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IS-235.C: Emergency Planning

Course Date

12/15/2015

Course Overview

This course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system. This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop your capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives and protect property threatened by disaster.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

Identify doctrine and guidance for emergency planning.
Indicate the relationship between preparedness and planning.
Identify the purpose and components of an emergency operations plan.
Identify the steps in the planning process.
Determine the status of your jurisdiction’s emergency planning.

Primary Audience

All individuals involved in crisis and emergency management decision making.

Prerequisites

None

CEUs:

0.5

Course Length:

5 hours

Take This Course

Interactive Web Based Course

Final Exam

Take Final Exam Online

Notices

Test questions are scrambled to protect test integrity