FEMA E155- Building Design for Homeland Security Course
- Plan of Instruction
- Student Manual
- Instructor Guide
- Instructor Guide Individual Units (for lower bandwidth users)
- Unit Slide Show Presentations
This course will be offered at the FEMA training center in Emmitsburg, MD, and at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. The purpose of E155 is to familiarize students with assessment methodologies available to identify the relative level of risk for various threats, including blast and CBR. The students will be introduced to FEMA 426 and will be asked to provide cost-effective mitigation measures for a range of manmade hazards. The primary target audience for this course includes engineers, architects, and building officials.
Plan of Instruction
Student Manual
Instructor Guide
FEMA E155- Building Design for Homeland Security Instructor Guide (PDF 14.7 MB; TXT 512 KB)Instructor Guide Individual Units (for lower bandwidth users)
- FEMA E155- Day 1
Unit I (Introduction and Course Overview) through Unit V (Risk Management/Risk Assessment) (PDF 3.0 MB; TXT 132 KB)
- FEMA E155- Day 2
Unit VI (Explosive Blast) through Unit VIII (Site Layout and Design Guidance) (PDF 4.5 MB; TXT 140 KB)
- FEMA E155- Day 3
Unit IX (Building Design Guidance) through Unit XII (Course Wrap-up) (PDF 3.2 MB; TXT 132 KB)
- FEMA E155- Appendix A: Case Study (PDF 2.4 MB; TXT) 132 KB
Unit Slide Show Presentations
- FEMA E155- Unit I: Introduction and Course Overview (PDF 6.4 MB; TXT 12 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit II: Asset Value Assessment (PDF 1.0 MB; TXT 4 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit III: Threat/Hazard Assessment (PDF 2.5 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit IV: Vulnerability Assessment (PDF 6.4 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit V: Risk Assessment/Risk Management (PDF 1.3 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit VI: Explosive Blast (PDF 6.4 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit VII: Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) Measures (PDF 4.1 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit VIII: Site and Layout Design Guidance (PDF 9.5 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit IX: Building Design Guidance (PDF 2.8 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit X: Electronic Security Systems (PDF 1.6 MB; TXT 8 KB)
- FEMA E155- Unit XI: Case Study (PDF 3.8 MB; TXT 8 KB)
For more information, please email: riskmanagementseriespubs@dhs.gov
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