E900 All Hazards: Preparedness and Response

This Integrated Emergency Management Course, E900 All Hazards Preparedness and Response is a premier course that addresses preparedness and response in emergency situations resulting from natural and technological hazards. This exercise-based course is conducted for two types of audiences. The participants in the "generic" audience represent various communities from throughout the country. The "specific" audience is made up of participants all from one community. The 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 a learning, yet realistic, environment. A key outcome of this is that additional planning needs are identified, providing the opportunity to enhance overall preparedness. The exercise scenario for the All Hazards: Preparedness and Response focuses on severe weather and related flooding.

Except for courses reserved for specific communities, participants are recruited via our National Open Enrollment System.

Continuing Education Units (CEU's) are available for this course (2.5).

NOTE: Participants are encouraged to enroll in both the All Hazards: Preparedness and Response and the All Hazards: Recovery and Mitigation, in consecutive, back to back, offerings.