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Advanced Professional Series (APS)

FEMA’s Advanced Professional Series, certificated by Washington Emergency Management Division, consists of five required courses and five elective courses. The ability to perform essential work in a disaster requires skills in emergency planning, operations, and management. The intent of this program is to provide familiarization training and skill development in a diverse array of planning, operations, and management skillsets. By mixing online and in-person training, this course series expands on independent study courses to apply knowledge and skills gathered through instruction utilizing practical exercises.

The APS is intended to expand on the Professional Development (PDS) series and prepare students for increasing roles within emergency management. APS may prepare students to attend the Emergency Management Professional Program’s (EMPP) National Emergency Management Basic Academy, the Advanced Academy, and the Executive Academy. The APS is not required to attend EMPP courses.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that individuals take IS 100 (any version), IS 200 (any version), IS 700 (any version), IS 800 (any version), and/or the Professional Development Series (PDS) to have a better understanding of the concepts contained within the APS.

A table listing required and elective courses for emergency management training. The Required section includes FEMA courses like IS2200, G0191 or E/L0449, G0557, and others with no state alternatives listed (N/A). The Elective Courses section lists options to choose 5, such as G0288, G0364 or L0363, IS703, G0386, along with corresponding state alternatives where applicable. Specific course combinations that fulfill requirements include G0290, E388, or E/L0952 with state alternative L0105, G0271 or IS271 with no state alternative (N/A), and G0235 with state alternative L0103. Other courses like E/L/K0146 have no state alternative, while E/L/G0141 has state alternatives MGT-323, L0449, L0110.

(1) Deprecated Course
(2) Planned Deprecation
(3) Formal Instructor Training: such as E/L/K0449 or MGT-906 ICS Curricula Train the Trainer (TtT), L0110 NEMBA TtT, M-410 Facilitative Instructor, E/L0141 Instructional Presentation & Evaluation Skills, PER-266 Instructor Training Course, MGT-323 Instructor Development Workshop, or EMI Master Trainer Program.

If you feel you have taken an equivalent course that meets the intent of those listed above, please email the training team at emd.training@mil.wa.gov to request review of your course(s). Course equivalency determinations are at the discretion of the State Training Officer.

APS Request Process

Once you have completed the course requirements, please send an email to emd.training@mil.wa.gov. In this email please include:

  • Your Full Name
  • Your Agency
  • Mailing Address
  • Desire to receive the APS certificate
  • Copies of certificates for the courses completed towards the APS

The State Training Team will respond with acknowledgement of the email and the State Training Program Supervisor will process your APS Certificate.

Training & Exercise Program Program Contacts

Training Program – Shared Inbox
General Inbox | EMD.training@mil.wa.gov
Training Phone Number | (253) 512-7021

Exercise Program – Shared Inbox
General Inbox | EMD.exercise@mil.wa.gov

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