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EmE r g gE E n nc cy y ma n na a g gE E m mE E n nt t In Ins st tI tI t u ut tE E • 2010-2011 • ca cat ta al l o g of co u r rs sE Es s
Selection Criteria: Full-time, executive-level, Federal,
State, Tribal, or local Emergency Managers with
experience in disasters or those holding major
policy-making positions related to emergency
management. This is a course designed for the highest
echelon of emergency management with experience
in responding to and recovering from catastrophic
events. The Federal, State, and local participants must
have emergency management experience at the
highest level of operation for their community, such
as Emergency Management Director, Emergency
Management Section Chief, etc., or Executive Officer
or President or equivalent positions in organizations
that support Emergency Management functions, such
as the National Emergency Management Association
(NEMA); the International Association of Emergency
Managers (IAEM); the Association of State Floodplain
Managers (ASFPM); the International Association of
Fire Chiefs (IAFC); the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP); the American Public Works
Association (APWA); etc., or Directors of Emergency
Management Programs at the Federal, State, or local
level, such as State emergency management directors,
FEMA directors, etc., or key leading positions in
other organizations.
NOTE: This is a competitive program. In order to gain full credit,
it is recommended that in addition to the FEMA 75-5, General
Application Form, applicants also submit a brief (no more than one
page) summary of their work experience and why they feel they
should be in this program.
“Key Leading” Selection Criteria: The Executive Emergency
Management Symposium is EMI’s premier executive
education program with a limited capacity of
participants each year. The primary audience is
executive-level officers; however, a limited number
of non-executive-level applicants who have
demonstrated the ability to exercise leadership will
be considered for the Executive Emergency Management
Symposium within an audience category known as
“Key Leading.” Once the minimum academic
requirement has been demonstrated, candidates will
be selected on the following criteria:
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NOTE: It is not required that a candidate possess all of the
following; however, the more achievements and criteria presented,
the stronger a candidate’s application will be considered.
• Those applicants requesting consideration for
a key leader slot must possess the minimum
academic requirement of an Associate’s degree
from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Advanced academic degrees will further
strengthen the candidacy of the applicant.
• Unique perspectives that broaden the diversity of
the Executive Emergency Management Symposium.
• Personal accomplishments and significant
contributions to emergency services and/or the
community.
• Potential for future impact on emergency services.
It is expected that the applications for these limited
numbers of positions will be very competitive in
nature. Applicants are encouraged to carefully
review all of the aforementioned and following
selection/application elements before submitting
their application package.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS 100.a, Introduction to the Incident Command
System (ICS), ICS-100; 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 an Associate’s degree.
Recommended: Bachelor’s or higher degree.
Course Length: 4 days
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