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Cook County ARES Net--20031126--Training Segment
From http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/:
Within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, operates the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). EMI produces over forty independent study courses to train the general public as well as specific target audiences. All materials on this Internet site are available to anyone who can access them. However, official enrollment in the courses, scoring of final exams, issuance of certificates, and maintenance of student records is limited to United States Citizens with a US deliverable postal address including APO and FPO addresses.
The EMI Independent Study program consists of self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. Courses are offered free-of-charge to all who qualify for enrollment, and college credit can be obtained through a for-fee service after successful completion of a course. Click on the COLLEGE CREDIT item in the menu to the left of this page for details.
Each Independent Study Course includes lessons with practice exercises and a final examination. Students who score 75 percent or better are issued a certificate of achievement from EMI. Course completion times vary from two to fourteen hours, depending on the course and the student’s background.
In an effort to meet requirements established by the Paperwork Reduction Act, EMI-Independent Study has changed its policies on the acquisition of printed materials. The on-line enrollment function has been disabled for all courses that are available for download and/or interactive participation. While current printed stocks last, students may request printed materials/CD-ROMs by contacting the ISP staff toll-free at 800-238-3358, extension 1200, or direct at (301) 447-1200.
- IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New Course Materials*
- IS-2 Emergency Preparedness, USA (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-5 Hazardous Materials: A Citizen's Orientation (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) *Test Only* Note: This course is currently suspended from use while it is under revision.
- It is anticipated that this course material will be available in 2004.
- IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-8 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699 (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-9 Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (4.0 CEUs = 40 Contact Hours) *Test Only* Note: This course has been discontinued and is no longer available.
- IS-10 Animals in Disaster - Module A Awareness and Preparedness (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-11 Animals in Disaster - Module B Community Planning (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-15 Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (0.4 CEUs = 4 Contact Hours)
- IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens * New * (0.3 CEUs = 3Contact Hours)
- IS-111 Livestock in Disasters (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
- IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-139 Exercise Design (1.5 CEUs = 15 Contact Hours)* New * - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-195 Basic Incident Command System (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-208 State Disaster Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
- IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-235 Emergency Planning (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-240 Leadership & Influence (0.9 CEUs = 9 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving (0.8 CEUs = 8 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-242 Effective Communication (0.8 CEUs = 8 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
- IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-275 The EOC's Role in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-292 Disaster Basics (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
- IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction (1.4 CEUs = 14 Contact Hours)
- IS-393 Introduction to Mitigation (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-394 Mitigation for Homeowners (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-513 The Professional in Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-600 Special Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance Projects (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
- IS-630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process (0.2 CEUs = 2 Contact Hours)
- IS-631 Public Assistance Operations I (0.7 CEUs = 7 Contact Hours)
- IS-632 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA's Public Assistance Program (0.5 CEUs = 5Contact Hours)