About rusnivek

Description: This is the field deployed version of the EMI E273 course. This course is designed to provide an organized training opportunity for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.

Prerequisites: Participants must complete the General Admissions Application and the following online tutorials:

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) tutorial at http://www.fema.gov/media/fhm/firm/ot_firm.htm (30 minutes)
Federal Insurance Studies (FIS) tutorial at http://www.fema.gov/media/fhm/fis/ot_fis.htm (40 minutes)

CFM Exam (Optional)
CFM Exam will be offered on Friday, January 16 from 9am – 12pm. The 273 course is for enhancement and/or refresher only and not intended to prepare attendees to pass the exam. Exam takers should not expect to pass the CFM Exam without additional study. ASFPM recommends exam takers review the materials on the CFM Exam Preparation Guide prior to sitting for the exam. Separate registration and fees required to sit for the CFM Exam payable to ASFPM. Exam application materials and fee must be submitted to Anita Larson, Certification Coordinator at ASFPM 575 D’Onofrio Dr. Ste. 200, Madison, WI 53719. Exam questions can be directed to cfm@floods.org or call 608-828-3000. Exam application and fee must be submitted to ASFPM by Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in order to sit for the CFM exam on January 16th.

Continuing Education: 12 Core CECs for CFMs

COST: Free (Registration required)

Course Registration: Seating is limited, register early! Registration deadline: December 22, 2014. To register for the course, please complete attached registration for and submit to Alicia Silverio at alicia.silverio@dnr.state.oh.us. Please contact Alicia Silverio with questions about the course at alicia.silverio@dnr.state.oh.us or call 614-265-1006.

CFM Exam Registration: To register for the CFM exam, please complete the CFM Exam Application materials and submit with fee to Anita Larson, Certification coordinator at ASFPM 575 D’Onofrio Dr. Ste. 200, Madison, WI 53719. Submit CFM Exam related questions to cfm@floods.org or call 608-828-3000.

Pay attention to the inflight briefing!

Posted on December 18, 2014 by rusnivek

This is why you should ALWAYS pay attention to the inflight briefing.

Please obey all lighted signs and instructions from flight crew members.

As some of you know, I am that nerdy guy that always opens and reviews the safety card located in my front seat pocket. Always.

@rusnivek

NIMS Compliant? For starters

Posted on December 17, 2014 by rusnivek

NIMS compliant? Well, for starters, you should probably have this stuff

Course Code	Course Title
IS-100.b	Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-100.FDA	Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Food and Drug Administration
IS-100.FWa	Intro to Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Federal Workers
IS-100.HCb	Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Healthcare/Hospitals
IS-100.HE	Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education
IS-100.LEb	Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Law Enforcement
IS-100.PWb	Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Public Works
IS-100.SCa	Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools
IS-200.b	ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-200.HCa	Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
IS-700.a	National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-701.a	NIMS Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) Course
IS-702.a	National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems
IS-703.a	NIMS Resource Management
IS-706	NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid – An Introduction
IS-800.b	National Response Framework, An Introduction