Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NEMI-0286 Organization's ID: E0291 Organization: National Emergency Training Center (EMI) Location: Classroom-based Length: 4 days (28hours) Dates Offered: 5/1/2024 - 4/30/2027 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2024 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 emergency management Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to teach community leaders to work together through upfront planning to reduce the risks and mitigate the consequences resulting from a dam failure, and to recover more effectively in the event of a failure. Learning Outcomes: Identify the steps necessary for an effective Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning Process Identify the key stakeholders, their roles and responsibilities in contributing to effective Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning, and community resilience to dam flood risk. (Key stakeholders include but may not be limited to dam owners, dam safety officials, emergency managers, first responders, local officials, land use professionals, and planners.) Recognize the importance of the National Incident Management System on and its role within Dam Safety Emergency Action Planning, Response Planning, and Recovery Planning Recognize the importance that effective monitoring and emergency level determination have on local emergency response activities Identify tools and resources commonly available to the local dam safety community, emergency management community, and local government officials to identify populations and critical infrastructure and resources at risk from dam-related flooding Recognize how information from dam inundation studies and dam risk assessments is used to identify populations and critical infrastructure at risk from dam-related flooding as well as to inform evacuation planning, shelter-in-place strategies, and response and recovery planning efforts Develop an evacuation plan based on information drawn from dam inundation studies and dam risk assessments Recognize the importance of effective dam safety tabletop and functional Emergency Action Plan activities. General Topics: Dams and Risk Understanding Consequences of Dam Failure Risk Communication, Risk Mitigation, and National Flood Insurance Program Preparedness and Emergency Planning Tabletop Activity Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Classroom Exercise Discussion Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Minimum Passing Score: 75% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from National Emergency Training Center (EMI) Advanced Building Science Series I (NEMI-0319) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts (NEMI-0173) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II (NEMI-0174) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III (NEMI-0175) Advanced Hazus Applications (NEMI-0294) Advanced I - Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in Emergency Management (NEMI-0221) Advanced II: Assessment of Teams in Professional Emergency Management (NEMI-0223) Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization (NEMI-0231) Advanced Incident Command System For Complex Incidents, ICS 400 (NEMI-0298) Advanced IV - Advanced Concepts and Policy in the Emergency Management Profession (NEMI-0232) View All Courses Page Content