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EM 173-Incident Management for Schools (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 103, FEM 127,
FEM 150, FEM 156
Details the Incident Command System (ICS) principles
and organization and operational tactics driven by
the complexities of an incident or event. Investigates
the applicability of those ICS principles to school-
based, complex incidents, or incidents otherwise
in possession of multiple hazard facets. Surveys
human-driven and naturally occurring hazards
that threaten communities as well as methods
to improve preparedness and safety therefrom.
Introduces the school Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP), its development, and trains students in
development of plans and exercises for contribution
to and maintenance of such a school EOP.
EM 175-Emergency Management
Professional Development (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 103, FEM 132,
FEM 133, FEM 134, FEM 135, FEM 140
Provides a comprehensive set of fundamentals for
those in the emergency management profession.
Explores the tools and skills necessary for effective
planning and exercise design in the emergency
management field. Introduces basic leadership
skills and communication techniques and instructs
regarding their extension and application to the
management of volunteers in disaster readiness/
response scenarios and personnel in general.
Emphasizes the connections between each
extended field and the basic theory and principles
of the emergency management cycle and
provides opportunities for analysis and reflection
on the connections as they are discovered.
EM 177-Emergency Management
Education Planner (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 103, FEM 140,
FEM 150, FEM 156, FEM 196
Introduces core concepts in disaster planning
specifically adapted to primary, secondary, or
post-secondary educational institutions. Explores
the response and recovery resources available
and responsibilities inherent to planners in such
institutions. Develops skills necessary for the
development of school Emergency Operations
Plans (EOPs) and the completion of preparedness
tasks for the maintenance and improvement
thereof. Investigates the connections between
planning for school readiness and preparing for,
responding to, and recovering from mass casualty
incidents, as well as what to do when a mass
casualty incident and a school location overlap.
EM 179-Public Information Officer (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 134, FEM 151,
FEM 171, FEM 202
Instructs regarding the role and responsibilities of
the Public Information Officer (PIO) and explores the
PIO’s function in and typical interactions with the
public safety/emergency management environment.
Surveys the Joint Information System (JIS) and the
Joint Information Center (JIC) and examines their
relations and interactions in theory as well as practical
response application. Introduces National Incident
Management System (NIMS), its core components,
and investigates its uses in conveying appropriate
situational awareness information to the public
before, during, and following a disaster event.
EM 181-Community Preparedness Planner (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 140, FEM 180,
FEM 181, FEM 221
Trains students in the fundamentals of the
emergency planning process including the rationale
behind planning as a part of a holistic approach
using the emergency preparedness cycle. Develops
a student’s capability for effective participation in the
all-hazard emergency operations planning process.
Introduces the importance of including people
with disabilities, access, and/or functional needs
in planning and response, and explores means by
which their needs or abilities may be most effectively
addressed and incorporated in the planning process.
EM 183-Critical Infrastructure Strategist (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 181, FEM 188,
FEM 194, FEM 195
Provides training regarding critical infrastructure
duties and responsibilities at the state, local, tribal,
and territorial levels. Describes strategies for taking
action against insider threats to critical infrastructure
and explores real-world best practices for the same.
Explains duties and responsibilities for securing a
critical infrastructure. Introduces the concept of
resilience, discusses its beneficial effects on the
security and preparedness processes, and instructs on
the process and necessary mindset for developing,
planning for, and perpetually improving resilience
generally, and for critical infrastructure in particular.
EM 187-Disaster Construction Issues (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 104, FEM 105,
FEM 130, FEM 144
Provides an introduction to the issues related to
and that should be considered during construction
following a disaster. Introduces the National Incident
Management System, the Incident Command
System, Executive Order 12699 - Building for
Earthquakes of Tomorrow, National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) policy and regulations towards
retrofitting flood-prone residential structures, and
Environmental/Historical Preservation Compliance.
Examines impact of construction on environment,
population, and historic preservation sites prior
to and following disaster scenarios, and offers the
opportunity to analyze the difference between
practical necessities and compliance requirements
in response and rebuilding for recovery.
EM 189-Radiologic/Hazardous Response (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 102, FEM 115,
FEM 116, FEM 146
Provides a focused training for responding to
emergencies concerning radiologically active
and hazardous materials. Grounds students in
a thorough knowledge of basic preparedness
followed by specific emphasis on the skills
necessary for organizing and leading radiological
or otherwise hazardous response actions. Details
a variety of hazardous materials likely to be
encountered in a career in emergency management
planning or response, and orients students to
the classification systems and documentation
requirements necessary for interacting with
such materials on an official level in compliance
with emergency management regulations.
EM 201-Public Safety GIS and Technology (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: EM 101 or ID 225 or FSA 107
Introduces students to the technologies, applications,
and tools relevant to the current emergency
management professional environment. Explores
the impact of a rapidly improving technological
environment on all phases of the emergency
management process and discusses potential
means of leveraging technology to improve
known deficiencies. Focuses intensively on the
applications of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) technology with a view to preparing students
for its necessary use in emergency management
careers. Offers experience in working with, creating,
and interpreting GIS maps and other visual products.
Discusses the future changes and challenges
facing the emergency management discipline
as a result of continued technological growth.
EM 213-Social Impacts of Disaster (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides students with an enhanced awareness of
the response planning and response challenges
of diverse Individuals, groups, and communities
to disaster. Students will discover how disasters
influence structures, interactions, and subjective
perceptions among community members. Examines
how social inequality, including race, ethnicity, class,
and gender, result in enhanced vulnerabilities in
disasters. Students will analyze the diverse cultural
rules and biases of response organizations and
communities that converge during disasters.
EM 215-Planning and Response (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 140, FEM 159, FEM 174
Introduces the concepts and core components
of the emergency planning process, including
the rationale behind planning as an emergency
management process. Introduces participants to
the key concepts and principles of the National
Response Framework. Describes key Mission
Assignment (MA) concepts and provides knowledge
needed to carry out MA processing responsibilities.