US Army Vocational/Technical
(AVOTEC) Program

Homeland Security Emergency Management

For specific program information or questions contact
Lonnie Inzer
Lonnie.inzer@ppcc.edu
719-502-3195

Total per Student Program Cost    $2,498.00, which includes tuition, materials, fees and any certification test/licensure fees.

Program dates:    September 14 – November 2, 2009

Class Times: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Class Location: Ft. Carson Education Center, Building 1117, Corner of Specker and Ellis, room 112

This certificate will provide knowledge and skills to transition into a civilian framework of emergency management and homeland security from the student’s experience in homeland defense and national defense.  This certificate program introduces the student to the concepts of the incident command system, interagency emergency management and operations in a disaster using the national incident management system and the national response framework.  This program will help the military professional leaving the service to market their skills and develop credentials for the civilian workforce as a Homeland Security Professional seeking work with military contracting firms, city and county emergency management offices, state public safety offices, the United States Government, and other corporate entities providing safety and security services.

PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Introduction to Homeland Security Emergency Management
(4 hours) Monday, September 14  

Presents a broad overview of an emergency management system and the importance of an integrated approach to managing emergencies.

ICS 100 with FEMA Certification
(8 hours) Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15 and 16   

Introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.  This course describes the history, features and principles and organizational structure of the Incident Command System.  It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

ICS 200 with FEMA Certification
(8 hours) Thursday and Monday, September 17 and 21   

ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS).  ICS 200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.  The Emergency Management Institute at PPCC developed its ICS courses collaboratively with the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), the US Department of Agriculture and the United Sates Fire Administration’s National Fire Programs branch.

ICS 700 with FEMA Certification
(4 hours) Tuesday, September 22   

Introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS).  NIMS provides a consistent template to enable all government, private sector and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.

ICS 800 with FEMA Certification
(4 hours)  Wednesday, September 23   

Introduces the student to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.

ICS 300 with Colorado Division of Fire Safety/FEMA Certification
(16 hours) Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24 – September 30 

ICS 300: ICS staffing and organization to include reporting and working relationships and information flow, transfer of command, unified command functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency incident, ICS forms, resource management and interagency mission planning and procurement.
 

ICS 400 with Colorado Division of Fire Safety/FEMA Certification

(16 hours)  Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1 - 7 

ICS 400: The final course in the Incident Command System series is specific to personnel who will be serving in the following positions: command or general staff in an ICS organization, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers.

Emergency Operations Center Course (EOC)
(16 hours)    Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday October 8 - 14   

The emergency operations center is a critical component of any local emergency management program.  The role and responsibilities of the EOC have evolved with the emergence of the Incident Command System.  Various courses have focused on the ICS/EOC interface and the relationship between the two.  This course will attempt to define the roles and responsibilities of the command and general staff functions in relationship to those of the EOC staff.  The EOC operating procedures, to include multi-agency coordination group (MACG) protocols and EOC staffing guidelines, will also be explored.  This course includes information from the FEMA G275 EOC’s Management and Operations Course and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) ICS guidelines.

Exercise Design with Homeland Security Evaluation
(16 hours)    Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday October 15 - 21   

This class is fast paced and will give you hands-on experience in developing disaster exercise goals, designing an exercise, understanding the building block approach of exercises, writing messages, evaluating exercises and conducting an exercise in class.  In addition, the class will write an after action review report.

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface Course G191
(16 hours) Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22 - 28    

This course provides an opportunity for participants to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for the community.  The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface.

ICS Forms Class
(8 hours) Thursday, and Monday, October 29 – November 2   

This important class introduces the student to the forms used in the Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Center activity.

FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Visit our AVOTEC home page, or contact the Pikes Peak Community College office on Fort Carson by calling 719-502-4200, or by e-mail at Mil.programs@ppcc.edu; or visit our office in the Fort Carson Education Center located at the corner of Specker and Ellis, Building 1117, Room 118.