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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />

Surge Capacity Force (SCF) Liaison<br />

Training (E/L/B470)<br />

During a disaster, FEMA’s response operations must<br />

effectively acquire and distribute resources. In order<br />

to ensure FEMA’s ability to support disaster response<br />

and recovery efforts, the agency may activate preidentified,<br />

non-emergency DHS component agencies’<br />

employees as Surge Capacity Force Personnel. The<br />

goal of this course is to provide participants with<br />

the knowledge, skill, and tools needed to function<br />

as a Surge Capacity Force Liaison with DHS agencies.<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

Required: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident Command<br />

System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b, Incident Command<br />

System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents,<br />

ICS-200; IS-700.a, National Incident <strong>Management</strong> System<br />

(NIMS), An Introduction; IS-800.b, National Response<br />

Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and the 3-week<br />

Surge Capacity Force Specialist Training.<br />

<strong>Course</strong> Length: 5 days<br />

CEUs: 4.5<br />

Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating<br />

Format (E/L480)<br />

This course focuses on the understanding and use<br />

of the Public Assistance (PA) Cost Estimating Format<br />

(CEF) spreadsheet and is specifically designed for<br />

participants with a background and experience in<br />

engineering and construction estimating who will<br />

be called upon to apply CEF (for estimating and/or<br />

reviewing large PA projects) in the field.<br />

Selection Criteria: FEMA PA Project Specialists, Technical<br />

Specialists, and PAC Crew Leaders with experience<br />

in engineering and construction estimating who are<br />

responsible for estimating and/or reviewing large<br />

PA projects.<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

Required: E/L381, Project Specialist, or IS-631, Public<br />

Assistance (PA) Operations I, prior to October 1, 2009.<br />

<strong>Course</strong> Length: 3 days<br />

CEUs: 2.1<br />

129<br />

Individual Assistance (IA) Direct Housing<br />

Manager (E491)<br />

This course is designed to provide the Individuals<br />

and Households Program (IHP)/Direct Housing<br />

Assistance and other essential FEMA staff with the<br />

knowledge and skills necessary to manage a Direct<br />

Housing Assistance mission.<br />

Selection Criteria: The course is designed for FEMA<br />

Individual Assistance (IA) personnel who manage<br />

Direct Housing missions. These staffs may include<br />

the following: IA Branch Director, Direct Housing<br />

Group Supervisor, <strong>Federal</strong> Coordinating Officer<br />

(FCO), Direct Housing Manager, and IA Technical<br />

Assistance Contractor (TAC) Manager.<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

Recommended: It is recommended that participants<br />

have basic knowledge of Individual Assistance<br />

programs, 44 CFR 206, Subpart D, and the<br />

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

Assistance Act, as amended. It is also recommended<br />

that participants have field experience in<br />

a Direct Housing Operation.<br />

<strong>Course</strong> Length: 4 days<br />

CEUs: 2.4<br />

<strong>Federal</strong> Staging Area (FSA) Operations<br />

(E660)<br />

This course trains FEMA, Other <strong>Federal</strong> Agency<br />

(OFA), and other key personnel in the setup,<br />

management, and operation of a <strong>Federal</strong> Staging<br />

Area (FSA). Participants will learn and practice standard<br />

procedures in the areas essential to the success<br />

of FSA operations, including:<br />

• Activating the site<br />

• Laying out the site by commodity and traffic flow<br />

• Establishing communications<br />

• Assembling a team<br />

• Establishing essential services for team and driver<br />

support<br />

• Receiving and issuing commodities<br />

FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />

FEMA/FEDERAL PARTNERS<br />

COURSES—RESPONSE<br />

& RECOVERY

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