AHEPP Certification Recommended Pre-Certification
Education and Courses

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent study (IS) courses
https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx?lang=en&all=true

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• IS100 – Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)

• IS120c – Introduction to Exercises

• IS200 - Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

• IS201 - Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan

• IS230e - Fundamentals of Emergency Management

• IS235c - Emergency Planning

• IS240c - Leadership and Influence

• IS242c – Effective Communication

• ICS 300 – Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents

• ICS 400 – Advanced ICS – Complex Incidents

• 700b - An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) 800.D -National Response Framework, An Introduction

• K0146 – Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP): Basic Course. “K” is for the online version. If the link above does not automatically show the K course, go to advanced filters, select K and select “Emergency Management Professional Program” under the Curriculum Column Header
   

Pre-reads
AHEPP Guide to the Professional Standards of Healthcare Emergency Management https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ahepp.org/resource/resmgr/professional_standards/ahepp_guide_to_healthcare_em.pdf

FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) for additional courses and programs, including, but not limited to; EMI Foundations training, EMI Executive/Managerial training and EMI Strategic Leadership Training.  A link to the landing page is here: https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx

EMI - PL-5 Promoting and Managing Innovation and Managing Knowledge Networks Emergency Management in the United States https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/downloads/is111_unit%204.pdf

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_cpg-101-v3-developing-maintaining-eops.pdf

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Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Guide https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020- 04/CPG201Final20180525.pdf

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HSEEP 2020 Doctrine: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/Homeland-Security-Exercise-and-EvaluationProgram-Doctrine-2020-Revision-2-2-25.pdf

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National Risk Index – Social Vulnerability: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/social-vulnerability Supply chain resilience https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/supply-chain-resilience-guide.pdf

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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 and 99 guides. A link to a free copes (available with registration) is here: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-andstandards/detail?code=1600 and here: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-ofcodes-and-standards/detail?code=99 For Canadians, please review CSA Z1600. A link to a free copy (available with registration) is here: https://www.csagroup.org/store/product/Z1600-17/

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Appendix Z - Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness of the State Operations Manual (SOM) is one reference and a link is included here:

https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/updated-guidance-emergency-preparedness-appendix-z-state-operations-manual-som

 

Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) resource page and guidebook 2014 https://emsa.ca.gov/disaster-medicalservices-division-hospital-incident-command-system/

 

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/hpp/reports/Documents/2017-2022-healthcare-pr-capablities.pdf

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ASPR TRACIE Partnering with Healthcare Supply Chain in Disasters https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/asprtracie-partnering-with-the-healthcare-supply-chain-during-disasters.pdf

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards at https://www.osha.gov/hazcom; https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/firstreceivers_hospital.pdf