Emergency Management Package I

The Emergency Management Package I provides helpful training for emergency response personnel: incident commanders, police officers, emergency management personnel, National Guard troops, hazmat teams, firefighters, security personnel, dispatchers, emergency operations center personnel and others who might have emergency management responsibilities.

The three programs in this package are:

NIMS: Introduction to the National Incident Management System provides NIMS video training describing response protocols for hazardous materials, terrorist and other major incidents. Focus is on the Incident Command System.

Topics covered include:

• The structure of ICS
• The advantages of using a standardized incident management system during complex response situations
• How Command is established and transferred
• When and how Unified Command is used
• The roles and responsibilities of the Incident Commander's staff
• The four sections that may be activated at complex incidents: Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Administration & Finance
• The role of Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS) and emergency operations centers
• Managing incident-related intelligence
• Model Procedures Guide Included with DVD

 Also includes Leader's Guide.

Protective Actions: Evacuation/Shelter in Place teaches organizations how to organize and carry out an evacuation plan.

Topics covered include:

• Issues to consider when deciding whether to implement protective actions
• Deciding between evacuation and shelter in place
• Steps to take for both procedures
• Covers both incidents that are anticipated and those that come with no warning
• Covers both pre-emergency and post-emergency evacuations
• Determining the evacuation area
• Alerting the public
• Determining evacuation routes and methods
• Re-entry of evacuees
• Precautions to be taken to keep people safe indoors
• Covers sheltering in residences, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, and vehicles
• Termination procedures

Includes a CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentation.

Hazmat/WMD Awareness provides OSHA Awareness training for personnel who might be first on the scene of an emergency involving hazardous materials or terrorism.


The included Leader's Guide outlines a 4-hour (or longer) training seminar, including pre- and post-seminar tests, ideas for activities, a copy of the script and reference materials.