FEMA offers a "Fundamentals of Emergency Management" course which may be of interest to some PTSC-Online viewers. There is no charge for the downloadable course materials and tests.
Here is a link which takes you to the FEMA web site that outlines the course.
Course Overview
This course is the first introductory course in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency Management Institute's (EMI) Independent Study Professional Development Series (PDS). Its goal is to introduce you to the fundamentals of emergency management (EM) as an integrated system, and how its resources and capabilities can be networked together for all hazards.
All communities are vulnerable to a variety of hazards. Emergency management provides a structure for anticipating and dealing with Preparedness, Prevention, Protection, Response, Recovery and Mitigation of, those hazards.
Emergency management involves participants at all governmental levels, the private sector, non-governmental (voluntary) organizations, and individuals. Activities are geared according to phases before, during, and after emergency or disaster events. The effectiveness of emergency management rests on the ability of this network to support our citizens and first responders.
The PDS includes a series of seven Emergency Management Institute independent study courses that provide a well-rounded set of fundamentals for those in the emergency management profession. Many students build on this foundation with additional training, education and exercises to develop their careers.
The additional six courses in the Professional Development Series are:
IS-139 Exercise Design
IS-235.a Emergency Planning
IS-240.a Leadership and Influence
IS-241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving
IS-242.a Effective Communication
IS- 244.a Developing and Managing Volunteers
2 Comments
William, I tried this course on-line; however, it does not accept Canadian info. Is there a work-a-round?
A query to EMI on the above issue yielded the following response:
Thank you for your email correspondence to the
Independent Study Program (ISP).
Your case number is XXXXX. Please provide this number whenever you
contact our office regarding this request.
You do not have to be a US citizen to access, download
and use the course materials on this website, however, we do not process
final examinations or provide certificates of completion for Non-US citizens.
For information regarding special exemptions, please
see our website http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/nonus.asp.
Thank You,
Independent Study Program (ISP)
Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
National Preparedness Directorate
Phone: 301-447-1200
Email: independent.study@fema.dhs.gov
Site: http://training.fema.gov/is
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