The course provides individuals with an introduction to emergencies and the essential role that ESS programs play in the response and recovery of a community during times of disaster. The individual will learn:
- Basic Emergency Management principles as they relate to ESS;
- ESS and it’s place in the Emergency Management Cycle;
- 6 Primary Emergency Social Services and how ESS may be delivered;
- Roles and responsibilities of those who might be involved in planning for and delivering emergency social services; and
- Possible impacts of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) or highly infectious disease outbreak on the ESS.
This course is recommended for people who support their communities through Emergency Social Services (ESS).