Train-the-Trainer Course

•	 Complete attendance in Continuity Exercise

Pandemic Influenza Determined Accord Workshop 

or IS-0520, Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning 

for Pandemic Influenzas, and IS-0522, Exercising Continuity 

Plans for Pandemics (both Independent Study courses 

are required), or Resilient Accord Cyber Security Workshop or 

Guardian Accord Terrorism Awareness Workshop

•	 National Archives and Records Administration

(NARA)/Counsel of State Archivists (CoSA) Vital 

Records Training (optional, recommended)

Level II, Master Continuity 

Practitioner Program

•	 Attain a Continuity Excellence Series – Level I,

Professional Continuity Practitioner

•	 IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning, 

or E0132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation, 

(limited to EMI Resident MEPP candidates)

•	 IS-0240 or IS-0240.a or equivalent E/L course,

Leadership and Influence

•	 E0551, Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer, or 

IS-0551, Devolution Planning

•	 E0156, Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity 

of Operations Train-the-Trainer, or E0155, Building Design for 

Homeland Security (archived)

•	 E0262, Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts, or 

G0265, Instructional Delivery Skills (formerly G0261, 

Instructional Presentation Skills), or E0141, Instructional 

Presentation and Evaluation Skills

•	 ***Instruct E/L/G or IS-0548, Continuity of Operations 

Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course

•	 ***Facilitate E/L0550, Continuity of Operations Planning 

Train-the-Trainer, or IS-0551, Devolution Planning, or 

Determined Accord Pandemic Preparedness Workshop for Continuity 

Managers or Facilitate Resilient Accord or Guardian Accord or 

Reconstitution Planning Workshop

•	 ***Written Comprehensive Exam (150 questions)

– Applicants are eligible to take the comprehensive 

exam once they have met all other Level II 

requirements. 

Note: Course credit is authorized for flexible instructional delivery, i.e., local resident instruction with 

participants completing the IS exam. Previous versions 

of above-listed courses will be accepted. 

Level II courses can be completed while completing the 

requirements for Level I. 

***Please contact FEMA National Continuity Program

Manager at willie.york@fema.dhs.gov to arrange items 

with ***.

Continuity Practitioner Certificates

The FEMA Emergency Management Institute will issue 

all certificates. Send certificate requests and supporting 

documentation (not originals) to mailbox fema-continuitypractitioner@fema.dhs.gov or mail to: 

FEMA HQ, National Continuity Programs (NCP)

Attn: Training Manager (Room 515)

500 C Street SW

Washington, DC 20472

Please include your name, organization, work address, 

e-mail address, and phone number. You should receive 

your certificate in approximately 1 month.

The point of contact for the Continuity Excellence Series 

– Continuity Practitioner Certification Program is Willie 

York at willie.york@fema.dhs.gov or (202) 646-4163.

Master Trainer Program (MTP)

Building national capability through training...

Training a Professional Workforce

Protecting the population is a primary responsibility of 

government, and fulfilling this responsibility depends 

on the skills and abilities of emergency personnel to 

respond in a timely and proficient manner when disaster 

strikes.

Developing professional and competent emergency 

personnel requires a community-wide commitment 

to ensure that all individuals involved in emergency 

response and support activities have the skills they need 

to perform under stressful conditions. At the heart of 

any comprehensive training program are the trainers 

who design, teach, and evaluate the many training 

programs that provide basic entry-level skills and 

advanced technical skill specializations. The Emergency 

Management Institute’s (EMI) Master Trainer Program 

(MTP) is designed to develop a cadre of training professionals capable of performing all training functions from 

analyzing training needs to the design, development, 
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delivery, evaluation, and management of training activities with the goal of achieving excellence through 

training.

Who Should Enroll in the Master Trainer Program?

Training officers, training staff, and training officials 

that perform instructional delivery; design and develop 

curriculum; and manage training programs. 

The Master Trainer Program

The Master Trainer Program is designed to provide 

training professionals a means to acquire knowledge and 

skills in various areas of the training profession and at 

various levels of expertise. The program is comprised 

of seven separate certificate programs, at basic through 

advanced and executive levels, in the areas of Instruction, 

Instructional Design, and Training Management.

Information regarding the Master Trainer Program is 

also available on the MTP web site at http://training.fema.

gov/emiweb/mtp/.

Basic Instructor Certificate

The Basic Instructor Certificate provides entry-level 

personnel assigned to implement and deliver curriculum 

in support of courses, training programs and training 

activities, with an introduction to instructing participants in a classroom environment. An emphasis is placed 

on communication skills, instructional skills, and basic 

learning theory. A certificate of completion for the Basic 

Instructor Certificate will be awarded upon completion 

of required courses.

NOTE: Individuals with experience as instructors may 

be interested in completing the Instructor Certificate vice 

the Basic Instructor Certificate. Please review the prerequisites and applications for the Instructor Certificate to 

see if you are eligible.

Application Requirements

Participants will enroll in the required classroom courses 

through the NETC Admissions process for courses offered 

by EMI. Online courses may be completed via the EMI 

Independent Study Program located at http://training.fema.

gov/IS/crslist.asp. 

Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 IS-0242.a, Effective Communication

•	 And one of the following courses:

- E0141, Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills

- E0262, Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts

- PER 266, Instructor Training Certification

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) 

Instructor Training Certification (PER 266)

This course provides the responder with an overview 

of instruction on adult learning, task analysis, risk and 

hazard analysis, learning objectives and lesson plans, 

communication skills, instructional delivery and multimedia, testing and evaluations, and the After-Action 

Report (AAR). Participants will complete practical 

exercises that require the responder to perform tasks 

associated with course lessons. Please visit the CDP web 

site at https://cdp.dhs.gov/resident/index.html to find more 

information regarding this course and CDP admissions 

policies.

Basic Instructional Design Certificate

The Basic Instructional Design Certificate provides 

entry-level personnel assigned to design and develop 

curriculum materials in support of courses, training 

programs, and training activities with an introduction 

to development models and processes as well as various 

curriculum materials associated with training activities. An emphasis is placed on communication skills and 

basic instructional design theory. A certificate of completion for the Basic Instructional Design Certificate will be 

awarded upon completion of required courses.

NOTE: Individuals with experience as curriculum developers may be interested in completing the Instructional 

Design Certificate vice the Basic Instructional Design 

Certificate. Please review the prerequisites and applications for the Instructional Design Certificate to see if you 

are eligible.
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Application Requirements

Participants will enroll in the required classroom courses 

through the NETC Admissions process for courses offered 

by EMI. Online courses may be completed via the EMI 

Independent Study Program located at http://training.fema.

gov/IS/crslist.asp

Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 IS-0242.a, Effective Communication

•	 E0610, Introduction to Instructional Design Methods

Other Courses That Fulfill Certificate Requirements

Previous completion of E0601, Management and Supervision of 

Training, will fulfill the requirement for E0610, Introduction 

to Instructional Design Methods.

Instructor Certificate

The Instructor Certificate provides personnel assigned to 

implement and deliver curriculum materials in support 

of courses, training programs, and training activities 

with the practical knowledge and skills in teaching 

and facilitating learning events in the classroom and 

online. Emphasis is placed on the science of learning 

and its practical application in instructing participants 

and facilitating discussions, managing the classroom 

environment, and managing courses. A certificate of 

completion for the Instructor Certificate will be awarded 

upon completion of required courses and research paper.

Application Requirements 

Prospective participants in this certificate program 

should submit an application letter requesting enrollment in the program to NETC Admissions, 16825 South 

Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD, 21727. The enrollment 

request should include either a completion certificate for 

the Master Trainer Program Basic Instructor Certificate 

or a résumé that outlines a minimum of 1–2 years of 

experience as an instructor. Additionally, please include a 

completed General Admissions Application, FEMA Form 

119-25-1, for each resident course required by the certificate. This form is available online at http://training.fema.

gov/Apply/. Online courses may be completed via the EMI 

Independent Study Program located at http://training.fema.

gov/IS/crslist.asp.

NOTE: The E0611, Instructing and Facilitating in the Classroom and 

Online, and E0612, Managing Courses and Classrooms, courses are 

scheduled sequentially over a 2-week period. Participants 

are expected to request enrollment for both courses and 

complete them as scheduled in residence for 2 weeks. 

Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 E0611, Instructing and Facilitating in the Classroom and Online

•	 E0612, Managing Courses and Classrooms

•	 IS-0619, Research in Training and Education

•	 IS-0901, Section 508 Awareness Course

Required Research Paper for Certificate Completion

Each participant in the certificate program will be 

required to complete a research-to-application paper 

regarding an observed instructional delivery issue 

within his/her organization. This paper will describe 

the issue to be researched, results of a literature review, 

the research model used in collecting data, the results 

of analysis of data, and recommendations to resolve the 

identified issue.

Instructional Design Certificate

The Instructional Design Certificate provides personnel 

assigned to design and develop curriculum materials 

in support of courses, training programs, and training 

activities with the needed practical knowledge and skills 

to develop and publish training materials. Emphasis 

is placed on the process of developing training plans, 

training materials, evaluation plans, and participant knowledge and skill assessments. A certificate of 

completion for the Instructional Design Certificate will 

be awarded upon completion of required courses and 

research paper.

Application Requirements

Prospective participants in this certificate program should 

submit an application letter requesting enrollment in 

the program to NETC Admissions, 16825 South Seton 

Ave., Emmitsburg, Maryland, 21727. The enrollment 

request should include either a completion certificate for the Master Trainer Program Basic Instructional 

Design Certificate or a résumé that outlines a minimum 

of 1–2 years of experience as a curriculum developer. Additionally, please include a completed General 

Admissions Application, FEMA Form 119-25-1, for each 

resident course required by the certificate. This form 

is available online at http://training.fema.gov/Apply/. Online 

courses may be completed via the EMI Independent 

Study Program located at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

NOTE: The E0614, Analysis and Design of Training, and E0615, 

Development and Evaluation of Training, courses are scheduled sequentially over a 2-week period. Participants are 

expected to request enrollment for both courses and 

complete them as scheduled in residence for 2 weeks. 
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Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 IS-0613, Technical Writing

•	 E0614, Analysis and Design of Training

•	 E0615, Development and Evaluation of Training

•	 IS-0619, Research in Training and Education

•	 IS-0901, Section 508 Awareness Course

Required Research Paper for Certificate Completion

Each participant in the certificate program will be 

required to complete a research-to-application paper 

regarding an observed instructional design and development issue within his/her organization. This paper will 

describe the issue to be researched, results of a literature review, the research model used in collecting data, 

the results of analysis of data, and recommendations to 

resolve the identified issue.

Other Courses That Fulfill Certificate Requirements

•	 Previous completion of E0602, Performance and Needs 

Analysis, and E0603, Instructional Design, will fulfill the 

requirement for E0614, Analysis and Design of Training.

•	 Previous completion of E0602, Performance and Needs 

Analysis, and R129, Fire Service Course Design, will fulfill 

the requirement for E0614, Analysis and Design of Training.

•	 Previous completion of E0604, Course Development, and 

K0606, Evaluation of Training, will fulfill the requirement 

for E0605, Development and Evaluation of Training.

Training Management Certificate

The Training Management Certificate provides managers 

assigned to supervise and coordinate training programs 

and activities with the practical knowledge and skills 

in project and program management as they apply to 

training programs. A certificate of completion for the 

Training Management Certificate will be awarded upon 

completion of required courses and research paper.

Application Requirements

Prospective participants in this certificate program 

should submit an application letter requesting enrollment in the program to NETC Admissions, 16825 South 

Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD, 21727. The enrollment 

request should include either a completion certificate 

for the Master Trainer Program Instructor Certificate or 

Instructional Design Certificate, or a résumé that outlines 

a minimum of 5–6 years of experience as an instructor 

or curriculum developer. Additionally, please include 

a completed General Admissions Application, FEMA 

Form 119-25-1, for each resident course required by the 

certificate. This form is available online at http://training.

fema.gov/Apply/. Online courses may be completed via the 

EMI Independent Study Program located at http://training.

fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

NOTE: The E0616, Training Program Management, and E0617, 

Training Project Management, courses are scheduled sequentially over a 2-week period. Applicants are expected to 

request enrollment for both courses and complete them 

as scheduled in residence for 2 weeks. 

Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 IS-0240.a, Leadership and Influence

•	 IS-0241.a, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

•	 E0616, Training Program Management

•	 E0617, Training Project Management

•	 IS-0619, Research in Training and Education

•	 IS-0901, Section 508 Awareness Course

Required Research Paper for Certificate Completion

Each participant in the certificate program will be 

required to complete a research-to-application paper 

regarding an observed training management issue 

within his/her organization. This paper will describe 

the issue to be researched, results of a literature review, 

the research model used in collecting data, the results 

of analysis of data, and recommendations to resolve the 

identified issue.

Executive Training Management Certificate

The Executive Training Management Certificate provides 

organization executives an opportunity to discuss how 

organizational training and development programs can 

impact their employees and the accomplishment of the 

organization’s mission and goals. A certificate of completion for the Executive Training Management Certificate 

will be awarded upon completion of required courses.

Application Requirements 

Prospective participants in this certificate program should 

submit an application letter requesting enrollment in the 

program to NETC Admissions, 16825 South Seton Ave., 

Emmitsburg, MD, 21727. The enrollment request should 

include a résumé that outlines the applicant’s position as 

an executive in his/her organization and his/her duties 

in regard to management of training. Additionally, please 

include a completed General Admissions Application, 

FEMA Form 119-25-1, for the resident course required 

by the certificate. This form is available online at http://

training.fema.gov/Apply/. Online courses may be completed 
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via the EMI Independent Study Program located at http://

training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

Required Courses for Certificate Completion

•	 IS-0240.a, Leadership and Influence

•	 IS-0241.a, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

•	 E0618, Strategic Issues in Training Management

•	 IS-0901, Section 508 Awareness Course

Prerequisite: Assignment to an executive-level leadership position for training programs and organizations

Master Trainer Certificate

The Master Trainer Certificate provides an individual with 

the opportunity to have his/her expertise in Instruction, 

Instructional Design, and Training Management be 

recognized at the Master level. A certificate of completion for the Master Trainer Certificate will be awarded 

upon completion of certificate requirements.

Application Requirements 

Prospective participants in this certificate program 

should submit an application letter requesting enrollment in the program to NETC Admissions, 16825 South 

Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD, 21727. The enrollment 

request should include the individual’s certificates of 

completions for the Instructor Certificate, Instructional 

Design Certificate, and Training Management Certificate 

programs.

Required for Certificate Completion

•	 MTP Instructor Certificate

•	 MTP Instructional Design Certificate

•	 MTP Training Management Certificate

Required Research Paper for Certificate Completion

Each participant in the certificate program will be required 

to complete a research-to-application paper regarding 

the outcomes of implementation of recommendations 

from previous program research papers. This paper 

will provide a synopsis of the issue’s research results 

and recommendations from each of the research papers 

developed from the Instructor Certificate, Instructional 

Design Certificate, and Training Management Certificate; 

the research model used in collecting data to evaluate 

the implementation of recommendations resulting from 

research, the results of analysis of data, and recommendations on continued improvement in your organization’s 

training programs.

Required Portfolio of Work for Certificate Completion

Each participant in the certificate program will be 

required to submit of a portfolio of work products across 

the areas of instruction, instructional design, and training 

management, compiled from his/her normal duties as a 

training professional. These products will be used to 

assess the individual’s mastery of the concepts, theories, 

and skills practiced across all areas of the training profession. The required work products are:

Instruction

•	 List of courses the participant is required to teach,

including the length of each course and number of 

times each year the course is delivered.

•	 Copies of formal instructor evaluations received

during the previous 12 months.

•	 Video of the participant in an instructor role,

teaching a lesson or module of a course. The course 

title (and number if applicable) and lesson topic title 

must be provided with the video.

Instructional Design

•	 List of course development projects the participant

has actively developed materials for during the last 24 

months.

•	 Copies of the materials that the participant developed.

These materials should represent the participant’s 

work, not work completed as a group, or managed by 

the participant.

Training Management

•	 Descriptions of the training programs that the

participant directly manages, including course 

descriptions, target audience, student throughput 

numbers, and program resources utilized (number 

of instructors, training facilities, training technology, 

etc.) for each program managed.

•	 Descriptions of the training projects that the

participant directly manages, including a synopsis 

of the project management plan, resources assigned, 

work breakdown structure, project timeline, and 

analysis of project efficiency (such as Earned Value 

Management (EVM)) for each project managed.

•	 Copy of the training program budget the participant

developed for the previous 2 years.
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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

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 April 2013, more than 2,177 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 Federal, State, 

local, and tribal levels of government can be improved.

Target Audience

EMI’s Resident Master Exercise Practitioner Program 

(MEPP) eligibility includes State, local, tribal, 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.

Mandatory Training Prerequisites (Independent 

Study and Classroom)

For FY 2014, EMI resident MEPP applicants must complete 

the following EMI Independent Study (IS) courses or 

G-coded equivalents. These EMI IS courses are available 

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

It is also mandatory that copies of certificates of completion be included as part of an MEPP application package. 

A complete listing of all of the EMI IS courses can be 

found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

•	 IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100

•	 IS-0120.a, An Introduction to Exercises

•	 IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning

•	 IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents

•	 IS-0230.b, Fundamentals of Emergency Management

•	 IS-0235.b, Emergency Planning

•	 IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction

•	 IS-0775, Emergency Operations Center Management and 

Operations

•	 IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Classroom Prerequisites for all FY 2014 MEPP 

Series

EMI requires that all MEPP applicants must complete the 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 

(HSEEP) training course. The HSEEP course has been 

administered since 2005 under Training and Exercise 

Integration (TEI) course catalog code MGT 330. An HSEEP 

course could also be conducted as EMI code E/L0146, 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course. 

In addition, many States have conducted this course and 

issued certificates of completion. Copies of Certificates 

of Completion must be included in your MEPP applicant 

package. Certificates with dates of attendance of less than 

3 days are not acceptable unless accompanied by a course 

agenda which clearly shows that the HSEEP course (also 

referred to as mobile training course) was conducted in 

accordance with the Plan of Instruction (POI) for the 7 

course modules and contact hours.

Completion of the EMI resident course, E0147, Homeland 

Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course Train-theTrainer, will also meet this requirement.

For more information on the HSEEP training course, 

please visit http://hseeptraining.com. Inquiries regarding 

this training opportunity may be directed via e-mail to 

hseep@fema.dhs.gov.
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To Apply for the Resident EMI MEPP

Applicants must complete and submit an application 

package that contains the following: 

1. A General Admissions Application Form (FEMA 

Form 119-25-1 [formerly FEMA Form 75-5]). Item 

#9a should list the MEPP Series in which the 

applicant wishes to enroll. NOTE: Item #10 must 

list the IS and Classroom Courses cited above in 

the Prerequisites. 

2. A letter from the applicant requesting admission to the program. The letter should address 

the applicant’s qualifications, expectations, and 

commitment to complete the entire program and 

note involvement and responsibilities related to 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or 

other federally funded grant programs with exercise requirements. 

3. A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s 

immediate supervisor indicating the organization’s 

commitment to allow the applicant to complete 

the entire program which includes the time 

necessary to complete Proficiency Demonstration 

requirements (take-home assignments); between 

E0132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation, and 

E0136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course, it 

requires approximately 60 hours for completion. 

If you are eligible for reimbursement of transportation 

expenses (to learn more about these requirements, visit 

the Participant Information web site), you must submit 

your MEPP package to your respective State Emergency 

Management Agency (SEMA) http://www.fema.gov/about/

contact/statedr.shtm. This Point of Contact (POC) will submit 

your MEPP application package to the:

NETC Admissions Office

EMI Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP)

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

MEPP applicants from Federal agencies, private sector, 

and others who are NOT eligible for reimbursement for 

travel expenses and lodging at no charge should send 

their completed MEPP application packages directly to:

NETC Admissions Office

EMI Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP)

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

If you are accepted as an MEPP candidate, you will 

be enrolled in a specific MEPP series. You are not 

permitted to enroll in other MEPP series. Each MEPP 

series consists of three 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. E0132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation

2. E0133, Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation

3. E0136, Operations-Based Exercise Development Course

CEUs: 2.5 CEUs for each course; a total of 7.5 CEUs.

If you need more information on the MEPP, please 

contact Meghan Van Aken at meghan.vanaken@fema.dhs.gov

or by phone at (301) 447-1723.
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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

Hazus Multi-Hazard Program

Beginning in FY 2009, a Hazus Multi-Hazard (MH) 

Training Curriculum was initiated, leading to the attainment of a completion certificate as a “Hazus Trained 

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 on the diagram on the next 

page. 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.

•	 E0170, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane

•	 E0172, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood

•	 E0174, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake

•	 E0176, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers

•	 E0179, Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations

•	 E0190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

•	 E0296, Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment

•	 E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard

•	 E0317, Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH

Hazus Trained Professional Track

•	 E0190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers (user experience in 

GIS may substitute) 

•	 E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard

•	 E0317, Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH

•	 Minimum of ONE of the following:

- E0170, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane, or

- E0172, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood, or

- E0174, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake

Hazus Practitioner Track

Requirements for Hazus Trained Professional, plus one 

of the following:

•	 E0176, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers

•	 E0179, Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations

•	 E0296, Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment
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Professional Development Series (PDS)

The Professional Development Series includes seven 

Emergency Management Institute Independent Study 

courses that provide a well-rounded set of fundamentals for those in the Emergency Management profession. 

Many participants build on this foundation to develop 

their careers. 

Participants who complete all of the courses will receive 

a PDS Certificate of Completion. The courses, in recommended order of completion, are:

•	 IS-0120.a, An Introduction to Exercises

•	 IS-0230.c, Fundamentals of Emergency Management

•	 IS-0235.b, Emergency Planning

•	 IS-0240.a, Leadership and Influence

•	 IS-0241.a, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

•	 IS-0242.a, Effective Communication

•	 IS-0244.b, Developing and Managing Volunteers

Advanced Professional Series (APS)

The ability to perform essential work in a disaster requires 

skills in emergency operations and management. These 

skills may be developed through this series of courses 

that offers “how to” training focused on practical information. This series emphasizes applied skills in disaster 

operations, management, and coordination.

The original Advanced Professional Series (APS) course 

lineup was first established on November 27, 2001, 

to motivate and challenge participants to continue 

Emergency Management training. Courses include practical skills from the whole spectrum of Emergency 

Management and disaster duties. APS courses are classroom-delivered courses unless otherwise noted. APS 

courses are delivered through the State Emergency 

Management Agency. Contact your State Training Officer 

for a schedule of offerings. State Training Officer contact 

information can be found on pages 199–204.

Participants who complete the 5 required courses and 

any 5 of 16 elective courses are eligible to receive the EMI 

Advanced Professional Series Certificate of Completion.

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

How to Receive Your Certificate of Completion

When you have completed the series, requests for the 

Certificate of Completion must be sent first to the State 

Emergency Management Agency for verification.

Include date, location, and a copy of the certificate for 

each course completed.

The State agency will then send the request to the 

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) for a Certificate 

of Completion. This is signed by the EMI Superintendent 

and sent to the State Director for signature and award to 

the participant.

For more information, contact Paul Benyeda at (301) 

447-1326 or at paul.benyeda@fema.dhs.gov.

Emergency Management Institute

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Required Courses

•	 G0191, Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System 

Interface, or E0947, Emergency Operations Center/Incident 

Management Team Interface, or E0449, Incident Command 

System Curricula Train-the-Trainer* (description on page 83)

•	 G0557, Rapid Needs Assessment (description on page 142)

•	 G0393, Mitigation for Emergency Managers (description on 

page 140)

•	 G0775 or IS-0775, Emergency Operations Center Management 

and Operations (description on page 176)

Elective Courses

Complete any 5 of the following:

•	 G0108, Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance

(description on page 127)

•	 One of the following IEMC courses: E0900, E0905,

E0910, E0915, E0920, E0930* (description on page

112)

•	 L0146, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 

Training Course, or E/L/G0147, Homeland Security Exercise 

and Evaluation Program Training Course Train-the-Trainer

(description on page 187)

•	 G0197, Planning for Disability Integration in Emergency 

Management
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•	 G0202, Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local 

Officials, or E0202, Debris Management Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local Officials (description on page 58)

•	 G0271, Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness, or 

IS-0271.a, Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community 

Risk, 2nd Edition (description on page 160)

•	 G0272, Warning Coordination (description on page 131)

•	 G0288, Local Volunteer and Donations Management

(description on page 133)

•	 G0290, Basic Public Information Officers Course, or E0388, 

Advanced Public Information Officers Course* (description on

page 79)

•	 G0358, Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course (description 

on page 137)

•	 G0361, Flood Fight Operations (description on page 137)

•	 G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools, or 

L0363, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education*

(description on page 189)

•	 G0366, Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters

(description on page 139)

•	 G0386, Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course (description 

on page 139)

•	 IS-0703.a, National Incident Management System Resource 

Management (Independent Study) (description on page 

174)
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Higher Education Program

The primary goal of the FEMA Emergency Management 

Higher Education Program is to work with colleges and 

universities, Emergency Management professionals, and 

stakeholder organizations to help create an Emergency 

Management system of sustained, replicable capability 

and disaster-loss reduction through formal education, 

experiential learning, practice, and experience centered 

on Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 

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

tribal entities, and the Nation.

Toward that end, EMI has developed a number of collegeand graduate-level Emergency Management courses. The 

courses have been developed by college and university 

faculty and are freely accessible at the Higher Education 

Program web site:

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

Additionally, information on other topics can be found 

on the Higher Education Program web site to include: a 

listing of colleges and universities offering Emergency 

Management and Homeland Security programs, books 

and materials to support Emergency Management 

Higher Education courses, syllabi of courses, Emergency 

Management references, the annual Higher Education 

Symposium, and a variety of other information.

Integrated Emergency 

Management Program

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; IEMC/Planned 

Event; and IEMC/Emergency Operations Center–Incident Management 

Team Interface.

Each course includes orientation presentations to specific 

response functions as well as simulated emergency situations in which participants must demonstrate proficiency 

in a high-stress environment. Learning objectives are 

based on critical tasks in the Core Capabilities.

For additional information, please visit the IEMC web site 

at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc/.

Enrollment for IEMC Courses

Participants can now apply to IEMC courses any time 

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

letters will be sent to participants who apply at least 8 

weeks prior to the start of the course.

Dates for courses can be accessed at training.fema.gov/

EMIcourses. The NETC Admissions Office will review the 

applications as they are received and notify applicants 

regarding their status.

Once accepted into a course, participants will receive 

an acceptance letter with further instructions regarding 

transportation and other matters. Arriving at NETC 

for a class without formal acceptance from the NETC 

Admissions Office will result in the participant being 

sent home.

In an effort to fill EMI courses, vacancies will be updated 

frequently and posted on the EMI web site (training.fema.

gov/emicourses) and interested personnel may apply. EMI 

will fill vacancies on a first-come, first-served basis. 

(NOTE: For IEMC vacancies by position, consult the 

IEMC web site at training.fema.gov/EMIcourses).

All applications must be submitted through the appropriate State Emergency Management Agency to the 

NETC Admissions Office with the required signatures of 

endorsement.
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IEMC Participant Selection Criteria

Participants for open-enrollment IEMCs are recruited 

for the following positions. For additional information 

on who should attend, visit the web site at: http://training.

fema.gov/emiweb/iemc and click on the link “Who Should 

Attend” in the left margin.

Who Should Attend an IEMC

1. Mayor/County Executive 

2. City/County Manager 

3. City/County Attorney 

4. City/County Council Member 

5. Public Information Officer 

6. School Superintendent 

7. Jurisdiction Elected/Appointed Official 

8. Jurisdiction Department Head 

9. Police Chief/Sheriff 

10. Asst. Chief/Deputy Sheriff 

11. Police/Sheriff Operations Officer 

12. State Police EOC Representative 

13. State Police Operations 

14. Corrections Officer 

15. Police/Sheriff Dispatcher 

16. Fire Chief 

17. Assistant Fire Chief 

18. Battalion Chief 

19. Fire Operations Officer 

20. HazMat Specialist 

21. Fire Marshal 

22. Fire Dispatcher 

23. Public Health Director/Officer 

24. Environmental Health Officer 

25. Assistant Public Health Officer 

26. Hospital Administrator 

27. Epidemiologist 

28. Infection Control 

29. Public Health Laboratory 

30. Medical Examiner/Coroner 

31. EMS/Medical Services Chief 

32. EMS Operations 

33. EMS Dispatcher 

34. Mental Health Services Specialist

35. Public Works Director 

36. Assistant Public Works Director 

37. Water Superintendent 

38. Street Superintendent 

39. Sewer Superintendent 

40. Building and Safety Official 

41. Electric Company Representative 

42. Gas Company Representative 

43. Water Department Representative 

44. Telephone Company Representative 

45. Public Works Dispatcher 

46. Department of Transportation/Highways 

47. Public/Mass Transportation 

48. Airport Manager 

49. City/County Planning Official 

50. Finance Department 

51. Parks and Recreation 

52. Social Service Agency Case Officer 

53. School Safety Officer 

54. School Resource Officer 

55. Housing Department Official 

56. Private Industry 

57. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 

Member 

58. National Guard Member 

59. Citizen Corps Member/Community Emergency 

Response Team (CERT)

60. Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

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

Army, faith-based organizations.) 

61. State/City/County Emergency Manager 

62. Assistant Emergency Manager 

63. State Emergency Management 

64. Other Key EOC Staff 

65. GIS Technical Specialist

Response and Recovery 

Program

The Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI’s) Response 

and Recovery curriculum provides training and education for Federal, State, local, and tribal personnel involved 

in Response and Recovery activities.

The curriculum emphasizes the functions involved in 

Response and Recovery that can be applied to all hazards. 

There are also courses which teach aspects of the FEMA 

Individual Assistance and Public Assistance recovery 

programs.

Recent disasters illustrate the need to have disaster 

Response and Recovery plans and to provide training 

for disaster workers on their roles, responsibilities, functions, and procedures in disasters. The Response and 

Recovery curriculum provides such training and education for workers at the Federal, State, local, and tribal 

levels of government and allied organizations.
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Incident Command System 

(ICS) Program

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, the U.S. Fire 

Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Programs Branch, 

the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), 

and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 classroom-based 

multi-discipline or multi-jurisdiction courses intended 

for persons with supervisory responsibilities, such as 

the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. 

The 300- and 400-level courses are not available in an 

Independent Study format and require minimum classroom hours as directed in the NIMS Training Program.

General ICS Instructor Guidelines

The National Integration Center (NIC) is responsible 

for “facilitating the development of national guidelines 

for Incident Management training and exercises at all 

jurisdictional levels, while individual agencies and organizations are responsible for establishing and certifying 

instructors.” The NIC provides guidelines for Incident 

Command System (ICS) instructors.

While individual agencies and organizations are responsible for establishing and certifying instructors, the NIC 

urges those agencies and organizations to follow these 

guidelines.

The NIC recommends the following general instructor 

guidelines:

Instructor Levels

Lead instructors must have sufficient experience in 

presenting all units of the course to be capable of lastminute substitution for unit instructors.

Unit instructors must be experienced in the lesson 

content they are presenting.

Adjunct instructors may provide limited instruction in 

specialized knowledge and skills at the discretion of the 

lead instructor. Adjunct instructors must be experienced, 

proficient, and knowledgeable of current issues in their 

field of expertise.

Training Requirements for Lead and Unit 

Instructors

•	 Instructors should have formal instructor training

(NWCG Facilitative Instructor, M-410, EMI Master 

Trainer Program, Office for Domestic Preparedness 

Instructor Course, or equivalent).

•	 Additional requirements for ICS-300 and ICS-400

instructors are included in the NIMS Training 

Program.

National Incident Management 

System (NIMS) Incident Command 

System (ICS) All-Hazards PositionSpecific Training Program 

The purpose of the NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Training Program is to provide a portion of 

the training that may be needed to establish Type 3 

and Type 4 Incident Management Teams (IMTs). This 

training program is designed to provide all-hazards 

competencies and behaviors for the eight Command and 

General Staff and selected Unit Leader positions within 

the NIMS ICS and specifically within the IMT environment. Competencies within the 17 individual courses 

of instruction that comprise this training program are 

focused around the ability of the participant to assume 

specific position responsibilities, lead assigned personnel, 

communicate effectively, and to ensure the completion 

of assigned tasks to meet identified objectives for the 

position(s).
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Selection Criteria, Regular Course Offerings: NIMS 

ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be 

completed by personnel who are currently members of 

Type 3 or Type 4 IMTs, or by those seeking credentials/certification for ICS Command and General Staff 

or Unit Leader positions. Participants who wish to apply 

for NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific training will 

have completed prerequisite course requirements:

•	 IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100

•	 IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents

•	 IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction, or IS-0701.a, National Incident Management 

System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course

•	 IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

•	 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding 

Incidents

ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System, Command and 

General Staff for Complex Incidents, is recommended.

Course Length: The length of each Position-Specific 

course and related information is noted in each course 

description.

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS) Incident Command System 

(ICS) All-Hazards Position-Specific 

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program

Selection Criteria, Train-the-Trainer: The major 

purpose of the All-Hazards Position-Specific Train-theTrainer (TTT) Program is to train and develop a cadre 

of instructors capable of teaching the classes within the 

States and local regions. As such, student teaching is 

an integral part of the Train-the-Trainer program, and 

each participant will be expected to teach an assigned 

part of the course. This training will support the overall 

mission of the program in furthering the development 

of Types III and IV Incident Management Teams (IMTs) 

trained to deal with regionalized and local incidents. 

All personnel who successfully complete NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Position-Specific Train-the-Trainer classes 

will have their names added to the existing national 

database of All-Hazards Position-Specific instructors for 

the appropriate course(s) of instruction.

The following courses of instruction must have been 

successfully completed by the applicant prior to gaining 

entrance into the program:

All applicants for the All-Hazards Position Specific Trainthe-Trainer program must have completed the course 

they desire to teach prior to applying for acceptance into 

the Train-the-Trainer program.

Additionally, applicants will have completed the 

following courses of study:

•	 IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100

•	 IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents

•	 IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction, or IS-0701.a, National Incident Management 

System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course

•	 IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

•	 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding 

Incidents

•	 ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System, Command and 

General Staff for Complex Incidents, or equivalent

To apply, each applicant must submit a resume to his or 

her respective State Emergency Management Training 

Officer(s) documenting significant experience as a 

member of a Type I, II, III, or IV IMT, as well as documentation of experience as an instructor.

Course Length: The length of each Position-Specific 

Train-the-Trainer course and related information is 

noted in each course description.
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Course Code Key:

B - Resident course held at CDP (Noble)

E - Resident course held at NETC

G - State-delivered course

L - Resident course held at off-site location

IS - Independent Study course

K - Adobe Connect Webinar course

S - Resident course held at the FEMA 

Distribution Center, Frederick, Maryland

V - Video teleconference course

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS—

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RESIDENT COURSES

Note: The following E-coded Resident courses could also be coded B, L, 

K, S, or V, depending on delivery location/format.

E0080 National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations

The goal of this course is to ensure that individuals 

supporting State, local, tribal, and territorial disaster 

recovery efforts have an understanding of the concepts 

and constructs of the National Disaster Recovery 

Framework (NDRF) and the Federal Recovery Interagency 

Operational Plan.

Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals engaged in implementing 

the NDRF

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.8

E0081 National Disaster Recovery Support—

Mission Support Specialist

The goal of this course is to equip participants with the 

knowledge and skills needed to serve as Mission Support 

Specialists within the Federal disaster recovery operation, in support of disaster-impacted State, local, tribal, 

and territorial communities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support 

(NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals assigned as NDRS 

Recovery Mission Support Specialists

Required Prerequisite: E0080, National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0082 National Disaster Recovery Support—

Outreach Specialist

The goal of this course is to equip participants with 

the knowledge and skills needed to serve as Outreach 

Specialists within the Federal disaster recovery operation, in support of disaster-impacted State, local, tribal, 

and territorial communities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support 

(NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals assigned as NDRS 

Outreach Specialists

Required Prerequisite: E0080, National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0083 National Disaster Recovery Support—

Community Recovery Assistance Specialist

The goal of this course is to equip participants with the 

knowledge and skills needed to serve as Community 

Recovery Assistance Specialists within the Federal 

disaster recovery operation, in support of disasterimpacted State, local, tribal, and territorial communities.
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Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support 

(NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals assigned as NDRS 

Community Recovery Assistance Specialists

Required Prerequisite: E0080, National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0084 National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Coordination

The goal of this course is to ensure that participants 

tasked with identifying, supporting, or managing 

recovery coordination structures are prepared to facilitate, communicate, and inform as needed to support the 

recovery mission.

Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support 

(NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals assigned as NDRS 

Community Recovery Assistance Group Supervisors, 

Task Force Leaders, and Crew Leaders

Required Prerequisite: E0080, National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0085 Managing the Community Planning and 

Capacity-Building Mission

The goal of this course is to equip participants with the 

knowledge and skills needed to serve as Community 

Recovery Assistance Crew Leads, Task Force Leads, and 

Group Supervisors within the Federal disaster recovery 

operation, in support of disaster-impacted State, local, 

tribal, and territorial communities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support 

(NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals assigned as NDRS 

Community Recovery Assistance Group Supervisors, 

Task Force Leaders, and Crew Leaders

Required Prerequisites: E0080, National Disaster Recovery 

Framework—Federal Operations, and E0083, National Disaster 

Recovery Support—Community Recovery Assistance Specialist

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission

The goal of this course is to ensure that individuals 

leading the National Disaster Recovery Framework 

recovery mission are prepared to effectively manage and 

coordinate Federal disaster recovery resources.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA LongTerm Community Recovery; FEMA National Disaster 

Recovery Support (NDRS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Federal Disaster Recovery 

Coordinators, Federal Disaster Recovery Officers, and 

NDRS Group Supervisors

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0101 Foundations of Emergency 

Management

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of Emergency Management competencies and 

to a Career Development Program through a progressive 

training and education system that includes the entry-level 

Academy, called the National Emergency Management 

Academy. Training objectives for this course are based on 

the newly established Emergency Manager competencies 

that the National Emergency Management Association; 

the International Association of Emergency Managers 

(IAEM); and State, local, territorial, and tribal Emergency 

Management professionals have established in coordination with the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).

The following topics in Emergency Management are 

covered in this course: history; legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing and 

organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing stress; 

collaboration, preparedness, and team-building; mitigation, response, prevention, and protection; ethical 

decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; 

and the future.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly 

appointed Emergency Managers from Federal, State, 

local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency Management 
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agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from 

another discipline to Emergency Management.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100 (any version), Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0230.c, Fundamentals 

of Emergency Management; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management 

System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 10 days

CEUs: 8

E0102 Science of Disaster

This course provides the participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our 

increasingly dangerous world.

The contents of the course include the following: 

•	 Introduction to Science of Disaster provides a 

definition and benefits of science.

•	 Earth Science describes how the Earth’s design sets 

the stage for the world’s natural hazards including 

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and 

landslides/sinkholes.

•	 Climatology describes the scientific basis of common 

atmospheric hazards including convective storms, 

tropical cyclones, and other hazardous weather.

•	 Chemical and Biological Basics identifies the scientific 

basis of chemical and biological threats.

•	 Explosive, Radiological, and Nuclear Fundamentals 

identifies the scientific basis of those threats.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly 

appointed Emergency Managers from Federal, State, 

local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency Management 

agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from 

another discipline to Emergency Management.

Required Prerequisites: If a participant is taking this 

course as part of the Academy, then he or she should 

take E0101, Foundations of Emergency Management, first. If a 

participant is taking this course on its own for its science 

information and not in fulfillment of the Academy 

requirements, there are no prerequisites.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0103 Planning: Emergency Operations

This course is designed to give basic concepts and 

planning steps to those new to the field of Emergency 

Management so that they may apply planning discipline 

and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content 

includes Emergency Management Planning doctrine and 

steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them 

to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions.

The content also derives from the Comprehensive 

Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining 

State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency 

Plans, and its six-step planning process and inclusive 

Whole Community philosophy. Likewise, doctrine from 

the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and 

Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis, is included in 

the course. Special event planning is then explained in 

the course, and table group activities to analyze plans for 

special events are conducted.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly 

appointed Emergency Managers from Federal, State, 

local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency Management 

agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from 

another discipline to Emergency Management.

Required Prerequisites: If a participant is taking this 

course as part of the Academy, then he or she should 

take E0101, Foundations of Emergency Management, first. If a 

participant is taking this course on its own for its planning information and not in fulfillment of the Academy 

requirements, there are no prerequisites.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0104 Exercise Design

This 2-day course is designed to introduce participants 

to the fundamentals of exercise design. Emergency 

Managers, Emergency Services personnel, and individuals who are part of the Emergency Preparedness 

communities at all levels of government, private sector, 

or volunteer organizations need to be able to use the 

fundamentals of exercise simulation and design as an 

integrated system of resources and capabilities.
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This course is designed to develop exercising skills in the 

following areas:

• Components of the Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program

•	 Exercise process application

•	 Comprehensive exercise program (exercise program 

management) application

•	 Exercise design steps application

•	 Major accomplishments in designing and 

implementing an exercise

•	 Purpose and application of various exercise 

documents

•	 Tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises

•	 Exercise design applications for tabletop, functional, 

and full-scale exercises

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for those who 

have an Emergency Management function in any Mission 

Area (Protection, Prevention, Response, Recovery, and 

Mitigation). The audience may include, but is not limited 

to:

•	 Emergency Managers;

•	 Planners;

•	 First responders and supervisors; and

•	 Representatives from the private sector and volunteer 

organizations.

This training course is a requirement for the completion 

of EMI’s National Emergency Management Academy.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0120.a, An Introduction to 

Exercises, and IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning.

However, when this course is taken as part of National 

Emergency Management Academy, E0101, Foundations of 

Emergency Management, must be taken first. When the new 

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation doctrine has 

been approved, a course in HSEEP will be substituted for 

Exercise Design.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0105 Public Information and Warning

This course introduces participants to what the 

Public Information Officer (PIO) does in Emergency 

Management along with basic information about the 

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. The PIO 

topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources encompassing social media; 

effective communication; preparing the community 

through outreach and other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include 

what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning 

messages, and writing common alerting protocol 

messages. This is a 2-day classroom course which gives 

participants time to perform activities and exercises to 

reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for newly 

appointed Emergency Managers from Federal, State, 

local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency Management 

agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from 

another discipline to Emergency Management.

Required Prerequisites: If a participant is taking this 

course as part of the Academy, then he or she should 

take E0101, Foundations of Emergency Management, first. If a 

participant is taking this course on its own for its public 

information and warning content and not in fulfillment 

of the Academy requirements, there are no prerequisites.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0106 Joint Field Office Finance and 

Administration Section Chief

This course is intended to train and exercise the experienced Joint Field Office (JFO) Finance and Administration 

Section Chief in leadership and management skills to 

effectively perform his/her roles and responsibilities as a 

member of the management team at a complex federally 

declared incident.

Program Area(s): FEMA Comptroller

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Comptroller Disaster Workforce Cadre Member who 

has experienced serving multiple disasters as Finance 

and Administration Section Chief in FEMA JFO disaster 

operations or any FEMA national personnel who have 

experienced serving multiple disasters as Finance and 

Administration Section Chief in FEMA JFO disaster 

operations. The individual should have completed all or 

substantially all of the qualifying criteria to be certified 

as a Qualified F and A Section Chief prior to attending 

this course. Approval to attend this course is given by 

the FEMA Office of Chief Financial Operations (OCFO) 

Field-Based Operations Cadre Manager, or a member of 
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the OCFO/FEMA Headquarters who can sign on behalf 

of the OCFO Field-Based Operations 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 required.

Required Prerequisite: E0716, Comptroller Basic

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0101.c, 

Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 4

E0110 Foundations of Emergency 

Management Train-the-Trainer

As a way to become an EMI-approved instructor for this 

course, EMI is offering the opportunity to participants 

who graduate from this Train-the-Trainer to be put on 

the instructor list with some “grandfathered” instructors 

who have been teaching this course.

The Foundations of Emergency Management Train-the-Trainer, 

course (E0110) consists of 1 day of discussion about 

course objectives, how to set up and facilitate the class, 

time management, and other general topics. The last 2 

days will consist of participant teach-backs that summarize a portion of the Foundations course subject matter 

and describe activities and exercises in addition to time 

for critique and questions.

All topics covered in the Foundations course are covered 

in the TTT, including, at a minimum: history; legal issues; 

intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing 

and organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing 

stress, collaboration, preparedness, team-building, 

protection and prevention; mitigation; response; ethical 

decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; 

and the future of Emergency Management.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Required Prerequisites: It is a mandatory prerequisite that any participant who enrolls in this course must 

have completed the Academy course E0101, Foundations of 

Emergency Management.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0113 Joint Field Office Procurement 

Specialist

This course is intended to teach the FEMA Joint Field 

Office (JFO) Procurement Clerk position his/her responsibilities, including files management; correct procedures 

when filing and working with JFO Contract Folder; JFO 

Purchase Card Folders; and how to maintain spreadsheets that track costs in the FEMA JFO Procurement 

Unit. This course also teaches the FEMA JFO Procurement 

Clerk how to work in the outside environment, and, in 

general, support of the FEMA JFO Contracting Specialist.

Program Area(s): FEMA Contracting/Acquisition

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is for FEMA 

Acquisition/Procurement Disaster Workforce Cadre 

Members who will serve as a JFO Procurement Specialist 

in JFO disaster operations or any personnel with an ADD 

deployment title of Procurement Unit Leader, Contract 

Specialist, or Procurement Specialist. Approval to attend 

this course is made by the FEMA Acquisition/Procurement 

National Cadre Manager, or a member of the Office 

of Procurement/FEMA Headquarters who can sign on 

behalf of the Acquisition/Procurement National Cadre 

Manager.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0101.c, 

Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0122 Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program

This training provides Emergency Management, 

Preparedness, and Homeland Security personnel with 

information that will help them to assess their jurisdiction’s system as well as other applicant program 

systems for disaster Preparedness and response using 

the Emergency Management Standard by the Emergency 

Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). The key 

objectives of the course are to: obtain a basic understanding of EMAP; explore the need and application 
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of standards; examine the Emergency Management 

Standard by EMAP; gain an understanding of the accreditation process; and explore the roles and responsibilities 

of an Accreditation Manager, Assessor, and Assessor 

Team Leader. All participants are asked to complete an 

“open book” paper exam at the conclusion of the course. 

As a result of passing the exam, participants will become 

eligible to serve as an Accreditation Manager if appointed 

to do so by their program for the accreditation process. 

Participants who pass the exam will also have the option 

of becoming voluntary Assessors for EMAP if they meet 

the following qualifications:

•	 Five years of experience in an Emergency 

Management position;

•	 Experience in at least one actual emergency operation 

in which the Emergency Plan was implemented and 

participation in an activated Emergency Operations 

Center requiring implemental operational response 

procedures; 

•	 Participation in at least one emergency operation, 

training, or exercise event in the last calendar year;

•	 Be knowledgeable and up-to-date about the principles 

of comprehensive Emergency Management; 

•	 Provide a writing sample as part of the registration 

process;

•	 Must abide by the EMAP’s Code of Conduct; 

•	 Must be available for at least one assessment each 

calendar year;

•	 Able to provide two references regarding his or 

her qualifications from an Emergency Management 

Division Director or equivalent; 

•	 Have no conflict of interest in regards to any aspect 

of EMAP that might prevent objective review and 

assessment of an applicant program;

•	 Must be able and willing to serve as a neutral 

observer; and 

•	 Satisfactory completion of the EMAP Training Course.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: A minimum of 3 years of experience 

in an Emergency Management agency and/or currently 

serves in a designated role within their agency with 

responsibilities directly related to EMAP accreditation

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning

For an Emergency Management or security system to be 

effective, it is critical that personnel, plans, procedures, 

facilities, and equipment be exercised and tested on a 

regular basis. No amount of exercising will be constructive unless each exercise is followed by a structured 

evaluation that enables the jurisdiction or organization 

to identify strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and disconnects, 

and related corrective actions that need to be taken to 

ensure improved capability.

This course focuses on a systematic exercise and improvement planning program as the primary means by which 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and other organizations’ managers can:

•	 Validate the effectiveness of their Emergency and 

Security Management programs;

•	 Determine whether program changes are being 

appropriately implemented;

•	 Evaluate Preparedness capabilities to prevent, prepare, 

and respond to hazard incidents of all sizes;

•	 Identify corrective actions that require additional 

emphasis or improvement (such as planning, 

training, equipment, facilities, or personnel); and

•	 Generate data on exercises that can support a 

nationwide view of capabilities.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: To support individuals with 

substantial involvement in the exercise evaluation and 

improvement planning function within their jurisdiction or organization. Specifically, this course is 

recommended for individuals with responsibilities in 

exercise programs, including Emergency Program 

Managers, Exercise Training Officers, Security Managers, 

and Emergency Services personnel in the public, private, 

and non-profit sectors.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0120.a, An Introduction 

to Exercises, and IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning
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E0132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation

This course is designed for Master Exercise Practitioner 

Program (MEPP) Candidates to acquire knowledge and 

skills and to demonstrate proficiencies necessary to 

successfully complete the Homeland Security Exercise 

and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) exercise cycle for 

discussion-based exercises.

Participants are introduced to the 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.

Program Area(s): Level II Master Continuity Practitioner 

Program; Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited 

to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates. EMI Resident MEPP 

Candidates are selected from all levels of government (State, local, trust territories, tribal nations, the 

Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and other 

Federal agencies) and are representative of Emergency 

Management/Emergency Services personnel whose 

responsibilities include Emergency Management exercises. This includes Exercise Training Officers; Emergency 

Managers; Emergency Services personnel from Fire, 

Emergency Medical, Hospitals, Public/Environmental 

Health, Law Enforcement, Public Works/Utilities, 

Community Service/Volunteer Agencies; and private entities who participate in Emergency Services/Emergency 

Management Exercise Planning Teams, design and development, control/simulation, and evaluation teams or 

manage exercise programs.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5

E0133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation

This is the second required course for the Master 

Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP). Candidates focus 

on the knowledge, skills, and proficiency demonstrations necessary to successfully complete the Homeland 

Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 

exercise cycle for operations-based exercises. 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 the 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.

Program Area(s): Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited 

to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates who have successfully completed E0132, Discussion-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation. EMI Resident MEPP Candidates are selected 

from all levels of government (State, local, 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.

Required Prerequisite: E0132, Discussion-Based Exercise 

Design and Evaluation

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5
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E0136 Operations-Based Exercise 

Development Course

This is the third and final course in EMI’s Resident 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP). It focuses 

on complex Functional Exercises (FEs) and Full-Scale 

Exercises (FSEs). Participants must develop a complex FE 

and successfully conduct the exercise in a simulated EOC 

environment. This course primarily consists of performance-based workshops and proficiency demonstration 

activities. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) tools and templates must be used to 

complete the HSEEP exercise cycle for a major complex 

FE. After the completion of the FE activities, participants 

must establish the foundation for and complete exercise 

plans for an FSE. At the end of the course, individuals 

who have met all the requirements are awarded the 

MEPP title and certificate of completion.

Program Area(s): Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Master Exercise Practitioner 

Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation in this course is limited 

to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates. EMI Resident MEPP 

Candidates are selected from all levels of government (State, local, 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.

Required Prerequisite: E0133, Operations-Based Exercise 

Design and Evaluation, (replaces Exercise Control/Simulation and 

Program Management course as of September 30, 2008)

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5

E0141 Instructional Presentation and 

Evaluation Skills

This 3-day course addresses the practicalities of 

conducting successful interactions, managing the classroom experience, and making presentations. It covers 

the basics of adult learning and of training evaluation for 

those wanting more experience in this area.

Participants have several opportunities to practice 

presentation and instructional skills, first as spokespersons for small groups, and then during short duo 

presentations, 3-minute individual presentations, and, 

finally, 20-minute individual presentations using material related to their own programs or functions. Detailed 

feedback is provided.

A large number of job aids is provided to help in the application of training skills. To prepare for the 20-minute 

presentation, participants should come to class with 

materials from a pre-existing course which is related to 

their work.

Program Area(s): Level II Master Continuity Practitioner 

Program; Master Trainer Program-Basic Instructor 

Certificate; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble. It 

can be delivered in field locations, Regional Offices, or 

other designated sites.

Selection Criteria: Subject Matter Experts who have 

been given the responsibility to deliver instruction

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0143 Advanced Situational Awareness and 

Common Operating Picture

This advanced Situational Awareness (SA) and Common 

Operating Picture (COP) training applies best practices 

and facilitates the improvement of an integrated SA and 

COP system. The primary focus of the training is to apply 

critical steps required for an SA and COP system to effectively improve critical decision-making prior to, during, 

and after an incident.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite
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E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security 

for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer

This course covers the content of FEMA 426, Reference 

Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, and 

FEMA 452, FEMA: A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist 

Attacks. This course is being offered to Federal Executive 

Branch officials and State officials with Continuity of 

Operations (COOP) responsibilities.

This course outlines a methodology to determine the 

risk of a building’s critical functions and infrastructure 

against various terrorist threats, and highlights applicable 

protective measures. The course considers explosive 

blast and chemical, biological, and radiological attacks, 

and identifies protective measures for site and building 

design and layout. The course also provides guidance on 

electronic security systems.

This training includes a “Train-the-Trainer” module to 

equip managers to train the course to others.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be 

able to:

•	 Understand the design approaches to mitigate 

manmade hazards that have the greatest applicability 

and benefit for specific threats;

•	 Train other COOP stakeholders to include Program 

Managers and Facility/Security Officers.

Program Area(s): Building Science; COOP; Level II 

Master Continuity Practitioner Program; Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Program; Response and 

Recovery; Terrorism

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA will accept participants 

representing their Federal/State department or agencies’ COOP Program Office, Facility Management, and 

Security Management sections.

Recommended Prerequisites: Completion of IS-546.12, 

Continuity of Operations Awareness Course; or IS-0547.a, Introduction 

to Continuity of Operations; and IS-0395, FEMA Risk Assessment 

Database

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0157 Hazard Mitigation Community 

Education and Outreach Specialist Qualifying 

Course

This course provides the opportunity for Hazard 

Mitigation Community Education and Outreach 

Specialists to attain the knowledge and skills needed to 

demonstrate the behaviors/activities in their Position 

Task Books and to perform tasks that will be required 

during a disaster operation.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Noble; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Staff

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; E0164, Hazard Mitigation 

Hazard Performance Analysis in Disaster Operations; and Using FEMA 

Qualification System Tools in Hazard Mitigation (located on the 

Hazard Mitigation Disaster Workforce Website)

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0158 Hazard Mitigation Community Planner 

Specialist Qualifying Course

The goal of this course is to provide the opportunity for 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Community Planner Specialists 

to attain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully 

demonstrate the behaviors/activities in their Position 

Task Books and to perform tasks that will be required 

during a disaster operation.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Noble; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is FEMA 

HM Community Planner Specialist trainees, and the 

secondary audience is FEMA HM Community Planner 

Specialist Experts and HM Community Planner Crew 

Leaders.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; E0160, Hazard Mitigation Community 

Education and Outreach in Disaster Operations; E0207, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations; IS-0318, Mitigation Planning for 

Local and Tribal Communities; and Using FEMA Qualification System 

Tools in Hazard Mitigation (located on the Hazard Mitigation 

Disaster Workforce Website)

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 0.6
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E0160 Hazard Mitigation Community 

Education and Outreach in Disaster 

Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Noble; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

Disaster Workforce employees assigned to the Hazard 

Mitigation (HM) Community Education and Outreach 

(CEO) Specialist position. HM CEO Team Leaders who 

have not previously participated in this training may find 

it to be a valuable review.

Required Prerequisite: All participants must complete 

or “test out” of E0207, Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.6

E0161 Hazard Mitigation Community Planning 

in Disaster Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Community Planners. HM 

Planning Team Leaders who have not previously participated in this training may find it to be a valuable review. 

HM Grants Specialists will benefit from this workshop 

as there is overlap and collaboration between the two 

specialties.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain 

Management in Disaster Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Flood Program Manager (FPM) 

Specialists. HM FPM Team Leaders who have not previously participated in this training may find it to be a 

valuable review. HM Insurance Specialists will benefit 

from this workshop as there is overlap and collaboration 

between the two specialties.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 (DF-128), Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.85

CECs: 6.5 (CORE)

E0163 Hazard Mitigation Grants in Disaster 

Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

HM Grants Specialists. HM Grants Crew Leaders who 

have not previously participated in this training may 

find it to be a valuable review. HM Community Planner 

Specialists will benefit from this workshop as there is 

overlap and collaboration between the two positions.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0164 Hazard Mitigation Hazard Performance 

Analysis in Disaster Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Architectural and Engineering 

Specialists and HM Hazard Performance Analysis (HPA) 

Specialists. HM HPA Team Leaders who have not previously participated in this training may find it to be a 

valuable review.
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Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.8

E0165 Hazard Mitigation Insurance in 

Disaster Operations

This course will introduce participants to job responsibilities, sources of information needed to do the job, 

important relationships, and any other critical points 

that are essential to the particular job function.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This workshop is designed for new 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Insurance Specialists. HM 

Insurance Team Leaders who have not previously participated in this training may find it to be a valuable review. 

HM Floodplain Management Specialists will benefit from 

this workshop because there is overlap and collaboration 

between the two specialties.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.8

E0166 Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage 

Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course

This course provides the opportunity for Hazard 

Mitigation Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialists 

to attain knowledge and skills needed to successfully 

demonstrate the behaviors/activities in their Position 

Task Books and to perform tasks that will be required 

during a disaster operation.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Staff

Required Prerequisite: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; Hazard Mitigation Management Support 

in Disaster Operations; Using FEMA Qualification System Tools in 

Hazard Mitigation (located on the Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Web site)

Course Length: 2 days

E0167 Hazard Mitigation: Hazard Performance 

Analysis Specialist Qualifying Course

This course provides the opportunity for Hazard 

Mitigation (HM) Hazard Performance Analysis (HPA) 

Specialists to attain knowledge and skills needed to 

successfully demonstrate the behaviors/activities in their 

Position Task Books and to apply analytical approach 

to performing responsibilities identified in the HM 

HPA Specialist Task List in the Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations Guide.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Staff

Required Prerequisite: E0164, Hazard Mitigation Hazard 

Performance Analysis in Disaster Operations; E0207, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations; E0276, Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training; and E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

E0170 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane

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 and then provides instruction on the organization 

of and processes for updating 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.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS); Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: E0313, Basic Hazus MultiHazard, 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 E0190, 

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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E0172 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood

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 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.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS); Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: E0313, Basic Hazus MultiHazard, 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 E0190, 

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0174 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake

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. 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.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS); Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: E0313, Basic Hazus MultiHazard, 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 E0190, 

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0176 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain 

Managers

This course provides in-depth instruction and handson exercises that develop the skills needed by Certified 

Floodplain Managers and Emergency Planners to effectively use the Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS) tools for modeling the impacts on 

communities from riverine and coastal flooding. Those 

who complete this course will understand the roles that 

Floodplain Managers support as well as how geospatial 

technologies such as Hazus-MH can be used to protect 

communities beyond the minimum standards that 

Floodplain Managers are responsible for implementing.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and GIS; Multi-Hazard 

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Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

State and local Floodplain Managers; GIS Specialists; 

Federal, State, and local planners; and other personnel 

responsible for flood mitigation and response activities.

