Coastal Hazards Awareness (AWR-379)

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When

April 7, 2026 - April 8, 2026

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

This one-day awareness-level training course aims to increase awareness of the hazards facing coastal communities and basic strategies to reduce the risk posed by those hazards. This course provides training on the basic science of, assessment of, and preparedness for natural hazards and risks that uniquely affect coastal communities. Examples of these hazards are short-term events such as high surf, storm surge, and tsunami inundation, or long-term threats. As an awareness-level course, this course aims to provide participants with a general understanding of the risks associated with coastal hazards, introduce methods for assessing those risks, and describe tools to help coastal communities prepare for, plan for, and reduce those risks. Course Modules: Coastal Hazards and Risk Coastal Hazard Information and Warning Products The Coastal Zone and Vulnerability Adapting to Coastal Hazards
Target Audience: Government Administrative Government Officials Planners and Developers Coastal Zone Managers Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Fire Service Law Enforcement Private Sector/Corporate Security and Safety Security and Safety Public Works Education Citizens/Community Volunteer General Public
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: Identify risks posed by coastal hazards Identify public information and warning products describing coastal hazard risk Describe important characteristics affecting coastal zone vulnerability Identify actions to mitigate and adapt to coastal hazards

This one-day awareness-level training course aims to increase awareness of the hazards facing coastal communities and basic strategies to reduce the risk posed by those hazards. This course provides training on the basic science of, assessment of, and preparedness for natural hazards and risks that uniquely affect coastal communities. Examples of these hazards are short-term events such as high surf, storm surge, and tsunami inundation, or long-term threats.

As an awareness-level course, this course aims to provide participants with a general understanding of the risks associated with coastal hazards, introduce methods for assessing those risks, and describe tools to help coastal communities prepare for, plan for, and reduce those risks.

Course Modules:

Coastal Hazards and Risk
Coastal Hazard Information and Warning Products
The Coastal Zone and Vulnerability
Adapting to Coastal Hazards

Target Audience:

Government Administrative
- Government Officials
- Planners and Developers
- Coastal Zone Managers
Emergency Management
Emergency Medical Services
Fire Service
Law Enforcement
Private Sector/Corporate Security and Safety
Security and Safety
Public Works
Education
Citizens/Community Volunteer
General Public

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

Identify risks posed by coastal hazards
Identify public information and warning products describing coastal hazard risk
Describe important characteristics affecting coastal zone vulnerability
Identify actions to mitigate and adapt to coastal hazards

Delivery Method:	Instructor Led. If you are interested in having this course delivered in your area, please contact your State Administrative Agency (SAA) through the FEMA Emergency Management System. Step-by-step instructions are available at: https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov
Max Enrollment:	30 – 40 participants
Test Requirements:	Pre-test to be completed PRIOR to the course. Assists to assess familiarity with the course subject material. Post test to be completed at completion of course. To receive a FEMA issued Certificate of Completion, a post test score of at least 70% must be obtained.

Delivery Method:

Instructor Led. If you are interested in having this course delivered in your area, please contact your State Administrative Agency (SAA) through the FEMA Emergency Management System. Step-by-step instructions are available at: https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov

Max Enrollment:

30 – 40 participants

Test Requirements:

Pre-test to be completed PRIOR to the course. Assists to assess familiarity with the course subject material.
Post test to be completed at completion of course. To receive a FEMA issued Certificate of Completion, a post test score of at least 70% must be obtained.

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