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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
Benefit-Cost Analysis Using the Limited-
Data Module: Intermediate Training (G285)
This 2½-day course will enable participants to
conduct complex Benefit-Cost (BC) analysis on
riverine or Coastal A-zone flood mitigation projects
using FEMA’s Riverine Flood Limited-Data
(LD) module. The course builds on the skills taught
in G278, Benefit-Cost Analysis: Entry-Level Training, and
focuses exclusively on the LD module.
Selection Criteria: The target audience is Federal
and State hazard mitigation officials. The course is
intended for participants who have completed the
entry-level training (G278, Benefit-Cost Analysis:
Entry-Level Training) or have several months’ on-thejob
experience using FEMA’s BC analysis modules.
Prerequisites:
Required: Participants should have knowledge
of mathematics (basic algebra) and computers
(Windows and spreadsheet programs).
Recommended: Familiarity with flood mitigation
terminology is suggested.
Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local
Governments (G318)
This 2-day workshop discusses the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000 which amends the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act by, among other things, adding a new section,
322—Mitigation Planning. Section 322 requires
local governments to prepare and adopt jurisdiction-wide
hazard mitigation plans as a condition of
receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
funds to “brick and mortar” mitigation projects.
The Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments
course assists representatives of local communities
or multi-jurisdictional planning areas to develop
a mitigation plan that meets community needs as
well as the Section 322 local government planning
requirements as described in 44 CFR Section
201.6. This workshop explains each of the requirements,
demonstrates how FEMA’s new Mitigation
Planning How-to-Guides can be used to address
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each requirement, and provides opportunities to
begin the planning process in group activities with
representatives of the same community or planning
area.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this
Workshop includes the following representatives of
local government: elected officials, managers, planners,
emergency program managers, and other staff
with expertise needed for mitigation projects. The
Workshop is also intended for community members
interested in avoiding or minimizing hazard losses
who may wish to participate in the mitigation planning
process.
Flood Fight Operations (G361)
This 2½-day course is for emergency managers,
public works officials, levee district representatives,
and others responsible for planning, preparing,
and managing the response to a flood. Using a
combination of lectures, discussions, activities, and
exercises, the course will take participants through
the complete process from well before the flood to
clean-up afterwards. Officials from every community
at risk of flooding should take this training.
While this training emphasizes how to conduct a
flood fight, it provides information to help communities
decide if a flood fight is possible and worth
the effort and cost. Diagrams with materials lists
and equipment and labor requirements to construct
various types of temporary flood protection can be
used to help determine if there is enough time and
resources to protect the community. If the whole
community cannot be protected, then officials must
decide where to concentrate their efforts to protect
some areas and/or evacuate and relocate what they
can. If a flood fight is undertaken, it should be done
the right way or the effort will be wasted.
Instructors should be experienced in flood fighting.
It is recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) be part of the instructional team
to discuss the methods and techniques it will use in
your region and to explain what assistance it may be
able to provide.
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy
STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL FIELD
COURSES—MITIGATION