Required Prerequisites: E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard;

E0172, Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood; and E0317, Comprehensive 

Data Management for Hazus-MH

Recommended Prerequisite: E0190, ArcGIS for Emergency 

Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0179 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for 

Disaster Operations

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.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems; Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Mitigation staff, Mitigation 

Disaster Reservists, and State Building Science and GIS 

professionals; additionally, Federal, State, local, and 

tribal officials who have a role and responsibility in the 

JFO, with priority given to Mitigation, IA, and PA. The 

course also targets select decision-makers on the EST, in 

the Regional Operations Center, and the State Emergency 

Operations Center.

Recommended Prerequisite: E0313, Basic Hazus 

Multi-Hazard

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0180 Core Principles for Insurance 

Specialists

This course will provide a learning environment where 

participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary 

to demonstrate required behaviors and activities in the 

Hazard Mitigation (HM) Insurance Specialist Position 

Task Book and in the Job Task list.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for FEMA 

Disaster Workforce employees who will serve as HM 

Insurance Specialists during a disaster. Floodplain 

Management leaders will also benefit from this course.

Required Prerequisites: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction 

to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations; E0165, Hazard Mitigation 

Insurance in Disaster Operations, HM Insurance Specialist; and 

at least one deployment as an HM Insurance Specialist 

or, at a minimum, at least one shadow assignment with 

a trained HM Insurance Specialist

Recommended Prerequisite: E0162, Hazard Mitigation 

Floodplain Management in Disaster Operations

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0181 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Flood

This course will enable FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisors 

to perform job tasks effectively in Disaster Recovery 

Centers (DRCs) or in other outreach activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for FEMA 

employees who have been recently hired in HM 

Community Education and Outreach, or FEMA employees 

with other job titles who have been assigned to fulfill 

HM responsibilities in a DRC.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0182 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Hurricane

This course will enable FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisors 

to perform job tasks effectively in Disaster Recovery 

Centers (DRCs) or in other outreach activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for FEMA 

employees who have been recently hired in HM 

Community Education and Outreach, or FEMA employees 

with other job titles who have been assigned to fulfill 

HM responsibilities in a DRC.
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Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0183 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Tornado

This course will enable FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisors 

to perform job tasks effectively in Disaster Recovery 

Centers (DRCs) or in other outreach activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for FEMA 

employees who have been recently hired in HM 

Community Education and Outreach, or FEMA employees 

with other job titles who have been assigned to fulfill 

HM responsibilities in a DRC.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0184 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Earthquake

This course will enable FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisors 

to perform job tasks effectively in Disaster Recovery 

Centers (DRCs) or in other outreach activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for FEMA 

employees who have been recently hired in HM 

Community Education and Outreach, or FEMA employees 

with other job titles who have been assigned to fulfill 

HM responsibilities in a DRC.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0185 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Wildfire

This course will enable FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisors 

to perform job tasks effectively in Disaster Recovery 

Centers (DRCs) or in other outreach activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for FEMA 

employees who have been recently hired in HM 

Community Education and Outreach, or FEMA employees 

with other job titles who have been assigned to fulfill 

HM responsibilities in a DRC.

Required Prerequisite: E0207 or DF-128, Introduction to 

Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

This hands-on course is designed to empower 

Emergency Managers, planners, engineers, Public Safety 

professionals, and others with the skills needed to visualize, query, and analyze information related to disaster 

Mitigation, Response, Recovery, and Risk Management 

using ArcGIS, the application on which Hazus-MH is 

based.

The course provides a solid foundation of basic skills 

for new ArcGIS users as well as an exploration of the 

many powerful tools for managing, visualizing, and 

analyzing information that ArcGIS and its many extensions make available. The first day’s topics include spatial 

data concepts; symbolizing information; designing 

maps, charts, and reports using ArcGIS; and techniques for constructing both spatial and attribute-related 

queries. The second day explores creation and manipulation of tabular as well as geographic data, understanding 

and managing coordinate systems, and working with 

ArcCatalog. 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 Geospatial 

Information Systems (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 

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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 the elements of Hazus-MH while 

learning the underlying GIS tools upon which Hazus-MH 

depends.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and GIS; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for State and 

local Emergency Managers; State and local GIS Specialists 

responsible for Risk Assessment activities; regional 

personnel responsible for Mitigation and Response activities; other Federal agencies with a need to conduct Risk 

Assessment; and State and local planners. Participants 

must currently use or be planning to use GIS and Hazus.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following four topics in detail:

1. National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Rules 

and Regulations in Depth (1 day).

2. Letter of Map Change—Procedures for Applying 

and Floodplain Management Implications (1 day).

3. Local Floodplain Manager Roles and 

Responsibilities (1 day).

4. Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities (1 day).

Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in 

greater detail than the basic course. Developed and reallife scenarios will be examined and exercises will be 

conducted in each section to make sure participants not 

only understand the rules and regulations but also why 

they are in place and how to apply them in the particular 

topic areas. This course is exercise-rich and participants 

can expect to be engaged throughout the course.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management; MultiHazard Mitigation Planning; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers or 

community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain 

management experience. Federal, State, tribal, and local 

officials will take precedence.

Recommended Prerequisite: E0273, Managing Floodplain 

Development through the National Flood Insurance Program

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Homeland 

Security

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

CECs: 12

E0197 Integrating Access and Functional 

Needs into Emergency Planning

To provide participants who are responsible for providing 

Emergency Planning with the information necessary to 

utilize disability and access and functional needs-inclusive practices, as well as the additional updated skills and 

knowledge they will need to prepare for, respond to, and 

recover from emergencies.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Disability 

Integration

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Required Prerequisite: IS-0230.c, Fundamentals of Emergency 

Management

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System, ICS-100; and IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 2 days

E0201 Debris Technical Specialist

This course provides the basic knowledge and tools necessary for FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Staff to perform the 

duties and responsibilities associated with disaster debris 

operations.

Program Area(s): FEMA PA-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task 

Force Leader, Public Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader, 

PA Project Specialist

Required Prerequisites: E0381, Project Specialist, or IS-0631, 

Public Assistance Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009 

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8
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E0202 Debris Management Planning for 

State, Tribal, and Local Officials

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, local, and tribal 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.

Program Area(s): Professional Development-Advanced 

Professional Series; Response and Recovery; Public 

Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal Emergency 

Management personnel, including Public Works and 

Waste Management staffs, who are responsible for planning and/or implementing debris removal and disposal 

actions

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management, Civil 

Engineering, or Environmental Science

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0203 Leadership and Management of Hazard 

Mitigation Field Operations

This course provides a healthy learning environment in 

which participants acquire management skills and adopt 

leadership principles to create and accomplish the Hazard 

Mitigation (HM) Strategy in a disaster. Experienced HM 

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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees approved by the 

Regional Hazard Mitigation Cadre Coordinator

Required Prerequisite: Successful completion of DF-128, 

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Operations Train-the-Trainer

This course provides a practical, application-based 

learning experience that enables participants to effectively deliver Hazard Mitigation (HM) courses and 

workshops to the HM 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees approved by the 

Regional Hazard Mitigation Cadre Coordinator

Required Prerequisite: Successful completion of DF-128, 

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0207 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations

This course provides new Hazard Mitigation (HM) 

Disaster Workforce employees with a practical, applications-based opportunity to learn the basic concepts, 

principles, and practices needed to be successful in HM 

disaster assignments.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended primarily for 

FEMA employees who have already been assigned to HM 

disaster operations positions, and those who have been 

working in such positions without formal HM training. 

A secondary audience includes State employees who have 

recently been assigned to disaster operations positions in 

the HM component of their organization, and those who 

have been working in such positions, but have never 

received training in FEMA HM field operations.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4
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E0208 State Coordinating Officer

This course provides key State staff with updated information on the disaster assistance process and programs. 

The focus is on management issues the State Coordinating 

Officer (SCO) may face in relationships with Federal, 

State, local, and tribal partners in the Joint Field Office 

and Emergency Operations Center.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Hurricane Preparedness; Incident Command System; 

National Response Framework; Planning; Response 

and Recovery; Tribal; Voluntary Organizations; FEMA 

Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO); and Individual 

Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: State and FEMA staff who have 

disaster management responsibilities such as FCOs, 

Individual Assistance Officers, Public Assistance Officers, 

State Hazard Mitigation Officers, State Public Information 

Officers, SCOs, and others who have a key or lead disaster 

management assignment

Required Prerequisite: IS-0208.a, State Disaster Management,

completed through the Independent Study Program

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements

The goal of this course is to enable Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant applicants and subapplicants 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Personnel of local jurisdictions, 

tribal governments, and Private Non-Profit 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

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0213 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Application Review and Evaluation

This course equips participants with the knowledge and 

skills required for effective grant application and subapplication review and evaluation, and with a general 

knowledge of how a grant is awarded.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

are personnel of State and tribal Mitigation staffs responsible for assisting Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance 

(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. The secondary audience 

for this course includes tribal liaisons, Mission Support 

personnel, Grants Program Directorate staff, and Fiscal 

Managers.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance; and E0212, Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements

Recommended Prerequisite: E0276, Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.5

CECs: 12

E0214 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Project Implementation and Closeout

This course will provide course participants with the 

knowledge and skills required for effective implementation and closeout of a project.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

course includes personnel of local jurisdictions, tribal 
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governments, and Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations that are eligible applicants for Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance (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 monitoring Unified HMA 

grant awards; and staffs of public or private sector organizations that offer consulting services to Unified HMA 

grant applicants. The secondary audience for this course 

includes State and tribal liaisons, Environmental Planning 

and Historical Preservation staff, Federal Coordinating 

Officers, and Grants Program Directorate staff.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance; and E0212, Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements

Recommended Prerequisite: E0276, Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.3

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0215 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements Trainthe-Trainer

This course will prepare participants to deliver Unified 

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (UHMA) curricula. 

Specifically, this course will equip subject matter experts 

with the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct adult 

learners on the development of eligible mitigation application elements and submitting successful applications.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees who assist State 

mitigation staff and/or who are responsible for reviewing 

UHMA applications and/or monitoring UHMA grant 

awards. The secondary audience for this course includes 

FEMA contractors. However, FEMA employees take 

precedence in registration for the course.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance; E0212, Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing 

Quality Application Elements; and E0276, Benefit-Cost Analysis: 

Entry-Level Training

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

E0216 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Application Review and Evaluation Train-theTrainer

This course will prepare participants to deliver Unified 

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (UHMA) curricula. 

Specifically, this course will equip students with the 

knowledge and skills necessary to instruct adult learners 

on effective grant application, subapplication review and 

evaluation, and general knowledge of how a grant is 

awarded.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees who assist State 

mitigation staff and/or who are responsible for reviewing 

UHMA applications and/or monitoring UHMA grant 

awards. The secondary audience for this course includes 

FEMA contractors. However, FEMA employees take 

precedence in registration for the course.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance; E0212, Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing 

Quality Application Elements; E0213, Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation; and E0276, BenefitCost Analysis: Entry-Level Training

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

E0217 Equal Rights Advisor Update

This course explains changes in Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Civil Rights laws and policies through 

a series of presentations and exercises.

Program Area(s): FEMA Equal Rights

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Current Equal Rights Officers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0218 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Project Implementation and Programmatic 

Closeout Train-the-Trainer

This course will prepare participants to deliver Unified 

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (UHMA) curricula. 

Specifically, this course will equip students with the 

knowledge and skills required to instruct adult learners 

on effective implementation and closeout of a project.
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Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees and State mitigation staff working full-time with UHMA. The secondary 

audience for this course includes FEMA contractors. 

Required Prerequisites: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation; IS-0212, Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance; E0212, Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing 

Quality Application Elements; E0214, Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout; and E0276, BenefitCost Analysis: Entry-Level Training

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit

This course serves as a training opportunity for Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel 

to identify and practice the essential core competencies required when performing the duties of the 

Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL) and Reports 

Specialist (RESP) positions, in alignment with the FEMA 

DOCL and RESP Position Task Book and Qualification 

Sheet.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Planning; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble; 

JFO

Course Length: 4 days

E0236 National Training and Exercise 

Symposium Roundtable

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 Symposium (E0237).

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Planning; Symposiums

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

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 even-numbered 

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

E0237 National Training and Exercise 

Symposium

This annual symposium highlights new FEMA training 

and exercise initiatives and State best practices, 

lessons learned, and case studies related to Emergency 

Management training and exercises.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Planning; Symposiums

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Participation is limited to State 

Emergency Management and Administrative Agency 

Training and Exercise Officers and tribal officials. Federal 

participation by FEMA’s Regional Training Managers, 

Regional Exercise Officers, Regional National Incident 

Management System Points of Contact, and FEMA 

Headquarters Training and Exercise Program staff is 

encouraged. Others may be admitted as space is available.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0239 406 Hazard Mitigation

This course is designed to educate Public Assistance (PA) 

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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task 

Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA Project Specialist, PA 

Technical Specialist

Required Prerequisite: IS-0631, Public Assistance Operations 

I, prior to October 1, 2009, or E0381, Project Specialist

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

E0241 Cooperating Technical Partners: 

Special Topics

This course is specifically designed for communities and 

regional and State agencies that are participating in the 

Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Programs. This 

course is designed and tailored based on partners’ needs, 

and its goal is to address specific areas of the CTP Program 

that are complex or involve new technology in order to 

give the partners a more advanced level of specific technical training. Examples of topics include topographic 
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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.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management; Hazus-MH 

and GIS

Delivery Location(s): NETC Resident

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.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have signed a 

Partnership Agreement and Mapping Activity Statement 

with FEMA to be eligible to attend this course. Only 

those approved by the FEMA Headquarters Point of 

Contact will be considered for the course.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0247 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: 

Floodplain Management and Wetlands 

Protection Train-the-Trainer

Executive Orders (EOs) 11988 and 11990 on Floodplain 

Management and Wetlands Protection require Federal 

agencies to avoid actions in or adversely affecting floodplains and wetlands unless there is no practicable 

alternative. EOs 11988 and 11990 establish 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 prepare 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff for 

the field delivery of E0727, Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: 

Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection, to the EHP Cadre, 

and focuses on effective training strategies.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review

Recommended Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to 

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

E0248 Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Management Information 

System

FEMA is standardizing the electronic data collection and 

storage of all Environmental and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) reviews. The Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) 

is an Internet-based system that facilitates the process of 

evaluating FEMA-funded projects for potential impacts 

to natural and cultural resources and for documenting 

project compliance with EHP laws, Executive Orders, 

and other requirements. This course prepares the EHP 

staff to complete the project reviews within EMIS.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review

Recommended Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance; working 

knowledge of FEMA’s Programs; working knowledge of 

Environmental and Historic Preservation laws, regulations, and Executive Orders

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0249 Planning and Products Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs Program. It focuses on the 

Planning and Products component of FEMA’s External 

Affairs Division. The course teaches tasks outlined in the 

various task lists for Specialist positions outlined by the 

Emergency Management Support Function #15 Standard 

Operating Procedures.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble
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Selection Criteria: New Specialists assigned to positions within a FEMA Joint Field Office, External Affairs 

Planning and Products component. All participants must 

have the requisite open FEMA Qualification System 

Position Task Book.

Required Prerequisites: This course is run in conjunction with E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I. Requires approval of External Affairs 

National Reservist Program Manager.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0252 Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Cadre Training

The National Environmental Policy Act 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 EHP 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; Geospatial 

Information Systems Training for EHP Specialists; Tribal 

Consultations; and Cadre Management Tools (Standard 

Operating Procedures, Task Books, etc.). The course 

stresses consistency and best practice approaches to EHP 

incident operations and management.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA EHP staff and Non-EHP 

FEMA Program staff with approval of the Office of 

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters or Regional Environmental Officer

Required Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Compliance; IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review; 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: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0253 Introduction to Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Compliance

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 course through the Emergency Management 

Institute’s (EMI) virtual campus. IS-0253.a, Overview of 

FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Review, can be 

accessed at the following address: http://training.fema.

gov/emiweb/is/is253.asp.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Program Managers and staff, 

EHP Specialists, State Emergency Management Program 

staff, FEMA’s Technical Assistance Contractors, and any 

others who require a basic knowledge of FEMA’s EHP 

compliance process

Recommended Prerequisites: Participants are expected 

to possess a basic knowledge of FEMA’s Public Assistance 

and Mitigation programs prior to taking this course.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0255 Environmental and Historic 

Preservation System (eGrants) Train-theTrainer

FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

Section uses an independent web-based system to review 

and document EHP 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 Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Management Information System (EMIS) 

Training to the EHP Cadre, and focuses on EMIS functionality and effective training strategies.
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Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP 

Cadre members who have approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review

Recommended Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance; working 

knowledge of FEMA’s Programs; working knowledge of 

Environmental and Historic Preservation laws, regulations, and Executive Orders

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0257 State Director Training Course

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, 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 the National Emergency 

Management Association 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.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: State Emergency Management 

Directors and Deputy Directors who have not previously 

taken this course. A limited number of FEMA Federal 

Coordinating Officers are also eligible to attend.

Required Prerequisites: Participation in pre-course 

Webinars

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.9

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection 

Technical Seminar

This Seminar presents information on the fundamental 

aspects of security and protection concepts for dams and 

waterways, and how these can have a substantial impact 

on the severity of consequences, or even prevent an incident from occurring entirely.

This seminar provides a foundation for effective security 

and protection programs and is designed to be practical and provide adequate support for implementation 

of learned objectives outside the classroom.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Terrorism; Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is 

limited to dam owners, professional staff of Dam Safety 

and Security programs, and Emergency Managers at the 

Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial levels, as well 

as Dam Safety, Dam Security, and Incident Management 

personnel from the private sector.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

CECs: 6 (PARALLEL)

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure 

Workshop

This course provides dam owners, Emergency Managers, 

and other relevant stakeholders with information needed 

to define and estimate consequences for dam failure 

scenarios. The course will provide participants with an 

overview and description of current consequence estimation methodologies, including information on the 

technical capability and resource requirements for each.

The course will highlight the importance of defining dam 

failure scenarios and assessing consequences through the 

presentation of case studies. The full range of social, 

institutional, and environmental consequences will be 

addressed during the course, including focus on direct 
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and indirect economic consequences and loss-of-life estimation. Specific instructions and detailed examples for 

computing economic and loss-of-life consequences will 

be provided for some of the more commonly used procedures and methodologies. Participants will be provided 

with the concepts of how consequence assessment is an 

important part of Risk Management strategies, how to 

establish initial priorities using consequence data, and 

how consequence estimation plays an important role in 

emergency Preparedness efforts.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Terrorism; Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is 

limited to dam owners, professional staff of Dam Safety 

and Security programs, and Emergency Managers at the 

Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial levels, as well 

as Dam Safety, Dam Security, and Incident Management 

personnel from the private sector.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.3

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject 

Matter Experts

This course is a dynamic, interactive, and educational 

4-day course designed for subject matter experts who are 

called upon to deliver training or provide presentations in 

their area of expertise. Participants will learn, in the first 

2 days of the course, how to account for such things as 

room design, material organization, classroom/meeting 

room technology, learner/attendee influences, and the 

impact of the instructor/presenter on the environment. 

The second 2 days are for practice training/briefing 

delivery sessions with constructive feedback from fellow 

participants and the course instructors.

Participants will be responsible for delivering two 

10-minute presentations on their area of expertise—one 

on Wednesday and one on Thursday. Presentations will 

be videotaped so participants can critique themselves 

at a later date. Participants must bring the PowerPoint 

or other materials they use in their presentations to the 

practice sessions. If the course is to be delivered for a 

particular audience, i.e., a specific FEMA program office, 

the course material will be geared toward that function 

and the delivery method they use, i.e., presentation or 

instruction.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations (COOP); 

Level II Master Continuity Practitioner Program; Master 

Trainer Program-Basic Instructor Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants with a requirement to 

provide presentations or teach information to any variety 

of publics, from internal briefings to teaching courses 

or providing presentations on their project they are 

working on at the time OR those seeking COOP Level II 

Master Professional Continuity Practitioner certification. 

Federal, State, and local attendees should receive priority 

admission for this course, followed by contractors.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic 

Preservation Program

This course provides in-depth training needed to 

implement the regulations of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and other related Historic Preservation 

(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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Environmental and Historic 

Preservation (EHP) Cadre HP Specialists and EHP 

Task Force/Crew Leaders. FEMA Technical Assistance 

Contractors who support the EHP Cadre and State/tribal 

representatives may attend with approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters or the FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officer.

Required Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Compliance; IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review; ACHP Section 

106 Essentials; knowledge and experience of FEMA’s 

programs; working knowledge of historic preservation 

laws and regulations

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8
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E0272 Managing the Floodplain Post-Disaster

This course was developed in response to requests from 

FEMA Regions for assistance in meeting the unique 

challenges of post-disaster floodplain management. The 

course is designed to enable the FEMA Disaster Workforce 

staff, especially in the Floodplain Management and 

Insurance Group in the Hazard Mitigation (HM) Branch 

to motivate and assist community officials and other 

stakeholders to fully administer their responsibilities in 

achieving post-disaster floodplain management objectives and addressing the particular challenges that face a 

Floodplain Manager post-disaster.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for HM 

Floodplain Management Specialists, HM Floodplain 

Management Team Leaders, and HM Floodplain 

Management and Insurance Group Supervisors in 

FEMA’s Disaster Workforce. A secondary audience is 

HM Insurance Specialists, HM Insurance Team Leaders, 

and other specialists from the Hazards and Performance 

Analysis Group who will support floodplain management initiatives.

Required Prerequisites: E0207, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation Field Operations; and E0162, Hazard Mitigation Floodplain 

Management in Disaster Operations—specifically, participants 

must be familiar with all regulations and policy as well 

as the job tasks of a Floodplain Management Specialist 

contained in E0162.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development 

through the National Flood Insurance Program

This course provides 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.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Local officials responsible for 

administering local floodplain management ordinances, including but not limited to Floodplain 

Management Administrators, Building Inspectors, Code 

Enforcement/ Zoning Officers, Planners, City/County 

Managers, Attorneys, Engineers, and Public Works officials. Federal/State/Regional Floodplain Managers also 

are encouraged to attend. The course is designed for 

those officials with limited floodplain management 

experience. Attendance will be limited to two participants from any State for each offering. Participants 

should have less than 3 years of full-time experience in 

the field of floodplain management.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have knowledge of computers (basic Windows and spreadsheet 

programs). Participants must complete the following 

online tutorials:

1. Flood Insurance Rate Map tutorial at http://www.fema.

gov/media/fhm/firm/ot_firm.htm (30 minutes)

2. Federal Insurance Studies tutorial at http://www.fema.

gov/media/fhm/fis/ot_fis.htm (40 minutes) 

ACE: Credit Hours: 3

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0274 National Dam Safety Program Technical 

Seminar

The National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar 

(NDSPTS) is a 2-day seminar 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.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Symposiums

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is 

limited to professional staff of Dam Safety programs at 

the Federal, State and tribal levels, professional staff of 

Dam Safety programs at the local level who are nominated to represent their State by their State Dam Safety 

Officer, and also those from the private sector, such as 

engineering firms.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

CECs: 12
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E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level 

Training

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 2 BC analyses.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Planning; FEMA 

Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

course is Federal, State, and tribal Hazard Mitigation 

staff, applicants/grantees, subapplicants/subgrantees, 

and personnel who are involved in the grant application 

development process and provide technical assistance.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have knowledge of computers (basic Windows and spreadsheet 

programs). Participants must complete the following 

online tutorials:

1. Flood Insurance Rate Map tutorial at http://www.fema.

gov/media/fhm/firm/ot_firm.htm (30 minutes)

2. Federal Insurance Studies tutorial at http://www.fema.

gov/media/fhm/fis/ot_fis.htm (40 minutes) 

3. IS-0276, Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals

Recommended Prerequisites: E0212, Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements, is 

recommended; familiarity with basic mitigation terminology is essential.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.5

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0278 National Flood Insurance 

Program/Community Rating System

This course covers the Community Rating System 

(CRS), a nationwide initiative of FEMA’s National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP). It describes activities eligible 

for credit under the 2013 CRS Coordinator’s Manual, 

how a community applies, and how a community modifies an application to improve its classification.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Dam Safety; 

Floodplain Management; Universal Emergency 

Preparedness; Hurricane Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for a wide 

range of participants including FEMA Regional Office 

staff, NFIP State Coordinators, regional planning officials, local and tribal government officials, those who 

perform floodplain services for local governments, and 

others interested in learning about the CRS in order to 

provide technical assistance to communities seeking to 

apply for CRS credit. Attendance will be limited to two 

participants from any one community in any fiscal year.

Required Prerequisites: Must be a Certified Floodplain 

Manager, or have completed the E0273, Managing Floodplain 

Development through the National Flood Insurance Program, course 

or be a full-time Floodplain Manager with more than 2 

years of full-time floodplain management experience, 

as demonstrated through work in a floodplain management, codes enforcement, or building code field and 

through work specifically related to floodplain management. Participants must have an understanding of the 

NFIP and floodplain management principles. The course 

material will be difficult to follow without a participant being well-versed in basic concepts of floodplain 

management.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings

This course provides engineering and economic guidance to architects, engineers, and local code enforcement 

officials in retrofitting existing one- to four-family residential structures situated in flood-prone areas. The 

retrofitting measures presented are creative, practical, 

compliant with applicable floodplain regulations, and 

satisfactory to most homeowners.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other building officials with building science knowledge 

and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms may also apply.
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Recommended Prerequisite: Participants should 

complete IS-0279, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting 

Flood-Prone Residential Structures. Taking IS-0279 should also 

help potential participants establish whether they have 

the necessary level of building science knowledge.

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Civil Engineering or Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0282 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts II

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following four topics in detail:

1. Placement of Manufactured Homes and 

Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain (1 day).

2. National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance 

Principles for the Floodplain Manager (1 day).

3. Higher Standards in Floodplain Management 

(1 day).

4. Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Floodplain 

Manager (1 day).

Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in 

greater detail than the basic course. Developed and reallife scenarios will be examined and exercises will be 

conducted in each section to make sure participants not 

only understand the rules and regulations but also why 

they are in place and how to apply them in the particular 

topic areas. This course is exercise-rich and participants 

can expect to be engaged throughout the course.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers or 

community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain 

management experience. Federal, State, tribal, and local 

officials will take precedence.

Recommended Prerequisite: Participants should have 

completed E0273, Managing Floodplain Development through the 

National Flood Insurance Program.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Homeland 

Security

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0283 Disaster Field Training Operations 

Orientation

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed 

to serve as a Disaster Field Training Operations Training 

Specialist, Training FEMA Qualification System (FQS) 

Specialist, or Training Support Specialist.

Program Area(s): FEMA Disaster Field Training 

Operations

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees with position titles 

of Training Specialist, Training FQS Specialist, or Training 

Support Specialist from the Regions or Headquarters

Required Prerequisite: IS-0101.c, Preparing for Federal 

Disaster Operations: FEMA

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0284 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts III

This advanced floodplain management course is a 

dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the 

following five topics in detail:

1. Floodway Standards (1 day).

2. Disconnects between National Flood Insurance 

Program Regulations and Insurance (1 day).

3. Common Noncompliance Issues (1⁄2 day).

4. Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) (1⁄2 day).

5. Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage (1 day). 

Each topic is designed to be discussed and reviewed in 

greater detail than the basic course. Developed and reallife scenarios will be examined and exercises will be 

conducted in each section to make sure participants not 

only understand the rules and regulations but also why 

they are in place and how to apply them in the particular 

topic areas. This course is exercise-rich and participants 

can expect to be engaged throughout the course.
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Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Certified Floodplain Managers or 

community officials with 2 years of full-time floodplain 

management experience. Federal, State, tribal, and local 

officials will take precedence.

Recommended Prerequisite: E0273, Managing Floodplain 

Development through the National Flood Insurance Program

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Homeland 

Security

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.6

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0285 Providing Post-Disaster Substantial 

Damage Technical Assistance to Communities

This course provides formal training for FEMA staff 

to learn how to provide Substantial Damage Technical 

Assistance to Communities in a disaster operation.

Within FEMA’s disaster workforce, various Hazard 

Mitigation (HM) staff have different roles in providing 

this assistance to communities. The HM Field Operations 

Guide includes Task Lists and an Operating Procedure 

which describe how FEMA staff provide Post-Disaster 

Substantial Damage Technical Assistance.

Substantial Damage regulations are important mechanisms of the National Flood Insurance Program designed 

to reduce flood risks. FEMA has taken substantial steps to 

improve the capability of communities to comply with 

Substantial Damage regulations, including the development of FEMA 758, Substantial Improvement/Substantial 

Damage Desk Reference; FEMA 784, Substantial Damage 

Estimator (SDE 2.0); the FEMA 784 CD, which includes 

the SDE 2.0 tool; training for how to use the SDE 2.0 tool; 

and the SDE 2.0 User’s Manual and Field Workbook.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA HM Floodplain Management 

Specialist Trainees, and Qualified HM Floodplain 

Management Specialists who have not already completed 

the course. HM Floodplain Management Specialist 

Experts and HM Floodplain Management Substantial 

Damage Crew Leaders who have not completed the 

course will also benefit from the training, but are not 

the primary audience.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.65

CECs: 4 (CORE)

E0286 Short-Term Recovery Operations

This course trains State, tribal, and local personnel 

in short-term recovery operations and covers, among 

other things, the roles and responsibilities at all levels of 

government; resource identification and coordination; 

impact assessments; processes; various FEMA and nonFEMA programs; and transition to intermediate recovery.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Public Works; Response and Recovery

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: State, tribal, and local officials 

responsible for the planning, response, and/or recovery 

from a disaster

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions 

and Methods

This course is designed to help participants learn and 

share skills among a team of partners so they can provide 

consistent delivery of service to communities impacted 

by disasters. Throughout the 5 full days of class, participants are challenged to do more than simply memorize 

and recall information. They will be expected to apply 

information in many different ways. Through the activities and information presented, they will appraise, argue, 

choose, defend, estimate, judge, predict, select, value, 

and evaluate. By the end of the week, critical thinking 

will be the foundation for all the work participants will 

do as a Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)! 

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Response and Recovery; Voluntary Organizations; FEMA 

Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA VALs, State VALs, and representatives from voluntary organizations who have an 

interest in learning more about the work of VALs in 

disasters. The course is not recommended for individuals with less than 6 months of experience working with 

voluntary agencies in disaster, or for those who have 

fewer than 3 months of deployment experience.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0007, A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster 

Assistance; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources 
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and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0230.c, Fundamentals of Emergency 

Management; IS-0244.b, Developing and Managing Volunteers;

IS-0288, The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency 

Management; IS-0403, Introduction to Individual Assistance 

(DF-103); IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction; IS-0806, Emergency Support Function #6—Mass Care, 

Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services; and DF-115, 

Applicant Services in the DRC

Recommended Prerequisites: G0108, Community Mass 

Care and Emergency Assistance, and G0288, Local Volunteer and 

Donations Management

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 3

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0288 Local Volunteer and Donations 

Management

The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of 

local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle 

volunteer and donations management issues that may 

arise. The course content and activities may also serve as 

a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing 

areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides 

information regarding the State’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed 

to help build relationships between government and 

Non-Governmental Organizations.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Response and Recovery

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Local Emergency Managers and 

representatives of voluntary organizations

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

CEUs: 1

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations 

Management

This course teaches the components of a volunteer and 

donations management program to be administered 

at the State level during a large-scale disaster. Course 

participants will be equipped to prepare a program for 

their State to effectively manage unaffiliated volunteers, 

unsolicited donations of goods, and offers of undesignated cash. The course content and activities also serve 

as a plan template, thereby increasing continuity among 

States and their voluntary agency partners. This training 

also provides information regarding FEMA’s volunteer 

and donations management responsibilities and helps 

build relationships between government and non-profit 

organizations.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Response and Recovery; Voluntary Organizations; 

Individual Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Priority will be given to States who 

send a team of participants: the State Volunteer/Donations 

Coordinator and leading stakeholders of statewide voluntary organizations. Each FEMA Region is invited to send 

a Human Services staff member. Other invitees include 

Federal, State, territorial, and tribal Emergency Managers.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0288, The Role of Voluntary 

Organizations in Emergency Management

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0230.c, Fundamentals 

of Emergency Management; and IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.5

E0294 Disaster Field Training Operations 

Training Unit Manager

This course provides FEMA Reservists with the ability to 

serve as Training Managers in a disaster field setting. The 

course focuses on the primary competencies and tasks 

needed to perform in this position.

Program Area(s): FEMA Disaster Field Training 

Operations (DFTO)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees with DFTO Cadre 

position title of Training Manager from FEMA Regions 

and Headquarters

Required Prerequisite: E0283, Disaster Field Training 

Operations Orientation

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0296 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for 

Risk Assessment

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 
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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.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and GIS; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course includes 

FEMA Regional staff and State and local Emergency 

Management Planners.

Required Prerequisite: E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools

This course is designed to enable participants to define 

and describe Risk MAP; identify the purpose and scope 

of the Risk MAP process and tools; describe the roles of 

Federal, State, and local users in producing and delivering Risk Map; describe Risk MAP decision-making 

tools; and identify Risk MAP resources.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management; Hazus-MH 

and Geospatial Information Systems; Hurricane 

Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, local, or tribal 

Floodplain Managers

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.8

E0300 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents

This course provides training for personnel who require 

advanced application of the Incident Command System 

(ICS). This course expands upon information covered in 

the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. The course objectives 

are as follows:

•	 Describe how the National Incident Management 

System 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 ICS.

•	 Implement the Incident Management process on a 

simulated Type 3 incident.

•	 Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated 

incident.

Program Area(s): ICS

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals who may assume a supervisory role in Type 1, 2, or 3 level 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.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: Experience using 

concepts and principles from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a 

response or exercise

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Exercise Evaluation

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.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

(REP) Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

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.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0331, Introduction to Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation; and E0339, Radiological 

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Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0120.a, An Introduction 

to Exercises; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0302, Modular Emergency 

Radiological Response Transportation Training; IS-0331, Introduction 

to Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; IS-0812, Emergency 

Support Functions #12—Energy; and L0146, Homeland Security 

Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management, Public 

Administration, or Radiological Safety

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.7

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science

This course is designed to present information on the 

risks posed by natural hazards, and the basic scientific and 

engineering concepts for hazard-resistant buildings and 

facilities. The course reviews information pertaining to 

impacts of wind, flood, earthquake, and wildland/urban 

interface fire on the constructed environment, and 

explains key performance and construction issues related 

to floods, wind, wildfires, and earthquakes.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Hurricane Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The audience for this course is FEMA 

Disaster Reservists, Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery 

Employees, and FEMA Permanent Full-Time Employees 

whose work assignments require disaster-resistant 

building science knowledge. Only those participants 

nominated by their Regions will be enrolled.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0313 Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard

This course provides participants with an understanding 

of the multi-hazard applications of Hazus-MH toward 

Mitigation, Response, Recovery, and Risk Management 

for earthquake, flood, and hurricane hazards. It also 

discusses how Hazus-MH inventory data can be applied 

to assessing the exposure to other types of hazards.

During the first part of the course, participants are led 

through an introduction of Hazus-MH, the process of 

software installation, definition of a geographic area 

of interest, and an overview of the components of the 

Hazus-MH user interface. They are then provided with a 

combination of lectures and hands-on exercises that help 

them understand how Hazus-MH can be used to define 

and analyze a hazard and the types of information that 

Hazus-MH can produce. The course focuses on a Level 1 

analysis, which makes it possible to perform a complete 

Hazard Analysis with minimal to no additional input of 

data beyond what is installed with the application. It also 

prepares participants who are interested in integrating 

their own data into the Hazus-MH analysis process with 

the foundation of skills that are necessary to successfully 

complete the advanced Hazus-MH courses where those 

techniques are taught.

The Flood Model allows users to determine flooddepths, 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 Model 

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 

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Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS); Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The audience includes Federal, State, 

local, and tribal GIS Specialists, researchers, insurance companies, utilities, and anyone involved with or 

interested in planning for emergencies associated with 

flooding, hurricane, or earthquake events.

Required Prerequisite: Skills equivalent to those taught 

in E0190, ArcGIS for Emergency Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0317 Comprehensive Data Management for 

Hazus-MH

This course focuses on the Hazus-MH inventory. It is 

recommended for Geospatial Information Systems (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-MHprovided inventory and it will identify the issues associated 

with using that inventory for purposes other than those 

for which it is intended. A significant portion of the course 

will be devoted to exploring a variety of strategies and 

techniques for updating both the site-specific and aggregate inventory with local data. Update processes for both 

the State geodatabases and study region-specific data will 

be covered. The course will also help participants effectively prepare for their own data-updating projects by 

identifying those inventory elements that have the most 

impact on the estimation of losses for flood, earthquake, 

and hurricane analysis events. Numerous hands-on exercises will be completed during the course.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and GIS; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC

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.

Required Prerequisites: E0313, Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard, 

in the field or Resident version, and E0190, ArcGIS for 

Emergency Managers, or previous or current on-the-job use 

of Hazus or ArcGIS software.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0321 Management of Individual Assistance

This course gives participants the tools needed to 

provide the best service to disaster survivors 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants should have served in 

one disaster operations field position as Group Supervisor 

or Team Leader.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0337 Posting Integrated Financial 

Management Information System Transactions

This course trains participants to post financial transactions to the Integrated Financial Management Information 

System. Classes are conducted using the computer laboratory at the Emergency Management Institute, National 

Emergency Training Center (NETC), 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Financial Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

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. Reservists 

who have the course on their FEMA Qualification Sheet 

have first priority.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0339 Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Core Concepts Course

This course focuses on the nuclear power plant off-site 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. It 

addresses the REP Program history and sentinel events, 

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REP planning guidance (planning standards), REP 

demonstration guidance (exercise evaluation areas), 

and the REP Disaster Initiated Review process. At the 

successful completion of this course, the participant will 

have satisfied the instructor-led training prerequisites for 

both E0340, Radiological Emergency Program Plan Review Course, 

and E0304, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Required Prerequisite: IS-0003, Radiological Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.2

E0340 Radiological Emergency Program Plan 

Review Course

This course focuses on the review of Radiological 

Emergency Program (REP) emergency plans, specifically 

the NUREG 0654 Planning Standards that address the 

public’s health and safety. This revised REP Plan Review 

Course will include training based on the Comprehensive 

Preparedness Guide 101, familiarization of Hostile Action 

Based Plan review, annual plan review, and the Annual 

Letter of Certification Review process.

Program Area(s): REP Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, local, and tribal government and utility personnel involved in off-site nuclear 

power plant Emergency Planning (under the provisions of 

Nuclear Regulatory Guide (NUREG) 0654/FEMA REP 1,

Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response 

Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants). This course 

is recommended for new Federal/State/local/tribal 

REP Planners and Federal/State/local/tribal Emergency 

Response Managers. Utility company off-site planners 

also may apply.

Required Prerequisites: E0339, Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Core Concepts Course; and IS-0235.b, Emergency 

Planning

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0120.a, An Introduction to 

Exercises; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources 

and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0302, Modular Emergency Radiological 

Response Transportation Training; IS-0331, Introduction to Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0812, Emergency 

Support Functions #12—Energy

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Public Administration or Radiological 

Safety

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0341 Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts

This course addresses consequences of accidents 

involving radiological materials. This includes accidents or incidents involving commercial nuclear power 

reactors and transportation. The course focuses on the 

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-solving 

sessions and a tabletop exercise. There are two required 

evening sessions and a final examination in this course.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Enrollment is limited to Federal, State, 

and local 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.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Pre-Course 

Workbook is required prior to attending the course. 

Course Manager must review all applications prior to 

acceptance by the Admissions Office.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of IS-0301, 

Radiological Emergency Response

ACE: Level: Graduate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Public Health, Radiological Safety, 

Health Physics, Hazardous Materials, or Industrial 

Hygiene

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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E0349 Mission Assignment Processing

The 4-day course is intended to provide FEMA staff with 

the skills, tools, and competencies to become proficient 

in managing and processing Mission Assignments (MA). 

Course Objectives:

•	 Demonstrate proficient skills in the use of MA 

systems to create and process a MA.

•	 Construct, organize, and maintain MA records for the 

lifecycle of an MA.

•	 Distinguish the transition of MA requirements 

and responsibilities from the Regional Response 

Coordination Centers, to the Joint Field Office and to 

the Region.

•	 Manage MAs and the MA Staff.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Those who have the course on their 

FEMA Qualification Sheet and have completed L0348, 

Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency 

Partners

Required Prerequisites: IS-0293, Mission Assignment 

Overview; and L0348, Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA 

Staff and Interagency Partners

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and 

Training Program Training State Trainers

This course provides States, U.S. territories, or federally recognized tribal organizations with a cadre of 

trainers who have the knowledge and tools necessary to 

conduct standardized trainings for the Crisis Counseling 

Assistance and Training Program (CCP). After this class, 

participants will train grant-supported crisis counselors 

to carry out individual and group crisis counseling, basic 

education and support, referral, community networking, 

and public education for disaster survivors and affected 

communities.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; Individual 

Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Noble

Selection Criteria: Individuals who are selected by or 

who are State and territory Disaster Behavioral Health 

Coordinators. These individuals should be experienced 

trainers and knowledgeable and experienced in the 

CCP. Final selection will be jointly authorized by FEMA 

and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0354 Crisis Counseling Program (Grants 

Training) for State Mental Health Authorities

This course provides 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.

Program Area(s): Individual Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Noble

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 first-hand 

knowledge of the State, territory, or tribal mental health 

system. Enrollment is by nomination from State, territory, or tribal mental health authorities.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0357 State Individual Assistance Operations

This course is designed for State-level staff responsible for 

coordinating and administering Individual Assistance (IA) 

to those affected by emergencies or disasters. It is intended 

to enable participants to coordinate State Response and 

Recovery operations for individuals and families. Upon 

completing this course, the participant will be able to:

•	 Define IA operations during response to and recovery 

from Presidential-declared emergencies and disasters.

•	 Differentiate between short- and long-term disaster 

assistance.

•	 Describe IA programs and administration 

requirements.

•	 Demonstrate program authority and eligibility.

•	 Demonstrate the sequence of service delivery.

•	 Highlight partnerships and information-sharing.
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Program Area(s): Individual Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: State-level staff responsible for coordinating and administering IA to those affected by 

emergencies or disasters

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction (previous versions 

of IS-0800 are acceptable).

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0358 Individual Assistance Branch 

Director—Type 1

This course is specifically designed for FEMA employees 

who have held the position of Individual Assistance 

Branch Director. This exercise-based course will provide 

real-world issues, challenges, requirements, and solutions to build on the participant’s past experiences in the 

field. The goal of this course is to ensure that Individual 

Assistance Branch Directors are fully able to successfully 

perform in a high profile or catastrophic event.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Individual Assistance Branch Directors 

Type 2 and Type 3; other Operations Management 

personnel assigned to complete the course

Required Prerequisite: E0321, Management of Individual 

Assistance

Recommended Prerequisite: E0758, DHS/FEMA Individuals 

and Households Program, Grants, and Financial Closeout

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0359 Individual Assistance Other Needs 

Assistance Specialist

This course provides training to FEMA Individual Assistance 

(IA) personnel to enable them to initiate, operate, and transition Other Needs Assistance (ONA) during a Presidentially 

declared event in a Joint Option State.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: IA ONA Specialist Trainees; IA 

Human Services Managers

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools

This 4-day course provides school district teams with the 

knowledge, skills, and tools needed to review, enhance, 

and sustain an all-hazards district/school emergency 

plan. Through this course, participants will be able to 

build partnerships and develop positive working relationships among community-based protection, response, and 

recovery organizations. Throughout each unit, emphasis 

is placed on working with the whole community on 

planning for and mitigating active shooter incidents.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: School District/County/State teams. 

Teams consist of the following: First Responders: 

Police/SRO; Fire; Emergency Management; Emergency 

Medical Services/Public Health. School Administrators: 

Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent/Risk Manager; 

Principal/Assistant Principal; Public Information Officer; 

Security Official/School Safety Coordinator/School Safety 

Team member/Facility Manager/Building Engineer; 

Transportation Coordinator; Food Service Coordinator; 

and School Nurse/School Counselor/Psychologist.

Required Prerequisites: Teams must bring their school 

district/school Emergency Operations Plan to training.

Recommended Prerequisites: Completion of IS-0100.

SCa (or ICS-100.SC or ICS-100), Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Schools; and IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0362 Train-the-Trainer for G0364, MultiHazard Emergency Planning for Schools

This course prepares participants to deliver G0364, 

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools, field course. The 

purpose of the Train-the-Trainer is to develop a cadre of 

instructors capable of teaching the Multi-Hazard Emergency 

Planning for Schools (G0364) field course within their States 

or local regions.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes school administrators, State and local Emergency 

Managers; and first responders. Participants must demonstrate a working knowledge of school planning through 
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experience and training, and must be experienced in 

adult education.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; or ICS-100.

SCa, Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for 

Schools; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0362.a, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of E0361, 

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools, or G0364, MultiHazard Emergency Planning for Schools

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters

This course enables participants to improve their community’s Mitigation and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 

specifically regarding the needs of children. The course 

will provide participants with the information needed 

to address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters. It will also provide them guidance and direction on how to form coalitions and how 

to become advocates for the unique needs of children in 

all aspects of Emergency Management.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Articulate the importance of providing for the needs 

of children in disasters in their community’s current 

Emergency Management Plan.

•	 Explain what is required to keep children safe in 

emergencies and why those needs are unique.

•	 Explain the assumptions, concept of operations, and 

organization and assignment of responsibilities that 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Explain the Planning components necessary to 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Create an annex to a community’s EOP, addressing 

the unique needs of children in disasters.

•	 Identify stakeholders and organizations that can assist 

in preparing for the needs of children in disasters.

•	 Initiate steps to form coalitions and build teams that 

have a stake in keeping children safe in disasters.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; Preparedness for Schools/Children/

Higher Education/Houses of Worship; Response and 

Recovery; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is 

State and local Emergency Managers and Planners, Child 

Services Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, 

Childcare Providers, Schools, and Faith-Based 

Organizations.

Course Length: 6 hours

CEUs: 0.6

E0368 Congressional Affairs Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs Program. The course teaches 

tasks outlined in the various task lists for Specialist 

positions outlined by the Emergency Management 

Support Function #15—Standard Operating Procedures 

(ESF #15—SOP).

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 and JFO staff. This also includes 

supporting the Regions and Headquarters in their 

ongoing communication with Congress and to facilitate 

information flow between Congress and the JFO.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: New Specialists assigned to positions within a FEMA JFO, External Affairs Congressional 

Affairs component. All participants must have the requisite open FEMA Qualification System Position Task Book.

Prerequisites: This course is run in conjunction with 

E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part 

I. It requires approval of the External Affairs National 

Reservist Program Manager.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0372 FEMA/State Public Assistance 

Workshop

This course is 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. This workshop includes a forum for identifying, 

discussing, and/or resolving PA Program issues.
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Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State; FEMA Public 

Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA staff and State/tribal/territorial 

PA Officers. One per State/tribe/territory as determined 

by the respective PA Officer.

Course Length: 3 days

E0374 Public Assistance Group Supervisor

This 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 PA Program.

Program Area(s): FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA 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

Required Prerequisites: E0381, Project Specialist, or 

IS-0631, Public Assistance Operations I, prior to October 1, 

2009; L0378, Public Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment;

E0380, Public Assistance Task Force Leader; and E0382, Public 

Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0376 State Public Assistance Operations

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.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal government personnel responsible for administering Public 

Assistance grants

Required Prerequisite: IS-0634, Introduction to FEMA’s 

Public Assistance Program

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0380 Public Assistance Task Force Leader

This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of a 

Task Force Leader in the Public Assistance (PA) Program. 

It is intended to teach participants a process by which to 

organize, manage, use, support, and understand available 

guidance and tools to carry out those responsibilities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance Staff who 

have performed or may be expected to perform the 

duties of a PA Task Force Leader during a disaster event

Required Prerequisites: E0381, Project Specialist, or IS-0631, 

Public Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009; 

and E0382, Public Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

E0381 Project Specialist

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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Group 

Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA 

Project Specialist

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0382 Public Assistance Coordinator Crew 

Leader

This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of a 

Public Assistance Coordinator (PAC) Crew Leader. Topics 

include Public Assistance eligibility, special considerations, and process management tools.

Program Area(s): FEMA Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Public Assistance staff who 

will perform the duties of a PAC Crew Leader only

Required Prerequisite: E0381, Project Specialist, or IS-0631, 

Public Assistance Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8
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E0384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities—

Phase II

This course is intended to provide the participants with 

an introduction to the national framework within which 

the Department of Defense (DoD) supports Federal, State, 

local, and tribal authorities in overwhelming natural 

and/or manmade disasters. Participants are provided the 

opportunity to act as staff planners in three exercise 

scenarios, utilizing current policy guidance and DoD 

procedures. It is jointly sponsored by EMI and DoD.

Program Area(s): FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer 

(FCO); FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Other locations specified 

by ARNORTH

Selection Criteria: FCO Cadre and FEMA Operations 

Section Chiefs with disaster field experience involved in 

response activities. Selection is on a space-available basis. 

Contact the EMI Course Manager and the DoD Course 

Manager at http://www.dsca.army.mil/. DoD personnel need 

to enroll through http://www.dsca.army.mil/.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of Defense Support 

of Civil Authorities Phase I, an 8-hour Independent Study 

course at http://www.dsca.army.mil/; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0293, Mission Assignment 

Overview

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction

This course is designed to train participants to effectively use FEMA P-55, Coastal Construction Manual 

(4th Edition). The course and publication provide a 

comprehensive approach to planning, siting, designing, 

constructing, and maintaining homes in the coastal 

environment. The course contains in-depth descriptions 

of design, construction, and maintenance practices that, 

when followed, will increase the durability of residential 

buildings in the harsh coastal environment and reduce 

economic losses associated with coastal natural disasters.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Hurricane Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other Building Officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as 

engineering firms may also apply.

Recommended Prerequisite: Participants should 

complete IS-0279, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting 

Flood-Prone Residential Structures. Taking IS-0279 should also 

help potential participants establish whether they have 

the necessary level of building science knowledge.

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Coastal Residential Construction 

Practices, Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation 

Techniques, or Civil Engineering

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

CECs: 12 (CORE)

E0388 Advanced Public Information Officers 

Course

This advanced course builds on the foundations established in the G0290, Basic Public Information Officers Course,

by focusing on Public Information Officer 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, social media, and use 

of the Joint Information System.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

External Affairs–State/local/tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Full- and part-time Public Information 

personnel who have completed the Basic Public Information 

Officers Course (G0290). This recommended requirement 

can be waived for those individuals who have extensive experience in public information activities. Waiver 

requests must be in writing and submitted to Admissions.

Recommended Prerequisites: G0290, Basic Public 

Information Officers Course; IS-0029, Public Information Officer 

Awareness; or G0289, Public Information Officer Awareness

Training; G0291, Joint Information System/Center Planning for 

Tribal, State, and Local Public Information Officers; and E0952, 

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course (or preapproved EMI waiver)

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2
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E0389 Master Public Information Officer

This course provides Public Information Officers (PIOs) 

with National Incident Management System guidance, management, leadership tools, and techniques to 

use during disasters. It addresses larger coordination 

efforts needed for events requiring communication at 

the Federal, State, and regional levels. Participants will 

complete a final project research paper based on one of 

the activities in the course. The project should also meet 

the participant’s interest and jurisdictional needs. Sample 

project topics include:

•	 A Limited English Proficiency Plan for the 

participant’s jurisdiction

•	 A Policy for Social Media Plan for his/her jurisdiction

•	 A Joint Information Center Plan for his/her 

jurisdiction

Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Applicants should provide to the 

Course Manager the following material:

•	 Writing sample (example: piece of your professional 

writing as a PIO).

•	 An essay of no more than 500 words that explains 

why you would like to be considered for admission 

into this course. The essay should conform to the APA 

writing style.

•	 Recommendations (at least two) from a supervisor 

and/or a peer. Recommendations should address the 

following:

- Why should the applicant be considered for 

admission into this course? 

- What will the applicant gain from the course? 

- What will the applicant contribute to the course? 

- What will be the applicant’s potential impact on his 

or her organization? 

Required Prerequisites: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0702.a, National 

Incident Management System Public Information Systems; G0290, 

Basic Public Information Officers Course; G0291, Joint Information 

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

Officers; and E0388, Advanced Public Information Officers Course

Recommended Prerequisites: E0952, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Public Information Officer Course; E0300, ICS-300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, 

Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0241.a, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving;

and IS-0250.a, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—External 

Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency Communication and Information 

Distribution

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 8 hours

E0390 Integrating Emergency Management 

Education into Your Institution

This workshop provides information about Emergency 

Management (EM) and the benefits of and resources 

available for integrating EM degree programs and EM 

course offerings. It is a facilitation-driven workshop 

focused on creating an Action Plan to be applied within 

each participant’s academic department. During the 

session, participants will be inspired to see the importance of EM and will create an Action Plan that they can 

use, along with a toolkit of additional resources that 

will be provided, when they return to their schools to 

increase their school’s EM-related offerings.

Program Area(s): Preparedness for Schools/

Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Department Chairs of Emergency 

Management-related disciplines (such as Sociology, 

Geography, Public Administration, or Psychology, 

etc.) from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 

Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0392 Emergency Management Higher 

Education Symposium

The primary purpose of this Symposium is to encourage 

and support inter-school dialogue on a variety of issues 

and problems related to Hazard, Disaster, and Emergency 

Management higher education, as well as to facilitate 

direct dialogue between the Emergency Management 

Higher Education Program and representatives of 

colleges and universities with Emergency Management 

programs. A secondary purpose of the Conference is to 

provide information to the faculty and administrators 

of Emergency Management collegiate programs which 

could be used in the development of new Emergency 

Management college courses and programs or in the 

modification of existing courses—akin to an “educate 

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Program Area(s): Symposiums

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Faculty and administrators with 

colleges and universities which (1)  have a Hazard, 

Disaster, or Emergency Management academic program 

in place, (2) are investigating or developing a Hazard, 

Disaster, or Emergency Management academic program, 

or (3) FEMA is seeking to interest in developing such a 

program. In addition, a small number of participants 

are FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education 

Program materials developers and representatives of 

stakeholder organizations.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command 

System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents

This course provides training for personnel who require 

advanced application of the Incident Command System 

(ICS) within a Type 1 or Type 2 level incident or event. 

This course expands upon information covered in the 

ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses. The course objectives 

are as follows:

•	 Explain how major incidents engender special 

management challenges.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which an Area 

Command is established.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency 

Coordination Systems are established.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Senior personnel who are expected to 

perform in a management capacity in an Area Command 

or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; G0300, ICS-300: 

Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: Experience using concepts 

and principles from ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 in a 

response or exercise

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0410 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task 

Force Leaders

This new course is designed to enhance the knowledge 

and skills of experienced FEMA Mass Care staff. The course 

will focus on expanding participants’ knowledge of Mass 

Care at the Federal, State, local, and Non-Governmental 

Organizations levels; providing practical Mass Care exercises, integrating best practices of Mass Care services, 

and assisting in the development and credentialing of 

FEMA Mass Care staff assigned to Area Field Offices, 

Joint Field Offices, and Regional Response Coordination 

Centers.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Primary Audience FEMA: Mass 

Care/Emergency Assistance Group Supervisor, Mass 

Care/Emergency Assistance Task Force Leader, and 

Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Crew Leader. Secondary 

Audience Primary Agencies: RRCC and NRCC staff and State 

Mass Care Coordinator.

Required Prerequisites: E0411, Mass Care/Emergency 

Assistance Support for Field Operations, and IS-0403, Introduction 

to Individual Assistance (DF-103)

Recommended Prerequisite: E0836, Applicant Services 

Program Specialist

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2

E0411 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance 

Support for Field Operations

This course provides the history and context of Mass Care 

and Emergency Assistance (MC/EA), FEMA’s and other 

organizations’ roles in MC/EA, the roles and responsibilities of FEMA staff assigned to MC/EA missions, and 

lastly, provides training on the tasks performed by the 

MC/EA Specialist.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Mass Care Specialist 

Trainees; Voluntary Agency Liaison Trainees; Donations 

Management Trainees

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0806, Emergency Support 

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

and Human Services; IS-0811, Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural Resources Annex; IS-0775, 

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations; IS-0808, 

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #8—Public Health and 

Medical Services; IS-0010.a, Animals in Disasters: Awareness and 
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Preparedness; IS-0011.a, Animals in Disasters: Community Planning;

and IS-0288, The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency 

Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0417 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance 

Shelter Field Guide Training

This course was developed by the American Red Cross 

and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

to train a variety of participants in sheltering practices 

and techniques. The course is designed for use with its 

companion piece, the Shelter Field Guide.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Mass Care Specialist Trainees; 

Mass Care Crew Leads Trainees; Mass Care Task Force 

Leaders Trainees

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team 

Program Manager

This course prepares participants to establish and sustain 

an active local Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT) Program. The responsibilities of a local CERT 

Program Manager are various. This course defines the 

core components of a local CERT Program and focuses 

on effective practices for:

•	 Planning and interacting with a broad range of 

stakeholders

•	 Managing program resources

•	 Sustaining the program course topics, including:

- Developing local CERT Program goals and a related 

strategic plan;

- Promoting a local CERT Program;

- Orienting, managing, and retaining CERT members;

- Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining CERT 

trainers;

- Acquiring and managing program resources;

- Delivering and managing effective training and 

exercises;

- Developing policies and procedures for operating a 

local CERT Program; and

- Evaluating and sustaining the program.

The CERT Program Manager course is delivered at EMI 

sequentially during the same week with E0428, Community 

Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. Participants who 

wish to take both courses must submit a separate application for each course. Although either course may be 

taken separately, EMI encourages participants to take 

both courses the same week.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Professionals and volunteers who are 

designated to be or are interested in being appointed a 

local CERT Program Manager and those who are already 

in the CERT Program Manager position.

