FEMA E131: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning has been created.
Emergency Preparedness & Response 2012-11-08
Summary:
E131 – Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning August 26-29, 2013 Emergency Management Institute (EMI) National Emergency Training Center (NETC) Emmitsburg, Maryland
"For an emergency management or security system to be effective, it is critical that personnel, plans, procedures, facilities, and equipment be exercised and tested on a regular basis. No amount of exercising will be constructive unless each exercise is followed by a structured evaluation that enables the jurisdiction or organization to identify strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and disconnects, and related corrective actions that need to be taken to ensure improved capability. This course focuses on a systematic exercise and improvement planning program as the primary means by which Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and other organizations’ managers can:
- Validate the effectiveness of their emergency and security management programs;