The Emergency Management Institute of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts courses for local and regional public agency emergency managers and interested members of the public, where the courses are intended to improve the level of national emergency responsiveness to all forms of man-made and natural disasters. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities It is based in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Emmitsburg was founded in 1785 and is in Frederick County, Maryland, just south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania
The independent study program at EMI consists of free courses offered to United States citizens in Comprehensive Emergency Management techniques. Comprehensive Emergency Management as defined in various laws throughout the United States is the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions other than functions [1] Course IS-1 is entitled "Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position" and provides background information on FEMA and the role of emergency managers in agency and volunteer organization coordination.
Professional development series
Part of the independent study program is the professional development series of courses that are designed for certification of emergency managers. The courses in this program include IS-139 (Exercise Design), IS-230 (Principles of Emergency Management), IS-235 (Emergency Planning), IS-240 (Leadership & Influence), IS-241 (Decision Making and Problem Solving), IS-242 (Effective Communication), and IS-244 (Developing and Managing Volunteers). [2]
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