EMI Course Catalog - Emergency Management Institute - Federal ...

EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
State/Local/Tribal Field
Courses
A significant portion of our training is conducted
by State emergency management agencies, under
cooperative agreement with FEMA. Not all of the
courses listed in the State/Local/Tribal Field section
of this catalog are offered in each State every year.
Contact the appropriate State office of emergency
management to obtain dates of course offerings and
other information on training activities. The address
and phone numbers for State and Regional Training
Offices are listed at the back of this catalog.
National Emergency
Management Academy
The National Emergency Management Academy will
be the entry-point for individuals pursuing a career
in emergency management. Similar to “basic” academies
operated by the fire and law enforcement
communities, the National Emergency Management
Academy will offer a foundational education in emergency
management while providing an opportunity
for students to build camaraderie, establish professional
contacts, and gain a common understanding
of the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of an
emergency management program.
The National Emergency Management Academy will
consist of a combination of new and existing EMI
courses, including the Emergency Management Institute
(EMI) Professional Development Series, and will include
instruction on the National Incident Management
System as well as other key doctrines and legal authorities.
Graduation from the Academy will require the
completion of the following four courses. Certificates
of training completion will be issued at the end of each
course. A certificate for Academy graduates will be issued
upon completion of the entire series of courses.
• Foundations of Emergency Management - an entry-level
introductory course consisting of approximately
88 hours of training contact and 19 hours of
independent study prerequisites.
5
Prerequisites
- IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System
(ICS), ICS-100 (3 hours)
- IS-700.b National Incident Management System
(NIMS), An Introduction (3 hours)
- IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction
(3 hours)
- IS-230.b Fundamentals of Emergency Management
(10 hours)
• Science of Disasters, including instruction on
All-Hazards Threat and Analysis and Risk
Assessment (16 hours)
• Emergency Planning (16 hours)
• Exercise Design (16 hours)
In 2012, the Academy curriculum will be packaged to
permit delivery by Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in-residence at EMI and by the States
at their own training and education facilities.
FEMA/Federal Partners
Courses
Providing performance-based disaster operations
and recovery training for FEMA’s Disaster Workforce
is a key mission for EMI. EMI works with FEMA’s
Disaster Workforce Cadre Managers and Program
Offices to identify training priorities and positionspecific
training that is linked to the requirements
defined by the FEMA Qualification System (FQS).
EMI’s training approach is focused on learning and
relevance, with the objective of strengthening the
capabilities of FEMA’s Disaster Workforce so they are
ready when disaster strikes.
Other Federal Agency (OFA) personnel with
specific roles and functions outlined in the National
Response Framework (NRF) also participate in
EMI’s disaster operations and recovery training.
Training with allied Federal partners is critical to
fostering common understandings, integrated operating
procedures, communications, and a unified
response and recovery effort.
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