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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />

• Negotiate through the intergovernmental<br />

response system to obtain the required resources<br />

and assistance in an emergency;<br />

• Maximize gains for disaster recovery assistance<br />

through appropriate contacts and knowledge of<br />

available resources;<br />

• Understand the partnership among <strong>Federal</strong>, State,<br />

and local governments;<br />

• Establish relationships and partnerships with<br />

other agencies and organizations (i.e., profit,<br />

not-for-profit, and business and industry) for<br />

effective emergency management response and<br />

recovery outcomes; and<br />

• Take actions to ensure citizen satisfaction during<br />

a disaster and build credibility before a disaster.<br />

Selection Criteria: Local elected officials (i.e., mayors,<br />

etc.).<br />

<strong>Emergency</strong> Response to Criminal and<br />

Terrorist Incidents (G357)<br />

The primary goals of this course include increasing<br />

safety by describing hazards that may exist at crime<br />

scenes, enhancing evidence preservation and rescue<br />

efforts, and fostering cooperative working relationships<br />

among all responders through role and<br />

responsibility clarification. The course uses a combination<br />

of instructor-led discussions and video<br />

presentations and concludes with an exercise.<br />

Selection Criteria: The audience for this 6 to 8 hour<br />

course consists of persons who will respond to a<br />

criminal or terrorist event. This course is a joint<br />

training effort that includes firefighters, emergency<br />

medical services, law enforcement, public works,<br />

and others with emergency management responsibility<br />

from a local community. It is recommended<br />

that this course be taught to groups from the same<br />

jurisdiction for maximum benefit.<br />

99<br />

Evacuation and Re-entry Planning <strong>Course</strong><br />

(G358)<br />

This 12-hour course is designed to provide participants<br />

with the knowledge and skills needed to design<br />

and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for<br />

their jurisdictions. It uses a community’s vulnerability<br />

analysis and evacuation plan. It also addresses<br />

evacuation behavior and recommends methods to<br />

make evacuation and re-entry more efficient.<br />

This course does not address the decision to evacuate<br />

or re-enter.<br />

Selection Criteria: The persons responsible for planning,<br />

implementing, and carrying out evacuations<br />

within a jurisdiction must attend this course as a<br />

team. This includes, but is not limited to, local and<br />

State government emergency program managers,<br />

emergency planners, and response personnel.<br />

Workshop: Partnerships for Creating and<br />

Maintaining Spotter Groups (G365)<br />

This 5-hour workshop emphasizes the valuable<br />

service that spotter groups provide to protect<br />

lives during hazardous weather and flooding. This<br />

activity is intended to promote the creation and<br />

enhancement of spotter groups across the country.<br />

It includes a wide variety of tools and approaches<br />

to help make spotter groups a key part of effective<br />

community warning systems. This workshop should<br />

be delivered jointly by emergency management and<br />

National Weather Service staff.<br />

Selection Criteria: State and local emergency managers<br />

and National Weather Service staff.<br />

FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />

STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL FIELD<br />

COURSES—PREPAREDNESS

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