Emergency management training course descriptions

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Self-paced online, 7 hours / Face-to-face (as part of EM mix and match custom training only) / Correspondence

Learn the basic concepts and structure of emergency management in Canada. Explore the framework, principles and components involved in effectively managing emergencies or disasters, whether in a government, community agency, industry, or business context. This course is a prerequisite for many other JIBC Emergency Management Division courses.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Self-paced online, 7 hours / Face-to-face (as part of EM mix and match custom training only) / Correspondence

Learn a proven incident site management system for emergencies or disasters. Students will be introduced to an effective system for command, control, and coordination of response at an emergency site. The Incident Command System (ICS) is recognized as a flexible and scalable all-hazards system, which provides a common response framework suitable to any size of event. Gain a basic understanding of the Incident Command System, its organization, principles, basic structure, and common responsibilities.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Self-paced online, 7 hours / Face-to-face (as part of EM mix and match custom training only) / Correspondence

Learn about the planning and organizing of an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) using a standard emergency response structure. This course includes the fundamental concepts for selection, design, configuration, and staffing of an EOC facility.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery:  Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

The emergency management division has a selection of introductory courses which can be combined to best meet your community’s training needs. Choose any two of the introductory courses listed below to customize a full day course offering for your community. The purpose of the training day is to provide an overview of the topics, introduce the concepts and knowledge based on the interest and needs of the community. The classroom setting allows participants to discuss, engage and share information that may not be available online or by correspondence.

Course Options: (pick two)

• EMRG-1100-Introduction to Emergency Management in Canada – 3.5 hours
• EMRG-1200-Introduction to Incident Command System Level 100 – 3.5 hours
• EMRG-1300-Introduction to Emergency Operations Centres – 3.5 hours

To receive credit, students can take home the exam for submission. Original exams must be returned to JIBC Emergency Management Division highlighting which class they attended.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery:  Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

This flexible and interactive workshop is intended to support communities who are establishing an emergency management program or who wish to introduce or re-engage with community members to explore areas of responsibility, discover how to effectively increase community capacity and what actions need to be taken before, during and after an emergency to build community resiliency.

The design of the workshop is to actively engage participants, who will direct the discussion and content to see where their community ‘fits in’ to the overall emergency management structure, and to identify ‘next steps’ that the community can take to enhance their emergency preparedness. Topics for discussion include basic knowledge of emergency management such as the EM cycle, provincial EM structure and provincial level support, awareness of training options, components of an emergency program such as plan development, hazards and risks, exercising, and response and recovery. The facilitated workshop format can be conducted in one or two days to meet the unique needs of the community.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 4 weeks, 3.5 hours per week / Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

Learn the fundamentals of how Emergency Operations Centres (EOC) operate in supporting the needs of response departments and agencies during emergencies and disasters. Explore key aspects of site support operations within an Incident Command System (ICS) management structure.

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the primary EOC functions and essential activities. Course topics include EOC primary functions and organizational structure, communication links, activation and demobilization guidelines, staffing considerations, workspace, managing operational information, and worker care.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG–1320 EOC Essentials 
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 3 weeks, 1 to 2 hours per week / Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Learn the specific Operations Section function with an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the site support level. Information around roles, responsibilities, staffing, branch duties, site interface, resource management, and incident/status reporting are covered.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with the roles, responsibilities, and activities of the Operations Section of a site-support level Emergency Operations Centre. Course topics include organizational structure, lines of communication and reporting structure, roles and responsibilities of the operations section, the interface between operations and planning sections, staffing considerations, operations section activities, incident and status reporting, and resource management.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG–1320 EOC Essentials
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 3 weeks, 1 to 2 hours per week / Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Learn the specific Planning Section function with an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the site support level. Information around roles, responsibilities, staffing, branch duties, site interface, resource management, and incident/status reporting are covered.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with the roles, responsibilities, and activities of the Planning Section of a site-support level Emergency Operations Centre. Course topics include organizational structure, lines of communication and reporting structure, roles and responsibilities of the planning section, the interface between planning and operations sections, staffing considerations, planning section activities, situation and event reporting, information management, tracking and displays, advanced planning and recovery planning, and forms and documentation.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1320 EOC Essentials
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 3 weeks, 1 to 2 hours per week / Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Learn the specific Logistics Section function with an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the site support level. Information around roles, responsibilities, staffing, branch duties, site interface, resource management, and incident/status reporting are covered.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with the roles, responsibilities, and activities of the Logistics Section of a site-support level Emergency Operations Centre. Course topics include roles and responsibilities of logistics functions, logistics activities, section staffing, section set-up, pre-event planning, resource request management, forms and documentation, and demobilization issues.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1320 EOC Essentials
Delivery: Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Learn the specific Finance Section function with an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the Local Authority Level. Information around roles/responsibilities, staffing, section set-up, equipment needs and avenues for BC provincial financial assistance are covered.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with the roles, responsibilities, and activities of the Finance Section of a local authority site-support level Emergency Operations Centre within British Columbia. Course topics include section overview, roles and responsibilities of the finance section, lines of communication, staffing considerations, section set-up and supplies, section activities, and financial assistance, response costs, and recovery costs.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1200 ICS Level 100 or EMRG-1320 EOC Essentials
Delivery: Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

Acquire the skills and knowledge required of an Information Officer working at an emergency site or at a site support facility. Learn how to write key messages and media releases, communicate effectively with the public, media, and internal stakeholders, and utilize a variety of communication media.

