Integrated Emergency Management Course.The Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC IEMC International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE) ), a four-and-a-half-day course offered by the Emergency Management Institute of the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical (FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. ), places public officials and emergency personnel in a realistic crisis situation within a structured learning environment. Early in the course, an emergency scenario begins to unfold in sequence with classroom-style lectures, discussions, and small-group workshops. As the course progresses, events of increasing complexity, threat, and pressure occur. Participants develop emergency policies, plans, and procedures to ensure an effective response. The course culminates in an emergency exercise designed to test participant knowledge, awareness, flexibility, leadership, and interpersonal skills "Interpersonal skills" refers to mental and communicative algorithms applied during social communications and interactions in order to reach certain effects or results. The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the measure of a person's ability under extreme pressure. Participants are challenged to use new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. , skills, and abilities in addition to their own knowledge and experience. In this way, the IEMC allows individuals to rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. their real-life roles in a realistic emergency situation, as well as to identify additional planning needs. Classroom topics are designed to make all class participants familiar with the roles of the various community agencies, and vary slightly depending on which version of the course is being conducted. Preparedness and response topics include * Public Policy in Emergency Management, * Media Role in Disaster Response, * Orientation to Emergency Management, * Orientation to the Fire Service, * Orientation to Law Enforcement, * Orientation to Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. , * Orientation to Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , * Mass Care and Sheltering, and * Federal Role in Disaster Response. Recovery and mitigation topics include * Mitigation and Recovery Policy Issues, * Intergovernmental Roles/Actions, * Emergency Information and Media Affairs, * Situation and Damage Assessment, * Restoration of Services, * Debris Management, * Documentation of the Recovery Process, * Hazard Mitigation Initiatives, * Hazard Mitigation Case Studies, * Public/Private Collaborations for Mitigation, and * Long-Term Redevelopment. The second national open-enrollment period for fiscal year 2005 will be from November 1, 2004, to December 31, 2004. Applications should be submitted for all resident-program IEMCs scheduled for the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2005 (April 1, 2005-September 30, 2005). Information will be available in May 2005 on courses offered in fiscal year 2006. For more information, visit http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/iemc/. |
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