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Current as of: 3/24/2025

Preparedness Training Section

Mission

To Facilitate Emergency Management Training State-wide.

Purpose for Emergency Management Training

To improve, and sustain, the necessary competencies of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) first responders and emergency management personnel in the preparation for, protection against, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from, the potential effects of all types of catastrophic events, and acts of terrorism.

Acadis Readiness System

This Training Management System (TMS) is a comprehensive system that serves as a central training and certification repository for all of Alaska's emergency response providers - Federal, State, tribal, local governmental and nongovernmental sectors. The system maintains accurate, complete, and personally accessible employment and training records, ensuring compliance with organizational training mandates. Click here to submit an Acadis Portal Account Registration Request.

Integrated Preparedness Plan

The Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) is a three-year planning, exercise and training plan. The plan is revised annually during the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop with inputs from those in attendance including state, local and tribal organizations. The workshop is usually held during the annual Emergency Management Conference, each Spring. Every three years, the document undergoes a complete revision.

Contact Us

The Training Section personnel can be contacted by telephone Monday-Friday at (907) 428.7021, or 7065.

Contact us via email at: mva.dhsem.training@alaska.gov

Emergency Management Institute

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is the lead federal agency in the development and delivery of emergency management training. Training is provided to federal, state, local government, volunteer, and private sector organizations to strengthen the American public and enhance the core competencies across the nation.

Independent Study Courses (IS Coded)

The Independent Study Program (ISP) is a distance learning program that offers training, free of charge, to the Nation’s emergency management network of Federal, SLTT governments; nongovernmental organizations; and the general public. It serves as both an alternative means to deliver valuable training to the professional and volunteer emergency management community, and an opportunity to improve public awareness and promote disaster preparedness nationally. A complete list of available courses is located at: https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx

Resident Courses (E, L, V, K Coded)

EMI provides resident course training to Federal, SLTT, volunteer, public, and private sector officials to strengthen emergency management core competencies for professional, career-long training. Resident training can be conducted at NETC or at offsite locations throughout the country, including FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama, and the FEMA Logistics Center in Frederick, Maryland. Courses can also be conducted through video teleconference, or Adobe Connect. Regardless of training venue, all completion certificates will be issued from EMI. Schedule information for resident courses can be found at: https://training.fema.gov/emicourses/schedules.aspx.

State/Local/Tribal Field Courses (G Coded)

A significant portion of EMI’s training is conducted by state emergency management agencies and identified by the EMI-developed/state-delivered G course code. EMI develops and maintains the curriculum while the states tailor the courses to their communities and provide state-level completion certificates.

National Training & Education Division

The National Training and Education Division (NTED) draws upon a diverse group of training providers, also referred to as training partners, to develop and deliver NTED approved training courses. These training providers include the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC), and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), among others. Course completion certificates will be issued by the training provider. To learn more about NTED and the available course, please visit their website at: https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/frts/