FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP)

MEPP Course Schedule, FY06

FY 06: FEMA MEP Program Series 5

FY 06: FEMA MEP Program Series 6

Course Information: Thanks to the support from States and FEMA Regions, both Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) Series this fiscal year were filled. Once again we request your support in recruiting MEPP applicants and wish to provide you with updated information to assist you in your efforts as the EMI Open Enrollment period begins for Fiscal Year 2006.

Audience: MEPP is open to 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, and private entities who participate in emergency services/emergency management exercise development, control/simulation, and evaluation teams and/or who manage exercise programs.

Prerequisities: Applicants must complete the following independent study courses,
IS-120 An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises and IS-139 Exercise Design. These courses can be downloaded from: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp.

Multiple Training Locations: National Emergency Training Center (NETC) EMI in Emmitsburg, Maryland and/or Noble Training Center (NTC) in Anniston, Alabama

CEU’s: 2.5 CEUs for each course, total 7.5 CEUs

To Apply: Applicants must complete and submit an application package that contains the following: General Admission Application Form (FEMA Form 75-5). This form for resident training can be downloaded at http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/Apply/.
1. Item #9 a should list “FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner Program.” NOTE: Item #10 must list the completion of IS-120 and IS-139 courses.
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.
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.

You should mail your completed application package to:

FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner Program
Emergency Management Institute
Attention: Mary Leslie, Admissions Specialist
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

If the applicant is accepted as an MEPP candidate, the individual will be enrolled in a MEPP series. Applicants are not permitted to enroll in other MEPP series. Each MEPP series consists of three resident courses typically at the NETC campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland and/or (NTC) in Anniston, Alabama. Please note that a MEPP series may have courses scheduled at both EMI and NTC. Courses conducted at Emmitsburg will have an “E” code in front of the course number; courses conducted at NTC will have a “B” code in front of the course number. The following three courses must be completed in this order:

E or B 132 Exercise Design and Evaluation Course
E or B 133 Exercise Control Simulation Program Management Course
E or B 136 Exercise Development Course

If you need more information on the MEPP, contact Lowell Ezersky, MEPP Manager, email lowell.ezersky@dhs.gov, phone 1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or (301) 447-1355.