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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• describe the foundations of emergency management in the united states, including its history, doctrine, and principles, and the role of the emergency manager
• identify and explain legal issues in emergency management
• describe the intergovernmental and interagency context of emergency management, including the roles of local, tribal, state, and federal government organizations, individuals and households, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOS) in the emergency management network
• describe the organization of emergency management for emergency response and routine operations
• explain key factors in serving the whole community
• explain the function of collaboration in emergency management
• explain the relationship between whole community preparedness and achieving core capabilities in the prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery mission areas
• describe key aspects of the prevention and protection mission areas, including the nature of the missions, guiding principles, and planning issues
• describe key aspects of the mitigation mission area
• describe key aspects of the response mission area, including emergency operations planning, initial response actions, resource management, and managing complex incidents
• describe key aspects of the recovery mission area, including disaster recovery operations, federal recovery programs, and emotional recovery strategies for the community
• describe the use of technology in support of emergency management
• describe administration in emergency management, including staffing, budgeting and accounting for resources, and information management
• discuss the emergency management profession and its future
• identify and apply concepts and techniques for leading through influencing
• identify ways to identify, reduce, and manage stress in the work environment
• describe and apply team concepts in the work environment, including characteristics of effective teams, roles assumed within teams, and strategies for creating effective teams
• define and describe ethics, including the characteristics of ethical dilemmas and steps for making ethical decisions
• apply emergency management knowledge, team-building, and people management skills in a simulated environment.

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