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Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) offers various training courses each year for emergency management coordinators, elected officials, and members of law enforcement, fire protection, public works, and volunteer agencies. Information about upcoming courses can be found at WEM's Training Portal. You can register online for these courses by creating an account in the Training Portal.

If you want more information about these courses, please contact the Waukesha County Office of Emergency Management at 262-548-7580 or emergencymanagement@waukeshacounty.gov. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency also provides an Independent Study Program consisting of numerous self-paced courses such as Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position, An Introduction to Hazardous Materials, Animals in Disasters, Introduction to the Incident Command System, and Emergency Planning. For a full listing of these courses, use the following link:

FEMA - Emergency Management Institute: Independent Study Courses

or contact FEMA at:
FEMA Independent Study Program
Emergency Management Institute
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727-9986

PH: 301-447-1200

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How Training Needs Are Identified

Using the Whole-Community approach, Waukesha County Emergency Management develops the Waukesha County Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) annually, focusing on a three-year cycle. This plan outlines preparedness priorities and the steps needed to build and sustain our capabilities, tailored to our communities' preparedness needs. The plan provides direction for planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising that support our preparedness and response capabilities, as well as those of our partners across Waukesha County.

Training and Events

Local Damage Assessment

Date: 03/10 - 03/11/2026
Class Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Course Information: This course will equip local officials with the knowledge, understanding, and skills to conduct rapid, effective needs and damage assessments to save lives and protect property.

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Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents & Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Review

Date: 04/07 - 04/09/2026
Class Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Information: The course will prepare you to work with the ICS Forms used in the Incident Command Planning process to assist in developing an Incident Action Plan (IAP). Participants will be introduced to the forms and practice of developing and writing effective objectives to manage an expanding all-hazards incident.  

The ICS 300 course focuses on the Incident Command System (ICS) for supervisors in expanding incidents. ICS 300 outlines how the NIMS Command and Coordination component supports the management of expanding incidents and describes the incident management processes prescribed by ICS. This course includes a threaded activity that gives students the opportunity to practice implementing the incident management process and creating an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for a simulated expanding incident.

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Intermediate EOC Functions

Date: 09/15 - 09/17/2026
Class Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Course Information: The G2300 Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions is a three-day course with the goal of assisting individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).

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Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS-400

Date: 10/06 - 10/07/2026
Class Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Information: ICS-400 is intended for experienced responders and other senior emergency management personnel, or for those who may perform in a management capacity for major or complex incidents. Although this is an advanced ICS course and includes the creation of Area Command, it is not intended to develop mastery of Area Command. This course aims to expose students to the concepts of utilizing Area Command in major and complex incidents.

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