The course builds on the principles and concepts taught in E132 Exercise Design and Evaluation. Participants will be challenged to acquire advanced knowledge and skills necessary to implement, maintain, and evaluate an overall exercise program. An emphasis is placed on advanced exercise skills necessary to develop, conduct, evaluate, and follow-up functional and fullscale exercises. Tasks and activities necessary to use complex exercise control/simulation and evaluation methods and techniques are stressed in both classroom and exercise laboratory activities. Participants are challenged to develop, conduct, and evaluate these activities during the conduct of the course through the use of proficiency demonstrations.

Selection Criteria

This is the 2nd required course for Resident MEPP Candidates.   Participation in the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) is open to State, FEMA regional, other federal agency staff, State, Trust Territories, local, and tribal emergency management/emergency services staff emergency management/ emergency services personnel whose responsibilities include emergency management exercises. This includes exercise training officers, emergency managers, emergency services personnel from fire, emergency medical, public/environmental health, hospitals and health care providers, law enforcement, public works/utilities, community service/volunteer agencies, and private entities who participate in emergency services/emergency management exercise development, control/simulation, and evaluation and/or manage exercise programs.

Prerequisites Required

The participant must have completed E132 Exercise Design and Evaluation (EMI Resident offering) as an MEPP Candidate.
Recommended: The participant should have some knowledge of emergency management operations and exercises.

Course Length

4 1/2 days

CEU’s

2.5

If you need more information on the CEC or the MEP Program, contact Lowell Ezersky, CEC/MEP Manager, email lowell.ezersky@dhs.gov, phone 1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or (301) 447-1355. The Emergency Management Institute is an element of the United State Fire Administrations' Training Division.