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FEMA
Vilma Schifano-Milmoe
Acting Superintendent
Emergency Management Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is the Federal
government’s most Experienced and Recognized
Emergency Management Disaster Training
Organization
EMI’s mission is:
To support the Department of Homeland
Security and FEMA’s goals by improving
the competencies of U.S. officials at all
levels of government to prevent, prepare
for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate
the potential effects of all types of disasters
and emergencies on the American people.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
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EMI History
Formerly the DOD Civil
Defense Staff College (CDSC)
at Battle Creek, Michigan
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EMI History
• 1979 - FEMA was organized
• 1980 - Moved CDSC to FEMA
and the site of former
St. Joseph’s College in
Emmitsburg, MD
• 2003 - FEMA became part of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
• 2007 - EMI became part of FEMA’s National
Preparedness Directorate (NPD)
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EMI Curriculum Process
• Apply Instructional Systems Design
Processes (ADDIE)
• Determine training needs for all audiences
• Develop appropriate training
• Deliver training
• Evaluate training results
• Revise courses as appropriate
• Support national and local
exercises
- Integrated Exercises – plan,
train, exercise, evaluate,
repeat
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FEMA Regional Training Managers
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Training Audiences
FEMA Full-time Employees
FEMA On-call / Disaster Employees
State, Local, and Tribal Officials
DHS/Other Federal Audiences
Members of Allied Professions
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EMI Training Strategy
State-delivered
Field Courses
Disaster Field
Training
Organization
National
Emergency Management
Training Needs
Exercise
Support
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Distance
Learning
Resident
Courses
FEMA Higher
Education Project
Emergency Management Institute
Training Model
Demand Versus Complexity
High
Complexity
Lower Density
Moderate Complexity
Moderate Density
Lower Complexity
High Density
Emergency Management Institute
Mitigation Training Model
Floodplain Managers/CFPM
Technical Program Management Level
EMI
(in Resident Training)
Mobilized by
EMI to CDP and Regions
(other locations TBD)
EMI Independent Study
(computer-based training)
Entry Floodplain Managers
Foundation
Resident Training
• 514 training activities and 14,565
students in Fiscal Year 2007
• Train-the-Trainer courses
• Exercise-based training
• Training for FEMA employees
• Specialized courses with small
audiences
• Courses requiring special equipment or
facilities
• Courses are typically 4 days
• Stipend program
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Field Training
• Courses designed and
developed by EMI
• Hand-off materials include:
- Student manual
- Instructor guides
- Training aids
• Delivered by states/territories/tribes
• Instructors trained by EMI
• EMI Training Materials - downloadable from
Internet
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Emergency Management Institute
Readiness
Disasters
Operations &
Recovery
Mitigation
Superintendent
Distance
Learning
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Integrated
Emergency
Management
EMI Staff Profile
• Training Specialists – Nationally recognized experts
in specialized Emergency Management topical areas
and training
• Advanced college degrees
• Professional certifications
• Number of staff – Approximately 80 Full-time staff at
EMI plus 11 Regional Training Managers (RTM’s)
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EMI Courses that Support Floodplain
Management
Currently 14 resident and field courses support
a floodplain management curriculum
Courses include:
- Basic and Advanced floodplain management
- Computer based modeling
- Residential and coastal construction
- Train-the Trainer
- Higher standards/CRS
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EMI Participant Numbers
Floodplain Management Courses
2004 - 817
2005 - 869
2006 - 1122
2007 - 1024
EMI Mitigation courses most applicable for Floodplain
Managers. Source – EMI Admissions System
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Mitigation Section 14 Courses
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E170
E172
E190
E194
E234
E270
E273
L273
E278
E279
E296
E313
E317
E386
Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Hurricanes
Advanced HAZUS Multi-Hazard for Flood
Introduction to ArcGIS for HAZUS Multi Hazard Users
Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts
Digital Hazard Data Course
Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP TTT
Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP
Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP
National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System
Retrofitting Floodprone Residential Buildings
HAZUS Multi-Hazard/DMA 2000 Risk Assessment
Basic HAZUS Multi-Hazard
Comprehensive Data Management for HAZUS-MH
Residential Coastal Construction
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EMI Field Course that Support
Floodplain Management
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G194
G270
Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts
Workshop in Emergency Management: Hazardous Weather
and Flooding Preparedness
G270.3 Expedient Flood Fight Training
G271 Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness Course
G273 Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP
G277 Residential Coastal Construction
G279 Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
G282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II
G284 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III
G361 Flood Fight Operations Course
G398.2 Flood Mitigation and Recovery Exercise for Local Officials
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Mitigation Section 14 Courses
FY2004-2007
600
E170
E172
E190
E194
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E234
400
E270
E273
300
L273
E278
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E279
E296
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E313
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E317
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FY2005
FY2006
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FY2007
E386
EMI Training in Support
of Floodplain Management
2004-2007
Total Floodplain Management Participants
Trained by EMI:
3832
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E/L273 Managing Floodplain
Development through the NFIP
(NFIP 101)
• E273 – Resident Course Total = 453
• L273 – Field Deployed Total =
1993
• Clearly more participants reached through
Field delivery by FEMA Regions and States
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EMI Courses that Support Floodplain
Management
• E194 Advanced Floodplain Concepts 2006
– Developed and added to curriculum as four,
1-day modules of advanced training suitable for
field delivery 2008
– Full field delivery will be added to curriculum for
Regions and States
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EMI Courses that Support
Floodplain Management
• E282 & E284 Advanced Floodplain
Management Concepts Courses
– 2008 Focus Groups to be held this year
– Will result in eight, 1-day modules of advanced
topics delivered as resident and field courses
– 2009 Expected Release
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EMI Contact Information
To access the e-catalog or for more
course information go to:
www.training.fema.gov/
To contact the Admissions Office:
1-800-238-3358
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