FEMA Emergency Management (EM) MEPP Series

The Emergency Management Institute is pleased to announce the availability of the following MEPP Series for FISCAL YEAR 2009:

MEPP SERIES #11

E132 Exercise Design and Evaluation Oct 6-9, 2008
E133 Exercise Program Management and Control Simulation  Dec 15-18, 2008
E136 Exercise Development Course  Mar 9-12, 2009

                                                                                                      
MEPP SERIES #12

E132 Exercise Design and Evaluation Apr 20-23, 2009
E133 Exercise Program Management and Control Simulation  May 18-21, 2009
E136 Exercise Development Course Aug 17-20, 2009

 

The National Emergency Training Center’s (NETC) Admissions Office will accept MEPP candidate application packages during the Open Enrollment Period beginning May 1 and ending June 30, 2008 for the FY2009 MEPP Series #11.
All MEPP Applicants for MEPP Series #11 will be notified on or around July 18, 2008  of their status for the requested MEP course(s). 

Please note MEPP Applicant packages shall be valid for 1 year from the date of receipt at the NETC Admissions Office.  After 1 year, individuals who wish to enroll in the MEPP will be required to submit a new updated package.  This means that a valid MEPP Applicant package received in an Open Enrollment Period will receive consideration for 2 MEPP Series.  

FISCAL YEAR 2008 MEPP Series:

FY 2008 Schedule for the Series #9 - Completed

FY 2008 Schedule for the Series #10 – No Vacancies

Target Audience
The Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) eligibility includes local, Tribal, State, Territorial, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other Federal agency emergency management/emergency services personnel whose responsibilities involve emergency management exercises. This includes exercise training officers, emergency managers, emergency services personnel from fire, emergency medical, hospitals, public/environmental health, coroners, law enforcement, corrections officials, public works/utilities, community service/volunteer agencies, non-profits, and private entities who participate in emergency services/emergency management exercise design/development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning activities, members of exercise planning teams, evaluation teams, and/or who manage exercise programs.

MEPP Applicant Categories

Category 1:  Local, State, Tribal Nation, and Trust Territories
Category 2:  Department of Homeland Security organizations and agencies (FEMA, TSA, USCG, etc.)
Category 3:  Other Federal Agencies (DOD, DOE, DOT, DOL, etc.)
Category 4:  Private Industry

Eligibility for Reimbursement FY09:
Individuals from local, State, Tribal Nations, Trust Territories, volunteer organizations, and eligible non-profit organizations may be able to secure reimbursement for their eligible travel expenses and be provided housing at National Emergency Training Center (NETC) at no charge.  All students who stay on the NETC campus for the MEPP courses must purchase a meal ticket.  For more information, please visit the Student Information website.

Prerequisites:
For FY2009, MEPP Applicants must complete the following EMI Independent Study courses and include copies of certificates of completion as part of their MEPP Applicant package:

IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.asp

IS-120.A An Introduction to Exercises

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS120A.asp

IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS130.asp

IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp

IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is230.asp

These EMI Independent Study (IS) courses are available on the web at  http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/.  A complete listing of all of the EMI IS courses can be found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.
EMI highly recommends that MEPP Applicants complete the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) mobile training course.  For more information on the HSEEP mobile training course, please visit http://hseeptraining.com/.  Inquiries regarding this training opportunity may be directed via email to hseep@dhs.gov.

To Apply
Applicants must complete and submit an application package that contains the following: a General Admission Application Form (FEMA Form 75-5). Click here to download resident training form.

  1. Item #9a should list the MEPP Series in which the applicant wishes to enroll. NOTE: Item #10 must list the IS courses cited above in the Prerequisites.
  2. A letter from the applicant requesting admission to the program. The letter should address applicant's qualifications, expectations, and commitment to complete the entire program and note involvement and responsibilities related to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or other federally-funded grant programs with exercise requirements.
  3. A letter of recommendation from the applicant's immediate supervisor indicating the organization's commitment to allow the applicant to complete the entire program.

If you are eligible for reimbursement for your transportation expenses as shown above, (to learn more about these requirements, visit the Student Information website.), you must submit your MEPP package to your respective State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm.  This Point of Contact (POC) will submit your MEPP application package to the:

NETC Admissions Office
EMI Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP)
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

NOTE:  If you are a Category 1 MEPP Applicant and send your MEPP package directly to Admissions or to EMI, this may result in a delay or a determination of ineligibility as an MEPP Candidate.

MEPP applicants from Federal Agencies, private sector, and others who are NOT eligible for reimbursement for travel expenses and lodging at no charge should direct their completed MEPP application packages directly to:

NETC Admissions Office
EMI Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP)
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

If you are accepted as an MEPP candidate, you will be enrolled in a specific MEPP series. You are not permitted to enroll in other MEPP series. Each MEPP series consists of three (3) resident courses at EMI on the campus of the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  You must complete the training requirements in this order:

CEU’s
2.5 CEUs for each course, total 7.5 CEUs.
If you need more information on the MEPP, please contact Lowell Ezersky, MEPP Manager, email lowell.ezersky@dhs.gov, toll free 1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or direct phone (301) 447-1355, or Chris Laborde, Training Specialist, email chris.d.laborde@dhs.gov, toll free 1-800-238-3358, extension 7239, direct phone (301) 447-7239.  The Emergency Management Institute is an element of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Training Division.

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