This Emergency Preparedness and Response Manual is intended to serve as a guide to prevent or minimize damage and injury resulting from criminal acts or natural disasters. By incorporating the principles outlined herein, we can reduce and even forestall unnecessary loss of life and property.
Title: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Organization 1 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Organization. A Small Independent Federal Agency. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. 10 Regions, Caribbean Office Hawaii. Two Training Centers. Full-Time Work Force of About 2000.
Disaster Reserve Force of About 7000. Directed by Presidential Appointee 2 FEMA Mission. The mission of FEMA is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect our institutions from all hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a comprehensive, risk-based emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. (James Lee Witt, February 19, 1997) 3 FEMA Vision. Informed Public-Protecting Families, Homes, Workplaces, Communities, Livelihoods from Disasters. Disaster Resilient Communities. Public and Private Sector Prepared to Respond.
Pre-Disaster Recovery/Reconstitution Plans 4 Keys to Saving Lives and Reducing Disaster Costs. Prevention. Smart Government.
Community Responsibility 5 Derivative FEMA Goals. Partnerships With Other Organizations.
National Emergency Management System. Establish Mitigation Priority. Rapid and Effective Disaster Response. Strengthen SL Emergency Management 6 FEMA Organization. Mitigation Directorate. Preparedness, Training and Exercises Dir.
Response and Recovery Directorate. Federal Insurance Administration. United States Fire Administration. Operations Support Directorate, and. Information Technology Services Dir.
7 Selected FEMA Activities. Coordinates Federal Disaster Response. Customer Service Disaster Response. Practical Research Applications.
EM Professional Development. Community Disaster Education. Integrated Specific Hazard Programs. Promotes Mitigation Philosophy 8 Major FEMA Program Areas. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. Dam Safety Program.
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction. Fire Programs. National Flood Insurance. Hazardous Materials.
Hurricane Preparedness. National Search/Rescue. Radiological Emergency Preparedness.
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Training provides first responders, homeland security officials, emergency management officials, private and non-governmental partners, and other personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform key tasks required by specific capabilities. Organizations should make training decisions based on information derived from the assessments, strategies, and plans developed in previous steps of the Preparedness Cycle.
Regions, States and urban areas conduct Training and Exercise Planning Workshops (T&EPW) to review and establish priorities for training and exercises and develop Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plans to address the priorities. National Training Program The National Training Program (NTP) provides an organized approach to training for emergency managers and emergency response providers across the nation that supports the National Preparedness Guidelines. The NTP will provide policy, guidance, and tools that address training design, development, delivery, and evaluation, as appropriate. The NTP will support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and ensure that the training provided under the NTP is consistent with the standards. FEMA Training Organizations The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) develops and delivers advanced training for emergency response providers, emergency managers, and other government officials from state, local, and tribal governments. The CDP offers more than 50 training courses at its resident campus in Anniston, Alabama focusing on incident management, mass casualty response, and emergency response to a catastrophic natural disaster or terrorist act.
Training at the CDP campus is federally funded at no cost to state, local, and tribal emergency response professionals or their agency.For more information on the CDP's specialized programs and courses, visit. The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance the capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal government officials, volunteer organizations, and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters. Visit for the latest offering of Independent Study courses. Visit for the latest offering of resident and field courses. Training and Exercise Integration/ Training Operations (TEI/TO) serves the nation's first responder community, offering more than 125 courses to help build critical skills that responders need to function effectively in mass consequence events. NTED primarily serves state, local, and tribal entities in 10 professional disciplines, but has expanded to serve private sector and citizens in recognition of their significant role in domestic preparedness.
NTED draws upon a diverse group of training providers, also referred to as training partners, to develop and deliver NTED approved training courses. These training providers include the the the, and Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), among others.
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(Emergency Personnel, Government Personnel). By Topic. Other Training Resources The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for more than 80 Federal agencies. The Center also provides services to state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.