FEMA 225 — Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Disaster Deployment Training
(formerly FEM 225) Provides basic preparedness training for Telecommunications Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) personnel to enhance eligibility for and improve efficiency in potential deployment to disaster sites. Explores the mental, physical, and emotional elements of deployment preparedness, emphasizing a holistic, communication-based approach to addressing personal, familial, and situational concerns. Introduces the concept of stress and fatigue as additional challenges inherent to deployment, and details a variety of coping strategies to be used in planning for their mitigation. Orients TERT team leaders to legal authorizations and obligations pre-deployment, their role as inter-team communicators and facilitators, and responsibilities and potential surroundings during deployment scenarios.