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IS-772.A: Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment Orientation
Course Date
8/12/2021
Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the process for completing an Individual Assistance (IA) Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) and better prepares students if called upon to participate in a joint IA PDA.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the basis of FEMA’s authority to conduct IA PDAs
- Define the steps in the declaration process
- Describe logistics of conducting IA PDAs
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of IA PDA team members
- Define the steps in the IA PDA process
- Recognize basic construction components and different types of damage.
Primary Audience
Personnel who will be collecting information for PDAs
Prerequisites
None
CEUs:
0.1
Course Length:
1 hour
