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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
courses. Topics include: Coordination with Public
Assistance and Individual Assistance; GIS Training
for EHP Specialists; Tribal Consultations; and Cadre
Management Tools (SOP, Task Books, etc.). The course
stresses consistency and best practice approaches to
EHP incident operations and management.
Selection Criteria: This course is a credentialing requirement
for all Environmental and Historic Preservation
(EHP) job titles at the Fully Qualified level. Non-EHP
FEMA Program staff may attend with the Office of
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation
Headquarters or Regional Environmental Officer
approval.
Prerequisites:
Required: L/IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and
Historic Preservation Compliance; knowledge and
experience with FEMA’s programs; working
knowledge of environmental and historic preservation
laws, regulations, and Executive Orders
that dictate environmental compliance.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.8
Coordinating Environmental and Historic
Preservation Compliance (L253)
This course is usually delivered in the field and
provides an introduction to FEMA’s Environmental
and Historic Preservation (EHP) compliance
responsibilities. Upon completion of this course,
participants should have a basic knowledge of
Federal EHP laws; be able to outline FEMA’s responsibilities
under these laws; know how to access
EHP resources and staff; and be able to identify and
address EHP issues where they arise in FEMA projects.
The goal is not necessarily to provide participants
with all the skills and knowledge needed to successfully
assume the duties and responsibilities of an
Environmental, Historic Preservation, or Floodplain
Management Specialist. This course is also available
online as an Independent Study (IS) course through
the Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) virtual
campus. IS-253 can be accessed at the following
address: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is253.asp.
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Selection Criteria: This introductory course is a credentialing
requirement at the Basically Qualified level
for all EHP Cadre members. FEMA program staff,
FEMA Technical Assistance Contractors, and State/
Tribal and community representatives who require
a basic knowledge of the EHP compliance process
may also attend with the Office of Environmental
Planning and Historic Preservation Headquarters or
Regional Environmental Officer approval.
Prerequisites:
Recommended: This course is designed for a wide
audience, including FEMA Program managers and
staff, EHP specialists, State Emergency Management
Program staff, FEMA’s Technical Assistance
Contractors, and any others who require a basic
knowledge of FEMA’s environmental and historic
preservation compliance process. Participants are
expected to possess a basic knowledge of FEMA’s
Public Assistance and Mitigation programs prior
to taking this course.
Course Length: 3 days
CEUs: 1.8
Environmental and Historic Preservation
Management Information System (EMIS)
Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E255)
FEMA’s Environmental and Historic Preservation
(EHP) Section uses an independent web-based
system to review and document environmental and
historic preservation compliance for FEMA disaster
and non-disaster programs that are submitted
to eGrants or Emergency Management Mission
Integrated Environment (EMMIE). This course is
designed to prepare EHP staff for the field delivery
of EMIS Training to the EHP Cadre, and focuses on
EMIS functionality and effective training strategies.
Selection Criteria: This course is only open to EHP
Cadre members who have approval from the Office
of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation
Headquarters and/or FEMA Regional Environmental
Officers.
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy
FEMA/FEDERAL PARTNERS
COURSES—ENVIRONMENTAL
& HISTORIC PRESERVATION