Supporting efforts for Harvey, Irma & Maria: The compassion of the American people is already evident in their response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. People can help the disaster survivors who have been affected by visiting www.nvoad.org to donate or volunteer with the voluntary or charitable organization of their choice, many of which are already in the field supporting survivors. For more information, go to https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey, https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-irma or https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-maria.

EMI Course Cancellations: Due to EMI support of the response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, some of our on campus courses have been cancelled during the months of September, October, and November. Please Visit https://training.fema.gov/cancellations.aspx for more information.

EMI School Program

EMI offers school officials courses supporting the implementation of NIMS as well as general courses aimed at building school emergency management capacity.

National Incident Management System Courses

The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Education recommend all key personnel involved in school emergency management and incident response take the NIMS, ICS, and NRF training courses and support the implementation of NIMS. Currently, key personnel are required to complete four courses in order for an individual or organization to be considered NIMS compliant through FY 2007.

To date, the following courses are required:

IS-100.SC/IS-100.SCa: Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100 for Schools
IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction
IS-800.B: National Response Framework, An Introduction

The following additional courses are recommended for leadership personnel: