When Disaster Strikes - Evaluator Training (2026; 6-hour) (Live In-Person)

All too often after a disaster, an affected community is left on its own to struggle with conducting and completing its Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluations. When Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluations are not conducted quickly and consistently, a community’s residents will reoccupy potentially unsafe structures. This training session is one of few recognized by FEMA and is identified within the NIMS Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluator typing document as required training. This training session begins by reviewing the various phases of a disaster, emergency management basics, and the post-disaster roles and responsibilities typically assigned to code officials in the wake of disasters. This training then discusses the importance of performing Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluations rapidly and consistently. This training session discusses when and how to perform building safety evaluations along with training and credentialing requirements. This training then provides information related to operational environments and disaster related hazards along with instruction, training and practice examples on performing building safety evaluations. The goals of this training are to outline the roles of the Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluator, provide instruction on performing evaluations, and introduce training and credentialing requirements.