Foundations of Emergency Management L0101

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L0101 Foundations of Emergency Management Location: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Police Training Center 11 Patrol Road, Edison, N.J. 08817 Dates: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Thursday, June 7, 2018 Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Time: 8:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Course Length: Ten days, 80 hours Course Goal: At completion of this course, students will have a basic knowledge of the history of doctrine and authorities of emergency management, the role of the emergency manager, and an overview of all hazards.

Prerequisites: The following courses are mandatory prerequisites to this course: IS 100 (any version) – Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) IS 700 (any version) – National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction IS 800 – National Response Framework, An Introduction IS 230 – Fundamentals of Emergency Management Course Description:

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, called the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. Training objectives for this course are based on the newly established emergency manager competencies that the National Emergency Management Association; the International Association of Emergency Managers; and state, local, territorial, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with EMI. The following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: history; legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing and organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness, and team-building; mitigation, response, prevention, and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future. The Basic Academy consists of the following classroom courses:

Foundations of Emergency Management L0101

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E/L0101, Foundations of Emergency Management E/L0102, Science of Disaster E/L0103, Planning: Emergency E/L0104, Exercise Design E/L0105, Public Information and Warning

Target Audience This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management. Class size limited to 25. Registration is required: FEMA Training Application. Fill out the application completely with student signature and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency official and email it to ftu@gw.njsp.org, or fax it to 609-671-0160. Missing and/or incomplete information will not be accepted and will disqualify your application from the selection process. You will be contacted via email when your application is received. For questions or concerns, contact the NJOEM Field Training & Exercise Unit; State Training Officer William Kelleher, 609-963-6900 x6991, email: lppkellw@gw.njsp.org SFC Ronald Roberts, 609-963-6900 x6213, email: lpp5779@gw.njsp.org Sgt. Daniel Cunning, 609-963-6900 x6205, email: lpp6840@gw.njsp.org