Required Prerequisites: A referral from a CERTsponsoring agency, typically a State, local, or regional 

government agency, and completion of the CERT Basic 

Training course or IS-0317, Introduction to Community 

Emergency Response Team, which can be found at http://www.

citizencorps.gov/cert/IS-0317/.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

E0428 Community Emergency Response Team 

Train-the-Trainer

This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA’s 

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic 

Training course.

This Train-the-Trainer course focuses on preparing 

instructors to:

•	 Deliver CERT Basic Training.

•	 Convey the messages and intent of the CERT Program 

(e.g., safety, teamwork, place in overall community 

Emergency Operations Plan).

•	 Assure that participants achieve the objectives of 

CERT Basic Training.

•	 Create a comfortable yet managed learning 

environment.

•	 Course topics include:

•	 CERT history, program purpose, and values.

•	 Materials and requirements for the CERT Basic 

Training course.

•	 Roles of the CERT instructor.

•	 Effective presentation of CERT Basic Training content.

•	 Effective coaching and demonstration of skills in the 

classroom.
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•	 Practices to maximize learning.

•	 Effective evaluation of CERT training participants.

The CERT Train-the-Trainer course is delivered at EMI 

sequentially during the same week with E0427, Community 

Emergency Response Team Program Manager. Participants who 

wish to take both courses must submit a separate application for each course. Although either course may be 

taken separately, EMI encourages participants to take 

both courses the same week.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Individuals who will:

•	 Serve as the Course Manager for the CERT Basic 

Training course 

•	 Be CERT Basic Training course instructors 

Required Prerequisites: A referral from a CERTsponsoring agency, typically a State, local, or regional 

government agency, and must have completed the CERT 

Basic Training or IS-0317, Introduction to Community Emergency 

Response Team, which can be found at http://www.citizencorps.

gov/cert/IS-0317/.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0431 Understanding the Emergency 

Management Assistance Compact

This course enables Emergency Management personnel 

and Response and Recovery personnel from all political 

jurisdictions to more effectively understand, activate, 

implement, and utilize the Emergency Management 

Assistance Compact (EMAC) system. This course introduces participants to the EMAC process and assists them 

in gaining familiarity and competency with the EMAC 

system so that when an event occurs that requires activation of the EMAC system, they know how to proceed, 

and what documentation and sources of information to 

use for guidance in order to maximize use of all available resources.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management; Public Works; Response and 

Recovery; Tribal; Voluntary Organizations; FEMA Federal 

Coordinating Officer; FEMA Individual AssistanceFederal; FEMA Logistics; FEMA Operations-OFA; Public 

Assistance-State; Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Emergency Management personnel 

and Response and Recovery personnel from all political jurisdictions who can be legally deployed through 

the EMAC system; persons officially responsible for 

requesting and providing EMAC assistance; and those 

individuals desiring a more comprehensive working 

knowledge of the EMAC system

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0449 Incident Command System Curricula 

Train-the-Trainer

This course prepares participants to deliver EMI’s ICS 

curricula. While ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-402 and G0191, 

Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface,

courses are addressed, the major emphasis is on ICS-300 

and ICS-400.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants must demonstrate 

a working knowledge of ICS through experience and 

training and must be experienced in delivering adult 

education. Participants must have worked as IC, 

Command, or General Staff positions on incidents, 

planned events, or exercises that went longer than one 

Operational Period or involved a written Action Plan and 

involved Multi-Agency Coordination.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; G0300, ICS-300: 

Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents;

G0400, ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command 

and General Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction.

NOTE: Participants must have taken the Emergency Management 

Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Fire Academy, or 

National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) ICS courses. Other 

ICS courses will be reviewed for consistency with the ICS objectives 

prescribed by the NIMS Integration Center.

NOTE: Persons who previously completed E0449, Incident 

Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer, can deliver 

EMI’s revised ICS curriculum without repeating E0449.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2
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E0451 Leadership I: Overview of Leadership in 

Emergency Management

This 4-day course is an interactive developmental course 

that will focus on leadership core competencies required 

to effectively operate in the Emergency Management 

environment.

This course is designed to introduce the qualities of 

an effective Emergency Management Leader, relevant 

management styles, strategic thinking, and decisionmaking. Leaders will understand and implement 

Emergency Management Program Evaluation, Situational 

Awareness, Planning, Mission and Vision Statements, 

and effectively address Human Resources issues. This 

course will provide an awareness of the key attributes 

of communication and collaboration for an effective 

Emergency Management Leader along with inter- and 

intra-agency communication, public advocacy, change 

management, and personal strengths.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Leaders Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for current 

and emerging leaders in Emergency Management. 

The target audience includes government, non-profit 

voluntary organizations, and private sector managers 

responsible for Emergency Management or Homeland 

Security, including:

•	 State, local, tribal, and territorial Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security Program Staff 

and Managers;

•	 Federal Department Heads and Branch Chiefs of 

Emergency Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Directors and Managers of non-profit voluntary 

organizations;

•	 Private Sector Managers leading Emergency 

Management offices and related programs; and

•	 Emergency Management Program Directors from all 

organizations listed above with significant authority 

and responsibilities.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist 

Training

This course trains Surge Capacity Force Specialists to 

expeditiously augment the FEMA Disaster Workforce as 

qualified employees, as described in the Post-Katrina 

Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), 

Public Law 109-295, Sec 624.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Hurricane Preparedness; Integrated Emergency 

Management; National Response Framework; Response 

and Recovery; FEMA Operations-Other Federal Agency; 

FEMA Operations-Federal; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble; 

can be taught in venues suitable for large training projects

Selection Criteria: Non-emergency FEMA staff who 

have been pre-identified to serve as Surge Capacity Force 

Surge Specialists during periods of extreme disaster 

activity

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; and IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Course Length: 5 days

E0470 Surge Liaison Training

During a disaster, FEMA’s response operations must 

effectively acquire and distribute resources. In order to 

ensure FEMA’s ability to support disaster Response and 

Recovery efforts, the Agency may activate pre-identified, non-emergency Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) component agencies’ employees as Surge Capacity 

Force Personnel. This course provides participants with 

the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to function as a 

Surge Capacity Force Liaison with DHS agencies.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Must have completed Automated 

Deployment Database Surge Capacity Force Training, 

E0463, Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training, and be at 

the invitation of the Readiness Unit Branch Chief

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction; and E0463, Surge Capacity 

Force Surge Specialist Training

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.4
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E0478 Public Assistance Grants 

Administration for Grantees

This course provides State/Grantee Public Assistance and 

Grants Administration staff with an in-depth look at 

the pre-award, post-award, and closeout activities associated with the PA Program. Participants will learn to 

apply Federal regulations, assist with project identification, ensure financial reporting requirements are met, 

and outline documentation requirements.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Grantee staff responsible for administering the PA Program or those involved in PA grant 

administration

Required Prerequisite: IS-0634, Introduction to FEMA’s 

Public Assistance Program

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0480 Public Assistance Cost Estimating 

Format

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.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Project Specialists, 

Technical Specialists, and Public Assistance Coordinator 

Crew Leaders with experience in engineering and 

construction estimating who are responsible for estimating and/or reviewing large PA projects

Required Prerequisites: E0381, Project Specialist, or IS-0631, 

Public Assistance Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0483 Administration of Public Assistance for 

Community Recovery

This course will help participants increase the administrative alignment of their organizations, people, process, 

and paperwork to meet Federal fiduciary standards 

for Public Assistance (PA) recovery. The topics include 

Stafford Act; Office of Management and Budget standards; FEMA policies and procedures; National Incident 

Management System application; PA Categories A–G; and 

the criteria for reimbursement of force account labor, 

force account equipment, materials, rented materials, 

and contracts. The methodologies include case study 

analysis, group discussions, and major simulation exercises transitioning from Emergency Operations Center 

operations to long-term recovery.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: State, local, county, or tribal officials 

who are or could be the PA Agent representatives for 

their communities

Required Prerequisites: ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; and IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3

E0489 Management of Spontaneous 

Volunteers in Disasters

This course introduces the skills and planning considerations required to manage large numbers of people who 

are not affiliated with an experienced relief organization, but who want to help in disasters. These helpers 

or “spontaneous volunteers” are generally well motivated and sincerely want to help, but if their efforts and 

resources are not coordinated effectively, they could be 

counterproductive, wasteful, and often a strain on the 

disaster area.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Emergency Managers and voluntary 

organizations responsible for the management of spontaneous volunteers

Required Prerequisites: All course participants should 

be familiar with their own State and local government Emergency Operations Plan Annex, if one exists, 

on the use of spontaneous volunteers and volunteers 

affiliated with relief organizations. In addition, the individuals should have a working knowledge of the Incident 

Command and National Incident Management Systems 

(IS-0100, 0200, 0700, and 0800).

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7
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E0491 Direct Housing Management

This course provides the Individuals and Households 

Program /Direct Housing Assistance and other essential 

FEMA staff with the knowledge and skills necessary to 

manage a Direct Housing Assistance mission.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The course is designed for FEMA 

Individual Assistance (IA) personnel who manage Direct 

Housing missions. These staffs may include the following: 

IA Branch Director, Direct Housing Group Supervisor, 

Federal Coordinating Officer, Direct Housing Manager, 

and IA Technical Assistance Contractor Manager.

Required Prerequisite: E0492, Direct Housing Specialist

Recommended Prerequisites: 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: 3.2

E0492 Direct Housing Specialist

This course will train Individual Assistance (IA) Direct 

Housing Specialists on program planning; direct field 

operations on private sites, commercial sites, and 

group sites; contract technical monitoring; coordination of Housing Unit supply; and direct interaction with 

housing occupants for recertification and other administrative functions.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Personnel assigned to perform IA 

Direct Housing Specialist tasks as defined by the FEMA 

Qualification System Task Book

Recommended Prerequisites: E0836, Applicant Services 

Program Specialist; and IS-0403, Introduction to Individual 

Assistance (DF-103)

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0493 Direct Housing Support Specialist

This course will train Individual Assistance Direct 

Housing Support Specialists in their role in supporting 

Direct Housing missions. The main topics of this course 

will include ensuring all Temporary Housing Unit 

transactions are complete and documented in HOMES, 

maintaining documentation supporting the mission, 

performing recertifications, and understanding how to 

fulfill program administration activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Direct Housing Support 

Specialist Trainees

Required Prerequisite: E0836, Applicant Services Program 

Specialist, or be a credentialed Applicant Services Program 

Specialist

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.2

E0494 Individual Assistance Reports 

Specialist: Functions and Methods

Information Management is a critical component of 

an Individual Assistance (IA) operation, across all IA 

Program areas. The goal of this course is to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to collect, record, 

disseminate, and manage information to provide the 

best possible situational awareness on all aspects of the 

IA Program. Effective information management will 

result in proactive planning and decision-making, which 

provides the best service to disaster survivors.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA Corps personnel who will be 

serving as IA Reports Specialists 

Required Prerequisites: IS-0403, Introduction to Individual 

Assistance (DF-103); E0836, Applicant Services Program Specialist;

IS-0650.a, Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments; IS-0806, 

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency 

Assistance, Housing, and Human Services

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.7

E0495 Introduction to the World of the 

Voluntary Agency Liaison

The goal of this course is to give Individual Assistance 

Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) trainees the knowledge, skills, and tools to establish strategic partnerships 

with internal and external entities and coordinate voluntary organizations to support Preparedness, Mitigation, 

Response, and Recovery functions.
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Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA VAL Specialists; FEMA Corps 

VALs

Required Prerequisites: IS-0403, Introduction to Individual 

Assistance (DF-103); E0836, Applicant Services Program Specialist;

IS-0650.a, Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments; and 

IS-0806, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—Mass Care, 

Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.7

E0526 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

II: Communications and Customer Service

This course will provide the techniques and tools for oral 

and written communication necessary to meet and exceed 

performance expectations as a future leader. Participants 

are instructed in how to appropriately, accurately, and 

succinctly relay information at all levels. Participants 

learn to effectively respond to customer needs in a timely 

manner while setting an example of high leadership and 

a win-win communication style with impact.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Permanent Full-Time (PFT) 

employees in grades GS-11/12/13. Cadre of  On-Call 

Response/Recovery Employees (COREs) may attend on 

a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0527 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

II: Representing the Agency

This course will provide FEMA employees with the tools 

and techniques for serving as positive representatives 

of their organization and the Agency. Participants identify their personal strengths when relating to others and 

how to parlay those strengths into the ability to effectively communicate viewpoints that may differ from an 

audience’s ideas or beliefs. Techniques are provided for 

crafting an External Affairs message that delivers concise, 

focused, and key-message points.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-11/12/13. 

Cadre of  On-Call Response/Recovery Employees may 

attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0528 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

II: Achieving Results/Teamwork

This course teaches participants effective and efficient team concepts and establishes a results-oriented 

approach to daily tasks and projects. Participants learn: 

goal setting, maximizing team diversity, prioritizing 

tasks, decision-making, identifying and maintaining 

a common team goal, team leader vs. team member, 

and adapting to unforeseen situations. These skills with 

direct application to the workplace encourage highperformance teams and employee empowerment.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-11/12/13. 

Cadre of  On-Call Response/Recovery Employees may 

attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0529 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

II: Leadership for Managerial Success

This is an advanced leadership course designed to increase 

the management and supervision skills of the Agency’s 

aspiring leaders at the GS-11 through GS-13 levels. The 

course will address the importance of building trust; 

effective communication and coaching; creating and 

sustaining high-performance teams; and becoming a 

visionary leader.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-11/12/13. 

Cadre of  On-Call Response/Recovery Employees may 

attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0533 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

I: Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders

This course is an intermediate leadership course designed 

for employees seeking opportunities to take on new leadership roles. The course will provide an understanding 

of the leadership competencies necessary for advancing 

to the next level. The course will address the importance 

of building trust; effective communication; improving 

team effectiveness; and understanding your organization’s vision and the role you play.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC
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Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS 10 and 

below. Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees 

may attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0534 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

I: Communications and Customer Service

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to deliver an oral presentation with confidence, 

writing effectively to ensure audience understanding 

and an overall professional presence. It provides tools 

and techniques in the areas of incoming/outgoing 

communication to determine a win-win outcome for 

internal/external customers; resolving and responding 

to difficult customer issues; effectively responding to 

specific behaviors that can damage customer relations; 

and avoiding break-downs in the service process.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-10 and 

below. Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees 

may attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0535 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

I: Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork

This course covers the requirements for effective and 

increased productivity in the workplace; projecting leadership and self-confidence; and managing work hours 

effectively. Participants learn how to analyze and organize tasks and chart a course of action and measure results. 

Through awareness, participants are taught to understand the value of utilizing technology, networking, and 

systems that increase work productivity. Participants 

identify important qualities and effective leadership 

traits needed in order to be successful in the workplace 

and beyond. Participants are provided with strategies and 

techniques for becoming effective team members.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-10 and 

below. Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees 

may attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0536 Performance Excellence Series—Level 

I: Representing the Agency

This course will aid participants in grasping and articulating the role and core values of the Agency and the 

pitfalls and consequences of misrepresentation. It provides 

employees with the ability to take on a more strategic, 

thoughtful, and credible approach when communicating 

and representing the Agency. Participants receive tools 

for enhancing their interpersonal skills and effectively 

interacting with others.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: PFT employees in grades GS-10 and 

below. Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees 

may attend on a space-available basis.

Course Length: 4 days

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the 

Workplace

This course guides participants in the use of strategic 

problem-solving skills which they can apply to various 

workplace situations which require analysis and/or planning as well as solving workplace disputes at the lowest 

level and at the earliest opportunity. The benefits of using 

strategic problem-solving include more efficient use of 

time and energy, a more satisfied workforce, and a better 

work environment.

Program Area(s): FEMA Alternative Dispute Resolution; 

FEMA Attorney; FEMA Contracting/Acquisition; FEMA 

Environmental/Historic Preservation; FEMA Federal 

Coordinating Officer; FEMA Human Resources; 

Individual Assistance-State; FEMA Individual AssistanceFederal; FEMA Logistics; FEMA Long-Term Community 

Recovery; FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support; 

FEMA Mitigation; FEMA Planning; Public AssistanceState; FEMA Public Assistance-Federal; FEMA Safety; 

FEMA Security; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees, either managerial 

or staff who must apply strategic problem-solving skills 

in various workplace situations which require analysis 

and/or planning as well as solving workplace disputes at 

the lowest level and at the earliest opportunity

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8
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E0542 Basic Mediation Skills

To excel in the workplace and in the world, people must 

have command of sophisticated conflict management 

strategies. This course explores the skills of mediation 

that are applicable to dispute resolution in any workplace. 

Participants will practice successful problem-solving and 

collaboration techniques. The teaching methodology will 

include interactive exercises, demonstrations, lectures, 

supervised role-plays, and group debriefings. Conflict 

resolution processes, principles, and theories will be 

presented. The five different conflict coping styles will 

be discussed, and participants will identify their own 

style. All participants will understand how to reduce and 

transform conflict in the workplace.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Permanent Full-Time 

employees and Cadre of  On-Call Response/Recovery 

Employees

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 3.4

E0545 Basic Human Resources for Disaster 

Supervisors

This course is designed to provide FEMA Supervisors 

with the human resources tools they need to efficiently 

and effectively manage staff in disaster operations. The 

course focuses on three main areas of supervision: Hiring 

vs. Deployment (acquiring employees), Maintaining 

and Supporting (care and feeding of employees), and 

Performance and Conduct (dealing with problem 

employees).

Program Area(s): FEMA Human Resources

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is not open to non-supervisory FEMA personnel.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0101.c, Preparing for 

Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0548 Continuity of Operations Planning 

Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs. This 

course is designed to acquaint experienced COOP practitioners and instructors with the COOP Program Managers 

course materials. The objectives include defining COOP; 

explaining the benefits of a viable COOP Program and 

Plan; identifying elements of a viable COOP Program; 

and identifying processes, resources, and tasks necessary 

to implement and manage a successful COOP Program. 

The course will also refresh experienced instructors on 

instructional methodology and techniques.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for Continuity of Operations.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have knowledge of COOP Programs and the Federal Continuity 

Directives 1 and 2.

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0547.a, Introduction to 

Continuity of Operations

Course Length: 3 days

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. The purpose of the Reconstitution Planning 

Workshop is to assist Federal Department and Agency, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions with the 

importance of developing effective and comprehensive 

reconstitution planning.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP and reconstitution planning.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have knowledge of COOP Programs and the Federal Continuity 

Directives 1 and 2.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0547.a, Introduction to 

Continuity of Operations, and IS-0235.b, Emergency Planning

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2
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E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning 

Train-the-Trainer

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 provides the 

skills and knowledge to improve the overall quality and 

workability of COOP Plans.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for managing a COOP Program.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0547.a, Introduction to Continuity 

of Operations, or E0548, Continuity of Operations Planning Program 

Manager Train-the-Trainer Course

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0235.b, Emergency Planning

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Trainthe-Trainer

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the hands-on experience necessary to develop 

a department or agency Devolution Plan as part of their 

overall COOP Program. Topics include conditions under 

which devolution would be appropriate, identifying 

special considerations for devolution planning, and how 

to develop a Devolution Plan.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level II Master Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Planning

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for Continuity of Operations Programs and 

planning.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0547.a, Introduction to Continuity 

of Operations; and E0548, Continuity of Operations Planning 

Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0235.b, Emergency Planning

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

E0553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security 

Planning

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. The purpose of the Resilient Accord Workshop 

is to increase Federal Department and Agency, State, 

local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictional continuity of 

operations awareness and discuss how to execute continuity operations resulting from a cyber security event.

Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, State, 

local, territorial, and tribal government employees responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations Program.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.6

E0554 Determined Accord Workshop

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. The goal of the Determined Accord tabletop 

exercise is to assist in increasing a department or agency’s continuity readiness for a pandemic event. It also 

focuses on mitigating vulnerabilities during a continuity 

influenza pandemic outbreak and identifying gaps or 

weaknesses in pandemic planning in organization of 

continuity plans, policies, and procedures.

Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations 

Program.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.6

E0556 Guardian Accord Terrorism-Based 

Planning Workshop

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. The purpose of Guardian Accord Workshop 

is to increase Federal Department and Agencies, State, 

local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions’ awareness 

about the importance of incorporating the specific risks 

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Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for managing a Continuity of Operations 

Program.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.6

E0557 Mission Essential Functions Workshop 

(Continuity Guidance)

This course is based on the guidance to the Federal 

Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and 

Programs. The Mission Essential Functions Workshop is 

to assist Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal levels 

of government continuity personnel to develop Essential 

Functions (EFs) to support continuity of essential operations during and following a significant disruption to 

normal operations and reconstitution.

Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for managing a COOP Program.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0558 Introduction to Information 

Management for Individual Assistance

Information Management is a critical component of 

an Individual Assistance (IA) operation, across all IA 

Program areas. The goal of this course is to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to collect, record, 

disseminate, and manage information to provide the 

best possible situational awareness on all aspects of the 

IA Program. Effective information management will 

result in proactive planning and decision-making, which 

provides the best service to disaster survivors.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for qualified Applicant Services Program Specialists with an 

open Task Book in one of the following positions: IA 

Reports Specialist, IA Planning Specialist or IA Liaison 

Specialist (inclusion of the IA Liaison Specialist is dependent on anticipated revisions to the FEMA Qualification 

System). IA Information Management Group Supervisors, 

Managers, Task Force Leaders, and Crew Leaders are 

encouraged to attend if space is available.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0403, Introduction to Individual 

Assistance (DF-103); E0836, Applicant Services Program Specialist;

IS-0650.a, Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments; and 

IS-0806, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—Mass Care, 

Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0580 Emergency Management Framework 

for Tribal Governments

This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with 

the information and strategies to develop or improve 

Emergency Management programs and systems within 

their tribal community. The course promotes the integration of all aspects of Emergency Management from 

Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation into 

the planning process. The course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to improve the overall response 

to emergencies regardless of hazard, size, or complexity, 

and improve the sustainability of their tribal community and better protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and 

sovereignty.

Program Area(s): Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes, but may not be limited to:

•	 Tribal personnel who are responsible for overseeing 

the Emergency Planning and Emergency Management 

processes.

•	 Tribal personnel who may be assigned to a leadership 

or support position in Emergency Management or 

operations.

•	 Tribal council members, tribal leaders, and others 

who are responsible for the safety and security of the 

tribal population.

The course will be limited to federally or State-recognized 

tribal government representatives. Exceptions are authorized by the Course Manager only.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4
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E0581 Emergency Operations for Tribal 

Governments

This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives 

with the information, skills, and strategies to improve 

overall emergency operations and make tribal governments more capable and self-sufficient during emergency 

operations. The course also promotes the integration of 

emergency operations across all functional lines in order 

to enhance the tribes’ overall response for all emergencies, regardless of hazard, size, or complexity.

Program Area(s): Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes, but may not be limited to:

•	 Tribal personnel who are responsible for overseeing 

the Emergency Planning and Emergency Management 

processes.

•	 Tribal personnel who may be assigned to a leadership 

or support position in Emergency Management or 

operations.

•	 Tribal council members, tribal leaders, and others 

who are responsible for the safety and security of the 

tribal population.

The course will be limited to federally or State-recognized 

tribal government representatives. Exceptions are authorized by the Course Manager only.

Required Prerequisite: E0580, Emergency Management 

Framework for Tribal Governments

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

CECs: 2.4

E0582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments

This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with 

an understanding of Mitigation opportunities and techniques, examples of Mitigation success stories to reduce 

future losses from natural or other hazards, and an overview of available FEMA Mitigation Programs. Primary 

emphasis is on helping tribal Emergency Managers 

and Planners recognize a successful planning process, 

identify Planning Team members, identify Mitigation 

planning requirements and effective Mitigation opportunities to improve the sustainability of their tribal 

community and better protect tribal citizens, lands, 

culture, and sovereignty.

Program Area(s): Tribal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Tribal representatives involved in 

Emergency Management, planning, economic development, and tribal leaders/Elected Officials. The course 

will be limited to federally or State-recognized tribal 

government representatives. Exceptions are authorized 

by the Course Manager only.

Required Prerequisite: E0580, Emergency Management 

Framework for Tribal Governments

Recommended Prerequisite: E0581, Emergency Operations 

for Tribal Governments

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0590 Human Resources Basic Course

This course will provide the Human Resources (HR) 

Deployment trainee, HR Recruiting and Hiring Specialist 

trainee, and the HR Time and Attendance Specialist 

trainee with the information needed to open, deliver, 

and close down HR operations. Topics covered in this 

course include recruitment and hiring techniques for 

building and maintaining high performing teams in 

disaster operations, strategies for effective communication conflict resolution, signs of stress, and methods for 

managing stress.

Program Area(s): FEMA Human Resources

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Course Length: 4 days

E0591 Human Resources Intermediate Course

This course will provide the Human Resources Manager 

with position-specific competencies required for the 

FEMA Qualification System, and with leadership and 

professional skills required to perform their position 

duties.

Program Area(s): FEMA Human Resources

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Course Length: 4 days
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E0599 Introduction to FEMA Information 

Technology

This course will provide all Information Technology (IT) 

staff with basic knowledge of FEMA IT and a foundation 

to effectively build up as they progress through their 

specialized fields of expertise.

Program Area(s): FEMA Information Technology

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA IT Staff 

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0610 Introduction to Instructional Design 

Methods

This course provides participants with an introduction 

to methods and theories used to develop and evaluate a training program effectively. Key topics include 

conducting a Performance and Needs Analysis, designing 

and developing courses, and evaluating a training 

program. Previous completion of E0601, Management and 

Supervision of Training, will fulfill the certificate requirement 

for E0610, Introduction to Instructional Design Methods.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Basic 

Instructional Design Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to curriculum design 

and development duties or positions.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0611 Instructing and Facilitating in the 

Classroom and Online

This course provides instruction and practice in support 

of delivering successful training events, both as an 

instructor and as a facilitator in various learning environments. This course emphasizes the application of various 

aspects of science of learning theory in conducting 

presentations and facilitating learning through discussion in the classroom, meeting room, or online.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructor 

Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to instructor duties 

or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Basic Instructor Certificate or 1–2 years 

of experience as an instructor

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3

E0612 Managing Courses and Classrooms

In addition to teaching and facilitating, instructors are 

required to manage participant and training facilities 

to effectively deliver courses and other training events. 

This course provides the information and application 

of knowledge in selecting training sites; classroom 

design; classroom/meeting room technology; arranging 

logistics; promoting teamwork during training; and 

minimizing liability.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructor 

Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to instructor duties 

or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Basic Instructor Certificate OR 1–2 years 

of experience as an instructor

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0614 Analysis and Design of Training

An essential element of Instructional Design and 

Curriculum Development is the initial analysis of the 

need for training and the resulting design of training 

methods and content. This course provides participants 

the theory and application of analysis methods and 

course design. Key topics of this course will include analysis of training needs and requirements, development of 

analysis documents, and design of courses and training 

programs based upon the results and recommendations 

of an analysis.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructional 

Design Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to curriculum development duties or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Basic Instructional Design Certificate or 

1–2 years of experience as a curriculum developer

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.2
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E0615 Development and Evaluation of Training

Efficient development of course content and evaluation 

of curriculum and training program elements are key 

to the successful implementation and sustainment of 

training. Key topics of this course will include development of various types of training materials, participant 

knowledge and skill assessments, and implementation 

of evaluation programs for courses, instructors, and 

training programs.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructional 

Design Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to curriculum development duties or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Basic Instructional Design Certificate or 

1–2 years of experience as a curriculum developer

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0616 Training Program Management

This course discusses the essential elements of training 

program management, including program life-cycle 

requirements, financial requirements, managing training 

facilities, management of instructors, instructional technology, and other factors that support a quality training 

program.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Training 

Management Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to training management duties or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Instructor Certificate or Instructional 

Design Certificate, or 5–6 years of experience as an 

instructor or curriculum developer

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3

E0617 Training Project Management

Key topics for this course support the management 

of development and acquisition projects for training 

programs, including course development, development and acquisition of supporting technology, and 

other projects. Emphasis is placed on the use of project 

management knowledge, skills, and materials to successfully complete a project in an efficient manner.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Training 

Management Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to training management duties or positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the Master 

Trainer Program Instructor Certificate or Instructional 

Design Certificate, or 5–6 years of experience as an 

instructor or curriculum developer

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0618 Strategic Issues in Training 

Management

This course facilitates the discussion of the issues involved 

in translating an organization’s mission and goals to 

effective training and development programs. Key topics 

include developing professionals within the organization, long-term development and support of programs, 

and program evaluation.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Executive 

Training Management Certificate

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is composed of individuals assigned to executive management duties or positions.

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.2

E0619 Fraud Awareness and Prevention Trainthe-Trainer

This course will introduce participants to effective 

presentation skills, define fraud and explain FEMA’s 

responsibility as good stewards of taxpayer dollars, and 

identify FEMA fraud indicators, both internally and 

externally, along with reporting fraud.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Regional 

Security Officers and Security Managers.

Required Prerequisite: Must be a Regional Security 

Officer or Senior Security Manager

Course Length: 3⁄4 day

CEUs: 0.6
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E0662 Single Point Order Tracking

Single Point Order Tracking (SPOT) is defined as an 

Agency-wide integrated and standardized process to 

manage and track all resource orders for disaster supplies, 

equipment, services, personnel, and teams; from order 

to delivery to the end user or customer. This course 

provides the step-by-step process and business practices for SPOT and will provide opportunities to practice 

working in teams to apply the SPOT process.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center NETC; 

Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA staff with responsibility to 

manage and track resource orders for disaster supplies, 

equipment, personnel, and teams

Required Prerequisites: Field experience in support of 

multiple disaster field operations and pre-course reading 

assignment of the Single Point Order Management and 

Tracking Directive

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.7

E0680 Emergency Management—

A Leadership Challenge

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), partnering 

with Harvard University, will deliver E0680, Emergency 

Management—A Leadership Challenge. This course is based 

on Meta-Leadership training developed by Harvard for 

the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. MetaLeadership provides the framework that strategically 

leverages the efforts of different organizational units. 

The course focuses on Whole Community and MetaLeadership capabilities that enable effective leadership 

across organizational boundaries. The Five Dimensions 

of Meta-Leadership are: The Person of the Meta-Leader; 

the Situation; Leading Your Silo; Leading Up; and 

Leading Cross-Agency Connectivity. Other course topics 

include Terrorism; Mistakes You Will Make in a Crisis; 

and Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Complex 

Crisis Environments. The course is highly interactive 

and includes relevant case studies and realistic simulation exercises.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Executive Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Formal acceptance into the 

Executive Academy is required. Participants will be 

selected from State, local, tribal nations, trust territories, Federal Agencies, Urban Area Security Initiative, 

higher education institutions, and recognized leaders in 

Emergency Management, related private industries, and 

voluntary organizations.

This course is designed for key executive positions at 

the national, State, regional, tribal, territorial, or major 

urban area levels. Ideal candidates will serve on major 

commissions and task forces or be responsible for making 

decisions that have a significant effect on national policy. 

The audience may include, but is not limited to:

•	 Emergency Management and Homeland Security 

Directors or Advisors; 

•	 High-Ranking Administrators;

•	 Presidents or Chairs of major professional 

organizations;

•	 Federal Department Heads of Offices of Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Chiefs or Directors of voluntary agencies or 

organizations; and

•	 Private Sector Executives leading major Emergency 

Management offices.

Required Prerequisite: Acceptance into National 

Emergency Management Executive Academy

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0682 Emergency Management in the 21st

Century

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), partnering 

with the Center of Homeland Defense and Security at the 

Naval Postgraduate School, will deliver E0682, Emergency 

Management in the 21st Century. This course provides the 

Emergency Management Leader with historical, social, 

economic, legal, and ethical perspectives that shape 

policy and decision-making. Participants have the opportunity to explore and analyze technical and operational 

issues of the Homeland Security enterprise in order to 

create an understanding of the link between policy and 

action and vice versa. Participants further develop critical 

thinking skills and novel problem-solving techniques 

when dealing with the complexity and pressures that are 

associated with Emergency Management executive-level 

decision-making.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Executive Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Formal acceptance into the Executive 

Academy is required. Participants will be selected from 

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Agencies, Urban Area Security Initiative, higher education institutions, and recognized leaders in Emergency 

Management, related private industries, and voluntary 

organizations.

This course is designed for key executive positions at 

the national, State, regional, tribal, territorial, or major 

urban area levels. Ideal candidates will serve on major 

commissions and task forces or be responsible for making 

decisions that have a significant effect on national policy. 

The audience may include, but is not limited to:

•	 Emergency Management and Homeland Security 

Directors or Advisors; 

•	 High-Ranking Administrators;

•	 Presidents or Chairs of major professional 

organizations;

•	 Federal Department Heads of Offices of Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Chiefs or Directors of voluntary agencies or 

organizations; and

•	 Private Sector Executives leading major Emergency 

Management offices.

Required Prerequisite: Acceptance into National 

Emergency Management Executive Academy

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0684 Integrating Science into Emergency 

Management Policies and Decisions

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), partnering with the University of Hawaii, National Disaster 

Preparedness Training Center, will deliver E0684, 

Integrating Science into Emergency Management Policies and Decisions.

This course will focus on the tools and techniques for 

understanding and managing catastrophic disasters 

by examining the science and research that underlies 

current and emerging threats, hazards, and resulting 

consequences. Topics include sociological studies, organizational behavior theory and practice, and the use 

of models and studies in the analysis of complex and 

cascading disaster environments.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Executive Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Formal acceptance into the Executive 

Academy is required. Participants are selected from State, 

local, tribal nations, trust territories, Federal Agencies, 

Urban Area Security Initiative, higher education 

institutions, and recognized leaders in Emergency 

Management, related private industries, and voluntary 

organizations.

This course is designed for current and emerging executives at the national, State, regional, tribal, territorial, 

or major urban area levels. Ideal candidates will serve 

on major commissions and task forces or be responsible 

for making decisions that have a significant effect on 

national policy, or the management of disaster Response 

and Recovery activities. The audience may include, but 

is not limited to:

•	 Emergency Management and Homeland Security 

Directors or Advisors; 

•	 High-Ranking Administrators;

•	 Presidents or Chairs of major professional 

organizations;

•	 Federal Department Heads of Offices of Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Chiefs or Directors of voluntary agencies or 

organizations; and

•	 Private Sector Executives leading major Emergency 

Management offices.

Required Prerequisite: Acceptance into National 

Emergency Management Executive Academy

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0686 Exercising Emergency Management 

Executive Policy and Decision-Making

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), partnering 

with the Texas Engineering Extension Service, will 

deliver E0686, Exercising Emergency Management Executive Policy 

and Decision-Making. Management and leadership behaviors, 

including policy and strategy-level decision-making, 

are emphasized throughout the week. This course will 

place participants in difficult Emergency Management 

situations, resulting in personal stress, while exploring 

leadership, decision-making, and policy-making methodologies during adversity.

Program Area(s): National Emergency Management 

Executive Academy

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Formal acceptance into the Executive 

Academy is required. Participants are selected from State, 

local, tribal nations, trust territories, Federal Agencies, 

Urban Area Security Initiative, higher education institutions, and recognized leaders in Emergency Management, 

related private industries, and voluntary organizations.
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This course is designed for current and emerging executives at the national, State, regional, tribal, territorial, 

or major urban area levels. Ideal candidates will serve 

on major commissions and task forces or be responsible 

for making decisions that have a significant effect on 

national policy, or the management of disaster Response 

and Recovery activities. The audience may include, but 

is not limited to:

•	 Emergency Management and Homeland Security 

Directors or Advisors; 

•	 High-Ranking Administrators;

•	 Presidents or Chairs of major professional 

organizations;

•	 Federal Department Heads of Offices of Emergency 

Management or Homeland Security;

•	 Chiefs or Directors of voluntary agencies or 

organizations; and

•	 Private Sector Executives leading major Emergency 

Management offices.

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have 

completed the first three sessions (E0680, Emergency 

Management—A Leadership Challenge; E0682, Emergency 

Management in the 21st Century; and E0684, Integrating Science into 

Emergency Management Policies and Decisions) of the Executive 

Academy before applying to E0686.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor

This course will provide the participant the skills needed 

to perform effectively as a trainee Disability Integration 

Advisor.

Program Area(s): FEMA Operations-Federal; FEMA 

Planning; Disability Integration

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants will be FEMA Disability 

Integration Advisors.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to successfully perform Resources Unit Leader 

(RESL) position-specific tasks when assigned to a Joint 

Field Office (JFO).

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; JFO; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(RESL) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System

Required Prerequisites: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network account

Recommended Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

E0696 FEMA Mission Readiness

This course is a cohort-style, in-residence course at the 

National Emergency Training Center (NETC) designed 

to give new employees a comprehensive understanding 

of FEMA’s mission, culture, structure, and organizational 

responsibilities to help them navigate the organization. 

Although deployment is discussed, it is not a deployment 

preparedness course.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Permanent Full-Time (PFT), 

Temporary Full-Time (TFT), or Cadre of  On-Call 

Response/Recovery Employee (CORE) FEMA hires are 

eligible. This means if you are employed as a Reservist, 

you are not currently eligible for this training. All FEMA 

PFTs, TFTs, and COREs are eligible for Mission Readiness 

with priority placement for new employees. This course 

is required for all new-to-FEMA PFT employees hired 

on or after July 1, 2010. It is not required of PFTs who 

are/were converted directly from a Reservist (previously 

“DAE”), CORE, or TFT position which they occupied 

prior to July 1, 2010.

Travel Costs Procedure: The cost of travel for those 

participants required (see above) to attend Mission 

Readiness will be paid through a central fund.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; or IS-0100.FWa, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Federal Workers;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8
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E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to successfully perform Planning Section Chief 

(PSC) position-specific tasks when assigned to a Joint 

Field Office.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PSC) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System.

Required Prerequisites: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint

Recommended Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader 

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to successfully perform Planning Support Unit 

Leader (PLSL) position-specific tasks when assigned to a 

Joint Field Office (JFO).

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PLSL) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System

Required Prerequisites: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network account

Recommended Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

E0701 Grants Management Essentials

This course provides FEMA Regional and Headquarters 

staff an overview of grants management principles 

and best practices across financial and programmatic 

functions.

Program Area(s): FEMA Financial Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: New FEMA Grants employees; also 

required for some FEMA Qualification System positions 

outside of Grants Management

Required Prerequisites: Must be a FEMA employee with 

Grants Management responsibilities 

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.6

E0705 Fundamentals of Grants Management

This course is designed for FEMA grantees and subgrantees. It includes discussion and work on Federal 

Monitoring, as well as conducting sub-grantee 

monitoring.

Program Area(s): FEMA Financial Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Participants must be FEMA grantees 

or sub-grantees

Required Prerequisite: Participants must be FEMA 

grantees or sub-grantees

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0706 Disaster Contracting

This course is designed as basic training for any FEMA 

Joint Field Office (JFO) Contract Specialist, most specifically for members of the FEMA Acquisition/Procurement 

Disaster Workforce Cadre or any personnel with FEMA 

Automated Deployment Database (ADD) deployment 

title of Procurement Unit Leader, Contract Specialist, or 

Procurement Specialist.

Program Area(s): FEMA Contracting/Acquisition

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

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 a FEMA ADD 

deployment title of JFO Procurement Unit Leader, Contract 

Specialist, or Procurement Specialist. Approval to attend 

this course is made by the FEMA Acquisition/Procurement 

National Cadre Manager, or by a member of the Office 

of Procurement/FEMA Headquarters who can sign 

on behalf of the Acquisition/Procurement National 

Cadre Manager. The signature of the aforementioned is 

required.
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Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0101.c, Preparing for Federal 

Disaster Operations: FEMA; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.7

E0713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief 

Counsel Field Operations

This course provides new FEMA legal staff with the 

skills required to provide effective legal support during 

Response and Recovery operations. After completion 

of this course, participants will have a basic understanding of FEMA’s statutory and regulatory framework, 

fiscal and grant management law, the interface between 

FEMA Headquarters Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) and 

field operations, and the roles and responsibilities of 

the field legal staff. They will have a basic knowledge 

of substantive topics including disaster declarations and 

response operations focusing on Federal agency authorities; coordination of Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

voluntary agency support; Mission Assignments; grant 

assistance for emergency protective measures; records 

requests (Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act); 

and recovery operations focusing on Public Assistance, 

Individual Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation. In addition, they will receive instruction on providing legal 

advice under disaster conditions (Advice in Crisis).

Program Area(s): FEMA Attorney

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA OCC staff

Required Prerequisites: Must have read Your Guide to 

FEMA Booklet (disaster-related)

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0714 Advanced FEMA Office of Chief 

Counsel Field Operations

This course provides annual training to personnel in the 

Office of Chief Counsel (OCC).

Program Area(s): FEMA Attorney

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA OCC Staff

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0716 Comptroller Basic

This course is required for any person serving as a FEMA 

Comptroller in FEMA Joint Field Office (JFO) operations 

prior to their deployment in this position. The course is 

a specific overview of FEMA systems, grants programs, 

National Response Framework, National Incident 

Management System structure, and Units that report 

to the Finance and Administration Section (Human 

Resources, Procurement, Training, and Cost Unit).

Program Area(s): FEMA Comptroller

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is for any FEMA 

Comptroller Disaster Workforce Cadre member who 

will serve as Finance and Administration Section Chief 

in FEMA JFO disaster operations or any FEMA national 

personnel who will serve as a Finance and Administration 

Section Chief in FEMA JFO disaster operations. Approval 

to attend this course is made by the FEMA National 

Comptroller Cadre Manager or a member of the Office 

of Chief Financial Officer/FEMA Headquarters who 

can sign on behalf of the FEMA National Comptroller 

Cadre Manager. The signature of the aforementioned 

is required. If the participant is also a FEMA Regional 

employee, the signature of the FEMA Regional Training 

Manager is required.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0101.c, Preparing for Federal 

Disaster Operations: FEMA; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0717 Introductory Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Advisor Training

This training will provide the knowledge and skills 

necessary for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 

Advisors to perform fully their ADR functions at a high 

level. The result will be a team of ADR professionals who 

are able to deploy to disaster sites; heighten awareness 

of the benefits of ADR; anticipate and prevent problems; 

provide conflict coaching, mediation, and facilitation 

services; resolve and reduce the number of complaints 

and conflicts; and help create an atmosphere of open 

communication.
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Program Area(s): FEMA ADR

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Selection Criteria: Newly hired FEMA ADR Reservists, 

Cadre of  On-Call Response/Recovery Employees, and 

Permanent Full-Time members and incumbent ADR 

members with limited field experience

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0722 Logistics Information Management 

System

This course provides participants with the necessary 

database skills to effectively complete required property accountability transactions. It is mandatory that the 

Logistics Information Management System (LIMS) automated system be used to maintain accountable property 

and records.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

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.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0023, Custodial Officer, and 

IS-0025, Basic Property Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0726 Financial Management Concepts for 

Disaster Operations

This training is intended to enable Senior Financial 

Disaster staff to perform their duties in a more uniform 

and unified manner by increasing technical skills and 

reinforcing lessons learned from on-the-job training; 

providing measurable milestones in recognizing 

increased skill level; increasing consistency in quality of 

work, clean-up, and close-out of Joint Field Offices; and 

providing for consistent performance and qualification 

of resources.

Program Area(s): FEMA Comptroller; FEMA Financial 

Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is open to the Finance 

Management Cadre’s Cost Unit Leaders; the Finance 

and Administration Cadre’s Finance/Admin Section 

Chief Type  II; Regional Financial Management 

Specialists and Grants Management Specialists; the 

Finance/Administration Section Chief Type II; and Cost 

Unit Leader.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction; and E0337, Posting Integrated 

Financial Management Information System Transactions

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0727 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: 

Floodplain Management and Wetlands 

Protection

Executive Orders (EOs) 11988 and 11990 on Floodplain 

Management and Wetlands Protection requires Federal 

agencies to avoid actions in or adversely affecting floodplains and wetlands unless there is no practicable 

alternative. EO 11988 establishes an eight-step process 

that agencies should carry out as part of their decisionmaking on projects that have the potential to impact 

floodplains. This course provides participants with the 

training needed to understand the principles of EOs 11988 

and 11990 and to apply the requirements of 44 CFR Part 

9 to FEMA programs and activities. Compliance with EOs 

11988 and 11990 is a requirement of all FEMA-funded 

programs and activities.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course targets Environmental 

and Historic Preservation (EHP) Floodplain Management 

Specialists, EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders, and EHP 

Advisors. FEMA Public Assistance Officers; Coordinators 

and Project Officers; Mitigation Project Officers; 

Managers and Floodplain Management Specialists; and 

Individual Assistance Temporary Housing Officers and 

Managers; State/tribal representatives; and local representatives may also attend with approval from the Office 

of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 

Headquarters or the FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officer.

Required Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Compliance; IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review; working knowledge of FEMA’s programs

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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E0738 Private Sector Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs Program. It focuses on the Private 

Sector component of FEMA’s External Affairs Division. 

The course teaches tasks outlined in the various task 

lists for Specialist positions outlined by the Emergency 

Management Support Function #15—Standard Operating 

Procedures (ESF #15—SOP).

This is a basic private sector course for all new FEMA 

Disaster Reservists entering the External Affairs Cadre 

with a specialty in the private sector component, as well 

as Disaster Reservists assigned to other External Affairs 

cadres who need cross-training. At the conclusion of 

the course, participants will have a basic understanding 

of the function of the private sector within the FEMA 

External Affairs operation at a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: New Specialists assigned to positions within a FEMA JFO, External Affairs Private Sector 

component. All participants must have the requisite open 

FEMA Qualification System Position Task Book.

Required Prerequisites: This course is run in conjunction with E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I. It requires approval of External Affairs 

National Reservist Program Manager.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0739 Intermediate External Affairs

FEMA External Affairs (EA) includes five functional areas: 

Congressional Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Joint 

Information Center, Planning and Products, and Private 

Sector. Each of these areas is led by an Assistant External 

Affairs Officer (AEAO) charged with creating a strategic 

plan for the individual function while supporting the 

overall EA mission. To enhance management of personnel 

and facilitate the EA Mission, Managers are assigned 

to various components. These Managers specialize in 

specific sub-functions of EA, managing staff within an 

Incident Command System-designated span of control.

This course builds on the technical foundation established in the E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I, training.

This course will prepare participants to serve as a 

Manager within the EA Structure at the Joint Field Office.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre. They will be 

designated by FEMA Headquarters EA Training and 

Cadre Management and must possess an open FEMA 

Qualification System Task Book for a Manager or Assistant 

Manager position.

Required Prerequisite: E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs, Part I

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0743 FEMA Telecommunications Specialist

This course provides a foundation for acquiring the 

tools and skills needed to install, operate, and maintain 

all communications systems, software, and peripheral 

devices, and provide customer service and support to the 

end-users of communications equipment and services 

for those new to this position. Participants completing 

this course will have received an in-depth outline of 

the tasks and procedures performed by the Information 

Technology (IT) Telecommunications Specialist and how 

to accomplish them.

Program Area(s): FEMA IT

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is for FEMA 

Telecommunications Specialists who are required to take 

it under the FEMA Qualification System.

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0744 FEMA Information Technology 

Specialist

This course provides a foundation for acquiring the skills 

and tools needed to effectively provide the configuration 

and ongoing operational support of FEMA’s Information 

Technology (IT) enterprise for those new to this position. Subject matter includes IT Security, networking, 

e-mail, equipment configuration/setup, and other topics. 

Participants completing this course will have received an 

in-depth outline of the tasks and procedures performed by 

the IT Computer Specialist and how to accomplish them.

Program Area(s): FEMA Information Technology

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: This course is for FEMA IT Specialists 

who are required to take it under the FEMA Qualification 

System.
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Required Prerequisite: E0599, Introduction to FEMA 

Information Technology

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0748 Assistant External Affairs Officer

FEMA External Affairs (EA) includes five functional areas: 

Congressional Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Joint 

Information Center, Planning and Products, and Private 

Sector. Each of these areas is led by an Assistant External 

Affairs Officer (AEAO) charged with creating a strategic 

plan for the individual function while supporting the 

overall EA mission.

To be successful, the AEAO must be skillful in managing 

programs, leading people, and working collaboratively. 

While several FEMA courses touch on these subject areas 

and, in fact, may be required training for AEAOs, this 

course relates these competencies to the External Affairs 

environment.

This course builds on the technical foundation established in the E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I, training as well as E0739, Intermediate External 

Affairs, and other FEMA management training.

This course will prepare participants to serve as an AEAO 

at the Joint Field Office.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the EA Cadre. They will be designated by 

FEMA Headquarters EA Training and Cadre Management 

and must possess an open FEMA Qualification System 

Task Book for an External Affairs Officer.

Required Prerequisites: E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs, Part I, and requires approval of External 

Affairs National Reservist Program Manager.

Recommended Prerequisite: E0739, Intermediate External 

Affairs

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0749 External Affairs Report Specialist

This training will provide the information and resources 

necessary to ensure that External Affairs (EA) Reports 

Specialists can work successfully in support of every 

component of EA while effectively participating in the 

Emergency Support Function (ESF)  #15 and Incident 

Command System Reporting Process.

This course is basic training. Lecture/discussions and 

process documents will provide the background for 

the EA Reports Specialist processes. Sample reports and 

spreadsheets will illustrate the various reports in detail. 

A number of activities and exercises will provide participants with opportunities to practice report-writing skills.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants must be FEMA personnel 

who have an open Position Task Book for the job title EA 

Reports Specialist and are trainees for that job.

Required Prerequisites: E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs, Part I; and E0249, Planning and Products Basic

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0750 Policies, Procedures and Practice for 

External Affairs, Part I

This course provides the knowledge and tools necessary 

to perform job functions in FEMA External Affairs (EA) 

and Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15 operations. 

The course, taken sequentially with EA basic component 

courses, prepares participants to work seamlessly with 

other EA components in delivering comprehensive, integrated, and unified messages to all stakeholders.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Permanent Full-Time, Cadre 

of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees, and Reservists 

who have completed the equivalency process and are new 

to the EA Cadre who hold one of the FEMA Qualification 

System (FQS) job titles listed below as a “trainee” and/or 

have an Open Position Task Book for one of these titles:

•	 Resource Support Specialist

•	 Speakers Bureau Specialist

•	 Research and Writing Specialist

•	 Digital Communications Specialist

•	 Limited English Proficiency/Accessible 

Communication Needs Specialist

•	 Strategy and Messaging Specialist

•	 EA Reports Specialist

•	 EA Program Liaison Specialist

•	 Media Analysis Specialist

•	 Videographer Specialist

•	 Photographer Specialist

•	 Congressional Affairs Specialist
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•	 Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist

•	 Tribal Specialist

•	 Private Sector Specialist

•	 Community Relations Specialist

Ideally, each class should have no more participants with 

specific job titles than noted in parenthesis above. No 

more than 40 participants per class 

Required Prerequisites: Applicant must have an open 

Task Book with one of the above titles and be at a Trainee 

level within the FQS.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0101.c, Preparing for Federal 

Disaster Operations: FEMA; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0250.a, Emergency 

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

Emergency Communication and Information Distribution; IS-0650.a, 

Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 31⁄2 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0762 External Affairs Operations IV

The External Affairs (EA) Operations Course series 

(E0762, 0763, 0764, and 0765) is a Functional Exercise 

designed to establish a learning environment for players 

to exercise operational plans, policies, and procedures 

during an activation of ESF #15 in the Joint Field Office.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC–requires SimLab

Selection Criteria:

•	 This course is limited to positions at the Specialist 

level. Participants must be in possession of a Position 

Task Book for the job title assigned. Participant 

must be at a “Trainee” level as defined by the FEMA 

Qualification System.

•	 The following numbers of participants should be 

enrolled for the listed position:

- Sunday through Tuesday offering:

» Resource Support Specialist

» Videography Specialist

» Photography Specialist

- Tuesday through Thursday offering:

» Resource Support Specialist

» Research and Writing Specialist

» Digital Communications Specialist

» Limited English Proficiency/Accessible 

Communication Needs Specialist

» Strategy and Messaging Specialist

» EA Program Liaison Specialist

» Media Analysis Specialists

» Videography Specialist

» Media Relations Specialists

» Photographer Specialist

» Congressional Affairs Specialist

» Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist

» Tribal Affairs Specialist

» Private Sector Specialist

» Speakers Bureau Specialist

» Community Relations Specialist

Required Prerequisites: E0750, Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs, Part I, and component basic course 

for position assigned for this exercise

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.4

E0763 External Affairs Operations III

The External Affairs (EA) Operations course series 

(E0762–0765) is a Functional Exercise designed to establish a learning environment for players to exercise 

operational plans, policies, and procedures during an 

activation of Emergency Support Function #15 (ESF #15) 

in the Joint Field Office. Participants will be evaluated 

using Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

Qualification System (FQS) Position Task Books and 

other criteria during this multi-day event.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC–requires SimLab

Selection Criteria:

•	 This course is limited to positions at the Manager and 

Assistant Manager Levels.

•	 Participants must be in possession of a Position Task 

Book for the job title assigned.

•	 Participant must be at a “Trainee” level as defined by 

the FQS.

•	 The following numbers of participants should be 

enrolled for the listed position:

- Creative Services Manager

- Program Liaison Manager

- Media Relations Manager
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- Congressional Affairs Manager

- IGA Manager

- CR Manager

- Resource Support Manager

Required Prerequisites: To attend this course, participants must be recommended by their cadre managers 

and have successfully completed:

•	 E0762, External Affairs Operations IV

•	 E0739, Intermediate External Affairs

•	 E0794, Program Liaison

- Program Liaison Manager

•	 E0795, Creative Services

- Creative Services Manager

•	 E0770, Visual Imaging

- Visual Imaging Manager

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 4

E0764 External Affairs Operations II

The External Affairs Operations course series is a 

Functional Exercise designed to establish a learning 

environment for players to exercise operational plans, 

policies, and procedures during an activation of 

Emergency Support Function #15 (ESF #15) in the Joint 

Field Office. Participants will be evaluated using Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Qualification 

System (FQS) Position Task Books and other criteria 

during this multi-day event.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC-Requires SimLab

Selection Criteria: The target training population 

consists of FEMA and other Federal agency representatives who have been selected to serve in an External 

Affairs organization.

•	 This course is limited to Assistant External Affairs 

Officer positions.

•	 Participants must be in possession of a Position Task 

Book for the job title assigned.

•	 Participants must be on the approved roster submitted 

by the Course Manager.

Required Prerequisites: To attend this course, participants must be recommended by their cadre managers 

and have successfully completed:

•	 E0763, External Affairs Operations III

•	 E0748, Assistant External Affairs Officer

Course Length: 51⁄2 days

CEUs: 4.4

E0765 External Affairs Operations I

The External Affairs (EA) Operations course series is 

a Functional Exercise designed to establish a learning 

environment for players to exercise operational plans, 

policies, and procedures during an activation of 

Emergency Support Function #15 (ESF #15) in the Joint 

Field Office. Participants will be evaluated using Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Qualification 

System Position Task Books and other criteria during this 

multi-day event.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The target training population 

consists of FEMA and other Federal agency representatives who have been selected to serve in an External 

Affairs organization.

•	 This course is limited to the EA Officer position.

•	 Participants must be in possession of a Position Task 

Book for the job title assigned.

•	 Participants must be on the approved roster submitted 

by the Course Manager.

Required Prerequisites: To attend this course, participants must be recommended by their cadre managers 

and have successfully completed:

•	 E0764, External Affairs Operations II

•	 E0767, External Affairs Officer Training

Course Length: 6 days

CEUs: 4.8

E0766 External Affairs Resource Support 

Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs (EA) program. It focuses on 

the Resource Support function of FEMA’s EA Division. 

The course teaches tasks outlined in the various task 

lists for Specialist positions outlined by the Emergency 

Support Function #15—Standard Operating Procedures 

(ESF #15—SOP).

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required 

to provide support service to the staff within an External 

Affairs operation at a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble
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Selection Criteria: New specialists assigned to positions 

within a FEMA JFO, External Affairs Resource Support 

function. All participants must have the requisite open 

FEMA Qualification System Position Task Book.

Prerequisites: This course is run in conjunction with 

E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part I, 

and requires approval of EA National Reservist Program 

Manager

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0767 External Affairs Officer Training

This course guides the entire External Affairs (EA) 

operation, managing the Strategic Communications 

Plan for an incident working with the six functional 

areas: Community Relations, Congressional Affairs, 

Intergovernmental Affairs, Joint Information Center, 

Planning and Products, and Private Sector. To be 

successful, the External Affairs Officer (EAO) must be 

skillful in managing programs, leading people, and 

working collaboratively. The EAO often works directly 

with FEMA Regional leadership as well as leadership 

from FEMA Headquarters, the Department of Homeland 

Security, and even the Office of the President. Several 

FEMA courses touch on Command and General Staff 

leadership subject areas and, in fact, may be required 

training for Assistant EAOs. This course relates these 

competencies to the EA environment. This course builds 

on the technical foundation established in E0750, Policies, 

Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part I, training as well 

as in E0739, Intermediate External Affairs; E0748, Assistant External 

Affairs Officer; and other FEMA management training.

This course will prepare participants to serve as an EAO.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be 

members of the External Affairs Cadre. They will be 

designated by FEMA Headquarters EA Training and 

Cadre Management and must possess an open FEMA 

Qualification System Task Book for an EAO.

Required Prerequisite: E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs, Part I

E0768 FEMA Video Production Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs (EA) program. It focuses 

on the Video Production function within the EA Joint 

Information Center. The course teaches tasks outlined 

in the various task lists for Specialist positions outlined 

by the Emergency Support Function #15—Standard 

Operating Procedures (ESF #15—SOP).

The purpose of this course is to prepare the participants 

to serve as FEMA videographers at the Joint Field Office 

(JFO). The purpose of this training is not to learn to 

shoot photos, but to:

•	 Explain how to request FEMA Headquarters’ support.

•	 Understand the workflow process at FEMA 

Headquarters—standards and protocols. 

Some of the questions explored in this course include:

•	 Why are videographers necessary on a FEMA disaster?

•	 What role does Headquarters staff play on a FEMA 

disaster?

•	 Why do FEMA videographers need to integrate 

their skills and methods with FEMA’s policies and 

procedures?

The instructor will emphasize that, regardless of how 

much experience participants might have as videographers, they need to understand FEMA’s methods for video 

production. Through lecture, discussion, and hands-on 

training, the videographers will be prepared to play their 

role effectively at a JFO and have a better understanding 

of FEMA’s policies and procedures.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: New specialists assigned to positions within a FEMA JFO, EA Video Production function. 

