Benj Korson
Senior Emergency Management Professional
​CEM (Certified Emergency Manager)
CO-CEM (Colorado - Certified Emergency Manager)
FPEM (Florida Professional Emergency Manager)
CERTIFICATIONS
For a spreadsheet of all of my certifications click HERE:
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Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
I was certified as a CEM through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) for the class of 2016.
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Information on CEM: http://www.iaem.com/page.cfm?p=certification/intro
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 FEPA - FPEM CertificationI will be given the official certificate at the 2015 FEPA Conference in February. |
 FEPA - FAEM CertificationI was given the Certificate at the FEPA awards ceremony in January 2014. |
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FEPA - FPEM CertificationI will be given the official certificate at the 2015 FEPA Conference in February. |
FEPA - FAEM CertificationI was given the Certificate at the FEPA awards ceremony in January 2014. |
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Florida Professional Emergency Manager (FPEM)
I was certified as a FPEM through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) for the class of 2015 and I will recieve the certificate at the 2015 FEPA Conference (February 9-13th).
Florida Associate Emergency Manager (FAEM)
I was certified as a FAEM through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) for the class of 2014 and I recieved the certificate at the 2014 FEPA Conference (February 3-7th).
Information on FAEM/FPEM: http://www.fepa.org/~fepaorg/index.php/certification
Florida Professional Emergency Manager (FPEM)
I was certified as a FPEM through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) for the class of 2015.
Florida Associate Emergency Manager (FAEM)
I was certified as a FAEM through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) for the class of 2014 and I recieved the certificate at the 2014 FEPA Conference (February 3-7th).
Information on FAEM/FPEM: http://www.fepa.org/~fepaorg/index.php/certification
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 TFMA-CFM-2012 |
 TFMA-CFM-2011 |
 TFMA-CFM-2010 |
 ASFPM-CFM-2009 |
 E-273 Managing Floodplain Develop |
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) - Expired
I was first certified as a CFM through the Texas Floodplain Managers Association (TFMA) from 2009-2012. I then transferred my certification to the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) from 2012 - 2015. I was no longer working in the floodplain management portion of the industry and chose to let the certification lapse.
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Information on CFM: http://floods.org/index.asp?menuid=426&firstlevelmenuid=180&siteid=1
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 G-191 |
 G-557Required Course |
 G-270_4Required Course |
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 HS Exercise Evaluation Program |
 G-288 Volunteer and Donations Mgmt |
 E/L-952 All-Hazards PIO |
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 IS-00000 |
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 IS-00000 |
The Advanced Professional Series (APS)
(Complete)
REQUIRED
Course Title
G-191 ICS/Emergency Operations Center Interface
G-557 Rapid Needs Assessment
G-270.4 Recovery from Disaster-The Local Goverment Role
G-393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers
IS-775 EOC Management and Operations (In Progress)
ELECTIVE
Course Title
G-288 Local Volunteer and Donations Management
IS-703 NIMS Resource Management (In Progress)
HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
G-290 All Hazards - Basic Public Information Officers
Information on APS: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/aps/
 Professional Development SeriesCourse Code Course Title IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises IS-230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management IS-235.b Emergency Planning IS-240.a Leadership & Influence IS-241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving IS-242.a Effective Communication IS-244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers |
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 IS-00120 |
 IS-00230 |
IS-00235 |
 IS-00240 |
 IS-00241 |
 IS-00242 |
 IS-244 |
The Professional Development Series (PDS)
(COMPLETE)
Course Title
IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises
IS-230.c Fundamentals of Emergency Management
IS-235.b Emergency Planning
IS-240.a Leadership & Influence
IS-241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving
IS-242.a Effective Communication
IS-244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers
Information on PDS: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/pds/
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 ICS-400 (H-467) |
 ICS-300 (H-465) |
 ICS-100 (IS-00100) |
 ICS-200 (IS-00200) |
 NIMS-700 (IS-00700) |
 NIMS-800 (IS-00800.a) |
Incident Command (ICS)
National Incident Managment System (NIMS)
Course Title
L-449 ICS Train-the-Trainer
ICS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
ICS-200 ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents
ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents for
Operational First Responders
ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff,
Complex Incidents and MACS for Operational First
Responders
NIMS-700 National Incident Management System
NIMS-800 National Response Plan
HS Exercise Evaluation Program |
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 IS-120 |
 IS-130 |
IS-139 |
Disaster Exercise Related
Course Title
HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
IS-120 Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises
IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
IS-139 Exercise Design
 IS-546 |
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 IS-547.a |
Continuity of Operations (CoOp) Related
Course Title
IS-546 Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
IS-547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations
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 PADI - Open Water Diver |
 FAA - Private Pilot - SE/L/IFR |
 Arc GIS 9.2 User |
Certified User of:
Agency Tool
FCC Amature Radio Operator - Technician
ESRI Arc GIS 9.2 - User
PADI Open Water Diver
FAA Private Pilot - Single Engine, Land, Instrument Rated