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Tsunami Awareness (AWR-217)

Tsunami Awareness (AWR-217)

Delivery Date:
10/07/2015
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (US/Eastern)
Location:
Wilmington, North Carolina
Instructor(s):
Donald Drost, Paul Epstein
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Course Description
Status:
FEMA Certified
Description:

Tsunamis are low frequency, high consequence natural hazard events. Tsunamis can cause great loss of life and property damage. This course presents the tsunami hazard, current hazard assessment tools and products, tsunami warning and dissemination of systems, and effective community response and tsunami risk reduction strategies.
This course is designed to enhance the participants’ abilities to support their organizational preparedness and response efforts.  At the conclusion of the course, a scenario-based group activity challenges participants to identify effective actions that help reduce the impacts of a tsunami hazard in their community.

Course Modules:

  • Hazard Assessment
  • Tsunami Warning Alert and Notification Process
  • Preparedness, Mitigation, and Response
  • Exercise Scenario
Target Audience:
  • Government Administrative
  • Emergency Management
  • Fire Services
  • Law Enforcement
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Public Health
  • Citizen/Community Volunteer
  • Private Sector/Corporate Security and Safety
Course Level:
Awareness
Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course; knowledge of ICS 100 is recommended. 

Requirements:

None

Course Flyer:
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APA Credit Units:
6.5 Certification Maintenance
ASFPM Credit Units:
6.5 Continuing Education Credits
IACET Credit Units:
0.6 Continuing Education Units
IAEM (E) Credit Units:
6.5 Emergency Management Training Credit Hours
Registration Information
Seats Available:
9
Registration Closes:
10/07/2015
Host Agency:
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Contact Person:
Eric Griffin
910-962-7874
griffinek@uncw.edu
Special Note:
All interested participants will need to register with the North Carolina TERMS website. Please visit https://terms.ncem.org
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