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2008 EMI Gram: 761 - Course: E947 – Integrated Emergency Management Course: Emergency Operations Center – Incident Management Team

Release Date: 6/25/2008


Course: E947 – Integrated Emergency Management Course: Emergency Operations Center – Incident Management Team (IEMC: EOC – IMT) Interface Class

Date: September 22 – 26, 2008
October 20 – 24, 2008

Course Description:

IEMC: EOC-IMT Interface is a new resident course released in FY09 to provide an exercise environment for EOC members and IMT responders to practice communications and coordination between the EOC and field operations command during simulated incidents, both planned and unplanned. This course describes the roles, responsibilities and relationships of local EOCs and IMTs. It trains participants on effective management of domestic incidents and exercises the interfaces between EOC personnel and All Hazards IMTs (AHIMT) (Type 3, 4 and 5). This IEMC clarifies the difference between resource management at the EOC and on-scene command. It presents four ways an EOC can be organized and explains the difference between the IMT's on-scene command responsibilities and an EOC’s coordination responsibilities. This course is delivered via classroom lectures, discussions and functional exercises.

Course Goal:

  • Provide training on the interactions necessary for effective management of domestic incidents.
  • Exercise the interfaces between EOC personnel and an AHIMT.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course includes EOC management personnel and IMT members. EOC management personnel include, but are not limited to, mayors, city/county managers, general counsel, community/county managers, emergency managers, fire/police/public safety chiefs, public works and public health managers, EMS managers, community services providers, and key EOC support staff. IMT participants are members of recognized AHIMTs (State or Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) regions).

Refer to the list of participants below.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
EMI awards 2.5 CEUs for completion of this course.

Prerequisite:
The courses listed below must be completed by applicants prior to attending this course.

EOC Personnel

IMT Members

  1. IS-100, Introduction to Incident Command Systems
  2. IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
  3. IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  1. ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
  2. ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents, and MACS

The following courses are recommended to be completed by students prior to attending this course:

  1. G-775, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management
  2. G-701, Multiagency Coordination Systems

Course Length:

4 full days. Travel days are Sunday and Friday.

Location:
National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, Maryland.

To Apply:
Complete a FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application with a student signature and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency official. Submit the application through the State emergency management training office who will fax it to the National Emergency Training Center Admissions office at (301) 447-1658.

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Who Should Attend An IEMC: EOC-IMT Interface Course

1. Mayor/County Executive

17. Public Health Director/Officer

34. Gas Company Representative

2.City/County Manager

18. Environmental Health Officer

35. Water Department Representative

3. City/County Attorney

19. Assistant Public Health Officer

36. Public/Mass Transportation

4. City/County Council Member

20. EMS / Medical Services Chief

37. Finance Department

5. Public Information Officer

21. EMS Operator

38. Social Service Agency

6. Jurisdiction Elected/
Appointed Official

22. EMS Dispatcher

39. School Safety Officer

23. Public Works Director

40. Media Specialist

7. Jurisdiction Department Head

24. Assistant Public Work Director

41. City/County Emergency Manager

8. Police Chief/Sheriff

25. Water Superintendent

42. Assistant Emergency Manager

9. Asst. Chief/Deputy Sheriff

26. Street Superintendent

43. Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel (e.g., Red Cross, Salvation Army, faith-based orgs.)

10. Police/Sheriff Operations Officer

27. Command Staff (Operations, Planning, Logistics & Finance/Administrative)

11. Fire Chief

28. Planning Chief and Staff

12. Assistant Fire Chief

29. Logistics Chief and Staff

44. EOC Operations Staff

13. Battalion Chief

30. Finance Chief and Staff

45. GIS Technical Specialist

14. Fire Operations Officer

31. Sewer Superintendent

46. IMT Unified Incident Command

15. HazMat Specialist

32. Building and Safety Official

47. IMT Command Staff

16. Fire Marshal

33. Electric Company Representative

48. IMT General Staff

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