Basic Emergency Management Academy

​The Emergency Management Division (EMD) has developed policy which requires local jurisdiction emergency management personnel who are sub-recipients of the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) complete FEMA's National Emergency Management Basic Academy.

Academy Overview -

The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy will provide a foundational education in emergency management. 

Basic Academy Session Breakdown

L0101 Foundations of Emergency Management 

  • Dates:  ** TBD **
  • Module 1: Introduction to Emergency Management          
  • Module 2: Team Building and Assignment              
  • Module 3: Legal Issues in Emergency Management            
  • Module 4: Organizing Emergency Management   
  • Module 5: Influencing    
  • Module 6: Intergovernmental and Interagency Context of EM       
  • Module 7: Collaboration in Emergency Management         
  • Module 8: Presentation, Check-in and Instructor Evaluation           
  • Module 9: Serving the Whole Community              
  • Module 10: Preparedness (5 hours total. Split between 2 days)         
  • Module 11: Stress Management  Foundations of Emergency Management               
  • Module 12: Emergency Management Administration         
  • Module 13: Initial Capstone Activity         
  • Module 14: Mission Area: Prevention and Protection         
  • Module 15: Mission Area: Mitigation        
  • Module 16: Ethical Decision Making         
  • Module 17: Mission Area: Response         
  • Module 18: Mission Area : Recovery         
  • Module 19: Communications in Emergency Management
  • Module 20: Technology in Support of Emergency Management     
  • Module 21: Capstone Flood Scenario TTX 
  • Module 22: The Future of Emergency Management           
  • Module 23 Course Summary        

L0102 Science of Disaster            

  • Dates:  ** TBD **
  • Module 1:  Introduction to Science of Disaster     
  • Module 2:  Storms                           
  • Module 3:  Floods            
  • Module 4:  Extreme Heat Droughts, and Wildfires
  • Module 5: Science of Landslides and Sinkholes     
  • Module 6: Earthquakes and Tsunamis      
  • Module 7:  Volcanos       
  • Module 8:  Human Induced Disasters        
  • Module 9:  Course Summary        

L0103 Emergency Operations Planning  

  • Dates: ** TBD **
  • Module 1: Planning Overview      
  • Module 2: THIRA             
  • Module 3: The Planning Process 
  • Module 4: Emergency Operations Planning Activity            

L0146 HSEEP     

  • Dates:  ** TBD **
  • Module 1: Introduction and HSEEP Fundamentals
  • Module 2: HSEEP Program Management
  • Module 3: Exercise design and development         
  • Module 4: Exercise Conduct        
  • Module 5: Exercise Evaluation    
  • Module 6: Exercise Improvement Planning            

L0105 Public Information and Warning  

  • Dates:  ** TBD **
  • Module 1: Public Information and Warning Overview        
  • Module 2: Promoting Preparedness          
  • Module 3: Communicating Warnings        
  • Module 4: Managing Public Information  
  • Module 5: Intro to JIC/JIS             
  • Module 6: Working with State and Federal Partners           
  • Module 7: Course Summary

Graduation

  • Date:  ** TBD **