1. ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute has released a new two hour online course on electrical generators. The ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power is course IS-815 on the EMI Independent Study list.
The course includes information on selecting a generator’s size, installing a temporary generator, maintaining a generator while in use, disconnecting a generator and demobilizing a generator after its use.
Remember, you must first obtain a FEMA Student Identification Number at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid to take any FEMA course. Once you have an SID, go to https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx to start IS-815.