- The course explains the processes and SOPs of damage assessment. Data collection, documentation, analysis, reporting team findings, team coordination, and program estimated costs for a disaster.
- Participants in this course will receive the training needed to successfully conduct a PDA across regional boundaries and will use current reference materials in association with the PDA.
By the end of this course, the target audience will be able to:
- Cite specific guidelines from the IA-PDA Operations Manual.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of each member of the PDA Team.
- Assess damages to homes based on FEMA Guidelines.
- Record data from the PDA in the required formatted field forms.
- Analyze data for a team summary.
FEMA IA personnel, State and local partners, and any other agency or organization personnel involved in the PDA process would benefit from this course.
5 hours
Pre-Course Activities:
- IS-292 Disaster Basics
- DF-103 Introduction to IA
- DF-323 Introduction to IA PDA
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