Course Catalog

This course supports state, tribal, and territorial governments and their Emergency Management partners in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disaster events at the state, tribal, or territorial level. The course is designed to strengthen states’ abilities to successfully prepare
for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise after a disaster event, including managing the offers of things, people, and money and matching them according to donor intent and area of greatest need. The course content and activities may also serve as a template for procedures, thereby enhancing uniformity among states in addressing areas of unsolicited donated items, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding FEMA’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build
relationships between government and nongovernment organizations.

This one-day course is an introduction to the National Hurricane Center’s forecast procedures and products, and FEMA’s National Hurricane Program’s tools for how to incorporate them into Planning and Response. Topics include hurricane hazards, how forecasters use model guidance, decision aids, and evacuation planning.

The Advanced Public Information Officer (PIO) course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations.

Course Goal:
1. Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage, and work within a JIC.
2. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multi-day full functional exercise.
3. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the short- and long-term recovery phases of an incident.
4. Encourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.

Participants must have a minimum of 2 years of public information experience.

This course introduces the skills and planning considerations required to manage large numbers of people who are not affiliated with an experienced relief organization, but who want to help in disasters. These helpers or “spontaneous volunteers” are generally well motivated and sincerely want to help, but their efforts and resources need to be coordinated and integrated effectively.

This course is designed for FEMA grantees and sub-grantees. It includes discussion and activities to improve the ability of FEMA grantees to administer Federal grant funding.

Participants must be FEMA grantees or sub-grantees only. Invitations and course announcements are sent to grantees directly from the Grants Programs Directorate.

This course strengthens understanding of the Federal requirements when purchasing under a FEMA award. This EMI certified course offers students a deeper understanding of the federal procurement rules that govern the procurement of good and services under a federal award. This course pairs direct instruction about the federal rules with exercise that allow students to apply their understanding to real-life procurement scenarios and tasks. Participants will leave with a greater confidence and skill in executing contracts for procurement that are compliant with the federal rules. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate and continuing education credits.

Fall NIMS ICS Position-Specific Training Hub & Spoke Event
In a partnership with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Incident Management Teams Association (IMTA), FEMA Regions VIII and IX, and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), we announce an opportunity for Incident Management Team (IMT) members to participate in the Fall Hub & Spoke Event. Classes will be delivered in a “hybrid format” with Hub classrooms located in Colorado and California and Spoke classrooms located across the Nation.

The goal of this professional development course is to provide local and state-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of an Incident Commander within the ICS structure and specifically for a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization, such as an IMT, as a member of the Command, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. This criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager.

Fall NIMS ICS Position-Specific Training Hub & Spoke Event
In a partnership with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Incident Management Teams Association (IMTA), FEMA Regions VIII and IX, and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), we announce an opportunity for Incident Management Team (IMT) members to participate in the Fall Hub & Spoke Event. Classes will be delivered in a “hybrid format” with Hub classrooms located in Colorado and California and Spoke classrooms located across the Nation.

Course Description:

The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Safety Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization, such as an IMT, as a member of the Command, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. This criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate ACE: Credit Hours: 2

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Explain the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to response operations.

Explain the role and responsibilities of the Safety Officer in assuming the position and creating an attitude of safety on an incident.

Identify the information that the Safety Officer must obtain when beginning work on an incident and potential source for obtaining that information.

Contrast between a hazard and a safety risk.

Identify techniques used to prioritize hazards for mitigation, as well as several types of mitigation and accident prevention.

Develop an ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis, given a scenario.

Create an ICS Form 208 HM, Site Safety and Control Plan.

Apply multiple methods of communicating safety risks and mitigations through the Incident Safety Plan, Assistant Safety Officers, Safety Messages, and Safety Briefings.

Explain the Safety Officer's interactions with the Logistics Section (and its various sub-units) to ensure that personnel needs are safely met.

Identify common unsafe actions, operations, situations, and safety risks during an incident.

Explain the Safety Officer's responsibility in managing accidents and special situations that may occur during an incident.

Explain the Safety Officer's role in disbanding the Safety Unit during incident demobilization and Closeout.

Fall NIMS ICS Position-Specific Training Hub & Spoke Event
In a partnership with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Incident Management Teams Association (IMTA), FEMA Regions VIII and IX, and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), we announce an opportunity for Incident Management Team (IMT) members to participate in the Fall Hub & Spoke Event. Classes will be delivered in a “hybrid format” with Hub classrooms located in Colorado and California and Spoke classrooms located across the Nation.

This course provides local-and state- level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Liaison Officer (LOFR) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).

This course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises that provides a realistic, scenario-driven approach to mastering the skills required of a LOFR. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.

The course will provide local- and state- level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Division/Group Supervisor on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). The course walks participants through general information, including an overview of the Operations Section and information on incident mobilization, initial situational awareness, and unit management. It also provides detailed instruction on responding to the incident and the command needs of the incident, and emphasizes the importance of risk management and safety considerations.

This course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises that provides a realistic, scenario-driven approach to mastering the skills required of a Supervisor.

Program Area(s)

Incident Command System
Response and Recovery
FEMA Operations–Federal
FEMA Operations-Other Federal Agencies
FEMA Employee Training

Target Audience:
NIMS ICS All-Hazards training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.

This course provides local- and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: responding to the incident and effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of a Logistics Section Chief on an AHIMT.

This course is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply
planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes Emergency Management Planning doctrine and steps to take
to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions

This course provides state, tribal, territorial, and local staff with information specific to the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) process; roles and responsibilities; collection of information for the PDA; methodologies for conducting damage assessments; and the disaster declaration process.

The target audience includes state, tribal, territorial, and local government personnel responsible for participating in the joint PDA

This week-long course is a specialized training opportunity to build the capacity of the Emergency Manager to understand hurricanes and make effective protective action decisions during a threat. Through hands-on and interactive instruction with specialists at the National Hurricane Center, the course provides students with an intensive instruction on all aspects of tropical forecasts and products, along with local National Weather Service forecast office products. _x000d_
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***MUST HAVE MOST RECENT "IS" FEMA PREREQUISITES.***

FEMA is responsible for establishing national guidelines for incident management training at all
jurisdictional levels, including guidelines for ICS instructors. TEEX / NERRTC through a
cooperative agreement with DHS/FEMA offers the ICS Train-the-Trainer curriculum (MGT-906
/ L-449 / ICS Train-the-Trainer) at no cost to local, tribal or state jurisdictions. Participant costs
to attend (i.e. travel, lodging, meals, etc.) are NOT covered by funding for this delivery.
The ICS TtT is a five-day / 40 hour course that covers adult education concepts, the ICS-100,
200, 300, 400, G-191 and E/L/G 0402 courses. The focus of the course are the teaching
techniques of the various curriculum and addressing the participant dynamics in the classroom
setting.
The delivery is rigorous, both academically and work wise. This includes homework and time
after class preparing assignments. Participants may not miss more than 10% of the instruction
and activities to receive a certificate (no more than 3.5 hours). Participants will be required to
bring a laptop, tablet or suitable device to access online testing links and conduct assigned
presentations. If you believe you have a conflict that will prevent you from full participation,
please consider a future delivery.
Participant Required Pre-requisites: (It is imperative that all registration and prerequisites are completed or participants will not be enrolled to attend)

The ability of public enterprises to survive and sustain critical core business operations and functions during an unforeseen enterprise interruption event.” In today’s public enterprise environment, continuity of operations is essential for the welfare of any organization in order to mitigate the negative effects of an interruption._x000d_
Target Audience: leadership, planners, responders deploying when a COOP is implemented, managers/employees responsible for managing/supporting a COOP._x000d_