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* CEU: 0.1 CEU= 1 Contact Hour

** College Credits are granted upon submission of application & payment. See “College Credit” to the left

*** Any of the IS-100 courses can be combined with any if the IS-200 to obtain 1 credit

Course Title (course code, course name)
CEUs *
College Credits **
Dev. Date
IS-1 Emergency Manager
1.0
1.0
10/02
       
IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management 1.0 1.0 04/97
       
IS-5.A An Introduction to Hazardous Materials 1.0 1.0 03/18/05
       
IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance 1.0 1.0 05/04 rev.
       
IS-8.A Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699 - NEW 1.0 1.0 12/06
       
IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness 1.0 1.0 05/98
       
IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning 1.0 1.0 05/98
       
IS-15.A Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies 0.4 N/A 10/05
       
IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness 1.0 N/A 09/04
       
IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens 0.3 N/A 03/04
       
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-200)*** 06/05
       
IS-100.FW Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for Federal Disaster Workers 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-200)*** 06/05
       
IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals - New 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-200)*** 12/06
       
IS-100.LE - Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for Law Enforcement 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-200)*** 07/05
       
IS-100.PW Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for Public Works Personnel 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-200)*** 06/05
       
IS-111 Livestock in Disasters 1.0 1.0 10/02
       
IS-120 An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises 1.0 1.0 07/95
       
IS-139 Exercise Design - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 1.5 1.0 03/03
       
IS-197.SP Special Needs Planning Considerations for Service and Support Providers - New 0.4 n/a 12/06
       
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-100)*** 10/05
       
IS-200.HC Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations - New 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-100)*** 12/06
       
IS-208 State Disaster Management 1.0 1.0 01/03
       
IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 1.0 1.0 04/06
       
IS-235 Emergency Planning - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 1.0 1.0 04/06
       
IS-240 Leadership & Influence - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 0.9 1.0 04/06
       
IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 0.8 1.0 04/06
       
IS-242 Effective Communication - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 0.8 1.0 04/06
       
IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers - Professional Development Series (Click for more details) 1.0 1.0 04/06
       
IS-253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance 1.0 1.0 04/04
       
IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk 1.0 1.0 03/01
       
IS-275 The EOC's Role in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities 1.0 1.0 07/95
       
IS-279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures 1.0 1.0 01/95
       
IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management 1.0 1.0 01/99
       
IS-292 Disaster Basics 1.0 1.0 11/05
       
IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response 1.0 1.0 10/99
       
IS-302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training 1.0 1.0 06/05
       
IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams 0.8 1.0 11/03
       
IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness 1.0 1.0 01/99
       
IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response 1.0 N/A 07/93
       
IS-331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation 1.0 1.0 04/04
       
IS-340 Hazardous Materials Prevention 1.0 1.0 01/04
       
IS-346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel 1.0 1.0 rev.01/03
       
IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools 0.8 1.0 01/04
       
IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction 1.4 1.0 09/01
       
IS-393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation 1.0 1.0 08/06
       
IS-394.A Protecting Your Home or Small Business From Disaster 1.0 1.0 04/06
       
IS-513 The Professional in Emergency Management 1.0 N/A 03/99 currently under rev.
       
IS-546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course 0.1 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-547)*** 01/05
       
IS-547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) 0.5 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-546)*** 01/05
       
IS-630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process 0.2 1.0 11/00
       
IS-631 Public Assistance Operations I 0.7 N/A 08/02
       
IS-632 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA's Public Assistance Program 0.5 1.0 08/02
       
IS-650 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments 1.0 1.0 01/04
       
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-702 and IS-703)*** 05/04
       
IS-701 Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) - New 0.5 N/A 12/06
       
IS-702 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Public Information Systems 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-700 and IS-703)*** 06/06
       
IS-703 NIMS Resource Management 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-700 and IS-702)*** 05/06
       
IS-800.A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-1900)*** 07/06
       
IS-860 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) - New 0.2 N/A 12/06
       
IS-1900 NDMS Federal Coordinating Center Operations Course 0.3 1.0 (When Combined w/ IS-800.A)*** 09/06