EM5120

This course is designed to enable students to develop Incident Com- mand System (ICS)/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) interface implementation strategies or action plans for their communities. The course reviews the ICS and EOC models of emergency management operations, including coordination, communication, and chief executive decision making, and places ICS in the context of the evolving National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Plan (NRP). It enhances the knowledge and skills needed for clarifying roles, responsibilities, and relationships prior to a disaster through small-group and large-group exercises. The course stresses that final coordination and operational structures are matters for local governments to resolve in the planning process with the state and federal government, not-for- profit organizations and the private sector. It is the intent of the course to stimulate thinking and ultimately, action in this area.

MSSEP Elective