Certificate Programs
Emergency Medical Technician -
Emergency Management Response
This program is intended for emergency medical technicians and teaches the science of planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.
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Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:
- Understand the concepts of emergency management as it relates to an integrated approach to specific disasters
- Identify hazards specific to their own environment
- Discuss Federal authority and State authority and rights
- Identify three branches of government and the integration of such branches at the disaster level
- Discuss the process of the Incident Command System
- Understand the concepts of the Emergency Operations Center as it relates to an integrated approach to disasters
- Discuss the integration of Fire and Federal government responses
- Discuss the subtleties of the environment as it relates to disaster preparedness
- Develop a risk analysis outline specific to communities of interest
- Plan approaches to incidents such as Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism as it relates to communities of interest
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Credits |
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Principle/Process of Emergency Management |
3 |
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Specific Events and Contingency Planning |
3 |
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Living in a Hazardous Environment |
3 |
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