Northeast Emergency Management Training & Education Center Course Catalog

NEMTEC offers a curriculum that covers the broad span of emergency management topic areas.

Courses	Details
Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents This Incident Command System for Mid-Level Management course is designed for supervisory and management level personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS. Intermediate ICS expands on Basic ICS. It provides more description, and detail of the organization, and operation of the Incident Command System, and the management of resources. It describes the duties of all positions including Air Operations.	Course Code: ICS-300 Length: 24 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Advanced ICS This two-day course examines the roles and responsibilities of the key command staff and general staff personnel who report to the Incident Commander or Area Command. Participants will develop an understanding of the key interactions which must occur between members of the Command and General Staff in complex incident and event management. This advanced course bridges the gap between the Incident Commander, and State and Federal Multi-Agency Coordination Centers responding to a major disaster.	Course Code: ICS-400 Length: 16 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
ICS/EOC Interface The goal of the course is to provide state and local emergency management officials with the knowledge and skills they need to operate an Emergency Operating Center (EOC) and interface it with an Incident Command System (ICS) field operation. The course provides an opportunity for participants to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercise and group discussions to formulate the interface.	Course Code: G-191 Length: 8 hours Modality: In-person
ICS Overview for Executives and Senior Officials This three-hour course, followed by a Question & Answer session, provides executives and senior officials (including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.), who supervise others who are directly involved in the application of ICS, an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS) and its features; Unified Command, Area Command, and Coordination and Incident Management Assessment. This course emphasizes roles and relationships of the command and general staff in ICS to the senior officials and executives. The course also describes the application of Area Command and the importance of interagency coordination on complex incidents and events.	Course Code: ICS-402 Length: 3 hours Modality: In-person
Basic EOC Functions Designed to introduce the role, design, and function of the Emergency Operations Center EOC) and the supportive relationship as a NIMS Command and Coordination component of the Multiagency Coordination System.	Course Code: 2200
Intermediate EOC Functions This course assists individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).	Course Code: G-2300 Length: 24 hours Modality: In-person
Intermediate Emergency Operations Functions This course is a component of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. It is designed to assist individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOG). At the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOG as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).	Course Code: L-101 Length: 40 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Fundamentals of Threats and Hazards This course is a component of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. It is designed to provide participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our increasingly dangerous world.	Course Code: L-102 Length: 24 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Planning: Emergency Operations This course is a component of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. It is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes emergency management planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions.	Course Code: L-103 Length: 16 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Public Information Basics This course is a component of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. It is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.	Course Code: L-105 Length: 24 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program This course is a component of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. The Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is an intermediate-level course that provides a comprehensive overview of emergency management exercise design along with practical skill development in accordance with the HSEEP Doctrine. The course uses activities that will give participants an opportunity to interact with many of the templates and other materials that are provided by the National Exercise Division to ensure exercises are conducted in a consistent manner. Upon completion of this course, participants will gain a better understanding of what constitutes an HSEEP consistent exercise.	Course Code: L-146 Length: 4 hours Modality: In-person or virtual
Hazardous Materials for First Responders, Awareness Level This one-day course is designed for first responders who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous materials emergency or, in the course of their normal duties may be the first person on the scene of an emergency involving hazardous material. Participants will learn how to recognize a hazardous materials release and the risks involved. They will also learn how to identify the released material; how to use available resources, including the Emergency Response Guidebook; and how to notify the proper authorities in the event of a hazardous material emergency. This course meets OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(I) and EPA 40 CFR 311 requirements.	Course Code: HAZ-01 Length: 8 hours Modality: In-person or virtual