Description

Certified Emergency Managers are more in demand than ever before. With emergency training from Gatlin International, getting the emergency management certification you need is safe, convenient and more affordable than ever before. With the growing number of emergency situations in recent years, the position of Certified Emergency Manager has taken center stage for virtually every business. The demand for skilled, Certified Emergency Managers provides opportunities in both the public and private sector for job seekers and Gatlin International offers emergency manager certification training to help meet that demand.

Our emergency management certification training course is a multimedia-rich programme that reflects the practitioner and applied knowledge base, with an emphasis on emergency management lessons learned by local and state governments. Our emergency management programme addresses all aspects of emergency management including the social and environmental factors that create hazards, vulnerability analysis, hazard analysis and mitigation, emergency management and response and disaster recovery, and emergency management planning.

Our emergency manager certification course is a highly interactive programme that provides a solid understanding of emergency management practices and principles every emergency manager should know. Our emergency management certification course utilizes a mix of online presentations, interactive activities, reading assignments and high quality animation to ensure our students gain a comprehensive understanding of emergency management procedures and practices. Our informative presentations provide students with overviews of the basic concepts and our high quality, animated scenarios lead them through a typical disaster scenario in which they assume different roles and provide responses to questions about how best to proceed through the virtual emergency. Reading assignments provide additional information needed to complete the activity. Students work with their expert course facilitator, in a one-on-one basis, on essay style activities that require detailed responses to the emergency scenario.

The final result of our approach to emergency management training is that students have a comprehensive understanding of the field of emergency management and the job responsibilities of the Certified Emergency Manager.

In addition to the state of the art online programme, we provide access, students also receive five textbooks focused on emergency management which are used extensively throughout the programme. Upon registering, students are given six months in which to complete the emergency management certification programme. If additional time is needed, a six month extension is available upon request at no additional charge.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the emergency manager certification programme, students will be able to:

• Assess the pre-impact conditions that produce disaster vulnerability within communities.
• React effectively to threats from the environment.
• Write a professional emergency plan, understanding the components of the plan, the principles that guide the planning process, and resources that can be used in the planning process.
• Assemble an emergency planning team, motivate the team members, and train the team.
• Balance local needs with federal laws and requirements.
• Protect lives in the initial steps of hazard detection, warning, evacuation, and sheltering.
• Best care for those who have been affected by disasters.
• Manage public relations, donations, and volunteers during a disaster.
• Explore the role of technology in the support of emergency planning, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts.
• Identify the major categories of disasters.
• Assess risk and vulnerability and identify hazards.
• Follow the process for hazard mitigation planning.
• Apply appropriate mitigation tools and techniques to reduce vulnerability.

Outline

The following course outline highlights the major topics covered in our Certified Emergency Manager course.

Module 1 Introduction to Emergency Management
1. Introduction
2. Stakeholders
3. Structures
4. Risk Perception and Communication
5. Emergency Response
6. Implementing Disaster Recovery
7. The Somersfield Man-Made Disasters – Animated Scenario
8. Professional Accountability

Module 2 Emergency Planning
1. The Formal Planning Process
2. Essay Activity - Mudslides in California
3. Mandates, Structures and Guidelines - Information Scenario
4. Patterned Human Behavior in Disasters – Information Scenario
5. Preparing for Hazard Adjustments – Information Scenario
6. Fostering Successful Emergency Planning
7. Essay Activity – Risk Communication
8. Hazard Awareness Programs – Information Scenario
9. Fostering Successful Emergency Planning
10. Essay Activity - Sierra Vista, Arizona

Module 3 Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
1. Building a Culture of Preparedness
2. Essay Activity – Community Sustainability
3. Identifying Hazards – Information Scenario
4. The Chairperson – Information Scenario
5. Hazard Mitigation Planning
6. Essay Activity – Seaside Oregon
7. The Hurricane – Information Scenario
8. Hazard Mitigation at the Local Level – Information Scenario
9. Local land Use Powers - Information Scenario
10. Essay Activity - National Flood Insurance Program

Module 4 Technology in Emergency Management
1. Using Technology – Information Scenario
2. Emergency Management and the Internet – Information Scenario
3. Networks in Emergency Management – Information Scenario
4. Global Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems
5. LandView and Marplot
6. Data Representation – Activity
7. Geocoding
8. Hazard Analysis and Modeling
9. Hazard Modeling Systems – Activity
10. Warning Systems – Information Scenario

Module 5 Disaster Response and Recovery
1. Approaching Response and Recovery Operations: Alternative Management Theory
2. Overcoming Typical Challenges
3. The Vista Marina Earthquake – Animated Decision Making Scenario
4. Dealing with Future Disasters

Demo

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Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

300.00 hours

Duration of Access

6 months

Instructor

Patrick L. Cote

Prerequisites/Audience

A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in our Certified Emergency Manager course.

The intended audience for the certified Emergency Manager programme is individuals who have either no or minimal knowledge of the emergency management field, and would like to learn the skills necessary to get an entry-level position.

Those completing the program could find employment at the federal, state, or local levels, in the private sector with business continuity planning, or in other sectors such as emergency services and public health.

Requirements/Materials Included

Upon enrolling in the Emergency Manager certification programme, Gatlin International will provide the following textbooks:

Wiley Pathways Emergency Planning
Ronald W. Perry, Ph.D., Michael K. Lindell, Ph.D.

Wiley Pathways Introduction to Emergency Management
Michael K. Lindell, Ph.D., Carla Prater, Ronald W. Perry, Ph.D.

Wiley Pathways Technology in Emergency Management
John C. Pine

Wiley Pathways Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
Anna K. Schwab, Katherine Eschelbach, David J. Brower

Wiley Pathways Disaster Response and Recovery
David A. McEntire.