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Examine the intricacies involved in the protection of key resources and critical infrastructure affected by terrorist or natural disasters. Focal areas include impacts to: transportation systems, communication systems, emergency services, and government/business operations. As part of this course, individual FEMA certifications, IS-00821 – Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources and IS-00860 – National Infrastructure Protection Plan will be obtained.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Articulate the need for critical infrastructure identification and protection
• Clearly articulate the definition of and the need for public /private partnerships in CIP
• Describe the difference between the National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
• Differentiate public and private responsibilities for critical infrastructure security
• Describe the impact of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) on local response planning and execution
• Differentiate between NIMS, NRF and NIPP
• Describe the relationship between government and the private sector under ICS
• Describe the attributes of critical infrastructure information (CII)

Hours to complete – 40
Course duration – 60 days

Week	Lessons & Activities
1	DHS and Infrastructure Protection
2	The National Response Framework
3	The National Infrastructure Protection Plan
4	The National Incident Management System
5	Incident Command System
6	Critical Infrastructure Information
7	Certification Exam

• Audio: sound card and speakers or headphones for listening
• Internet connection: Cable modem, DSL or better
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
• Internet browser: IE 7 or greater, Firefox 2 or greater
• Internet browser: set to accept cookies
• Pop-up blocker: must be disabled
• ONE of the following media players are required:
  1. Camtasia Player is a free multimedia player required for viewing video clips. You will need 300KB of free disk space to install this video player.
  2. Windows Media Player is a free media player. If you do not have have this software installed on your computer, please visit the Windows Media Player site to download the version appropriate for your operating system. (Mac version available)