Through both its brick and mortar facilities in Emmistburgh, Maryland and its website http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb, the Emergency Management Institute provides education and training to emergency management professionals and first responders throughout the United States.

Courses are focused around the four phases of emergency response: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The hundreds of courses available through the EMI website are free of charge. Course cost vary for resident courses, but many are funded by Federal Preparedness funds.

Just A Few Of The Courses Offered Through The EMI Website:

• IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100
• Professional Development Series (PDS)
• IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction

-- KyleWilliams - 30 Nov 2005