EMI Course Catalog - Emergency Management Institute - Federal ...
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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 />
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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