CapitalCommunity College - Emergency Management Response and Homeland Security Certificate

CapitalCommunity College is offering an Emergency Management Response Certificate.The Emergency Management Response Certificate is designed for students to acquire knowledge Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The increase in man-made and natural disaster necessitates the need for community and emergency services to be prepared and integrate smoothly in the event of disaster in order to respond effectively in situations that may affect their communities of interest.
Participants will work through three on-line courses designed to build upon a continuum of information from the basic elements of principles of Emergency Management and Homeland security issues to selected topics specific in the emerging discipline of homeland security.

These three courses can be taken alone as a Certificate in Emergency Management, or incorporated into the existing Paramedic Studies and Fire Science Associate of Science Degrees as program options.
Certificate Courses:
· EMR 101:

Principles of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3 credit hours)

This course addresses the principles and practices of emergency management and the influence of homeland security, including the different emergency support functions on the various branches and levels of government. It examines the origins and history of emergency management including the planning, response, politics and collaborative relationships of disaster response.

· EMR 102:

Local Integrated Emergency Management and Homeland Security Planning (3 credit hours)

This course is designed to enhance the knowledge and planning skills of elected officials, city managers, and emergency officials in fire, police, emergency management, public health, emergency medical services, and private sector security officials. Participants will develop skill in the integration of local, regional and state planning initiatives as well as the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), incident command systems (ICS), multi-agency coordination centers and homeland security guidance

EMR 103:

Selected Topics in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3 credit hours)

This course will enhance the knowledge, skills and decision-making abilities of elected officials and emergency management professionals from the public and private sectors. The course is designed to increase the participant’s capabilities to analyze the influence of continuing homeland security initiatives on emergency management preparedness. Current topics (six or seven) will be selected from such areas as the Constitution, presidential power, Department of Homeland Security issues, state homeland security initiatives, immigration, regionalization, National Guard and Department of Defense roles, public health issues, the National Response Plan, intelligence issues, border security, cyber security, terrorism, critical infrastructure, Homeland Security Presidential Directives, and medical response issues.

Certificate total:9 credit hours

CapitalCommunity College is accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.(NEASC).
For more information:

Contact: Terry DeVito, EMSProgramCoordinator
CapitalCommunity College –

950 Main Street
Hartford, Connecticut06103
Phone: (860) 906-5153
Fax: (860) 906-5148
Email:

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Updated: 9/25/07

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