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Selection Criteria: Individuals who may assume a
supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3
incidents.
NOTE: During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command
and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/
Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents
may extend into multiple operational periods.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident
Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b,
Incident Command System (ICS) for Single
Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200;
IS-700.a, National Incident Management System
(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National
Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.
Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles
from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a response or
exercise.
Course Length: 18 hours
This course is also currently available from your State Training
Officer as a State/local/Tribal field (G) delivered course.
Description can be found on page 96.
Human Resources (HR) Specialist
(E/L/B325)
This course enables participants to function successfully
as Human Resources (HR) Specialists. Because
all HR positions are closely related in responsibilities
in carrying out the HR function within the
Joint Field Office (JFO), this course is also designed
to provide all HR personnel with a baseline of HR
knowledge at a disaster.
Selection Criteria: The primary audience is limited
to members of the FEMA Human Resources (HR)
Cadre who have been assigned as a Human Resources
Specialist in a JFO and who are being mentored to
be HR Unit Leaders and Managers and have course
manager approval. HR Specialists who apply must
submit a letter of reference from a mentor with
their application. They will have at least one of the
following Position Task Book titles: HR Specialist, HR
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Unit Leader, or HR Unit Manager. The course will be
offered to Permanent Full-Time (PFT) employees,
Cadre of On-call Response Employees (CORE), and
Disaster Reservists.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command
System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal
Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS-200.b, Incident Command
System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents,
ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident Management System
(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS-800.b, National Response
Framework (NRF), An Introduction.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.4
Congressional Affairs Specialist (E368)
This course provides FEMA employees assigned to
work as Congressional Affairs Specialists at a Joint
Field Office (JFO) with the knowledge, skills, and
sensitivities necessary to effectively perform their
duties. This includes applying the congressional
liaison philosophy and procedures externally, to
foster a partnership between Congress and FEMA,
and internally, to advise the Federal Coordinating
Officer (FCO) and JFO staff. This also includes
supporting the Regions and Headquarters in their
ongoing communications with Congress and to
facilitate information flow between Congress and
the JFO.
This course is offered concurrently with E/L/B753,
Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.
Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of
the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/B750,
Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751,
Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship
Part 1; and L752, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External
Affairs–Field Internship Part 2.
Course Length: 2½ days with E/L/B753, Policy,
Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.