Science

This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of emergency management with core elements common to all provinces and territories across Canada. A series of principles will be introduced with reference to current practice. This course provides an introduction to the legal basis for Emergency Management nationally, regionally, and locally. The course is designed for participants from all levels of government, emergency measures/management coordinators, and/or planners, emergency responders, volunteers, private sector representatives.

This course prepares emergency management practitioners to carry out their roles as members of an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) team. This course presents strategies for effective management and coordination of overall operations within their communities during a multi-service response to an emergency. In addition, participants will be introduced to the Incident Command System that provides responders and supporting agencies with a standardized method of managing any kind of emergency incident.

In this course students will gain an understanding of Operations in relation to EM practice. The range of potential actions is introduced during the pre-impact and impact phases of an emergency. Current legislation, emergency prevention, communications during emergencies, current pre-impact arrangements, the roles, responsibilities, and authority of the Emergency Services and specifically what actions could be taken during the impact phase of an emergency/disaster will be discussed in relation to several case studies.

This course introduces emergency management planning. It examines the planning process, the specification of emergency management needs, resource availability, needs ratification, organizational design, the selection of emergency management strategies, and planning implementation.

This course presents the principles, structures, and processes of risk management. Methods for applying general risk management theory, best practices and resources to the different phases of emergency management will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the application of risk management strategies in mitigating and preparing for disasters and major emergencies.

This non-credit practicum offers the student research experience as part of a research team. A student who wants to enroll in this practicum must first identify a faculty member with whom they wish to work and then ensure the faculty member agrees to act as supervisor before enrolling in this practicum.