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Product Description <br/>This unique electronic book on CD-ROM has a complete reproduction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) training course manuals, Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.a), Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (IS-130), and Exercise Design (IS-139). IS 120.a introduces the basics of emergency management exercises. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC). This course will introduce you to the following concepts: Managing an exercise program; Designing and developing an exercise; Conducting an exercise; Evaluating an exercise; Developing and implementing an improvement plan. At the end of this course, you will: Identify the five phases of the exercise process; Distinguish the tasks necessary to complete each phase of the exercise process; Understand how exercises complete the emergency preparedness cycle; Comprehend the role of exercises in the testing of facilities, equipment, and personnel in a performance based environment; Recognize how exercises prepare communities to respond to and recover from major emergencies. IS 130 introduces the basics of emergency management exercise evaluation and improvement planning. It also builds a foundation for exercise evaluation concepts as identified in the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). At the end of this course, you will: Understand the Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning steps; comprehend the process of designing and developing exercise evaluation criteria; Identify the necessary tasks in conducting an exercise evaluation; Understand methods of analyzing exercise data; Identify the steps necessary to prepare an After Action Report (AAR) and conduct an After Action Conference (AAC); Recognize the requirement of developing and implementing an impro