Resources For Emergency Managers

The development of an overall planning strategy is a target that is continually moving as communities grow and populations change. RIEMA has made available a number of different resources and guidance materials for review, both for informational purposes and for assistance in developing well-organized plans.

    Below is a list of free online courses that FEMA offers to emergency managers:

    IS-1: Emergency Manager: An Orientation to
    the Position
    IS-26: Guides to Points of Distribution
    IS-100: Intro to ICS
    IS-200: ICS for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
    S-244: Developing & Managing Volunteers
    IS-317: Intro to Community Emergency Response Teams
    IS-324: Community Hurricane Preparedness
    IS-340: Hazardous Materials Prevention
    IS-405: Overview of Mass Care/Emergency Assistance
    IS-520: Intro to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas
    IS-522: Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics
    IS-546: Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
    IS-547: Intro to Continuity of Operations
    IS-632: Intro to Debris Operations
    IS-660: Intro to Public-Private Partnerships
    IS-700: National Incidence Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
    IS-800: National Response Framework, An Inroduction