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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
Intergovernmental affairs basic (E788)
This is a Basic Intergovernmental Affairs course
for all new FEMA Disaster Reservists entering
the External Affairs Cadre with a specialty in the
intergovernmental affairs component, as well as
Disaster Reservists assigned to other External Affairs
cadres who need cross-training. At the conclusion
of the course, participants will have a basic
understanding of Tribal, territorial, State, and local
government structures as well as the function of
intergovernmental affairs within the FEMA External
Affairs operation at a Joint Field Office.
Selection Criteria: Participant must be a member of
the External Affairs Cadre and have taken E/L/
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: 2.5 days (with E/L/B753)
Intergovernmental affairs leadership
(E789)
The role of the Assistant External Affairs Officer-
Intergovernmental Affairs (AEAO IGA) is to set up
and manage an operation addressing the needs of
its constituents and supporting Emergency Support
Function (ESF) #15 by providing timely and
accurate information. This course will prepare the
participants to serve as AEAO IGA at the Joint Field
Office (JFO).
Selection Criteria: The target training population
consists of FEMA representatives who have been
selected to serve, or have the potential to serve, in the
capacity ofAEAO IGA, Federal Coordinating Officers,
Regional External Affairs Officers. This course is
built on the assumption participants will arrive with
considerable basic knowledge of FEMA programs
and operations as well as combined management
knowledge, experience, and ability to prepare them
to lead the IGA function successfully.
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Prerequisites:
Required: To attend this course, participants must
have successfully completed: IS 650, Building
Partnerships with Tribal Governments, and IS 250, Emergency
Support Function (ESF) #15—External Affairs: A New
Approach to Emergency Communication and Information
Distribution. The following courses are designed to
provide program knowledge: IS 101, Deployment
Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness, and IS 800.b,
National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction,
or Independent Study courses on FEMA programs.
One of the following will substitute:
Basic Congressional (resident or field version), Basic
Community Relations (resident or field version), or
Basic Public Affairs (resident or field version).
Course Length: 4 days
fEma response: Keystone principles,
tenets, and concepts workshop (E/l821)
This workshop is for FEMA personnel assigned to
Command and General Staff, NRCC Directors, and
RRCC Managers to establish a common perspective
that guides FEMA incident management, support,
and planning. This common perspective is built
on past experiences and beliefs. In addition, this
workshop will enable participants to communicate
the principles, tenets, and concepts that comprise
the FEMA doctrine to others.
The workshop goal is to provide FEMA personnel with
a common perspective (doctrine) from which to:
• Direct response operations.
• Organize, plan, train, and equip for, as well as
conduct incident management and support.
• Prepare for and conduct planning activities in
FEMA response operations.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be
able to communicate the principles, tenets, and
concepts that comprise the FEMA response doctrine
to others.
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