FEMA: E905 Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC): Hurricane: Preparedness and Response

Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) E905 Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC): Hurricane: Preparedness and Response February 11-14, 2013 Emergency Management Institute National Emergency Training Center Emmitsburg, Maryland

"This IEMC addresses preparedness and response in emergency situations resulting from a hurricane. This exercise-based course is conducted for participants from communities throughout the country. The IEMC places public officials and other key community leaders in a disaster simulation. The course methodologies of classroom instruction, planning sessions, and exercises allow for structured decision making in an educational, yet realistic, environment. A key outcome of this IEMC is that additional planning needs are identified, providing the opportunity to enhance overall preparedness. The exercise scenario for an IEMC: Hurricane Preparedness and Response focuses on evacuation issues prior to the simulated hurricane making landfall and response activities after landfall."

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