Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines

Course Description

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Enrollment Requirements

Participants must be U.S. citizens. A FEMA Student ID is required to register for and participate in any training provided by FEMA agencies. All FEMA training providers, registration systems, and enrollment procedures are required to use this FEMA SID, which can be obtained at the following website: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid; or with TEEX assistance upon arrival for class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants are required to score a 70% or better on the Post-Test and attend 80% of the course hours in order to receive a course certificate of completion.

Participant Must Provide

• A photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
• Laptop or tablet

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

Participants in a TCOLE credit course must complete the class in its entirety to receive TCOLE credit.

Recommended

Successful completion of the following courses is recommended, but not required:

• IS-860.C: The National Infrastructure Protection Plan, An Introduction
• AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
• MGT-310: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review
• MGT-315: Conducting Risk Assessments for Critical Community Assets

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Formulate a community profile.
• Discuss the importance of Community Lifelines.
• Discuss the importance of resilience for critical infrastructure protection.
• Apply risk management principles to increase community resilience.
• Explain the Intelligence cycle, and the components of a Senior Leadership Briefing centered around Community Lifelines.

Suggested Audience

• Law Enforcement
• Fire Service
• Emergency Medical Services
• Emergency Management Personnel
• Hazardous Material Personnel
• Public Works
• Health Care and Public Health Providers
• National Guard
• Non-Government Agencies (Red Cross, Faith-based, CAP, etc.)
• Critical Infrastructure Owners, Operators, and Managers
• State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Senior Officials and Managers
• DHS personnel
• Sector-Specific Agency Managers
• Other Managers with Critical Infrastructure Responsibilities

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

Note: Live Online Instructor-Led (webinar) courses are not eligible for TCOLE credit.

• 8.00 hours – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
• State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)/Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Other Information

• Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines was formerly titled Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection
• For deliveries on, or after, January 3, 2022, participants enrolled in an in-person, classroom-based course delivery will need access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to complete course testing and evaluations electronically.
• Participants enrolled in a TEEX-Instructor Led Webinar must have access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to participate in all course sessions as well as complete course testing and evaluations electronically.

Government Programs

• For DHS/FEMA Funded Courses, please contact [email protected] or call (800) 423-8433