Damage Assessment Course

     IPEM Requirement

This one day course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the damage assessment process and how damage information is used by local and state officials. Participants will learn how to collect, organize, report and analyze damage information. Participants will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned during group activities.

Items the students are required to bring to class:

- Copy of street map for municipal personnel or county map for county personnel

- Damage Assessment Annex/SOP or Plan

- Local disaster declaration boiler plate

- EOP/Local ordinance that would identify any emergency powers available following a local disaster declaration being declared

Course Length: 8 hours

Course Manager: Please contact Regional Office for more information during regular business

Course Timeline: Review the training calendar to identify the timeline for the specific class you will be attending. Unless otherwise stated, registration is always 30 minutes prior to the class start time.

Prerequisite: None

Target Audience/Discipline: This course is designed for federal, state and local emergency management officials who may be involved in the damage assessment process, or those agencies who want to become familiar with damage assessment.

Scheduled Classes:

Date	Location
May 29, 2013	Dixon Public Safety Building**
Jul 9, 2013	Will County EMA**
Aug 27, 2013	DeWitt County Courthouse**
Aug 28, 2013	Region 4**
Sep 17, 2013	McNabb Fire Department Community Room**
** No lodging available

Please note: Applications for courses will be accepted up to 1 day prior to the course date. However, the cutoff date for lodging is 7 days prior to class.

If you want to learn more about the Training Program or are interested in attending a specific course, please contact your IEMA Regional Coordinator or Tammie McKay. Registration should be made in advance to attend any IEMA sponsored class. Walk-in registrations are only accepted if room space and course materials are available. To register for IEMA classes, please see the IEMA Online Registration and Tracking Program Page.