E580 - Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments
Course Description:
This course provides tribal leaders with a basic understanding of emergency management principles and their role in leading and directing their Tribes in implementing comprehensive emergency management systems.
Specific topics include:
- Federal, state, tribal, and local partnership in emergency management.
- Getting a program started.
- Concept of emergency management and the four phases.
- Definition and analysis of hazards.
- Resources for emergency management available at the tribal, state, and federal level, as well as from the private sector.
- Developing an emergency operations plan.
- Comprehensive emergency management, its elements, and the appropriate role taken by the emergency manager.
- Meeting the challenges for upgrading and sustaining emergency management capabilities.
Selection Criteria:
Tribal government officials who can lead and direct their jurisdictions in implementing comprehensive emergency management systems.
Prerequisites:
Required:
None.
Recommended:
None.
Course Length: 4½ days
CEUs: 3.1.