G0205: Recovery from Disaster: Local Community Roles

Course location

In person location: Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM)

3930 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem OR 97302 in Room 129

3-day Course September 29 - October 1, 2025

This course covers foundational concepts in disaster recovery and the latest guidance on recovery planning. Participants will either assess their own recovery plan or a sample against this national planning guidance. Participants will discuss how a disaster recovery effort can be organized, managed, and led along with the types of challenges faced by recovery managers.

Scenario activities throughout the course give participants the opportunity to target information strategies and address local capabilities and challenges. They will also analyze lessons learned from Joplin, Missouri.

Course Objectives

• Demonstrate an increased knowledge of local government responsibilities and challenges associated with disaster recovery.

• Apply an increased understanding of recent "lessons learned" in disaster recovery at the local level.

• Develop, revise, and/or implement a pre-disaster recovery plan.

Prerequisites

Although no courses are required, the following are strongly recommended:

· IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100

· IS-2900.A: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview

Attendance:

Per FEMA standards, no more than 10% absenteeism is allowed to receive a certificate of completion.

Accessibility Requests and Questions:

If you have any questions, or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this training, please contact the OEM Training Program ([email protected]). Please reach out at least two weeks in advance to request any accommodations.

Host or Publisher Oregon Department of Emergency Management