Evacuation Planning Strategies and Solutions (MGT-461)
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Description
Evacuations can be ordered at any time for many types of disasters. The larger the scale of the evacuation, the more complex it is to plan as well as to execute. Effective planning helps ensure that evacuations can be conducted swiftly, safetly, and in an orderly manner.
This eight-hour course is designed to provide emergency managers, first responders, transportation professionals, security and safety professionals, and government administrators with the ability to utilize current tools and technologies to institute best practices and strategies to plan for and execute an emergency evacuation. This course discusses the hazard conditions for which an emergency evacuation could be an appropriate protective action and inform participants on resources and methods to help them better prepare for an emergency evacuation. This course will allow participants to explore data, modeling tools, and simulations that assist with the implementation of an emergency evacuation.
All participants are welcome. For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact Eric O’Brien at Eric.Obrien@kingcounty.gov
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Target Audience:
- Emergency Management
- Law Enforcement
- Public Works to include Transportation Personnel
- Fire Service
- Emergency Medical Services
- Executive/Elected Officials
- Urban and Transportation Planners
- Citizen/Community Volunteer
Course Objectives:
- Recognize evacuation needs during disasters and threat characteristics of different hazards
- Describe key concepts and assess the need of evacuation in their communities
- Describe the evacuation planning process and transportation considerations in evacuation planning
- Evaluate the evacuation decision-making process, apply evacuation strategies, best practices, and lessons learned by examples of recent evacuation plans.
Mission Areas
- Prevent
- Respond
- Mitigation
Course Level: Management
Prerequisites: None
Status: FEMA Certified
Training Provider: UH-NDPTC - University of Hawaii, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
APA Credit Units: 6.5 Certification Maintenance
IACET Credit Units: 0.6 Continuing Education Units
IAEM (E) Credits: 8.0 Emergency Management Training Credit Hours
Primary Core Capability: Planning
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This course is sponsored by the King County Office of Emergency Management Training and Exercise Program. If you have any questions, please contact Eric O'Brien at eobrien@kingcounty.gov