Offers courses to provide skills to those who are on the Disaster Operation Center roster. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management’s (SFDEM) Training Program plans, facilitates and coordinates an average of two training sessions a month involving local, state and federal partners to help them practice emergency planning and management skills. SFDEM works will a wide variety of partners to design and provide training opportunities for City staff, the private sector, non-profit organizations and other regional response partners. SFDEM Training helps to develop essential emergency management skills, reinforce Emergency Operations Center (EOC) responsibilities and introduce technology. The principles learned during training are reinforced during exercises organized and facilities by DEM.