The Emergency Management Institute is accepting
applications for two Disaster Resistant Jobs: Strategies for Community
Emergency and Economic Risk Management courses scheduled in Fiscal
Year 2006.
Dates: November 28-December 1,
2005 and June 26-29, 2006
Course Information: The Emergency
Management Institute, in conjunction with the Economic Development
Administration, will conduct the Disaster Resistant Jobs: Strategies
for Community Emergency and Economic Risk Management in fiscal year
(FY) 2006. This course is designed to raise awareness within communities
throughout the nation of the need to protect the economy from hazards.
Small and medium sized businesses provide nearly 80% of jobs in
any given community and are also at the highest risk of failure
when affected by a disaster. Through mitigation and preparedness,
the loss of business can be greatly reduced and insure the economic
health of the community.
In this course, students learn techniques they can
use to reach the small business owner and help them find simple
solutions to reducing the effects of hazards. Techniques range from
data backup to mitigation from floods, wind and earthquakes as well
as working with their employees who may be affected by the disaster.
Each student will make a presentation to the class as if they were
addressing a service club gathering, meeting with local business
people or a town council session.
Course Length: 4 days. Course starts
Monday at 8:30 a.m. and ends Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Buses depart
from the NETC campus Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Participant Selection Criteria:
The intended audience includes emergency managers, local economic
development staff and officials, Chamber of Commerce staff and others
who have a stake in local business.
To Apply: The course is held at
the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Applicants should submit a FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application
with student signature and supervisor or sponsoring office signature
through the State emergency management training office to the National
Emergency Training Center Admissions Office. Fax: (301) 447-1658.
For further information, please refer to the course web site at:
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/EMICourses/e464.asp
or contact Joe Bills, course manager at (301) 447-1356 or email
at joseph.bills@dhs.gov.
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