E101 Foundations of Emergency Management

Dates: December 3-14, 2012 June 10-21, 2013

Course Length: This course is 10 days in length with the weekend off after the fifth day of instruction. Class resumes on Monday through Friday for the final 5 days on instruction the second week.

Course Description: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a career development program through a progressive training and education system that includes the entry-level Academy. Training objectives are based on the newly established emergency management competencies that the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), and local, State, territorial, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).

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