All participants must have the requisite open FEMA 

Qualification System Position Task Book.

Required Prerequisite: This course is run in conjunction with E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I, and requires approval of External Affairs 

National Reservist Program Manager.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0769 External Affairs Joint Information 

Center Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and Practice 

for External Affairs (EA) program. It focuses on the Joint 

Information Center (JIC) component within the External 

Affairs JIC. The course teaches tasks outlined in the 

various task lists for Specialist positions outlined by the 

Emergency Support Function #15—Standard Operating 

Procedures (ESF #15—SOP).
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The course is designed to prepare trainees to serve in 

Media Relations positions within the JIC component of 

EA. Depending on their specialty area, they may also 

need to develop skills in planning events, monitoring, 

and analyzing media coverage, and using digital communications media.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: New specialists assigned to positions 

within a FEMA Joint Field Office, EA JIC component. 

All participants must have the requisite open FEMA 

Qualification System Position Task Book as Media 

Relations Specialist or Media Analysis Specialist.

Required Prerequisite: This course is run in conjunction 

with E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, 

Part I, and requires approval of EA National Reservist 

Program Manager.

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist 

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to successfully perform Information Specialist 

(INSP) position-specific tasks when assigned to a Joint 

Field Office during an incident requiring FEMA assistance.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(INSP) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; E0822, 

Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal 

Disaster Operations; and proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint

Course Length: 3 days

E0780 Basics for FEMA Disaster Safety 

Officers

This course is mandatory for all new safety professionals 

within the FEMA Safety Cadre. It meets the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Safety

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Offered to FEMA Disaster Safety 

Officers by the Safety, Health and Medical Readiness 

Division. All nominations will be submitted through the 

National Safety Cadre Manager.

Required Prerequisite: Member of the Safety Cadre

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.1

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder

This 3-day course serves as a training opportunity for 

FEMA personnel to identify and practice the essential 

core behaviors and activities required for performing the 

duties of the FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder position, in 

alignment with the FEMA Qualification System and the 

associated FEMA Position Task Book and Qualification 

Sheet.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Planning; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Course Length: 3 days

E0788 Intergovernmental Affairs—Basic

This course is part of the Policies, Procedures and 

Practice for External Affairs (EA) program. It focuses on 

the Intergovernmental Affairs Component within the 

EA Joint Information Center. The course teaches tasks 

outlined in the various task lists for Specialist positions 

outlined by the Emergency Support Function #15—

Standard Operating Procedures (ESF #15—SOP).

At the conclusion of the course, participants will have a 

basic understanding of State, local, tribal, and territorial 

government structures as well as the function of intergovernmental affairs within the FEMA External Affairs 

operation at a Joint Field Office (JFO).

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: New specialists assigned to positions within a FEMA JFO, EA Intergovernmental Affairs 

Component. All participants must have the requisite open 

FEMA Qualification System Position Task Book for Tribal 

Affairs Specialist or Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist.

Required Prerequisite: This course is run in conjunction with E0750, Policies, Procedures and Practice for External 

Affairs, Part I, and requires approval of External Affairs 

National Reservist Program Manager.
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Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 2

E0791 Interagency Consultation for 

Endangered Species

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 or 

the National Marine Fisheries Service. 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course specifically targets 

Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 

Environmental Specialists, EHP Advisors, and EHP Task 

Force/Crew Leaders. Others may attend with approval 

from the Office of Environmental Planning and Historic 

Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA Regional 

Environmental Officer.

Required Prerequisites: L0253, Introduction to Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Compliance; IS-0253.a, Overview of FEMA’s 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Review; and working 

knowledge of FEMA’s programs

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist

This course provides participants with the knowledge and 

skills to successfully perform Planning Specialist (PLSP) 

position-specific tasks when assigned to a Joint Field 

Office during an incident requiring FEMA assistance.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations; Hurricane 

Preparedness; Incident Command System; Planning; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(PLSP) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; E0822, 

Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal 

Disaster Operations; and proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint

Course Length: 3 days

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader 

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to successfully perform Situation Unit Leader 

(SITL) position-specific tasks during a disaster operation.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Incident 

Command System; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal; FEMA Planning; 

FEMA Public Assistance-Federal; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Must be a trainee in this position 

(SITL) and have been issued the Position Task Book by a 

certifying Official, as outlined in the FEMA Qualification 

System

Required Prerequisites: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, and PowerPoint, and an active Homeland Security 

Information Network account

Recommended Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

E0815 Joint Field Office Communications

This course is designed to teach the Joint Field Office 

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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Information Technology

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Communications/Information 

Technology and Operations disaster planners and 

responders

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

CEUs: 1.8
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E0822 Fundamentals for Management and 

Support Coordination in Federal Disaster 

Operations

This course will provide fundamental knowledge of the 

application of the National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), National Response Framework (NRF), and 

Incident Management and Support Keystone in a Federal 

disaster environment.

Course Goals:

•	 Comprehend the Federal role within NIMS and the 

NRF.

•	 Comprehend FEMA Incident Management and 

Support Functions.

•	 Prepare for assignments in the Joint Field Office 

(JFO), Regional Response Coordination Center 

(RRCC), and National Response Coordination Center 

(NRCC).

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; National 

Response Framework; Planning; Response and Recovery; 

Tribal; Voluntary Organizations; FEMA Operations-OFA; 

FEMA Operations-Federal; FEMA Public AssistanceFederal; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Entry-level FEMA Permanent FullTime, Reservist, and Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery 

Employees personnel with minimal experience in 

Federal disaster operations

Required Prerequisites: IS-0101.c, Preparing for Federal 

Disaster Operations: FEMA; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0801, Emergency Support 

Functions (ESF) #1—Transportation; IS-0802, Emergency Support 

Functions (ESF) #2—Communications; IS-0803, Emergency 

Support Functions (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering;

IS-0804, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #4—Firefighting;

IS-0805, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #5—Emergency 

Management; IS-0806, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—

Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services;

IS-0807, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #7—Logistics 

Management and Resource Support Annex; IS-0808, Emergency 

Support Functions (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services;

IS-0809, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #9—Search and 

Rescue; IS-0810, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #10—Oil 

and Hazardous Materials Resources Annex; IS-0811, Emergency 

Support Functions (ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural Resources 

Annex; IS-0812, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #12—Energy;

IS-0813, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #13—Public Safety 

and Security Annex; IS-0250.a, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#15—External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency Communication 

and Information Distribution; and IS-0293, Mission Assignment 

Overview

Course Length: 2 days

E0823 FEMA Qualification System CoachEvaluator

This 1-day course is designed to teach fundamental 

coaching and evaluation skills to FEMA Qualification 

System (FQS) Coaches-Evaluators. The course limits 

lecture and emphasizes facilitated discussion, demonstration of desired behaviors and strategies, and skill practice 

with role-playing activities. The course goal is to familiarize participants with the responsibilities of the FQS 

Coach-Evaluator and to provide skill practice training for 

individuals who will serve as FQS Coaches-Evaluators.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA personnel (including 

Permanent Full-Time employees, Temporary FullTime employees, Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery 

Employees, and Disaster Reservists) who will serve as 

qualified FQS Coaches-Evaluators.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0207, Overview of the FEMA 

Qualification System and Qualification Review Boards

Course Length: 1 day

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning

This course provides participants with the knowledge 

and skills to apply the phases of the Incident Action 

Planning process effectively when assigned to a Joint 

Field Office during an incident requiring FEMA assistance. This is a performance-based course where the 

attendees participate in meetings during a Planning 

“P” Operational Period and critique components of an 

Incident Action Plan.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Planning; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Operations-Federal; 

FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The target audience is for any 

Planning Section Unit Leader or above and is strongly 

recommended for all other Command and General Staff 

members. In addition, the following Incident Command 

System positions are encouraged to attend:
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•	 Operational Branch Director and/or Division/Group 

Supervisor 

•	 Chief of Staff

•	 State Coordinating Officer

•	 Liaison Officer

•	 External Affairs—e.g., Public information Officer

•	 Communications Unit Leader

•	 Finance Section Chief

•	 Logistics Section Chief 

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; and IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Recommended Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 2 days

E0827 Geospatial Information System 

Managers and Unit Leaders

This 3-day course serves as a training opportunity for 

FEMA personnel to identify and practice the essential 

core competencies required when performing the duties 

of the Geospatial Information System Manager (GIMG) 

and the Unit Leader (GIUL) positions, in alignment with 

the FEMA Position Tasks Books (PTB) and Qualification 

Sheets. The goal of this course is to prepare participants to 

effectively assume the role of GIMG or GIUL and to start 

building the skills required for that position. This course 

lays out the behaviors and activities for each position and 

provides opportunities to practice and demonstrate skills 

needed at an incident or event. This course is one of the 

initial steps towards becoming a certified and qualified 

GIMG and GIUL.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Planning; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Geospatial staff who have been 

assigned GIMG or GIUL PTBs, or have open equivalent Task Books (when developed) for the National 

Response Coordination Center (NRCC) and Regional 

Response Coordination Centers (RRCC), or are identified as a National or Regional Geospatial Coordinator. 

The audience should also include those individuals who 

are experienced at the Specialist level and are likely to be 

called up in the capacity of GIUL or GIMG for a deployment or exercise in the near future.

Required Prerequisites: The participant must be a fully 

qualified GISP or hold an equivalent position in the 

NRCC/RRCC (when developed). The participant must 

have been issued the GIMG or GIUL Task Book(s).

Recommended Prerequisites: NCA-Basic 

Management/ Supervision Training; NCA-Intermediate 

Management/Supervision Training (Unit Leaders only); 

E0300, ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for 

Expanding Incidents; and E0825, FEMA Incident Action Planning

Course Length: 4 days

E0836 Applicant Services Program Specialist

This course will train individuals assigned to the role 

of Applicant Services Program Specialist in disaster 

operations to provide face-to-face contact with disaster 

survivors, providing information about FEMA disaster 

assistance, and guiding them to other government and 

private organizations who offer disaster assistancerelated services.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA personnel assigned to the 

Applicant Services Program Specialist position in the 

FEMA Qualification System (FQS); FEMA personnel in 

other Individual Assistance Program roles within the 

FQS requiring the Applicant Services Program Specialist 

position; Federal personnel with a need to know the 

basics of Individual Assistance Programs

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0403, Introduction to 

Individual Assistance (DF-103)

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3

E0837 Information Technology Help Desk 

Specialist

This course will teach FEMA Information Technology 

(IT) Help Desk Specialists their roles and responsibilities 

and provide them with the tools that they will need to 

perform their jobs.

Program Area(s): FEMA Information Technology

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA IT Help Desk staff who 

have this course on their FEMA Qualification System 

Qualification Sheet

Required Prerequisite: E0599, Introduction to FEMA 

Information Technology

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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E0841 National Emergency Management 

Information System–Mitigation Training

This course provides participants with an overview of 

NEMIS and how to utilize and manage the Mitigation 

module, how to enter and process Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program (HMGP) project applications at the FEMA 

and State levels, and how to manage and close out projects in the HMGP Program.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is open to Mitigation 

Cadre members and State/tribal personnel who are 

involved with the development and/or management of 

the HMGP.

Recommended Prerequisites: E0212, Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements;

working knowledge of Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance Guidance, Mitigation Program Regulations, 

Laws, etc., and Grants Management concepts and 

principles

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0880 Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist

This course is designed for FEMA personnel assigned to 

the Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) Specialist position within disaster operations. Curriculum includes a 

description of the DSA mission and the survivor-centric 

services provided by the Specialists utilizing the AIR 

(Assess, Inform, and Report) concept.

Course participants will also be instructed on how to 

locate resources and referrals available to disaster survivors by FEMA partners and relay this information to 

individuals, community leaders, and businesses in the 

disaster-affected area.

Lastly, this course also includes how to perform 

Registration Intake for Individual Assistance as well as 

how to perform case review/status update on an applicant’s file requesting FEMA disaster assistance.

Program Area(s): Disaster Field Training Operations

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees with the FEMA 

Qualification System job title of DSA Specialist Trainee

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0900 IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and 

Response

This IEMC addresses Preparedness and Response in 

emergency situations resulting from severe weatherrelated 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 decisionmaking 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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction. Participants 

are encouraged to enroll in both E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: 

Preparedness and Response, and E0901, IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery 

and Mitigation, in consecutive, back-to-back offerings.

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of the IEMC courses: 

E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response;

E0905, IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response; or 

E0910, IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0901 IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery and 

Mitigation

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 

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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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: 

Preparedness and Response; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction. Participants 

are encouraged to enroll in both E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: 

Preparedness and Response, and E0901, IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery 

and Mitigation, in consecutive, back-to-back offerings.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0905 IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and 

Response

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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and 

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction.

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of the IEMC courses: 

E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response;

E0905, IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response; or 

E0910, IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0910 IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and 

Response

This IEMC addresses Preparedness and Response in 

emergency situations resulting from an earthquake. This 

exercise-based course is conducted for participants from 

communities throughout the country. The IEMC places 

public officials and other key community leaders in a 

disaster simulation. The course methodologies of classroom instruction, planning sessions, and exercises allow 

for structured decision-making in a learning environment that is realistic. A key outcome of this IEMC is that 

additional planning needs are identified, providing the 

opportunity to enhance overall Preparedness. The exercise scenario for IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response

focuses on response to an earthquake. Also, additional 

planning needs to prepare for an earthquake response 

are identified.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and 

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction.

NOTE: Credit can be awarded for only one course of the IEMC courses: 

E0900, IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response;

E0905, IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response; or 

E0910, IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 32 hours

CEUs: 3.2

E0915 IEMC/Homeland Security: 

Preparedness and Response

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, 

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decision-making in a realistic learning environment. In 

the IEMC/Homeland Security, special attention is placed 

on the coordinated response among agencies when the 

disaster area also is a crime scene.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: G0408, Homeland Security 

Planning for Local Governments; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0920 IEMC/Hazardous Materials: 

Preparedness and Response

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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): NETC

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and 

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management, Fire 

Science, and Public Safety

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0922 IEMC/Planned Events

This course uses the IEMC format of lectures and exercises to help a community successfully prepare for a 

Planned Event. Planned Events are scheduled non-emergency activities that may place a strain on community 

resources and require special preparation in order to 

assure the public is protected while traveling to the 

events, attending these events, or simply residing near 

the event’s location. Depending on the size of the 

community, these events can include county fairs, festivals, holiday celebrations, conferences, or political, 

religious, and sporting events. Events like these often 

place stress on normal community/organization infrastructure that are tantamount to an emergency, and may 

result in significant negative consequences if another 

natural or technological emergency should occur while 

the Planned Event is in progress. Jurisdictions, both large 

and small, across the Nation are involved in scheduling 

and planning events that greatly impact a community for 

several hours or days. All Planned Events are enhanced 

by sufficient planning and organization using the principles and concepts outlined in the National Incident 

Management System.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: This course is for State, local, and 

tribal officials, as well as others who are responsible 

for the security and safety of Planned Events within a 

community (Event Planning Committee members, EOC 

Management and Planning staff, IMT Planning and 

Command Staff, Emergency Management Agency staff, 

Public Information Officers, Local Elected and Appointed 

Officials, Venue Sponsor Staff, Convention and Visitors 

Bureau Staff, and Transportation Planners).

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0015.b, Special Events 

Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; and 

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents

E0930 IEMC/Community-Specific

Community-Specific IEMCs place emphasis on a specific 

jurisdiction’s risks, response capability, Core Capabilities, 

and short-term recovery issues. They are tailored to fit the 

jurisdictions and are based on a selected hazard scenario. 

Course methodologies include classroom instruction, 

group planning sessions, and exercises that allow for 

structured decision-making in a learning environment. A 

key outcome of this IEMC is to provide participants with 

the awareness and skills to carry out emergency plans, 

policies, and procedures related to disaster response and 

assist with making the transition from response activities to short-term recovery. See page 40 for examples of 

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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.

•	 If endorsed by the State Emergency Management 

office, the application is forwarded to the appropriate 

FEMA Regional Office for review. The FEMA 

Regional Office includes its endorsement for 

each jurisdiction’s application. If more than one 

jurisdiction is submitted, the Region will prioritize its 

recommendations.

•	 Applications must be received at EMI from the FEMA 

Regional Office no later than January 15 each year. 

Between January 15 and February 15, EMI staff 

reviews the applications and ranks them based on 

Regional priority and information provided in the 

requests. Final selection is made by March 1.

•	 By March 31, communities that have been accepted 

will be notified, as well as communities that are 

not accepted. Appropriate FEMA Regional Offices 

and State Emergency Management Offices are also 

notified.

•	 Communities that are not selected and 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.

•	 Specific hazard scenario to be used in the exercises. 

For additional information, please visit our web 

site at: http://training.fema.gov/EMICourses/crsdetail.

asp?cid=E930&ctype=R.

•	 Point of contact information.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0775, 

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0947 Emergency Operations Center/Incident 

Management Team Interface 

This course provides an exercise environment for 

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) members and 

Incident Management Team (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 EOCs and IMTs. It trains participants on effective management of domestic incidents and exercises the 

interfaces between EOC personnel and All-Hazards IMTs 

(Types 3, 4, and 5). This IEMC clarifies the difference 

between resource management at the EOC and on-scene 

command. It presents the ways an EOC can be organized 

and explains the difference between the IMT’s on-scene 

command responsibilities and an EOC’s coordination 

responsibilities. This course is delivered via classroom 

lectures, discussions, and Functional Exercises.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course 

includes EOC personnel and IMT members. EOC 

personnel include, but are not limited to, elected and 

appointed officials (e.g., Mayors; City and County 
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Managers); jurisdictional attorneys; Emergency 

Managers; Fire, Police, Emergency Medical Services 

(EMS), and Public Safety Managers; Public Works and 

Public Health Managers; EMS Managers; Community 

Services and Volunteer Agency Managers; and key EOC 

support staff. For a more detailed list, please see the IEMC 

web site at: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc/iemcpos.asp.

Required Prerequisites: EOC Personnel: IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; and IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction. IMT Personnel: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; and G0400, ICS-400: 

Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents.

Recommended Prerequisites: G0775, Emergency Operations 

Center Management and Operations; and IS-0701.a, National Incident 

Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 3.2

E0948 Situational Awareness and Common 

Operating Picture

Situational Awareness (SA) and Common Operating 

Picture (COP) support the Communications and 

Information Management Component of the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS). This intermediate-level course on SA and COP is designed to improve 

the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of individuals 

and organizations involved in domestic Emergency 

Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Homeland 

Security

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.7

E0949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Communications Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer

This course helps attendees establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of 

the Communications Unit Leader (COML) during an 

all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a COML operating in a local- or 

State-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). These responsibilities include the collection, 

processing, and dissemination of information as needed 

to facilitate Operations of Command, General Staff, and 

Unit Leader positions within the confines of a Type 3 

AHIMT. The course is an instructor-led training program 

that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and 

active participation in multiple exercises.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble; 

OEC Approved Offsite

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, 

and who possess the necessary training and desire 

needed to teach the course. All applicants for COML 

Train-the-Trainer should be qualified Communications 

Unit Leaders.

Required Prerequisites: Applicant must be a Qualified 

Communications Unit Leader; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident 

Commander Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Incident Commander (IC) on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities 

fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident 

and command needs of the incident, and 2) effectively 

fulfilling the position responsibilities of an IC on an 

All-Hazards ICS IMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 
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persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced ICS 

for Command and General Staff for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Upper Division

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management, Disaster 

Management, or Fire Safety

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident 

Commander Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Incident Commander (IC) on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities 

fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident 

and command needs of the incident, and 2) effectively 

fulfilling the position responsibilities of an IC on an 

AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of the E0950, NIMS 

ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course; ICS-300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, 

Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public 

Information Officer Course

This course is designed for a Public Information 

Officer (PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of 

an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) 

and local IMTs, as well as for the PIO assigned to an 

incident as an Assistant PIO in a variety of capacities. 

This course will help participants develop a strong set of 

core PIO skills and the ability to apply them within the 

context of an AHIMT. This course is also distinct from 

other information function courses in that it combines 

elements from both the basic and advanced functions 

to concentrate training on the fundamental duties and 

responsibilities of PIO in an all-hazards environment. 

The course material does not assume or require experience as a PIO, but also is not a basic PIO course. Exercises, 

simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced ICS 

for Command and General Staff for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management; Public 

Administration

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public 

Information Officer Train-the-Trainer

This course is designed for a Public Information Officer 

(PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of an 

All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) or 

local Incident Management Team (IMT), as well as for 

the PIO assigned to an incident as an Assistant PIO in a 
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variety of capacities. This course will help participants 

develop a strong set of core PIO skills and the ability to 

apply them within the context of an AHIMT.

This course is also distinct from other information function courses in that it combines elements from both the 

basic and advanced functions to concentrate training on 

the fundamental duties and responsibilities of PIO in an 

all-hazards environment. The course material does not 

assume or require experience as a PIO, but also is not 

a basic PIO course. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer 

Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Safety 

Officer (SOFR) on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and the safety needs 

of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an SOFR on an AHIMT. Exercises, 

simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced ICS 

for Command and General Staff for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; and IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer 

Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Safety 

Officer (SOFR) on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident and the safety needs 

of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an SOFR on an AHIMT. Exercises, 

simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of E0954, NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Safety Officer Course; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 
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Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer 

Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Liaison 

Officer on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced ICS 

for Command and General Staff for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer 

Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Liaison 

Officer on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team 

(AHIMT). Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of E0956, NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

E0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations 

Section Chief Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief (OSC) on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the 

incident and the command needs of the incident, and 

2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an 

OSC on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced ICS 

for Command and General Staff for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

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ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations 

Section Chief Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief (OSC) on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the 

incident and the command needs of the incident, and 

2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an 

OSC on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of E0958, NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course; ICS-300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, 

Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group 

Supervisor Course

The course will provide local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Division/Group Supervisor on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). The course walks participants through general information, including an 

overview of the Operations Section and information on 

incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction 

on responding to the incident and the command needs 

of the incident, and emphasizes the importance of Risk 

Management and safety considerations.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: G0400, ICS-400: Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Division/Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer

The course will provide local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Division/Group Supervisor on an All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT). The course walks participants through general information, including an 

overview of the Operations Section and information on 

incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction 

on responding to the incident and the command needs 

of the incident, as well as emphasizing the importance of 

Risk Management and safety considerations.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble
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Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of E0960, NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course, is required prior 

to attending Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section 

Chief Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Planning 

Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) managing the planning cycle, and 2) tracking 

resources and incident status. Exercises, simulations, 

discussions, and a final exam enable participants to 

process and apply their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section 

Chief Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief (PSC) on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: PSC duties 1) managing 

the planning cycle and 2) tracking resources and incident status. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a 

final exam enable participants to process and apply their 

new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0962, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Planning Section Chief Course, must be completed prior to 

attending Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit 

Leader Course

This course helps participants establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of the 

Situation Unit Leader (SITL) in an all-hazards incident. 

This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to 

an SITL operating in a local- or State-level All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include processing information and intelligence 

and developing displays. The course is an instructor-led 
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training that supports learning through discussion, 

lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By 

requiring participants to bring an SITL Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach 

to mastering the skills of an SITL.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: G0400, ICS-400: Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Public 

Administration

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit 

Leader Course

This course provides an overview of Unit Leader responsibilities, the Planning Section, and the planning process 

to contextualize the Resources Unit for participants 

unfamiliar with the planning process or the Incident 

Command System. It then explores specific Resources 

Unit Leader functions and responsibilities including 

resource tracking systems, operational planning, and 

resource products/outputs. The Status/Check-in and 

Demobilization functions are covered to provide participants with the knowledge to perform those duties if 

necessary. Exercises/simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable participants to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 All-Hazards Incident 

Management Teams, or by those persons who desire to 

seek credentials/certification in those positions.

Required Prerequisites: G0300, ICS-300: Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: G0400, ICS-400: Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer

This course provides an overview of Resources Unit 

Leader (RESL) responsibilities, the Planning Section, and 

the planning process to contextualize the Resources Unit 

for participants unfamiliar with the planning process 

or the Incident Command System. It then explores 

specific RESL functions and responsibilities including 

resource tracking systems, operational planning, and 

resource products/outputs. The Status/Check-in and 

Demobilization functions are covered to provide participants with the knowledge to perform those duties if 

necessary. Exercises/simulations, discussions, and a final 

exam enable attendees to process and apply their new 

knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 All-Hazards 

Incident Management Teams, and who possess the necessary training and desire needed to teach the course.
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Required Prerequisites: E0965, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Resource Unit Leader Course, must be completed prior to 

enrolling in Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section 

Chief Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency 

responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics 

Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management 

Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) responding to the incident, and 2) effectively 

fulfilling the position responsibilities of a Logistics Section 

Chief on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section 

Chief Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief (LSC) on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: LSC duties 1) responding 

to the incident; and 2) effectively fulfilling the position 

responsibilities of an LSC on an AHIMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants 

to process and apply their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0967, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Logistics Section Chief Course, must be completed prior to 

enrolling in Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System, Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications 

Unit Leader

This course helps participants establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of the 

Communications Unit Leader (COML) in an all-hazards 

incident. This course addresses all responsibilities 

appropriate to a COML operating in a local- or Statelevel All- Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). 

These responsibilities include the collection, processing, 

and dissemination as needed to facilitate Operations of 

Command, General Staff, and Unit Leaders within the 

confines of a Type 3 AHIMT. The course is an instructorled training that supports learning through discussion, 

lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises.
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Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: G0300, ICS-300: Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action 

Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An 

Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: G0400, ICS-400: Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit 

Leader Course

This course helps participants establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of the 

Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) in an all-hazards incident. 

By requiring participants to bring jurisdiction-specific 

information to the instruction, the course provides a 

realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of an 

SPUL organized by the fundamental steps of the ordering 

process. Participants identify information required for 

ordering, as well as complete required forms and documentation related to ordering, and anticipate ordering and 

supply needs for the incident. In addition to the ordering 

process, the course discusses mobilization, setting up 

and managing the Supply Unit, and demobilization.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 All-Hazards Incident 

Management Teams, or by those persons who desire to 

seek credentials/certification in those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: G0400, ICS-400: Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex 

Incidents

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management and Public 

Administration

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit 

Leader Course

The course will help participants establish the essential 

core competencies required for performing the duties of 

the Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) in an all-hazards incident. 

The course walks participants through general information, including an overview of the Logistics Section 

and information on incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and unit management. It also provides 

detailed instruction in setting up and maintaining incident facilities, including facilities infrastructure, services, 

layout, and security. Each unit contains a discussionbased exercise and there is a capstone tabletop exercise at 

the end of the course to give participants hands-on practice functioning as an FACL.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: ICS-400: Advanced Incident 

Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5
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E0972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer

The course will help attendees establish the essential 

core competencies required for performing the duties of 

the Facilities Unit Leader (FACL) during an all-hazards 

incident. The course walks participants through general 

information, including an overview of the Logistics 

Section and information on incident mobilization, 

initial situational awareness, and unit management. 

It also provides detailed instruction in setting up 

and maintaining incident facilities, including facilities infrastructure, services, layout, and security. Each 

unit contains a discussion-based exercise and there is a 

capstone tabletop exercise at the end of the course to give 

participants hands-on practice functioning as an FACL.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 All-Hazards 

Incident Management Teams, and who possess the necessary training and desire needed to teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0971, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities 

Unit Leader Course, must be completed prior to enrolling in 

Train-the-Trainer. ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System 

for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System 

for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, 

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Finance/Administration Course

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Finance/Administration Section Chief on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) managing the 

Finance/Administration Section personnel, and 2) 

managing the finances and administrative responsibilities 

during an incident. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management or Public 

Administration

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Finance/ Administration Train-the-Trainer

This course provides local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective 

Finance/Administration Section Chief on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) managing the 

Finance/Administration Section personnel and 2) 

managing the finances and administrative responsibilities 

during an incident. Exercises, simulations, discussions, 

and a final exam enable participants to process and apply 

their new knowledge.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0973, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Finance/Administration Course, must be completed prior to 

enrolling in Train-the-Trainer. ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 
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Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Finance/ Administration Unit Leader Course

The Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL) course 

will help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the 

Finance/Administration Unit Leader in an all-hazards 

incident. The course is designed to enable participants 

to perform as any of the four FAULs (Time Unit Leader, 

Procurement Unit Leader, Compensation and Claims 

Unit Leader, Cost Unit Leader). Participants will learn 

information that is applicable across all four positions, 

such as Unit setup and management, information gathering, and interactions. Complex experiential exercises 

and discussions will afford participants the opportunity 

to act as each Unit Leader while connecting all information learned back to real-world application.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 All-Hazards Incident 

Management Teams, or by those persons who desire to 

seek credentials/certification in those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader 

Train-the-Trainer

This course will help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the 

duties of the Finance/Administration Unit Leader 

during an all-hazards incident. The course is designed 

to enable participants to perform as any of the four 

Finance/ Administration Unit Leaders (Time Unit Leader, 

Procurement Unit Leader, Compensation and Claims 

Unit Leader, Cost Unit Leader). Participants will learn 

information that is applicable across all four positions, 

such as unit setup and management, information gathering, and interactions. Complex experiential exercises 

and discussions will afford participants the opportunity 

to act as each Unit Leader while connecting all information learned back to real-world application.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 All-Hazards 

Incident Management Teams, and who possess the necessary training and desire needed to teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0975, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course, must be completed 

prior to enrolling in Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, 

Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific: Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer

This course helps attendees establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of 

the Supply Unit Leader (SPUL) during an all-hazards 

incident. By requiring attendees to bring jurisdictionspecific information to the instruction, the course 

provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the 

skills of an SPUL organized by the fundamental steps 

of the ordering process. Attendees identify information 
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required for ordering, as well as complete required forms 

and documentation related to ordering, and anticipate 

ordering and supply needs for the incident. In addition 

to the ordering process, the course discusses mobilization, setting up and managing the Supply Unit, and 

demobilization.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 All-Hazards 

Incident Management Teams, and who possess the necessary training and desire needed to teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0970, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply 

Unit Leader Course, must be completed prior to enrolling 

in Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced Incident 

Command System for Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents;

IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial 

Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.8

E0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer

This course helps attendees establish the essential core 

competencies required for performing the duties of the 

Situation Unit Leader (SITL) during an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate 

to an SITL operating in a local- or State-level All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include processing information and intelligence 

and developing displays. The course is an instructorled training that supports learning through discussion, 

lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By 

requiring attendees to bring a Situation Unit Leader Kit 

to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, handson approach to mastering the skills of an SITL.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific Train-the-Trainer classes should be completed by 

personnel who have experience serving in Functional, 

Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 AHIMTs, and 

who possess the necessary training and desire needed to 

teach the course.

Required Prerequisites: E0964, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Situation Unit Leader Course, must be completed prior to 

enrolling in Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.5

E0979 Security Orientation

This is an introductory course designed to acclimate 

newly hired FEMA Security Specialists to the responsibilities of their position within a Joint Field Office. Topics 

include workplace violence, identity theft, video surveillance systems, security operations, security assessments, 

reports and plans, physical and personnel security, and 

an overview on the security identification badging and 

electronic fingerprinting systems.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Newly hired FEMA Security 

Specialists. All nominations will be submitted through 

the National Security Cadre Manager.

Required Prerequisite: Member of the Security Cadre

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.4

E0980 Security Recertification Training

This is a high-level course designed specifically for 

FEMA Security Managers who will be trained on a yearly 

basis on updated policies and procedures regarding 

Badging, Fingerprinting, Credentialing, Automated 

External Defibrillation/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 

/First Aid/Blood Borne Pathogen, Agency Technical 

Representation, and any other certifications for which 

they are currently responsible.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Security Managers who belong to the 

FEMA Security Cadre. All nominations will be submitted 

through the National Security Cadre Manager.
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Recommended Prerequisite: E0979, Security Orientation

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.4

E0981 Advanced Disaster Safety Officer

This course is mandatory for all safety professionals 

within the FEMA Safety Cadre. This course meets the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 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.

Program Area(s): FEMA Safety

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: Offered to FEMA Disaster Safety 

Officers by Safety, Health and Medical Readiness Division. 

All nominations will be submitted through the National 

Safety Cadre Manager.

Required Prerequisite: Member of the Safety Cadre

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.1

E0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/ Strike 

Team Leader

The course will provide local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Task Force/Strike Team Leader on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). The course walks 

participants through general information, including an 

overview of the Operations Section and information on 

incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction 

on responding to the incident and the command needs 

of the incident, as well as emphasizing the importance of 

Risk Management and safety considerations.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

E0985 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/ Strike 

Team Leader Train-the-Trainer

The course will provide local- and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the 

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Task Force/Strike Team Leader on an All-Hazards 

Incident Management Team (AHIMT). The course walks 

participants through general information, including an 

overview of the Operations Section and information on 

incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and 

unit management. It also provides detailed instruction 

on responding to the incident and the command needs 

of the incident, as well as emphasizing the importance of 

Risk Management and safety considerations.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: Completion of E0984, NIMS ICS 

All-Hazards Task Force/ Strike Team Leader, is required prior to 

attending Train-the-Trainer; ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS-400, Advanced 

Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1
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E0986 Air Support Group Supervisor

The Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS) course is 

intended to provide local- and State-level emergency 

responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of an ASGS in a Type 3 All-Hazards Incident 

Management Team (AHIMT).

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): NETC; Resident Offsite; Noble

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards PositionSpecific training should be completed by personnel who 

are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit 

Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those 

persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in 

those positions.

Required Prerequisites: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents; IS-0100.b, Introduction 

to the Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident 

Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: ICS-400, Advanced ICS for 

Command and General Staff—Complex Incidents

Course Length: 4 days

State/Local/Tribal FieldDelivered Courses

G0015 Special Events Contingency Planning

This course provides Public Safety personnel with information related to pre-event planning, forming the 

Planning Team, event hazard analysis, and responding 

to incidents during special events in their community.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Planning

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency 

Assistance

This course provides training for local communities to 

prepare for and manage this function effectively. The 

goal is to prepare community agencies, organizations, 

and businesses to work together in coordination with 

Emergency Management and traditional Mass Care 

providers to plan and provide Mass Care/ Emergency 

Assistance (MC/EA) services to those affected by disaster.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Planning; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is intended for an entire 

community and/or nearby communities to train together. 

This includes community agencies, Non-Governmental 

Organizations, and private sector that will collaborate to 

provide the MC/EA assistance.

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.3

G0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning

For an Emergency Management or security system to be 

effective, it is critical that personnel, plans, procedures, 

facilities, and equipment be exercised and tested on a 

regular basis. No amount of exercising will be constructive unless each exercise is followed by a structured 

evaluation that enables the jurisdiction or organization 

to identify strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and disconnects, 

and related corrective actions that need to be taken to 

ensure improved capability.
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This course focuses on a systematic exercise and improvement planning program as the primary means by which 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and other organizations’ managers can: 

•	 Validate the effectiveness of their Emergency and 

Security Management programs; 

•	 Determine whether program changes are being 

appropriately implemented; 

•	 Evaluate Preparedness capabilities to prevent, prepare, 

and respond to hazard incidents of all sizes; 

•	 Identify corrective actions that require additional 

emphasis or improvement (such as planning, 

training, equipment, facilities, or personnel); and 

•	 Generate data on exercises that can support a 

nationwide view of capabilities.

Program Area(s): Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident 

Command System Interface

This course will enable the participants to develop an 

effective interface between Incident Command and 

the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying 

Incident Command System (ICS) principles.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Incident Command System; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course works best when delivered to ICS and EOC 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 made 

up of a community’s ICS and EOC personnel.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and/or EOC 

Management courses

Course Length: 1 day

G0194.1 Local Floodplain Manager Roles and 

Responsibilities

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

various aspects of the Floodplain Manager’s job. Four 

key roles will be examined and discussed: Regulator, 

Coordinator, Educator, and Planner. These roles impact 

the Floodplain Manager’s job and have broad-reaching 

impacts in the community.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0194.2 National Flood Insurance Program 

Rules and Regulations in Depth

This course is designed to review Section 60.3 of Title 

44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and other 

rules and regulations that impact floodplain management. Participants will be led through discussions and 

interactive exercises that explore the details of the interpretations of the various regulations. Topics covered 

include: floodway and encroachment requirements; 

new residential building requirements; development in 

approximate A Zones; accessory and agricultural buildings; anchoring fuel storage tanks; regulating recreational 

vehicles; environmental and historical regulations; and 

typical compliance problems.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0194.3 Letters of Map Change

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

the Letter of Map Change (LOMC) process and forms and 

actions necessary to get Letters of Map Change reviewed 

and approved or denied. Letters of Map Amendment, 

Letters of Map Amendment based on Fill, Letters of Map 

Revision, Conditional Letters of Map Revision, and other 

topics will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in 

learning this information.
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Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0194.4 Preparing for Post-Disaster 

Responsibilities

This course is designed to familiarize participants with the 

issues surrounding getting teams started for work in the 

post-disaster environment. Topics include: Identifying 

Partners and Resources; Creating Post-Disaster Standard 

Operating Procedures (SOPs); Introduction to PostDisaster SOPs; Introduction to Post-Disaster Operations; 

initial sweeps and public information; detailed substantial damage inspections; substantial damage declarations 

and posting; permitting documentation; and compliance 

and funding sources.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course has in-depth discussion 

of the topics and exercises to help Floodplain Managers 

prepare for post-disaster activities and is designed for 

Floodplain Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified 

Floodplain Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0202 Debris Management Planning for 

State, Tribal, and Local Officials

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, local, and tribal 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.

Program Area(s): Professional Development-Advanced 

Professional Series; Response and Recovery; Public 

Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): State-Delivered

Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal Emergency 

Management personnel, including Public Works and 

Waste Management staffs, who are responsible for planning and/or implementing debris removal and disposal 

actions

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

ACE: Curriculum: Emergency Management, Civil 

Engineering, or Environmental Science

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.4

G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources

This 3- to 4-hour course will provide State and local 

Elected Officials, Emergency Managers, and other public 

officials with an understanding of how these volunteer 

communication groups can help in supplementing telecommunication and warning systems.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: State and local Elected Officials, 

Emergency Managers, and other public officials, Amateur 

Radio operators

Recommended Prerequisites: Class is made up of the 

following professional groups:

•	 Emergency Managers

•	 State and local Elected Officials

•	 Road and bridge supervisory personnel

•	 Office of Emergency Management personnel

•	 City Planning Director

•	 Emergency Operations Center Team

•	 Supervisors

Course Length: .5

G0265 Instructional Delivery Skills

The purpose of this 2-day course is to prepare participants 

to assist with State-delivered Emergency Management 

training. It provides a foundation from which participants 

can develop or enhance their instructional delivery skills 

within a classroom setting. This course is not designed 

to teach how to design training. Rather, the focus of 

this course is how to present an existing lesson plan 

or training materials. At the conclusion of this course, 

participants should be able to:

•	 List the qualities of effective performance-based 

training.

•	 Describe the fundamental principles of adult learning.
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•	 Identify the preparation steps for conducting a 

training session.

•	 Describe the quality of effective presenters.

•	 Distinguish between presentation and facilitation.

•	 Describe how interpersonal skills are applied in a 

training setting.

•	 Identify the techniques used to manage classroom 

interactions.

•	 Describe how to assess training and make continuous 

improvements.

•	 Demonstrate the ability to present a lesson plan.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level II Master Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Members of State and local Emergency 

Management disciplines. Recommended for members of 

Federal, State, tribal, and local Emergency Management 

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

Required Prerequisites: Must have responsibility for 

teaching a portion of a FEMA- or State-developed course; 

and completion of IS-0265, Basic Instructional Skills.

Course Length: 2 days

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training

This 45-minute module provides training for volunteers, 

Emergency Management, and emergency responder 

personnel on flood response techniques using sandbags 

and other materials. This course may be used to train key 

personnel prior to a flood emergency on the basic procedures and methods used to construct a sandbag levee or 

may be used to train an expedient citizen work force for 

flood control operations.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for the 

course will include volunteers, Emergency Management 

personnel and emergency responder personnel who are 

preparing to participate in a flood response effort.

Course Length: 3⁄4 hour

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood 

Preparedness

This course provides training for local and State 

Emergency Managers who respond to hazardous 

weather events, while promoting partnership and coordination between the National Weather Service (NWS) 

and Emergency Managers. The goal of this course is 

to enhance Emergency Managers’ ability to recognize 

potentially hazardous weather and flooding situations so 

they are equipped to plan appropriately and to coordinate effective responses.

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be 

able to:

•	 Analyze how the components of weather interact to 

create hazardous weather.

•	 Anticipate the impact of hazardous weather events to 

enhance Preparedness.

•	 Evaluate actions taken by Emergency Managers to 

prepare for and respond to actual hazardous weather 

events.

•	 Interpret information contained in NWS forecast and 

warning products and other weather resources.

•	 Assess your community’s state of readiness for 

hazardous weather and flooding events.

•	 Evaluate the effectiveness of emergency response 

actions for a given scenario.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series; 

Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for the course 

will encompass primarily the following professional 

groups: 

•	 Local Emergency Managers (i.e., county, city, parish, 

or other jurisdiction);

•	 State Emergency Management personnel;

•	 Voluntary Agency representatives;

•	 Private sector Emergency Managers

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0271.a, Anticipating 

Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition

Course Length: 21⁄2 days
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G0272 Warning Coordination

This 11⁄2day field course is the latest in the hazardous 

weather series of courses produced in partnership with 

the National Weather Service (NWS).

Every year, the United States experiences more severe 

weather than any other country in the world. In order to 

reduce deaths, injuries, and property losses, Emergency 

Managers must work closely with the NWS and the news 

media to provide effective warnings that can be received 

and understood by people at risk. This course is intended 

to help facilitate that process.

Course topics include: The Social Dimensions of Warning 

Response; Developing Effective Warning Messages; 

Developing an Effective Community Warning Process; 

and Working with the News Media to Create a Weather 

Warning Partnership. In addition to lecture and discussion, the course includes case studies, exercises, and an 

opportunity for interaction with representatives of the 

local news media.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Professional 

Development-Advanced Professional Series; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Intended for local Emergency 

Managers

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction

This 2-day course is designed to train participants to 

effectively use FEMA P-55, Coastal Construction Manual

(Fourth Edition). The course and publication provide a 

comprehensive approach to planning, siting, designing, 

constructing, and maintaining homes in the coastal 

environment. The course contains in-depth descriptions 

of design, construction, and maintenance practices that, 

when followed, will increase the durability of residential 

buildings in the harsh coastal environment and reduce 

economic losses associated with coastal natural disasters.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Hurricane Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other building officials with building science knowledge 

and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms, may also apply.

Recommended Prerequisite: Participants should 

complete IS-0279, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting 

Flood-Prone Residential Structures. Taking IS-0279 should also 

help potential participants establish whether they have 

the necessary level of building science knowledge.

Course Length: 2 days

G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings

This course provides engineering and economic guidance to architects, engineers, and local code enforcement 

officials in retrofitting existing one- to four-family residential structures situated in flood-prone areas. The 

retrofitting measures presented are creative, practical, 

compliant with applicable floodplain regulations, and 

satisfactory to most homeowners.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Planning

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other building officials with building science knowledge 

and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms may also apply.

Recommended Prerequisite: Participants should 

complete IS-0279, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting 

Flood-Prone Residential Structures. Taking IS-0279 should also 

help potential participants establish whether they have 

the necessary level of building science knowledge.

Course Length: 2 days

G0282.1 Higher Standards in Floodplain 

Management

This course is designed to familiarize participants with the 

flood insurance aspects of the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP). The basics of flood insurance backed by 

the NFIP, including NFIP coverage, rating, NFIP policy 

information, rate and rule changes, and opportunities for flood insurance outreach, will be discussed and 

reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions 

will aid participants in learning this information.
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Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0282.2 Manufactured Homes and the 

National Flood Insurance Program

This course is designed to familiarize participants 

with the hydrology and hydraulics aspects of the Flood 

Insurance Studies (FISs) prepared under the National 

Flood Insurance Program. The basics of both hydrology 

and hydraulics are discussed as well as the fundamentals of the FIS and Flood Insurance Rate Map. The flood 

profiles, regulatory floodways, special considerations 

in the mapping process, and FIS interpretation are also 

discussed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions 

will aid participants in learning this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0282.3 National Flood Insurance Program 

Flood Insurance Principles

This course is designed to familiarize participants with the 

requirements for manufactured homes and recreational 

vehicles under the National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP). The 2008 changes in the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD) rules related to manufactured home installation and inspection are discussed 

in detail. The analysis of the site review process, foundation design, installation concerns, and enforcement of 

NFIP regulations and HUD regulations, and consideration of recreational vehicles in the floodplain are also 

discussed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions 

will aid participants in learning this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0282.4 Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

the concept of higher standards and implementation of 

higher standards specifically related to freeboard, critical 

facilities, detailed Base Flood Elevation determinations 

in approximate A Zone areas, subdivision requirements, 

prohibition of fill, and enclosure limitations. The concept 

of the No-Adverse Impact also is discussed. Interactive 

exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants 

in learning this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0284.1 Floodway Standards

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

floodway concept and purpose, higher floodway standards, regulatory requirements, methods to comply 

with no-rise certification requirements, and map change 

options for floodway modifications. Other topics will 

be discussed and reviewed. Interactive exercises and 

in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning 

this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0284.2 Disconnects Between the National 

Flood Insurance Program Regulations and 

Insurance

This course is designed to allow participants to identify basic rating elements and explain the difference 

between lowest floor and base flood. Compliance and 

rating of enclosures will be discussed and issues with A 

Zones without Base Flood Elevations will be identified. 

The benefits and implications of dry floodproofing and 

other compliance factors affecting insurance rates will 

be described. Resources for flood insurance outreach 

and updates will be discussed and reviewed. Interactive 

exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants 

in learning this information.
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Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0284.3 Common Noncompliance Issues

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

common floodplain management compliance issues. 

Administration, enforcement, and effective messaging to 

achieve compliance will be discussed. Ways to eliminate 

noncompliance and resources to resolve noncompliance issues will be identified. Interactive exercises and 

in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this 

information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1⁄2 day

G0284.4 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

floodplain mapping purposes and process. The impact 

and cost consequences of map updates, coordination of 

the map process, gaining public and political support, 

using Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps and backup 

data, and other topics will be discussed and reviewed. 

Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid 

participants in learning this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1⁄2 day

G0284.5 Substantial Improvement/Substantial 

Damage

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

the Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage 

regulations under the NFIP. Roles and responsibilities, 

administration and enforcement, the significance of 

making determination and other topics will be discussed 

and reviewed. Interactive exercises and in-depth discussions will aid participants in learning this information.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Floodplain 

Managers with at least 2 years of floodplain management experience or who have the Certified Floodplain 

Manager credential.

Course Length: 1 day

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations 

Management

This training will support local governments and their 

Emergency Management partners in preparing for, 

responding to, and recovering from disaster events at 

the local level. The course is designed to strengthen the 

abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for 

and handle volunteer and donations management issues 

that may arise. The course content and activities may 

also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity 

in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash.

This training also provides information regarding 

the State’s volunteer and donations management 

responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and Non-Governmental 

Organizations.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Integrated Emergency Management; Planning; Response 

and Recovery; Voluntary Organizations; Individual 

Assistance-State

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for local-level 

staffs to include:

•	 Local Volunteer/Donations Coordinator

•	 Coordinator’s Alternate

•	 Leading stakeholders of voluntary organizations

•	 State/local VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in 

Disaster) Chair or Designee

•	 Public Information Officer or Liaison

•	 Program Functional Leads

•	 Government-Private Sector Liaison
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Required Prerequisites: IS-0288, The Role of Voluntary 

Organizations in Emergency Management; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0289 Public Information Officer Awareness 

Training

Emergency Public Information Officers (PIOs) are 

responsible for ensuring that the affected public receives 

accurate and timely information during an emergency. 

Armed with good information, people are better able 

to make good decisions and, by doing so, contribute to 

the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting 

property. Some PIOs tasked with planning for, developing, and disseminating emergency public information 

at the State, tribal, and local levels bear this considerable 

responsibility concurrently with other job assignments. 

Others may have had limited prior experience or 

training in public information techniques. These PIOs, 

especially, must be provided with the opportunity to 

learn and practice the skills they will use on the job. 

G0289, Public Information Officer Awareness Training, is designed 

to acquaint participants with the concepts underlying 

the PIO role. Taken alone, this course can provide a basic 

understanding of the PIO function for those new to the 

position. Additionally, this training is a prerequisite and 

foundation for more advanced training that takes participants from the Awareness level to the Mastery level in 

their public information careers.

This course will orient the participants to the public 

information function and the role of the PIO in the 

Public Safety/Emergency Management environment. 

Additionally, this training will prepare participants for 

subsequent training to further develop their PIO skills.

Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

training is individuals who have public information 

responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the State, local, or tribal level of government. A 

secondary audience for this training includes individuals 

who would benefit from a general understanding of the 

emergency public information function. This audience 

would include elected and other officials with responsibilities that would necessitate their working with PIOs or 

the news media during an emergency incident.

Course Length: 1 day

G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course

This 2-day classroom course is an updated, shortened, 

and revised version of the previous course. The revised 

course:

•	 Emphasizes skills development;

•	 Addresses the impact of technology on emergency 

public information; and

•	 Offers options that allow the States to tailor the 

instructional methodology to suit their needs while 

consistently meeting the course learning objectives.

Program Area(s): Professional Development-Advanced 

Professional Series; External Affairs-State/ Local/ Federal

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this training 

is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the 

State, local, or tribal level of government.

Recommended Prerequisites: G0289, Public Information 

Officer Awareness Training, or IS-0029, Public Information Officer 

Awareness

Course Length: 2 days

G0291 Joint Information System/Center 

Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public 

Information Officers

This course will build on the solo PIO competencies 

gained in G0290, Basic Public Information Officers Course,

applying those skills in an expanding incident where 

coordination is enhanced through activation of a Joint 

Information System (JIS) and establishment of a Joint 

Information Center (JIC).

This training will equip PIOs with the skills needed to 

establish and operate in a JIS/JIC. Participants will also 

gain a working knowledge of operational practices for 

performing PIO duties within the NIMS Multi-Agency 

Coordination System. The course will demonstrate how 

JIC concepts are applied in a flexible and scalable manner 

at the local levels.

Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this training 

is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function 

primarily at State, local, or tribal levels of government.

Recommended Prerequisites: This training is designed 

on the assumption that participants will have completed 

the following courses:
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•	 G0289, Public Information Officer Awareness Training. This is 

Awareness-level training suitable for new PIOs taken 

alone or before G0290, Basic Public Information Officers 

Course, or for elected or other officials who want an 

overview of emergency public information. The 

content will be delivered as a 1-day classroom course.

•	 G0290, Basic Public Information Officers Course. This 2-day 

classroom course places an emphasis on skills 

development and the impact of technology on 

emergency public information.

Course Length: 1 day

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools

This course is designed to enable participants to define 

and describe Risk MAP; identify the purpose and scope 

of the Risk MAP process and tools; describe the roles of 

Federal, State, and local users in producing and delivering Risk MAP; describe Risk MAP decision-making 

tools; and identify Risk MAP resources.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management; Hazus-MH 

and GIS; Hurricane Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, local, or tribal 

Floodplain Managers

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.8

G0300 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident 

Command System for Expanding Incidents

This course provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require advanced application of the 

Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands 

upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 

courses. The course objectives are as follows:

•	 Describe how the National Incident Management 

System (NIMS) Command and Management 

component supports the management of expanding 

incidents.

•	 Describe the Incident/Event Management process for 

supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by 

the Incident Command System (ICS).

•	 Implement the Incident Management process on a 

simulated Type 3 incident.

•	 Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated 

incident.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: Experience using 

concepts and principles from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a 

response or exercise

Course Length: 3 days

G0310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Tabletop 

Exercises

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 

Federal, State, and local governments for response to 

WMD terrorist incidents.

There are no Student Manuals; the facilitator must tailor 

the course for the specific community.
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G0310.1 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear 

Scenario

G0310.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological 

Scenario

G0310.3 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Sarin 

Scenario

G0310.4 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical-Vx 

Scenario

G0310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: BiologicalAnthrax Scenario

G0310.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber 

Scenario 

Program Area(s): Terrorism

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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 of 

Emergency Services; Directors of Public Works; Directors 

of 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 of Animal

Care and Control Agency; Warning Coordinators; 

Coordinator of volunteer organizations; Directors of 

Emergency Medical Services; Directors of Hazardous 

Materials Team;* Federal and/or State representatives,

as appropriate;* area military representative;* National

Guard representatives; Department of Energy representatives; Federal Bureau of Investigation representatives;*

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention representatives; Environmental Protection Agency representatives; 

U.S. Coast Guard representatives; and representatives of 

neighboring jurisdictions. 

*The target audience with an asterisk must be invited (if they are 

available).

Required Prerequisites: 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.

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.

Course Length: 3⁄4 day

G0311 Hazardous Materials Contingency 

Planning

This 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 air-toxic chemicals from fixed-site 

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

available.

Topics include, Federal, State, and local mechanisms to 

assist in Planning and Response, tactical requirements, 

hazardous materials characteristics, and regulatory 

compliance.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: All officials responsible for public 

policy and strategic planning; members of a Local 

Emergency Planning Committee; and first responders

Required Prerequisite: IS-0056, Hazardous Materials 

Contingency Planning

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0235.b, Emergency 

Planning; IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 

ICS-100; and IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Course Length: 1 day

G0318 Mitigation Planning for Local 

Governments

This course provides plan developers with the information necessary to prepare and implement a local 

Hazard Mitigation Plan. Upon successful completion of 

this course, participants will be able to: Define Hazard 

Mitigation and identify the benefits of mitigation planning; develop or update a local Mitigation Plan; and 

identify resources and guidance available for Mitigation 

planning and plan implementation.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

Planning

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered
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Selection Criteria: Local government officials, State officials, and others who are involved in the development of 

a local Mitigation Plan

G0357 Emergency Response to Criminal and 

Terrorist Incidents

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.

Program Area(s): Terrorism

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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.

Course Length: 1 day

G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning 

Course

This 12-hour course provides participants with the 

knowledge and skills needed to design and implement 

an Evacuation and Re-Entry Plan for their jurisdictions. It 

uses a community’s Vulnerability Analysis and Evacuation 

Plan. It also addresses evacuation behavior and recommends methods to make evacuation and re-entry more 

efficient.

This course does not address the decision to evacuate 

or re-enter.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Professional 

Development-Advanced Professional Series.

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The persons responsible for planning, 

implementing, and carrying out evacuations within a 

jurisdiction. This includes, but is not limited to, State 

and local government Emergency Program Managers, 

Emergency Planners, and Response Personnel.

Course Length: 2 days

G0361 Flood Fight Operations

This 21⁄2day 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 

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 (G0270.3) course 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.

Program Area(s): Floodplain Management; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Planning; Professional 

Development-Advanced Professional Series; Tribal

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, local, and tribal officials responsible for planning, preparing, and managing 

response to floods

Course Length: 2.5
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G0363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal 

Communities

This 2-day course provides 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; be 

able to describe information from FEMA Hurricane 

Evacuation studies; describe the various issues and 

measures needed in their jurisdiction for effective decision-making; and have a basic checklist for time-phased 

actions.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Response 

and Recovery

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The target audience should be 

comprised of public and private sector decision-makers 

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.

Required Prerequisite: Completion of IS-0324.a, 

Community Hurricane Preparedness

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools

This 2-day course provides schools with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to refine or develop an 

all-hazards school Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 

and to identify how to train and exercise the school 

EOP. This course follows the guidance set forth in the 

FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide, CPG 101, 

for developing an EOP and explains how to utilize the 

National Incident Management System as the foundation for planning and building partnerships with outside 

agencies such as Law Enforcement, Fire, and Emergency 

Management.

In an optional exercise day, this course provides participants with an opportunity to conduct and design a 

tabletop exercise using Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP) guidelines.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Refine or develop a school EOP. Throughout the 

course, the school will review the existing EOP, 

determine areas for improvement, and make 

changes/updates to the EOP.

•	 Identify how to train and exercise the EOP. The 

school will describe the benefits of training and 

exercising the school’s EOP, and identify who needs 

to be involved in training and exercising the EOP.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness Planning; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Principals, Assistant Principals, 

Risk Managers, School Board members, School 

Safety Coordinators, Transportation and Food Service 

Coordinators, Facility Managers/Building Engineers, 

Nurses, Counselors, Public Information Officers, 

Teachers, and local First Responders

Required Prerequisite: School EOP

Recommended Prerequisites: Completion of IS-0100.

SCa (or IS-0100.SC or IS-0100.b), Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Schools; and IS-0700.a, National 

Incident Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and 

Maintaining Spotter Groups

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 (NWS) staff.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: State and local Emergency Managers 

and NWS staff

Course Length: 5 hours
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G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters

This course enables participants to improve their community’s Mitigation and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), 

specifically regarding the needs of children. The course 

will provide participants with the information needed 

to address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters. It will also provide them guidance and direction on how to form coalitions and how 

to become advocates for the unique needs of children in 

all aspects of Emergency Management.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Articulate the importance of providing for the needs 

of children in disasters in their community’s current 

Emergency Management Plan.

•	 Explain what is required to keep children safe in 

emergencies and why those needs are unique.

•	 Explain the assumptions, concept of operations, and 

organization and assignment of responsibilities that 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Explain the planning components necessary to 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Create an annex to a community’s EOP, addressing 

the unique needs of children in disasters.

•	 Identify stakeholders and organizations that can assist 

in preparing for the needs of children in disasters.

•	 Initiate steps to form coalitions and build teams that 

have a stake in keeping children safe in disasters.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; Preparedness for Schools/Children/

Higher Education/Houses of Worship; Professional 

Development-Advanced Professional Series; Response 

and Recovery; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is 

State and local Emergency Managers and Planners, Child 

Services Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, 

Childcare Providers, Schools, and Faith-Based 

Organizations.

Course Length: 5 hours

G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus 

Executives

This 2-hour overview of Emergency Planning serves as 

a briefing for executives of institutions of higher education. It provides them with insights into multi-hazard 

Emergency Planning and their role in protecting lives, 

property, and operations. The course consists of seven 

modules which can be delivered independently so that 

executives can tailor it to fit their schedules and needs.

The seven modules are:

•	 Emergency Management: What Is It? Why Do It?

