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Disaster Field Training Operations

DF-311: Managing Through a Disaster

Purpose of Course:

N/A

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Describe how their organizations and individual jobs relate to the total disaster effort.
  • Show courtesy when dealing with citizens.
  • Cope with angry and upset people.
  • Perform tasks that are not part of their regular work, as needed.
  • Assume increased responsibilities, as needed.
  • Form alliances with other organizations and agencies to get work done.
  • Plan for a drop in morale and productivity caused by stress and fatigue.
  • Deal with stress and fatigue in their subordinates, themselves, their families, and their co-workers.
  • Recognize and reward employees who have worked long hours.

Target Audience:

The students for this course should be local government managers performing functions that bring their employees into contact with the public and whose organizations face greatly increased workloads as a result of disasters.

To maximize the effectiveness of shall-group activities, the class size for this course ideally should be between 25 and 30 students.

Approximate Time:

1 Hour.

Pre-requisite:

N/A

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