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.us. Pre-requisites are listed on the course flyer.

• 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