•	 Executive-Level Support

•	 Developing Your Emergency Operations Plan

•	 Evaluating Your EOP

•	 Responding Using Incident Command System

•	 Emergency Operations Center

•	 Engaging Your Campus 

Program Area(s): Planning; Preparedness for Schools/

Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Presidents, Vice Presidents, Provosts, 

Chancellors, Deans, and other leadership positions at 

institutions of higher education

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0100.HE, Introduction to 

the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Higher Education

Course Length: 2 hours

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response 

Course

This 2-day course prepares State and local 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.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Professional DevelopmentAdvanced Professional Series; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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 
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Examiners, Funeral Directors, Heads of first response 

agencies (Fire, Police, EMS, etc.), Planners, and Emergency 

Management Coordinators will benefit from this course.

Course Length: 2 days

G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers

This course is designed to enable the non-technical emergency worker to acquire skills in the use of Mitigation. 

The course provides training in how to perform 

Mitigation activities fundamental to reducing and eliminating long-term risk from hazards. It addresses the 

important roles of the Emergency Program Manager (or 

other local government representative) in Mitigation: 

Motivator, Coordinator, and Monitor in local implementation of the National Mitigation Strategy.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series 

(APS)

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal government Emergency Program Managers, other Emergency 

Management staff, and other local government employees 

responsible for Mitigation. The secondary audience 

includes Federal Emergency Management personnel and 

employees of Federal, State, and local governments who 

work in the Emergency Management field.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of IS-0393.a, 

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation, prior to enrollment

Course Length: 3 days

G0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command 

System for Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents

This course provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require advanced application of the 

Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands 

upon information covered in the ICS-100 through 

ICS-300 courses. These earlier courses are prerequisites 

for ICS-400. The course objectives are as follows:

•	 Explain how major incidents engender special 

management challenges.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which an Area 

Command is established.

•	 Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency 

Coordination Systems are established.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; G0300, ICS-300: 

Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents;

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;

and IS-0800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: Experience using concepts 

and principles from ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 in a 

response or exercise

Course Length: 2 days

G0402 Incident Command System Overview 

for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS-402

This course provides Executives and Senior Officials 

(including Elected Officials, City/County Managers, 

Agency Administrators, etc.) an orientation to the 

Incident Command System (ICS). 

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

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Executives and Senior Officials, 

including Elected Officials, City/County Managers, 

Agency Administrators, etc.

Course Length: 2 hours

G0427 Community Emergency Response Team 

Program Manager

This course prepares Community Emergency Response 

Team (CERT) Program Managers for the tasks required 

to establish and sustain an active local CERT Program.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Those who are already in or are 

selected to be in the CERT Program Manager position
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Required Prerequisites:

•	 A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency. The CERTsponsoring agency could be a local, regional, or State 

government agency;

•	 Approval from a State CERT coordinating agency if 

the CERT Program Manager course is sponsored by 

such an agency;

•	 Completion of the CERT Basic Training course.

Course Length: 2 days

G0428 Community Emergency Response Team 

Train-the-Trainer

This course produces competent instructors for the 

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic 

Training course.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: People who will serve as the Course 

Manager for the CERT Basic Training course and people 

who will be CERT Basic Training course instructors in 

any capacity.

NOTE: Individuals who conduct only one or two of the units may do so 

without taking the CERT TTT course. However, the CERT TTT course 

would give them a necessary overview of the CERT Basic Training course 

as well as improve their instructional skills.

Required Prerequisites:

•	 Must have a referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency. 

The CERT-sponsoring agency could be a local, 

regional, or State government agency.

•	 If the CERT TTT course is sponsored by a State CERT 

coordinating agency, must have approval from that 

agency as well.

•	 Must have taken the CERT Basic Training course.

Course Length: 3 days

G0434.a Earthquake Safety for Schools

This course will prepare school staff and administrators 

for an earthquake at their school location. The course is 

designed to describe the effects of an earthquake; explain 

how to mitigate those effects; state the key elements of 

an earthquake plan for Preparedness, Response, and 

Recovery; and outline the procedures for training and 

exercises related to that emergency plan.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: School Board members, district executives, district Risk Managers, principals, administrators, 

teachers, parents, Parent Teacher Association members, 

community first responders, school support staff, and 

Transportation Coordinators.

Course Length: 11⁄4 days

G0436 Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package 

for K–6

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 multi-disciplinary 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.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Preparedness for 

Schools/Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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.

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package 

on Earthquakes 7–12

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 
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environment through seismic safety design, construction, land-use, and Emergency Management techniques.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Universal Emergency 

Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: High school Science Coordinators, 

high school Curriculum Coordinators, grades 7–12 classroom teachers, and teacher educators from regional 

science and educational resource centers

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0489 Management of Spontaneous 

Volunteers in Disasters

This course aims to introduce the keys to success in 

managing large numbers of spontaneous volunteers in 

disasters. Its underlying assumption is that much of the 

volunteer help is indeed needed, and that with basic 

Emergency Management coordination skills, the volunteer resources can often be put to effective use, making a 

positive difference in the affected community. The course 

will discuss the benefits spontaneous volunteers can 

bring to relief efforts and the challenges they may bring 

if not coordinated effectively. In addition, the course 

will examine planning considerations regarding spontaneous volunteers. Special emphasis is also placed on how 

to make full use of a Volunteer Reception Center—the 

backbone of any well-organized spontaneous volunteer 

management program.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; Voluntary 

Organizations; Individual Assistance-State; FEMA 

Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course has been developed 

for Emergency Managers and voluntary organizations responsible for the management of spontaneous 

volunteers.

Required Prerequisites: All course participants should 

be familiar with their own State and local government 

Emergency Operations Plan Annex, if one exists, on the 

use of spontaneous volunteers and volunteers affiliated 

with relief organizations.

Recommended Prerequisites: In addition, the individuals should have a working knowledge of the Incident 

Command and National Incident Management Systems 

(IS-0100, IS-0200, IS-0700.a, National Incident Management 

System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction).

Course Length: 1 day

G0548 Continuity of Operations Managers 

Training Course 

This course is designed to acquaint experienced 

Continuity of Operations (COOP) practitioners and 

instructors with the COOP Program Managers Course 

materials. The objectives include defining COOP; 

explaining the benefits of a viable COOP Program and 

Plan; identifying elements of a viable COOP Program; 

and identifying processes, resources, and tasks necessary 

to implement and manage a successful COOP Program. 

The course will also refresh experienced instructors on 

instructional methodology and techniques.

Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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.

Course Length: 3 days

G0556 Local Damage Assessment

This course will equip local officials with the knowledge, 

understanding, and skills they need to be able to conduct 

rapid and effective Needs and Damage Assessments in 

order to save lives and protect property.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: This course is for State and local officials who are responsible for assessing, collecting, and 

reporting damages during and after any event that causes 

damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; IS-0120.a, An 

Introduction to Exercises; and IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and 

Improvement Planning

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment

This course provides information and resources that 

will enable participants to plan an effective Damage 

Assessment Program and conduct rapid and effective 

damage assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of 

Recovery and Mitigation.
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Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Professional 

Development-Advanced Professional Series; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: Local officials who are responsible 

for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during 

and after any event that causes damage of private, public, 

and critical infrastructure.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; IS-0120.a, An 

Introduction to Exercises; and IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and 

Improvement Planning

Course Length: 1 day

G0575 Communications Interoperability

This course will 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, 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.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Selection Criteria: State and local Emergency Managers 

and personnel involved in operating and maintaining 

communications equipment and capabilities

Course Length: 2 days

G0662 Introduction to Public-Private 

Partnerships

This course describes how to establish and sustain publicprivate partnerships, as well as how to communicate and 

share resources in a partnership.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources; 

Integrated Emergency Management; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

Course Length: 1 day

G0775 Emergency Operations Center 

Management and Operations

This course explores the role, design, and functions of 

Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and their relationships as components of a Multi-Agency Coordination 

System. The course contains disaster-related examples, 

activities, and case studies that relate to EOCs and MultiAgency Coordination Systems at the Federal, State, and 

local levels of government.

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

•	 Relate EOC operations to National Incident 

Management System 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.

Program Area(s): Professional Development-Advanced 

Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): State Delivered

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 

personnel.

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0701.a, National Incident 

Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course

Course Length: 2 days
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Independent Study Courses

IS-0001.a Emergency Manager: An 

Orientation to the Position

This course provides an introduction to Emergency 

Management and the Integrated Emergency Management 

System, including an in-depth look at the Mission Areas 

of Emergency Management as they are implemented 

in a comprehensive Emergency Management program. 

The course consists of text, illustrations, diagrams, and 

figures.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The goal of this course is to acquaint 

new personnel with the position of the Emergency 

Manager, including history and underlying principles 

of Emergency Management, key areas of emphasis, the 

Emergency Manager’s roles and responsibilities, and tips 

for getting started.

Course Length: 6 hours

CEUs: 0.6

IS-0003 Radiological Emergency Management

This 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

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0005.a An Introduction to Hazardous 

Materials 

This course is intended to provide a general introduction 

to hazardous materials that can serve as a foundation for 

more specific studies in the future. The course has five 

units which are outlined below. No prior knowledge of 

the subject is required or assumed.

At the end of the course, the participant should be able 

to: 

•	 Explain the roles of Federal, State, tribal, and local 

governments in reducing hazardous materials risks 

through Health and Environmental Regulations;

•	 Discuss the two major hazardous materials 

identification systems used within the United States;

•	 Identify possible terrorist targets of opportunity 

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.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: General population

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0007 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster 

Assistance

This 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.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1
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IS-0008.a Building for the Earthquakes of 

Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 

12699

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 

Hazards Reduction Plan (NEHRP) Recommended 

Building Provisions. The NEHRP has provided a base for 

all national building codes for seismic design.

The course is a non-technical 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.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Building officials, planners, and local 

government leaders

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0010.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness 

and Preparedness

This course is intended to help animal owners, care 

providers, and industries to understand Incident 

Management. The objectives of this course are to increase 

awareness and preparedness among animal owners and 

care providers, and to describe how typical hazards affect 

animals and what can be done by responsible owners to 

reduce the impact of disasters.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Animal owners and care providers

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0011.a Animals in Disasters: Community 

Planning

This course provides information for groups to meet and 

develop meaningful and effective plans that improve 

the care of animals, their owners, and the animal-care 

industries in disasters. The objectives of this course are 

to learn how to develop a community plan for managing 

animals in an emergency; identify hazards and threats 

most likely to affect your community and ways to minimize their impact on animals; indicate how communities 

use the Incident Command System to respond effectively 

to an incident involving animals; describe resources 

available to help communities recover from a disaster; 

and develop community support for a disaster preparedness plan involving animals.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Animal owners and care providers

Course Length: 4.5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0015.b Special Events Contingency 

Planning for Public Safety Agencies

This 5-hour web-based course will provide Public Safety 

agency personnel with information related to pre-event 

planning, forming the Planning Team, event hazard 

analysis, and responding to incidents during special 

events in their community. Though relevant special 

events statutes/ordinances and codes must be considered 

by Public Safety agency personnel engaged in special 

event planning, an extensive job aid manual is included 

in the course and available for download on the course 

web site.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0018.14 FEMA Equal Employment 

Opportunity Employee Course 2014

This course presents the underlying principles of Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) and recognizes FEMA’s 

commitment to ensuring EEO for all current and prospective FEMA employees.
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COURSES

Program Area(s): FEMA Equal Rights

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Open enrollment

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0019.14 FEMA Equal Employment 

Opportunity Supervisor Course 2014

This course provides an overview of responsibilities in 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for FEMA supervisors and strategies to handle equal rights issues and 

potential issues as they arise.

Program Area(s): FEMA Equal Rights

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Open enrollment

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0020.14 Diversity Awareness

This course recognizes the benefits of diversity in our 

workforce and FEMA’s commitment to valuing the diversity of its employees and customers. By the end of this 

course, participants will be able to: define what is meant 

by diversity; describe how diversity benefits us individually and collectively; and describe the actions they can 

take to optimize diversity.

Program Area(s): FEMA Equal Rights

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Open enrollment

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0021.14 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster 

Assistance

This course provides an orientation to civil rights, 

including the laws that govern civil rights and strategies 

that will help FEMA employees protect the civil rights of 

those they serve.

Program Area(s): FEMA Equal Rights

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Open enrollment

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0022 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to 

Citizen Preparedness

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.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0023 Custodial Officer

This course provides participants with the basic knowledge of the elements of Custodial Officer responsibilities. 

This course is mandatory for the Accountable Property 

Officer credentialing process and is only available to 

FEMA staff. It is accessible through the FEMA Employee 

Knowledge Center (FEKC).
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COURSES

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Online (FEKC Only)

Selection Criteria: The target population for this training 

program is broad and includes FEMA personnel at all levels 

that have been assigned Accountable Receiving Officer 

duties. These personnel include: FEMA Headquarters 

Management, Administrative, Procurement, and 

Reporting; Warehouse Supervisors and Managers; and 

FEMA Field Personnel at sites including Incident Support 

Bases.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0024 Receiving Officer

This course provides designated Receiving Officers with 

the knowledge and resources to professionally and accurately fulfill their responsibilities for effective Property 

Management.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Online (FEMA Employee 

Knowledge Center Only)

Selection Criteria: The target population for this 

training program is broad and includes FEMA personnel 

at all levels that have been assigned Accountable 

Receiving Officer duties. These personnel include: FEMA 

HQ Management, Administrative, Procurement, and 

Reporting; Warehouse Supervisors and Managers; and 

FEMA Field Personnel at sites including Incident Support 

Bases.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0023, Custodial Officer, 

and IS-0025, Basic Property Management

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0025 Basic Property Management

This course provides participants with the basic knowledge of the elements of Property Management. This 

course is mandatory for the Accountable Property Officer 

credentialing process and is only available to FEMA staff. 

It is accessible through the FEMA Employee Knowledge 

Center (FEKC).

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Online (FEKC Only)

Selection Criteria: The target population for this training 

program is broad and includes FEMA personnel at all levels 

that have been assigned Accountable Receiving Officer 

duties. These personnel include: FEMA Headquarters 

Management, Administrative, Procurement, and 

Reporting; Warehouse Supervisors and Managers; and 

FEMA Field Personnel at sites including Incident Support 

Bases.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0023, Custodial Officer

Course Length: 12 hours

CEUs: 1.2

IS-0026 Guide to Points of Distribution

This guide was developed to support the Points of 

Distribution (PODs) overview video and provide an 

in-depth look into the Planning, Operations, and 

Demobilization stages of a POD mission. The lessons 

detail the staffing and procedures any State will need to 

plan for, execute, and shut down POD operations. The 

guide also includes key lessons such as safety, equipment, and resources accountability and informs the 

reader about the “Adopt a POD” program being used by 

the State of Washington.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0027 Orientation to FEMA Logistics

This course provides an overview of all field Logistics 

functions and organizational relationships within 

Logistics (roles, responsibilities, accountability). The 

participant will gain a baseline knowledge of the standard practices for FEMA Logistics operations from initial 

Presidential disaster declaration to closeout of FEMA field 

offices.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All new Logistics hires and Logistics 

staff that work in the field offices. Also, all FEMA cadres, 

governmental (State, local, tribal), and private sector 

partners who interface with FEMA Logistics during 

disaster response and recovery

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0026, Guide to Points of 

Distribution

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0029 Public Information Officer Awareness

This course covers basic information about the role of 

a State or local Public Information Officer (PIO). The 

goal of this awareness course is to provide an orientation to the Public Information function and the role of 

the PIO in the Public Safety/Emergency Management 

environment.
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Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for new or 

less experienced State or local PIOs or those who have 

this role as a secondary function.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0030.a Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant 

Applicant

This interactive computer-based course is part of a series 

designed to provide various users with basic knowledge 

about using the web-based Mitigation Electronic Grants 

(eGrants) Management System. This course is specifically 

targeted to Subgrant Applicants.

The eGrants system is a part of the eGovernment initiative. eGrants helps to streamline the application process 

by providing local governments with 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 Applicant; and managing submitted applications.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Subgrant Applicants including States, 

federally recognized Indian tribal governments, territories, local communities, and non-profit organizations

Course Length: 5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0031.a Mitigation eGrants for the Grant 

Applicant

This interactive computer-based course is part of a 

series of courses designed to provide various users with 

basic knowledge about using the web-based Mitigation 

Electronic Grants (eGrants) Management System. This 

course is specifically targeted to Grant Applicants.

The eGrants system is a part of the eGovernment initiative. eGrants helps to streamline the application process 

by providing Grant Applicants (States, Territories, and 

federally recognized Indian tribal governments) the 

ability to apply for and manage their grant applications 

and to manage subgrant applications from their Subgrant 

Applicants (local officials). This course explores the three 

main grant applicant functions:

•	 Administration (set preferences for subgrant users, 

manage subgrant user registrations)

•	 Applications (reviewing subgrant applications, 

completing grant applications, etc.)

•	 Monitoring (Accept/Not Accept Award packages, 

complete quarterly reports, etc.)

This course is designed to allow the users to take it in its 

entirety or to focus on specific aspects of the Mitigation 

eGrants System.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Grant Applicants—including State 

officials, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, 

and territory officials

Course Length: 7 hours

CEUs: 0.7

IS-0032 Mitigation eGrants Internal System

This interactive computer-based course is part of a 

series of courses designed to provide various users with 

basic knowledge about using the web-based Mitigation 

Electronic Grants (eGrants) Management System. This 

course is specifically targeted to FEMA (Internal) Users 

on the eGrants Internal System.

FEMA Headquarters and Regional staff with Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance Grant Program responsibilities and 

Regional Assistance Officers are responsible for the application review once the grant applicant has submitted 

his/her application.

The course explores the main eGrants Internal System 

functions available to users:

•	 Access and roles within the system

•	 Registration Management

•	 Pre-Award Eligibility Workflow and Application 

Review

•	 Quarterly Reports

•	 Program Administration

This course is designed to allow the users to take it in its 

entirety or to focus on specific aspects of the Mitigation 

eGrants Internal System.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Grant applicants—including State 

officials, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, 

and territory officials
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Course Length: 5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0033.14 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 

2014

Ethics is an essential part of how we operate at FEMA. 

This 1-hour course complies with the U.S. Office of 

Government Ethics initial agency ethics orientation for 

all employees requirements at 5 CFR, Section 2638.703. 

It includes the following mandatory content: 

•	 The Ethical standards and principles to keep.

•	 Contact persons including the employee names, 

titles, office addresses and telephone numbers of the 

designated Agency Ethics Official and other agency 

officials available to advise the employee on Ethics 

issues.

This course includes the following lessons: 

•	 Lesson 1: Course Introduction

•	 Lesson 2: Conflicts of Interest

•	 Lesson 3: Misuse of Position or Resources

•	 Lesson 4: Giving and Accepting Gifts

•	 Lesson 5: Outside Employment and Activities

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: New FEMA employees are required 

to successfully complete this course within 90 days of 

their FEMA appointment.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0035.14 FEMA Safety Orientation 2014

This course is designed to help you understand your 

safety rights, responsibilities, and what you can do to 

safeguard your own well-being on the job—both in 

your regular workplace and during deployments. Upon 

completing this course, the participant will be able to:

•	 Identify safety roles and responsibilities in the 

workplace

•	 Identify potential workplace hazards

•	 Identify ways to maximize personal safety at the 

regular workplace and when deployed

•	 Identify procedures for responding to emergencies in 

the workplace.

New FEMA employees are required to successfully 

complete this course within 90 days of their FEMA 

appointment. In addition, if the FEMA employer is a 

Reservist, he/she must successfully complete the training 

one time every calendar year. Full-Time Employees will 

complete this course as their required training.

Program Area(s): FEMA Safety

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees

Course Length: 5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0036 Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare

This course covers the steps needed to help childcare 

sites prepare for incidents to ensure the safety of the children at their site. Childcare providers must have plans 

and procedures to keep children safe from everyday 

hazards and to respond and recover when an emergency 

happens.

This course provides childcare providers, of all sizes 

and with responsibility for children of all ages, with the 

knowledge and tools to analyze the hazards and threats 

at the site, to develop a plan to address these hazards and 

threats, and to implement processes to update and practice the emergency plan.

The topics address in this course include: knowing your 

hazards, developing a plan, and testing and updating 

your plan.

Delivery Options: IS-0036 can be taken as an 

Independent Study course in a classroom setting. Detailed 

information can be found at http://www.training.fema.

gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Preparedness for 

Schools/Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for childcare 

providers of all sizes and for all age children, including, 

but not limited to, home childcare sites, childcare facilities, nursery schools, camps, scouts, sports programs, 

faith-based programs, and after-school programs. 

However, anyone with a personal or professional interest 

in childcare site preparedness is welcome to participate. 

Teachers, camp counselors, parents, volunteers, scout 

leaders, and coaches alike will find useful information 

in this course.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2
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IS-0037 Managerial Safety and Health

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) mandates that all Federal employers who supervise or manage employees have the ability to provide a 

safe and healthful work place for all FEMA personnel. 

This course provides the training needed to comply with 

OSHA regulations for supervisors and managers of FEMA 

staff.

Program Area(s): FEMA Safety

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Any FEMA personnel placed in the 

role of supervising or managing other FEMA personnel

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0038 Fraud Awareness and Prevention

This course provides a basic understanding of internal 

and external fraud within FEMA and the Federal government. In addition, the course covers your reporting 

responsibilities of a FEMA employee.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0042 Social Media in Emergency 

Management

Social media is a new technology that not only allows 

for another channel of broadcasting messages to the 

public, but also allows for two-way communication 

between Emergency Managers and major stakeholder 

groups. Increasingly the public is turning to social media 

technologies to obtain up-to-date information during 

emergencies and to share data about the disaster in the 

form of geo data, text, pictures, video, or a combination 

of these media. Social media also can allow for greater 

Situational Awareness for emergency responders. While 

social media allows for many opportunities to engage in 

an effective conversation with stakeholders, it also holds 

many challenges for Emergency Managers.

This course provides participants with best practices 

including tools, techniques, and a basic roadmap to 

build capabilities in the use of social media technologies 

in their own emergency management organizations 

(State, local, tribal) in order to further their emergency 

response missions.

Program Area(s): FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Staff working in a Joint Field Office

Recommended Prerequisites: While it is not required, 

it is preferred that participants be able to demonstrate 

the ability to access accounts and profiles using the three 

major social media applications (Facebook, Twitter, 

and YouTube) and the ability to send messages through 

Facebook and Twitter.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0055.a Household Hazardous Materials—A 

Guide for Citizens

The course will introduce you to household hazardous 

materials and things you can do to protect yourself and 

your family from injury or death.

In the first unit, you will learn about basic chemical and 

physical properties, the ways chemicals enter your body, 

and the effects chemicals have on your body.

In the second and third units, you will learn about 

cleaning products, lead, mercury, gasoline, compressed 

gases, carbon monoxide, medical supplies, chlorine, 

pesticides, and much more.

In the last two units, you will cover labels, Personal 

Protective Equipment, proper disposal methods, preventive measures to take before natural disasters, and less 

toxic alternatives.

Dangers from chemical products depend greatly on 

the individuals using them. Chemicals are safe to use 

when people read the directions and use the chemicals correctly. It will take 1 to 3 hours to complete all 

the units and take the final exam. This Independent 

Study course is a prerequisite for G0311, Hazardous Materials 

Contingency Planning.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All members of the general public

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4
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IS-0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency 

Planning

After the completion of this course, participants will be 

able to: 

•	 Recognize the historical context in which local 

hazardous materials contingency planning takes 

place, the resources available, best practices from 

Emergency Management departments/Local 

Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), and lessons 

learned.

•	 Evaluate special characteristics, planning 

considerations, and risk priority.

•	 Assess local capabilities against specific hazardous 

materials-related critical tasks.

•	 Identify and analyze gaps between the local area’s 

capabilities and those needed to respond efficiently 

and effectively.

•	 Develop a course of action to address gaps.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: LEPC members ready to analyze their 

local plan to identify gaps and their overall preparedness 

for an event involving hazardous materials

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency 

Management

This course will provide participants with an overview of 

the U.S. military resources potentially available to assist 

civilian authorities, and the procedures for obtaining and 

integrating military resources into disaster Response and 

Recovery operations.

The goal is to provide Emergency Managers at every 

jurisdictional level an overview of military resources; 

their capabilities and limitations; and how to access and 

integrate them in their respective jurisdiction’s disaster 

Response and Recovery operations in order to save lives, 

mitigate human suffering, and mitigate significant property and/or environmental damage.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Response and Recovery; FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Delivery Options: This course is developed in a flexible 

delivery format. A facilitator’s guide and visuals are available for delivery in a classroom setting.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster 

Recovery Framework

The goal of this web-based training is to develop an 

overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework 

(NDRF). This training will assist with describing key 

principles and concepts for community recovery planning and implementation.

•	 The NDRF describes the concepts and principles 

that promote effective Federal recovery assistance. 

While the NDRF speaks to all who are impacted or 

otherwise involved in disaster recovery, this course 

will concentrate on support to individuals and 

communities.

•	 This training will assist with describing key 

principles and concepts in community recovery 

planning, coordination, and implementation.

•	 It will promote a process in which communities 

engage and consider the needs of all its members.

•	 A key element concept included in the training 

will be that the impacted community assumes the 

leadership in developing recovery priorities and 

activities that are realistic, well-planned, and clearly 

communicated.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework; 

Public Works; Response and Recovery; Tribal; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

IS-0100.b Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100

This course provides training on and resources for 

personnel who require a basic understanding of the 

Incident Command System (ICS). 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.
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Course topics:

•	 ICS Overview

•	 Basic Features of ICS

•	 Incident Commander and Command Staff Functions

•	 General Staff Functions

•	 ICS Facilities

•	 Common Responsibilities

Delivery Options: IS-0100.b can be taken as an 

Independent Study course in a classroom setting. 

Detailed information is found at http://www.training.

fema.gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp.

IS-0100.b Instructor Guidelines: (In addition to the 

General ICS Instructor Guidelines found on page 41):

•	 Successful completion of accredited IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100;

IS-0200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and 

Initial Action Incidents; and IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction.

•	 Served in a mid-level Emergency Management or 

incident response position within 5 years in realworld incidents, planned events, or accredited 

exercises.

•	 Recognized qualifications in techniques of instruction 

and adult education methodologies.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Level I 

Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The target audience includes persons 

involved with Emergency Planning, and Response or 

Recovery efforts.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.FDA Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Food and 

Drug Administration

This course introduces the Incident Command System 

(ICS) and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS 

training. This course was developed collaboratively by the 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Emergency 

Management Institute.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.FWa Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Federal 

Workers

This course provides Federal Workers a familiarization 

with ICS principles, how they can be applied in incidents, and how to interface with response personnel. 

The course has the same objectives as IS-0100.b, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100. Additional 

content has been added to explain how the ICS principles apply to an incident that involves Federal assistance 

under the Stafford Act or National Response Framework. 

This course meets the requirement for ICS-100/IS-0100 

training.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.HCb Introduction to the 

Incident Command System (ICS-100) for 

Healthcare/ Hospitals

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 the ICS and the NIMS. This course uses the 

same objectives and content as other ICS courses with 

healthcare/hospital examples and exercises.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.HE Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Higher 

Education

This course introduces the ICS and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course is a 

comprehensive introduction to ICS tailored for higher 

education situations. Case studies, scenarios, and video 

clips of people and places that have been involved in 

campus Emergency Planning are integrated into the 

course.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online
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Selection Criteria: College Administrators, Risk 

Managers, Public Information Officers, Security Officers, 

Environmental Safety Officers, Law Enforcement, Fire, 

and Emergency Management Officials

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.LEb Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Law 

Enforcement

This course introduces the Incident Command System 

(ICS) and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS 

training. This course describes the history, features and 

principles, and organizational structure of the ICS. It 

also explains the relationship between the ICS and the 

National Incident Management System. This course uses 

the same objectives and content as other ICS courses with 

Law Enforcement examples and exercises.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.PWb Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Public Works

This course introduces the Incident Command System 

(ICS) and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS 

training. This course describes the history, features and 

principles, and organizational structure of the ICS. It 

also explains the relationship between the ICS and the 

National Incident Management System. This course uses 

the same objectives and content as other ICS courses with 

Public Works examples and exercises.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0100.SCa Introduction to the Incident 

Command System (ICS-100) for Schools

This course introduces the Incident Command System 

(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.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, 

and Transportation Coordinators

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster 

Operations: FEMA

This course is designed to help prepare participants for 

deployment to a domestic incident. Responding to incidents requires that we must be ready, willing, and able 

to deploy at a moment’s notice. This course provides 

personnel with practical tips and advice for incident 

deployment.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

•	 Prepare for deployment, including detailing what 

information to gather, what steps to take, and what 

things to pack.

•	 Check in when arriving at the assigned location.

•	 Acclimate to the working and living conditions at the 

assigned incident facility.

•	 Take care of themselves during deployment.

•	 Maintain standards for accountability.

•	 Complete the check-out process.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA employees who deploy to 

domestic incidents

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0102.c Preparing for Federal Disaster 

Operations: FEMA Response Partners

This course is designed to help prepare participants for 

deployment as a FEMA response partner to a domestic 

incident. Responding to incidents requires that we must 

be ready, willing, and able to deploy at a moment’s 

notice. This course provides personnel with practical 

tips and advice for incident deployment.
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Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

•	 Prepare for deployment, including detailing what 

information to gather, what steps to take, and what 

things to pack.

•	 Check in when arriving at the assigned location.

•	 Acclimate to the working and living conditions at the 

assigned incident facility.

•	 Take care of themselves during deployment.

•	 Maintain standards for accountability.

•	 Complete the check-out process.

Program Area(s): FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: For FEMA’s Response Partners

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction, and IS-0800.b, National 

Response Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0103 Geospatial Information Systems 

Specialist

This course prepares participants to successfully assume 

the role and responsibilities of a Geospatial Information 

System (GIS) Specialist (GISP) during a disaster situation. 

As they complete this course, participants will learn how 

to use their GIS skills to support other members of a Joint 

Field Office Disaster Response and Recovery Team and 

successfully meet the responsibilities assigned to them. 

Participants will also learn what types of products need 

to be produced and what procedures must be followed 

to ensure that products are produced correctly and in a 

timely manner.

Course Objectives: 

•	 Recognize the role a GISP performs while supporting 

a Response and Recovery operation.

•	 Identify likely sources of information and data within 

FEMA and the Emergency Management community.

•	 Identify the types of products commonly needed 

by FEMA programs and decision-makers during an 

operation.

•	 Recognize best practices for establishing and 

maintaining data flow, products, and timelines 

during an incident.

•	 Recognize how to appropriately handle and protect 

licensed, sensitive, or personal data.

•	 Recognize how to use Remote Sensing products.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and GIS; Planning; Response 

and Recovery; FEMA Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Required Prerequisites: Participants must have basic 

geospatial knowledge and skills, including:

•	 Knowledge of how to make a map and other 

geospatial products

•	 Knowledge of basic analytics

•	 Knowledge of the basic fundamentals of cartography 

and geospatial terminology

•	 The ability to use standard GIS software and 

equipment such as: 

- ESRI’s ArcGIS software, including Spatial Analyst

- Adobe products

- Google Earth

- Large format printers

- Microsoft Office suite

- Handheld GPS devices

- Modeling and decision support software such as 

Hazus

- Computers 

NOTE: Participants may come to FEMA with prior geospatial training 

and knowledge, or it may be developed through on-the-job training or 

courses.

Recommended Prerequisites: Prior to completing this 

course, it is highly recommended that the participant 

have opened the GISP Task Book, or held the equivalent position in the National Response Coordination 

Center/Regional Response Coordination Center (when 

developed).

IS-0106.14 Workplace Violence Awareness 

Training 2014

The goal of this course is to give employees an awareness of violence in the workplace, how to recognize the 

warning signs, and what actions to take to prevent or 

minimize violence.

Course Objectives: 

•	 Define workplace violence in accordance with 

the FEMA 1200.1 policy and the Department of 

Homeland Security memo referenced in the course.
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•	 List the four types of workplace violence.

•	 Identify the three warning sign levels related to 

potential workplace violence.

•	 List the action steps taken in response to workplace 

violence.

•	 Identify ways to prevent workplace violence.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0107.14 FEMA Travel Rules and 

Regulations 2014

Fulfilling our mission requires that we are ready to travel 

at a moment’s notice. Part of being prepared requires that 

you gain an understanding of Federal travel rules and 

regulations. This course presents an overview of FEMA 

rules and regulations on employee travel, including 

eligible and non-eligible expenses. It is designed to 

provide personnel with information on FEMA travel 

rules and regulations that are required to be followed 

when working for FEMA. These regulations help facilitate travel, ensure accountability, and meet the unique 

needs of the disaster workforce while they serve our 

Nation.

Program Area(s): FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0111.a Livestock in Disasters

This course combines the knowledge of livestock 

producers and Emergency Managers to present a unified 

approach to mitigate the impact of disasters on animal 

agriculture. The objectives of this course are to learn and 

understand issues that arise when disasters affect livestock, determine a farm’s susceptibility to hazards, and 

identify actions to reduce economic losses and human 

and animal suffering in disasters.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Animal owners and care providers

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises

This 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 and the National Standard Exercise Curriculum. 

IS-0120.a, An Introduction to Exercises, replaces IS-0120, 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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program; Professional 

Development-Professional Development Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0144 Telecommunicators Emergency 

Response Taskforce Basic Course

This online course is intended to provide guidance to 

9-1-1 operators, call takers, and dispatchers on what to 

expect when being deployed to a disaster site.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 30 hours

CEUs: 3

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland 

Security for Continuity of Operations

This course provides guidance to the building sciences 

community working for public and private institutions, including Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

planners/managers, building officials, etc. This course 

presents tools to help decision-makers assess the performance of their buildings against terrorist threats and to 

make recommendations. Decision-makers will decide 

which types of threats they wish to protect against and 
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then determine their level of risk against each threat. 

Those decision-makers who consider their buildings to 

be at high risk can use this guidance as necessary.

Program Area(s): Building Science; COOP; Critical 

Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Federal/State department or agencies’ COOP Program Office, Facility Management, and 

Security Management sections

Course Length: 8 hours

CEUs: 0.8

IS-0200.b Incident Command System for 

Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

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. 

Course Goals and Topics:

•	 Describe the ICS organization appropriate to the 

complexity of the incident or event.

•	 Use ICS to manage an incident.

•	 Leadership and Management.

•	 Delegation of Authority and Management by 

Objectives.

•	 Functional Areas and Positions.

•	 Briefings.

•	 Organizational Flexibility.

•	 Transfer of Command.

Delivery Options: IS-0200.b can be taken as an 

Independent Study course in a classroom setting. 

Detailed information is found at http://www.training.fema.

gov/emiweb/IS/crslist.asp.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Level I 

Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All Response and Recovery personnel 

with supervisory responsibilities

Required Prerequisite: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100

Recommended Prerequisite: Experience using the 

concepts and principles from ICS-100 in a response or 

exercise

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0200.HCa Applying the Incident Command 

System to Healthcare Organizations

This course provides training on the Incident Command 

System to healthcare professionals whose primary responsibility is Emergency Management, to include middle 

management within a hospital or healthcare system. 

Such professionals may include Physicians, Department 

Managers, Unit Leaders, Charge Nurses, and Hospital 

Administrators that would have a leadership role during 

an incident.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.HCb, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Healthcare/Hospitals; and 

IS-0700.a, National Incident Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0201 Forms Used for the Development of 

the Incident Action Plan

This is a web-based training course with a flexible 

delivery format to include stand-alone modules as needed 

on the National Incident Management System Incident 

Command System (ICS). The purpose of this course is 

to provide first responders with an opportunity to reinforce their knowledge of and skill in using the standard 

ICS forms during the Incident Action Planning process 

for significant incidents or events.

Program Area(s): Incident Command System; Integrated 

Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is 

Emergency Management and Response personnel who 

may be called upon to function in a Command, General 

Staff, or Unit Leader position during a significant incident or event, and who may be called upon to help 

prepare some portion of the Incident Action Plan.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the Incident 

Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command System 

for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; and IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisite: E0300, ICS-300, Intermediate 

Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

Course Length: 2 hours
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IS-0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification 

System and Qualification Review Boards

This course provides an overview of the FEMA 

Qualification System (FQS) and the Qualification Review 

Boards (QRBs). The course is applicable to all FEMA 

employees with Disaster Workforce responsibilities, and 

includes descriptions of the FQS qualification and QRB 

certification processes. The course also includes a hypothetical scenario depicting how a FEMA employee may 

progress through the FQS process.

Program Area(s): FEMA Disaster Field Training 

Operations; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees regardless of 

their position/grade and appointment status.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0208.a State Disaster Management

This course provides fundamental information on 

the disaster assistance process and disaster assistance 

programs. This course is a prerequisite to E0208, State 

Coordinating Officer. This course is designed for FEMA State 

response partners.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Coordinating Officer

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: State response partners

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1.0

IS-0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard 

Mitigation Assistance

This course will educate participants on the benefits of 

the Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant 

programs and how to become qualified to apply for a 

grant under HMA grant programs.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The course is intended for personnel 

of State and local governments, tribal governments, and 

Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations that are eligible 

applicants or sub-applicants under HMA grants; and 

FEMA employees assigned to HMA grant activities.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0393.a, Introduction to Hazard 

Mitigation

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

CECs: 3

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency 

Management

This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of Emergency Management. This course presents 

Emergency Management as an integrated system with 

resources and capabilities networked together to address 

all hazards. This is the first course in the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency 

Management Institute’s Independent Study Professional 

Development Series.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program; 

Professional Development-Professional Development 

Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 6 hours

CEUs: 0.6

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning

This course is designed for Emergency Management 

personnel who are involved in developing an effective 

Emergency Planning system. This course offers training 

in the fundamentals of the Emergency Planning process, 

including the rationale behind planning. It will develop 

participants’ capability for effective participation in the 

all-hazards emergency operations planning process to 

save lives and protect property threatened by disaster.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Planning; Professional Development-Professional 

Development Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1
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IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence

Being able to lead others—to motivate them to commit 

their energies and expertise to achieving the shared 

mission and goals of the Emergency Management 

system—is a vital part of every Emergency Manager, 

planner, and responder’s job. This course is designed to 

improve participants’ 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

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level II Master Continuity Practitioner Program; 

Master Trainer Program—Training Management 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program—Executive Training 

Management Certificate; Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 9 hours

CEUs: 0.9

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and ProblemSolving

Being able to make decisions and solve problems effectively is a necessary part of the job for every Emergency 

Manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed 

to improve participants’ decision-making skills. It 

addresses:

•	 The decision-making process 

•	 Decision-making styles 

•	 Attributes of an effective decision-maker 

•	 Ethical decision-making and problem-solving 

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Master Trainer Program Training Management 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program Executive Training 

Management Certificate; Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 8 hours

CEUs: 0.8

IS-0242.a Effective Communication

The ability to communicate effectively is a vital part of 

every Emergency Manager, planner, and responder’s job. 

This course is designed to improve participants’ communication skills. It addresses:

•	 Basic communication skills 

•	 How to communicate in an emergency 

•	 How to identify community-specific communication 

issues 

•	 How to use technology as a communication tool 

•	 Effective oral communication 

•	 How to prepare an oral presentation 

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program; 

Master Trainer Program-Basic Instructor Certificate; 

Master Trainer Program-Basic Instructional Design 

Certificate; Professional Development-Professional 

Development Series

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 8 hours

CEUs: 0.8

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing 

Volunteers

This course is for Emergency Managers and related 

professionals who work with all types of volunteers and 

coordinate with voluntary organizations. This course will 

provide procedures and tools for building and working 

with voluntary organizations. Topics include benefits 

and challenges of working with volunteers; building a 

volunteer program; writing job descriptions; developing 

volunteers through recruitment; coordinating with 

voluntary and community-based organizations; and 

special issues such as spontaneous volunteers, liability, 

and stress.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness, 

Professional Development-Professional Development 

Series, Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Emergency Managers

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4
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IS-0245.a Introduction to the Defense 

Priorities and Allocations System

This course introduces the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System (DPAS), a regulation to help ensure 

the priority performance of contracts and orders for the 

timely delivery of critical materials and services to meet 

program requirements. The primary audience for this 

course is all FEMA personnel responsible for management and oversight of FEMA Emergency Management 

programs.

Program Area(s): FEMA Contracting/Acquisition

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for all FEMA 

personnel responsible for management and oversight of 

FEMA Emergency Management programs, including: 

FEMA Program Officials responsible for directing the use 

of DPAS priority ratings, and DPAS Officers appointed to 

advise and assist FEMA Program Officials in DPAS administration. In addition, anyone interested in learning more 

about DPAS, such as Contracting Officers/Specialists, 

may complete this course.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0246.14 Implementing the Defense 

Priorities and Allocations System

This course describes specific procedures for using 

Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) priority 

ratings for contracts and orders that support FEMA 

programs. The course emphasizes the critical role DPAS 

plays in support of FEMA’s mission. The course describes 

DPAS priority ratings, the placement of rated orders, the 

roles of FEMA employees in the DPAS process, and how 

to address DPAS challenges.

NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension in order 

to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring requirement. 

Beginning on January 1, 2014, the course code will be IS-0246.14, 

Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations 

System.

Program Area(s): FEMA Contracting/Acquisition

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is mandatory for DPAS 

Officers—FEMA personnel who are designated by FEMA 

management to fulfill DPAS Officer functions. The course 

is also strongly recommended for:

•	 Program Officials responsible for directing the 

placement of DPAS-rated orders and making FEMA 

program and procurement policy and decisions, 

•	 Contracting Officers/Specialists who will be primary 

Points of Contact with prime contractors on DPAS 

issues and who may be responsible for determining 

DPAS activity eligibility, and

•	 Anyone interested in learning more about DPAS.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0245.a, Introduction to the Defense 

Priorities and Allocations System

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

CEUs: 2.1

IS-0247.a Integrated Public Alert and Warning 

System

This course provides basic information on the Integrated 

Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). This course 

provides authorized Public Safety officials with: increased 

awareness of the benefits of using IPAWS for effective 

public warnings; skills to draft more appropriate, effective, and accessible warning messages; and best practices 

in the effective use of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) 

to reach all members of their communities.

This course consists of the following lessons:

•	 Lesson 1: Introduction to IPAWS

•	 Lesson 2: Appropriate, Effective, and Accessible Alert 

and Warning Messages

•	 Lesson 3: CAP Message Composition

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for Emergency 

Managers, Law Enforcement officials, Fire Department 

personnel, Dispatch personnel (911), National Weather 

Service personnel, and other authorized centers 

(according to a State’s Emergency Alert System Plan, State 

Emergency Plan, Amber Plan/Amber Alert).

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0250.a Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#15—External Affairs: A New Approach to 

Emergency Communication and Information 

Distribution

This course provides basic training on the concept 

and practical application of the Emergency Support 

Function #15 (ESF #15)—Standard Operating Procedures 

to all FEMA External Affairs (EA) staff, regardless of duty 

station, as well as to staff in all other Agency divisions and 
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Federal, State, local, tribal, and Voluntary Organizations 

Active in Disaster 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 L0250 

Student 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 EA concept helps make incident communication 

more integrated, comprehensive, and empowered.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework; 

External Affairs-State/Local/Federal; FEMA External 

Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The course is intended for use by 

FEMA EA staff and all Federal agencies that are signatories of the National Response Plan. Additionally, State and 

locals partners that may adopt the EA/ESF #15 concept 

may find this course helpful in its implementation.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0253.a Overview of FEMA’s Environmental 

and Historic Preservation Review

This interactive computer-based course provides an overview of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) compliance responsibilities and is an Independent 

Study alternative to the 4-day E0253, Introduction to 

Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance, course held at 

the Emergency Management Institute or in the Regional 

Offices. The course is designed to: provide the user with 

the basic background and practical knowledge needed 

to participate in FEMA’s EHP review process; help the 

user understand how the EHP review process applies to 

various job responsibilities within FEMA’s programs; and 

provide the resources necessary for the user to accomplish EHP responsibilities. The course includes interactive 

knowledge checks, case studies, and resource materials.

Program Area(s): FEMA Environmental/Historic 

Preservation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: New FEMA EHP personnel

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0265 Basic Instructional Skills

This 90-minute course prepares participants to assist 

with State-delivered Emergency Management training. 

This course provides a foundation from which participants can develop or enhance their instructional delivery 

skills within a classroom setting. This course is not 

designed to teach how to design training. Rather, the 

focus of this course is how to present an existing lesson 

plan or training materials.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Members of State and local Emergency 

Management disciplines. Recommended for members of 

State and local Emergency Management disciplines who 

assist in the teaching of FEMA- or State-developed classroom training.

Required Prerequisites: Must have responsibility for 

teaching a portion of a FEMA- or State-developed course.

Course Length: 11⁄2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0271.a Anticipating Hazardous Weather 

and Community Risk, 2nd Edition

This course provides Emergency Managers and other 

decision-makers with background information about 

weather, natural hazards, and Preparedness. This 

module offers web-based content designed to address 

topics covered in the multi-day Hazardous Weather and Flood 

Preparedness course offered by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency and the National Weather Service. 

The module also complements other onsite courses by 

those agencies. This training module covers:

•	 Weather basics

•	 Weather forecasting

•	 Threats analysis and hazards planning

•	 Fact sheets for weather and non-weather-related 

hazards

•	 Warning partnership information

•	 Human behavior and community response

•	 A desktop exercise allowing you to apply what you’ve 

learned

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: State and local Emergency Managers 

who respond to hazardous weather events

Course Length: 11⁄4 days

CEUs: 0.9
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IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals

This course serves as an overview of fundamental 

Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) concepts and theory and is 

the framework and prerequisite for the classroom, field, 

or facilitated distance learning BCA course.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is Federal, State, and tribal Hazard Mitigation staff; applicants/grantees; subapplicants/subgrantees; and personnel 

who are involved in the grant application development 

process and provide technical assistance.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0279 Engineering Principles and Practices 

for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Structures

This course is recommended prior to attendance at the 

Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI’s) more technical Resident course of the same title (E0279, Retrofitting 

Flood-Prone Residential Buildings). The course provides the 

users with an overview of retrofitting, the National 

Flood Insurance Program, and minimum requirements 

of floodplain management as it relates to retrofitting 

methods, and parameters that influence retrofitting 

decisions. The course format is programmed instruction 

which allows participants to work at their own pace. This 

course can be downloaded from the Independent Study 

web site and the test can be completed and submitted 

online.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other building officials with building science knowledge 

and also those from the private sector, such as engineering firms may also apply.

Course Length: 11⁄4 days

CEUs: 1

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage 

Estimator 2.0 Tool

The FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) Version 

2.0 tool has been developed by FEMA to assist State and 

local officials in estimating building value and damage 

costs for single-family homes, manufactured homes, 

and non-residential structures. The tool is based on 

regulatory requirements of the NFIP for determining 

substantial damage and allows users without real estate, 

appraiser, or residential or non-residential construction 

experience to develop reasonable and defensible estimates of structure value and damage estimates. During 

the course, participants will learn how to use Version 2.0 

of FEMA’s SDE tool to identify and record post-disaster 

damage data.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; FEMA 

Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, tribal, and local 

officials involved with the Substantial Damage determination process

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

CECs: 4 (CORE)

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations 

in Emergency Management

This course is intended to educate the reader about the 

vital role that voluntary organizations 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.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Response and Recovery; Voluntary Organizations; 

Individual Assistance-State; FEMA Individual 

Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Federal, State, tribal, and local 

Emergency Managers, members of voluntary organizations, and the general public who are involved 

in Emergency Management activities and require an 

understanding of the roles of voluntary organizations 

throughout the disaster cycle

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1
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IS-0293 Mission Assignment Overview

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:

•	 Define MAs, the three types, and relationship to 

disaster operations.

•	 Describe the Request for Federal Assistance and the 

Action Request Form.

•	 Describe the roles and responsibilities of the key staff 

involved in the MA Process including FEMA, State, 

tribal, and other Federal agencies.

•	 Describe the various elements of the MA Phases 

from MA issuance, MA Execution to MA Billing, 

Reimbursement, and Closeout.

Program Area(s): FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The course is open to all FEMA/DHS, 

State, local, tribal, and other Federal agency program 

and financial staff who have a role or interest in the MA 

process.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0301 Radiological Emergency Response

This course provides a learning experience in which 

participants demonstrate a comprehensive understanding 

of radiological protection and response principles, guidelines, and regulations.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0302 Modular Emergency Radiological 

Response Transportation Training

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 Incident Command System relationships.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0303 Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts

This course provides the opportunity and resources for 

learning how to assess the off-site radiological consequences to the public following a release of radioactivity 

from nuclear power reactor and non-reactor incidents 

and how to use this assessment as a basis for recommending protective actions to decision-makers.

Program Area(s): Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: It is expected that course 

attendees will have knowledge of algebra including 

logarithmic/ exponential manipulation, radiation 

concepts, and health physics. Participants should have 

responsibilities in nuclear power plant and/or nonreactor incident assessment that requires the course 

and have at least an elementary knowledge of radiation 

terminology and emergency response concepts.

Course Length: 2 days

IS-0315 Community Emergency Response 

Team Supplemental Training: The Incident 

Command System

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Voluntary 

Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Community Emergency Response 

Team Members

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0317 Introduction to Community 

Emergency Response Team

This course is an introduction to Community Emergency 

Response Team concept and principles.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online
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Selection Criteria: Prospective CERT members

Course Length: 8 hours

CEUs: 0.8

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and 

Tribal Communities

This course (also referred to as Hazard Mitigation 

Planning) is for plan-writers and reviewers and will assist 

participants in undertaking the Hazard Mitigation Plan 

development process. This plan will meet the needs of 

participants’ communities and fulfill the requirements for 

local plans, as described in 44 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) 201.6, or for tribal plans, as described in 44 CFR 

201.7. In addition, this course will help Federal and State 

plan reviewers interpret the regulations to inform the 

review of local or tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning; 

Planning; Tribal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course meets the needs of diverse 

audiences, including: local or tribal government officials; Community Managers; community staff, including 

planners; State, local, or tribal government Emergency 

Management agencies; Councils of Government or 

Regional Planning Commissions; first responders; State 

Hazard Mitigation Officers; or other State mitigation staff. 

Representatives from private or non-profit organizations 

may want to participate in the training if they have a 

role in developing Mitigation Plans or participating in 

Mitigation planning processes. These organizations may 

include: special utility districts or rural utility cooperatives; special districts, such as watershed management 

districts; hospital campuses; and universities or school 

districts.

Course Length: 12 hours

CEUs: 1.2

IS-0319 Tornado Mitigation Basics for 

Mitigation Staff

This module is designed to help members of FEMA’s Hazard 

Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate 

to the public the risks associated with tornados, and the 

mitigation measures available to improve personal safety 

and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study 

modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, 

which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, 

floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

Topics covered in this module include:

•	 How tornadoes cause damage

•	 Mitigation measures for personal safety, structures, 

manufactured homes, outbuildings, and landscape

•	 Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, 

building professionals, and the public

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Staff

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0320 Wildfire Mitigation Basics for 

Mitigation Staff

This module is designed to help members of FEMA’s Hazard 

Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate 

to the public the risks associated with wildfires, and the 

mitigation measures available to improve personal safety 

and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study 

modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, 

which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, 

floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

This course will train Hazard Mitigation Advisor 

Specialists to effectively explain both the wildfire hazard 

and how to mitigate future damages effectively to people 

affected by wildfires.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Staff

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0321 Hurricane Mitigation Basics for 

Mitigation Staff

This module is designed to help members of FEMA’s Hazard 

Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate 

to the public the risks associated with hurricanes, and 

the mitigation measures available to improve personal 

safety and reduce damages to structures and personal 

property. This module is one in a series of Independent 

Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation 
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information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

Topics covered in this module include:

•	 How hurricanes cause damage

•	 Mitigation measures for personal safety and structures

•	 Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, 

building professionals, and the public

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Staff

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0322 Flood Mitigation Basics for Mitigation 

Staff

This module is designed to help members of FEMA’s Hazard 

Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate 

to the public the risks associated with floods, and the 

mitigation measures available to improve personal safety 

and reduce damages to structures and personal property. This module is one in a series of Independent Study 

modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, 

which addresses appropriate basic mitigation information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, 

floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

Topics covered in this module include:

•	 How floods cause damage

•	 Mitigation measures for personal safety and structures

•	 Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, 

building professionals, and the public

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Staff

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0323 Earthquake Mitigation Basics for 

Mitigation Staff

This module is designed to help members of FEMA’s Hazard 

Mitigation disaster workforce successfully communicate 

to the public the risks associated with earthquakes, and 

the mitigation measures available to improve personal 

safety and reduce damages to structures and personal 

property. This module is one in a series of Independent 

Study modules for the Hazard Mitigation disaster workforce, which addresses appropriate basic mitigation 

information for public consumption regarding earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

Topics covered in this module include:

•	 How earthquakes cause damage

•	 Mitigation measures for personal safety, structures, 

manufactured homes, outbuildings, and landscape

•	 Mitigation publications beneficial to local officials, 

building professionals, and the public.

Program Area(s): FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Workforce Staff

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness 

This course provides people involved in the decisionmaking process for hurricane Preparedness with basic 

information about:

•	 How hurricanes form

•	 The hazards they pose

•	 How the National Weather Service forecasts future 

hurricane behavior

•	 What tools and guiding principles can help 

Emergency Managers prepare their communities

NOTE: This course is on a non-Federal government web site operated 

by the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, 

and Training.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0325 Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk, 

and Mitigation 

This course presents basic information on earthquake 

science, risk, and Mitigation. It also discusses techniques 

for structural and non-structural earthquake Mitigation. 

Although certification is not a part of the course, short 

quizzes are included to enhance interactivity and to 

boost retention.
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Program Area(s): Building Science

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Earthquake Basics is targeted to a 

wide range of audiences, including homeowners; business owners; the private sector; Federal, State, tribal, and 

local government workforce at all levels; first responders; 

non-profit organizations; volunteers; and communitybased organizations.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness

This module is designed to help Emergency Managers 

prepare their communities for tsunamis. Lessons include 

basic tsunami science, hazards produced by tsunamis, 

regional U.S. tsunami risks, the tsunami warning system, 

the importance of public education activities, and how to 

craft good emergency messages and develop tsunami 

response plans. Additional content provides video interviews of lessons learned by public officials in Crescent 

City, California, after the March 11, 2011, tsunami that 

originated in Japan. The module also contains links to 

extensive Reference and Resources sections. The latter 

includes tsunami PowerPoint presentations for each 

major U.S. region (Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, West Coast, 

Hawaii and Pacific Islands, Alaska, and Caribbean) that 

can be downloaded and customized for a particular location or need.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Coastal Emergency Managers

Course Length: 6 hours

CEUs: 0.6

IS-0328 Plan Review for Local Mitigation 

Plans

This course provides State and FEMA staff that review 

local Mitigation Plans with the information and training 

they will need to determine if a plan meets Federal 

Mitigation planning requirements. At the end of the 

course, participants will be able to: explain the purpose 

and intent of reviewing local Mitigation Plans; describe 

how to use the Plan Review Guide to communicate the 

results of the review to a State or local community; and 

determine whether a local Mitigation Plan meets Federal 

Mitigation planning requirements.

Program Area(s): Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: New and experienced State and 

FEMA Plan Reviewers; FEMA Disaster Reservists, FEMA 

Contract Plan Reviewers, or State Contract Plan Reviewers

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0331 Introduction to Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation

This web-based course is designed for Federal evaluators of offsite response exercises in FEMA’s Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. The course is a 

prerequisite to the E0304, Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Exercise Evaluation, course, which is delivered in the 

Regions. Course topics include basic REP concepts and 

terminology, evaluator role and responsibilities, and 

evaluation areas.

Program Area(s): REP Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention

Hazardous materials pose a continuing and growing 

emergency risk for local jurisdictions across the Nation. 

This course will provide participants with the assistance and confidence needed to effectively plan for and 

respond to hazardous materials incidents through sound 

Emergency Planning and with the highest level of safety 

for response personnel within their jurisdictions. The 

course will consist of nine lessons, excluding the Course 

Introduction. It will be interactive and conclude with 

an end-of-course examination. Participants will enroll 

when they complete the online answer sheet for the final 

exam.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Emergency Management, Law 

Enforcement, Fire, public officials, and general population who want to understand the basis of Hazardous 

Materials Planning

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1
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IS-0346 An Orientation to Hazardous 

Materials for Medical Personnel

This course is designed to prepare medical and hospital 

personnel to analyze hazardous materials situations, take 

the necessary steps to assure medical provider safety, and 

identify appropriate resources for decontamination and 

medical care.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Medical personnel seeking an understanding of the basics of hazardous materials

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty 

Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher 

Education, and Houses of Worship

This course provides leading practices and resources to 

assist elementary and secondary schools, institutions of 

higher education, and houses of worship in developing 

emergency plans for preparing for, responding to, and 

recovering from mass casualty incidents.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Critical 

Infrastructure Key Resources; Universal Emergency 

Preparedness; Preparedness for Schools/Children/Higher 

Education/Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning 

for Schools

This course covers basic information about developing, 

implementing, and maintaining a school Emergency 

Operations Plan (EOP). This course provides participants with an understanding of the importance of 

schools having an EOP and basic information on how 

an EOP is developed, exercised, and maintained. The 

topics addressed in this course include: understanding 

Incident Management; forming the Planning Team; 

understanding the situation; developing a school EOP; 

incorporating Incident Command System principles and 

roles in the school EOP; and training, exercising, and 

maintaining the school EOP.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Planning; 

Preparedness for Schools/Children/Higher Education/

Houses of Worship

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for 

teachers, substitute teachers, counselors, parent volunteers, coaches, bus drivers, and participants. However, 

anyone with a personal or professional interest in school 

Preparedness is welcome to participate. School administrators, principals, and first responders alike will find 

useful information in this course.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters

This course enables participants to improve their community’s Mitigation and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 

specifically regarding the needs of children. The course 

will provide participants with the information needed 

to address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters. It will also provide them guidance and direction on how to form coalitions and how 

to become advocates for the unique needs of children in 

all aspects of Emergency Management.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Articulate the importance of providing for the needs 

of children in disasters in their community’s current 

Emergency Management Plan.

•	 Explain what is required to keep children safe in 

emergencies and why those needs are unique.

•	 Explain the assumptions, concept of operations, and 

organization and assignment of responsibilities that 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Explain the Planning components necessary to 

address the unique needs of children prior to, during, 

and following disasters.

•	 Create an annex to a community’s EOP, addressing 

the unique needs of children in disasters.

•	 Identify stakeholders and organizations that can assist 

in preparing for the needs of children in disasters.

•	 Initiate steps to form coalitions and build teams that 

have a stake in keeping children safe in disasters.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; Preparedness for Schools/Children/
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Higher Education/Houses of Worship; Response and 

Recovery; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course is 

State and local Emergency Managers and Planners, Child 

Services Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, 

Childcare Providers, Schools, and Faith-Based 

Organizations.

