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);
|
