Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Emergency Management

Follow the links below to find information on the current courses available regarding Emergency Management training.

  • Professional Development Series includes seven Emergency Management Institute independent study courses that provide a well-rounded set of fundamentals for those in the emergency management profession.
  • Advanced Professional Series was established to motivate and challenge students to continue emergency management training. These state sponsored classroom courses build practical disaster management and coordination skills.

Homeland Security

The Homeland Security Institute (HSI) website, www.hsi.wa.gov has emerged as a key resource site for training of Washington’s emergency responders. The site currently averages more than 70,000 visits per month from personnel seeking courses (both classroom and online), tools for scheduling and improving classroom training, as well as links to training in specific disciplines.

Online Training

Over 22,000 personnel have completed HSI courses. HSI continues to add to its catalogue of ten DHS-approved online courses.

Completions of our online NIMS courses have contributed significantly to the state’s ability to achieve NIMS compliance certification in 2006. If you are a manager faced with meeting NIMS training requirements for your staff, you should consider HSI’s online courses. They are fast, free and flexible. All are federally approved. The courses are tailored to Washington State, using media and examples like the Nisqually Earthquake, Tacoma Mall shooting, NW Response to Katrina, and eastern Washington wildfires.