FEMA Independent Study
Ham Radio License

Here is the FEMA Independent Study Program Course List as of January 2006.  (Follow link, click on NIMS/ICS Training Courses, then on IS Course List.)  I asked Bill to make this easy and suggest some classes new CERT graduates might want to take, and the order in which to take them.  Look for the RED ordinals below for his suggestions. 

Note: Once a CERT graduate, always a CERT graduate.  You'll always have the basic training to help prepare you for emergencies.  That said, if graduates wish to be activated for any emergency, such as the last year's call for volunteers to help prepare a shelter, ICS-100 and ICS-200 will be required by October 2006, and IS-800 will be required by October 2007.

IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position1.010/02

IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management1.004/97

IS-5.A An Introduction to Hazardous Materials1.003/18/05

#9 IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance1.005/04 rev.

IS-8 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with
Executive Order 12699 1.0rev. pending

#10 IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and
Preparedness1.005/98

#11 IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning1.005/98

IS-15.A Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety
Agencies - New0.410/05

#2 IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen
Preparedness1.009/04

#6 IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens0.303/04

IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-1000.306/05

#3 IS-100.FW Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for
Federal Disaster Workers0.306/05

IS-100.LE - Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for
Law Enforcement0.307/05

IS-100.PW Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for
Public Works Personnel0.306/05

IS-111 Livestock in Disasters1.010/02

#8 IS-120 An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises1.007/95

IS-139 Exercise Design - Professional Development Series (Click for
more details)1.503/03

#5 IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents -
New0.310/05

IS-200.FW Basic Incident Command System, I-200, for Federal Disaster
Workers 0.309/04

IS-208 State Disaster Management1.001/03

IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management - Professional Development
Series (Click for more details)1.003/03

IS-235 Emergency Planning - Professional Development Series (Click
for more details)1.003/03

IS-240 Leadership & Influence - Professional Development Series
(Click for more details)0.906/02

IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving - Professional
Development Series (Click for more details)0.806/02

IS-242 Effective Communication - Professional Development Series
(Click for more details)0.806/02

IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers - Professional Development
Series (Click for more details)1.002/03

IS-253 Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation
Compliance1.004/04

IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk1.003/01

IS-275 The EOC's Role in Community Preparedness, Response and
Recovery Activities1.007/95

IS-279 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting
Flood-Prone Residential Structures1.001/95

IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency
Management1.001/99

IS-292 Disaster Basics - Revised1.011/05

IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response1.010/99

IS-302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation
Training1.006/05

#1 IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams0.811/03
As a CERT graduate, you're already familiar with this material.  You can use this class to learn your way through the system.

IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness1.001/99

IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response1.007/93

IS-331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP)
Exercise Evaluation1.004/04

IS-340 Hazardous Materials Prevention1.001/04

IS-346 An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical
Personnel1.0rev.01/03

IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools0.801/04

IS-386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction1.409/01

IS-393 Introduction to Mitigation1.004/98

IS-394 Mitigation for Homeowners1.004/99

IS-513 The Professional in Emergency Management1.003/99 currently
under rev.

IS-546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course0.101/05

IS-547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP)0.501/05

IS-600 Special Considerations for FEMA Public Assistance
Projects1.007/99

IS-630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process0.211/00

IS-631 Public Assistance Operations I0.708/02

IS-632 Introduction to Debris Operations in FEMA's Public Assistance
Program0.508/02

IS-650 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments1.001/04

#4 IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An
Introduction0.305/04

#7 IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction0.309/04

Ham Radio License

I recommend two books: Technician Class by Gordon West - contains the complete 510 question FCC Element 2 question pool effective until June 30, 2007, and Now You're Talking, 5th Edition, Level 1 Technician - "all you need for your first amateur radio license."

These books were recommended when I studied for my Technician License, which is the first license you obtain when you want to operate a ham radio.  They each approach things differently, even the study guide and test questions, so by using both of them, I was ready for whatever they threw at me. 

Ginny