E208 - State Coordinating Officer

Course Description:

This course provides the knowledge and skills to work effectively in a management team with state and federal partners in a Disaster Field Office (DFO) or Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The focus of this course is on the SCO position; however, the course will discuss relationships of this position to other partners in EOC, DFO, etc.

Selection Criteria:

State staff who have disaster management responsibilities such as; Individual Assistance Officers, Public Assistance Officers, State Hazard Mitigation Officers, State Public Information Officers, State Coordinating Officers, and others who have a disaster management assignment.

Prerequisites:

Required:

IS-208, State Disaster Management, completed through the Independent Study Program.

Recommended:

None.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.9.