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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
FEMA 186-Hazard Mitigation and
Disaster Workforce Basics (1)
(formerly FEM 186)
Equips students with the necessary knowledge to
understand and communicate to the public the
preparedness and prevention approaches that
can reduce the impact of disasters. Students will
also gain understanding of procedures for federal,
state, local and private partners and the supporting
role each agency plays in providing prevention
and mitigation assistance for earthquakes,
floods, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
FEMA 187-Local Mitigation Plan Review (1)
(formerly FEM 187)
Equips students with the knowledge necessary to
effectively review and determine if local mitigation
plans meet federal mitigation planning requirements
using the current FEMA Local Mitigation Plan
Review Guide and developmental tools.
FEMA 188-Critical Infrastructure Protection (1)
(formerly FEM 188)
Enhances the knowledge of students in the field of
critical infrastructure protection. Students will be
exposed to the National Infrastructure Protection
Plan (NIPP) and the National Response Framework
(NRF) Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
(CI/KR) Support Annex. Students also learn the
importance of vertical and horizontal collaborations
across security partners and the effective strategies
for the sustainment of these relationships.
FEMA 189-Preparedness in the
Workplace and Community (1)
(formerly FEM 189)
Introduces basic preparedness concepts and
strategies for improving workplace, business and
community preparedness. The course provides
guidance to students on how to contribute to
improve workplace security in addition to best
practices for responding to an active shooter
situation. The course identifies surveillance activities
and the indicators associated with them while
outlining prevention steps aimed at identifying,
monitoring, and reporting suspicious activities.
FEMA 191-Emergency Management
& Technical Tools Application (1)
(formerly FEM 191)
Introduces students to preparedness
communication tools to reach all members of
their communities during an emergency. Explores
the National Emergency Technology (NET) Guard
program, how GIS technology can support
emergency management, and the Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).
FEMA 192-Geospatial Information
Systems Specialists (1)
(formerly FEM 192)
Introduces students to the disaster response role
and responsibilities of a Geospatial Information
Systems (GIS) Specialist. Explores what types of
products need to be produced and what procedures
must be followed to ensure that products are
produced correctly and in a timely manner.
FEMA 193-Resilient Accord: Exercising
Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents (1)
(formerly FEM 193)
Introduces students to best practices for executing
continuity operations during cyber-security
incidents. Explores the importance of incorporating
cyber security into continuity planning.
FEMA 194-Critical Infrastructure Security:
Theft and Diversion - What You Can Do (1)
(formerly FEM 194)
Introduces students to the information they need
to identify threats and vulnerabilities to critical
infrastructure from the theft and diversion of
critical resources, raw materials, and products
that can be used for criminal or terrorist activities.
Explores the actions that participants can take
to reduce or prevent theft and diversion.
FEMA 195-Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Against Insider Threats (1)
(formerly FEM 195)
Introduces students to critical infrastructure
preparedness practices and measures to reduce
the risk of insider threats. Explores methods
for identifying and taking action against
insider threats to critical infrastructure.
FEMA 196-Preparing for Mass Casualty
Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher
Education and Houses of Worship (1)
(formerly FEM 196)
Introduces students to recommended
practices and resources for developing
emergency plans to prepare for, respond to,
and recover from mass casualty incidents.
FEMA 197-CERT Supplemental Training:
The Incident Command System (1)
(formerly FEM 197)
Introduces students to principles of the Incident
Command System (ICS) and helps learners
understand how to effectively apply the
principles through interactive real-life scenarios.
Explores Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) activations, safety of disaster workers,
acceptable leadership and organizational
structures, and rescue effort approaches.
FEMA 198-Benefit-Cost Analysis Principles (1)
(formerly FEM 198)
Introduces students to fundamental Benefit-Cost
Analysis (BCA) concepts and theory. Explores the
process for gathering BCA data and the process
for conducting analyses using the latest version
of the Benefit Cost Toolkit. Examines projected
damage amounts of hazard events; frequency, or
Recurrence Interval (RI); and event duration analysis.
FEMA 199-Engineering Principles
and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-
Prone Residential Structures (1)
(formerly FEM 199)
Introduces students to engineering design and
economic guidance on what constitutes feasible and
cost-effective retrofitting measures for flood-prone
residential and non-residential structures. This
course serves as an overview of the contents of the
revised Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) P-259, Engineering Principles and Practices
for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures.
FEMA 200-Homeland Security Geospatial
Operations & Management (1)
(formerly FEM 200)
Introduces Homeland Security Geospatial Concept-
of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) doctrine. Students
will discover the importance of GeoCONOPS
to the National Preparedness System, National
Incident Management System (NIMS), and the
Incident Command System (ICS). Explores the
controls and functions of the DHS Common
Operating Picture (COP) application.
FEMA 201-National Disaster Recovery
Framework (NDRF) Overview (1)
(formerly FEM 201)
Introduces students to the National Disaster Recovery
Framework (NDRF), which provides a systematic
approach and national organizing structure for
Federal disaster recovery operations. Familiarizes
students with key concepts, core principles, and
roles and responsibilities of NDRF leadership.
Investigates and compares the roles of individual,
organizational, and governmental stakeholders in
developing a successful disaster recovery effort.
FEMA 203-Dams Sector Security Awareness (1)
(formerly FEM 203)
Explores methods for identifying potential
security threats to the nation's dams and levees
and indicators of those threats. Includes an
overview of protective measures used to reduce
and manage risk within the Dams Sector.
Course Descriptions
FEMA 205-Fundamentals of Management
and Support Coordination of Federal
Disaster Operations (1)
(formerly FEM 205)
Introduces the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and the National Preparedness
Goal as guiding elements in development of
emergency management policy and practice at
all governmental levels and in the community.
