Basic Emergency Management Academy
Academy Overview
The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy will provide a foundational education in emergency management. To apply send completed FEMA 119.25.1 General Admissions Application along with proof of pre-requisites to cdps_dhsem_training@state.co.
Basic Academy Session Breakdown
L0101 Foundations of Emergency Management
- Dates: April 22-26 and April 29-May 3
- Module 1: Introduction to Emergency Management
- Module 2: Team Building and Assignment
- Module 3: Legal Issues in Emergency Management
- Module 4: Organizing Emergency Management
- Module 5: Influencing
- Module 6: Intergovernmental and Interagency Context of EM
- Module 7: Collaboration in Emergency Management
- Module 8: Presentation, Check-in and Instructor Evaluation
- Module 9: Serving the Whole Community
- Module 10: Preparedness (5 hours total. Split between 2 days)
- Module 11: Stress Management Foundations of Emergency Management
- Module 12: Emergency Management Administration
- Module 13: Initial Capstone Activity
- Module 14: Mission Area: Prevention and Protection
- Module 15: Mission Area: Mitigation
- Module 16: Ethical Decision Making
- Module 17: Mission Area: Response
- Module 18: Mission Area : Recovery
- Module 19: Communications in Emergency Management
- Module 20: Technology in Support of Emergency Management
- Module 21: Capstone Flood Scenario TTX
- Module 22: The Future of Emergency Management
- Module 23 Course Summary
L0102 Science of Disaster
- Dates: June 24-28
- Module 1: Introduction to Science of Disaster
- Module 2: Storms
- Module 3: Floods
- Module 4: Extreme Heat Droughts, and Wildfires
- Module 5: Science of Landslides and Sinkholes
- Module 6: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- Module 7: Volcanos
- Module 8: Human Induced Disasters
- Module 9: Course Summary
L0103 Emergency Operations Planning
- Dates: June 24-28
- Module 1: Planning Overview
- Module 2: THIRA
- Module 3: The Planning Process
- Module 4: Emergency Operations Planning Activity
L0146 HSEEP
- Dates: August 12-15
- Module 1: Introduction and HSEEP Fundamentals
- Module 2: HSEEP Program Management
- Module 3: Exercise design and development
- Module 4: Exercise Conduct
- Module 5: Exercise Evaluation
- Module 6: Exercise Improvement Planning
L0105 Public Information and Warning
- Dates: August 12-15
- Module 1: Public Information and Warning Overview
- Module 2: Promoting Preparedness
- Module 3: Communicating Warnings
- Module 4: Managing Public Information
- Module 5: Intro to JIC/JIS
- Module 6: Working with State and Federal Partners
- Module 7: Course Summary
Graduation
- Date: August 15