2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
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EMERG 140 - Emergency Direction and Control



3.0 Credits
Overview of direction and control (D&C) in emergency response; interaction in emergency operations, development of emergency operations center (EOC) and operations during response phase in emergency, including chief executives, emergency manager and support personnel.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Provide leadership and guidance for the mission of the emergency operations, organize and implement a plan of action to support the incident action plan with command and general staff in an operational period. [REASON]
  2. Demonstrate a clear understanding of Incident Command System (ICS) command and general staffing structure including Unified and Area Command. [COMMUNICATE]
  3. Explain the integration of ICS and the National Systems of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). [COMMUNICATE]
  4. Describe the role of an emergency manager for coordination of an emergency operations center (EOC). [EXPLORE]
  5. Develop a system that defines the role of and utilizes a variety of stakeholders including executive level management, emergency managers, fire and law enforcement, first responders, business and industry, government and nonprofit agencies as well as volunteer groups. [ACT]
  6. Promote functional and effective team development, coordination in continuity of operations and transition to recovery phase. [ACT]



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