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an overview of the scope, roles, and responsibilities of an Information Officer (IO) and the IO team in preparation for, response to, and recovery from, an emergency or disaster. Course topics include roles and responsibilities of an Information Officer, reporting structures and lines of authority, key stakeholders and audiences, public relations, media relations, communication tools, and communications planning and documentation.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1320 EOC Essentials
Delivery: Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Practice the fundamentals of how a Local Authority’s Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) functions during a major emergency or disaster. Students will be placed into an immersive learning environment that utilizes multi-media inputs, real-life scenarios, and functional activities. In addition to a brief review of key EOC activities and processes, participants will be able to put into action the skills they have learned through EOC training courses.

This functional EOC training is ideally suited to experienced personnel wanting to refresh their EOC skills and for new staff who have recently completed their EOC Essentials training. Participants should arrive ready to fully involve themselves in one or more functions of an operational EOC.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1100-Introduction to EM
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 4 weeks, 3.5 hours per week / Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

Using a selection of tools, this course guides learners through the process of identifying hazards, evaluating risks, assessing vulnerabilities and resilience, and assessing impacts of potential disasters on communities and organizations. This course also discusses hazard mitigation, resilience plans, community engagement, and continuous improvement.

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a tool to set priorities for sustainable hazard mitigation and to integrate and implement hazard, risk, vulnerability & analysis information into emergency management programs and emergency plans within local authorities.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1100-Introduction to EM 
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 4 weeks, 3.5 hours per week / Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

Learn about the potential community impacts of disasters and the primary components involved in community disaster recovery. The purpose and role of a community recovery committee are explored, and learners are introduced to a process for the development of an effective plan for community disaster recovery.

The purpose of this course is to give participants the ability to actively participate in the recovery planning process in a multi-agency context. Course topics include components of community recovery, steps for recovery planning, structure and function of a recovery organization, roles and responsibilities, interconnectivity of impacts and the rationale and benefits of recovery planning.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1100-Introduction to EM, EMRG-1200-ICS Level 100, and EMRG-1300-Introduction to EOC or EMRG-1320-EOC Essentials
Delivery: Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

This course guides the organization and operation of an emergency radio communications station at an emergency operations centre (EOC), ESS Reception Centre or Provincial Regional Emergency Operations Centre (PREOC). It reviews the key responsibilities of the Radio Communications Station Manager within the Logistics Section, including working with served agencies, resource management, documentation and the consideration of safety and legal issues.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1300-Introduction to EOC or EMRG-1320-EOC Essentials
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 3 weeks, 1 to 2 hours per week / Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

Explore how fires, floods or other emergencies may require evacuating areas of your community. Learn how to organize and evacuation, map and sector your community, prepare public information messages, consider transportation issues and determine re-entry procedures. The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with planning and implementation considerations for community-based emergency evacuations.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with planning and implementation considerations for community-based emergency evacuations. Course topics include evacuation considerations, legislation, stages of evacuation, shelter-in-place and tsunami considerations, vulnerable populations, perimeter and re-entry controls, domestic animals and livestock evacuations, transportation and planning, evacuation mapping, public information, and evacuation plan development.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG-1100-Introduction to EM
Delivery: Online, instructor-led; 4 weeks, 3.5 hours per week / Face-to-face; 2 days, 7 hours per day

Learn a step-by-step approach to developing emergency management plans for an organization, community, government, or any entity with a responsibility for emergency planning. This two-day interactive course focuses on the planning process and includes valuable strategies and tools to aid in creating and maintaining emergency management plans.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG–1100 Introduction to EM
Delivery: Self-paced online, 7 hours / Face-to-face; 1 day, 7 hours

This course provides an overview of the psychosocial needs of emergency management personnel and communities before, during, and after disasters, as well as strategies and resources to support psychosocial resilience (e.g., self-care, worker care). This course also discusses stress responses, vulnerable populations, resiliency toolkits, and risk and resiliency factors.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Self-paced online, 14 hours

This course provides a high-level overview of the purpose and benefits of business continuity management. It describes the steps involved in developing a business continuity plan. The course explains the importance of communicating and exercising a business continuity plan. EMRG-1170 designed for those who may be new to the field of business continuity and are seeking an introduction. This course will be of interest to anyone who is seeking to introduce business continuity within their organization.

Course Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Self-paced online, 14 hours

Explore the basics of emergency management exercise design and learn how the field of exercise design has changed in recent years to become a key component of emergency preparedness. Review the concepts of a formal multi-year exercise program, the exercise program management team, the five-phase exercise design model and the exercise design team.

Course Prerequisites: EMRG–1150 Intro to EM Exercise Design
Delivery: Self-paced online, 14 hours

Learn to apply the five-phase exercise cycle to design a discussion-based exercise. Create all the materials needed to conduct a table-top exercise. This course will benefit anyone needing to develop discussion-based exercises such as seminars, workshops, table-tops and immersive simulations. Course Goal: The goal of this course is to provide participants with practical experience in using the 5-phase exercise cycle methodology and tools to design and conduct discussion-based exercises. Course Topics: Course topics include: planning, designing, developing, conducting, evaluating, and implementing improvement planning for discussion-based exercises.