Training & Exercises
Hosted and on-site training opportunities exist for participating agencies. Please inquire with the appropiate points of contact:
Multi-agency Exercise & Events Ron Oliveros |
Emergency Management Training HAZMAT / US&R Training & Exercise Clarice Chung |
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The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) constitutes a national standard for all exercises. Through exercises, the National Exercise Program, supports organizations to achieve objective assessments of their capabilities so that strengths, and areas for improvement are identified, corrected and shared as appropriate prior to a real incident. To learn more about the HSEEP program, click on the About HSEEP tab listed above. The HSEEP is maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Preparedness Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. To Login, please click here. |
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Training for hazardous materials response in containment, confinement, decontamination, first responder and incident command. Instruction emphasizes protecting people, property and the environment. Courses and consulting in hazardous materials response include: Hazardous Materials, Inland SAR, & Field Exercise Design Training, WMD Awareness, Operations, and Technician Level Couses. More... |
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The primary audience for the Independent Study Program is "national" emergency response and recovery personnel of the United States, as well as emergency management personnel of FEMA, and US residents. You must have a US deliverable postal address to receive printed materials, take the final exams, and/or receive certificates of completion. |
American Red Cross Disaster Response Courses - Hawaii Chapter |
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By taking FREE disaster response courses with the Red Cross you can help your community. The Red Cross courses teach you how to Manage and Evacuation Shelter, Conduct Disaster Assessment, and Provide Direct Assistance to Families in need. Go to Hawaii Red Cross for course information on Adult/Youth/Infant CPR and First aid, Youth lessons, Caregiving and Nurse Aide Competency, and more. |
HS Exercise and Evaluation Program
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is both doctrine and policy for designing, developing, conducting and evaluating exercises. HSEEP is a threat- and performance-based exercise program that includes a cycle, mix and range of exercise activities of varying degrees of complexity and interaction.
Volume I: Overview and Doctrine (Revised) provides requirements and guidance for the establishment and maintenance of an exercise and evaluation program.
Volume II: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement offers proven methodology for evaluating homeland security exercises and implementing an improvement program.
Volume III: Exercise Program Management and Exercise Planning Process helps planners establish an exercise program and outlines a standardized design, development, conduct, and evaluation process adaptable to any type of exercise.
Volume IV: Sample Exercise Documents and Formats * provides sample exercise materials referenced in HSEEP Volumes I–III. These materials (i.e., planning documents, presentations, etc.) are only available through the ODP Secure Portal. To gain access to the ODP Secure Portal, please call 1-800-368-6498.
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
Fema EMI resources are primarily targeted towards emergency management officials. EMI offers the mandatory National Incident Management System (NIMS) training, Incident Command System (ICS), National Response Plan (NRP), Disaster Basics, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and several other disaster preparedness courses. Members of the general public can benefit from some of the Independent Study(IS) courses offered through EMI
To take a course at EMI
Applicants must meet the selection criteria and prerequisites specified for each course. Participants may not take the same course more than once. Visit the FEMA Emergency Management Institute for more details.
How to take EMI IS Courses Online
Proceed to the course list and select the desired course from the list. Review course materials by chosing one of the options from Hosted Site, EMI learning site or Virtual Campus, Downloadable Materials, if available.
For Hosted Site: Click on the REGISTER button. Please make note of the information you used to log in (Email Address and Password) or have it emailed to the account entered on the registration.
For Virtual Campus, provide your logon name and password. For first time users, please go over Your first use of Virtual Campus before you proceed.
For EMI learning site, there is no logon needed. You may proceed to course materials directly. iMac and Dial-up users are encouraged to use this option.
For Downloadable courses, you may downlaod self-study materials and print out copies to review. After completing the course, be sure to submit your exam, so you may get full credit for the course. (The link to the final exam question and answer submission page is found at the end of each course overview page.) You will be enrolled in this course when you submit your final exam answers online.
If your email was input correctly on the exam, you should receive a confirmation the next business day for the course. Please be sure to add our email address to your contacts/allowed senders list to ensure that the email is not interpreted as SPAM.
The NIMS Integration Center is coordinating the development of a National Standard Curriculum for NIMS, which will be built around available federal training opportunities and course offerings that support NIMS implementation. Initially, the curriculum will be made up of NIMS awareness training and training to support the Incident Command System, (ICS). Eventually it will expand to include all NIMS training requirements including training established to meet national credentialing standards.
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100 (EMI Online Training Course)
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, 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).
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (EMI Online Training Course)
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.
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction (EMI Online Training Course)
This course introduces NIMS and takes approximately three hours to complete. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains "Planning Activity" screens giving you an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. The planning activity screens are printable so that you can use them after you complete the course.
IS-800.A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction (EMI Online Training Course)
The National Response Plan, or NRP, describes how the Federal Government will work in concert with State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector to respond to disasters.
The National Incident Management Capability Assessment Tool NIMCAST is now available for use. Please follow the login procedures to establish an account.