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Training and Exercise Division
The Training and Exercise Division of the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is responsible for:
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Ensuring that District government workers are properly trained to respond to disasters,
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Developing an exercise program to guarantee that District plans and procedures can effectively address the emergencies the District could face,
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Working with the public to ensure that citizens know how to protect themselves in a crisis.
Training and exercises are essential components of the District of Columbia’s comprehensive approach to homeland security preparedness. Training activities bolster the homeland security capabilities of the District government as well as its partners in the National Capital Region, the private sector, and the community. Exercises provide opportunities for applied training as well as practical evaluation of the capabilities of the District government and its partners. When integrated effectively into a comprehensive cycle of preparedness efforts, training and exercises provide the essential reinforcement and feedback for the District’s efforts to build effective homeland security capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and/or recover from all hazards.
The Training and Exercise Division develops and maintains professional partnerships with many public and private institutions so that we may meet the emergency training needs of the District. Based upon periodic program reviews and needs assessment surveys, the Division develops and implements new curricula and courses, offers ongoing legacy training programs, and provides training and exercise funding to various agencies. The Division meets training needs by offering its own courses as well as utilizing available Federal training resources.
ICS/NIMS Training
An important part of the training duties of the Division is the effort to train District workers and residents in the provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The introductory courses in ICS and NIMS (ICS 100, ICS 200, IS 700) can be taken online at http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp. HSEMA offers classroom instruction in intermediate (ICS 300) and advanced (ICS 400) ICS training. Contact the HSEMA NIMS Compliance Officer, Chief Robert McClafferty at (202) 481-3049 for details.
HSEMA Emergency Preparedness Training
To register for an HSEMA course please fill out the online training application and submit it to the HSEMA point of contact listed on the course schedule via email or fax it to (202) 715-7288. Please submit the application no later than 48 hours or two business days before the scheduled date of the course you wish to attend. In the event a course is cancelled all registered applicants will receive notice within 24 hours. If you have questions, please contact Leslie Harrison at (202) 481-3057.
Advanced Emergency Management TrainingThe Training and Exercise Division develops and maintains professional partnerships with many public and private institutions so that we may meet the training needs of the District. Training on advanced emergency management and incident response topics is available to approved personnel through the Division. This includes Federal training at the Emergency Management Institute, the US Fire Academy, the Office of Domestic Preparedness, the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center in New Mexico and the Nevada Test Site of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Once an application is approved by an immediate supervisor, it has to be submitted to the HSEMA Training Officer Leslie Harrison via email ( leslie.harrison@dc.gov) or faxed to (202) 715-7288. Please submit the application well in advance, at least six weeks ahead, of the training session you would like to take. If you have questions, please contact Leslie Harrison at (202) 481-3057.
HSEMA Course Descriptions
(ICS-300): Intermediate ICS for Expanding Events
This 24-hour classroom course is designed for front-line personnel with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. The three-day curriculum includes instruction in general principles associated with incident command, along with various tabletop exercises that allow students to put this knowledge to practical use. Prerequisites: ICS-100, ICS-200 and IS-700
(ICS-400): Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents and MACS
A 16-hour classroom course provides training on the advanced resource management provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS). Course topics include explaining the special management challenges of major incidents, as well as explaining how Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are established. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity. Prerequisites: ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, and IS-700.
