Equal Rights Specialist James E. Parker leads a training session for FEMA workers deployed to Joplin. The Equal Rights Trilogy of classes is mandatory for all FEMA workers on a yearly basis. This and other in-field training supports FEMA's goals by improving the competencies of specialists "to prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people." Jace Anderson/FEMA