• E0146 HOMELAND SECURITY EXERCISE EVALUATION PROGRAM (HSEEP) COURSE
• AWR-313 HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES-AWARENESS, RECOGNITION & RESPONSE
• AWR-325 SITE PROTECTION & DOCUMENT SCREENING TECHNIQUES
• PER-332 POPULATION MONITORING AT COMMUNITY RECEPTION CENTERS
• PER-331 SR OFFICIALS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION & EMERG PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR
• PER-304 SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
• MGT-452 PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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Course Description

The E0146 - HSEEP: Basic course provides a comprehensive overview of exercise design along with practical skill development. Using the same terminology and processes, this course will provide activities that will give participants an opportunity to interact with many of the templates and other materials that are detailed in the HSEEP doctrine created and maintained by the National Exercise Division to ensure exercises are conducted in a consistent manner.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will gain a better understanding of what constitutes an effective exercise.

Prerequisites

• IS 120.a - An Introduction to Exercises (Required)
• IS 130 - Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (Recommended)

Target Audience

Anyone planning to attend the Training & Exercise Symposium and who is a member of an exercise design team or fulfills a role in one of the following areas of the exercise design process:

• design
• development
• conduct
• evaluation
• or improvement planning for an exercise

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Course Description

This course is designed for all levels of first responders who may respond to or encounter a homemade explosives incident.

Course Objectives

• Recognize and identify commercial precursors used in homemade explosives
• Recognize the physical characteristics of commonly found homemade explosives
• Recognize homemade explosive processing equipment, and Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, and their components
• Apply legal principles to determine probable cause and identify appropriate use of force options in suicide bombing incidents

Prerequisites

• United States citizenship
• Actively employed or volunteer member of a first responder or emergency management agency
• Assignment or identification for assignment to a position responsible for conducting WMD training; developing plans, policies, procedures and tactics to govern response; providing specialized response support during WMD incidents; or coordinating initial response to a WMD incident
• Sufficient tenure remaining in their current or future position to allow for the application of course material upon their return
• For personnel who desire trainer certification, completion of an instructor training program, and/or documented experience as a trainer
• Required prerequisites must be verified by the participant’s department at the time of application
• Picture ID, preferably one issued by their department, must be presented to instructors prior to the start of instruction

Disciplines

• Any first responder who may encounter HME components during their work

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Course Description

During this course, participants will be provided with an overview of security operations that can be used to protect assets from terrorist acts. Participants will be able to incorporate assessment, identification, evaluation, and action into their standard practices.

Disciplines

• Law Enforcement

Prerequisites

• All participants are required to have a FEMA SID prior to enrolling in this training. Please visit cdp.dhs.gov/femasid to register for a FEMA SID.

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Course Description

This course trains emergency responders and non-uniformed support personnel to operate monitoring stations within the Community Reception Center (CRC), or similar reception centers, to perform population monitoring and contamination reduction measures after a radiological or nuclear incident. Examples of incidents that would initiate the establishment of a CRC include a nuclear detonation such as an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND), Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD), an attack on a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) or other incidents that expose the general population to radioactive contamination.

Responders learn the basic operation of radiation detectors, dosimeters, portal monitors, personal protective equipment (PPE) selection, and decontamination procedures. Participants are taught to conduct radiological surveys of personnel and vehicles. Department-issued instruments will be used in the training when provided. This course uses sealed radioactive sources to provide realism in order to replicate various scenarios the responder may encounter.

Course Objectives

• Describe the purpose and components of the CRC in a radiological/nuclear incident.
• Distinguish between various radiation detection and measuring devices.
• Identify Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and decontamination procedures for Population Monitoring at a Community Reception Center.
• Demonstrate contamination survey procedures performed during CRC operations.

Requirements

This course is offered to attendees of the 2016 National Preparedness Symposium

Prerequisites

• N/A

Recommended Prerequisites

• AWR-140 or AWR-140-W - Awareness and Response to Radiological/Nuclear Incidents

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Course Description

The course involves classroom presentations and facilitated discussions designed to offer an executive level introduction to the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems. It will provide a clear overview of freight and passenger system threats facing jurisdictions/organizations of public and private officials and the organizational structure that must be implemented according to the National Response Framework (NRF) in the event of an incident.

Executives will learn the importance of identifying threats and vulnerabilities of freight and passenger system operations within their jurisdictions/organizations, learning to recognize and prioritize the importance of facility and conveyance hardening, and prioritizing organizational immediate actions and response operations. They will learn the importance of developing and applying management/planning tools for counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) operations and evacuations.

There are no specific course prerequisites; however, it is strongly recommended that all participants be certified in FEMA’s incident management courses NIMS IS100, IS200, and IS700 or become familiar with them at www.nimsonline.com before attending this course.

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Course Description

This course focuses on the use of social media in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Social media has shown to help people communicate and collaborate about events as the events unfold. Social media can provide rapid and immediate real-time information about events that helps provide greater situational awareness leading to better decision making. Participants are provided with the knowledge and skills to integrate social media into their current communication plans. The course defines social media and its uses and identifies the tools, methods, and models to properly make use of social media in the context of disaster management and provides the information and hands-on experience necessary to help the participants’ social media disaster plans.

Course Objectives

• Describe the social media ecosystem
• Implement social media for disaster management
• Implement specific social media platforms to increase the effectiveness of a disaster media plan and to build a geo-focused social media management network
• Create an account and utilize the functions of Facebook account concepts, functions and applications
• Create an account and utilize the functions of Twitter account concepts, functions and applications
• Identify and utilize tools that assist in data mapping and organization from social media applications to better serve stakeholders and partners

Requirements

This course is offered to attendees of the 2016 National Preparedness Symposium

Prerequisites

• None

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Course Description

The national and economic security of the United States depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. This course encourages collaboration efforts among individuals and organizations responsible for both physical and cybersecurity toward development of integrated risk management strategies that lead to enhanced capabilities necessary for the protection of our Nation’s critical infrastructure.

Participants will identify physical and cybersecurity concerns impacting overall infrastructure security posture, examine integrated physical and cybersecurity incidents and the evolving risks and impacts they pose to critical infrastructure, and explore resources that can be applied to improve security within an organization, business, or government entity.

Course Objectives

• Physical and Cybersecurity Overview
• Evolving Physical and Cybersecurity Risks to Critical Infrastructure
• Key Concepts and Resources to Improve Security
• AWR-136: Essentials of Community Cybersecurity
• AWR-175W: Information Security for Everyone
• AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
• MGT-310: Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Prerequisites

• FEMA / SID Number
  Students must register and bring a copy of their SID number to class. Register online: cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

Recommended Prerequisites

• IS-860.B: National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
• IS-921.A: Implementing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
• IS-913.A: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration

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