Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command Liaison
ARC 3089-5,
Government and emergency management settings are specialized
environments where critical operational decisions that
support a disaster
response are made. Therefore, the importance of our relationships
with
government and emergency management partners and our ability
to staff
local and state incident command posts and emergency operations
centers with competent Red Cross personnel is a high priority
for our
organization.
Because the consequences of our ability to manage these
relationships
and serve our partners can have significant and high profile
ramifications,
government and emergency management assignment settings
require a
special cadre of knowledgeable disaster workers, who understand
the
inner workings of both a government and Red Cross disaster
response.
The purpose of this basic Disaster Services course is
to prepare Red
Cross volunteers and employees who will be assigned to
government and
emergency settings to work collaboratively with Red Cross
partners,
helping to ensure a coordinated response that results
in effective service
delivery.
Prerequisites Required
• Collaborating
to Ensure Effective Service Delivery
• Sufficient operations knowledge and experience
to provide a functional
understanding of the concepts, principles and procedures
associated
with disaster assessment, sheltering, feeding, the provision
of individual
assistance and the basics of operations management needed
to
adequately participate in the discussions and activities
contained in this
course.
Recommended
Participants will benefit from having completed the following
Federal
Emergency Management Agency independent study courses
prior to taking
this course:
• IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the
Position
• IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-650 Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments
• IS-700 National Incident Management System
• IS-800 National Response Plan
This one-day course contains approximately 6.5 hours
of instruction, two
15-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch (at the instructor’s
discretion) to
comprise an 8-hour day. Full attendance of the entire
course is required.
