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Independent Study Course List

To view a course description, download course materials or take the final exam, select the course you are interested in from the list below.

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bullet IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New Course Materials*
bullet IS-2 Emergency Preparedness, USA (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-5 Hazardous Materials: A Citizen's Orientation (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) *Test Only* Note: This course is currently suspended from use while it is under revision.
It is anticipated that this course material will be available in 2004.
bullet IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-8 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699 (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-9 Managing Floodplain Development Through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (4.0 CEUs = 40 Contact Hours) *Test Only* Note: This course has been discontinued and is no longer available.
bullet IS-10 Animals in Disaster - Module A Awareness and Preparedness (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-11 Animals in Disaster - Module B Community Planning (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-15 Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (0.4 CEUs = 4 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens * New * (0.3 CEUs = 3Contact Hours)
bullet IS-111 Livestock in Disasters (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
bullet IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-139 Exercise Design (1.5 CEUs = 15 Contact Hours)* New * - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-195 Basic Incident Command System (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-208 State Disaster Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
bullet IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-235 Emergency Planning (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-240 Leadership & Influence (0.9 CEUs = 9 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving (0.8 CEUs = 8 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-242 Effective Communication (0.8 CEUs = 8 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) - Professional Development Series (Click for more details)
bullet IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-275 The EOC's Role in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-292 Disaster Basics (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours) * New *
bullet IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams * New *
bullet IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction (1.4 CEUs = 14 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-393 Introduction to Mitigation (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-394 Mitigation for Homeowners (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-513 The Professional in Emergency Management (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-600 Special Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance Projects (1.0 CEUs = 10 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process (0.2 CEUs = 2 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-631 Public Assistance Operations I (0.7 CEUs = 7 Contact Hours)
bullet IS-632 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA's Public Assistance Program (0.5 CEUs = 5Contact Hours)