Course Overview

This course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Protection Framework. The framework describes how the whole community safeguards against acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other threats or hazards.

Course Objectives

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

• The purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Protection Framework.
• The roles and responsibilities of Protection partners.
• The core capabilities for Protection and actions required to deliver those capabilities.
• The coordinating structures used to support Protection.

Primary Audience

This course is designed for government executives, private-sector and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders, and emergency management practitioners. It is particularly relevant for senior elected and appointed leaders, such as Federal department or agency heads, State Governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and city or county officials.

It also targets individuals at all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and others involved in preventing terrorism.

Prerequisites

None

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

0.3 CEUs

More Information

For additional details about this course, visit the official FEMA training page: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-2600