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STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL FIELD
COURSES—MITIGATION
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
Mitigation for Emergency Managers
(G393)
This course is designed to enable the non-technical
emergency worker to acquire skills in the
use of mitigation. The course provides training in
how to perform mitigation activities fundamental
to reducing and eliminating long-term risk from
hazards. It addresses the important roles of the emergency
program manager (or other local government
representative) in mitigation: motivator, coordinator,
and monitor in local implementation of the
National Mitigation Strategy.
Selection Criteria: Tribal, local, and State government
emergency program managers, other emergency
management staff, and other local government
employees responsible for mitigation. The secondary
audience includes Federal emergency management
personnel and employees of local, State, and Federal
governments who work in the emergency management
field.
Prerequisites:
Recommended: Completion of IS-393.a, Introduction
to Hazard Mitigation prior to enrollment.
Earthquake Safety for Schools (G434 .a)
The purpose of this course is to prepare school staff
and administrators for an earthquake at their school
location. The course is designed to describe the
effects of an earthquake; explain how to mitigate
those effects; state the key elements of an earthquake
plan for preparedness, response, and recovery; and
outline the procedures for training and exercises
related to that emergency plan.
Selection Criteria: School Board members, district
executives, district risk managers, principals,
administrators, teachers, parents, PTA members,
community first responders, school support staff,
and transportation coordinators.
Course Length: 10 hours
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy 92
Earthquakes: A Teacher’s Package for K–6
(G436)
This hands-on workshop introduces kindergarten
and elementary school teachers to Earthquakes: A
Teacher’s Package for K–6 (publication FEMA 159).
Also known as Tremor Troop, the collection of multidisciplinary
hands-on classroom activities was
developed for FEMA by the National Science Teachers
Association. The material provides basic information
about earthquakes. The lesson plans and activities
are designed to promote scientific literacy among
young children and give them the information and
skills they need to cope safely during and following
an earthquake. The workshop also addresses Crisis
Intervention, focusing on the needs of children
and school personnel, and earthquake risk reduction
for schools.
Selection Criteria: Elementary science coordinators,
elementary curriculum coordinators, kindergarten
and elementary classroom teachers, and teacher
educators from regional science and educational
resource centers.
The purpose of the 1 day workshop is to introduce
Tremor Troop to teachers who then will use it in their
own classrooms.
The purpose of the 2 day workshop is to introduce
Tremor Troop to educators who then will train teachers
in their own districts.
Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher’s Package on
Earthquakes for Grades 7–12 (G439)
This course introduces master teachers of grades 7–12
to Seismic Sleuths curriculum. This teacher’s package
provides hands-on/minds-on classroom activities
on earthquake-related topics that can be integrated
into existing science, math, and social studies curricula.
Produced by the American Geophysical Union,
in cooperation with FEMA, the materials foster an
understanding of how science, math, and social
studies concepts can be applied to reduce earthquake
hazards and risk in the built environment
through seismic safety design, construction, landuse,
and emergency management techniques.