Course Length: 6 hours

CEUs: 0.6

IS-0368 Including People with Disabilities and 

Others with Access and Functional Needs in 

Disaster Operations

This course increases awareness and understanding of 

the need for full inclusion of disaster survivors and FEMA 

staff who have disabilities or access and functional needs.

Program Area(s): Disability Integration

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Open to all enrollees

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal 

Construction

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. This course can be downloaded from the 

Independent Study web site and the test can be completed 

and submitted online.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Floodplain 

Management; Hurricane Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning; FEMA Mitigation

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this course 

is engineers and architects. Floodplain Managers and 

Building Code Officials are also encouraged to attend. 

Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, Public Works, and 

other Building Officials with building science knowledge and also those from the private sector, such as 

engineering firms may also apply.

Course Length: 14 hours

CEUs: 1.4

IS-0393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation

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.

Program Area(s): Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: State, local, and tribal government Emergency Program Managers, other Emergency 

Management staff, and other local government employees 

responsible for Mitigation. The secondary audience 

includes Federal Emergency Management personnel and 

employees of Federal, State, and local governments who 

work in the Emergency Management field.

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0394.a Protecting Your Home or Small 

Business from Disaster

This course provides 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.

It is presented in a non-technical format and includes 

protective measures that can reduce the negative consequences of disasters on homes or small businesses.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Multi-Hazard 

Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is small business owners, homeowners, and individual citizens.

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1
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IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database

This course is designed to train on the FEMA 452, Risk 

Assessment, and FEMA 455, Rapid Visual Screening 

for Buildings components of the Building Design for 

Homeland Security course.

Program Area(s): Building Science; Critical Infrastructure 

Key Resources; Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: The primary audience for this 

course is the building sciences and design professional 

community (architects, engineers, security personnel, 

and facility planners) working for private institutions, 

and building owners, managers, and Continuity of 

Operations communities working for public (Federal, 

State, local, and tribal) and private institutions.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0403 Introduction to Individual Assistance 

(DF-103)

This course provides FEMA personnel and partners 

with a basic knowledge of the Individual Assistance (IA) 

Program and activities that help individuals and households recover following a disaster.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Describe how the Stafford Act governs FEMA disaster 

operations.

•	 Explain the Declaration Process.

•	 Identify the different types of IA programs.

•	 Explain the Sequence of Delivery of the IA programs.

•	 Define Individuals and Households Program (IHP) 

Housing Assistance.

•	 Define IHP Other Needs Assistance.

•	 Identify the various field offices and processing 

centers.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0420 Implementing the Emergency Food 

and Shelter National Board Program

This course provides an overview of the Emergency Food 

and Shelter National Board Program. It also instructs 

potential program participants about the requirements 

and responsibilities of the program, eligibility for 

funding, and participant responsibilities, as well as the 

responsibilities of the National Board and FEMA.

Program Area(s): Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0421 Executive Briefing on the Emergency 

Food and Shelter National Board Program

This course provides training to Emergency Food and 

Shelter Board members on the roles and responsibilities 

of all groups involved with the Program.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

IS-0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal 

Employees

This course provides practical steps you can take to 

prepare for emergencies that could threaten your home, 

workplace, and community. This course is intended for 

Federal employees living and working outside of the 

National Capital Region. The first lesson focuses on the 

importance of personal emergency Preparedness and 

its relationship to your professional responsibilities as a 

Federal employee. The second lesson introduces the four 

steps to personal emergency Preparedness: Be Informed, 

Make a Plan, Build a Kit, and Get Involved. The last lesson 

reinforces the concepts learned in the previous lessons by 

applying the four steps of emergency Preparedness to a 

given scenario.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Federal employees living and working 

in the National Capital Region

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1
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IS-0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for 

Federal Employees in the National Capital 

Region

This course provides practical steps you can take to 

prepare for emergencies that could threaten your home, 

workplace, and community. This course is intended 

specifically for Federal employees living and working in 

the National Capital Region. The first lesson focuses on 

the importance of personal emergency Preparedness and 

its relationship to your professional responsibilities as a 

Federal employee. The second lesson introduces the four 

steps to personal emergency Preparedness: Be Informed, 

Make a Plan, Build a Kit, and Get Involved. The last lesson 

reinforces the concepts learned in the previous lessons by 

applying the four steps of emergency Preparedness to a 

given scenario.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; FEMA Employee 

Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Federal employees living and working 

in the National Capital Region

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0453 Introduction to Homeland Security 

Planning

This course serves as an introduction to, and overview of, 

Homeland Security planning. This course is meant to act 

as an awareness tool for employees who may or may not 

have a direct Homeland Security Planning job function. 

For those who do have job functions that require additional training in planning, this course is meant to be a 

“gateway” to the 3-day Introduction to Homeland Security/Homeland 

Defense course or the 5-day National Planner’s course.

Program Area(s): Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All DHS employees 

Course Length: 21⁄2 hours

CEUs: 0.25

IS-0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management

This course is designed to foster an overall culture of Risk 

Management throughout the Department of Homeland 

Security Workforce. While providing awareness of the 

fundamental concepts of Risk Management, the course 

will prepare employees to manage risk at home, in the 

workplace, and in the community, and provide them 

with a foundation for further development in the area of 

Risk Management.

Program Area(s): Planning; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All DHS employees

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0520 Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas

This course introduces participants to the characteristics of a pandemic influenza, the effects that a pandemic 

influenza can have on every facet of our society, and 

the steps their organizations can take to minimize the 

effects of a pandemic. The primary audiences for this 

course are personnel at any level of government, representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations, or 

representatives from private industry who may have a 

need for a basic understanding of pandemic influenza 

and the impacts that they can expect should a widespread pandemic occur in the United States.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations (COOP); 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for 

Pandemics

This is a follow-on course to IS-0520, Introduction to Continuity 

of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. It includes a brief 

review of continuity planning for pandemics and then 

involves the participant in a continuity pandemic exercise (Determined Accord). The primary audiences for 

this course are personnel at any level of government, 

representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations, 

or representatives from private industry who desire to 

conduct a short tabletop continuity pandemic exercise 

(Determined Accord). Participants should be familiar with 

their agency/organization continuity and pandemic plans.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations (COOP); 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP.

Course Length: 8 hours

CEUs: 0.8
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IS-0523 Resilient Accord—Exercising 

Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents

The purpose of the Resilient Accord Workshop is 

to increase Federal Department and Agency, State, 

local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictional Continuity 

of Operations (COOP) awareness and discuss how to 

execute continuity operations resulting from a cyber 

security event.

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should 

be able to do the following:

•	 Define the importance of an increased organizational 

awareness of incorporating cyber security into 

continuity planning.

•	 Discuss how critical Essential Functions will continue 

through a cyber security emergency and the planning 

required to perform those functions.

•	 Review the Essential Elements of a viable continuity 

capability.

•	 Identify solutions or alternative actions to challenges, 

gaps, or vulnerabilities in organizational continuity 

plans and procedures.

Program Area(s): COOP

Delivery Location(s): Online

IS-0524 Continuity of Operations Planner’s 

Workshop

The Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planner’s 

Workshop is to provide COOP training for Continuity 

Planners at the Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal 

levels of government. Federal Continuity Directive (FCD) 

1 directs the Federal Executive Branch departments and 

agencies for developing COOP Plans and Programs. 

COOP Plans facilitate the performance of essential functions during any situation which may disrupt normal 

operations. The goal of this workshop is to provide you 

with the tools and hands-on experience necessary to 

improve your departments’ or agencies’ COOP Plans.

Program Area(s): COOP

Required Prerequisites: Successful completion of E0548, 

Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer 

Course; or IS-0547.a, Introduction to Continuity of Operations

IS-0526 Mission Essential Functions 

Workshop

The Mission Essential Functions Workshop will assist 

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal levels of government continuity personnel develop Essential Functions 

to support continuity of essential operations during and 

following a significant disruption to normal operations 

and reconstitution.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations

Delivery Location(s): Online

IS-0546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness

This web-based course will provide all public sector 

employees with a fundamental understanding of 

Continuity of Operations (COOP), terms, objectives, and 

benefits to their organization. It gives a brief overview 

of the elements of a viable COOP capability. This awareness course provides information on how a COOP event 

might affect participants, their organizations, and their 

families, whether they are a member of their organization’s COOP team or not.

NOTE: This course code no longer contains a “calendar year” extension. 

The course is recognized as a one-time completion requirement.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP.

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.01

IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of 

Operations

This 2-hour web-based course is designed for a broad 

Federal audience—from Senior Managers to those 

directly involved in the Continuity of Operations (COOP) 

planning effort. The course provides a working knowledge of the COOP guidance. The course also provides 

activities to enhance participants’ COOP Programs.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP.
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Required Prerequisite: IS-0546.a, Continuity of Operations 

Awareness, or previous version

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0548 Continuity of Operations Program 

Manager

This course describes the requirements for developing a 

Continuity Program as prescribed in Federal Continuity 

Directive (FCD) 1, Federal Executive Branch National 

Continuity Program and Requirements. The course 

covers program requirements and elements and support 

requirements and describes the roles and responsibilities 

of the Continuity Program Manager and other key players 

in developing a viable Continuity Program. Although this 

course directly addresses continuity requirements for 

Federal Executive Branch organizations, the course is also 

useful to State, local, territorial, and tribal governments.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations; Level I 

Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for Continuity of Operations.

Required Prerequisites: IS-0546.a, Continuity of Operations 

Awareness; and IS-0547.a, Introduction to Continuity of Operations

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0551 Devolution Planning

This course provides participants with the tools and 

practical knowledge necessary to develop their organization’s Devolution Plans and procedures.

After taking the course, participants should be able to:

•	 Identify the conditions under which devolution 

would be appropriate for their organization.

•	 Describe the activation protocols for devolution.

•	 Tailor the devolution template to meet their 

organization’s needs.

•	 Identify special considerations for devolution 

planning.

Program Area(s): Continuity of Operations (COOP); 

Level II Master Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Participation is open to Federal, 

State, local, territorial, and tribal government employees 

responsible for COOP.

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency 

Management

This course provides an introduction to the role of 

Public Works departments in community Emergency 

Management. The training is intended to help communities improve their Emergency Management efforts 

regarding the functions of Public Works agencies prior 

to, during, and after disasters.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources; 

Universal Emergency Preparedness; Planning; Public 

Works

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Public Works professionals, urban 

planners, local government officials, and Elected Officials

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction; and IS-0860.a, National Infrastructure 

Protection Plan

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works

This course explains how Public Works prepares and 

plans for emergencies.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources; 

Public Works

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Public Works professionals, urban 

planners, local government officials, and Elected Officials

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0552, The Public Works 

Role in Emergency Management

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0556 Damage Assessment for Public 

Works

This course will build local capacity for damage assessment by enabling the development or refinement of a 

Damage Assessment Program for the Public Works agency.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources; 

Public Works

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Public Works professionals, urban 

planners, local government officials, and Elected Officials
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Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0552, The Public Works 

Role in Emergency Management

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery

This course will explain how Public Works is involved 

in disaster recovery.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources; 

Public Works

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Public Works professionals, urban 

planners, local government officials, and elected officials

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0552, The Public Works 

Role in Emergency Management

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0559 Local Damage Assessment

This course provides information and resources that 

will enable participants to plan an effective Damage 

Assessment Program and conduct rapid and effective 

damage assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of 

Recovery and Mitigation.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Local officials who are responsible 

for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during 

and after any event that causes damage of private, public, 

and critical infrastructure.

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; IS-0120.a, An 

Introduction to Exercises; and IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and 

Improvement Planning

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0613 Technical Writing

This course is designed as an asynchronous course. 

This course supports the Master Trainer professional 

and communication foundational competencies of the 

Instructional Design Certificate Program. The course will 

consist of multiple modules instructing to the comprehension of research, writing, and graphic communications 

principles.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program Instructional 

Design Certificate

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is open to the general 

public.

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education

This course provides an overview of the process of 

conducting research in training and education and 

documenting the analysis of the research in a paper. 

Topics in the course include the development of an issue 

or problem statement to be researched, the process to 

conduct a literature review, types of research and data 

collection models, and formats for research papers.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructor 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program Instructional 

Design Certificate; Master Trainer Program Training 

Management Certificate

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is open to the general 

public.

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0632.a Introduction to Debris Operations

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

general debris removal operations and identify critical 

debris operations issues. After taking the course, participants should be able to:

•	 List the eligibility criteria for participation in the 

Public Assistance Program.

•	 Identify the organizational structure for managing 

debris removal operations.

•	 Describe the types of debris generated by disasters.

•	 Explain strategies for debris removal.

•	 Describe procedures for debris removal.

•	 Discuss the special issues associated with debris 

removal operations.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State; FEMA Public 

Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All audiences

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0634, Introduction to 

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2
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IS-0634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public 

Assistance Program

This course is designed to familiarize participants with 

the Public Assistance (PA) Program and the steps in the 

PA process, as well as the documentation requirements. 

After completing the course, participants should: be 

familiar with the PA Program; identify the functional 

steps in the PA Program; and be familiar with the documentation requirements for the PA Program.

Program Area(s): Public Assistance-State; FEMA Public 

Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All audiences

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0650.a Building Partnerships with Tribal 

Governments

This course provides non-tribal participants with the 

basic knowledge to build effective partnerships with 

tribal governments and to work in concert with them 

to protect native people and their property against all 

types of hazards. Throughout this course, tribal representatives speak about their history, their culture, their 

way of life, and how to develop good relationships with 

tribal communities.

Program Area(s): Tribal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 10 hours

CEUs: 1

IS-0660 Introduction to Public-Private 

Partnerships

This course provides an introduction to the role of 

public-private partnerships in Emergency Preparedness 

and Planning. The goal of this training is to establish 

a common vocabulary for public sector agencies and 

private sector organizations interested in utilizing partnerships to improve response, recovery, and resilience.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 17 hours

CEUs: 1.7

IS-0700.a National Incident Management 

System, An Introduction

This course provides an introduction to the National 

Incident Management System (NIMS). At the end of 

this course, participants will be able to describe the 

intent of NIMS; describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS; describe the purpose of the NIMS 

Components, including Preparedness, Communications 

and Information Management, Resource Management, 

and Command and Management; and describe the 

purpose of the National Integration Center. This course 

provides a basic introduction to NIMS; it is not designed 

to replace Incident Command System or position-specific 

training.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0701.a National Incident Management 

System Multi-Agency Coordination System 

Course

This interactive computer-based National Incident 

Management System course prepares participants to use 

the components of a Multi-Agency Coordination System 

(MACS) and establish relationships between all elements 

of the system.

After taking the course, participants should be able to:

•	 Define Multi-Agency Coordination at the Federal, 

State, and local levels of government.

•	 Identify each agency involved in Incident 

Management activities to ensure appropriate 

situational awareness and resources status 

information is shared through Multi-Agency 

Coordination.

•	 Identify typical priorities established between 

elements of the Multi-Agency Coordination System.

•	 Define key terms related to the MACS.

•	 Describe the process of acquiring and allocating 

resources required by Incident Management 

personnel in relationship to the entire MACS.

•	 Identify typical future resource requirements for the 

entire MACS.

•	 Identify potential coordination and policy issues 

arising from an incident relative to the entire MACS.
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The primary functions of MACS 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. There 

also is a group study version of this course by which it 

may be delivered in the classroom.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Incident Command System

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 5 hours

CEUs: 0.5

IS-0702 Introduction to Joint Information 

System

The public information systems described in National 

Incident Management System (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.

Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for local and 

State Public Information Officers.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0702.a National Incident Management 

System Public Information Systems

The Public Information Systems described in National 

Incident Management System (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.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

External Affairs-State/Local/Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for local and 

State Public Information Officers.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0703.a National Incident Management 

System Resource Management

This interactive computer-based course provides the 

principles, tools, processes, and systems used in National 

Incident Management System (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.

NOTE: This course will supersede G0276, Resource Management.

For purposes of the Advanced Professional Series (APS), those who have 

completed G0276 may still claim credit for it as an elective, or IS-0703.a 

will count toward that elective. There also is a group study version of this 

course by which it may be delivered in the classroom.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Professional Development-APS

Delivery Location(s): Online/Classroom

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3
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IS-0704 National Incident Management 

System Communications and Information 

Management

This course introduces participants to the Communications 

and Information Management component of National 

Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a 

consistent nationwide template to enable all government, 

private-sector, and Non-Governmental Organizations 

(NGOs) to work together during domestic incidents. 

Effective Emergency Management and incident response 

activities rely on flexible communication and information systems that provide a Common Operating Picture 

to Emergency Management/Response personnel and 

their affiliated organizations. Establishing and maintaining a Common Operating Picture and ensuring 

accessibility and interoperability are the principal goals 

of the Communications and Information Management 

component of NIMS.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All personnel seeking to gain an 

understanding of how NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, 

and NGOs to work together during domestic incidents

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0706 National Incident Management 

System Intrastate Mutual Aid—An 

Introduction

This online course provides an introduction to National 

Incident Management System (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.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is designed for State, 

local, and tribal emergency response and coordination 

personnel.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0700.a, National Incident 

Management System, An Introduction

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National 

Emergency Technology Guard

This course is designed to introduce the participant 

to the National Emergency Technology (NET) Guard 

Program, and to briefly explain how to create a NET 

Guard Program in a local community.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Continuity 

of Operations; Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Voluntary Organizations; FEMA Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: NET Guard founders/administrators, 

potential NET Guard administrators, NET Guard volunteers, the general public

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0772 Individual Assistance Preliminary 

Damage Assessment Orientation

This course will introduce participants to the process for 

completing an Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage 

Assessment as well as discuss the new technology being 

used for this process in the field to determine damages 

following an emergency or disaster.

Program Area(s): FEMA Individual Assistance-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2
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IS-0775 Emergency Operations Center 

Management and Operations

This course describes the role, design, and functions of 

Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and their relationships as components of a Multi-Agency Coordination 

System (MACS). The course contains disaster-related 

examples, activities, and case studies that relate to 

EOCs and MACS at the Federal, State, and local levels of 

government.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: 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 personnel

Course Length: 4 hours

CEUs: 0.4

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An 

Introduction

This course introduces participants to the concepts and 

principles of the National Response Framework (NRF). 

At the end of this course, participants will be able to 

describe:

•	 The purpose of the NRF.

•	 The response doctrine established by the NRF.

•	 The roles and responsibilities of entities as specified 

in the NRF.

•	 The actions that support national response.

•	 The response organizations used for Multi-Agency 

Coordination.

•	 How planning relates to national Preparedness. The 

course is available on the Independent Study web site.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner Program; 

National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0801 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #1—Transportation

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #1—Transportation.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #1.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #1 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #1 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #1 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#2—Communications

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #2—Communications.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #2.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #2 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #2 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #2 and other response agencies and 

organizations.
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Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0803 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #3—Public Works and 

Engineering.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #3.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #3 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #3 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #3 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework; Public 

Works

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0804 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #4—Firefighting

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #4—Firefighting.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #4.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #4 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #4 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #4 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0805 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #5—Emergency Management

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This 

course provides an introduction to ESF #5—Emergency 

Management.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #5.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #5 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #5 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #5 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0806 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, 

Housing, and Human Services

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, Emergency 

Support Functions (ESFs) are primary mechanisms at the 

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This series of courses provides an overview of each of 

the 15 ESFs. This course introduces Emergency Support 

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

Housing, and Human Services.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #6.

•	 Identify the types of supplemental assistance ESF #6 

provides to individuals and State, local, and tribal 

governments.

•	 Identify typical activities accomplished by ESF #6 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #6 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0807 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #7—Logistics Management and 

Resource Support Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This 

course provides an introduction to ESF  #7—Logistics 

Management and Resource Support Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #7.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #7 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #7 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #7 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0808 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #8—Public Health and 

Medical Services.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #8.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #8 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #8 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #8 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0809 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #9—Search and Rescue

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #9—Search and Rescue.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #9.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #9 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #9 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #9 and other response agencies and 

organizations.
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Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0810 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Materials 

Resources Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #10—Oil and Hazardous 

Materials Resources Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #10.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #10 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #10 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #10 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0811 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural 

Resources Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF  #11—Agriculture and 

Natural Resources Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #11.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #11 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #11 

resources and teams.

Describe the types of partnerships formed between 

ESF #11 and other response agencies and organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0812 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #12—Energy

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 

is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #12—Energy.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #12.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #12 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #12 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #12 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0813 Emergency Support Functions 

(ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, ESFs are 

primary mechanisms at the operational level used to 

organize and provide assistance. This series of courses 
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is designed to overview each of the 15 ESFs. This course 

provides an introduction to ESF #13—Public Safety and 

Security Annex.

•	 Describe the overall purpose and scope of ESF #13.

•	 Identify the supplemental assistance ESF #13 provides 

to State, local, and tribal governments.

•	 Identify typical actions accomplished by ESF #13 

resources and teams.

•	 Describe the types of partnerships formed 

between ESF #13 and other response agencies and 

organizations.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 4 hours

IS-0820 Introduction to National Response 

Framework Support Annexes

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response to 

disasters and emergencies from the smallest incident 

to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, Support 

Annexes describe how Federal departments and agencies, the private sector, volunteer organizations, and 

Non-Governmental Organizations coordinate and 

execute the common support processes and administrative tasks required during an incident. The actions 

described in the Support Annexes are not limited to 

particular types of events, but are overarching in nature 

and applicable to nearly every type of incident.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0821 Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources Support Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response 

to disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, 

Support Annexes describe how Federal departments and 

agencies, the private sector, volunteer organizations, 

and Non-Governmental Organizations coordinate and 

execute the common support processes and administrative tasks required during an incident. The actions 

described in the Support Annexes are not limited to particular types of events, but are overarching in nature and 

applicable to nearly every type of incident. This course 

provides an introduction to the Critical Infrastructure 

and Key Resources Support Annex to the NRF.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0830 Introduction to National Response 

Framework Incident Annexes

As part of the National Response Framework (NRF), 

Incident Annexes address the unique aspects of how 

we respond to seven broad incident categories (e.g., 

biological, nuclear/radiological, mass evacuation). The 

overarching nature of functions described in these 

annexes frequently involves either support to or cooperation of all Federal departments and agencies involved in 

Incident Management efforts to ensure seamless integration of and transitions between Preparedness, Prevention, 

Response, Recovery, and Mitigation activities.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex

The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the 

guiding principles that enable all response partners to 

prepare for and provide a unified national response 

to disasters and emergencies—from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. As part of the NRF, the 

Incident Annexes describe the concept of operations to 

address specific contingency or hazard situations or an 

element of an incident requiring specialized application 

of the NRF. This course provides an introduction to the 

Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to the NRF.

•	 Describe the overall purpose of the NRIA and the 

policies that govern its use.
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•	 Describe the roles and responsibilities of agencies 

involved in the management of nuclear/radiological 

incidents.

•	 Describe the types of incidents for which it would 

be activated and the concept of operations for a 

response.

Program Area(s): National Response Framework; 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0860.a National Infrastructure Protection 

Plan

Protecting and ensuring the resiliency of the Critical 

Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) of the United 

States is essential to the Nation’s security, public health 

and safety, economic vitality, and way of life. This course 

will present an overview of the National Infrastructure Protection 

Plan (NIPP). The NIPP provides the unifying structure for 

the integration of existing and future CIKR protection 

and resiliency efforts into a single national program. This 

course has been updated to align with the NIPP that was 

released in 2009.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management

This is the first course in the Dams Sector web-based 

training series. The purpose of this series of courses 

is to provide owners and operators with information 

pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, 

and crisis management.

This course addresses crisis management activities as an 

important component of an overall Risk Management 

Program and provides dam and levee stakeholders with 

recommendations to assist in the development of various 

plans focused on enhancing Preparedness, protection, 

recovery, and resilience capabilities. The training course 

describes the purpose and basic elements of Emergency 

Action Plans, Recovery Plans, and Continuity Plans; and 

addresses the basic elements of an effective exercise 

program. Upon completion, participants will be able to:

•	 Describe the mission and characteristics of the Dams 

Sector.

•	 Identify the elements of Risk Management as they 

relate to the Dams Sector.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of an Emergency 

Action Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of a Recovery 

Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of a Continuity 

Plan.

•	 Describe the purpose and elements of pandemic 

Preparedness.

•	 Describe the purpose and types of exercises.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: All Dams Sector facility owners 

and operators, with emphasis on owners and operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management 

elements of a Risk Management Program

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness

This is the second course in the Dams Sector web-based 

training series. The purpose of this series of courses 

is to provide owners and operators with information 

pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, 

and crisis management.

This course provides information to enhance the 

ability to identify security concerns, coordinate proper 

response, and establish effective partnerships with local 

Law Enforcement and first responder communities. The 

training course describes common security vulnerabilities, potential indicators of threats, surveillance detection, 

and reporting of incidents and suspicious activities.

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

•	 Describe the mission and partners of the Dams Sector.

•	 Identify the common characteristics of dams.

•	 Describe the consequences of dam failures.

•	 Describe common security vulnerabilities and 

interdependencies that affect the Dams Sector.

•	 Describe potential terrorist threats and targets related 

to the Dams Sector.

•	 Identify terrorist surveillance objectives and 

methodologies.

•	 Identify indicators of surveillance and other 

suspicious activities.
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•	 Identify indicators of weapons, explosives, chemical, 

biological, and radiological threats.

•	 Describe the process for reporting incidents.

•	 Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a sample 

report narrative.

NOTE: Due to the sensitivity of the information provided within 

this course, it has been designated as “For Official Use Only” and 

is only accessible through the Homeland Security Information 

Network–Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal, which serves 

as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders 

exchange information, both at the “For Official Use Only” and 

non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal, 

managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency, promotes effective 

information collection and dissemination among sector partners in 

Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The 

portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives, 

including owners and operators, access to a number of resources, 

including training courses. Those who do not currently have access 

to the HSIN-CS Dams Portal must contact the Dams SectorSpecific Agency within the Office of Infrastructure Protection/U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security to request and be considered for 

access to the training course.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Required Prerequisite: IS-0870, Dams Sector: Crisis 

Management

Selection Criteria: All Dams Sector facility owners 

and operators, with emphasis on owners and operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management 

elements of a Risk Management Program

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures

This is the third course in the Dams Sector web-based 

training series. The purpose of this series of courses 

is to provide owners and operators with information 

pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, 

and crisis management.

This course addresses protective measures related to 

physical, cyber, and human elements, and describes 

the importance of these measures as components of an 

overall Risk Management Program. The training course 

describes the basic elements of the Risk Management 

Model, and discusses the steps required to develop and 

implement an effective protective program.

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

•	 Describe the mission of the Dams Sector.

•	 Describe the steps for establishing a protective 

program.

•	 Identify the elements of the Risk Management Model.

•	 Describe strategies for reducing risk.

•	 Identify the general categories of protective measures 

(i.e., access controls, barriers, blast protection, 

communications, inspection, security force, 

cyber security, security programs, planning and 

Preparedness, personal protection, and infrastructure 

interdependencies).

•	 Describe how protective measures relate to threat 

levels.

•	 Given a scenario, select potential protective measures 

to address a threat.

NOTE: Due to the sensitivity of the information provided within 

this course, it has been designated as “For Official Use Only” and 

is only accessible through the Homeland Security Information 

Network–Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal, which serves 

as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders 

exchange information, both at the “For Official Use Only” and 

non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal, 

managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency, promotes effective 

information collection and dissemination among sector partners in 

Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The 

portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives, 

including owners and operators, access to a number of resources, 

including training courses. Those who do not currently have access 

to the HSIN-CS Dams Portal must contact the Dams SectorSpecific Agency within the Office of Infrastructure Protection/U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security to request and be considered for 

access to the training course.

Program Area(s): Dam Safety; Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

Required Prerequisites: IS-0870, Dams Sector: Crisis 

Management; and IS-0871, Dams Sector: Security Awareness

Selection Criteria: All Dams Sector facility owners 

and operators, with emphasis on owners and operators seeking the fundamentals of the crisis management 

elements of a Risk Management Program

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2
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IS-0890.a Introduction to the Interagency 

Security Committee

This is the first course in the Interagency Security 

Committee (ISC) web-based training series. The purpose 

of this series of courses is to provide Federal facility 

security professionals, engineers, building owners, 

construction contractors, architects, and the general 

public with basic information pertaining to the ISC and 

its facility security standards, processes, and practices.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0891 Facility Security Level Determinations 

for Federal Facilities

This is the second course in the Interagency Security 

Committee web-based training series. This course will 

provide Federal personnel with responsibilities for 

security-related policies, programs, projects, and/or 

operations for their department or agency with an overview of the process to determine the Facility Security 

Level for a Federal facility.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0890.a, Introduction to the 

Interagency Security Committee

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0892 Physical Security Criteria for Federal 

Facilities

This is the third course in the Interagency Security 

Committee (ISC) web-based training series. It provides 

an introduction to how the ISC Physical Security Criteria 

for Federal Facilities Standard establishes a baseline set of 

physical security measures to be applied to all non-military 

Federal facilities. The course also provides an understanding 

of the framework for the customization of security measures 

to address unique risks faced at each facility.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0890.a, Introduction to the 

Interagency Security Committee; and IS-0891, Facility Security Level 

Determinations for Federal Facilities

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0893 Facility Security Committees

This course has been developed by the Department of 

Homeland Security Interagency Security Committee 

(ISC) and is being hosted by the Emergency Management 

Institute (EMI). All questions or comments about this 

course should be directed to the following e-mail 

address: ISCAccess@dhs.gov. This course will provide 

Federal personnel with an overview of Facility Security 

Committees (FSCs), including: their members, roles, and 

responsibilities, and the policies and procedures for FSC 

operations and decision-making.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0890.a, Introduction to the 

Interagency Security Committee; and IS-0891, Facility Security Level 

Determinations for Federal Facilities; and IS-0892, Physical Security 

Criteria for Federal Facilities

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course

This course provides the user with background information about the accessibility requirements of Section 

508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) 

by providing participants with a general overview of 

Section 508 basics.

Program Area(s): Master Trainer Program-Instructor 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program Instructional Design 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program Training Management 

Certificate; Master Trainer Program Executive Training 

Management Certificate; FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: This course is open to the general 

public.

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness

This course provides guidance to individuals and organizations on how to improve workplace security. By the 

end of this course, participants will be able to:

•	 Identify potential risks to workplace security.

•	 Describe measures for improving workplace security.

•	 Determine the actions to take in response to a 

security situation.
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Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Critical 

Infrastructure Key Resources (CIKR); FEMA Safety; FEMA 

Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Online

Selection Criteria: Staff at CIKR locations

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in 

killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and 

otherwise populated area. In most cases, active shooters 

use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their 

selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. All employees can help 

prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations. This course provides guidance to individuals, 

including managers and employees, so that they can 

prepare to respond to an active shooter situation.

This course is not written for law enforcement officers but 

for non-law enforcement employees. The material may 

provide law enforcement officers information on recommended actions for non-law enforcement employees to 

take should they be confronted with an active shooter 

situation.

Upon completing this course, the participant will be 

able to:

•	 Describe actions to take when confronted with an 

active shooter and responding Law Enforcement 

officials.

•	 Recognize potential workplace violence indicators.

•	 Describe actions to take to prevent and prepare for 

potential active shooter incidents.

•	 Describe how to manage the consequences of an 

active shooter incident.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Critical 

Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0908 Emergency Management for Senior 

Officials

This course introduces Senior Officials to the important 

role they play in Emergency Management. The responsibility for preparing for, responding to, and recovering 

from incidents, both natural and manmade, begins at 

the local level—with individuals and public officials in 

the county, city, or town affected by the incident. This 

course presents simple steps officials can take to become 

acquainted with their Emergency Management role, 

authorities, and team members. The course includes 

video presentations sharing lessons learned from officials of the city of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 

Louisiana.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0909 Community Preparedness: 

Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone

Community members are the key to our Nation’s 

Preparedness and resilience. As such, we need to:

•	 Support the development of prepared, vigilant, and 

engaged communities.

•	 Foster strategic partnerships among:

- The private sector

- Non-Governmental Organizations

- Foundations

- Community-Based Organizations 

This course presents a model program for community Preparedness. In addition, this course includes 16 

Preparedness Modules ranging from 20 to 90 minutes 

that can be delivered to community groups. The modules 

(available in English and Spanish) provide information 

and activities on: 

1. Creating a no-cost or low-cost disaster kit

2. Developing a Communications Plan

3. Establishing a personal support network

4. Planning for and practicing an evacuation

5. Staying safe when evacuation is not an option

6. Practicing your disaster plan
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7. Identifying and reducing home hazards

8. Identifying and reducing fire risks

9. Using a fire extinguisher

10.Implementing simple risk-reduction (mitigation) 

measures

11. Protecting important items and documents

12.Taking care of pets and service animals during a 

disaster

13.Starting a “Stay Healthy” Kit and plan

14.Preparing for utility outages

15.Planning for recovery from disaster

16.Understanding Emergency Management and 

Response roles and getting involved

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0910.a Emergency Management 

Preparedness Fundamentals

This course introduces and provides an overview of basic 

Preparedness concepts, and presents basic strategies for 

improving community Preparedness.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3

IS-0912 Retail Security Awareness: 

Understanding the Hidden Hazards

This course will make persons involved in commercial retail operations aware of the actions they can take 

to identify and report suspicious purchases or thefts of 

products that actors could use in terrorist or other criminal activities. To achieve this goal, the course provides 

an overview of prevention steps aimed at identifying and 

monitoring high-risk inventory products and reporting 

suspicious activities to Law Enforcement agencies.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3⁄4 hour

IS-0913 Critical Infrastructure Protection: 

Achieving Results through Partnership and 

Collaboration

This course will make critical infrastructure employees 

and service providers aware of actions they can take to 

detect and report suspicious activities associated with 

hostile surveillance. To achieve this goal, the course 

provides an overview of surveillance activities and the 

indicators associated with them, as well as the actions 

that employees and service providers can take to report 

potential surveillance incidents.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

IS-0914 Surveillance Awareness: What You 

Can Do

This course introduces the skills and tools to effectively 

achieve results for critical infrastructure protection and 

resilience through partnership and collaboration. The 

course provides an overview of the elements of and 

processes to develop and sustain successful critical infrastructure protection partnerships.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 1 hour

CEUs: 0.1

IS-0921 Implementing Critical Infrastructure 

Protection Programs

This course introduces those with critical infrastructure duties and responsibilities at the State, local, tribal, 

and territorial levels to the information they need and 

the resources available to them in the execution of the 

mission to protect and improve resilience in the Nation’s 

critical infrastructure.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Recommended Prerequisites: Review of the National 

Infrastructure Protection Plan and Key Resources Support 

Annex to the National Response Framework (NRF) 

documents OR completion of the following Independent 

Study courses: IS-0860.a, National Infrastructure Protection Plan;

and IS-0821, Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3
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IS-0922 Applications of Geospatial 

Information Systems for Emergency 

Management

This hands-on course is designed to empower Emergency 

Managers, planners, engineers, Public Safety professionals, and others with the skills needed to visualize, 

query, and analyze information related to Disaster 

Mitigation, Response, Recovery, and Risk Management 

using ArcGIS, the application on which Hazus-MH is 

based. The course provides a solid foundation of basic 

skills for new ArcGIS users as well as an exploration of 

the many powerful tools for managing, visualizing, and 

analyzing information that ArcGIS and its many extensions make available.

Program Area(s): Hazus-MH and Geospatial Information 

Systems (GIS); Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning

Delivery Location(s): Online

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: 7 hours

CEUs: 0.7

IS-0923 Performance Management–Goal 

Writing

This course will provide an overview of the goal-writing 

process for performance management.

Program Area(s): FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center; Online

Required Prerequisite: IS-0920, Performance Management

Selection Criteria: Managers and Supervisors

Course Length: 5 hours

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System 

Federal Coordinating Center Operations 

Course

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.

Program Area(s): Critical Infrastructure Key Resources

Delivery Location(s): Online

Course Length: 3 hours

CEUs: 0.3
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Resident Courses Held at 

Off-Site Locations

L0043 Damage Assessment

When a disaster or major emergency occurs, Damage 

Assessment must be done quickly and accurately, to 

reduce the impact on people and to identify resource 

needs. This information enables the direction of emergency response personnel and resources to the most 

appropriate areas and helps identify the need for additional resources.

This course will equip local officials with the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to conduct 

rapid and effective Needs and Damage Assessments in 

order to save lives and protect property.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness; Universal 

Emergency Preparedness; Voluntary Organizations

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Local officials who are responsible 

for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during 

and after any event that causes damage of private, public, 

and critical infrastructure

Recommended Prerequisites: IS-0100.b, Introduction to the 

Incident Command System, ICS-100; IS-0200.b, Incident Command 

System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents; IS-0700.a, 

National Incident Management System, An Introduction; IS-0800.b, 

National Response Framework, An Introduction; IS-0120.a, An 

Introduction to Exercises; IS-0130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

L0098 Warning Coordination

This program addresses warning coordination for 

weather- or flooding-related events. It provides training 

to help facilitate the process whereby State and local 

officials responsible for warning coordination and 

communication work closely with the National Weather 

Service and the news media to provide effective warnings that can be received and understood by people at 

risk. The effective coordination of these warnings is 

paramount to saving lives and protecting property.

Program Area(s): Citizen Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The target training audience 

includes local and State government Emergency 

Program Managers, or officials responsible for coordination and communication. The secondary audience 

includes Federal Emergency Management personnel and 

employees of Federal, State, and local governments who 

work in the Emergency Management field. Anyone with 

warning coordination responsibilities will benefit from 

this training.

Recommended Prerequisites: It is highly recommended 

that participants take IS-0271, Anticipating Hazardous Weather 

and Community Risk, 2nd Edition; G0271, Hazardous Weather and 

Flood Preparedness; and IS-0247.a, Integrated Public Alert and 

Warning System, before attending this course. Other recommended courses are the COMET program’s SKYWARN® 

Spotter Training course and G0365, WEM: Partnerships for 

Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups.

Course Length: 11⁄2 days

L0142 Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff

This course is designed to focus on and correct common 

writing problems, bad habits, and errors that have found 

their way into our everyday written communications. It 

also contains instruction in Plain Writing Act Guidelines.

The 5-day course will give participants the opportunity 

to apply specific principles of good writing through a 

variety of practice exercises. Participants will also have 

the opportunity to write and receive peer and instructor 

feedback on their written work.

Program Area(s): Universal Emergency Preparedness; 

FEMA Employee Training

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Anyone in the agency who would 

like a refresher on writing skills or to learn more about 

the Plain Writing Act

Course Length: 5 days

CEUs: 3.0

L0146 Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program Training Course

This new HSEEP training course will focus on exercise 

program management to include design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.

Program Area(s): Master Exercise Practitioner Program; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite; Webinar

Course Length: 2 days
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use hurricane forecasts and other NHC products to determine who and when they must evacuate from various 

types of approaching hurricanes. This includes how to 

interpret and use the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from 

Hurricanes numerical storm surge model to perform the 

hurricane hazard analysis of their coastal jurisdiction. 

The course then provides instruction from FEMA and 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Specialists on using data 

from their State and local Hurricane Evacuation Studies 

to formulate local evacuation plans. In addition, the 

course provides hands-on instruction on the use of the 

HURREVAC computer software decision-support tool 

for determining the optimum timing of their evacuation 

decisions and evacuation orders.

The course includes a demonstration of how the NHC 

Specialists track and forecast hurricanes and their potential impacts. The final course activity is a hurricane 

exercise to practice the tools and techniques presented 

in the course.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness; Response 

and Recovery

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The State sponsoring the training 

selects the attendees that represent the target audience.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0324.a, Community Hurricane 

Preparedness

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

L0324 Hurricane Preparedness for DecisionMakers

This course, held at the National Hurricane Center 

(NHC) in Miami, Florida, instructs Emergency Managers 

on how to plan for and make decisions to implement and 

execute protective actions from hurricanes, particularly 

hurricane evacuations.

Participants receive comprehensive instruction from NHC 

Specialists on how to use hurricane forecasts and other 

NHC products to determine who and when they must 

evacuate from various types of approaching hurricanes. 

This includes how to interpret and use the Sea, Lake, and 

Overland Surge from Hurricanes numerical storm surge 

model to perform the hurricane Hazard Analysis of their 

coastal jurisdiction. The course then provides instruction 

from FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Specialists 

on using data from their State and local Hurricane 

Evacuation Studies to formulate local evacuation plans. 

In addition, the course provides hands-on instruction on 

L0310 Hurricane Readiness for Inland 

Communities

This is a 1-day course based on L0311, Hurricane Readiness 

for Coastal Communities.

This course differs from the latter by specifically 

discussing the inland hazards from tropical systems, 

highlighting the inland flood threat. This course also 

covers the tools that help analyze these threats, the 

planning decisions pre-season, pre-landfall, and poststorm, with the concept of using a Hurricane Readiness 

Checklist.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Local Emergency Management staff 

from inland States/communities that are involved in the 

hurricane decision-making process.

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

L0311 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal 

Communities

This 1-day course is an introduction to the National 

Hurricane Center’s forecast procedures and products 

and the National Hurricane Program’s tools for how to 

incorporate them into Planning and Response. Topics 

include hurricane hazards, how forecasters use model 

guidance, readiness checklists, decision aids, and evacuation planning.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Local emergency staff from coastal 

State/communities that are involved in the hurricane 

decision-making process

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.7

CECs: 0.7

L0320 Hurricane Preparedness for DecisionMakers—State Specific

This course, conducted on-site at State locations, instructs 

State and local Emergency Managers/Planners on how to 

plan for and make decisions to implement and execute 

protective actions from hurricanes, particularly hurricane evacuations.

Participants receive comprehensive instruction from 

National Hurricane Center (NHC) Specialists on how to 
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the use of the HURREVAC computer software decisionsupport tool for determining the optimum timing of 

their evacuation decisions and evacuation orders.

The course includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the NHC 

and a demonstration of how the NHC Specialists track 

and forecast hurricanes and their potential impacts. The 

final course activity is a hurricane exercise to practice the 

tools and techniques presented in the course.

Program Area(s): Hurricane Preparedness

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The course is designed for:

•	 State and coastal local Emergency Managers that have 

hurricane evacuation decision-making authority.

•	 Elected officials that have hurricane evacuation 

decision-making authority.

•	 Hurricane Evacuation Planners and Operations 

Officers who have direct responsibilities for 

evacuation decision-making during a hurricane.

Participants will be selected based on their jurisdiction 

and responsibilities. To participate, all applicants must 

serve coastal communities. Applications from inland 

communities will not be accepted.

Required Prerequisite: Completion of the online EMI 

Independent Study (IS) course IS-0324.a, Community 

Hurricane Preparedness. To register: http://training.fema.

gov/IS/crslist.asp and a letter of recommendation from 

your immediate supervisor.

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 3.1

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for 

FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners

This course provides FEMA, other Federal agency 

Program and Finance staff, and the State Emergency 

Managers with the key Mission Assignment concepts and 

knowledge to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

Program Area(s): Response and Recovery; FEMA 

Operations-OFA; FEMA Operations-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: FEMA Regional staff, Other Federal 

Agency staff (OFA) and State Emergency Management 

staff

Required Prerequisites: Completion of IS-0293, Mission 

Assignment Overview, or at the approval of the FEMA 

Headquarters/Region or EMI Course Manager

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.4

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Higher Education

This 3-day course provides institutions of higher education with the knowledge and planning strategies to better 

protect lives, property, and operations within the context 

of comprehensive Emergency Management by utilizing 

the Incident Command System to develop and implement an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). At the end 

of the training, campus personnel will:

•	 Recognize the importance of an Emergency Plan that 

meets the unique needs of an institution of higher 

education;

•	 Identify hazards that present risks for institutions of 

higher education and the impact of those hazards;

•	 Identify the process and benefits of conducting a Risk 

Assessment;

•	 Identify the benefits of an effective Emergency 

Operations Center;

•	 Create a partnership with stakeholders;

•	 Identify and assemble a Planning Team;

•	 Develop or revise a multi-hazard EOP;

•	 Develop and implement a strategy for training and 

testing the EOP; and

•	 Engage the academic community in the essential 

elements of Emergency Planning.

Program Area(s): Planning; Preparedness for Schools/

Children/Higher Education/Houses of Worship; 

Professional Development-Advanced Professional Series

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria:

•	 Only higher education institution teams should apply.

•	 Submit applications as a “package” to the host 

institution using the format below as a cover sheet. 

Place person’s name next to position being filled.

Community First Responders—1–2 people. (Do NOT 

duplicate positions.)

•	 1 person—Law Enforcement/SRO

•	 1 person—Fire/Emergency Medical Services 

(EMS)/Public Health

•	 1 person—Office of Emergency Management

College/University Officials—5–6 people. (Do NOT 

duplicate positions.)

•	 College Administrator (President, Vice President, 

Provost, Dean, etc.)
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•	 Office of Emergency Management/Planning Official

•	 Risk Manager

•	 Public Information Officer

•	 Security Officer, Environmental Safety Officer, or 

Public Safety Chief

•	 Office of Facilities Management Official

•	 Food/Dining Services Director

•	 Health Services or Counseling Services Representative 

or Psychologist

•	 Faculty Representative

•	 Student Affairs Representative

Required Prerequisite: Completion of IS-0100.HE, 

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Higher 

Education

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 2.1

L0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal 

Governments

This course provides tribal representatives with an understanding of how to develop and implement a Continuity 

of Operations (COOP) Program to ensure continuity of 

community essential functions across a wide range of 

emergencies and events. Topics include legal basis for 

continuity, continuity planning, determining essential 

functions, vital records management, and pandemic flu 

implications for continuity operations.

Program Area(s): COOP; Level I Professional Continuity 

Practitioner Program; Tribal

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The primary audience is tribal 

leaders, tribal Emergency Managers, and tribal community response personnel. L0552 is only offered as an 

off-site delivery. Delivery must be requested through the 

EMI Preparedness Branch.

Recommended Prerequisites: E0580, Emergency 

Management Framework for Tribal Governments; IS-0546.a, 

Continuity of Operations Awareness; or IS-0547.a, Introduction to 

Continuity of Operations

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

L0583 Emergency Management Overview for 

Tribal Leaders

This 4-hour course will provide elected and appointed 

tribal officials with the knowledge and skills necessary 

to prepare their communities to respond to and recover 

from incidents and help tribal leaders understand how 

effective Emergency Management can improve the 

sustainability of their tribal community and better 

protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and sovereignty.

Program Area(s): Tribal

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Tribal elected officials; tribal council 

members; tribal chairs, presidents, governors, principal 

chiefs, and appointed officials

Course Length: 1⁄2 day

CEUs: 0.4

L0622 Fraud Awareness and Prevention

This course will introduce participants to the definition 

of fraud, explain FEMA’s responsibility as good stewards 

of taxpayer dollars, identify FEMA fraud indicators, both 

internally and externally, and how to report fraud.

Program Area(s): FEMA Security

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: All FEMA employees

Course Length: 2 hours

CEUs: 0.2

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations

This course trains FEMA, Other Federal Agency (OFA), 

and other key personnel in the setup, management, and 

operations of a Federal Staging Area (FSA). Participants 

will learn and practice standard procedures in the areas 

essential to the success of FSA operations, including:

•	 Activating the site 

•	 Laying out the site by commodity and traffic flow

•	 Establishing communications

•	 Assembling a team

•	 Establishing essential services for team and driver 

support

•	 Receiving and issuing commodities

•	 Staging Temporary Housing Units

•	 Strategic partners 

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics; FEMA Operations-OFA; 

FEMA Operations-Federal; FEMA Planning

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: The class is open to Operations, 

Logistics, and Planning personnel in FEMA and Other 
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Federal Agencies who have or who will operate in a 

FEMA Staging Area

Required Prerequisite: IS-0293, Mission Assignment Overview

Recommended Prerequisite: IS-0026, Guide to Points of 

Distribution

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

L0663 Managing Logistics Fiscal 

Responsibilities

This course addresses the financial functions and responsibilities performed by Unit Leaders, Managers, and 

Specialists within the Logistics Section and the necessity 

of coordination within the Joint Field Office. The course 

will enable participants to apply sound principles and 

practices involving fiscal management and accountability.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Logistics Section Chiefs, Deputies, 

Branch Directors, Unit Leaders, Receiving and Distribution 

Managers, and Accountable Property Managers

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.4

L0730 Logistics Information Management 

System for Custodial Officers

This course provides management-level personnel and 

Custodial Officers with the skills to navigate Logistics 

Information Management System so that they may view 

the status of the Personal Property in their area of responsibility for the purpose of compiling reports and/or the 

supervision of the FEMA Personal Property staff.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite; Frederick 

Logistics Center

Selection Criteria: Custodial Officers or personnel in 

managerial positions who have a requirement for knowledge of the status of FEMA Personal Property in their 

area of responsibility

Required Prerequisites: IS-0023, Custodial Officer; IS-0024, 

Receiving Officer; and IS-0025, Basic Property Management

Course Length: 2 days

CEUs: 1.2

L0732 Logistics Information Management 

System Mobile

This course provides participants with the necessary database skills to effectively complete required 

property accountability transactions using the Logistics 

Information Management System (LIMS) Mobile system.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center; 

Resident Offsite; Noble

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.

Required Prerequisites: E0722, Logistics Information 

Management System

Course Length: 1 day

CEUs: 0.6

L0747 Practical Application of ESF #15 for 

Enhancing Interagency Collaboration

This course provides participants with a chance to 

demonstrate/enhance skills working within the 

Emergency Support Function (ESF)  #15—External 

Affairs (EA) environment. Attendees will participate in 

an exercise stressing interagency collaboration.

Program Area(s): External Affairs-State/Local/Federal; 

FEMA External Affairs-Federal

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

Selection Criteria: Participants who will have the occasion to serve within an ESF #15 operation

Recommended Prerequisites: Participants are strongly 

encouraged to have taken L0731, External Affairs Overview,

and/or IS-0250.a, Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—

External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency Communication and 

Information Distribution.

Course Length: 3 days

CEUs: 1.8

L0945 State IEMC National Response 

Framework

This National Response Framework IEMC provides 

the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to Statelevel Emergency Management personnel to effectively 

conduct all-hazards response by coordinating organizations from local government, other State governments, 

Federal agencies, private sector organizations, and nongovernmental agencies.

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management

Delivery Location(s): Resident Offsite

CEUs: 3.2
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DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Resident Course Held at the 

FEMA Distribution Center in 

Frederick, Maryland

S0674 Basic Interagency Logistics

This seminar-style course offers a Whole Government/

perspective for disaster/humanitarian relief logistics. 

The course is 41⁄2 academic days long and is unclassified (no security clearance required). The Interagency 

Logistics (IL) Seminar focuses on national and international-level logistics operations by providing military 

and civilian stakeholders with insights into interagency 

logistics planning and execution.

The objectives of the course are accomplished through 

the use of dynamic lectures provided by experts in the 

field of disaster operations and logistics with threaded 

discussions that are interspersed with mini and culminating case study activities. Current policy, doctrine, 

theory, and processes are addressed.

The IL Seminar provides participants with the opportunity 

to develop and define the authorities, attributes, needs, 

and perspectives of a National Logistics Coordinator as 

described in Emergency Support Function (ESF) #7—

Logistics Management and Resource Support, of the 

National Response Framework. Additionally, this course 

provides insights and explores potential solutions necessary to manage logistics at the Strategic, Operational, and 

Tactical levels during a national disaster/incident.

The course includes a number of guest lecturers from 

the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department 

of Defense, General Services Administration, States, 

Non-Governmental Organizations, Private Sector, and 

other Federal departments and agencies. All material is 

non-testable. Participants will be granted access to the 

Interagency Logistics Portal for presentations and other 

relevant course material.

Program Area(s): FEMA Logistics

Delivery Location(s): Frederick Logistics Center

Selection Criteria: Participants should be mid-tosenior-level Logistics Managers from organizations such 

as DHS, FEMA, and the Military Services (Active, Guard, 

Reserve). Military Officers (O-4 through O-6), Warrant 

Officers (W-3 through W-5), senior Non-Commissioned 

Officers (E-8 through E-9), or DoD civilians (GS-12 

through GS-15 or equivalent) assigned to, or en route 

to, a position requiring interagency logistics knowledge. 

Civilians from non-governmental and volunteer agencies 

are invited to attend. International Logistics Exchange 

Officers assigned to a U.S. joint level or multi-national 

staff billet are eligible to attend. All others not falling 

into one of the above categories by either rank or duties, 

but feel they may benefit from this course may attend, 

pending approval.

Required Prerequisite: IS-0800.b, National Response 

Framework, An Introduction

Recommended Prerequisites: Defense Support of 

Civil Authorities (DSCA Phase I/USARMYNORTH web 

site); ESF #7 Annex/EMI Action: FEMA/on Porta DSCA 

31⁄2day Course (EMI/locations CONUS and Hawaii Army 

Logistics University (ALU); Joint Logistics Course, Fort 

Lee, Virginia; Joint Humanitarian Ops (JHOC) Course 

(2-day)/, Alexandria, Virginia)

Course Length: 41⁄2 days

CEUs: 3.7
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS—

COURSES

Video Teleconference 

Courses

V0001 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has an earthquake 

focus. Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing 

simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be 

used to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources 

for the earthquake hazard (facilitated discussion on 

hazard and a tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

V0002 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has a winter storm 

focus. Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing 

simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be 

used to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources 

for the winter storm hazard (facilitated discussion on 

hazard and a tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

V0005 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has a tornado 

focus. Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing 

simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be 

used to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources 

for the tornado hazard (facilitated discussion on hazard 

and a tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

V0006 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has a wildland 

fire focus. Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing 

simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be 

used to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources 

for the wildland fire hazard (facilitated discussion on 

hazard and a tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

V0007 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has a flood focus. 

Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used 

to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources for 

the flood hazard (facilitated discussion on hazard and a 

tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

V0009 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane

This Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) has a hurricane 

focus. Each VTTX involves key personnel discussing 

simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be 

used to assess policies, plans, procedures, and resources 

for the hurricane hazard (facilitated discussion on hazard 

and a tabletop exercise).

