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L0103: Planning: Emergency Operations
This course is part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy being offered in FY26.
Additional courses are:
L0101: Foundations of Emergency Management (March 23-27, 2026) at Cullman County EMA
L0102: Fundamentals of Threats and Hazards (April 13-15, 2026) at Marshall County EMA
L0105: Public Information Basics (May 4-6, 2026) at Colbert County EMA
L0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course (May 7-8, 2026) at Colbert County EMA
It is not necessary to attend all of the courses in this sequence.
POC:Â training@ema.alabama.gov
Course Description:
This course is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes Emergency Management Planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions.
The content also derives from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans, and its six-step planning process and inclusive whole community philosophy. Likewise, doctrine from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), is included in the course. Special event planning is then explained in the course, and table group activities to analyze plans for special events are conducted.
Objectives:
- Explain the relationships among preparedness, THIRA, and emergency operations planning.
- Identify the steps in the emergency planning process and their expected outcomes.
- Describe the purpose and components of an Emergency Operations Plan.
- Apply the emergency planning principles and process in evaluating an Emergency Operations Plan.
Prerequisites:
None