Training & Exercises

The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) offers various training, educational, and exercise-oriented offerings to the Florida Atlantic community, including students, staff, and faculty. This page lists some of the commonly requested programs. However, we welcome the opportunity to develop a customized training and exercise package tailored to your specific needs.

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For a description of some of our offered training opportunities, please review the list below:

Active Threat

Active threats, including active shooter incidents, are a critical concern in today鈥檚 risk environment. This training, conducted in coordination with the Florida Atlantic Police Department, covers active threat awareness and preparedness at the individual, unit, and institutional levels. Participants will learn how to recognize warning signs, respond effectively, and understand the University鈥檚 protocols during an active threat event.

Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricanes remain among the deadliest and costliest natural disasters. Located along the east coast, Florida Atlantic is vulnerable to tropical cyclones. This course provides a comprehensive overview of protecting, preparing, responding to, and recovering from hurricanes and tropical storms, including guidance on campus resources, personal safety, and continuity of operations.

Introduction to Emergency Management at the University

This program provides an overview of emergency management practices at 麻豆女郎. It covers key activities such as emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation, all aimed at protecting the University community, resources, and infrastructure, and ensuring continuity of operations.

Introduction to Unit Planning

This session is designed for those involved in developing a Unit Emergency Response Plan (UERP) or Unit Continuity of Operations Plan (UCOOP). It introduces the planning process, provides guidance on using templates, assembling a planning team, and offers practical tips to help units develop effective emergency plans.

Personal Preparedness

Personal preparedness is the foundation of community resilience. This course empowers participants to assess their risks, build emergency kits, develop communication plans, and stay informed during emergencies. Practical tips and resources are provided to help individuals prepare for a range of hazards, both on and off campus.

Response Training - Protective Actions

This awareness-level session fosters discussion about the risks, vulnerabilities, and disasters that may affect our community. Participants will learn practical steps to protect themselves and others, including situational awareness, evacuation, shelter-in-place, and responding to various threats. The session also highlights available campus and community resources.

Weather & Natural Hazards

Beyond hurricanes, our region faces a variety of weather and natural hazards, including severe thunderstorms, flooding, and extreme heat. This training offers an overview of these hazards, their potential impacts, and the steps the 麻豆女郎 community can take to prepare for, respond to, and recover from such events.

Emergency Management Unit Assessment

Unit Assessment Program

The Department of Emergency Management complements听 Unit Emergency Planning 听by offering Unit Assessments.

The Unit Assessment Program is designed around best practices. It is used by 麻豆女郎鈥檚 Department of Emergency Management to assess the readiness and emergency program level for unit-level programming elements.听 This Unit Assessment Program assesses core areas for effective, intentional, and comprehensive unit-level emergency programming. These programmatic elements serve to build, sustain, and elevate unit-level readiness. The effectiveness of core areas and the units in which they are embedded is measured and mapped. 听 The process for developing categorical ratings is based on research and models that use a numerical scale.

These sessions assess:

  • Facility and unit layout and design
  • Operations, occupancy, and procedures
  • Unit personnel鈥檚 special skills and abilities
  • Unit-specific inter/intra-dependencies

Due to its extensive nature, Unit Assessments require a time commitment of 60 to 90 minutes.

Please refer any questions regarding Unit Assessments to听 em@fau.edu.听

If you have any questions about the available trainings or would like to suggest a new topic, please submit a request using the 鈥淥ther鈥� option in Trainings or email the Department of Emergency Management at听 em@fau.edu听 .

Specialized Offering: Crowd Management

DEM partners with a vendor to facilitate a Crowd Management training on the Boca Raton Campus once a year, typically during the summer. This free, campus-wide session equips participants to recognize and report hazards that could endanger life or property in and around facilities and crowd spaces. Attendees learn how to conduct facility self-assessments, understand crowd dynamics, apply management and control techniques, use fire protection and communication equipment, identify different types of emergencies, develop emergency response actions, and safely direct people during evacuations. This training is especially valuable for those responsible for events or large gatherings, ensuring you are prepared to protect the safety of all attendees.