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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
NOTE: Some States may decide to add the 45-minute
Expedient Flood Training (G270.3) to offerings of this
course and may also do a field activity to build a
sandbag wall. If participants will be asked to fill and
place sandbags, they should be told to bring appropriate
clothing.
Selection Criteria: Federal, State, Tribal, and local
officials responsible for planning, preparing, and
managing response to floods.
Hurricane Readiness for Coastal
Communities (G363)
This 2-day course is designed to provide participants
the tools needed to help communities along
the coast prepare for and respond to a hurricane
event. Upon completion, the participants will have a
background in understanding advisory products of
the National Weather Service; describe information
from FEMA Hurricane Evacuations studies; describe
the various issues and measures needed in their
jurisdiction for effective decisionmaking; and have
a basic checklist for time-phased actions.
Selection Criteria: The target audience should be
comprised of public and private sector decisionmakers
and managers from coastal communities
who prepare for and respond to hurricane hazards
that threaten their community. A team made up of
officials from police, fire, emergency management,
public works, transportation, voluntary agencies,
business, and the American Red Cross should attend.
Prerequisites:
Required: Completion of IS-324, Community Hurricane
Preparedness.
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy 90
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for
Schools (G364)
This 2-day course provides schools with the knowledge,
skills, and tools needed to refine or develop
an all-hazards school Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP) and to identify how to train and exercise
the school EOP. This course follows the guidance
set forth in the FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness
Guide, CPG 101, for developing an emergency operations
plan and explains how to utilize the National
Incident Management System (NIMS) as the foundation
for planning and building partnerships with
outside agencies such as law enforcement, fire, and
emergency management.
In an optional exercise day, this course provides
participants with an opportunity to conduct and
design a tabletop exercise using Homeland Security
Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines.
After completing this course, participants will be
able to:
• Refine or develop a school emergency operations
plan (EOP). Throughout the course, the school
will review the existing EOP, determine areas for
improvement, and make changes/updates to the EOP.
• Identify how to train and exercise the EOP.The
school will describe the benefits of training and
exercising the school’s EOP, and identify who needs
to be involved in training and exercising the EOP.
Selection Criteria: Principals, assistant principals, risk
managers, school board members, school safety
coordinators, transportation and food service coordinators,
facility managers/building engineers,
nurses, counselors, public information officers,
teachers, and local first responders.
Prerequisites:
Required: School EOP.
Recommended: Completion of IS-100.SCa (or IS-100.
SC or IS-100), Introduction to the Incident Command System,
ICS-100, for Schools and IS-700 or IS-700.a, National
Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.
Course Length: 7 or 12 hours