Familiarizes students with the six main component
Frameworks of the National Preparedness System.
Explores fundamental incident management
knowledge necessary for providing support to
disaster operations, including an overview of the
FEMA Qualification System (FQS) and its applications.
FEMA 206-Substantial Damage
Estimator 2.0 Tool (1)
(formerly FEM 206)
Enables learners to successfully use the
Substantial Damage Estimator 2.0 tool.
Includes demonstrations that allow students
to practice populating the electronic forms;
saving individual-structure and community-
wide data; running reports; and importing and
exporting data to other formats, such as Excel.
FEMA 209-Guardian Accord - Terrorism
and Continuity Operations (1)
(formerly FEM 209)
Explores the importance of incorporating the specific
risks of terrorism into continuity planning for Federal
Department and Agencies, state, territorial, tribal and
local jurisdictions. Includes an overview of the unique
continuity planning considerations of terrorism.
FEMA 212-Homeland Security Building
Design for Continuity of Operations (1)
(formerly FEM 212)
Provides guidance to the building sciences
community working for public and private
institutions, including Continuity of Operations
(COOP) planners/managers, building officials,
etc. Explores tools to help decision-makers
assess the performance of their buildings against
terrorist threats and to rank recommendations.
FEMA 213-Introduction to Community
Emergency Response Teams (1)
(formerly FEM 213)
Provides an introduction to Community
Emergency Response Teams (CERT) for those
interested in completing the basic CERT training
or as a refresher for current team members.
FEMA 214-Reconstitution Planning (1)
(formerly FEM 214)
Provides guidance to Federal Executive Branch
departments and agencies for developing Continuity
of Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs.
Explores the advantages of developing effective
and comprehensive reconstitution planning.
FEMA 215-Disaster Medical Coordination,
Monitoring, and Surveillance (1)
(formerly FEM 215)
Introduces students to the concepts and principles
of Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and
Surveillance (ERHMS) system. The course provides
instruction to leaders in organizations responsible
for planning and executing an incident response
that optimizes the health and safety of response,
remediation, recovery, and volunteer workers.
FEMA 216-The NEMIS Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program: Training for All Users (1)
(formerly FEM 216)
Introduces students to the National Emergency
Management Information System (NEMIS) and
the knowledge necessary for completion and
submission of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP) applications. Instructs regarding the
database system used to track disaster data for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and assorted grantee emergency management
offices. Explores application areas and requirements
representing various functions within FEMA,
and provides an orientation to the forms and
procedures for successfully navigating them.
FEMA 217-Flood Insurance Coverage Basics (1)
(formerly FEM 217)
Introduces students to Increased Cost of Compliance
(ICC) coverage concepts as part of the Standard
Flood Insurance Policy. Explores the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and covered and
non-covered building and personal property items.
Examines the unique requirements for insuring
condominiums and key characteristics and special
adjustment issues for basement coverage.
FEMA 218-Flood Insurance
Exposures Awareness (1)
(formerly FEM 218)
Introduces students to commercial exposures
and how they are insured within the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Explores the
impact of mapping changes on property owners,
insurance agents, lending institutions, and others.
Examines the Coastal Barrier Resources System
(CBRS) and Otherwise Protected Areas (OPAs).
FEMA 219-Principles of Flood
Insurance Elevation (1)
(formerly FEM 219)
Introduces students to Elevation Certificate (EC)
and how EC's help floodplain administrators
reduce flood risk. Explores lowest floor elevation
for post-FIRM buildings in A or V zones as shown
on the FEMA Elevation Certificate. Examines
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
(BW 12) legislation and the Homeowner Flood
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA)."
FEMA 220-Fundamentals of
Flood Insurance Claims (1)
(formerly FEM 220)
Introduces students to Commercial Claims
procedures covered in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). Explores small and large
commercial claims, certification requirements and
adjuster authority, the General Property Form, and
adjustment standards and requirements. Examines
the history and organization of the NFIP, the Standard
Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP), and the key terms
and concepts that flood claims adjusters must
know in order to accurately handle flood claims.
FEMA 221-Cultural Competence in
Disaster: Before, During, and After (1)
• Cultural Competence
(formerly FEM 221)
Explores literacy and competency considerations
that promote effective engagement of groups
diverse in their religious faith, cultural background,
or accessibility needs at all stages of emergency
response. Examines the history of marginalization
experienced by many of these groups and its impacts
on effective disaster response. Orients students
to the unique needs, etiquette, and relationships
involved in outreach to various religious faiths.
Analyzes the intersection of religious, cultural,
and accessibility needs with socioeconomic and
political factors. Discusses the influences of culture
and perception on action and their implications for
delivering equitable assistance to all disaster victims.
FEMA 222-Introduction to Unified
Federal Review (UFR) (1)
(formerly FEM 222)
Explores the Unified Federal Review (UFR) process
and how it supports interagency coordination for
Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP)
reviews during disaster recovery. Introduces
students to EHP concepts in the UFR process.
Examines the requirements of Federal Disaster
Recovery Coordinators (FDRC) and Federal
Coordinating Officers (FCO) in the UFR process.
FEMA 223-Federal Disaster
Deployment Procedures (1)
(formerly FEM 223)
Explores established best practices for acclimation
to working and living conditions at domestic
incidents. Introduces students to practical tips,
advice, requirements, and expectations during
a deployment. Examines the operation of
portable/mobile radios, the basics of how radio
systems work, and the principles and concepts
of interoperable communications. Presents
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Travel Rules and Regulations that are required
to be followed when working for FEMA.