Mitigation Planning for Local Tribal Communities
IS-318: Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities
Course Date
10/31/2013*
*This course has been reviewed for doctrine related changes and therefore is dated
October 31, 2013. We recommend that you review the contents of the course and look over the updated materials. If you have already passed the exam for this course, you are not required to complete the exam again in order to be current in your training by
FEMA EMI records. If you choose to retake the exam, your completion certificate will reflect the date of your first completion, not the date that you retake it.
Course Overview
IS-318, Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities (also referred to as
Hazard Mitigation Planning), is a course offered by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). The goals of this course are to:
•
Assist participants in undertaking the hazard mitigation plan development process. This plan will meet the needs of your community and fulfill the requirements for local plans, as described in 44 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) §201.6, or for Tribal plans, as described in 44 CFR §201.7.
•
Help federal and state plan reviewers interpret the regulations to inform the review of local or Tribal hazard mitigation plans.
Course Objectives:
Plan Writers
This course is for plan writers and reviewers.
Upon completion of this course, plan writers should be able to:
•
Identify and understand the requirements of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Public Law 93-288), as well as the mitigation planning regulations found at 44 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 201
•
Use FEMA’s local or tribal multi-hazard mitigation planning guidance, in combination with other materials, to develop a hazard mitigation plan
•
Identify and assemble technical experts and stakeholders to participate in and document the mitigation planning process
•
Identify and profile hazards and
Course Date
10/31/2013*
*This course has been reviewed for doctrine related changes and therefore is dated
October 31, 2013. We recommend that you review the contents of the course and look over the updated materials. If you have already passed the exam for this course, you are not required to complete the exam again in order to be current in your training by
FEMA EMI records. If you choose to retake the exam, your completion certificate will reflect the date of your first completion, not the date that you retake it.
Course Overview
IS-318, Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities (also referred to as
Hazard Mitigation Planning), is a course offered by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). The goals of this course are to:
•
Assist participants in undertaking the hazard mitigation plan development process. This plan will meet the needs of your community and fulfill the requirements for local plans, as described in 44 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) §201.6, or for Tribal plans, as described in 44 CFR §201.7.
•
Help federal and state plan reviewers interpret the regulations to inform the review of local or Tribal hazard mitigation plans.
Course Objectives:
Plan Writers
This course is for plan writers and reviewers.
Upon completion of this course, plan writers should be able to:
•
Identify and understand the requirements of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Public Law 93-288), as well as the mitigation planning regulations found at 44 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 201
•
Use FEMA’s local or tribal multi-hazard mitigation planning guidance, in combination with other materials, to develop a hazard mitigation plan
•
Identify and assemble technical experts and stakeholders to participate in and document the mitigation planning process
•
Identify and profile hazards and