National Emergency Management Academy E0104 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Course Offerings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014

Course Description:

The purpose of this course in the National Emergency Management Academy is to acquaint students who are new to the field of emergency management to the benefits, kinds, and methods of exercises that will support their future work. The content covered will include the types of exercises in a progressive exercise program, the exercise design and development steps, the process to prepare for conduct and evaluation of exercises, and after action reports and corrective actions. Tabletop and Functional exercises will be explored through student table group activities. Read More...

National Emergency Management Academy E0105 Public Information and Warning Course Offerings for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014

Course Description:

This National Emergency Management Academy course introduces the student to what the public information officer (PIO) does in emergency management and to basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO, communication tools and resources encompassing social media, effective communication, preparing the community through outreach and other means, and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages. This is a two-day classroom course which gives students time to perform activities and exercises to reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.  Read More...

Emergency Management Institute Mission 

To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. Read more...