EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & PREPAREDNESS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

DEM is the County's coordinator for emergency training.  DEM coordinates with local, state and federal agencies that sponsor a wide range of individual and group training courses.  These courses come in a variety of formats including self-study and traditional classroom instruction.  Most courses are offered free of charge to qualified students.  Some courses are eligible for college credit.

Online Courses:

Check out our new Island County Disaster Course. This course takes about an hour to complete. It reviews all of the hazards that Island County is at risk for and prepares you for each one.

Island County Disaster Course

Training Classes:

FEMA Independent Study Course

• S 317 - Intro to Community Emergency Response Teams 
  

• IS 909 - Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone

•  IS 10.A - Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness

• IS 11.A - Animals in Disasters: Community Planning

• IS 111.A - Livestock in Disasters

• IS 394.A - Protecting Your Home and Small Business in Disaster

• IS 907 - Active Shooter: What You Can Do

View our C.E.R.T. page for more information. 

See our Preparedness pages for many more resources to help prepare you, your family's, and the community.

If you have other questions about training, please call or e-mail us at dem@islandcountywa.gov.

*Due to COVID-19, we are postponing many of our in-person presentations and events.*