This course provides information and resources that will enable participants to plan an effective damage assessment program and conduct rapid and effective damage assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of recovery and mitigation.

Primary Audience

Local officials who are responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during and after any event that causes damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure

Prerequisites

Recommended prerequisites are:

Syllabus

Explain basic concepts related to damage assessment.
Describe how risk and vulnerability assessment information is used for damage assessment planning.
Explain the process for planning the damage assessment program.
Describe how training and exercises are used to enhance the damage assessment program.
Describe basic operations of local damage assessment.
Describe damage assessment after-action activities.