enrollment for emi courses - Emergency Management Institute ...

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
Selection Criteria: Personnel involved in conducting
benefit-cost analysis.
Prerequisites:
Required: Participants must have knowledge of
mathematics (basic algebra) and computers
(Windows and spreadsheet programs).
Course Length: 2½ days
CEUs: 1.3
benefit-cost analysis: Entry-level training
(E276)
This course is designed as an introduction to the
fundamental concepts of benefit-cost (BC) analysis.
Participants will learn how to obtain BC data and
conduct analyses using the basic versions of the riverine
and coastal A-zone software modules. This course will
not teach how to conduct level-two BC analyses.
Selection Criteria: The target audience is Federal and
State hazard mitigation officials. Other personnel
involved in conducting BC analyses may also apply.
Prerequisites:
Required: Participants must have knowledge of
mathematics (basic algebra) and computers
(Windows and spreadsheet programs).
Recommended: Familiarity with basic mitigation
terminology is suggested.
Course Length: 2½ days
CEUs: 1.3
CECs: 12 (core)
national flood Insurance program/
community rating system (nfIp/crs)
(E278)
This course covers the Community Rating System
(CRS), a nationwide initiative of FEMA’s National
Flood Insurance Program. It describes activities
eligible for credit under CRS, how a community
applies, and how a community modifies an
application to improve its classification.
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Selection Criteria: In order to be admitted to the
E278, National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating
System (NFIP/CRS), course, you must have a good
understanding of the NFIP basics. If you are not
well-versed in the basic NFIP concepts, you will
have a difficult time following the course material.
FEMA Regional Office staff, NFIP State Coordinators,
regional planning officials, local or Tribal government
officials, or those performing floodplain services
for local governments and others interested in
learning about the CRS in order to provide technical
assistance to communities seeking to apply for CRS
credit. Attendance will be limited to two participants
from any one community in any fiscal year.
Prerequisites: Must be a Certified Floodplain Manager
(CFM), or have completed the E273, Managing
Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), course or be a full-time Floodplain
Manager with more than 2 years of full-time
floodplain management experience, as demonstrated
through work in a floodplain management, codes
enforcement, or building code field and through
work specifically related to floodplain management.
ACE Recommendation:
Credit Hours: 2 hours
Level: LD or UD
Curricula: Public Administration or Emergency
Management
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.9
CECs: 12 (core)
retrofitting flood-prone residential
buildings (E279)
This course is designed to provide engineering and
economic guidance on what constitutes proper
retrofitting techniques for flood-prone residential
structures. The course will focus on the concepts of
floodproofing, regulatory framework, controlling
parameters, design practices, and benefit, cost, and
technical feasibility analysis. There is a case study
design exercise and a written examination.
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