Course

Course Summary
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:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 emergency management
Description

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

Instructional Strategies:

  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials