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Selection Criteria: FEMA staff assigned the following
disaster job titles: Section Chiefs, Branch Director,
Unit Leader, Division/Group Supervisors, Crew
Leaders, and Strike Team Leaders and Task Force
Leaders. The course is not specific to any function
or cadre.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS-101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster
Workforce Readiness, and IS-800.b, National Response
Framework (NRF), An Introduction.
Recommended: E292, Disaster Field Operations Management
(DFOM), and/or E/L269, Managing FEMA Staff on
Disaster Operations.
CEUs: 2.9
Basic FEMA Safety Officer Course (E780)
This course is mandatory for all new safety professionals
within the FEMA Safety Cadre. It meets the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) requirements for what a Safety Officer
must know, what to look for, and how to look for
it. Completion of this course is required for credentialing
in accordance with the National Safety Cadre.
Selection Criteria: Offered to FEMA Disaster Safety
Officers by the Occupational Safety, Health, and
Environmental Office.
Prerequisites:
Required: Member of the Safety Cadre.
Course Length: 5 days
CEUs: 3.2
Intergovernmental Affairs Basic (E788)
This is a Basic Intergovernmental Affairs course
for all new FEMA Disaster Reservists entering the
External Affairs Cadre with a specialty in the intergovernmental
affairs 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 Tribal, territorial, State, and local government
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structures as well as the function of intergovernmental
affairs within the FEMA External Affairs
operation at a Joint Field Office.
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)
Intergovernmental Affairs Basic Field
Course (L790)
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 a JFO who may have contact with Tribal and/or
local government officials. At the conclusion of the
course, participants will have a basic understanding
of Tribal, territorial, State, and local government
structures as well as the function of intergovernmental
affairs within the FEMA External Affairs
operation at a JFO.
Completion of this course does not meet the
requirements necessary for qualification as an
Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist or Tribal Affairs
Specialist.
Selection Criteria: Open to all working in a Joint Field
Office with preference to External Affairs Cadre
members.
Course Length: 2½ days
Security Orientation (E979)
This is an introductory course designed to acclimate
newly hired FEMA Security Specialists to the responsibilities
of their position within a Joint Field Office.
Topics include workplace violence, identity theft,
video surveillance systems, security operations,
security assessments, reports and plans, physical and
personnel security, and an overview on the Security
identification badging and electronic fingerprinting
systems.