Advanced Emergency Management

With over 40 Independent Training Courses offered by FEMA through the Emergency Management Institute, you can continue your studies in numerous areas of emergency management.

It is also possible to earn academic credit for completion of these courses. Here's how: Starting in February 1999, Frederick Community College (FCC) assumed responsibility for the evaluation of our independent study courses. Those courses meeting academic standards become eligible for one semester hour of lower division academic credit. After successfully completing a course, students filing an application and submitting the current fee of $60.00 per course will receive a personal copy of their FCC transcript, and additional copies may be directed to other institutions free of charge. Download an Adobe PDF copy of the IS college credit application. The completed application may be mailed or faxed; details are on the form. Be sure to print AND submit both pages of the college credit application.

Eligible Courses

• IS-1: Emergency Manager
• IS-2: Emergency Preparedness, USA
• IS-3: Radiological Emergency Management
• IS-5: Hazardous Materials: A Citizens Orientation
• IS-7: A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance
• IS-8: Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
• IS-9: Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program (2 semester hours/$120)
• IS-10: Animals in Disaster, Module A, Awareness & Preparedness
• IS-11: Animals in Disaster, Module B, Community Planning
• IS-12: Property Acquisition for Local Communities
• IS-15: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
• IS-111: Livestock in Disasters
• IS-120: An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises
• IS-139: Exercise Design
• IS-195: Basic Incident Command System
• IS-208: State Disaster Management
• 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
• IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers
• IS-271: Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk
• IS-275: Role of the Emergency Operations Center in Community Preparedness, Response & Recovery Activities
• IS-279: Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures
• IS-288: The Role of Volunteer Agencies in Emergency Management
• IS-292: Disaster Basics
• IS-301: Radiological Emergency Response
• IS-324: Community Hurricane Preparedness
• IS-330: Refresher Course for Radiological Monitors
• IS-346: Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel
• IS-386: Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction
• IS-393: Introduction to Mitigation
• IS-394: Mitigation for Homeowners
• IS-513: The Professional in Emergency Management
• SS-534: Emergency Response to Terrorism (presented by the National Fire Academy)
• IS-600: Special Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance Projects
• IS-630: Introduction to the Public Assistance Process
• IS-631: Public Assistance Operations I
• IS-632: Debris Operations