When Emergency Management and Critical Incidents Intersect
16 Hours
Course Length:
Cost: Price Varies Depending on Your Organizational Needs. Factors Include: Location, Student Number, Course Length
Course Description
This two-day, in-person training event is tailored for public safety officials and emergency managers. This program aims to enhance understanding of how private industry prepares for, responds to, and recovers from disasters and significant disruptions. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their newfound knowledge to refine their existing Emergency Management plans, ensuring that strategies and goals are thoughtfully aligned with the needs of private industry in their communities. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to collaboratively engage in a tabletop exercise with private industry partners, providing a practical demonstration of their insights and skills.
Course Objectives
Explain how private industry prepares for, responds to, and recovers from disasters and major disruptions.
Analyze gaps or misalignments between their current Emergency Management plans and the needs of private-sector partners.
Apply best practices learned in the course to refine and strengthen their existing plans.
Collaborate effectively with private-industry partners during a tabletop exercise to demonstrate coordinated response and recovery strategies.
Integrate private-sector considerations into future planning to enhance community-wide resilience
Target Audience
The audience for this course includes emergency management personnel, critical infrastructure operators, first responders, security professionals, and government officials involved in disaster response and resilience planning. Additionally, it caters to public works department employees and risk and resilience planners who play a key role in maintaining essential services and assessing vulnerabilities.