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Basic Academy Week 1- Foundations of Emergency Management (L101)

Course Overview

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a career development program through a progressive training and education system that includes the entry-level Academy, called the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. Training objectives for this course, Foundations of Emergency Management, are based on the newly established Emergency Manager competencies that the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA); the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM); and local, State, territorial, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).

The following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing, organizing, social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness; team building; mitigation; response; prevention and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future.

Selection Criteria

This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.

Application Process

Please register for this class with the button below and submit copies of the following pre-requisites to the Training Coordinator:

  • IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness 
  • IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
  • IS-120: Introduction to Exercise
  • IS-200: ICS for Single Resources
  • IS-230: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
  • IS-235: Emergency Planning
  • IS-240: Leadership and Influencing
  • IS-241: Decision Making
  • IS-242: Effective Communication
  • IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers
  • IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction
  • IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction

You will be placed on the wait list until your pre-requisites are reviewed. 

 
Details
Date(s)  Mon. Mar 16, 2026 0900-1700 
Tue. Mar 17, 2026 0900-1700 
Wed. Mar 18, 2026 0900-1700 
Thu. Mar 19, 2026 0900-1700 
Fri. Mar 20, 2026 0900-1700 
Location Anderson County EOC
200 Bleckley Street, Anderson SC 29625 
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Handicap Accessibility No
WiFi Access  
Offered By South Carolina Emergency Management Division 
Primary Instructor TBD, To Be Determined 
Course Length  
Course Hours 40.00 
CEUs 4.00 
Award Credentials
Prerequisites Completion of the Professional Development Series (PDS) IS-120: Introduction to Exercise IS-230: Fundamentals of Emergency Management IS-235: Emergency Planning IS-240: Leadership and Influencing IS-241: Decision Making IS-242: Effective Communication IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers and IS 100: Introduction to the Incident Command System IS 200: ICS for Single Resources IS 700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction Please forward all course certificates to: lms@emd.sc.gov or ktepper@emd.sc.gov
Equivalent Prerequisites
Target Audience The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is designed for newly appointed emergency managers with less than three years of experience, including members of State, local, tribal, and territorial homeland security or emergency services programs. 
Maximum Participants 36
# Open Seats 32
# on Wait List 16

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