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

Prerequisites:
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
Recommended: 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
External Affairs Overview Field Course
(E/L731)
This course is designed to provide an overview of
the External Affairs concept, enhancing participants’
knowledge and appreciation of the critical function
each External Affairs component plays in delivering
information and messages to FEMA’s core audiences.
Through informational units on organizational
structure, workshops on specific job functions, and
exercises and case studies based on actual disaster
scenarios, participants will gain a practical understanding
of FEMA’s new approach to public disaster
communications—identified as one of the Agency’s
core competencies.
Course Length: 2 days
External Affairs Private Sector Basic Field
Course (L737)
This course is designed for delivery at a Joint Field
Office (JFO) and can be used for just-in-time training.
The target audience includes staff working in JFOs
who may have contact with the private sector. At
the conclusion of the course, participants will have
a basic understanding of the function of the private
sector within the FEMA External Affairs operation
at a JFO.
Completion of this course does not meet the requirements
necessary for qualification as a Private Sector
Specialist.
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Selection Criteria: Open to all working in a Joint Field
Office with preference to External Affairs Cadre
members.
Course Length: 2½ days
External Affairs Private Sector Basic
(E738)
This is a basic private sector course for all new FEMA
Disaster Reservists entering the External Affairs
Cadre with a specialty in the private sector component,
as well as Disaster Reservists assigned to other
External Affairs cadres who need cross-training. At
the conclusion of the course, participants will have
a basic understanding of the function of the private
sector within the FEMA External Affairs operation at
a Joint Field Office.
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: 2.5 days (with E/L/B753)
Policy, Procedure and Practice for External
Affairs–Part 1 (E/L/B750)
This is a multipart course designed to provide the
knowledge and tools necessary to perform job
functions in FEMA External Affairs and Emergency
Support Function (ESF) #15 operations. Taken
sequentially, the course will prepare participants to
work seamlessly with other External Affairs functions
in delivering comprehensive, integrated, and
unified messages to all stakeholders.
Part one is an introductory-level course focusing on
FEMA reservist policies related to External Affairs.
It provides participants an understanding of FEMA
programs, operations at a Joint Field Office (JFO),
and the functions outlined within the ESF #15 standard
operating procedures.
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