Training is an imperative requirement in emergency management. Training educates you about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact your area and trains you in basic disaster response skills, in such areas as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
- Pre-Disaster Mitigation
- Planning & Preparedness
- Response
- Recovery & Restoration
You are encouraged to take a more active role in emergency preparedness because safety is everyone’s right and responsibility.
Continuing Education
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has presented a list that compiled all the universities and colleges that are offering emergency management courses. The list is broken down into Emergency Management Programs, Homeland Security Programs, and related programs. This is further divided into:
- Doctoral Level
- Masters Level Certificate Programs
- Bachelor Degrees
- Bachelor-Level Concentrations, Minors
- Associate Level
- Stand Alone Certificate Programs
- One or More Courses
Link to the FEMA Higher Education College List
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. To get a complete listing of courses, visit the FEMA training website for more information.
FEMA’s Independent Study Program offers courses that support the nine mission areas identified by the National Preparedness Goal:
- Incident Management
- Operational Planning
- Disaster Logistics
- Emergency Communications
- Service to Disaster Victims
- Continuity Programs
- Public Disaster Communications
- Integrated Preparedness
- Hazard Mitigation