Emergency Management

Training and Exercises

Along with planning, Emergency Management (EM) provides the necessary training and exercises to mitigate or eliminate risk to the UAF community and property from hazards and their effects.  EM works to enhance capabilities through a building-block approach to training and exercises to enhance preparedness and coordination.  This building-block approach ensures successful progression in exercise design, complexity, and execution, and allows for the appropriate training to occur in preparation for an exercise or incident.

Training - The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was created to provide the Nation with a common response framework for five mission areas: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. NIMS is a national directive to enhance emergency response coordination across the nation. It is the basis for Incident Command System (ICS), which is the framework that is used to respond to emergencies. UAF has adopted NIMS as its method for incident management. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers free emergency online training in the area of emergency response. There are four basic FEMA courses that serve as an introduction to (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS). They are:

• IS-100.C Introduction to the Incident Command System

• IS-200.C Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

• IS-700.B An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

• IS-800.D National Response Framework, An Introduction

These trainings can be found HERE (Note; you will need both a FEMA SID and federal login.gov account to receive a completed Final Exam certificate. Information on how to obtain both are available by clicking the Final Exam link.) or EM can organize an in-person session for groups up to 20 people.

Exercises - EM assists with the design and implementation of functional and table-top exercises system-wide, as well as building Emergency Action Plans. 

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