Schedule of Classes
ICS 300 Intermediate
1/27/2026
Seats are filled. Please register in the waiting list
This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.
ICS 300 Intermediate
1/27/2026
Seats Remaining: 14
This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.
EMPD-Emergency Mgmt Program Development Session #1
2/5/2026
Seats Remaining: 10
The Emergency Management Program Development course provides a comprehensive overview of the statutory requirements and professional duties of today’s emergency manager. Developed and delivered by practitioners in four separate 6 hour sessions, the course is an opportunity for peer to peer learning through lecture as well as task-oriented coaching. Technical and soft skill development in the areas of administration, planning, resource management, training, and exercises are included.
Topics covered: Communications, Grants, State Governance, and Professional Development
Damage Assessment Training for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance Programs
2/11/2026
Seats Remaining: 12
This training will be focusing on the process and procedures of conducting damage assessments in support of the Individual and Public Assistance Programs.
The Individual Assistance program directly helps those with uninsured or underinsured basic critical needs. Through the Individual Assistance program, FEMA provides several types of financial and direct assistance to eligible individuals and families, including both homeowners and renters. These include Housing, Other Needs Assistance and Cleaning and Sanitizing Assistance.
The Public Assistance program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profits so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies. This includes funding for emergency protective measures, debris removal and permanent restoration of damaged public facilities.
ICS 400 Advanced
2/24/2026
Seats are filled. Please register in the waiting list
This 2-day course provides training on and resources for personnel who has a responsibility to function in a command post managing and expanding incident. Topics include use of an Incident Complex and Area Command, and the interactions between Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) entities.
ICS 400 Advanced
2/25/2026
Seats Remaining: 14
This 2-day course provides training on and resources for personnel who has a responsibility to function in a command post managing and expanding incident. Topics include use of an Incident Complex and Area Command, and the interactions between Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) entities.
Damage Assessment Training for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance Programs
3/10/2026
Seats Remaining: 7
This training will be focusing on the process and procedures of conducting damage assessments in support of the Individual and Public Assistance Programs.
The Individual Assistance program directly helps those with uninsured or underinsured basic critical needs. Through the Individual Assistance program, FEMA provides several types of financial and direct assistance to eligible individuals and families, including both homeowners and renters. These include Housing, Other Needs Assistance and Cleaning and Sanitizing Assistance.
The Public Assistance program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profits so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies. This includes funding for emergency protective measures, debris removal and permanent restoration of damaged public facilities.
G 272 Warning Coordination
3/18/2026
Seats Remaining: 25
This course is produced with the partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS). In order to reduce deaths, injuries, and property loss, Emergency Managers must work closely with the NWS and news media to provide effectiveness.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
ICS 300 Intermediate
3/31/2026
Seats Remaining: 26
This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.
EMPD-Emergency Mgmt Program Development Session #2
4/2/2026
Seats Remaining: 15
The Emergency Management Program Development course provides a comprehensive overview of the statutory requirements and professional duties of today’s emergency manager. Developed and delivered by practitioners in four separate 6 hour sessions, the course is an opportunity for peer to peer learning through lecture as well as task-oriented coaching. Technical and soft skill development in the areas of administration, planning, resource management, training, and exercises are included.
Topics covered: Federal Governance, Resource Management, Direction and Control, Damage Assessment, Operations and Procedures and Professional Development
L 0103 Planning: Emergency Operations
4/14/2026
Seats Remaining: 21
This course in the National Emergency Management Basic Academy 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 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 Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis, 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.
ICS 300 Intermediate
4/20/2026
Seats Remaining: 27
This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.
L 0105 Public Information Basics
4/22/2026
Seats Remaining: 20
This course is part of the Basic Academy Program that introduces the participants to what the Public Information Officer (PIO) does in emergency management along with the basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources encompassing social media; effective communication; preparing the community through outreach and other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages. This is a classroom course which gives participants time to perform activities and exercises to reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.
G 235 Emergency Planning
4/22/2026
Seats Remaining: 23
This 2-day course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop the capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives, protect property and the environment threatened by disaster.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
G 108 Community Mass Care & Emergency Assistance
4/27/2026
Seats Remaining: 29
The purpose of this 2-day course is to develop foundational knowledge of Mass Care and Emergency Assistance services in the community. It is not a “how to” for sheltering. Participants will use this information to build community emergency Action Items and to identify gaps in the community’s program.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
ICS 400 Advanced
5/11/2026
Seats Remaining: 27
This 2-day course provides training on and resources for personnel who has a responsibility to function in a command post managing and expanding incident. Topics include use of an Incident Complex and Area Command, and the interactions between Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) entities.
ICS 400 Advanced
5/19/2026
Seats Remaining: 26
This 2-day course provides training on and resources for personnel who has a responsibility to function in a command post managing and expanding incident. Topics include use of an Incident Complex and Area Command, and the interactions between Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) entities.
G 191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
5/22/2026
Seats Remaining: 29
This 1-day, Advanced Professional Series course will allow participants to develop an effective interface between Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying Incident Command System (ICS) principles. This course works best when delivered to ICS and EOC personnel from the same community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
G 288 Local Volunteer & Donations Management
6/15/2026
Seats Remaining: 26
The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise. The course content and activities may also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash.
This training also provides information regarding the State’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and non-government organizations.
To provide local emergency management personnel and voluntary agency representatives with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute an effective volunteer and donations management program.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
G 557 Rapid Needs Assessment
6/23/2026
Seats Remaining: 27
This course provides the ability of local governments to perform a Rapid Needs Assessment accurately and within the first few hours after an incident or emergency is critical in providing a response designed to save lives.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
G 2300 Intermediate EOC Functions
7/29/2026
Seats Remaining: 29
This 3-day course will examine the role, design, and function of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and their supportive relationship as a NIMS Command and Coordination component a Multi-Agency Coordination System. Provide training about staffing, organization, information, systems, communications, and equipment needs at the EOC, such activating and deactivating, operations, as well as training and exercising. Focus on the role of an EOC as one of four NIMS Command and Coordination Structures.
EMPD-Emergency Mgmt Program Development Session #3
7/30/2026
Seats Remaining: 20
The Emergency Management Program Development course provides a comprehensive overview of the statutory requirements and professional duties of today’s emergency manager. Developed and delivered by practitioners in four separate 6 hour sessions, the course is an opportunity for peer to peer learning through lecture as well as task-oriented coaching. Technical and soft skill development in the areas of administration, planning, resource management, training, and exercises are included.
Topics covered: Local Governance, Hazard Analysis, Planning and Professional Development
G 191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
9/10/2026
Seats Remaining: 30
This 1-day, Advanced Professional Series course will allow participants to develop an effective interface between Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying Incident Command System (ICS) principles. This course works best when delivered to ICS and EOC personnel from the same community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface.
**This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
EMPD-Emergency Mgmt Program Development Session #4
11/12/2026
Seats Remaining: 23
The Emergency Management Program Development course provides a comprehensive overview of the statutory requirements and professional duties of today’s emergency manager. Developed and delivered by practitioners in four separate 6 hour sessions, the course is an opportunity for peer to peer learning through lecture as well as task-oriented coaching. Technical and soft skill development in the areas of administration, planning, resource management, training, and exercises are included.
Topics covered: Commission Governance, Training, Exercises, Homeland Security, Budgeting and Professional Development
If you encounter any problems with registering contact the HSEMD Training Staff at
hsemdtraining@iowa.gov or 515-725-3204.