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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



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