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    Damage Assessment & Recovery Training (DART)

    Course Description

    • Throughout this course, you've learned how damage assessment is a critical part of emergency management that sets the tone for the entire response and recovery periods. The quick and accurate gathering of damage assessment information helps guide people and resources to areas in greatest need.
    • Determine whether additional resources will be needed and is a necessary component of the Presidential Disaster Declaration process.
    • By using the information in this course and the resources provided in the Toolkit, you should now be equipped to develop or refine your Agency's and your community's damage assessment programs.
    • When a disaster or major emergency occurs, damage assessment must be done quickly and accurately to reduce the impact on people and identify resource needs.
    • Enables the direction of emergency response personnel and resources to the most appropriate areas and helps identify the need for additional resources. Public works provide a valuable perspective on the infrastructure in a community.
    • Build local capacity for damage assessment by enabling you to develop or refine a damage assessment program for the public works agency. In this course, you will acquire the knowledge, understanding, and skills you need to be able to conduct rapid and effective damage assessments in order to save lives and to protect property and the environment and to begin the process of recovery and mitigation.
    Course objectives:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Define the purpose of damage assessment.
    • Define basic terms related to damage assessment.
    • List critical infrastructure in a community. Explain basic concepts related to damage assessment.
    • Use risk and vulnerability assessment information for public works damage assessment planning.
    • Explain how the public works are involved in planning the damage assessment program for both the community and the agency.
    • Use training and exercises to enhance the damage assessment program.
    • Describe basic operations of local damage assessment.
    • Analyze damage assessment after-action information.
    Training Methodology:
    • This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours: 
    • 20%     Lectures
    • 80%     Practical Exercises, Case Studies, Games, Customized Videos, Site Visits, Simulations, Role Play, Group Skill Sessions, Outdoor & Indoor Activities
    •  In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

    Day 1
    • Pre-assessment Presentations
    • Program Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Basics of Damage Assessment
    • Severity
    • Magnitude
    • Damage Assessment Response Teams
    • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR)
    • Basic Terminology
    • Hazard
    • Vulnerability
    • Risk
    • Individual Assistance (IA)
    • Small Business Administration (SBA).
    • Public Assistance (PA)
    • Emergency Management Basics
    • Continuity of Government (COG)
    • Continuity of Operations (COOP).
    • Preparedness
    • Protection
    • Prevention
    • Mitigation
    • Response
    • Recovery
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz

    Day 2
    • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
    • Essential Functions and Services
    • Examples of Public Services
    • Examples of Transportation Systems
    • Examples of Lifeline Systems
    • Examples of High-Risk Facilities
    • Toolkit Resources
    • Overview of Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
    • Mutual Aid Agreements
    • Risk Assessment
    • Natural Hazards
    • Adversarial/Human-caused Hazards
    • Cascading Emergencies
    • Vulnerability Assessment
    • Functional Needs Populations
    • Performing Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
    • Hazard Analysis Process
    • Maintaining the Hazard Analysis
    • Using the Hazard Analysis
    • Sample Documents
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz

    Day 3
    • Public Works Participation in the Planning Process
    • Damage Assessment Plans
    • Planning Considerations
    • Overview of the Damage Assessment Planning Process
    • Step 1: Establish the Local Damage Assessment Planning Team
    • Stakeholders
    • Step 2: Gather Information
    • Step 3: Determine Plan Components and Assumptions
    • Step 4: Identify Damage Assessment Zones
    • Step 5: Establish Local Standards
    • Step 6: Establish Procedures for Maintaining the Plan
    • Lesson 4: Training and Exercises
    • Basic Principles for Effective Training and Exercises
    • Who Needs Training?
    • What Training Is Needed?
    • Public Works Assignments
    • Personal Safety
    • Zones
    • Equipment
    • Reporting Requirements
    • Data Collection
    • Public Information
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz

    Day 4
    • When Is Training Needed?
    • Using Training and Exercises to Improve the Program
    • After-Action Report (AAR)
    • Improvement Plan (IP)
    • The Role of Public Works in Damage Assessment
    • Local Jurisdiction First-In Teams
    • First-In Team Approach
    • Local Jurisdiction Damage Assessment Response Team Members
    • Damage Assessment Coordinator
    • Damage Assessment Response Team Responsibilities
    • Life Safety Issues/Immediate Needs
    • Date and Time of Assessment
    • Type of Structure/Infrastructure
    • Degree of Damage/Volume of Debris
    • Public Works Damage Assessment
    • Basic Procedures: Pre-deployment Briefing
    • Safety Issues
    • Basic Procedures: Visual Inspection
    • Structures
    • Waste
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz

    Day 5
    • Utilities/Lifelines/Infrastructure
    • Additional Hazards
    • Basic Procedures: Assigning Damage Ratings
    • Affected
    • Minor Damage
    • Major Damage
    • Destroyed
    • Basic Procedures: Recording Data for Reporting
    • Reaching Out to the Community
    • The Human Impact of Disasters
    • Importance of Data Collection and Analysis
    • Uses of Damage Assessment Information
    • Collection and Documentation of Information
    • Documentation Methods
    • Photo Documentation
    • Alternate Means of Data Collection
    • Case Study in Documentation, Part One
    • Case Study in Documentation, Part Two
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz

