PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To enhance public and selected audience knowledge of emergency management practices among State, local and tribal government managers in response to emergencies and disasters. The program currently consists of 32 courses. They include IS-1, Emergency Program Manager; IS-2, Emergency Preparedness, USA; IS-3, Radiological Emergency Management; IS-5, Hazardous Materials: A Citizen's Orientation; IS-7, A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance; IS-8, Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699; IS-15, Special Event Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies; IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises; IS-275, Role of the EOC in Community Preparedness Response and Recovery Activities; IS-279, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures; IS-301, Radiological Emergency Response; IS-330, Refresher Course for Radiological Monitors; IS-195, Basic Incident Command System; IS-010, Animals in Disaster; IS-011, Animals in Disaster: Community Planning Awareness and Preparedness; IS-393, Introduction to Mitigation; IS-346, Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel; IS-9, Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program; IS-208, State Disaster Management; IS- 271, Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk; IS-292, Basic Disaster Operations; IS-288, The Role of Volunteer Agencies in Emergency Management; IS-324, Community Hurricane Preparedness; IS-394, Mitigation for Home Owners; IS-513, The Professional in Emergency Management; and IS-534, Emergency Response to Terrorism; IS 12-Acquisition Buyout; IS- 600 Special Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance Projects; IS-630, Introduction to Public Assistance Process; IS-14, New FEMA Employee Orientation; IS-16, Supervisor's Guide to Equal Opportunity Employment; and IS-386, Residential Coastal Construction.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF;
- Emergency Preparedness, Civil Defense;
- Emergency Health Services;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Student/Trainee;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);