Is-102.C: Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners

Course Overview This course is designed to help prepare participants for deployment as a FEMA response partner to a domestic incident. Responding to incidents requires that we must be ready, willing, and able to deploy at a moment's notice. This course provides personnel with practical tips and advice for incident deployment. Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to: -Prepare for deployment, including detailing what information to gather, what steps to take, and what things to pack. -Check in when arriving at the assigned location. -Acclimate to the working and living conditions at the assigned incident facility. -Take care of themselves during deployment. -Maintain standards for accountability. -Complete the check-out process. Primary Audience This course is designed for FEMA response partners, including personnel from other Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector companies. It is suggested that personnel who have not completed the IS-700 and IS-800b courses do so before completing this course. If you are a Reservist, you should complete the IS-101 Deployment Basics course, available through the FEMA Knowledge Center or the Independent Study Website.