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FEMA’s Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) launched its new social media accounts this week to better
share information on training opportunities and course offerings and in a
timely manner. The accounts provide platforms for trusted networking
opportunities that the emergency management community could use both on and off
campus. Students and emergency management professionals also will be able to
engage in a dialogue to share information related to the training they receive
through EMI.
Follow and participate
with EMI on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Put
your community on the road to resilience with the Roadmap to Resilience course
(E426) from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. Participants will
learn how to develop an implementation plan in their community, how to
establish a community coalition and approaches that encourage local leaders to
augment resilience within the unique circumstances of their community.
The
course will be conducted December 12-14, 2016, at the National Emergency
Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It is designed to inspire and provide
participants with information intended to increase a community’s resilience
through the whole community approach to emergency management. The target audience includes community
stakeholders interested in disaster resilience, and emergency management
professionals with less than three years of experience who support or implement
inclusive emergency management, community disaster planning, preparedness
activities, and community outreach partners at the state, local, and tribal levels.
The deadline date to register is November 21, 2016. Submit
a completed General Admission Application FEMA Form 119-25-1 to
your State Training Officer. For more information, contact Matthew Lyttle at matthew.lyttle@fema.dhs.gov.
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
FEMA announced the annual
funding opportunity for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The
Fiscal Year 2016 AFG program will award $310.5 million to enhance the safety of
the public and firefighters against fire-related deaths and hazards.
The application period is closes on November 18, 2016, at 5 p.m. ET. The grant guidance is posted at www.grants.gov and here.
Applicants who need additional information may contact firegrants@fema.gov or call 866-274-0960.
Seeking Comments on Draft Disaster Resilience Indicators Concept
The deadline to submit inputs and feedback to the
Mitigation Federal Leadership Group (MitFLG) Disaster Resilience Indicators
Subcommittee’s “Draft
Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-Level
Progress Measures" is December 15, 2016. Stakeholders can submit comments and feedback to FEMA-CommunityResilience@fema.dhs.gov.
The document is the result of a year-long effort to identify potential indicators of community resilience capacity building that align with the Mitigation and Recovery Core Capabilities under the National Preparedness Goal. Learn more details about this initiative through FEMA and NOAA partnership here.
Applications Open for Integrated Emergency Management Courses
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute
conducts Integrated Emergency Management Courses (IEMC) throughout the year and
across the country. The four-and-a-half day training course is designed
specifically for communities, providing both lecture and exercise-based
training focused on response operations for a disaster or emergency that could
happen in their area.
IEMC courses simulate
realistic crisis situations that emergency operations center personnel and
community leadership/elected officials may encounter during disasters or other
events. Also, the course enhances the skills of participating officials
and provides a forum to evaluate the effectiveness of their specific emergency
policies, plans, and procedures to protect life and property. The course’s
target audience includes state, local, tribal, and territorial government
personnel; their elected and appointed officials; supervisory, operations, and
emergency support personnel; nonprofit organizations; the private sector; law
enforcement personnel; firefighters; attorneys; public information officers;
planners; and more.
IEMC classes are principally
delivered at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute at the National Emergency
Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland; however, delivery may also occur
in the community. If your jurisdiction is interested in applying for the
program and obtaining information on the application process and its timeline,
please visit http://training.fema.gov/iemc/. The deadline for applications is
February 15, 2017. Questions should be directed to FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov.
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