HMSY 1339 - Homeland Security Emergency Contingency Planning

Institution:

Palo Alto College

Subject:

Description:

this course is the st6udy of the procedures for establishing a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of emergency assistance to address the consequences of any major disaster or emergency occurring in any region of the U.S. or other countries. An Emergency Contingency Plan will be developed that outlines, public and private agency responses, recovery, and mitigation available to augment local, state, and federal efforts to save lives and protect public health, safety, and property. It includes an overview of the types of aid available to individuals and communities after a disaster, interagency and intergovernmental emergency preparedness, planning, training, exercises, coordination, and information exchange leading to the development of supplemental plans and procedures to implement agency response activities t rapidly and efficiently recover from the disaster or emergency.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2005 - 08/30/2008 

Institution Website:

www.alamo.edu/pac/

Phone Number:

(210) 486-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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