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SO 355 - Emergency Operations in Disaster Response

4.00 credits.
Emergency Operations will focus on governmental (local, state and federal) and non-government organizational (e.g. Red Cross) responses to natural (e.g. hurricanes and tornadoes) and man-made (e.g. terrorism, industrial accidents) disasters. Students learn about how various disasters effect different societies or ethnic groups within those societies.  Course requirements include completion of independent study courses through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. In addition, students take several field trips to sites like the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Emergency Operations Center and Lancaster County Emergency Training Center.  Several hands-on activities facilitate student understanding of the emergency management aspects of disaster planning and response. The course culminates in a real world emergency management exercise at the college or other location, designed to allow students to apply material learned in the course. Register by Instructor.