Acknowledgments

The preparation of this course was made possible through the assistance and cooperation of many people. The Emergency Management Institute wishes to thank all the people who provided evaluation data from previous offerings of this course (through the Field Evaluation System), the course developer, the emergency management professionals who served as members of the Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC), the trainers who conducted pilot offerings of this new edition, and the FEMA Headquarters personnel and State and local emergency managers who contributed their knowledge and expertise.