The National Emergency Training Centre Part III Campus and facility

The campus was officially dedicated on October 8, 1979 as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Emergency Training Center, formerly St. Joseph’s College. Situated on the edge of the Catoctin Blue Ridge Mountains, the NETC campus is of considerable scenic beauty in all seasons. It is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Frederick County, and just a few miles south of Pennsylvania border.

The National Emergency Center is emerging as the Nation’s focal point for delivery of emergency management and fire protection training. Major improvements to the facility are nearing completion. A state-of-the-art fire protection systems laboratory and arson laboratory have been completed. Use of computers, network linking, and a television studio is continually expanding and improving. These innovative teaching facilities will help students improve and build decision making skills through practice in real-life situations.

Modern classrooms and equipment, a full-service library, a 250-seat lecture hall, a chapel, a 500-seat auditorium, and student recreational facilities create a unique quality living and learning environment on the Emmitsburg campus. Emergency managers, fire service personnel, and allied professionals from all over our Nation find an opportunity to exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences. By bringing together people with different backgrounds and expertise, NFA and EMI learning experiences create a network which continues with many students long after they leave the campus. The resident and contract instructors stimulate this communication process. Student discussion and participation are essential to the success of NFA and EMI courses, and resident and contract instructors are skilled in facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom. Contract instructors are selected for their expertise in the subject area, as well as their facilitation skills.

The NETC is also the site of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, dedicated on October 4, 1981, and designated by Congress in 1990 as the national memorial to all firefighters. Each year the names of career and volunteer firefighters who have lost their lives in service to their communities are placed on permanent memorial plaques, as a tribute of honor and respect from a grateful Nation.

Vocabulary

campus – учебное заведение со всеми службами

teaching facilities – обучающие средства

recreational facilities – место для отдыха и развлечений

to dedicate - предназначать

to emerge – появляться, возникать

focal - центральный

point – место, пункт

delivery – передача, распределение

to complete – завершать, заканчивать

completion - окончание

to expand – расширять(ся), развивать(ся)

to improve – улучшать, совершенствовать

background – подготовка, образование

expertise - знания

experience - опыт

to select - отбирать

area – сфера (деятельности), область (исследования)

career - профессия

volunteer - доброволец

tribute –дань

resident – постоянно живущий, проживающий

instructor - преподаватель

to designate – называть, назначать