Emergency Management Administration Associate of Arts Degree for the State of Nevada

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Emergency Management AdministrationAssociate of
Arts Degreefor the State of Nevada

• Presented by Dr. Ronald J. Casey
• Criminal Justice Professor
• Department of Public Safety Human Services
  Community College of Southern Nevada
• Director Southern Desert Regional Police
  Academy
• June 9, 2005

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Need for a State-Wide Program

• Nevada has many rural areas there is
  approximately 500 miles between Reno and the Las
  Vegas Valley.
• A need was demonstrated for an on-line program in
  Emergency Management Administration to
  accommodate all the professionals in the field.
  (This program will meet the needs of both
  Northern and Southern Nevada.)

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Other Community Colleges Within the State

• The University and Community College System of
  Nevada (UCCSN) has established a common course
  numbering system.
• Approval by the Board of Regents allows other
  community colleges in Northern Nevada to
  implement the Associate of Arts Degree in
  Emergency Management Administration.

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Collaboration with University of Nevada, Las
Vegas

• The University and Community College System of
  Nevada (UCCSN) is composed of two universities,
  one state college, and four community colleges.
• Three of the community colleges are located in
  Northern Nevada.
• A concern of the community college faculty is the
  acceptance of all community college credits by
  the two universities.

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Program Design With the Public Administration
Department of UNLV

• Dr. Lee Bernick, dean of Public Administration,
  understood the acceptance of community college
  coursework by the university.
• In addition to the special program requirements,
  Dean Bernick collaborated on the acceptance of
  general education requirements.
• The total AA degree would be accepted by his
  department, and students enter the PA Program as
  juniors.

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Program Design

• A program was needed that would meet the
  standards of the Emergency Management community.
• Students would be able to continue with their
  degrees instate or within other colleges and
  universities.
• Courses were implemented utilizing the curricula
  of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for
  community colleges.

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Department of Public Human Services at CCSN

• Associates of Arts Degree (64 Credits) in
  Emergency Management Administration
• General Education Requirements (32 Credits)
• plus
• Special Program Requirements (32 Credits)
• Principles of Emergency Management
• Emergency Planning
• Emergency Operations
• Basic Public Information Officer
• Disaster Response and Recovery
• Disaster Mitigation
• Emergency Simulations Exercises
• Incident Command System National Curriculum (4
  credits)
• Web-based Simulation Exercise (4 credits)
• Terrorism Response Planning
• All courses involved transfer directly to
  University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) with no
  loss of credit.
• Dr. Jim OBrien Director of Clark Country
  Emergency Management

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Proactive Preparation andPlanning for
PotentialTerrorism Disasters

• Terrorism Potentials in Nevada
• Lake Powell/Lake Mead Hoover Dam
• Nevada Test Site
• Famous Las Vegas Strip
• McCarran International Airport
• Nellis Air Force Base
• Potential target at Yucca Mountain
• Lake Tahoe
• Fallon Naval Air Station
• Reno/Carson City
• Wind Driven Biological attacks

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Proactive Preparation andPlanning for
PotentialNatural Disasters

• Natural Disaster Potentials in Nevada
• Earthquakes
• Extreme Heat
• Chemical Emergency
• Range Forest Fires
• Avalanche Snow Melt Flooding
• Flash flooding
• Avian Flu, West Nile other visitor spread
  communicable diseases

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Proactive Preparation andPlanning for
PotentialHuman Related Disasters

• Human Related Disasters in Nevada
• Biological Contaminate Release (intentional or
  accidental)
• Dirty (nuclear contaminated) Bombs
• Diseases (smallpox, anthrax, botulism, avian flu,
  West Nile virus)
• Active Terror (hostages, mass shootings, snipers,
  hijackings)
• Explosives (conventional)

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Curricula Commences

• Fall 2005 Initial classes begin at CCSN
• First transfers to UNLV in Fall 2007
• First bachelor degree graduates May 2008 from UNLV

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Why?

• Forming a basis of shared communication and
  information.
• Producing a group of leaders (government and
  business) in Emergency Management Preparedness
  with the same foundation of planning,
  communications and execution spread across the
  southwestern United States.
• Consistency in philosophy, attitude and planning.
• Creating a consistently safer world.