Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a variety of self-study and classroom delivered courses related to emergency and disaster management. The following courses are available as either an online FEMA Independent Study class (see below) or a classroom-delivered course.
| IS100 Introduction to the Incident Command System |
| This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). |
| Who Should Take This Course: Disaster workers responsible for managing food preparation |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Duration: 8.0 hours, requires written examination |
| Link to the Independent Study Version of This Course |
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| IS200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents |
| This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. IS-100 is a pre-requisite to the IS-200 course. |
| Who Should Take This Course: Disaster workers having a supervisory position in the Incident Command System or who are assigned to the Liaison function |
| Prerequisites: IS100 Introduction to the Incident Command System |
| Duration: 8.0 hours, requires written examination |
| Link to the Independent Study Version of This Course |
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| IS700 National Incident Management System: An Introduction |
| This awareness level course designed to explain NIMS components, concepts and principles. |
| Who Should Take This Course: Disaster workers having a supervisory position in the Incident Command System or who are assigned to the Liaison function |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Duration: 3.0 hours, requires online examination |
| Link to the Independent Study Version of This Course |
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| IS800 The National Response Plan: An Introduction |
| This is a comprehensive, interactive introduction to the new federal protocol for responding to incidents of national significance. |
| Who Should Take This Course: Disaster workers having a supervisory position in the Incident Command System or who are assigned to the Liaison function |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Duration: 3.0 hours, requires online examination |
| Link to the Independent Study Version of This Course |
FEMA Independent Study
The Salvation Army encourages disaster workers to take advantage of FEMA's Independent Study Program. FEMA Independent Study courses are self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. Most of the courses require you to download and print the materials, others are interactive and can be taken directly over the internet. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. A certificate of achievement will be issued from EMI upon successful completion. The Salvation Army recommends the following disaster services courses for its workers: