FERM 342: Disaster Operations & Decision Making

Course Description

This course adapts general concepts about sound decision-making and combines them with lessons learned from natural and human-caused disasters to create a new operational paradigm for disaster management. Emphasis is placed on team building, situational awareness, and operational systems that are typically incorporated into an Emergency Operations Center. These methods are designed to be incorporated into the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Systems (ICS) framework to enhance community response to any type of disaster. Prerequisite: PRF STDS 209