NJ OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR SCHOOLS

This two-day course has been developed to better prepare school systems to face the threat of a variety of hazards. Topics will include planning, safety, non-structural mitigation techniques, post disaster operations, the psychological effects of disasters, and recovery. Enrollment will be limited to school superintendents, administrators, OEM personnel, principals, facility managers, risk managers, and others concerned with physical plant and operations of a school system.(APS elective)

BASIC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

This three day course is a highly interactive course that includes workshops on writing, public speaking, media interviews, and awareness campaign development. Students will also discuss media relations and public information planning. State and Local Public Information Officers or any emergency management professional whose job involves Public Information responsibilities, are invited.(APS elective)

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (C.E.R.T.)

Developed and Implemented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, the concept is based on the recognition that catastrophic disasters will leave large numbers of citizens on their own, for the period of time it takes the professionally trained rescuers to organize and respond. Training "people to help people" will be the philosophy of the curricula. Basic life saving and life sustaining skills and information will be delivered in several sessions and will include the following topical areas: Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Fire Suppression, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue, Disaster Psychology and Team Organization.
For more CERT info go to: http://www.nj.gov/njoem/emb_cert.html

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (T-T-T)

This two-day CERT T-T-T course is open to all police, fire and emergency management personnel who will be implementing the CERT program in their communities. The course will provide the basics in managing and implementing the CERT program..

COMMUNITY MASS CARE MANAGEMENT

This two-day course is designed to provide mass care planning and management training to communities. By making communities more capable of planning for and managing mass care, professional mass care organizations like the Red Cross will find resources better organized and more abundant and communities will be more self-sufficient. Topics include: assessing mass care needs, mass care planning, mass care recruitment, training and exercises, mass care in disaster response, mass care in disaster recovery, mass shelter and feeding. (APS elective)

DEBRIS MANAGEMENT

This two-day course is aimed at providing OEM personnel at all levels with an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from a major debris-generating event with emphasis on local and State-level responsibilities. Topics include debris staff development, disaster planning activities, local level response actions, contracting procedures, temporary storage site selection/operation, volume reduction methods, environmental impacts, special debris situations, and Direct Federal Assistance. Suitable for public works officials, OEM coordinators, or anyone involved with debris management planning or disaster clean-up.(APS elective)

DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

This one-day course is designed to provide emergency personnel with information and techniques which enable them to properly react to the complex problems which can arise in emergency situations.(PDS requirement)

DEVELOPING VOLUNTEER RESOURCES

A two-day course designed to improve participant's abilities to deal with the broad range of issues in the management of volunteers. Topics include volunteer management planning, skill definition and specification of qualifications, publicity and recruitment, skill development and maintenance, and motivation strategies that promote volunteer retention.(PDS requirement).

RECOVERY FROM DISASTER: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROLE

This two-day course is designed for, county, and local officials and other agencies which are part of the disaster recovery process. Participants will review disaster recovery concepts, operational procedures, and intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in major disaster recovery operations. Emphasis is on coordination and the problems which frequently arise in recovery operations. Topics include damage assessment, the emergency declaration process, disaster intelligence, emergency human needs, disaster assistance programs, hazard mitigation, and long-term recovery.(APS requirement)

DONATIONS MANAGEMENT

This one-day workshop addresses planning and implementation of an effective donations management system which will ensure the productive use of unsolicited donations and/or spontaneous volunteers which appear following a disaster. Course is presented in conjunction with representatives from Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (VOAD) and state and local government(APS elective).

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
This is a two-day course designed to improve communication techniques in a variety of situations. Emphasis will be placed on interpersonal communications, effective listening, public speaking. This course will benefit emergency workers who are responsible for the supervision and direction of personnel or who are expected to conduct meetings, training sessions or speak in public as part of their job description.(PDS requirement)

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (Basic)

An eight hour introductory course for personnel who are new to the field of emergency management. Subject material will include New Jersey Emergency Management Laws and Directives, the Integrated Emergency Management System, the Role of the Emergency Management Coordinator, Training Exercising Programs and Disaster Recovery. This course should be attended by all New Jersey personnel in the emergency management field.
Note: Delivered by NJOEM regional and county OEM personnel. Contact your regional office for a course nearby.

EMERGENCY PLANNING COURSE

A two-day course which increases the skills and understanding of the procedures and processes involved in emergency operations plans (EOP) development. Topics include sectoring, fact gathering, hazard analysis, job aids, situation assessment, operational, basic, and long-range planning, annex and appendix development, exercises and evaluation for emergency management.(PDS requirement)

EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS

A one-day course aimed at enabling emergency personnel to better understand the disaster-related needs of seniors and persons with disabilities so that they can accurately project resource requirements and develop appropriate strategies for each stage of the emergency management process. Appropriate for OEM personnel and local social service agency representatives, especially those which serve seniors and persons with disabilities. (APS Elective)

EOC-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-ICS/EOC INTERFACE

A two-day course which enables the participants to manage an emergency operations center (EOC), acquire and control resources, and interface with on-scene responders within the Incident Command System (ICS) structure. Topics include EOC design, preparing, operating, exercising and evaluating the EOC, job aids, personnel management, the ICS/EOC interface mode of emergency management operations, and methods of requesting assistance. This course will benefit state and local EOC managers, operations officers and other EOC staff, OEM coordinators, and Incident Commanders and staff.(APS requirement).

