L-101 4/23/2024 | Learning Center

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L-101 Foundations of Emergency Management

This five-day course covers the following topics in emergency management: legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing, organizing, social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness; team building; mitigation; response; prevention and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future.

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Course Details

Full Course Description

The L-101 is one of the five courses required to complete FEMA's Basic Academy.

The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions. The FEMA Basic Academy course work includes lectures and discussion from technical experts across various public safety disciplines, group and individual activities, and mock scenarios and presentations.

Courses include:

Foundations of Emergency Management (L-101)
Science of Disaster (L-102)
Planning: Emergency Operations (L-103)
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (L-146)
Public Information Basics (L-105)

Course Logistics


Format	Classroom
Date/Time	Tue. Apr 23, 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Wed. Apr 24, 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Thu. Apr 25, 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Tue. Apr 30, 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Thu. May 02, 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Location	DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness 785 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118
Faculty	Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Prerequisites

IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System IS-120: Introduction to Exercise IS-200: ICS for Single Resources IS-230: Fundamentals of Emergency Management IS-235: Emergency Planning IS-240: Leadership and Influencing IS-241: Decision Making IS-242: Effective Communication IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction Courses can be found here: https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx?lang=en

Target Audience and Accreditation

Target Audience

This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.

Accreditation

The DelValle Institute does not offer any accreditation for this course. For more information about accreditation you may visit the MEMA registration page for this course.

Certificate

Certificates for completing this course are distributed by MEMA.

Funding

The DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness is the Education & Training branch of the Office of Public Health Preparedness. In conjunction with Boston EMS, a bureau of the Boston Public Health Commission, the DelValle Institute provides high-quality all-hazards training and exercises to develop and enhance capabilities-based preparedness.

This training delivery is offered through a contract with the Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement and/or the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Clicking the above link will redirect you to the MEMA registration page for this course.