Program Area(s): Integrated Emergency Management; 

Master Exercise Practitioner Program

Delivery Location(s): VTC hosted from NETC EMI

Course Length: 4 hours

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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 

Daisy Sweeney, Regional Training Manager

99 High Street, 5th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2320

(617) 832-4788 (Training Office)

FSN: 551-9550

Fax: (617) 956-7519 or 956-7538

E-mail: daisy.sweeney@fema.dhs.gov

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, Vermont

Region II 

Edward Capps, Regional Training Manager

26 Federal Plaza, Room 1307

New York, New York 10278-0002

(212) 680-3615

(212) 225-7018 (Training Office)

Fax: (212) 680-3608

E-mail: edward.capps@fema.dhs.gov

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Region III 

Rhonda Booth, Regional Training Manager

One Independence Mall Building 

615 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-4404

(215) 931-5500 

(215) 931-5685 (Training Office) 

FSN: 553-5569

Fax: (215) 931-5714

E-mail: rhonda.booth@fema.dhs.gov

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Region IV 

Gayle Alston, Regional Training Manager

3003 Chamblee Tucker Road 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-4112

(770) 220-5200

(770) 220-5218 (Training Office)

FSN: 554-5218

Fax: (770) 220-5275

E-mail: gayle.alston@fema.dhs.gov

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,

North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

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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@fema.dhs.gov

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, 

Wisconsin

Region VI

Angela Stapleton, Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center

800 North Loop 288 

Denton, Texas 76209-3698 

(940) 898-5399

(940) 898-5457 (Training Office) 

FSN: 536-5399

Fax: (940) 898-5263

E-mail: angela.stapleton@fema.dhs.gov

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII 

Thomas Akins, Regional Training Manager

9221 Ward Parkway Building, Suite 300

Kansas City, Missouri 64114-3372 

(816) 283-7061

(816) 283-7093 (Training Office) 

FSN: 537-7093

Fax: (816) 283-7093

E-mail: thomas.akins@fema.dhs.gov

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Region VIII 

Anne Griffin, Regional Training Manager

Denver Federal Center 

Building 710, Box 25267 

Denver, Colorado 80225-0267 

(303) 235-4800

(303) 235-4929 (Training Office) 

FSN: 538-4929 

Fax: (303) 235-4857

E-mail: anne.griffin@fema.dhs.gov

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

Wyoming

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Region IX 

Tomas Kaselionis, Regional Training Manager

1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 

Oakland, California 94607-4052

(510) 627-7100 

(510) 627-7298 (Training Office)

FSN: 539-7298

Fax: (510) 627-7112 or 627-7117

E-mail: tomas.kaselionis@fema.dhs.gov

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam,

American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands

Region X 

Scott Zaffram, Regional Training Manager

Federal Regional Center 

130 228th Street SW

Bothell, Washington 98021-9796 

(425) 487-4600 

(425) 487-4662 (Training Office) or

(425) 487-4684

FSN: 530-4603 

Fax: (425) 487-4777

E-mail: scott.zaffram@fema.dhs.gov

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Address States Served

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State Training Offices

Region I

Connecticut

State Training Officer

Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and

 Homeland Security

25 Sigourney Street, 6th Floor

Hartford, Connecticut 06106

(860) 706-5519

Fax: (860) 706-5539

www.ct.gov/demhs/site/default.asp

Maine

State Training Officer 

Maine Emergency Management Agency 

State House, Station 72

Augusta, Maine 04333-0072

(207) 624-4460

Fax: (207) 287-3189

www.maine.gov/mema/

Massachusetts

State Training Officer 

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 

400 Worcester Road 

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702-5399

(508) 820-1446

Fax: (508) 820-2030

www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/

New Hampshire

State Training Officer 

New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency

 Management 

33 Hazen Drive 

Concord, New Hampshire 03305

(603) 271-2661; (603) 271-2231

Fax: (603) 271-1091

www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/hsem/

Rhode Island

State Training Officer

Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

645 New London Avenue

Cranston, Rhode Island 02920-3097

(401) 462-7122

Fax: (401) 944-1891

www.riema.ri.gov

Vermont

State Training Officer

Vermont Emergency Management Agency

Waterbury State Complex

103 South Main Street 

Waterbury, Vermont 05671-2101

(802) 244-8721

(800) 347-0488

TTY: (888) 545-7598

Fax: (802) 241-5349

vem.vermont.gov/ 

Region II

New Jersey

State 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

www.state.nj.us/njoem/

New York

State Training Officer 

New York State Office of Emergency Management

1220 Washington Avenue

Building 22, Suite 101

Albany, New York 12226-2251 

(518) 292-2351

Fax: (518) 322-4987

www.dhses.ny.gov/oem/

Puerto Rico

State Training and Exercise Officer

Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency

P.O. Box 9066597

115 Eleanor Roosevelt Avenue

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00906-6597

(787) 724-0124

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Virgin Islands

State Training Officer

Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management

 Agency (VITEMA)

102 Estate Hermon Hill

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820

(340) 774-2244

Fax: (340) 774-1491

www.vitema.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

dema.delaware.gov/

District of Columbia

State Training Officer 

DC Emergency Management Agency

2720 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20032

(202) 727-6161; (202) 673-2101 (ext. 1162)

Fax: (202) 673-2290

hsema.dc.gov/

Maryland

Lead Training Administrator

Maryland Emergency Management Agency 

Camp Fretterd Military Reservation

5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive

Reisterstown, Maryland 21136-4541

(410) 517-3600; (410) 517-3609

(877) MEMA-USA

Fax: (410) 517-3610

www.mema.maryland.gov

Pennsylvania

State Training and Exercise Officer

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

2605 Interstate Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9364

(717) 651-2256

Fax: (717) 651-3105

www.pema.state.pa.us/

Virginia

State Training and Exercise Officer 

Virginia Department of Emergency Management 

10501 Trade Court

Richmond, Virginia 23236-3713

(804) 897-6500

Fax: (804) 897-6556

www.vaemergency.gov/

West Virginia

State Training Officer

West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and

 Emergency Management

Building 1, Room EB-80

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East

Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0360

(304) 558-5380

Fax: (304) 344-4538

www.dhsem.wv.gov

Region IV

Alabama

State Training Officer 

Alabama Emergency Management Agency 

5898 County Road 41

P.O. Drawer 2160

Clanton, Alabama 35046-2106

(205) 280-2246

Fax: (205) 280-2495

ema.alabama.gov

Florida

State Training Officer

Florida Division of Emergency Management 

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

(850) 413-9899

Fax: (850) 488-0395

www.floridadisaster.org

Georgia

State Training Officer

Georgia Emergency Management Agency 

1000 Indian Springs Drive

Forsyth, Georgia 31029

(478) 993-4621

Fax: (478) 993-4260

www.gema.state.ga.us
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Kentucky

Training and Exercise Section Supervisor 

Kentucky Division of Emergency Management

100 Minuteman Parkway

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

(502) 607-5733

Fax: (502) 607-5710

kyem.ky.gov

Mississippi

State Training Officer

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 5644 

1 MEMA Drive

Pearl, Mississippi 39288

(601) 933-6370

Fax: (601) 933-6800

www.msema.org

North Carolina

State Training Officer 

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management 

4713 Mail Service Center 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 

(919) 733-3426

(919) 733-2500

Fax: (919) 733-6327

www.ncdps.gov

South Carolina

Training and Exercise Manager

South Carolina Emergency Management Division

2779 Fish Hatchery Road 

West Columbia, South Carolina 29172

(803) 737-8648

Fax: (803) 737-8570

www.scemd.org

Tennessee

State Training Officer

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

3041 Sidco Drive 

Nashville, Tennessee 37204-1502 

(615) 741-3882

Fax: (615) 741-4173

www.tnema.org/

Region V

Illinois

State Training Officer 

Illinois Emergency Management Agency 

2200 South Dirksen Parkway

Springfield, Illinois 62703

(217) 557-4791

www.state.il.us/iema/

Indiana

State Training Officer

Indiana Department of Homeland Security

302 West Washington Street, Room E208

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2760

(317) 234-2539

Fax: (317) 234-0736

www.in.gov/dhs

Michigan

State Training Officer 

Michigan State Police 

Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division

7426 Osborn

Lansing, Michigan 48913

(517) 636-0734

Fax: (517) 322-6442

www.michigan.gov/emhsd

Minnesota

State Training Officer

Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency 

 Management

444 Cedar Street, Suite 223

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-6223

(651) 201-7441

Fax: (651) 296-0459

dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem

Ohio

State Training Officer 

Ohio Emergency Management Agency 

2855 West Dublin-Granville Road 

Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206

(614) 799-3824

Fax: (614) 799-3831

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Wisconsin

State Training Supervisor 

Wisconsin Emergency Management

2400 Wright Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7865

(608) 242-3213

Fax: (608) 242-3247

emergencymanagement.wi.gov/

Region VI

Arkansas

Training and Exercise Branch Manager

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Building 9501 Camp Joseph T. Robinson

North Little Rock, Arkansas 72199-9600

(501) 683-6700

Fax: (501) 730-9754

www.adem.arkansas.gov/ADEM/index.aspx

Louisiana

State Training Officer 

Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness

7667 Independence Boulevard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806-6404

(225) 925-1706

Fax: (225) 925-7501

gohsep.la.gov/

New Mexico

State Training Officer

New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and

 Emergency Management 

P.O. Box 27111

13 Bataan Boulevard

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508

(505) 476-0632

Fax: (505) 471-5922

www.nmdhsem.org/

Oklahoma

State Training Officer 

Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management 

2401 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite C51

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73015

(405) 521-2481 

Fax: (405) 521-4053

www.ok.gov/OEM/

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 

www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/index.htm

Region VII

Iowa

State Training Officer 

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management

 Division 

7105 NW 70th Avenue, Camp Dodge 

 Building W-4

Johnston, Iowa 50131

(515) 725-3231

Fax: (515) 281-3260

www.iowahomelandsecurity.org/

Kansas

State Training Officer 

Kansas Division of Emergency Management

2800 Southwest Topeka Boulevard 

Topeka, Kansas 66611-1287

(785) 274-1413

Fax: (785) 274-1426

www.kansastag.gov/kdem_default.asp

Missouri

State Training Officer 

Missouri Emergency Management Agency 

P.O. Box 116 

2302 Militia Drive

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0116

(573) 526-9120

Fax: (573) 526-9262

www.sema.dps.mo.gov

Nebraska

State Training and Exercise Programs Manager

Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 

1300 Military Road 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-1090

(402) 471-7349

Fax: (402) 471-7433

www.nema.ne.gov
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Region VIII

Colorado

State Training Officer

Colorado Division of Emergency Management 

9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 200

Centennial, Colorado 80112-3549

(720) 852-6617

Fax: (720) 852-6750

www.dhsem.state.co.us/

Montana

State Training and Exercise Coordinator 

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services Division

P.O. Box 4789

1956 Mt. Majo Street

Fort Harrison, Montana 59636-4789

(406) 841-3968; (406) 841-3911

Fax: (406) 841-3965

montanadma.org/disaster-and-emergency-services

North Dakota

Training and Exercise Officer 

North Dakota Department of Emergency Services

P.O. Box 5511 

Fraine Barracks Lane, Building 35

Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5511 

(701) 328-8100

Fax: (701) 328-8181

www.nd.gov/des

South Dakota

State Training and Exercise Coordinator

South Dakota Office of Emergency Management

118 West Capitol Avenue

Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070

(605) 773-3231

Fax: (605) 773-3580

dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/

Utah

State Training Officer

Utah Division of Emergency Services and Homeland

 Security

Room 1110, State Office Building

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1710

(801) 538-3400; (801) 538-3758

Fax: (801) 538-3770

publicsafety.utah.gov/emergencymanagement

Wyoming

State Training Officer

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security/Emergency

 Management

1556 Riverbend Drive

Douglas, Wyoming 82633

(307) 358-1920

Fax: (307) 638-7670

wyohomelandsecurity.state.wy.us/

Region IX

Arizona

State Training Officer

Arizona Division of Emergency Management 

5636 East McDowell Road 

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

(602) 464-6262

Fax: (602) 464-6206

www.azdema.gov

California

State Training Officer

California Emergency Management Agency

9800 Goethe Road

Box 46

Sacramento, California 95827

(916) 324-9128

Fax: (916) 324-5929

www.oes.ca.gov

Hawaii

State Training Officer

Hawaii State Civil Defense

3949 Diamond Head Road 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495 

(808) 733-4300; (808) 733-4301

Fax: (808) 733-4287

www.scd.hawaii.gov

Nevada

State Training Officer

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management

2478 Fairview Drive

Carson City, Nevada 89701

(775) 687-0320

Fax: (775) 687-0323

dem.state.nv.us/
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American Samoa

Director

Territorial Emergency Management Coordinating Office

 (TEMCO) 

American Samoa Government

P.O. Box 4567

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

(684) 699-6481

Fax: (684) 699-6414

Guam

Training and Exercise Program Manager

Guam Homeland Security

Office of Civil Defense

221-B Chalan Palasyo Street

Agana Heights, Guam 96910 

(671) 475-9600

Fax: (671) 475-3727

guamhs.org

Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

Director

Emergency Management Office

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

P.O. Box 10007

Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 

(670) 322-8001

Fax: (670) 322-7743

www.cnmiemo.gov.mp

Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH)

Director

National Disaster Management Office

Office of the Chief Secretary

P.O. Box 15

Majuro, MH 96960-0015

(692) 625-3234

Fax: (692) 625-6896

Federated States of Micronesia (FM)

National Disaster Control Officer

Federated States of Micronesia

P.O. Box PS-53

Kolonia, Pohnpei-Micronesia 96941

(691) 320-8815

Fax: (691) 320-2785

Region X

Alaska

State Training Officer

Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

 Management

P.O. Box 5750 

Building 49000, Suite B-210

Ft. Richardson, Alaska 99505-5750

(907) 428-7021

Fax: (907) 428-7009

www.ak-prepared.com/

Idaho

State Training Officer

Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security

4040 West Guard Street, Building #600

Boise, Idaho 83705-5004

(208) 422-3095

Fax: (208) 422-3044

www.bhs.idaho.gov

Oregon

State Training and Exercise Officer 

Oregon Emergency Management Division

3225 State Street

PO Box 14370

Salem, Oregon 97309-5062

(503) 378-2911

Fax: (503) 373-7833

www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/index.shtml

Washington

State Training Officer

Washington State Emergency Management Division

Building 20, Mailstop TA-20

Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122

(253) 512-7049

Fax: (253) 512-7206

www.emd.wa.gov/
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Mission Areas

INDEX OF COURSES & 

MISSION AREAS

On March 30, 2011, the President issued Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8). PPD-8 is aimed at strengthening the security and resilience of the United States through systematic preparation for the threats that pose 

the greatest risk to the security of the Nation, including acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters. PPD-8 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop the National Preparedness 

Goal in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and in consultation with 

State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the private and non-private sectors, and the public.

The National Preparedness Goal was published in September 2011. It establishes a capabilities-based approach to 

Preparedness. Simply put, a capability provides the means to accomplish a mission. The Goal addresses Preparedness 

for all Homeland Security Mission Areas: Mitigation, Prevention, Protection, Response, and Recovery.

Prevention: Actions to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism. Prevention capabilities include, 

but are not limited to, information-sharing and warning; domestic counterterrorism; and preventing the acquisition 

or use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).

Protection: Actions to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and man-made or natural disasters. Protection 

capabilities include, but are not limited to, defense against WMD threats; defense of agriculture and food; critical 

infrastructure protection; protection of key leadership and events; border security; maritime security; transportation 

security; and cyber security.

Mitigation: Actions to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Mitigation capabilities 

include, but are not limited to, community-wide risk-reduction projects; efforts to improve the resilience of critical 

infrastructure and key resource lifelines; risk reduction for specific vulnerabilities from natural hazards or acts of 

terrorism; and initiatives to reduce future risks after a disaster has occurred.

Response: Actions to save lives, protect property, and the environment, and to meet basic human needs after an incident has occurred.

Recovery: Actions to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively. Recovery capabilities include, 

but are not limited to, rebuilding infrastructure systems; providing adequate interim and long-term housing for survivors; restoring health, social, and community services; promoting economic development; and restoring natural and 

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MISSION AREAS

The following table matches EMI’s courses with the Mission Areas developed to support the National Preparedness 

Goal. Also indicated is FEMA Employee Development for FEMA employees.

Course

Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0080 National Disaster Recovery Framework—

Federal Operations X X FEMA National Disaster Recovery Support (NDRS) 

assigned personnel

E0081 National Disaster Recovery Support—

Mission Support Specialist X X X NDRS Cadre Reservists

E0082 National Disaster Recovery Support—

Outreach Specialist X X X NDRS Cadre Reservists

E0083

National Disaster Recovery Support—

Community Recovery Assistance 

Specialist

X X X NDRS Cadre Reservists

E0084 National Disaster Recovery Framework—

Coordination X X X NDRS Cadre Reservists

E0085 Managing the Community Planning and 

Capacity-Building Mission X X X NDRS Cadre Reservists

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission X X X

Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators, Federal 

Disaster Recovery Officers, NDRS Group 

Supervisors

E0101 Foundations of Emergency Management X X X X X

Newly appointed Emergency Managers from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency 

Management agencies and prospective professionals 

transferring from another discipline to Emergency 

Management

E0102 Science of Disaster X X X X X

Newly appointed Emergency Managers from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency 

Management agencies and prospective professionals 

transferring from another discipline to Emergency 

Management

E0103 Planning: Emergency Operations X X X X X

Newly appointed Emergency Managers from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency 

Management agencies and prospective professionals 

transferring from another discipline to Emergency 

Management

E0104 Exercise Design X X X X X

Newly appointed Emergency Managers from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency 

Management agencies and prospective professionals 

transferring from another discipline to Emergency 

Management

E0105 Public Information and Warning X X X X X

Newly appointed Emergency Managers from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and Emergency 

Management agencies and prospective professionals 

transferring from another discipline to Emergency 

Management

E0106 Joint Field Office Finance and 

Administration Section Chief X X FEMA JFO Comptroller, Emergency Management

E0110 Foundations of Emergency Management 

Train-the-Trainer X X X X X

Participants enrolled in the Basic Academy who 

have completed the Foundations of Emergency 

Management course and are interested in sharing 

that experience with others

E0113 Joint Field Office Procurement Specialist X X FEMA JFO Procurement Staff, Emergency 

Management

E0122 Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program X X X X X

Emergency management personnel from State, 

tribal, territorial, county, and city Emergency 

Management programs

E0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning X X X X X Emergency Management, Emergency Medical 

Services, Healthcare, Public Health, Public Works
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation X X X X X

EM, EMS, Fire, Government Administrative, 

Healthcare, Information Technology (IT), Law 

Enforcement, PH, Public Safety Communications, 

Public Works, Transportation

E0133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and 

Evaluation X X X X X

PH, Environmental Health, Healthcare Providers, 

Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services, EM, 

VOAD, PIO, Fire, PW, Private Industry

E0136 Operations Based Exercise Development 

Course X X X X X

EM, EMS, Fire, Government Administrative, 

Healthcare, IT, Law Enforcement, Public Health, 

Public Safety Communications, Public Works, 

Transportation

E0141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation 

Skills X X X X X Subject Matter Experts who have been given the 

responsibility to provide instruction

E0143 Advanced Situational Awareness and 

Common Operating Picture X X X X X Emergency management professionals (all 

disciplines) with SA and COP responsibility

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for 

Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer X X X

Federal Agency COOP Program Office Facility 

Management and Security Management 

representatives

E0157

Hazard Mitigation Community Education 

and Outreach Specialist Qualifying 

Course

X FEMA HM CEO Trainees, Specialty Experts, and 

Crew Leaders

E0158 Hazard Mitigation Community Planner 

Specialist Qualifying Course X FEMA HM Community Planner Specialist trainees, 

Experts, and Crew Leaders

E0160 Hazard Mitigation Community Education 

and Outreach in Disaster Operations X New HM Community Education and Outreach (CEO) 

Staff, HM CEO Specialist Experts, and Crew Leaders

E0161 Hazard Mitigation Community Planning in 

Disaster Operations X

New HM Community Planner Specialists, HM 

Planning Specialist Experts, and HM Planning 

Supervisors

E0162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain 

Management in Disaster Operations X

New HM Floodplain Management Staff, HM 

Floodplain Management Specialist Experts, and 

Supervisors

E0163 Hazard Mitigation Grants in Disaster 

Operations X HM Grants Specialists, HM Grants Crew Leaders 

who have not previously participated in this training

E0164 Hazard Mitigation Hazard Performance 

Analysis in Disaster Operations X New HM HPA Staff, Specialist Experts, and Crew 

Leaders

E0165 Hazard Mitigation Insurance in Disaster 

Operations X New HM Insurance Specialists, HM Insurance 

Specialist Experts, and HM Insurance Crew Leaders

E0166 Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage 

Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course X FEMA HM Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) 

trainees

E0167 Hazard Mitigation: Hazard Performance 

Analysis Specialist Qualifying Course X FEMA HM Hazards and Performance Analysis (HPA) 

trainees

E0170 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, and regional 

personnel

E0172 Hazus Multi Hazard for Flood X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, and regional 

personnel

E0174 Hazus Multi Hazard for Earthquake X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, and regional 

personnel

E0176 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain 

Managers X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, regional 

personnel, and State and local Floodplain Managers

E0179 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for 

Disaster Operations X FEMA Mitigation staff, State Building Science 

Officials, GIS Professionals
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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0180 Core Principles for Insurance Specialists X X FEMA Disaster Workforce employees who will serve 

as HM Insurance Specialists during a disaster

E0181 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Flood X X

FEMA employees recently hired as HM CEO 

Specialists, or FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to fulfill HM CEO responsibilities in a 

disaster

E0182 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Hurricane X X

FEMA employees recently hired as HM CEO 

Specialists, or FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to fulfill HM CEO responsibilities in a 

disaster

E0183 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Tornado X X

FEMA employees recently hired as HM CEO 

Specialists, or FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to fulfill HM CEO responsibilities in a 

disaster

E0184 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Earthquake X X

FEMA employees recently hired as HM CEO 

Specialists, or FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to fulfill HM CEO responsibilities in a 

disaster

E0185 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: 

Wildfire X X

FEMA employees recently hired as HM CEO 

Specialists, or FEMA employees who have been 

assigned to fulfill HM CEO responsibilities in a 

disaster

E0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers X

State and local Emergency Managers, State and 

local GIS, regional, other Federal agencies, and 

State and local planners

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts X Floodplain Managers

E0197 Integrating Access and Functional Needs 

into Emergency Planning X X X

Emergency Services personnel, Non-Governmental 

Organization (NGO), and Volunteer Organizations 

Active in Disaster (VOAD), Disability groups/

organizations

E0201 Debris Technical Specialist X

FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force Leader, 

PAC Crew Leader, PA Project Specialist, and PA 

Technical Specialist

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local Officials X X State, local, and tribal staff

E0203 Leadership and Management of Hazard 

Mitigation Field Operations X FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grant Processes

E0206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster 

Operations Train-the-Trainer X FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grant Processes

E0207 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field 

Operations X

FEMA employees recently assigned to HM disaster 

operations positions, State employees recently 

assigned to disaster operations positions in the HM 

component of their organization

E0208 State Coordinating Officer X X X X X State and Federal disaster responders

E0212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements X State or FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grants

E0213 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Application Review and Evaluation X State or FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grants

E0214 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Project Implementation and Closeout X State or FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grants

E0215

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Developing Quality Application Elements 

Train-the-Trainer

X State or FEMA Staff involved in Mitigation Grants

E0216

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Application Review and Evaluation Trainthe-TrainerX State or FEMA Staff involved in Mitigation Grants
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Code Course Title

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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0217 Equal Rights Advisor Update X X Current FEMA Equal Rights Officers

E0218

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: 

Project Implementation and Programmatic 

Closeout Train-the-Trainer

X State or FEMA Staff involved in Mitigation Grants

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit X X X

FEMA employees with open PTBs for Documentation 

Specialist, Reports Specialist, or Documentation Unit 

Leader

E0236 National Training and Exercise 

Symposium Roundtable X X X X X

State Emergency Management Training Officers, 

State Emergency Management Exercise Officers, 

State Administrative Agency Representatives, Tribal 

Training and Exercise Officers

E0237 National Training and Exercise 

Symposium X X X X X

FEMA RTMs, State Emergency Management 

Training Officers, State Emergency Management 

Exercise Officers, State Administrative Agency 

Representatives, Tribal Training and Exercise 

Officers

E0239 406 Hazard Mitigation X

FEMA PA Group Supervisors, PA Task Force 

Leader, PAC Crew Leader, PA Project Specialist, PA 

Technical Specialist, and State/Tribal PA staff

E0241 Cooperating Technical Partners: Special 

Topics X Federal, State/Local CTP members

E0247

Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: 

Floodplain Management and Wetlands 

Protection Train-the-Trainer

X

EHP Cadre Members who have approval from 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers

E0248 Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Management Information System X

EHP Cadre Members who have approval from 

Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental 

Officers

E0249 Planning and Products Basic X X X X X

FEMA External Affairs Specialists with position titles 

in the Joint Information Center and Planning and 

Products EXCEPT External Affairs Resource Support 

Specialist, Videography Specialist, Photography 

Specialist, any position not in JIC/P&P components

E0252 Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Cadre Training X EHP Cadre Members including EHP Advisors, Team 

Leads, and EHP Specialists

E0253 Introduction to Environmental and Historic 

Preservation Compliance X

Program Managers and staff, EHP Specialists, State 

Emergency Management Program staff, FEMA’s 

Technical Assistance Contractors, and any others 

who require a basic knowledge of FEMA’s EHP 

compliance process

E0255 Environmental and Historic Preservation 

System (eGrants) Train-the-Trainer X EHP Cadre Members who serve as trainers in the 

field

E0257 State Director Training Course X X X X State Emergency Management Directors/Deputy 

Directors

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection 

Technical Seminar X X

Dam owners, professional staff of Dam Safety 

Programs, Dam Security Programs, and Emergency 

Managers at the Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

territorial levels, as well as Dam Safety, Dam 

Security, and Incident Management personnel from 

the private sector

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop X X X

Dam owners, professional staff of Dam Safety 

Programs, Dam Security Programs, and Emergency 

Managers at the Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

territorial levels, as well as Dam Safety, Dam 

Security, and Incident Management personnel from 

the private sector

E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter 

Experts X X Federal, State, tribal, and local staff designated to 

train in various EM subject areas

E0265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic 

Preservation Program X EHP Cadre Members, Historical Preservation 

Specialists, FEMA TACs, State/tribal representatives
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Code Course Title

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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0272 Managing the Floodplain Post-Disaster X EM and Government Administrative

E0273

Managing Floodplain Development 

through the National Flood Insurance 

Program

X X X Floodplain Managers

E0274 National Dam Safety Program Technical 

Seminar X Professional staff of Dam Safety Programs and 

private sector

E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level 

Training X X

Federal, State, tribal Hazard Mitigation staff 

applicants/grantees; subapplicants/subgrantees; 

personnel who are involved in the grant application 

development process

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/

Community Rating System X Floodplain Managers

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Buildings X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

E0282 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts II X X X Federal, State, tribal, and local Floodplain Managers

E0283 Disaster Field Training Operations 

Orientation X X DFTO Cadre Member Training Specialists, Training 

FQS Specialist, Training Support Specialist

E0284 Advanced Floodplain Management 

Concepts III X Floodplain Managers

E0285

Providing Post-Disaster Substantial 

Damage Technical Assistance to 

Communities

X FEMA HM Floodplain Management Specialist 

Trainees

E0286 Short Term Recovery Operations X X State, tribal, and local

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and 

Methods X X X X FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison Specialist and 

Voluntary Organization Representatives

E0288 Local Volunteer and Donations 

Management X X X Emergency Managers and representatives of 

Voluntary Organizations

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations 

Management X X X X State and Federal Donations Managers, Voluntary 

Organizations

E0294 Disaster Field Training Operations 

Training Unit Manager X X DFTO Cadre Training Managers

E0296 Application of Hazus Multi Hazard for 

Risk Assessment X FEMA Regional staff, State and local Emergency 

Management Planners

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools X Federal, State, tribal, and local Floodplain Managers

E0300 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command 

System for Expanding Incidents X X Individuals who may assume a supervisory role in a 

Type 3 or higher incident

E0304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Exercise Evaluation X X X X EM, Federal, State, tribal, and local REP staff

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science X

FEMA Disaster Reservists, Cadre of On-Call 

Response/Recovery Employees (COREs), and 

FEMA Permanent Full-Time Employees (PFTs) 

whose work assignments require disaster-resistant 

building science knowledge

E0313 Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, regional 

personnel responsible for mitigation and response 

activities, and other Federal agencies

E0317 Comprehensive Data Management for 

Hazus-MH X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, regional 

personnel responsible for mitigation and response 

activities, and other Federal agencies
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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0321 Management of Individual Assistance X IA Branch Directors, IA Group Supervisors, 

Operations Section Chiefs, FCOs

E0337 Posting Integrated Financial Management 

Information System Transactions X X X FEMA staff

E0339 Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Core Concepts Course X X X X Emergency Management personnel, general public, 

Public Works

E0340 Radiological Emergency Program Plan 

Review Course X X

EM, new Federal, State, local, and tribal REP 

Planners, Emergency Managers for fixed nuclear 

facilities

E0341 Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts X X X X Federal, State, local, and utility technical Radiological 

Accident Assessment staff

E0349 Mission Assignment Processing X X Mission Assignment (MA) Specialist (MASP), MA 

Managers, Operations Section Chief-Type III (OSC)

E0352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

Program Training State Trainers X X

State and territory Mental Health Coordinators, 

individuals with crisis counseling and training 

experience identified to conduct CCP training

E0354

Crisis Counseling Program (Grants 

Training) for State Mental Health 

Authorities

X X State Mental Health personnel

E0357 State Individual Assistance Operations X State-level staff responsible for coordinating and 

administering IA

E0358 Individual Assistance Branch Director—

Type 1 X FEMA IA Program staff selected for Branch Director 

Type I roles

E0359 Individual Assistance Other Needs 

Assistance Specialist X FEMA IA Program staff

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools X X X X X

Primary target audience for this course includes 

school administrators and local first responders 

interested in comprehensive planning for grades 

K–12

E0362 Train-the-Trainer for G0364, Multi-Hazard 

Emergency Planning for Schools X X X X X Education, Police, Fire, Emergency Management, 

Public Health, Emergency Medical Services

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters X

State and local Emergency Managers, planners, child 

services agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations 

(NGOs), childcare providers, schools, and FaithBased Organizations (FBOs)

E0368 Congressional Affairs Basic X X X X X FEMA Disaster Reservists who are in the 

Congressional Affairs Cadre

E0372 FEMA/State Public Assistance Workshop X FEMA PA staff, State and tribal PA Officers

E0374 Public Assistance Group Supervisor X FEMA PA staff

E0376 State Public Assistance Operations X Grantee and Subgrantee Public Assistance Program 

and Grant Administration staff

E0380 Public Assistance Task Force Leader X FEMA PA staff

E0381 Project Specialist X FEMA PA Project Specialists

E0382 Public Assistance Coordinator Crew 

Leader X FEMA PA staff performing duties of PAC Crew 

Leader

E0384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities—

Phase II X DoD personnel, FCO Cadre, and FEMA Operations 

Section Chiefs

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

E0388 Advanced Public Information Officers 

Course X X X X X PIO, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM
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Course

Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0389 Master Public Information Officer X X X X X Public Information Officers, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM

E0390 Integrating Emergency Management 

Education into Your Institution X X X X X Minority-Serving College and University Presidents, 

Chancellors, and Deans

E0392 Emergency Management Higher 

Education Symposium X X X X X College and University Faculty and Administrators

E0400

ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command 

System for Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents

X X ICS Command and General Staff personnel

E0410 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task 

Force Leaders X FEMA IA Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task 

Force Leaders

E0411 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance 

Support for Field Operations X FEMA IA Mass Care Specialists

E0417 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Shelter 

Field Guide Training X FEMA Mass Care personnel

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team 

Program Manager X Professionals and volunteers who are either already 

CERT Program Managers or interested in being one

E0428 Community Emergency Response Team 

Train-the-Trainer X Current or future Course Managers for CERT Basic 

Training course

E0431 Understanding the Emergency 

Management Assistance Compact X X X State Emergency Management Officials

E0449 Incident Command System Curricula 

Train-the-Trainer X X Instructors who will deliver ICS curricula courses

E0451 Leadership I: Overview of Leadership in 

Emergency Management X X X X X Directors of EM or those aspiring to that role

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist 

Training X X

FEMA employees who have volunteered and been 

selected to serve as Surge Capacity Force Surge 

Specialists

E0470 Surge Liaison Training X X

FEMA Surge Capacity Force personnel who exhibit 

organizational, communication, and leadership 

strengths

E0478 Public Assistance Grants Administration 

for Grantees X State/tribal/local Public Assistance staff

E0480 Public Assistance Cost Estimating Format X FEMA PA staff

E0483 Administration of Public Assistance for 

Community Recovery X State, local, county, or tribal officials who are or could 

be PA Agent Representatives

E0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers 

in Disasters X X

Emergency Managers and Voluntary Organizations 

responsible for the management of spontaneous 

volunteers

E0491 Direct Housing Management X

FEMA Direct Housing Group Supervisors, Direct 

Housing Task Force Leaders, Direct Housing Crew 

Leaders, IA Group Supervisors, and Logistics 

personnel assigned to manage the Logistics support 

of Direct Housing missions

E0492 Direct Housing Specialist X

FEMA IA Direct Housing Specialists and Logistics 

personnel assigned to support Direct Housing 

missions

E0493 Direct Housing Support Specialist X FEMA IA Direct Housing Support Specialist Trainees

E0494 Individual Assistance Reports Specialist: 

Functions and Methods X X FEMA Corps who will be serving as Reports 

Specialists

E0495 Introduction to the World of the Voluntary 

Agency Liaison X X FEMA VAL Specialists, FEMA Corps VALs

E0526 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: 

Communications and Customer Service X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees in Grades 

GS-11/12/13 and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0527 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: 

Representing the Agency X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees in Grades 

GS-11/12/13 and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis

E0528 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: 

Achieving Results/Teamwork X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees in Grades 

GS-11/12/13 and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis

E0529 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: 

Leadership for Managerial Success X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees in Grades 

GS-11/12/13 and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis

E0533 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: 

Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees in Grades 

GS-11/12/13 and CORE employees on a spaceavailable basis

E0534 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: 

Communications 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.

E0535 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: 

Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees at the GS-9 

and below levels. CORE employees may participate 

on a space-available basis.

E0536 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: 

Representing the Agency X

FEMA Permanent Full-Time employees at the GS-9 

and below levels. CORE employees may participate 

on a space-available basis.

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the 

Workplace X X X X X FEMA employees

E0542 Basic Mediation Skills X X X X X FEMA employees

E0545 Basic Human Resources for Disaster 

Supervisors X X FEMA employees

E0548

Continuity of Operations Planning 

Program Manager Train-the-Trainer 

Course

X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for Continuity of Operations 

and Reconstitution Planning

E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning Trainthe-Trainer X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Train-theTrainer X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for Continuity of Operations 

Program and planning

E0553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

E0554 Determined Accord Workshop X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for Continuity of Operations 

Programs

E0556 Guardian Accord Terrorism Based 

Planning Workshop X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for Continuity of Operations 

Programs

E0557 Mission Essential Functions Workshop 

(Continuity Guidance) X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for Continuity of Operations 

Programs

E0558 Introduction to Information Management 

for Individual Assistance X X Applicant Services Specialists with open Task Book 

for IA Reports, Planning, and Liaison Specialist

E0580 Emergency Management Framework for 

Tribal Governments X X X X X

Fire, LE, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Government Officials, 

PIO, Animal Care/Control, Mass Care providers, 

educators, Resource Managers, Financial Officers, 

VOAD
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Course

Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0581 Emergency Operations for Tribal 

Governments X X X

Fire, LE, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Government Officials, 

PIO, Animal Care/Control, Mass Care providers, 

educators, Resource Managers, Financial Officers, 

VOAD

E0582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments X X EM, PW, Government Officials, Planning staff, Grant 

Administration staff

E0590 Human Resources Basic Course X X X X X

HR Deployment Specialists, HR Recruiting and 

Hiring Specialists, and HR Time and Attendance 

Specialists

E0591 Human Resources Intermediate Course X X X X X FEMA employees with the FQS title Human 

Resources Manager

E0599 Introduction to FEMA Information 

Technology X X X FEMA IT staff 

E0610 Introduction to Instructional Design 

Methods X X X X X X Persons assigned to Instructional Design and 

Curriculum Development positions or duties

E0611 Instructing and Facilitating in the 

Classroom and Online X X X X X X Persons assigned to Instructor positions or duties

E0612 Managing Courses and Classrooms X X X X X X Persons assigned to Instructor positions or duties

E0614 Analysis and Design of Training X X X X X X Persons assigned to Instructional Design and 

Curriculum Development positions or duties

E0615 Development and Evaluation of Training X X X X X X Persons assigned to Instructional Design and 

Curriculum Development positions or duties

E0616 Training Program Management X X X X X X Persons assigned to Training Management positions 

or duties

E0617 Training Project Management X X X X X X Persons assigned to Training Management positions 

or duties

E0618 Strategic Issues in Training Management X X X X X X Persons assigned to Training Management positions 

or duties

E0619 Fraud Awareness and Prevention Trainthe-Trainer X X X X X Regional Security Officers and Senior Security 

Managers

E0662 Single Point Order Tracking X X FEMA staff who manage and track resources for 

disasters

E0680 Emergency Management—A Leadership 

Challenge X X X X X Emergency Management and Senior Leadership and 

Executives

E0682 Emergency Management in the 21st 

Century X X X X X Emergency Management and Senior Leadership and 

Executives

E0684 Integrating Science into Emergency 

Management Policies and Decisions X X X X X Emergency Management and Senior Leadership and 

Executives

E0686 Exercising Emergency Management 

Executive Policy and Decision-Making X X X X X Emergency Management and Senior Leadership and 

Executives

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor X X X X X FEMA Disability Integration Advisors

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader X X X FEMA Resources Unit Leaders/Trainees

E0696 FEMA Mission Readiness X X X X X X FEMA PFTs

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief X X X FEMA Planning Section Chiefs/Trainees

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader X X X FEMA Planning Support Unit Leaders/Trainees

E0701 Grants Management Essentials X X X New Grants Employees—some FQS positions

E0705 Fundamentals of Grants Management X X X FEMA Grantees and Subgrantees

E0706 Disaster Contracting X X FEMA JFO Contract Specialists, Procurement Unit 

Leader, Procurement Specialist

E0713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief 

Counsel Field Operations X X New FEMA Field Attorney Cadre and Office of Chief 

Counsel (OCC) Members
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Mission Areas

Target Audience

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Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0714 Advanced FEMA Office of Chief Counsel 

Field Operations X X Members of FEMA Field Attorney Cadre and Office of 

Chief Counsel

E0716 Comptroller Basic X X FEMA JFO Comptroller

E0717 Introductory Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Advisor Training X X X X X FEMA ADR Specialists

E0722 Logistics Information Management 

System X X FEMA staff working with Property Management

E0726 Financial Management Concepts for 

Disaster Operations X X FEMA Financial Management Cadre Members and 

Finance and Administration Cadre Members

E0727

Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: 

Floodplain Management and Wetlands 

Protection

X EHP Cadre Members who have approval from Reg/

Env Officer

E0738 Private Sector Basic X X X X X FEMA Disaster Reservists who are in the Private 

Sector Cadre

E0739 Intermediate External Affairs X X X X X FEMA External Affairs Cadre Members

E0743 FEMA Telecommunications Specialist X X New FEMA Telecommunications Specialists

E0744 FEMA Information Technology Specialist X X New FEMA IT Specialists

E0749 External Affairs Report Specialist X X X X X

The primary audience for this training is all 

individuals who will work in the EA Reports 

Specialist position who are trainees under the FEMA 

Qualification System

E0750 Policies, Procedures and Practice for 

External Affairs, Part I X X X X X FEMA Disaster Reservists who are new members of 

the External Affairs Cadre

E0762 External Affairs Operations IV X X X X X EM

E0763 External Affairs Operations III X X X X X EM

E0764 External Affairs Operations II X X X X X EM

E0765 External Affairs Operations I X X X X X EM

E0766 External Affairs Resource Support Basic X X X X X EM

E0767 External Affairs Officer Training X X X X EM

E0768 FEMA Video Production Basic X X X X X EM

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist X X X FEMA Information Specialists/Trainees

E0780 Basics for FEMA Disaster Safety Officers X X FEMA Disaster Safety Officers

E0784 FEMA Status/Check In Recorder X X X FEMA Disaster Workforce trainees assigned to the 

Status/Check-In Recorder position

E0788 Intergovernmental Affairs—Basic X X X X X FEMA Disaster Reservists who are in the 

Intergovernmental Cadre

E0791 Interagency Consultation for Endangered 

Species X EHP Cadre Members, Environmental Specialists

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist X X X FEMA Planning Specialists/Trainees

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader X X X FEMA Situation Unit Leaders/Trainees

E0815 Joint Field Office Communications X X FEMA Communications/IT and Operations Disaster 

Planners and Responders

E0822

Fundamentals for Management and 

Support Coordination in Federal Disaster 

Operations

X X X X X FEMA PFT Reservists and CORE employees

E0823 FEMA Qualification System CoachEvaluator X X FEMA staff assigned to position of FQS CoachEvaluator

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning X X X FEMA staff assigned to JFO
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Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers 

and Unit Leaders X X X FEMA staff assigned in FQS as GISM, or GIUL or 

Trainees

E0836 Applicant Services Program Specialist X FEMA Individual Assistance personnel

E0837 Information Technology Help Desk 

Specialist X X FEMA IT Help Desk Specialists

E0841 National Emergency Management 

Information System–Mitigation Training X Mitigation/State Staff working HMGP Program

E0880 Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist X X DSA Specialist trainees

E0900 IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and 

Response X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0901 IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery and 

Mitigation X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0905 IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and 

Response X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0910 IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and 

Response X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0915 IEMC/Homeland Security: Preparedness 

and Response X X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0920 IEMC/Hazardous Materials: 

Preparedness and Response X X X Elected Officials, HazMat Specialists, VOAD, LE, 

Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

E0922 IEMC/Planned Events X X X Elected Officials, VOAD, LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, 

EM, PIO

E0930 IEMC/Community Specific X X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Elected Officials, 

VOAD, PIO

E0947 Emergency Operations Center/Incident 

Management Team Interface X X

EOC Management Personnel and IMT members 

including 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 Service Providers

E0948 Situational Awareness and Common 

Operating Picture X X X X X Emergency Management professionals (all 

disciplines) with SA and COP responsibility

E0949

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: 

Communications Unit Leader Train-theTrainerX X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident 

Commander Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident 

Commander Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information 

Officer Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information 

Officer Train-the-Trainer X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.
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Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer 

Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer 

Train-the-Trainer X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer 

Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer 

Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section 

Chief Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section 

Chief Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group 

Supervisor Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0961

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Division/Group Supervisor Train-theTrainerX X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section 

Chief Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section 

Chief Train-the-Trainer X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit 

Leader Course X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit 

Leader Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section 

Chief Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section 

Chief Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications 

Unit Leader X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader 

Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit 

Leader Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: 

Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/

Administration Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/

Administration Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/

Administration Unit Leader Course X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0976

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: 

Finance/Administration Unit Leader Trainthe-TrainerX X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: 

Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

E0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: 

Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0979 Security Orientation X X Newly hired FEMA Security Managers

E0980 Security Recertification Training X X Security Managers and Specialists belonging to 

FEMA Security Cadre

E0981 Advanced Disaster Safety Officer X X FEMA Safety Cadre Members

E0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike 

Team Leader X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0985 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike 

Team Leader Train-the-Trainer X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

E0986 Air Support Group Supervisor X X X

Personnel serving under NIMS ICS in Command, 

Staff, or selected Unit Leader positions. Should be 

members of State and/or local Type 3 or Type 4 

Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or working to 

gain team membership.

G0015 Special Events Contingency Planning X X

Emergency Managers, personnel from emergency 

operations organizations such as Law Enforcement, 

Fire, Medical Services, and Public Works, and 

representatives from other community organizations, 

both public and private

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency 

Assistance X X X EM

G0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement 

Planning X X X X X

Emergency Management professionals who design, 

develop, conduct, and evaluate exercises and create 

After-Action Reports and Improvement Plans

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident 

Command System Interface X X X The target audience includes personnel associated 

with:

G0194.1 Local Floodplain Manager Roles and 

Responsibilities X Floodplain Managers

G0194.2 National Flood Insurance Program Rules 

and Regulations in Depth X Floodplain Managers

G0194.3 Letters of Map Change X Floodplain Managers

G0194.4 Preparing for Post Disaster 

Responsibilities X Floodplain Managers

G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, 

Tribal, and Local Officials X X State, local, and tribal staff

G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources X EM, Amateur Radio Emergency Services

G0265 Instructional Delivery Skills X X X X X State and Local Emergency Management Trainers

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training X X

Volunteers, Emergency Management personnel, and 

Emergency Responder personnel who are preparing 

to participate in a flood response effort

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood 

Preparedness X X

Local Emergency Managers, State Emergency 

Management personnel, Voluntary Agency 

representatives

G0272 Warning Coordination X EM
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

G0279 Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential 

Buildings X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

G0282.1 Higher Standards in Floodplain 

Management X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0282.2 Manufactured Homes and the National 

Flood Insurance Program X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0282.3 National Flood Insurance Program Flood 

Insurance Principles X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0282.4 Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0284.1 Floodway Standards X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0284.2

Disconnects Between the National Flood 

Insurance Program Regulations and 

Insurance

X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0284.3 Common Noncompliance Issues X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0284.4 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0284.5 Substantial Improvement/Substantial 

Damage X Floodplain Managers, Building Officials, Planners, 

Code Enforcement

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations 

Management X X X Local Volunteer/Donations Coordinator, Emergency 

Managers

G0289 Public Information Officer Awareness 

Training X X X X X New Public Information Officers in EM and related 

fields of LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH

G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course X X X X X Public Information Officers in EM and related fields of 

LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH

G0291

Joint Information System/Center Planning 

for Tribal, State, and Local Public 

Information Officers

X X X X X Public Information Officers in EM and related fields of 

LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools X Federal, State, tribal, and local Floodplain Managers

G0300 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command 

System for Expanding Incidents X X Individuals who may perform supervisory duties in a 

Type 3 or higher incident

G0310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Tabletop 

Exercises X Chief elected and appointed officials, Department 

heads and others with leadership responsibilities

G0311 Hazardous Materials Contingency 

Planning X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

G0318 Mitigation Planning for Local 

Governments X Local government and State officials, and others 

involved in the development of local Mitigation Plans

G0357 Emergency Response to Criminal and 

Terrorist Incidents X

Persons who will respond to a criminal or terrorist 

event, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services, 

Law Enforcement, Public Works, and others with 

emergency responsibilities from a local community

G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning 

Course X X EM, Planners, persons responsible for evacuations

G0361 Flood Fight Operations X X

Federal, State, local, and tribal officials responsible 

for planning, preparing, and managing response to 

floods
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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

G0363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal 

Communities X

Officials representing Emergency Management, 

Fire, Law Enforcement/Police, Public Works, Elected 

Officials, Voluntary Agencies/American Red Cross, 

and the private sector

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools X X X X School Administrators, Police, Fire, Emergency 

Management, Public Health

G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and 

Maintaining Spotter Groups X X EM, National Weather Service, community volunteers

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters X

State and local Emergency Managers, Planners, 

child services agencies, Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs), childcare providers, schools, 

and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs)

G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus 

Executives X

Presidents, Vice Presidents, Provosts, Chancellors, 

Deans, and other leadership positions at institutions 

of higher education

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response 

Course X X

Local responders who may have responsibility for 

the recovery, handling, identification, and return of 

remains following a mass fatalities incident

G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers X EM, Mitigation Planners, tribal, State and local 

officials

G0400

ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command 

System for Command and General 

Staff—Complex Incidents

X X Personnel who may assume Command and General 

Staff positions during a Type 3 or higher incident

G0402 Incident Command System Overview for 

Executives and Senior Officials, ICS 402 X X Elected or appointed officials, Agency Administrators, 

executives

G0427 Community Emergency Response Team 

Program Manager X Individuals who are or will be CERT Program 

Managers

G0428 Community Emergency Response Team 

Train-the-Trainer X People who will serve as the Course Manager for the 

CERT Basic Training course

G0434.a Earthquake Safety for Schools X X X X Teachers, principals, superintendents, school nurses, 

Emergency Management

G0436 Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package for 

K–6 X

Elementary Science Coordinator, Elementary 

Curriculum Coordinators, kindergarten and 

elementary classroom teachers, and teacher 

educators from regional science and educational 

resource centers

G0439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on 

Earthquakes 7–12 X X X X High school teachers grades 7–12

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers 

in Disasters X X X X

This course has been developed for Emergency 

Managers and Voluntary Organizations responsible 

for the management of spontaneous volunteers

G0548 Continuity of Operations Managers 

Training Course X X X Federal, State, local, and tribal COOP Managers

G0556 Local Damage Assessment X X X

This course is for State and local officials who are 

responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting 

damages during and after any event that causes 

damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment X State, tribal, and local EM, Fire, LE, PW, PH

G0575 Communications Interoperability X State, local EM

G0662 Introduction to Public Private Partnerships X X X X X

Emergency Management personnel, Community 

Planners, Emergency Management discipline 

personnel, and representatives from private sector 

organizations involved in continuity Planning and 

Response actions

G0775 Emergency Operations Center 

Management and Operations X X EM and staff, First Responders, Private Industry, and 

Voluntary Agency personnel
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0001.a Emergency Manager: An Orientation to 

the Position X State, local EM

IS-0003 Radiological Emergency Management X General public, Federal, State, tribal, and local LE, 

Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0005.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, general public

IS-0007 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance X X X X X General public

IS-0008.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: 

Complying with Executive Order 12699 X X X Building Officials, Planners, local Government 

Leaders

IS-0010.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness and 

Preparedness X Animal owners and care providers

IS-0011.a Animals in Disasters: Community 

Planning X X X X Animal owners and care providers

IS-0015.b Special Events Contingency Planning for 

Public Safety Agencies X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0018.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity 

Employee Course 2014 X X X FEMA employees

IS-0019.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity 

Supervisor Course 2014 X X X FEMA employees

IS-0020.14 Diversity Awareness X X X FEMA employees

IS-0021.14 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster 

Assistance X X X FEMA employees

IS-0022 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to 

Citizen Preparedness X General public

IS-0023 Custodial Officer X X FEMA staff working with Property Management

IS-0024 Receiving Officer X X FEMA staff working with Property Management

IS-0025 Basic Property Management X X FEMA staff working with Property Management

IS-0026 Guide to Points of Distribution X EM Planners

IS-0027 Orientation to FEMA Logistics X X EM Planners

IS-0029 Public Information Officer Awareness X X X X X Public Information Officers

IS-0030.a Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant 

Applicant X

Subgrantee applicants including States, federally 

recognized Indian tribal governments, territories, 

local communities, and non-profit organizations

IS-0031.a Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant X

Grant applicants—including State officials, federally 

recognized Indian tribal governments, and territory 

officials

IS-0032 Mitigation eGrants Internal System X

Grant applicants—including State officials, federally 

recognized Indian tribal governments, and territory 

officials

IS-0033.14 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2014 X X X X X X FEMA employees

IS-0035.14 FEMA Safety Orientation 2014 X X X X X X FEMA employees

IS-0036 Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare X X X

Childcare providers, nursery schools, camps, scouts, 

sports programs, faith-based programs, and afterschool programs

IS-0037 Managerial Safety and Health X X X X X FEMA Supervisors/Managers

IS-0038 Fraud Awareness and Prevention X X X X X X All FEMA employees

IS-0042 Social Media In Emergency Management X X X X X Joint Field Office personnel

IS-0055.a Household Hazardous Materials—A 

Guide for Citizens X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, general public
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Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency 

Planning X X

The Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning 

course will focus on the need for members of the 

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 

to analyze their local plan to identify gaps and 

their overall Preparedness for an event involving 

Hazardous Materials

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency 

Management X Emergency Managers

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster 

Recovery Framework X X

Anyone who may be involved in disaster recovery. 

This includes private sector and Non-Governmental 

Organization (NGO) leaders, Emergency Managers, 

Community Development professionals, Disaster 

Recovery practitioners, and citizens of impacted 

communities

IS-0100.b Introduction to the Incident Command 

System, ICS-100 X X All disciplines

IS-0100.FDA

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Food and Drug 

Administration

X X U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff

IS-0100.FWa Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Federal Workers X X Federal disaster workers

IS-0100.HCb

Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Healthcare/

Hospitals

X X Healthcare, Public Health

IS-0100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Higher Education X X Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Management, 

Pubic Health, universities

IS-0100.Leb Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Law Enforcement X X Law Enforcement

IS-0100.PWb Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Public Works X X Public Works

IS-0100.Sca Introduction to the Incident Command 

System (ICS-100) for Schools X

Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, 

Transportation Coordinators, Facility and 

Maintenance staff

IS-0101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster 

Operations: FEMA X FEMA Employee Readiness

IS-0102.c Preparing for Federal Disaster 

Operations: FEMA Response Partners X X

This course is designed for FEMA response partners, 

including personnel from other Federal agencies, 

Non-Governmental Organizations, and private-sector 

companies

IS-0103 Geospatial Information Systems 

Specialist X X FEMA FQS GIS Trainees

IS-0106.14 Workplace Violence Awareness Training 

2014 X X X X X X FEMA employees

IS-0107.14 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2014 X X X X X FEMA employees

IS-0111.a Livestock in Disasters X X Animal owners and care providers

IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises X X X X X EM, PIO, Fire, EMS, PH, LE, PW, VOAD, private 

industry

IS-0144 Telecommunicators Emergency 

Response Taskforce Basic Course X X X Telecommunicators, call-takers, and dispatchers 

working in a 911 environment

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for 

Continuity of Operations X X X X

Federal/State Department or Agencies’ COOP 

Program Office, Facility Management, Security 

Management Sections

IS-0200.b Incident Command System for Single 

Resources and Initial Action Incidents X X All disciplines

IS-0200.HCa Applying the Incident Command System 

to Healthcare Organizations X Healthcare Professionals
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0201 Forms Used for the Development of the 

Incident Action Plan X X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification 

System and Qualification Review Boards X X X X X FEMA

IS-0208.a State Disaster Management X X X X X Federal, State, and tribal Emergency Managers

IS-0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation 

Assistance X State or FEMA staff involved in Mitigation Grants

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency 

Management X X

This entry-level course is designed for individuals 

new to the field of Emergency Management 

or persons with a desire to understand the 

fundamentals of Emergency Management

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning X X X Emergency Management personnel who are involved 

in developing effective Emergency Planning systems

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence X X X Emergency Management personnel

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving X X Emergency Management personnel

IS-0242.a Effective Communication X X Emergency Management personnel

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers X X X X EM

IS-0245.a Introduction to the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System X X X X FEMA personnel responsible for management and 

oversight of FEMA EM programs

IS-0246.14 Implementing the Defense Priorities and 

Allocations System X FEMA DPAS Officers

IS-0247.a Integrated Public Alert and Warning 

System X

Emergency Management and Community 

Planners; agencies such As Law Enforcement, Fire, 

Emergency Medical Services, and Public Works; and 

personnel from other local government agencies that 

may participate in emergency alerts and warnings

IS-0250.a

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#15—External Affairs: A New Approach 

to Emergency Communication and 

Information Distribution

X X X X X FEMA External Affairs staff, Federal, tribal, State, 

local, and VOAD partners

IS-0253.a Overview of FEMA’s Environmental and 

Historic Preservation Review X New FEMA EHP personnel

IS-0265 Basic Instructional Skills X X X X X Members of State, local, tribal Emergency 

Management disciplines

IS-0271.a Anticipating Hazardous Weather and 

Community Risk, 2nd Edition X X X State and local Emergency Managers

IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals X X

Federal, State, tribal hazard mitigation staff; 

applicants/grantees; subapplicants/subgrantees; 

personnel who are involved in the grant application 

development process

IS-0279

Engineering Principles and Practices 

for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential 

Structures

X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 

2.0 Tool X X Federal, State, tribal, and local officials

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in 

Emergency Management X X X X X State and Federal Voluntary Agency Liaisons

IS-0293 Mission Assignment Overview X X Local, State, tribal, and other Federal agency and 

FEMA/DHS Program and Financial staff

IS-0301 Radiological Emergency Response X X X

Federal, State, tribal, and local Law Enforcement, 

Fire, Emergency Medical Services, Public Works, 

Public Health, Emergency Management (first- and 

second-level responders)
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Development

Mission Areas

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Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0302 Modular Emergency Radiological 

Response Transportation Training X X Federal, State, tribal, and local LE, Fire, EMS, PW, 

PH, EM (first- and second-level responders)

IS-0303 Radiological Accident Assessment 

Concepts X X X

The course is designed primarily for State 

Radiological Emergency Response Coordinators and 

their Radiological Health Physics staffs

IS-0315

Community Emergency Response Team 

Supplemental Training: The Incident 

Command System

X Local communities

IS-0317 Introduction to Community Emergency 

Response Team X Community volunteers

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal 

Communities X

Local government officials, State/local government 

Emergency Management agencies, councils of 

governments and first responders

IS-0319 Tornado Mitigation Basics for Mitigation 

Staff X FEMA HM disaster workforce staff

IS-0320 Wildfire Mitigation Basics for Mitigation 

Staff X FEMA HM disaster workforce staff

IS-0321 Hurricane Mitigation Basics for Mitigation 

Staff X FEMA HM disaster workforce staff

IS-0322 Flood Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff X FEMA HM disaster workforce staff

IS-0323 Earthquake Mitigation Basics for 

Mitigation Staff X FEMA HM disaster workforce staff

IS-0324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness X X Emergency Managers in communities threatened by 

tropical cyclones

IS-0325 Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk and 

Mitigation X X Federal, State, local, tribal, etc.

IS-0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness X X X Coastal Emergency Managers

IS-0328 Plan Review for Local Mitigation Plans X

State and FEMA Plan Reviewers, FEMA Disaster 

Assistance Reservists, FEMA Contract Plan 

Reviewers, or State Contract Plan Reviewers

IS-0331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Exercise Evaluation X X

Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Medical 

Services, Public Works, Public Health, Emergency 

Management, Non-Governmental Organizations

IS-0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for 

Medical Personnel X Fire, EMS, PH, and Medical/Hospital staff

IS-0360

Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A 

Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and 

Houses of Worship

X X X Whole community

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Schools X X X X Education

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in 

Disasters X

State and local Emergency Managers, Planners, 

Child Services Agencies, Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs), childcare providers, schools, 

and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs)

IS-0368

Including People with Disabilities and 

Others with Access and Functional Needs 

in Disaster Operations

X X X X X Those working in disaster operations but all may take 

the course

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal 

Construction X

Engineers, Architects, Floodplain Managers, Building 

Code Officials, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Zoning, 

Public Works, and other building officials with 

building science knowledge

IS-0393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation X General public, EM

IS-0394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business 

from Disaster X General public
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Course

Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database X X X Architects, Engineers, Security Personnel, Facility 

Planners, COOP Personnel

IS-0403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (DF103) X FEMA employees, State IA Officers

IS-0420 Implementing the Emergency Food and 

Shelter National Board Program X State set-aside committees, local boards, and local 

recipient organizations

IS-0421 Executive Briefing on the Emergency 

Food and Shelter National Board Program X Emergency Food and Shelter Board Members

IS-0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal 

Employees X X Federal employees outside of the National Capital 

Region

IS-0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for Federal 

Employees in the National Capital Region X X Federal employees living and working inside the 

National Capital Region

IS-0453 Introduction to Homeland Security 

Planning X X X X X X All DHS employees

IS-0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management X X X X X X All DHS employees

IS-0520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations 

Planning for Pandemic Influenzas X X X X X General public, Emergency Management

IS-0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for 

Pandemics X X X General public, Emergency Management

IS-0523 Resilient Accord—Exercising Continuity 

Plans for Cyber Incidents X X X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

IS-0524 Continuity of Operations Planner’s 

Workshop X X X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

IS-0526 Mission Essential Functions Workshop X X X X X

Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government 

employees responsible for managing a Continuity of 

Operations Program

IS-0546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness X X X Federal, State, local, and tribal government 

employees responsible for COOP

IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations X X X

Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Emergency Medical 

Services, Public Works, Public Health, Emergency 

Management, Agency Managers, COOP Planners

IS-0548 Continuity of Operations Program 

Manager X X X

Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Emergency Medical 

Services, Public Works, Public Health, Emergency 

Management, Agency Managers, COOP Managers

IS-0551 Devolution Planning X X X X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM, Agency Managers, 

COOP Managers

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency 

Management X X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works X X X EM, PW, Transportation

IS-0556 Damage Assessment for Public Works X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery X X LE, Fire, EMS, PW, PH, EM

IS-0559 Local Damage Assessment X Local officials responsible for assessing, collecting, 

and reporting damages

IS-0613 Technical Writing X X X X X X Personnel assigned to Curriculum Development 

positions

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education X X X X X X Training Professionals

IS-0632.a Introduction to Debris Operations X All audiences

IS-0634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance 

Program X All audiences
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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0650.a Building Partnerships with Tribal 

Governments X X X X X

Federal workers who interface with tribal people 

during times of disaster or while providing technical 

assistance to tribal governments in all Mission Areas

IS-0660 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships X X X X X State, tribal, local, Voluntary Agency, and private 

sector officials who are active in disasters

IS-0700.a National Incident Management System, 

An Introduction X X X X X

Individuals with Emergency Management 

responsibilities including prevention, Preparedness, 

response, recovery, and mitigation

IS-0701.a

National Incident Management System 

Multi-Agency Coordination System 

Course

X X

State, tribal, local, Voluntary Agency, and private 

sector officials who broker assets to support Incident 

Management

IS-0702 Introduction to Joint Information System X X X X X Local, State Public Information Officers

IS-0702.a National Incident Management System 

Public Information Systems X X X This course is designed for local, tribal, and State 

Public Information Officers

IS-0703.a National Incident Management System 

Resource Management X X

State and local individuals responsible for effectively 

developing and maintaining a Resource Management 

System within the EOC or ICS

IS-0704

National Incident Management System 

Communications and Information 

Management

X

State and local individuals responsible for effectively 

developing and maintaining a communication and 

information system within the EOC or ICS

IS-0706 National Incident Management System 

Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction X X State, tribal, local Emergency Response and 

Coordination staff

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National 

Emergency Technology Guard X X

NET Guard founders/administrators, potential NET 

Guard administrators, NET Guard volunteers, the 

general public

IS-0772 Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage 

Assessment Orientation X FEMA Disaster Workforce Trainees assigned to IA 

PDA

IS-0775 Emergency Operations Center 

Management and Operations X Local, State, tribal, and private sector EOC Managers 

and staff

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An 

Introduction X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0801 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#1—Transportation X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#2—Communications X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0803 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#3—Public Works and Engineering X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0804 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#4—Firefighting X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0805 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#5—Emergency Management X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0806

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, 

Housing, and Human Services

X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0807

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#7—Logistics Management and Resource 

Support Annex

X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0808 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#8—Public Health and Medical Services X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0809 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#9—Search and Rescue X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0810

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#10—Oil and Hazardous Materials 

Resources Annex

X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0811

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#11—Agriculture and Natural Resources 

Annex

X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0812 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#12—Energy X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0813 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) 

#13—Public Safety and Security Annex X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0820 Introduction to National Response 

Framework Support Annexes X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources 

Support Annex X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0830 Introduction to National Response 

Framework Incident Annexes X

This course is intended for government executives, 

private-sector and Non-Governmental Organization 

(NGO) leaders, and Emergency Management 

practitioners

IS-0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex X Local, State, and Federal first responders, EM 

Planners and Managers

IS-0860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan X

DHS and other Federal staff responsible for 

implementing the NIPP, and tribal, State, local, and 

private-sector Emergency Management professionals

IS-0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management X X Dams Sector facility owners and operators

IS-0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness X X Dams Sector facility owners and operators

IS-0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures X X X Dams Sector facility owners and operators

IS-0890.a Introduction to the Interagency Security 

Committee X

Federal facility security professionals, engineers, 

building owners, construction contractors, architects, 

general public

IS-0891 Facility Security Level Determinations for 

Federal Facilities X

This course is designed for and access is limited 

to Federal personnel with responsibilities for 

security-related policies, programs, projects, and/or 

operations for their department or agency

IS-0892 Physical Security Criteria for Federal 

Facilities X

Federal personnel with responsibilities for securityrelated policies, programs, projects, and/or 

operations for their department or agency
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Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

IS-0893 Facility Security Committees X

This course is designed for Federal personnel with 

responsibility for protecting non-military Federal 

facilities in the United States

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course X X X X X General public

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness X Private Business/Industry, Emergency Management 

Personnel

IS-0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do X

All individuals, including managers and employees. 