EVACUATION AND RE-ENTRY PLANNING

This two-day course is designed to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for their respective jurisdictions. Topics include why evacuate, who is at risk, community behavior in evacuation, evacuation requirements, evacuation communications and re-entry. (APS elective)

EXERCISE DESIGN AND EVALUATION

A three-day course which focuses on the design, structure, and implementation of the four phases, or types, of exercises-Orientation, Tabletop, Functional, Full-Scale. It also provides the knowledge and skills which will enable participants to manage exercise evaluation activities before, during and after an emergency management exercise. This course is invaluable for hospital safety directors, emergency services personnel, police and fire departments, airport security, or anyone with exercise-related responsibilities. The prerequisite is IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises.(PDS requirement) .

HAZARDOUS WEATHER/HURRICANE & COASTAL STORM PREPAREDNESS

A three-day course intended to promote proactive responses to all types of hazardous weather through close coordination between OEM personnel and the National Weather Service. Topics include how the elements of weather can combine to create potential hazards, what weather information is available, what weather information is available and how it can be used, how to analyze information on developing threats and projecting potential impacts, how to determine when actions need to be initiated to meet developing threats, and concepts to use in developing and refining hurricane-related aspects of their Emergency Operations Plan. Students will learn how to incorporate the technical data from the New Jersey Hurricane Evacuation Study Technical Data Report into their Emergency Operations Plans, and will also be able to provide assistance to other officials responsible for developing specific hurricane-related SOP's for annexes.(APS elective)

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM- I-200 TTT

This is a one-day course designed for experienced instructors who already have an advanced knowledge of the Incident Command System and who will be actively involved in teaching ICS 200. Class size is kept to less than 15 to afford students the opportunity to ask questions and share their practical experience in using the Incident Command System.

Prerequisites include the following certificates, which must be included with application:

1. Certificate of completion of ICS 200
2. Certificate of completion of NIMS 700 course
3. Certificate from the FEMA Emergency Management Institute for the on-line ICS Independent Study Course IS 195.
4. Certificate showing minimum of 16 hours of presentation skills training such as Methods of Instruction (MOI) or Fire Fighter Level 2 Instructor Certificate from the Division of Fire Safety

INTERMEDIATE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM I-300 - 3- DAYS

The basic concepts presented in I-200 are expanded and discussed in detail. The single command organization is stressed and students will be exposed to resource management and the role and function of each ICS position, including air operations. Through a series of small group exercises students will be provided examples of how the essential system principles and components are used in incident planning. This course includes modules 7-11 of the National Interagency Incident Management System curriculum. I-200 is a pre-requisite.

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

This two day course will provide the student with the knowledge necessary to become an incident command system (ICS) instructor. This ICS can be used for any type of emergency, from minor incidents to major multi-jurisdictional events. Procedures for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment and communications are covered. For more information contact your county OEM coordinator.

INSTRUCTIONAL PRESENTATION SKILLS

The four-day workshop covers the four phase instructional model (preparation, presentation, application, and testing). Each phase of the instructional model is addressed with examples and exercises of practical value. This course also serves as a review for experienced instructors.

PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

A three-day course examining the need for the emergency management system and the importance of an integrated approach to managing emergencies. Through the use of team exercises, students will formulate the elements of the integrated emergency management system. This process will help them to improve their own local emergency management team. Topics addressed are: hazard analysis, nature of disasters, and emergencies, comprehensive emergency management, integrated emergency management, and team development.(PDS requirement)

LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE

A two-day course is designed to increase skills in the areas of leadership, conflict management and the use of influence and power. Self assessment and job application are stressed. Course content includes such topics as: the impact of individual values and personal styles on leadership; influence styles in emergency management setting; work motivation; interpersonal relations, recent leadership theories and group dynamics in emergency management.(PDS requirement)

LIABILITY ISSUES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

This one-day workshop is designed to provide OEM personnel and other public officials with a basic understanding of liability issues and emergency response, and offer steps which can be taken to limited liability. Topics include definitions of liability, how it can be incurred, basic concepts of tort immunity, basic principles behind the standard of care, and the importance of working with the local government staff attorney during all phases of the emergency management process.

MANAGING PEOPLE IN DISASTERS - A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

This two-day course is designed to help emergency managers and disaster field staff develop a management style and leadership skills for effectively utilizing personnel in the delivery of community services during disaster operations. Topics include communicating person-to-person, managing community relationships under pressure, leadership styles, managing staff under pressure, building and maintaining teams in disaster.

MASS FATALITIES INCIDENT WORKSHOP

This three-day course provides the local and state emergency response community with information on how to plan for and respond to any emergency or disaster that results in a large number of fatalities. Participants should have a key role in responding to a mass fatality incident(APS elective)

MITIGATION PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

This two-day workshop is designed so participants will be able to identify and organize technical experts, mitigation stakeholders and the public to participate in the mitigation planning process; recognize hazards and estimate potential hazard losses to their jurisdictions; develop a mitigation plan that prioritizes hazard risks and outlines means to avoid or minimize the undesirable result of these risks. Participants will be able to outline a mitigation plan, implementation strategy, implement the plan, monitor progress and update the plan as necessary. (APS requirement)

RAPID ASSESSMENT PLANNING

This 2-hour workshop is designed to improve the ability of local governments to perform a rapid assessment accurately and within the first few hours after an incident, which is critical to providing an adequate local government response for life-threatening situations and imminent hazards. NOTE: this workshop will be conducted as part of the Emergency Planning and Disaster Recovery Operations courses, or can be delivered locally upon request. (APS requirement)

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

This one-day course will provide the participant with the knowledge and skills needed to perform resource management (personnel, facilities, equipment) functions within the framework of the emergency operations center. Topics includes: resource needs assessment and analysis, developing SOP’s using job aids, and implementing the resource management system. (APS Elective)