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statE/lOcal/trIbal fIElD<br />

cOursEs—mItIgatIOn<br />

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<br />

state/local/tribal field<br />

<strong>courses</strong><br />

State/Local/Tribal Field <strong>courses</strong> are offered by the<br />

State/Local/Tribal training offices. To find out more<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation about these <strong>courses</strong>, please contact your<br />

State Training office (phone numbers and addresses<br />

are listed in this catalog starting on page 172).<br />

mitigation curriculum<br />

Mitigation makes sense—and it works. For every<br />

dollar spent on mitigation, at least two are saved in potential<br />

response and recovery costs.<br />

Mitigation means preventing or reducing a disaster’s<br />

effects on life and property through land-use<br />

planning, retrofitting, effective building codes,<br />

hazards identification and risk assessment, and a<br />

wide variety of other activities. Mitigation reduces<br />

the impact of any future disaster; it protects a<br />

community on a long-term basis. A disaster-resistant<br />

community is one where citizens, elected officials,<br />

and local businesses undertake “sustained action<br />

that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people<br />

and property from hazards and their effects.”<br />

FEd E r A L Em E r g E N C y mA N A g E m E N T Ag E N C y 80<br />

FEMA encourages communities to become disaster<br />

resistant by emphasizing ef<strong>for</strong>ts at the local level, with<br />

mitigation goals determined by the community. The<br />

strong partnerships developed between government,<br />

private industry, and the citizens of a community<br />

bring together resources from diverse sources to<br />

address a common goal.<br />

EMI’s State/Local/Tribal Field <strong>courses</strong> provide a way<br />

<strong>for</strong> many of these partners to attend the training they<br />

need at the State, local, or Tribal level. These <strong>courses</strong><br />

are designed <strong>for</strong> those who make mitigation happen<br />

by making changes at the local level: local officials<br />

and community leaders; architects, engineers, and<br />

building officials; building contractors; educators<br />

and school administrators; and others concerned<br />

with making their community disaster-resistant.<br />

Local mitigation leaders also are encouraged to review<br />

EMI’s Independent Study curriculum offerings,<br />

described in this catalog beginning on page 138.

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