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STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL FIELD
COURSES—PREPAREDNESS
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
G310.5 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological-
Anthrax Scenario
G310.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Suicide Bomber
Scenario
Selection Criteria: The following is a list of recommended
participants, but it is not all-inclusive.
Core Recommended Audience: Chief elected/appointed
officials; fire chiefs; sheriffs; police chiefs; directors,
emergency services; directors, public works; directors,
public health and safety; public information officers;
chief financial officers; legal counsel; chief medical
examiner/coroners; and communications directors.
Other Possible Participants: transportation authority
(port authority, airport authority, and/or area transportation
authority, etc.*); evacuation coordinators;*
mass care coordinators;* resource managers; chiefs,
animal care and control agency; warning coordinators;
coordinator of volunteer organizations;
directors, emergency medical service (EMS); directors,
hazardous materials team (HMT);* State and/
or Federal representatives, as appropriate;* area
military representative;* National Guard representatives;
Department of Energy (DOE) representatives;
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) representatives;*
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) representatives; Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) representatives; U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) representatives; and representatives of
neighboring jurisdictions.
* The target audience with an asterisk must be invited (if they are
available).
Prerequisites:
Required: The course is designed with the following
assumptions about participation:
1. The city or county conducting the course
has an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
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.
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy 98
Fundamentals Course for Radiological
Response (G320)
This 3-day performance-based (hands-on) course
for State and local radiological response team
members covers the concepts of radiation protection,
radiation detection instruments, radiological
monitoring techniques, radiological hazards and
protective actions, team-building, and basic procedures
to support planning/response for emergency
and recovery activities in the event of a radiological
incident. The course covers all types of radiological
hazards from fixed facility to transportation to
WMD. This course is designed so that modules may
be conducted separately and adapted to specific
audience needs and requirements.
Selection Criteria: State and local government radiological
response teams and newly assigned hazardous
materials response team members.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management,
or IS-302, Modular Emergency Radiological Response
Transportation Training (MERRTT).
Who’s in Charge Here?: Exercising
Leadership in an Emergency or Disaster
(G351)
The purpose of this 6-hour course is to prepare local
elected government officials to lead and direct their
jurisdiction in implementing comprehensive emergency
management systems.
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be
able to:
• Exercise greater leadership in an emergency
through a better understanding of their roles and
responsibilities;
• Develop emergency management policies and
procedures for emergency management activities
and implement necessary policies and procedures
to respond to and recover from a disaster;
• Initiate appropriate emergency management
actions during a disaster;