LESSON 07 OUTLINE

• Introduction
• Lesson Objectives
• Activities
• Emergency Management
• National Incident Management System
• Incident Command System
• Summary and Final Tasks

Lesson 07: Disaster Management (part 1)

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Explain the basic concepts of disaster management.
   
• Sketch a hierarchy of disaster responders,
   
• Explain the role of the major agencies/organizations, and
   
• Discuss the capabilities and limitations of different types of organizations.
   
• Describe and evaluate the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
   
• Describe and evaluate the Incident Command System (ICS).