EMI Course Catalog - Emergency Management Institute - Federal ...
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Prerequisites:<br />
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />
Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for<br />
External Affairs–Part 1, and L751, Policy, Procedure, and<br />
Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Length: 5–6 days, 40 to 60 hours (dependent<br />
upon hours of the operation participant is<br />
deployed to.)<br />
Policy, Procedure and Practice for External<br />
Affairs–Capstone (E/L/B753)<br />
This is the final session of the multipart course<br />
designed to provide the knowledge and tools necessary<br />
to perform job functions in FEMA External<br />
Affairs and <strong>Emergency</strong> Support Function (ESF) #15<br />
operations.<br />
The Capstone for this series will allow participants<br />
to share experiences of deployment, discuss best<br />
practices learned, and further apply this knowledge<br />
in a final-day exercise conducted jointly<br />
with all components. Participants will also receive<br />
component-specific training during this week by<br />
participating in one of the following courses:<br />
• E/L/B249, External Affairs Planning and Products/Joint<br />
Information Center Basic Training<br />
• E/L/B277, Community Relations (CR) Basic<br />
• E/L/B368, Congressional Affairs Basic<br />
• E/L/B738, Private Sector Basic<br />
• E766, Resource Support Basic<br />
• E768, External Affairs Photo/Video Basic<br />
• E788, Intergovernmental Affairs Basic<br />
Selection Criteria: Participants in this course will be<br />
members of the External Affairs Cadre who have<br />
successfully completed E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and<br />
Practice for External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and<br />
Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752,<br />
Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field Internship<br />
Part 2 and are either new reservists without basic<br />
component specific training or who are training in<br />
a new component of External Affairs.<br />
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Prerequisites:<br />
Required: E/L/B750, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for<br />
External Affairs–Part 1; L751, Policy, Procedure, and Practice<br />
for External Affairs–Field Internship Part 1; and L752,<br />
Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Field<br />
Internship Part 2.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Length: 4 days, 32 hours<br />
Joint Field Office (JFO) Middle Managers<br />
Training (E778)<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Purpose<br />
This course enhances the readiness of FEMA middle<br />
managers and their organizations with emphasis<br />
on management and leadership, and accessing<br />
resources. This course does not focus on how to be,<br />
for example, an Individual Assistance (IA) Branch<br />
Director or a Resource Unit Leader.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Objectives<br />
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:<br />
• Describe the basic tenets of the National Incident<br />
<strong>Management</strong> System (NIMS), Incident Command<br />
System (ICS), and disaster response and recovery.<br />
• Explain the FEMA response lifecycle and the<br />
organizational structure.<br />
• Determine the roles and responsibilities of<br />
middle managers in disaster response and<br />
recovery.<br />
• Recognize the importance of middle<br />
management participation in planning.<br />
• Demonstrate an ability to handle administrative<br />
requirements of managers.<br />
• Identify elements of resource and personnel<br />
management unique to disasters.<br />
• Exhibit effective management skills and<br />
leadership abilities at the level expected of a<br />
middle manager.<br />
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />
FEMA/FEDERAL PARTNERS<br />
COURSES—MISSION<br />
SUPPORT