Release Date: March 15-16, 2010
                      August 30-31, 2010

Course Description:

EMAP's Accreditation/Assessment Manager Orientation is an opportunity for emergency management personnel from State, tribal, territorial, county, and city emergency management programs to learn about the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), EMAP standards, and preparing their programs for assessment and accreditation. The orientation session provides information about EMAP standards and procedures and compiling compliance documentation for an EMAP assessment.

Prerequisite:

None

Course Length: 2 days.

IS-800, National Response Framework, An Introduction (note: IS-800, IS-800a or IS-800b are acceptable).

Target Audience

Emergency management personnel from State, tribal, territorial, county, and city emergency management programs.

Location:

National Emergency Training Center (NETC),
Emergency Management Institute (EMI),
Emmitsburg, Maryland.

To Apply :

Complete a FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application with student signature and supervisor or sponsoring agency official and submit through the State emergency management training office via fax to the NETC Admissions Office at (301) 447-1658. Tribal representatives can submit directly to NETC Admissions Office. To obtain a Form 75-5 and for further information, please refer to the EMI web site at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/apply.

All applications must be received in the NETC Admissions Office no later than 30 days prior to the course.

Alternates, substitutions, or cancellations for this course require notification to the NETC Admissions Office.

Additional Information :

Rooms are available on campus for participants. Stipends for airfare will be paid for all State, local and tribal participants staying on campus.
Rental cars are not authorized. NETC transportation will be provided from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) only. Details will be provided in your acceptance packet.

For more information, contact the EMI course manager, Stephen Borth at (301) 447-1249, or by email stephen.borth@dhs.gov.