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Emergency Management for Senior Officials


FEMA IS-908 Review with Florida and Local-Government Application

Senior officials do not need to perform every operational task, but they must understand their authorities, responsibilities, emergency-management team, critical decisions and role in supporting coordinated incident management.

This four-hour program uses FEMA IS-908, Emergency Management for Senior Officials, as its foundation and adds practical Florida and local-government application.

FEMA course supported: IS-908
Length: Four hours
Price: $250 per participant
Delivery: Instructor-led onsite only
Private billing minimum: Seven participants
Maximum class size: 20 participants
Completion documents: FEMA IS-908 certificate after successful exam, plus a TBT certificate


Who Should Attend?

The program is designed for:

  • Mayors and elected officials
  • City and county managers
  • Appointed officials
  • Department directors
  • Agency administrators
  • Public works and utility executives
  • Senior leaders who support preparedness, response, recovery or continuity

No previous emergency-management coursework is required.


What Participants Will Learn

Participants examine:

  • The senior official's emergency-management role
  • Authorities and governance responsibilities
  • Members of the emergency-management team
  • The purpose of emergency plans
  • Resource management
  • Training and exercises
  • Decision-making during a crisis
  • Whole-community preparedness
  • Emergency Operations Center and incident-management relationships
  • Communications, public information and interagency coordination
  • Continuity and organizational resilience
  • Florida and local-government considerations

The program creates time for discussion of actual local-government roles and decision points rather than treating the FEMA material as an isolated online requirement.


FEMA and TBT Components

FEMA Component

Participants review IS-908 content and submit the FEMA online examination using their own FEMA SID and Login.gov credentials. FEMA scores the examination and issues the IS-908 certificate to successful participants.

Tampa Bay Training Component

TBT adds instructor facilitation, Florida and local-government examples, practical discussion, account and examination assistance, and a separate TBT certificate.

TBT does not issue the FEMA certificate or imply FEMA endorsement.


Technology and Examination Requirements

Participants should create or confirm their FEMA SID and Login.gov accounts before class. Each participant must personally sign in, answer and submit the FEMA examination.

The client should provide a computer lab or allow participant computers when possible. TBT can provide up to five backup computers. Testing rotations may extend the schedule for larger groups that rely on TBT equipment.

Participants control their own passwords, multifactor codes and personal information. TBT does not collect or retain those credentials.


Private and Public Classes

Private classes allow a leadership team to discuss its own structure, relationships and priorities. They have a seven-participant billing minimum and a maximum of 20.

Public onsite opportunities may be scheduled for individual elected, appointed and senior officials.


Related Briefings and Consulting

Organizations may also request separately scoped senior-official briefings, plan reviews, continuity discussions, tabletop exercises, hurricane-season workshops and leadership coaching.

Coaching & Consulting Page Coming Soon


Frequently Asked Questions

Who issues the FEMA certificate?

FEMA issues the IS-908 certificate after a participant successfully completes the online FEMA examination. TBT provides a separate certificate for its facilitated instruction and Florida-specific application.

Can TBT complete the exam for an official?

No. Every participant uses personal credentials and submits their own answers. TBT can provide process and technical assistance.

Does the TBT certificate expire?

No. An organization, jurisdiction or policy may establish its own retraining expectation.

Can the session focus on our organization?

The fixed course retains the IS-908 foundation, but discussion and TBT examples can reflect the client's structure and operating environment. Deeper organizational work is scoped separately.


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