Institution: FEMA

Course Description: 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.

Prerequisites: None

CEUs: 0.3

Course Objectives: Purpose, roles and responsibilities, organization, incident management, and planning.

At the end of this course, you will be able to describe:

• The purpose of the National Response Framework.
• The response doctrine established by the National Response Framework.
• The roles and responsibilities of entities as specified in the National Response Framework.
• The actions that support national response.
• The response organizations used for multiagency coordination.
• How planning relates to national preparedness.

Target Audience:  This course introduces the NRP.  It is intended for DHS and other Federal staff responsible for implementing the NRP, and Tribal, State, local and private sector emergency management professionals.

Course Format: Independent Study

Time Requirement: Approximately 3 hours.

Link: http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.b

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