Threat & Hazard Identification & Risk Assess & Stakeholder Preparedness Review

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-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS-800.D: National Response Framework, an Introduction
• IS-235.C: Emergency Planning
• IS-2000: National Preparedness Goal and System Overview
• IS-2500: National Prevention Framework, an Introduction
• AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
• AWR-160-W: WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders Online
• MGT-418: Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Summarize the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) process, the Federal guidelines and the benefits of conducting a community-based THIRA/SPR.
• Identify specific threat and hazards to the community by applying principles and concepts related to threat and hazard identification groups, and the factors to consider for threat and hazard groups.
• Write a context statement based on the completion of an impact worksheet that will identify the threat and hazard that most challenge a single core capability.
• Develop core capability target statements which describe the level of capability a community plans to achieve for each of the 32 core capabilities.
• Assess current capability levels and how community capabilities have changed over the last year.
• Articulate capability gaps and a subsequent approach for addressing gaps and sustainment needs using the POETE (Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises) Solution Cycle.
• Articulate an understanding of the federal funding sources and programs that might assist in addressing the identified gaps, and how previous funding sources impacted the community’s ability to address capability gaps and sustainment needs.
• Produce a THIRA and SPR using the Whole Community Input Form.

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Suggested Audience

• Law Enforcement
• Fire Service
• Hazardous Material Responders
• Emergency Medical Services
• Emergency Management Agency
• Public Works
• Health Care
• Public Health
• Governmental Administrative
• Public Safety Communications
• Public Elected Officials
• Military (If invited by the host community)
• Private Sector and Non-Governmental Organizations (if invited by the host community)

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

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

• 16.00 hours – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
• 16.00 hours – Tennessee Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission (TN POST)
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Other Information

• THIRA/SPR was formerly titled 1) Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and 2) Threat and Risk Assessment
• 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.
• This course is approved for the 2024 training year by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission under course number 24-1358.
• This course is approved for the 2025 training year by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission under course number 25-787.

Government Programs

• GSA contract number: GS-07F-0357V. GSA customers, to register please contact [email protected] or call (800) 423-8433.
• For DHS/FEMA Funded Courses, please contact [email protected] or call (800) 423-8433