Dates:     EM MEPP Course Schedule, FY2007

FY 07: FEMA MEP Program Series 7

FY 07: FEMA MEP Program Series 8

Course Information:  Thanks to the support from States and FEMA Regions, the Emergency Management Master Exercise Practitioner Program (EM MEPP) Series this fiscal year are 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 2007.

Audience:  MEPP Eligibility is open to local, Tribal, State, Territorial, FEMA, 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.

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

CEU’s:  All three courses are eligible for CEU’s

To Apply:  Complete a FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application with student signature and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency official.  

Applicants must complete and submit an application package that contains the following

1.  General Admission Application Form (FEMA Form 75-5).  This form for resident training can be downloaded at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/StudentInfor/application.asp. Item #9a should list " FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner Program Series #.”   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.

Submit the MEPP Application package through the State emergency management training office    http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm who may fax to the National Emergency Training Center Admissions Office at (301) 447-1658 or mail to:

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

If the applicant is accepted as an MEPP candidate, the individual will be enrolled in the MEPP series.   Applicants are not permitted to enroll in different courses in the other MEPP series.  Each MEPP series consists of three (3) resident courses typically at EMI on the campus of the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland and/or Noble Training Center (NTC) in Anniston, Alabama.  Please note that a MEPP series may have courses scheduled at both EMI and NTC.  Courses conducted at EMI Emmitsburg will have an “E” code in front of the number; courses conducted at NTC will have a “B” code in front of the course number.  These three (3) 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 EM MEPP, contact Lowell Ezersky, MEPP Manager, email lowell.ezersky@dhs.gov, phone 1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or (301) 447-1355.