    Day 6
    Lessons for Emergency Management: A Study on the Importance of Damage Assessment
    • Lesson One: Damage assessment plays a vital role.
    • Lesson Two: Damage assessment is crucial to the recovery phase of emergency management.
    • Lesson Three: Damage assessment is a dangerous activity.
    • Lesson Four: There is an incredible convergence of personnel at the scene.
    • Lesson Five: There are different types of damage assessments.
    • Lesson Six: Damage assessment is not a one-time occurrence, but a repetitive process.
    • Lesson Seven: Accuracy of initial and even later damage assessments may be questionable.
    • Lesson Eight: Damage assessment is a politically salient activity after a disaster occurs.
    • Lesson Nine: There are several challenges confronting damage assessment personnel.
    • Lesson Ten: Many steps can be taken before and after a disaster to ensure an efficient and effective assessment of damages.
    • Course Summary.
    • End of the course exam.
    • Closing the session.

    • This course is designed for all employees and managers working in the oil & gas and in industrials sectors include.
    • Auditors
    • Finance staff
    • Legal department
    • Operations and maintenance
    • Projects & Design Managers
    • Emergency and rescue team Leaders

    • Basics of Damage Assessment
    • Severity
    • Magnitude
    • Damage Assessment Response Teams
    • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR)
    • Basic Terminology
    • Hazard
    • Vulnerability
    • Risk
    • Individual Assistance (IA)
    • Small Business Administration (SBA).
    • Public Assistance (PA)
    • Emergency Management Basics
    • Continuity of Government (COG)
    • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
    • Essential Functions and Services
    • Examples of Public Services
    • Examples of Transportation Systems
    • Examples of Lifeline Systems
    • Examples of High-Risk Facilities
    • Toolkit Resources
    • Overview of Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
    • Mutual Aid Agreements
    • Natural Hazards
    • Adversarial/Human-caused Hazards
    • Cascading Emergencies
    • Vulnerability Assessment
    • Functional Needs Populations
    • Performing Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
    • Hazard Analysis Process
    • Maintaining the Hazard Analysis
    • Using the Hazard Analysis
    • Sample Documents
    • Public Works Participation in the Planning Process
    • Damage Assessment Plans
    • Planning Considerations
    • Overview of the Damage Assessment Planning Process
    • Step 1: Establish the Local Damage Assessment Planning Team
    • Stakeholders
    • Step 2: Gather Information
    • Step 3: Determine Plan Components and Assumptions
    • Step 4: Identify Damage Assessment Zones
    • Step 5: Establish Local Standards
    • Step 6: Establish Procedures for Maintaining the Plan
    • Lesson 4: Training and Exercises
    • Basic Principles for Effective Training and Exercises
    • Who Needs Training?
    • What Training Is Needed?
    • Public Works Assignments
    • Personal Safety
    • Zones
    • Equipment
    • Reporting Requirements
    • Data Collection
    • Public Information
    • Case study
    • Illustrative related video
    • Workshop
    • Group discussion & Quiz
    • When Is Training Needed?
    • Using Training and Exercises to Improve the Program
    • After-Action Report (AAR)
    • Improvement Plan (IP)
    • The Role of Public Works in Damage Assessment
    • Local Jurisdiction First-In Teams
    • First-In Team Approach
    • Local Jurisdiction Damage Assessment Response Team Members
    • Damage Assessment Coordinator
    • Damage Assessment Response Team Responsibilities
    • Life Safety Issues/Immediate Needs
    • Date and Time of Assessment
    • Type of Structure/Infrastructure
    • Degree of Damage/Volume of Debris
    • Public Works Damage Assessment
    • Basic Procedures: Pre-deployment Briefing
    • Safety Issues
    • Basic Procedures: Visual Inspection
    • Structures
    • Waste
    • Utilities/Lifelines/Infrastructure
    • Additional Hazards
    • Basic Procedures: Assigning Damage Ratings
    • Affected
    • Minor Damage
    • Major Damage
    • Destroyed
    • Basic Procedures: Recording Data for Reporting
    • Reaching Out to the Community
    • The Human Impact of Disasters
    • Importance of Data Collection and Analysis
    • Uses of Damage Assessment Information
    • Collection and Documentation of Information
    • Documentation Methods
    • Photo Documentation
    • Alternate Means of Data Collection
    • Case Study in Documentation, Part One
    • Case Study in Documentation, Part Two
    • Damage Assessment
    • Lesson One: Damage assessment plays a vital role
    • Lesson Two: Damage assessment is crucial to the recovery phase of emergency management
    • Lesson Three: Damage assessment is a dangerous activity
    • Lesson Four: There is an incredible convergence of personnel at the scene of a
    • Lesson Five: There are different types of damage assessments
    • Lesson Six: Damage assessment is not a one-time occurrence, but a repetitive process.
    • Lesson Seven: Accuracy of initial and even later damage assessments may be questionable.
    • Lesson Eight: Damage assessment is a politically salient activity after a disaster occurs.
    • Lesson Nine: There are several challenges confronting damage assessment personnel.
    • Lesson Ten: Many steps can be taken before and after a disaster to ensure an efficient and effective assessment of damages.
    • End of the course exam

    • General good health and the physical ability to safely carry out rigorous activities during “live” firefighting exercises.
    • Fire-field safety rules require all attendees to be clean-shaven.
    • Each attendee will be required to complete a screening questionnaire prior to training.

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