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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
Managing FEMA Staff on Disaster
Operations (E/L269)
This course provides FEMA managers and supervisors,
including PFTs and Disaster Reservists who
work in the Joint Field Office (JFO) and other
disaster operation facilities, with the knowledge and
skills to perform their staff management responsibilities
more effectively and with greater confidence.
Individuals must complete the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) Instrument and should have JFO
experience.
Selection Criteria: FEMA managers and supervisors
including PFTs and Disaster Reservists.
Prerequisites:
Required: Must have disaster field experience in the
JFO or other FEMA disaster support facility and
have a supervisory role as a disaster manager/
supervisor. Completion of the MBTI and submission
to EMI at least 2 weeks prior to the course.
Course Length: 3½ days
CEUs: 2.6
Management of Individual Assistance (IA)
(E/L/B321)
This course gives participants the tools needed to
provide the best service to disaster victims based
on the New FEMA vision of being the Nation’s preeminent
emergency management agency.
The primary audience for this course is FEMA,
nationwide Individual Assistance (IA) staff including
IA Branch Directors, IA Group Supervisors, as well as
Operations Section Chiefs and Federal Coordinating
Officers.
Selection Criteria: Participants should have served
in one disaster operations field position as Group
Supervisor or Team Leader.
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Introduction to Mission Assignment (MA)
Processing (E347)
The purpose of this course is to provide FEMA
personnel with an in-depth introduction to the
Mission Assignment (MA) process including MA
Issuance, Execution, Billing, and Closeout. The
participants also receive training on the Request
Action Tracking System (RATS) web-based tracking
tool and the eCAPs software program.
Selection Criteria: FEMA staff consisting of MA
Managers and Specialists, Action Trackers–
Operations, Operations Section Chiefs, and Branch
Directors, Logistics, and Finance staff as appropriate.
Prerequisites:
Required: Completion of IS-293, Mission Assignment
(MA) Overview, course or at the approval of the
FEMA Region or EMI Course Manager.
Recommended: L348, Orientation to Mission Assignments.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.8
Orientation to Mission Assignments (L348)
The purpose of this course is to provide FEMA, other
Federal agency program and finance staff, and the
State emergency managers with the key Mission
Assignment (MA) concepts and the knowledge to
carry out their assigned responsibilities. The course
is intended to be offered to members of the Regional
Interagency Steering Committee (RISC) and FEMA
Headquarters ESF Leader’s Group (ESFLG).
Selection Criteria: FEMA, other Federal agency staff,
and State emergency management staff.
Prerequisites:
Required: Completion of IS-293, Mission Assignment
(MA) Overview, or at the approval of the FEMA
Region or EMI Course Manager.
Course Length: 2 days
CEUs: 1.4
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