E136 - Exercise Development Course

Course Description:

This course is designed for experienced emergency exercise staff to acquire in-depth knowledge and skills related to the exercise development process, including management, control, simulation, and evaluation. An emphasis is placed on the construction of exercise planning documents; staffing and training of team leaders in control, simulation, and evaluation; the development of expected player actions and points of review; and exercise administration and logistics.

Selection Criteria:

State, FEMA regional, other federal agency staff, and local and tribal emergency management/emergency services staff who have the responsibility to lead or serve as a team member on their respective organization’s/jurisdiction’s exercise development teams.

Prerequisites:

Required:

The participant must have substantial knowledge of emergency management operations and exercises within his/her organization and the assigned responsibility to lead and serve as a member of his/her respective organiza-tion’s/jurisdiction’s exercise planning and/or development team.

Recommended:

Participants should complete IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises; G139, Exercise Design; and G130, Exercise Evaluation.

Course Length: 4½ days

CEUs: 2.5