REGION 3 TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

(If you have information about free training opportunities in Region 3, please contact Kathee Henning, and we will post or link the opportunities.)

Command and Control for Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards DHS-025-RESP (posted 04 Oct 2012)

Oct. 19-21, 2012 and Oct. 26-28, 2012

Chester County Public Safety Training Campus

137 Modena Road, Coatesville, PA 19320

To Register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/October_Command_and_Control

This course is designed to introduce command officers to the complexities involved in commanding incidents in high-risk areas. Students are confronted with a number of fire and rescue incidents that are influenced by high life hazard, multiple exposure, and unusual occupancy risk considerations. Demonstrated experience in Incident Command and completion of previous command is required.

Command and Control for Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards DHS-025-RESP (posted 04 Oct 2012)

Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 2012

Delaware County Public Safety Training Campus

1600 Calcon Hook Road, Sharon Hill, PA 19079

To Register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/command_and_control_Oct29_2012

This course is designed to introduce command officers to the complexities involved in commanding incidents in high-risk areas. Students are confronted with a number of fire and rescue incidents that are influenced by high life hazard, multiple exposure, and unusual occupancy risk considerations. Demonstrated experience in Incident Command and completion of previous command is required.

Pre-Disaster Debris Management Planning Course(posted 26 Sept 2012)

Oct. 29-30, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. each day

Chester County Public Safety Training Campus

601 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19380

To Register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/debris_mgt_Oct_2012

This course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from a major debris generating event with emphasis on State, Tribal, and local responsibilities. Developed from a pre-disaster planning perspective, the course includes debris staff organizations, compliance with laws and regulations, contracting procedures, debris management site selection, volume reduction methods, recycling, special debris situations, and supplementary assistance.

Community Assessment and Formative Evaluation (posted 15 July 2012)

July 26, 2012

Clarksville, MD

Download flyer with complete details

Presented by the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center, this training is focused on developing and strengthening the skills needed to conduct community assessment and formative evaluation activities. Partnerships and relationships are fundamental to the process and critical in the formative stages of developing effective programs to address community needs. Comprehensive assessments also identify and build on a community’s strengths.

Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems (posted 21 June 2012)

Aug. 21-22, 2012

Montgomery County EOC and MEMA

Gaithersburg, MD

Download flyer with complete details

Introduction to Nuclear and Radiological Incident Response (posted 21 June 2012)

Aug. 25-26, 2012

Defense Nuclear Weapons School - Reserve Component

Andrews AFB, MD

Download flyer with complete details

VDEM Training Calendar

Like VDEM Training on Facebook to receive updates on upcoming courses: http://www.hs.facebook.com/pages/Virginia-Department-of-Emergency-Management-Training/241324432558332

Due to budgetary constraints, VDEM must cancel a class if a minimum of 15 students have not enrolled two weeks before the class begins. Sign up early.

The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Learning Management System Knowledge Center provides information and enrollment for each class. Students who do not already have an account through any state agency Learning Management System domain must register for a VDEM LMS account (a one-time process) in order to enroll. Students who have an account through any state agency should log in at that agency’s LMS address and enroll in the desired course(s). Help videos for registration and enrollment processes are provided on the VDEM LMS login page at https://covkc.virginia.gov/vdem/external/. Assistance is available from VDEM’s LMS Help Desk at lmshelp@vdem.virginia.gov or (804) 897-9995.

The table below lists VDEM courses for the next quarter:

*Students will be required to complete IS-29 course, Public Information Officer Awareness Training, available online at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is29.asp. Public Information Office Awareness Training remains a prerequisite for the G-290, Basic Public Information Officer course.

Updated FEMA Classes Available
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute has updated four classes to align more closely with the National Response Framework and National Incident Management System:

• IS-235.a – Emergency Planning
• IS-240.a – Leadership & Influence
• IS-241.a – Decision Making and Problem Solving
• IS-242.a – Effective Communication

ICS 300 and 400 Courses

The following ICS 300 and 400 courses are upcoming in the region. If you are interested in attending a particular course, please go to http://cra.traincaster.com/app/Login.pm, register for access and select a program you would like to attend. Course times vary and are included on the registration site, along with additional information on pre-requisites. There is no cost for these courses. Additional courses and locations throughout the region, including evening and weekend offerings, are being finalized and will be announced soon. 

Note that some courses may already be full or attendance restricted due to the location.

New FEMA Training Available:
Intermediate Concepts in Homeland Security Risk Management (MGT-363-W)
Intermediate Concepts in Homeland Security Risk Management (course number MGT-363-W) is a new, web-based FEMA course helps management-level participants understand key risk-management concepts and recognize how they apply to homeland security decision making. MGT-363-W is the second of three courses in a FEMA-sponsored risk management training initiative through the Competitive Training Grant Program. The course is available for free at http://www.LearnAboutRisk.com and takes approximately seven hours to complete. FEMA’s approved catalog of training courses is available at https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov.

Formidable Footprint - Earthquake

Nationally Stated, Local Level Tabletop Exercise for Community Preparedness Groups

Formidable Footprint - Earthquake" is a nationally staged, local level Tabletop Exercise for community preparedness groups (e. g., Citizen Corps, Community Emergency Response Teams, Map Your Neighborhood Teams, Neighborhood Associations, Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams, and Neighborhood Watches). The TTX is offered at NO COST and any number of groups or individuals from any location can participate. The purpose of the Formidable Footprint Tabletop Exercise is to provide neighborhood residents an opportunity to assess their capabilities to prepare for, respond to and recover from an earthquake striking their homes and neighborhood. During the exercise participants will: gain a through understanding of how prepared neighborhood residents are for an earthquake, and establish a concept of operations that will guide the neighborhood and its residents through the process of responding to an earthquake. More information about Formidable Footprint is available here.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force and our training partners are pleased to provide you with the following information:

• FEMA's Private Sector Division is releasing two Tabletop Exercise presentations, free for download and use by any organization as tools for continuity planning, preparedness and resiliency. The downloads are available here.
• Information from the Eastern Region Training Coordinator at the Center for Domestic Preparedness and the current resident catalog is attached for reference.
  CDP Information
• Delaware County Community College is offering a number of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness courses at no cost to the participant. Please check their website for additional information.

Forensic Epidemiology: FREE online course through West Virginia University

Joint Training for Law Enforcement & Public Health Officials

The primary goal of this FREE course is to enhance preparedness and knowledge to ensure the joint effectiveness of law enforcement and public health, particularly when conducting concurrent investigations in response to a threat or attack involving bioterrorism or other types of WMD. The course addresses this goal by bringing law enforcement and public health together in a combined study of the operations and procedures of the two disciplines. Download flyer with complete details.

• Average of 5 Hours to Complete
• Target Audience: Law Enforcement, Public Health, Healthcare, Governmental
  Administrators, Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Management Agencies

Delaware Emergency Management Agency

http://dema.delaware.gov/services/training.shtml

District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management

http://dcema.dc.gov/dcema/cwp/view,a,1225,q,579414,dcemaNav,%7C31808%7C,.asp

Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Training

http://www.mema.state.md.us/calendar/index.asp

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

http://www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/ical/calendar.asp

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

http://www.vaemergency.com/train/calendar.cfm

West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

http://www.wvdhsem.gov/training.htm