Disaster Response Plan (DRP) Training
The District Response Plan (DRP) provides the framework to ensure all response elements in the District work together effectively whenever a major crisis arises. The District Response Plan Training course introduces District emergency responders, over 6 hours, to the recently revised DRP, including the concept of operations upon which the plan is built, the roles and responsibilities of the key players, and the organizational structures used to manage response resources. The course will also describe how the District can receive assistance from neighboring jurisdictions and the Federal government if needed to address a major disaster. Prerequisites: None
WebEOC
A 4-hour introduction to WebEOC, a web-based crisis communication system used by the District and other major emergency management organizations. Participants will learn the different login options available in WebEOC, login to WebEOC, understand the Control Panel functions and indicator lights, add information to Status Boards and use WebEOC plug-ins. Prerequisites: None Emergency Liaison Officer Training (ELO) This 8-hour classroom course is designed to provide an introduction to the duties of Emergency Liaison Officer (ELO) assigned to work in the District EOC in a major crisis. It identifies the roles and responsibilities of the ELO during a public emergency, discusses emergency support functions (ESFs) and the duties ELO perform in reference to those functions. Participants will also learn to operate 800 megahertz handheld radios, review the processes and procedures of the Emergency Operations Center, as well as participate in a roundtable discussion on emergency management and how special events and /or disasters affect government operations as a whole. Prerequisites: None Preparing the States: Implementing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning
Provides state, local, and tribal officials with information and materials to develop and implement COOP plans in their jurisdictions. Students will learn how to write an effective plan supporting the National Response Framework (NRF) and ensure that essential government functions, programs, services, systems, and personnel continue to operate during and after a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Prerequisites: Completion of IS-546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course is strongly recommended. View the course description.
Public Assistance Operations I
This is an 8-hour classroom course designed to introduce participants to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Public Assistance (PA) Program. The course provides basic information about the following: the Federal disaster response process, the interaction of FEMA and the State in the delivery of the PA Program, the laws, regulations, and policies governing the PA Program, and procedures for conducting field operations. Prerequisites: None
Public Assistance Grant Program
This is an 8-hour classroom course designed to introduce participants to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program. The course provides basic information about assistance available to state, tribal and local governments, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations, so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. Prerequisites: None
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)
A 4-hour classroom-based course designed to train first responders in the recognition of improvised explosive devices (IED) in order to address the current and future terrorist threat. Instructors will demonstrate various types of IEDs and discuss the characteristics of these devices for identification purposes. The course will focus on: identifying key information pertaining to bomb threats, recognizing hazards associated with IED type by function, support and safety during an Explosive Incident Response and familiarization with safety precautions to reduce explosive effects of an IED. Prerequisites: None
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
This is a 12-hour classroom course designed to provide response and recovery personnel of state and local jurisdictions information on how they integrate into the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system. The course will identify the critical component of the EMAC system and explain how the state, county and local emergency service providers play an important role in emergency or disaster response and recovery effort. Students will also learn how services or resources are requested and provided through the Compact. Prerequisites: None
HSEMA Course Schedule (Updated September 2009)
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Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Events (ICS 300)
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September 14-15, 2009
November 17-18, 2009
February 8-9, 2010
April 12-13, 2010
June 14-15, 2010
August 16-17, 2010
October 18-19, 2010
ICS 300 TTT: January 12-13, 2010 |
8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
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Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents
and MACS (ICS 400)
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February 10-11, 2010
April 14-15, 2010
June 16-17, 2010
August 18-19, 2010
October 20-21, 2010
ICS 400 TTT: January 14-15, 2010 |
8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
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Disaster Response Plan Training
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September 3, 2009
September 10, 2009
September 24, 2009
October 1, 2009 |
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HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
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| Emergency Liaison Officer (ELO) |
September 1, 2009
October 13, 2009
November 10, 2009
December 1, 2009
January 12, 2010 |
9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
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| WebEOC User Training |
September 9, 2009
March 17, 2010
July 21, 2010 |
9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
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| WebEOC Refresher Training |
December 16, 2009
May 19, 2010
September 15, 2010 |
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HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
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Preparing the States: Implementing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning |
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9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
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Public Assistance Operations I
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9 am - 3 pm
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HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
Points of Contact:
Leslie Harrison
(202) 481-3057
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| Public Assistance Grant Program |
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9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
Points of Contact:
Leslie Harrison
(202) 481-3057
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Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) |
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9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
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Points of Contact:
Leslie Harrison
(202) 481-3057
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| Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) |
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9 am - 3 pm |
HSEMA - EOC
2nd Floor
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC |
Points of Contact:
Leslie Harrison
(202) 481-3057
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Training Sessions that have already occurred in the past can be found at the link below:
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