Having well trained personnel available to manage emergency events is critical to effective response and recovery operations. The Emergency Management Department sponsors classroom and Web-based training courses by partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), and other agencies as opportunities become available.

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers Web-based courses for those with emergency management responsibilities, as well as the general public. These courses are free of charge and can be found at the following link: http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.aspx

EMI also offers resident courses at their campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland. These courses are free of charge to tribal, local, state and federal employees with emergency management responsibilities. For a list of these courses, see the following link:
http://training.fema.gov/emicourses/. Contact the Pueblo of Sandia Emergency Management Department for more information.

The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) offers a variety of training for tribal and local agencies with emergency management responsibilities. For a calendar of DHSEM training, see the following link: http://www.nmdhsem.org/Professional_Development_1.aspx