Resilient communities are better able to plan for and take action to mitigate the risks from hazards, increase the pace of recovery from destructive events, and adapt to changing environments. 

This course demonstrates how to integrate risk and community-based collaborative strategies into plans and programs and introduces tools that help communities assess individual risks and vulnerabilities as well as introduces strategies to become more resilient and better prepared for natural disasters..

This one-day training course will provide state and local government agency staff and other stakeholder groups with background on natural hazards. In addition, the course will guide an approach to (1) assess community resilience and (2) develop next steps for improved resilience. Through increased awareness of natural hazards and best practices, the course will enhance community resilience for state and local government agency staff that routinely interface with the community, private sector, and other stakeholder groups. The course will be designed for national implementation, while allowing integration of local concerns through case studies and focused group exercises.

The goal of this course is to increase awareness of the meaningful actions that you and your community can take to enhance resilience to natural hazards and opportunities to incorporate resilience into professional practice.

Course Modules:

• Understanding Risk from Natural Hazards
• Resilience Concepts
• Building Resilience

Course Modules include:

• Introduction to Coastal Community Resilience (CCR)
• Understanding the Risks to Coastal Communities
• Integrating Coastal Community Resilience into existing plans

Target Audience:

• Citizen/Community Volunteer

• Emergency Management

• Governmental Administrative

• Emergency Medical Services

• Fire Services

• Law Enforcement

• Private Sector / Corporate Security and Safety

• General Public