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Emergency Management Training for First Responders

416 -- 300 hours

Course Outline

    Module 1 Introduction to Emergency Management
    1. Introduction
    2. Stakeholders
    3. Structures
    4. Risk Perception and Communication
    5. Emergency Response
    6. Implementing Disaster Recovery
    7. The Somersfield Man-Made Disasters – Animated Scenario
    8. Professional Accountability

    Module 2 Emergency Planning
    1. The Formal Planning Process
    2. Essay Activity - Mudslides in California
    3. Mandates, Structures and Guidelines - Information Scenario
    4. Patterned Human Behavior in Disasters – Information Scenario
    5. Preparing for Hazard Adjustments – Information Scenario
    6. Fostering Successful Emergency Planning
    7. Essay Activity – Risk Communication
    8. Hazard Awareness Programs – Information Scenario
    9. Fostering Successful Emergency Planning
    10. Essay Activity - Sierra Vista, Arizona

    Module 3 Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
    1. Building a Culture of Preparedness
    2. Essay Activity – Community Sustainability
    3. Identifying Hazards – Information Scenario
    4. The Chairperson – Information Scenario
    5. Hazard Mitigation Planning
    6. Essay Activity – Seaside Oregon
    7. The Hurricane – Information Scenario
    8. Hazard Mitigation at the Local Level – Information Scenario
    9. Local land Use Powers - Information Scenario
    10. Essay Activity - National Flood Insurance Program

    Module 4 Technology in Emergency Management
    1. Using Technology – Information Scenario
    2. Emergency Management and the Internet – Information Scenario
    3. Networks in Emergency Management – Information Scenario
    4. Global Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems
    5. LandView and Marplot
    6. Data Representation – Activity
    7. Geocoding
    8. Hazard Analysis and Modeling
    9. Hazard Modeling Systems – Activity
    10. Warning Systems – Information Scenario

    Module 5 Disaster Response and Recovery
    1. Approaching Response and Recovery Operations: Alternative Management Theory
    2. Overcoming Typical Challenges
    3. The Vista Marina Earthquake – Animated Decision Making Scenario
    4. Dealing with Future Disasters