This course is not written for Law Enforcement 

officers, but for non-Law Enforcement employees

IS-0908 Emergency Management for Senior 

Officials X X X Senior Officials, including Mayors, City Managers, 

and County Managers

IS-0909 Community Preparedness: Implementing 

Simple Activities for Everyone X X X

Whole community including Emergency Management 

personnel and representatives of faith-based and 

non-profit organizations

IS-0910.a Emergency Management Preparedness 

Fundamentals X X X X

Individuals with Emergency Management 

Preparedness responsibilities including prevention, 

protection, mitigation, response, and recovery

IS-0912 Retail Security Awareness: Understanding 

the Hidden Hazards X

This course is designed for Retail Managers, 

Loss Prevention Specialists, Risk Management 

Specialists, Product Managers, Sales Associates, 

and others involved in retail operations

IS-0913

Critical Infrastructure Protection: 

Achieving Results through Partnership 

and Collaboration

X

The course is designed for critical infrastructure 

owners and operators from both the government and 

private sector and those with critical infrastructure 

duties and responsibilities at the State, local, tribal, 

and territorial levels

IS-0914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can 

Do X

The course is designed for critical infrastructure 

owners and operators, employees, and service 

providers as well as those with critical infrastructure 

protection duties and responsibilities at the State, 

local, tribal, and territorial levels

IS-0921 Implementing Critical Infrastructure 

Protection Programs X This course is designed for all individuals with critical 

infrastructure protection responsibilities

IS-0922 Applications of Geospatial Information 

Systems for Emergency Management X

State and local Emergency Managers, GIS 

Specialists, State and local planners, regional 

personnel responsible for mitigation and response 

activities, and other Federal agencies

IS-0923 Performance Management–Goal Writing X X X X X Managers and Supervisors

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System Federal 

Coordinating Center Operations Course X

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) 

Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) Directors and 

coordinating staff. Secondary audience would be 

others who support NDMS patient movement and 

definitive care components.

L0043 Damage Assessment X

This course is for State and local officials who are 

responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting 

damages during and after any event that causes 

damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure

L0098 Warning Coordination X

Local and State government Emergency Program 

Managers, or officials responsible for coordination 

and communication. The secondary audience 

includes Federal Emergency Management personnel 

and emergency management personnel and 

employees of local, State, and Federal governments 

who work in the emergency management field

L0142 Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff X X X X FEMA employees

L0146 Homeland Security Exercise and 

Evaluation Program Training Course X X X X X

Emergency Management professionals who design, 

develop, conduct, and evaluate exercises and create 

After-Action Reports and Improvement Plans
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Code Course Title

FEMA Employee 

Development

Mission Areas

Target Audience

Prevention

Protection

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

L0310 Hurricane Readiness for Inland 

Communities X X

This course is aimed at local inland Emergency 

Managers to build their capacity to prepare for and 

respond to tropical systems

L0311 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal 

Communities X X

This course is aimed at local Emergency Managers 

to build their capacity to prepare for and respond to 

coastal impacts of tropical systems

L0320 Hurricane Preparedness for DecisionMakers—State-Specific X X

State, local, and tribal Hurricane Planners/Managers 

and other decision-makers representing a specific 

State

L0324 Hurricane Preparedness for DecisionMakers X X Coastal EMs, Elected Officials, and Evacuation 

Planners

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for 

FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners X FEMA staff, OFA staff, State Emergency 

Management staff

L0363 Multi Hazard Emergency Planning for 

Higher Education X

Higher Education Institution Officials, Police, 

Fire, Emergency Managers, Emergency Medical 

Specialists

L0552 Continuity of 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

L0583 Emergency Management Overview for 

Tribal Leaders X X X X X Tribal elected and appointed officials

L0622 Fraud Awareness and Prevention X X X X X X All FEMA employees

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations X X State, local, tribal, and Federal Logistics Personnel, 

DoD and Logistics OFAs

L0663 Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities X X FEMA Unit Leaders, Managers, and Specialists in 

the Logistics Section

L0730 Logistics Information Management 

System for Custodial Officers X X FEMA Custodial Officers or Managers

L0732 Logistics Information Management 

System Mobile X X FEMA staff working with Property Management

L0747 Practical Application of ESF #15 for 

Enhancing Interagency Collaboration X X X X X

Federal, State, local, tribal, and Non-Governmental 

Organizations (NGOs) likely to be involved in 

Response and Recovery activities during a 

catastrophic event

L0945 State IEMC National Response 

Framework X X X X X

State EOC staff, State Agency staff, and other 

representatives serving roles in the State EOC as 

designated by plans and procedures

S0674 Basic Interagency Logistics X Logisticians

V0001 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal

V0002 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal

V0005 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal

V0006 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal

V0007 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal

V0009 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane X X Community-Based Group—Local, State, Federal
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ACRONYMS

Acronyms

AAR After-Action Report

ACE American Council on Education

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

ACN Additional Communication Needs

ADD Automated Deployment Database

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution

AEAO Assistant External Affairs Officer

AEBM Advanced Engineering Building Module

AED Automated External Defibrillation

AFO Area Field Office

AGU American Geophysical Union

AHIMT All-Hazards Incident Management Team

ALU Army Logistics University

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APA American Psychological Association

APO Army Post Office

Accountable Property Officer

APS Advanced Professional Series

APWA American Public Works Association

ARF Action Request Form

ARTC Advanced Responder Training Complex

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers

ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers

ASGS Air Support Group Supervisor

BBP Blood Borne Pathogen

BC Benefit-Cost 

BCA Benefit-Cost Analysis

BFE Base Flood Elevation

CA Congressional Affairs

CAP Common Alerting Protocol

CC Crisis Counseling

CCP Crisis Counseling Program 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDP Center for Domestic Preparedness

CDSC Civil Defense Staff College

CEC Continuing Education Credit

CEF Cost Estimating Format

CEO Community Education and Outreach

CERT Community Emergency Response Team

CEU Continuing Education Unit

CFM Certified Floodplain Manager

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CHDS Center of Homeland Defense and Security

CIKR Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

COMET Cooperative Program for Operational 

Meteorology, Education, and Training

COML NIMS ICS Communications Unit Leader 

COOP Continuity of Operations

COP Common Operating Picture

CORE Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery 

Employee

COS Chief of Staff

COST Cost Unit Leader

CPCB Community Planning and Capacity-Building

CPG Comprehensive Preparedness Guide

CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CR Community Relations

CRS Community Rating System

CTP Cooperating Technical Partners

DCPA Defense Civil Preparedness Agency

DFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map

DFTO Disaster Field Training Operations

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DIR Disaster Initiated Review

DIVS NIMS ICS Division/Group Supervisor

DOCL Documentation Unit Leader

DoD Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy

DPAS Defense Priorities and Allocations System

DRC Disaster Recovery Center

DSCA Defense Support of Civil Authorities

EA External Affairs

EAO External Affairs Officer

EAS Emergency Alert System

EEO Equal Employment Opportunity

EF Essential Function

EHP Environmental and Historic Preservation

EM Emergency Management

EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact

EMAP Emergency Management Accreditation 

Program
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EMI Emergency Management Institute

EMIS Environmental and Historic Preservation 

Management Information System

EMMIE Emergency Management Mission Integrated 

Environment

EMOC Emergency Management Operations Course

EMPP Emergency Management Professional 

Program

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EO Executive Order

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EOP Emergency Operations Plan

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ESA Endangered Species Act

ESF Emergency Support Function

EST Emergency Support Team

EVM Earned Value Management

FACL NIMS ICS Facilities Unit Leader

FAUL NIMS ICS Finance/Administration Unit 

Leader

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBO Faith-Based Organization

FCC Federal Coordinating Center

FCD Federal Continuity Directive

FCDA Federal Civil Defense Administration

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FEKC FEMA Employee Knowledge Center

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map

FIS Flood Insurance Studies

FIT Flood Information Tool

FMR Federal Management Regulation

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FPM Floodplain Management

FPO Fleet Post Office

FQS FEMA Qualification System

FSA Federal Staging Area

FSC NIMS ICS Finance/Administration Section 

Chief

FSC2 Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 

II

FSE Full-Scale Exercise

FSL Facility Security Level

FTIN FEMA Training Identification Number

FX Functional Exercise

FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

G Graduate Program or Code for State/Local/

Tribal Field Courses

GA Guardian Accord

GIMG Geospatial Information System Manager

GIS Geographic Information System

GISP Geospatial Information Systems Specialist

GIUL Geospatial Information Unit Leader

HAB Hostile Action Based

Hazus Hazards United States

HES Hurricane Evacuation Studies

HM Hazard Mitigation

HMA Hazardous Materials Accident

Hazard Mitigation Assistance

HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

HMT Hazardous Materials Team

HPA Hazard Performance Analysis

HR Human Resources

HRI Human Resources Intermediate

HRMG Human Resources Manager

HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 

Program

HSIN Homeland Security Information Network

HSIN-CS Homeland Security Information NetworkCritical Sectors

HUD Department of Housing and Urban 

Development

IA Individual Assistance

IACET International Association for Continuing 

Education and Training

IAEM International Association of Emergency 

Managers

IAP Incident Action Plan

IC Incident Commander

ICS Incident Command System

ICS/EOC Incident Command System/Emergency 

Operations Center

IEMC Integrated Emergency Management Course

IEMS Integrated Emergency Management System

IFMIS Integrated Financial Management 

Information System

IGA Intergovernmental Affairs

IHP Individuals and Households Program

IMT Incident Management Team
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INSP Information Specialist

IPAWS Integrated Public Alert and Warning System

IS Independent Study

ISB Incident Support Base

ISC Interagency Security Committee

ISP Independent Study Program

IT Information Technology

JFO Joint Field Office

JHOC Joint Humanitarian Operations Course

JIC Joint Information Center

JIS Joint Information System

LD Lower Division

LEP Limited English Proficiency

LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee

LIMS Logistics Information Management System

LOFR NIMS ICS Liaison Officer

LOMC Letter of Map Change

LRC Learning Resource Center

LSC NIMS ICS Logistics Section Chief

MA Mission Assignment

MACS Multi-Agency Coordination System

MC/EA Mass Care and Emergency Assistance

MEF Mission Essential Function

MEPP Master Exercise Practitioner Program

MERRTT Modular Emergency Radiological Response 

Transportation Training

MSDS Materials Safety Data Sheet

MTP Master Trainer Program

NAI No-Adverse Impact

NDMS National Disaster Medical System

NDPTC National Disaster Preparedness Training 

Center

NDRF National Disaster Recovery Framework

NDRS National Disaster Recovery Support

NDSPTS National Dam Safety Program Technical 

Seminar

NDSRB National Dam Safety Review Board

NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program

NEMA National Emergency Management Academy

National Emergency Management 

Association

NEMEA National Emergency Manager Executive 

Academy

NEMIS National Emergency Management 

Information System

NEMIS MT National Emergency Management 

Information System–Mitigation

NEMLA National Emergency Manager Leaders 

Academy

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NET National Emergency Technology

NETC National Emergency Training Center

NFA National Fire Academy

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program

NFP National Framework Plan

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NHC National Hurricane Center

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act

NIC National Integration Center

NIMS National Incident Management System

NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan

NLC National Logistics Coordinator

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service

NPLI National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

NPS Naval Postgraduate School

NRCC National Response Coordination Center

NRF National Response Framework

NRIA Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex

NSEC National Standard Exercise Curriculum

NSTA National Science Teachers Association

NTF Noble Training Facility

NUREG Nuclear Regulatory Guide

NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group

NWS National Weather Service

OCC Office of Chief Counsel

OCFO Office of Chief Financial Operations

OFA Other Federal Agency

OMB Office of Management and Budget

ONA Other Needs Assistance

OSC Operations Section Chief

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration

P&P Planning and Products

PA Public Assistance

PAC Public Assistance Coordinator

PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment

PDS Professional Development Series

PFT Permanent Full-Time 
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ACRONYMS

PIO Public Information Officer

PKEMRA Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

Reform Act

PLSL Planning Support Unit Leader

PMO Property Management Officer

PNP Private Non-Profit

POC Point of Contact

POD Points of Distribution

POI Plan of Instruction

POV Privately Owned Vehicle

PPD Presidential Policy Directive 

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

PRODEM Proficiency Demonstration

PSC NIMS ICS Planning Section Chief

PTA Parent Teacher Association

PTB Position Task Book

QRB Qualification Review Board

RAA Radiological Accident Assessment

REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness

RESL NIMS ICS Resources Unit Leader

RESP Reports Specialist

ROC Regional Operations Center

RPPR Radiological Emergency Program Plan 

Review

RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center

RTM Regional Training Manager

SA Situational Awareness

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration

SCKN Status/Check-In Recorder

SCO State Coordinating Officer

SEMA State Emergency Management Agency

SCF Surge Capacity Force

SDE Substantial Damage Estimator

SHMR Safety, Health and Medical Readiness 

Division

SID Student Identification

SI/SD Substantial Improvement/Substantial 

Damage

SIMCELL Simulation Cell

SITL NIMS ICS Situation Unit Leader

SLOSH Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from 

Hurricanes

SME Subject Matter Expert

SOFR NIMS ICS Safety Officer

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

SPOT Single Point Order Tracking

SPUL NIMS ICS Supply Unit Leader

SRO School Resource Officer

SSN Social Security Number

TA Travel Authorization

TAC Technical Assistance Contractor

T&E Training and Exercise

TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Service

TEI Training and Exercise Integration

TERT Telecommunicators Emergency Response 

Taskforce

TFT Temporary Full-Time

THIRA Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk 

Assessment

TIC Toxic Industrial Chemicals

TTT Train-the-Trainer

UASI Urban Area Security Initiative

UHMA Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance

USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USCG U.S. Coast Guard

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

USFA United States Fire Administration

USGS U.S. Geological Survey

VAL Voluntary Agency Liaison

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

VTC Video Teleconference

VTTX Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
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406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0239. . . . . . . . . . 61

Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0483. . . . . . . . . . 85

Advanced Disaster Safety Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0981. . . . . . . . . 126

Advanced FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0714. . . . . . . . . . . 99

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0194. . . . . . . . . . . 57

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0282. . . . . . . . . . 68

Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0284. . . . . . . . . . 68

Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0265. . . . . . . . . . 65

Advanced Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0388. . . . . . . . . . 79

Advanced Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0143. . . . . . . . . . . 50

Air Support Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0986. . . . . . . . . 127

Analysis and Design of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0614. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Applicant Services Program Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0836. . . . . . . . . 109

Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0179. . . . . . . . . . . 55

Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0296. . . . . . . . . . 70

ArcGIS for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0190. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Assistant External Affairs Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0748. . . . . . . . . .102

Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0313. . . . . . . . . . . 72

Basic Human Resources for Disaster Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0545. . . . . . . . . . 89

Basic Interagency Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S0674. . . . . . . . . . 192

Basic Mediation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0542. . . . . . . . . . 89

Basics for FEMA Disaster Safety Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0780. . . . . . . . . 106

Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0276. . . . . . . . . . . 67

Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . E0156. . . . . . . . . . . 51

Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0427. . . . . . . . . . 82

Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0428. . . . . . . . . . 82

Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0317. . . . . . . . . . . 73

Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0716. . . . . . . . . . . 99

Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0206. . . . . . . . . . 58

Congressional Affairs Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0368. . . . . . . . . . 77

Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0261. . . . . . . . . . . 64

Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0552. . . . . . . . . .190

Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . E0548. . . . . . . . . . 89

Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0550. . . . . . . . . . 90

Cooperating Technical Partners: Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0241. . . . . . . . . . . 61

Core Principles for Insurance Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0180. . . . . . . . . . . 55

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Training State Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0352. . . . . . . . . . 75

Crisis Counseling Program (Grants Training) for State Mental Health Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . E0354. . . . . . . . . . 75

Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0043. . . . . . . . . 187

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0202. . . . . . . . . . 58

Debris Technical Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0201. . . . . . . . . . .57

Defense Support of Civil Authorities—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0384. . . . . . . . . . 79

Determined Accord Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0554. . . . . . . . . . 90

Development and Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0615. . . . . . . . . . . 94

Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0551. . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Direct Housing Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0491. . . . . . . . . . 86

Direct Housing Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0492. . . . . . . . . . 86

Direct Housing Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0493. . . . . . . . . . 86

Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0706. . . . . . . . . . 98

Disaster Field Training Operations Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0283. . . . . . . . . . 68

Disaster Field Training Operations Training Unit Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0294. . . . . . . . . . 70

Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0880. . . . . . . . . 110

Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0132. . . . . . . . . . . 49

Emergency Management Accreditation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0122. . . . . . . . . . . 47

Emergency Management—A Leadership Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0680. . . . . . . . . . 95

Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0580. . . . . . . . . . 91

Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0392. . . . . . . . . . 80

Emergency Management in the 21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0682. . . . . . . . . . 95

Emergency Management Overview for Tribal Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0583. . . . . . . . . 190

Emergency Operations Center/Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0947. . . . . . . . . 113

Emergency Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0581. . . . . . . . . . .92

Environmental and Historic Preservation Cadre Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0252. . . . . . . . . . 63

Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0248. . . . . . . . . . 62

Environmental and Historic Preservation System (eGrants) Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0255. . . . . . . . . . 63

Equal Rights Advisor Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0217. . . . . . . . . . . 60

Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. . . . . . . E0727. . . . . . . . . 100

Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0247. . . . . . . . . . .62

Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0104. . . . . . . . . . 45

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0131. . . . . . . . . . . 48

Exercising Emergency Management Executive Policy and Decision-Making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0686. . . . . . . . . . 96

External Affairs Joint Information Center Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0769. . . . . . . . . . 105

External Affairs Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0767. . . . . . . . . . 105

External Affairs Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0765. . . . . . . . . . 104

External Affairs Operations II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0764. . . . . . . . . 104

External Affairs Operations III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0763. . . . . . . . . . 103

External Affairs Operations IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0762. . . . . . . . . . 103

External Affairs Report Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0749. . . . . . . . . . 102

External Affairs Resource Support Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0766. . . . . . . . . . 104

Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0660. . . . . . . . . 190

FEMA Disability Integration Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0692. . . . . . . . . . 97

FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0229. . . . . . . . . . 61

FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0825. . . . . . . . . 108

FEMA Information Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0773. . . . . . . . . .106

FEMA Information Technology Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0744. . . . . . . . . 101

FEMA Mission Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0696. . . . . . . . . . 97

FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0697. . . . . . . . . . 98

FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0793. . . . . . . . . .107

FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0698. . . . . . . . . . 98

FEMA Qualification System Coach-Evaluator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0823. . . . . . . . . 108

FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0695. . . . . . . . . . 97

FEMA Situation Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0799. . . . . . . . . 107

FEMA/State Public Assistance Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0372. . . . . . . . . . 77

FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0784. . . . . . . . . 106

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FEMA Telecommunications Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0743. . . . . . . . . . 101

FEMA Video Production Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0768. . . . . . . . . . 105

Financial Management Concepts for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0726. . . . . . . . . 100

Foundations of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0101. . . . . . . . . . . 44

Foundations of Emergency Management Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0110. . . . . . . . . . . 47

Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0622. . . . . . . . . 190

Fraud Awareness and Prevention Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0619. . . . . . . . . . . 94

Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations. . . . E0822. . . . . . . . . 108

Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0312. . . . . . . . . . . 72

Fundamentals of Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0705. . . . . . . . . . . 98

Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0827. . . . . . . . . 109

Grants Management Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0701. . . . . . . . . . . 98

Guardian Accord Terrorism-Based Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0556. . . . . . . . . . 90

Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0184. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0181. . . . . . . . . . . 55

Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0182. . . . . . . . . . . 55

Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0183. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Wildfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0185. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . E0160. . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . E0157. . . . . . . . . . . 51

Hazard Mitigation Community Planner Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0158. . . . . . . . . . . 51

Hazard Mitigation Community Planning in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0161. . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard Mitigation Floodplain Management in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0162. . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard Mitigation Grants in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0163. . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard Mitigation Hazard Performance Analysis in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0164. . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard Mitigation: Hazard Performance Analysis Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . E0167. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hazard Mitigation Insurance in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0165. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . E0166. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0174. . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0172. . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0176. . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0170. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0146. . . . . . . . . . 187

Human Resources Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0590. . . . . . . . . . 92

Human Resources Intermediate Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0591. . . . . . . . . . . 92

Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0324. . . . . . . . . . 188

Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers—State Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0320. . . . . . . . . 188

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0311. . . . . . . . . . 188

Hurricane Readiness for Inland Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0310. . . . . . . . . . 188

ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0300. . . . . . . . . . 71

ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0400. . . . . . . . . . 81

IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0900. . . . . . . . . 110

IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0901. . . . . . . . . 110

IEMC/Community-Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0930. . . . . . . . . 112

IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0910. . . . . . . . . . 111

IEMC/Hazardous Materials: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0920. . . . . . . . . 112

IEMC/Homeland Security: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0915. . . . . . . . . . 111

IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0905. . . . . . . . . 111
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IEMC/Planned Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0922. . . . . . . . . 112

Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0449. . . . . . . . . . 83

Individual Assistance Branch Director—Type 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0358. . . . . . . . . . 76

Individual Assistance Other Needs Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0359. . . . . . . . . . 76

Individual Assistance Reports Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0494. . . . . . . . . . 86

Information Technology Help Desk Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0837. . . . . . . . . 109

Instructing and Facilitating in the Classroom and Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0611. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0262. . . . . . . . . . 65

Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0141. . . . . . . . . . . 50

Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0197. . . . . . . . . . . 57

Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0390. . . . . . . . . . 80

Integrating Science into Emergency Management Policies and Decisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0684. . . . . . . . . . 96

Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0791. . . . . . . . . . 107

Intergovernmental Affairs—Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0788. . . . . . . . . 106

Intermediate External Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0739. . . . . . . . . .101

Introduction to Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0253. . . . . . . . . . 63

Introduction to FEMA Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0599. . . . . . . . . . 93

Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0713. . . . . . . . . . . 99

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0207. . . . . . . . . . 58

Introduction to Information Management for Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0558. . . . . . . . . . 91

Introduction to Instructional Design Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0610. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Introduction to the World of the Voluntary Agency Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0495. . . . . . . . . . 86

Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0717. . . . . . . . . . . 99

Joint Field Office Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0815. . . . . . . . . . 107

Joint Field Office Finance and Administration Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0106. . . . . . . . . . . 46

Joint Field Office Procurement Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0113. . . . . . . . . . . 47

Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0203. . . . . . . . . . 58

Leadership I: Overview of Leadership in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0451. . . . . . . . . . 84

Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0288. . . . . . . . . . 70

Logistics Information Management System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0722. . . . . . . . . 100

Logistics Information Management System for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0730. . . . . . . . . .191

Logistics Information Management System Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0732. . . . . . . . . . 191

Management of Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0321. . . . . . . . . . . 73

Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0489. . . . . . . . . . 85

Managing Courses and Classrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0612. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . E0273. . . . . . . . . . 66

Managing the Community Planning and Capacity-Building Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0085. . . . . . . . . . 44

Managing the Federal Disaster Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0086. . . . . . . . . . 44

Managing the Floodplain Post-Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0272. . . . . . . . . . 66

Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0663. . . . . . . . . 191

Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Shelter Field Guide Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0417. . . . . . . . . . . 82

Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Support for Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0411. . . . . . . . . . . 81

Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task Force Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0410. . . . . . . . . . .81

Master Public Information Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0389. . . . . . . . . . 80

Mission Assignment Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0349. . . . . . . . . . 75

Mission Essential Functions Workshop (Continuity Guidance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0557. . . . . . . . . . 91

Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0582. . . . . . . . . . 92

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0363. . . . . . . . . 189

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0361. . . . . . . . . . . 76

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National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0274. . . . . . . . . . . 66

National Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0260. . . . . . . . . . 64

National Disaster Recovery Framework—Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0084. . . . . . . . . . 44

National Disaster Recovery Framework—Federal Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0080. . . . . . . . . . 43

National Disaster Recovery Support—Community Recovery Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . E0083. . . . . . . . . . 43

National Disaster Recovery Support—Mission Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0081. . . . . . . . . . 43

National Disaster Recovery Support—Outreach Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0082. . . . . . . . . . 43

National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0841. . . . . . . . . 110

National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0278. . . . . . . . . . 67

National Training and Exercise Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0237. . . . . . . . . . 61

National Training and Exercise Symposium Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0236. . . . . . . . . . 61

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0969. . . . . . . . . 121

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0960. . . . . . . . . 118

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0971. . . . . . . . . 122

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0973. . . . . . . . . 123

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0974. . . . . . . . . . 123

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0975. . . . . . . . . 124

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0950. . . . . . . . . 114

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0951. . . . . . . . . . 115

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0956. . . . . . . . . 117

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0957. . . . . . . . . 117

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0967. . . . . . . . . 121

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0968. . . . . . . . . 121

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0958. . . . . . . . . 117

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0959. . . . . . . . . 118

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0962. . . . . . . . . 119

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0963. . . . . . . . . 119

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Communications Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . E0949. . . . . . . . . 114

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . E0961. . . . . . . . . 118

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . E0972. . . . . . . . . 123

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

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0976. . . . . . . . . . 124

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . E0966. . . . . . . . . 120

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . E0978. . . . . . . . . 125

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . E0977. . . . . . . . . 124

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0952. . . . . . . . . 115

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0953. . . . . . . . . 115

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0965. . . . . . . . . 120

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0954. . . . . . . . . 116

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0955. . . . . . . . . 116

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0964. . . . . . . . . 119

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0970. . . . . . . . . 122

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0984. . . . . . . . . 126

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0985. . . . . . . . . 126

Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0133. . . . . . . . . . . 49

Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0136. . . . . . . . . . . 50

Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0348. . . . . . . . . 189

Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . E0535. . . . . . . . . . 88

Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . E0534. . . . . . . . . . 88
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Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . E0533. . . . . . . . . . 87

Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0536. . . . . . . . . . 88

Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Achieving Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0528. . . . . . . . . . 87

Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . E0526. . . . . . . . . . 87

Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0529. . . . . . . . . . 87

Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0527. . . . . . . . . . 87

Planning and Products Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0249. . . . . . . . . . 62

Planning: Emergency Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0103. . . . . . . . . . . 45

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0366. . . . . . . . . . 77

Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0750. . . . . . . . . . 102

Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0337. . . . . . . . . . 73

Practical Application of ESF #15 for Enhancing Interagency Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0747. . . . . . . . . . 191

Private Sector Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0738. . . . . . . . . 101

Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0381. . . . . . . . . . 78

Providing Post-Disaster Substantial Damage Technical Assistance to Communities. . . . . . . . . . E0285. . . . . . . . . . 69

Public Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0382. . . . . . . . . . 78

Public Assistance Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0480. . . . . . . . . . 85

Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0478. . . . . . . . . . 85

Public Assistance Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0374. . . . . . . . . . . 78

Public Assistance Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0380. . . . . . . . . . 78

Public Information and Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0105. . . . . . . . . . . 46

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0341. . . . . . . . . . 74

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Core Concepts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0339. . . . . . . . . . 73

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0304. . . . . . . . . . 71

Radiological Emergency Program Plan Review Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0340. . . . . . . . . . 74

Reconstitution Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0549. . . . . . . . . . 89

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0386. . . . . . . . . . 79

Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0553. . . . . . . . . . 90

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0279. . . . . . . . . . 67

Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0299. . . . . . . . . . 71

Science of Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0102. . . . . . . . . . . 45

Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0979. . . . . . . . . 125

Security Recertification Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0980. . . . . . . . . 125

Short-Term Recovery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0286. . . . . . . . . . 69

Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0662. . . . . . . . . . 95

Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0948. . . . . . . . . 114

State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0208. . . . . . . . . . 59

State Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0257. . . . . . . . . . 64

State IEMC National Response Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0945. . . . . . . . . 191

State Individual Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0357. . . . . . . . . . 75

State Public Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0376. . . . . . . . . . . 78

State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0289. . . . . . . . . . 70

Strategic Issues in Training Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0618. . . . . . . . . . . 94

Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0537. . . . . . . . . . 88

Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0463. . . . . . . . . . 84

Surge Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0470. . . . . . . . . . 84

Training Program Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0616. . . . . . . . . . . 94

Training Project Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0617. . . . . . . . . . . 94

Train-the-Trainer for G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0362. . . . . . . . . . 76

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Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0431. . . . . . . . . . 83

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0213. . . . . . . . . . . 59

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0216. . . . . . . . . . . 60

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements. . . . . . . . . . . E0212. . . . . . . . . . . 59

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0215. . . . . . . . . . . 60

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0214. . . . . . . . . . . 59

Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Programmatic

 Closeout Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0218. . . . . . . . . . . 60

Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E0287. . . . . . . . . . 69

Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0098. . . . . . . . . 187

Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L0142. . . . . . . . . . 187

State-Delivered; Field Courses

Basic Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0290. . . . . . . . . 134

Common Noncompliance Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0284.3. . . . . . . . 133

Communications Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0575. . . . . . . . . 143

Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0427. . . . . . . . . 140

Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0428. . . . . . . . . 141

Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0108. . . . . . . . . 127

Continuity of Operations Managers Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0548. . . . . . . . . 142

Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0202. . . . . . . . . 129

Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0284.4. . . . . . . . 133

Disconnects Between the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations and

 Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0284.2. . . . . . . . 132

Earthquake Safety for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0434.a. . . . . . . . 141

Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0191. . . . . . . . . 134

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0775. . . . . . . . . 143

Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0367. . . . . . . . . 139

Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0357. . . . . . . . . 137

Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0358. . . . . . . . . 137

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0131. . . . . . . . . 127

Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0270.3. . . . . . . . 130

Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0361. . . . . . . . . 137

Floodway Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0284.1. . . . . . . . 132

Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0311. . . . . . . . . 136

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0271. . . . . . . . . 130

Higher Standards in Floodplain Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0282.1. . . . . . . . 131

Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0363. . . . . . . . . 138

Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0282.4. . . . . . . . 132

ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0300. . . . . . . . . 135

ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0400. . . . . . . . . 140

Incident Command System Overview for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS 402. . . . . . . . . . G0402. . . . . . . . . 140

Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0265. . . . . . . . . 129

Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0662. . . . . . . . . 143

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

 Information Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0291. . . . . . . . . 134
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Letters of Map Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0194.3. . . . . . . . 128

Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0556. . . . . . . . . 142

Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0194.1. . . . . . . . 128

Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0288. . . . . . . . . 133

Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0489. . . . . . . . . 142

Manufactured Homes and the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0282.2. . . . . . . . 132

Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0386. . . . . . . . . 139

Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0393. . . . . . . . . 140

Mitigation Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0318. . . . . . . . . 136

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0364. . . . . . . . . 138

National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0282.3. . . . . . . . 132

National Flood Insurance Program Rules and Regulations in Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0194.2. . . . . . . . 128

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0366. . . . . . . . . 139

Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0194.4. . . . . . . . 129

Public Information Officer Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0289. . . . . . . . . 134

Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0557. . . . . . . . . 142

Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0277. . . . . . . . . 131

Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0279. . . . . . . . . 131

Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0299. . . . . . . . . 135

Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0439. . . . . . . . . 141

Special Events Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0015. . . . . . . . . 127

Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0284.5. . . . . . . . 133

Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0436. . . . . . . . . 141

Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0272. . . . . . . . . 131

Weapons of Mass Destruction Tabletop Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0310. . . . . . . . . 135

WEM Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0251. . . . . . . . . 129

WEM: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G0365. . . . . . . . . 138

Independent Study Courses

A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0007. . . . . . . . 144

Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0907. . . . . . . . 184

Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0010.a. . . . . . . 145

Animals in Disasters: Community Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0011.a. . . . . . . 145

An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0120.a. . . . . . . 155

An Introduction to Hazardous Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0005.a. . . . . . . 144

An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0720. . . . . . . . 175

An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0346. . . . . . . . 166

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0271.a. . . . . . . 160

Applications of Geospatial Information Systems for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0922. . . . . . . . 186

Applying the Incident Command System to Healthcare Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0200.HCa. . . . 156

Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0022. . . . . . . . 146

Basic Instructional Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0265. . . . . . . . 160

Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0025. . . . . . . . 147

Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0276. . . . . . . . 161

Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0156. . . . . . . . 155

Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . . . IS-0008.a. . . . . . . 145

Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0650.a. . . . . . . 173

Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0021.14. . . . . . 146
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 Command System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0315. . . . . . . . 162

Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0324.a. . . . . . . 164

Continuity of Operations Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0546.a. . . . . . . 170

Continuity of Operations Planner’s Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0524. . . . . . . . 170

Continuity of Operations Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0548. . . . . . . . 171

Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0909. . . . . . . . 184

Community Tsunami Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0326. . . . . . . . 165

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0821. . . . . . . . 180

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Achieving Results through Partnership and 

 Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0913. . . . . . . . 185

Custodial Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0023. . . . . . . . 146

Damage Assessment for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0556. . . . . . . . 171

Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0870. . . . . . . . 181

Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0872. . . . . . . . 182

Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0871. . . . . . . . 181

Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0241.a. . . . . . . 158

Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0244.b. . . . . . . 158

Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0551. . . . . . . . 171

Diversity Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0020.14. . . . . . 146

Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0325. . . . . . . . 164

Earthquake Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0323. . . . . . . . 164

Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0242.a. . . . . . . 158

Emergency Management for Senior Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0908. . . . . . . . 184

Emergency Management Preparedness Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0910.a. . . . . . . 185

Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0001.a. . . . . . . 144

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0775. . . . . . . . 176

Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0235.b. . . . . . . 157

Emergency Planning for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0554. . . . . . . . 171

Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0450. . . . . . . . 168

Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0450.NC. . . . . 169

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #1—Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0801. . . . . . . . 176

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2—Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0802. . . . . . . . 176

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0803. . . . . . . . 177

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #4—Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0804. . . . . . . . 177

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #5—Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0805. . . . . . . . 177

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

 Housing, and Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0806. . . . . . . . 177

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

 Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0807. . . . . . . . 178

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0808. . . . . . . . 178

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0809. . . . . . . . 178

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Materials Resources

 Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0810. . . . . . . . 179

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural Resources Annex. . . . . . . . IS-0811. . . . . . . . 179

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #12—Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0812. . . . . . . . 179

Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0813. . . . . . . . 179

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

 Emergency Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0250.a. . . . . . . 159

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Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures. . . . . . IS-0279. . . . . . . . 161

Executive Briefing on the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . IS-0421. . . . . . . . 168

Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0522. . . . . . . . 169

Facility Security Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0893. . . . . . . . 183

Facility Security Level Determinations for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0891. . . . . . . . 183

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0018.14. . . . . . 145

FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Supervisor Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0019.14. . . . . . 146

FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0033.14. . . . . . 149

FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0395. . . . . . . . 168

FEMA Safety Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0035.14. . . . . . 149

FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0107.14. . . . . . 155

Flood Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0322. . . . . . . . 164

Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0201. . . . . . . . 156

Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0038. . . . . . . . 150

Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0230.c. . . . . . . 157

Fundamentals of Risk Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0454. . . . . . . . 169

Geospatial Information Systems Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0103. . . . . . . . 154

Guide to Points of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0026. . . . . . . . 147

Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0056. . . . . . . . 151

Hazardous Materials Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0340. . . . . . . . 165

Household Hazardous Materials—A Guide for Citizens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0055.a. . . . . . . 150

Hurricane Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0321. . . . . . . . 163

Implementing Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0921. . . . . . . . 185

Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0246.14. . . . . . 159

Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0420. . . . . . . . 168

Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0200.b. . . . . . . 156

Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in 

 Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0368. . . . . . . . 167

Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0772. . . . . . . . 175

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0247.a. . . . . . . 159

Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0317. . . . . . . . 162

Introduction to Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0547.a. . . . . . . 170

Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0520. . . . . . . . 169

Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0632.a. . . . . . . 172

Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0634. . . . . . . . 173

Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0393.a. . . . . . . 167

Introduction to Homeland Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0453. . . . . . . . 169

Introduction to Individual Assistance (DF-103). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0403. . . . . . . . 168

Introduction to Joint Information System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0702. . . . . . . . 174

Introduction to National Response Framework Incident Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0830. . . . . . . . 180

Introduction to National Response Framework Support Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0820. . . . . . . . 180

Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0660. . . . . . . . 173

Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0331. . . . . . . . 165

Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0386. . . . . . . . 167

Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0245.a. . . . . . . 159

Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.b. . . . . . . 151

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Federal Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.FWa. . . . 152

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

 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.FDA. . . . . 152
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Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . . . . . . . IS-0100.HCb. . . . 152

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.HE. . . . . . 152

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.LEb. . . . . 153

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.PWb. . . . 153

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0100.SCa. . . . . 153

Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0890.a. . . . . . . 183

Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0212. . . . . . . . 157

Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0240.a. . . . . . . 158

Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0111.a. . . . . . . 155

Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0559. . . . . . . . 172

Managerial Safety and Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0037. . . . . . . . 150

Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0075. . . . . . . . 151

Mission Assignment Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0293. . . . . . . . 162

Mission Essential Functions Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0526. . . . . . . . 170

Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0031.a. . . . . . . 148

Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0030.a. . . . . . . 148

Mitigation eGrants Internal System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0032. . . . . . . . 148

Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0318. . . . . . . . 163

Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0302. . . . . . . . 162

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0362.a. . . . . . . 166

Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0036. . . . . . . . 149

National Disaster Medical System Federal Coordinating Center Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . IS-1900. . . . . . . . 186

National Incident Management System, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0700.a. . . . . . . 173

National Incident Management System Communications and Information

 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0704. . . . . . . . 175

National Incident Management System Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0706. . . . . . . . 175

National Incident Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course. . . . . . . . . . IS-0701.a. . . . . . . 173

National Incident Management System Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0702.a. . . . . . . 174

National Incident Management System Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0703.a. . . . . . . 174

National Infrastructure Protection Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0860.a. . . . . . . 181

National Response Framework, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0800.b. . . . . . . 176

Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0836. . . . . . . . 180

Orientation to FEMA Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0027. . . . . . . . 147

Overview of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0253.a. . . . . . . 160

Overview of the FEMA Qualification System and Qualification Review Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0207. . . . . . . . 157

Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0080. . . . . . . . 151

Performance Management–Goal Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0923. . . . . . . . 186

Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0892. . . . . . . . 183

Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0366. . . . . . . . 166

Plan Review for Local Mitigation Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0328. . . . . . . . 165

Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0101.c. . . . . . . 153

Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0102.c. . . . . . . 153

Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and 

 Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0360. . . . . . . . 166

Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0394.a. . . . . . . 167

Public Information Officer Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0029. . . . . . . . 147

Public Works and Disaster Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0558. . . . . . . . 172

Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0303. . . . . . . . 162

Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0003. . . . . . . . 144
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Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0301. . . . . . . . 162

Receiving Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0024. . . . . . . . 147

Research in Training and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0619. . . . . . . . 172

Resilient Accord—Exercising Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0523. . . . . . . . 170

Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0912. . . . . . . . 185

Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0901. . . . . . . . 183

Social Media in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0042. . . . . . . . 150

Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0015.b. . . . . . . 145

State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0208.a. . . . . . . 157

Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0914. . . . . . . . 185

Technical Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0613. . . . . . . . 172

Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0144. . . . . . . . 155

The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0552. . . . . . . . 171

The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0288. . . . . . . . 161

Tornado Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0319. . . . . . . . 163

Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0284. . . . . . . . 161

Wildfire Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0320. . . . . . . . 163

Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0906. . . . . . . . 183

Workplace Violence Awareness Training 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS-0106.14. . . . . . 154

Video-Teleconference Courses

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0001. . . . . . . . . 193

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0007. . . . . . . . . 193

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0009. . . . . . . . . 193

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0005. . . . . . . . . 193

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0006. . . . . . . . . 193

Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V0002. . . . . . . . . 193
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E0080 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Federal Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0081 National Disaster Recovery Support—Mission Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0082 National Disaster Recovery Support—Outreach Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0083 National Disaster Recovery Support—Community Recovery Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E0084 National Disaster Recovery Framework—Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0085 Managing the Community Planning and Capacity-Building Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0086 Managing the Federal Disaster Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0101 Foundations of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

E0102 Science of Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0103 Planning: Emergency Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0104 Exercise Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E0105 Public Information and Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E0106 Joint Field Office Finance and Administration Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

E0110 Foundations of Emergency Management Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E0113 Joint Field Office Procurement Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E0122 Emergency Management Accreditation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E0132 Discussion-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E0133 Operations-Based Exercise Design and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

E0136 Operations-Based Exercise Development Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0143 Advanced Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 51

E0157 Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0158 Hazard Mitigation Community Planner Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0160 Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0161 Hazard Mitigation Community Planning in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain Management in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0163 Hazard Mitigation Grants in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0164 Hazard Mitigation Hazard Performance Analysis in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E0165 Hazard Mitigation Insurance in Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0166 Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0167 Hazard Mitigation: Hazard Performance Analysis Specialist Qualifying Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0170 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

E0172 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0174 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0176 Hazus Multi-Hazard for Floodplain Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E0179 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0180 Core Principles for Insurance Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0181 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0182 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

E0183 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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E0184 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0185 Hazard Mitigation Advisor Course: Wildfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

E0190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

E0194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0197 Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0201 Debris Technical Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0203 Leadership and Management of Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0206 Conducting Hazard Mitigation Disaster Operations Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0207 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

E0208 State Coordinating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0212 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0213 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0214 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Closeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

E0215 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Developing Quality Application Elements

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E0216 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Application Review and Evaluation Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . 60

E0217 Equal Rights Advisor Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E0218 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Project Implementation and Programmatic Closeout 

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

E0229 FEMA Documentation Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0236 National Training and Exercise Symposium Roundtable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0237 National Training and Exercise Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0239 406 Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0241 Cooperating Technical Partners: Special Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

E0247 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection

 Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0248 Environmental and Historic Preservation Management Information System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0249 Planning and Products Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E0252 Environmental and Historic Preservation Cadre Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0253 Introduction to Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0255 Environmental and Historic Preservation System (eGrants) Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

E0257 State Director Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0260 National Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0261 Consequences of Dam Failure Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E0262 Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

E0265 Advanced Methods of FEMA’s Historic Preservation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

E0272 Managing the Floodplain Post-Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0274 National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

E0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0278 National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

E0282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0283 Disaster Field Training Operations Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

E0284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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E0285 Providing Post-Disaster Substantial Damage Technical Assistance to Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0286 Short-Term Recovery Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0287 Voluntary Agency Liaison: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

E0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0294 Disaster Field Training Operations Training Unit Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0296 Application of Hazus Multi-Hazard for Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

E0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0300 ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0304 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

E0312 Fundamentals of Building Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0313 Basic Hazus Multi-Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

E0317 Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0321 Management of Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0337 Posting Integrated Financial Management Information System Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0339 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Core Concepts Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

E0340 Radiological Emergency Program Plan Review Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

E0341 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

E0349 Mission Assignment Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0352 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Training State Trainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0354 Crisis Counseling Program (Grants Training) for State Mental Health Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0357 State Individual Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E0358 Individual Assistance Branch Director—Type 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0359 Individual Assistance Other Needs Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0361 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0362 Train-the-Trainer for G0364, Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0368 Congressional Affairs Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0372 FEMA/State Public Assistance Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

E0374 Public Assistance Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0376 State Public Assistance Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0380 Public Assistance Task Force Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0381 Project Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0382 Public Assistance Coordinator Crew Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

E0384 Defense Support of Civil Authorities—Phase II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0386 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0388 Advanced Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

E0389 Master Public Information Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

E0390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

E0392 Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

E0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0410 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Task Force Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0411 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Support for Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

E0417 Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Shelter Field Guide Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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E0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

E0431 Understanding the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

E0451 Leadership I: Overview of Leadership in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0463 Surge Capacity Force Surge Specialist Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0470 Surge Liaison Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

E0478 Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0480 Public Assistance Cost Estimating Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0483 Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

E0491 Direct Housing Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0492 Direct Housing Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0493 Direct Housing Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0494 Individual Assistance Reports Specialist: Functions and Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0495 Introduction to the World of the Voluntary Agency Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E0526 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0527 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0528 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Achieving Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0529 Performance Excellence Series—Level II: Leadership for Managerial Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0533 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Leadership Skills for Emerging Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E0534 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Communications and Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0535 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Achieving Effective Results/Teamwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0536 Performance Excellence Series—Level I: Representing the Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0537 Strategic Problem-Solving for the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

E0542 Basic Mediation Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

E0545 Basic Human Resources for Disaster Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0548 Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0549 Reconstitution Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

E0550 Continuity of Operations Planning Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0551 Devolution Planning Workshop Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0554 Determined Accord Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0556 Guardian Accord Terrorism-Based Planning Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

E0557 Mission Essential Functions Workshop (Continuity Guidance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0558 Introduction to Information Management for Individual Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0580 Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

E0581 Emergency Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0582 Mitigation for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0590 Human Resources Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0591 Human Resources Intermediate Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

E0599 Introduction to FEMA Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0610 Introduction to Instructional Design Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0611 Instructing and Facilitating in the Classroom and Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0612 Managing Courses and Classrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0614 Analysis and Design of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E0615 Development and Evaluation of Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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E0616 Training Program Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0617 Training Project Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0618 Strategic Issues in Training Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0619 Fraud Awareness and Prevention Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E0662 Single Point Order Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0680 Emergency Management—A Leadership Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0682 Emergency Management in the 21st Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

E0684 Integrating Science into Emergency Management Policies and Decisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E0686 Exercising Emergency Management Executive Policy and Decision-Making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

E0692 FEMA Disability Integration Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0695 FEMA Resources Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0696 FEMA Mission Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

E0697 FEMA Planning Section Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0698 FEMA Planning Support Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0701 Grants Management Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0705 Fundamentals of Grants Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0706 Disaster Contracting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

E0713 Introduction to FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0714 Advanced FEMA Office of Chief Counsel Field Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0716 Comptroller Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0717 Introductory Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisor Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

E0722 Logistics Information Management System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E0726 Financial Management Concepts for Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

E0727 Executive Orders 11988 and 11990: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. . . . . . . . . . . 100

E0738 Private Sector Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0739 Intermediate External Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0743 FEMA Telecommunications Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0744 FEMA Information Technology Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

E0748 Assistant External Affairs Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0749 External Affairs Report Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0750 Policies, Procedures and Practice for External Affairs, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

E0762 External Affairs Operations IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

E0763 External Affairs Operations III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

E0764 External Affairs Operations II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0765 External Affairs Operations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0766 External Affairs Resource Support Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

E0767 External Affairs Officer Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0768 FEMA Video Production Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0769 External Affairs Joint Information Center Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

E0773 FEMA Information Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0780 Basics for FEMA Disaster Safety Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0784 FEMA Status/Check-In Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0788 Intergovernmental Affairs—Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

E0791 Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0793 FEMA Planning Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0799 FEMA Situation Unit Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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E0815 Joint Field Office Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

E0822 Fundamentals for Management and Support Coordination in Federal Disaster Operations . . . . . . . 108

E0823 FEMA Qualification System Coach-Evaluator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0825 FEMA Incident Action Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

E0827 Geospatial Information System Managers and Unit Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E0836 Applicant Services Program Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E0837 Information Technology Help Desk Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

E0841 National Emergency Management Information System–Mitigation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0880 Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0900 IEMC/All-Hazards: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0901 IEMC/All-Hazards: Recovery and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

E0905 IEMC/Hurricane: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0910 IEMC/Earthquake: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0915 IEMC/Homeland Security: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

E0920 IEMC/Hazardous Materials: Preparedness and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0922 IEMC/Planned Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0930 IEMC/Community-Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

E0947 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Management Team Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E0948 Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E0949 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Communications Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . 114

E0950 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

E0951 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

E0954 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0955 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

E0956 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0957 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0958 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

E0959 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0960 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0961 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Division/Group Supervisor Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . 118

E0962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0963 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

E0965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resource Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0966 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Resources Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

E0967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0968 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0969 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

E0970 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0971 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

E0972 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific: Facilities Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0973 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0974 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

E0975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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E0976 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Finance/Administration Unit Leader

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E0977 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Supply Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

E0978 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific: Situation Unit Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0979 Security Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0980 Security Recertification Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

E0981 Advanced Disaster Safety Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0984 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0985 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

E0986 Air Support Group Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0015 Special Events Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

G0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.1 Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.2 National Flood Insurance Program Rules and Regulations in Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.3 Letters of Map Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G0194.4 Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0251 WEM Amateur Radio Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0265 Instructional Delivery Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

G0270.3 Expedient Flood Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

G0272 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0277 Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0282.1 Higher Standards in Floodplain Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

G0282.2 Manufactured Homes and the National Flood Insurance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0282.3 National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0282.4 Hydrology and Hydraulics Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.1 Floodway Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.2 Disconnects Between the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations and Insurance. . . . . . . . . 132

G0284.3 Common Noncompliance Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0284.4 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0284.5 Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

G0289 Public Information Officer Awareness Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

G0290 Basic Public Information Officers Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

G0291 Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public Information Officers. . . 134

G0299 Risk MAP Process and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0300 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0310 Weapons of Mass Destruction Tabletop Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

G0311 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0318 Mitigation Planning for Local Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

G0357 Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0358 Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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G0361 Flood Fight Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

G0363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0365 WEM: Partnerships for Creating and Maintaining Spotter Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

G0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0367 Emergency Planning for Campus Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

G0393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0400 ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff—

 Complex Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0402 Incident Command System Overview for Executives and Senior Officials, ICS 402. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0427 Community Emergency Response Team Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

G0428 Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0434.a Earthquake Safety for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0436 Tremor Troops: A Teacher’s Package for K–6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0439 Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on Earthquakes 7–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

G0489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0548 Continuity of Operations Managers Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0556 Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0557 Rapid Needs Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G0575 Communications Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

G0662 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

G0775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

IS-0001.a Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0003 Radiological Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0005.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0007 A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

IS-0008.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699. . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0010.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0011.a Animals in Disasters: Community Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0015.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0018.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

IS-0019.14 FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity Supervisor Course 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0020.14 Diversity Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0021.14 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0022 Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0023 Custodial Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

IS-0024 Receiving Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0025 Basic Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0026 Guide to Points of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0027 Orientation to FEMA Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0029 Public Information Officer Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

IS-0030.a Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0031.a Mitigation eGrants for the Grant Applicant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0032 Mitigation eGrants Internal System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

IS-0033.14 FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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IS-0035.14 FEMA Safety Orientation 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0036 Multi-Hazard Planning for Childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

IS-0037 Managerial Safety and Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0038 Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0042 Social Media in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0055.a Household Hazardous Materials—A Guide for Citizens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IS-0056 Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0075 Military Resources in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0080 Overview of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IS-0100.FDA Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Food and Drug Administration. . . . . 152

IS-0100.FWa Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Federal Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.HCb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Healthcare/Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

IS-0100.LEb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0100.PWb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0102.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IS-0103 Geospatial Information Systems Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-0106.14 Workplace Violence Awareness Training 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IS-0107.14 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0111.a Livestock in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0120.a An Introduction to Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0144 Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce Basic Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0156 Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IS-0200.b Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0200.HCa Applying the Incident Command System to Healthcare Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

IS-0207 Overview of the FEMA Qualification System and Qualification Review Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0208.a State Disaster Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0212 Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0235.b Emergency Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IS-0240.a Leadership and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0241.a Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0242.a Effective Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

IS-0245.a Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0246.14 Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0247.a Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0250.a Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency

 Communication and Information Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

IS-0253.a Overview of FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-0265 Basic Instructional Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IS-0271.a Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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IS-0276 Benefit-Cost Analysis Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures. . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0284 Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IS-0293 Mission Assignment Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0301 Radiological Emergency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0303 Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0315 Community Emergency Response Team Supplemental Training: The Incident Command System. . . . 162

IS-0317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

IS-0318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0319 Tornado Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0320 Wildfire Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0321 Hurricane Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IS-0322 Flood Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0323 Earthquake Mitigation Basics for Mitigation Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0325 Earthquake Basics: Science, Risk and Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

IS-0326 Community Tsunami Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0328 Plan Review for Local Mitigation Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0340 Hazardous Materials Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

IS-0346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and

 Houses of Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0362.a Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

IS-0368 Including People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in 

 Disaster Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0394.a Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

IS-0395 FEMA Risk Assessment Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (DF-103). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0420 Implementing the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0421 Executive Briefing on the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0450 Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

IS-0450.NC Emergency Preparedness for Federal Employees in the National Capital Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0453 Introduction to Homeland Security Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0454 Fundamentals of Risk Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0522 Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

IS-0523 Resilient Accord—Exercising Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0524 Continuity of Operations Planner’s Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0526 Mission Essential Functions Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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IS-0547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

IS-0548 Continuity of Operations Program Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0551 Devolution Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0552 The Public Works Role in Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0554 Emergency Planning for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0556 Damage Assessment for Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

IS-0558 Public Works and Disaster Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0559 Local Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0613 Technical Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0619 Research in Training and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0632.a Introduction to Debris Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IS-0634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0650.a Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0660 Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0700.a National Incident Management System, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0701.a National Incident Management System Multi-Agency Coordination System Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IS-0702 Introduction to Joint Information System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-0702.a National Incident Management System Public Information Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-0703.a National Incident Management System Resource Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IS-0704 National Incident Management System Communications and Information Management. . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0706 National Incident Management System Intrastate Mutual Aid—An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0720 An Introduction to the National Emergency Technology Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0772 Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

IS-0775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0801 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #1—Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2—Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

IS-0803 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #3—Public Works and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0804 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #4—Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0805 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #5—Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0806 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #6—Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing,

 and Human Services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

IS-0807 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #7—Logistics Management and Resource Support Annex. . . . 178

IS-0808 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #8—Public Health and Medical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-0809 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #9—Search and Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

IS-0810 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #10—Oil and Hazardous Materials Resources Annex. . . . . . . 179

IS-0811 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #11—Agriculture and Natural Resources Annex. . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0812 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #12—Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0813 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #13—Public Safety and Security Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

IS-0820 Introduction to National Response Framework Support Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0821 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0830 Introduction to National Response Framework Incident Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

IS-0860.a National Infrastructure Protection Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0870 Dams Sector: Crisis Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IS-0871 Dams Sector: Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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IS-0872 Dams Sector: Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

IS-0890.a Introduction to the Interagency Security Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0891 Facility Security Level Determinations for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0892 Physical Security Criteria for Federal Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0893 Facility Security Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0901 Section 508 Awareness Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0906 Workplace Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

IS-0907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0908 Emergency Management for Senior Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

IS-0910.a Emergency Management Preparedness Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0912 Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0913 Critical Infrastructure Protection: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration. . . . . . 185

IS-0914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0921 Implementing Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

IS-0922 Applications of Geospatial Information Systems for Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

IS-0923 Performance Management–Goal Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System Federal Coordinating Center Operations Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

L0043 Damage Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0098 Warning Coordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0142 Writing Skills Workshop for FEMA Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

L0310 Hurricane Readiness for Inland Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0311 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0320 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers—State Specific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0324 Hurricane Preparedness for Decision-Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

L0348 Orientation to Mission Assignments for FEMA Staff and Interagency Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

L0363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

L0552 Continuity of Operations for Tribal Governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0583 Emergency Management Overview for Tribal Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0622 Fraud Awareness and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0660 Federal Staging Area Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

L0663 Managing Logistics Fiscal Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0730 Logistics Information Management System for Custodial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0732 Logistics Information Management System Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0747 Practical Application of ESF #15 for Enhancing Interagency Collaboration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

L0945 State IEMC National Response Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

S0674 Basic Interagency Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

V0001 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Earthquake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0002 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Winter Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0005 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0006 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Wildland Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0007 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

V0009 Virtual Tabletop Exercise: Hurricane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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DISASTER RESPONSE/RECOVERY

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE

HAZARD MITIGATION

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

OTHER (Specify)

INCIDENT COMMAND

ADMINISTRATION/STAFF SUPPORT

SUPERVISION

BUDGET/PLANNING

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/DELIVERY

COORDINATION/LIAISON

PUBLIC EDUCATION

CODE DEVELOPMENT

CODE ENFORCEMENT/INSPECTION

SUPPORT SERVICES

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

ARSON

LAW ENFORCEMENT

DESIGN AND PLANNING

OTHER (Specify)

GOVERNMENT

EDUCATION

FIRE SERVICE

LAW ENFORCEMENT

VOLUNTEER AGENCY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

HEALTH CARE

PUBLIC WORKS

HISPANIC or 

 LATINO

NOT HISPANIC 

 or LATINO

AMERICAN INDIAN or 

ALASKAN NATIVE ASIAN BLACK or AFRICAN AMERICAN

NATIVE HAWAIIAN or 

PACIFIC ISLANDER WHITE

PERMANENT 

RESIDENT

2. NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial, Suffix)

12a. NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF ORGANIZATION BEING REPRESENTED

3. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION (SID) NUMBER

4. HOME MAILING ADDRESS (Street, avenue, road no, P.O. box/city or town, state, and 

zip code)
Emergency Management Institute • 2013-2014 • Catalog of Courses

Federal Emergency Management Agency 260

GENERAL ADMISSIONS 

APPLICATION

SECTION III - ENDORSEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

21a. I certify that the information recorded on this application is correct. Falsification of information will result in denial of a course certificate and stipend (18 U.S.C. 1001). 

21b. I hereby authorize the release of any and all information concerning my enrollment in this course to the chief officer in charge, or designee, of my organization. All requests for information shall be in writing from said chief or designee. 

 

21c. Further, I understand that the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), the Mt. Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), and the Noble Training Facility (NTF) are not authorized to provide medical or health insurance for students. I maintain appropriate insurance on an individual basis. 

21d. I agree to abide by the rules, policies, and regulations of NETC, MWEOC, and NTF. Failure to do so will result in denial of the student stipend, expulsion from the course, and possible barring from future National Fire Academy (NFA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI) 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, gender, 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

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

NFA and EMI are Equal Opportunity institutions. They do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, 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, gender, 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 voluntary 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.

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 valid 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.

ACCEPTED REJECTED
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.


Emergency Management Institute

16825 S. Seton Ave.,

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

www.training.fema.gov