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EmE r g E n c y ma n a g E m E n t In s t I t u t E • 2010-2011 • ca t a l o g of co u r s E s
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: 2½ days with E/L/B753, Policy,
Procedure, and Practice for External Affairs–Capstone.
Human resources (Hr) Operations
(E/l/b259)
The purpose of this course is to provide Human
Resources Unit leaders, HR Unit managers,
and supervisors on a disaster operation with
the knowledge and skills required to perform
management and leadership responsibilities more
effectively and with greater confidence.
After completing this course, participants will be
able to:
• Explain how the relationship theory can
contribute to a greater understanding of self
and others within the context of the disaster
operations environment.
• Apply appropriate leadership styles to specific
disaster situations.
• Apply strategies for effective communication in
disaster operations.
• Apply strategies for managing the performance
and conduct of disaster staff.
• Practice useful techniques for building
and maintaining cohesive teams in disaster
operations.
• Describe the disaster manager’s role in managing
stress in disaster operations.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course
includes managers and supervisors of FEMA’s Human
Resources Cadre (from both Headquarters and the
Regions). The course will be offered to Permanent Full-
Time (PFT) employees, Cadre of On-call Response
Employees (CORE), and Disaster Reservists. All must have
had at least one disaster assignment as an HR Unit Leader
or HR Unit Manager before attending the course.
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Prerequisites:
Required: E/L/B325, Human Resources (HR) Specialist;
IS 100.a, Introduction to the Incident Command System
(ICS), ICS-100; IS 101, Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster
Workforce Readiness; IS 200.a, Incident Command System
(ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-
200; IS 700.a, National Incident Management System
(NIMS), An Introduction; and IS 800.b, National Response
Framework (NRF), An Introduction.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.4
community relations reporting
techniques and analysis (E/l/b267)
This course prepares FEMA Community Relations
(CR) and External Affairs staff who will be responsible
for compiling individual daily CR field reports
sent to the Joint Field Office (JFO) and supplying
this up-to-date information to other Emergency
Response Team (ERT) elements.
Selection Criteria: The primary audience is limited to
CR specialists and other members of External Affairs
who will be responsible for compiling, tracking,
and generating daily field reports at the JFO. This
course will be offered to Permanent Full-Time (PFT)
employees, CORE, and Disaster Reservists.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS 100.a, Introduction to the Incident Command
System (ICS), ICS-100; IS 101, Deployment Basics: Federal
Disaster Workforce Readiness; IS 200.a, Incident Command
System (ICS) for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents,
ICS-200; IS 700.a, National Incident Management System
(NIMS), An Introduction; IS 800.b, National Response
Framework (NRF), An Introduction; and at least one of
the following:
• Successful completion of E/L/B277, Basic Training
for Community Relations (CR) Field Specialists, and
E/L/B753, Policy, Procedure, and Practice for External
Affairs–Capstone.
• Served in a reporting techniques role at the JFO.
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