Associate Qualified Emergency Manager in Indian Country

60 college units with a GPA of 2.0 or higher

With one (1) class in American Indian Studies, Anthropology, or Ethnic Studies.

3 years of relevant work experience

Participated in two (2) functional exercise/Integrated Capstone Event (ICE), or actual disasters.

Exceptions are reviewed on a case by case basis.

 FEMA IS Courses

1. IS 42 Social Media in Emergency Management
2. IS 100.c Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
3. IS 120.c An Introduction to Exercises
4. IS 200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200
5. IS 230.e Fundamentals of Emergency Management
6. IS 235.c Emergency Planning
7. IS-240.b: Leadership and Influence
8. IS-241.b: Decision Making and Problem Solving
9. IS-242.b: Effective Communication
10. IS-244.b: Developing and Managing Volunteers
11. IS 288.a The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
12. IS 317.a Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERTs)
13. IS 318 Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities or IS 350 Mitigation Planning for Tribal Communities
14. IS 650.b Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments
15. IS 700.b An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
16. IS 800.d National Response Framework, An Introduction
17. IS 815 National Response Framework, An Introduction
18. IS 909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone
19. IS 1010 Emergency Protective Measures

Other Required Training

1. HAZWOPER 40
2. OSHA 30
3. 30 hours of additional training in safety, emergency management, or cultural competency, such as:
4. FEMA courses, NDPTC courses, TEEX courses, CDP courses, EMI courses, NNSA courses, EMRTC courses, CAL OES/CSTI courses, NWCG courses, RDPC courses, State Specific Training courses, or Others as approved*

Three letters 

Current employer

Two other letters of reference - one must be from a Tribal member.

Recertification every 5 years with additional 100 hours of training in Emergency Management from the authorized list above.