Introduction to Emergency Management

Catalog description

This course covers the four pillars of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Topics include the history of emergency management, risk and threat assessment, mitigation, preparedness, the administrative functions of the emergency management program, and the response and recovery efforts that assist in the restoration of communities and in encouraging resiliency in the aftermath of a disaster. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of comprehensive and all-hazards emergency management.