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Access and Functional Needs Preparedness Planning - MGT403
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This eight-hour planning and management-level course will assist in preparing communities to meet the assistance and safety needs of older adults, and people with access and functional needs during a crisis event in rural communities using an approach with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Whole Community initiative. Due to the expected diverse student population, general information regarding crisis planning and response (incident command system (ICS), National Incident Management System (NIMS), etc.) will be discussed, flowing into a narrower discussion regarding the needs and care issues of older adults. Included in the discussion are short- and long-term care, pet care, medication, and the need for durable medical equipment and healthcare. The issue of individuals from assisted-living and nursing homes will be emphasized in lessons learned from various disasters.
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Active Shooter Incident Management - PER353
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The Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) course is a 24-hour performance level direct delivery course designed to improve incident management and integration of law enforcement, fire and EMS responders to active shooter events. The course provides a model framework for use by law enforcement, fire, and EMS to manage active shooter event response to improve time to threat neutralization, medical intervention, and survivability of victims.
***You must be from one of the following disciplines to be considered for this class***
• Law Enforcement,
• Fire
• EMS
• Dispatch
• PIO
• Emergency Management
All others will be denied.
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Active Threat Integrated Response - PER340
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The Active Threat Integrated Response Course (ATIRC) is a 24-hour performance level direct delivery course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) in active shooter events. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines which can be used at the point of injury (POI) to increase survivability of victims. The course also provides a model framework for law enforcement, fire, and EMS to integrate responses during an active shooter event through the rescue task force concept using the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist.
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Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response - PER374
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Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response is an 8-hour, performance level course that aims to strengthen the response capabilities of those working in a campus environment in preparation for a potential active threat incident. An active threat incident will test the resolve of both law enforcement first responders, as well as non-law enforcement campus personnel. It is critical for these parties to work together to prevent or mitigate the effects of an active threat. Participants will examine various techniques and principles that can be used to effectively combat active threats of all types.
During the course, participants will discuss emergency breaching, emergency response protocols, and initial patient management. Additionally, the course consists of a practical exercise that employs various active threat scenarios intended to test the response capabilities of both law enforcement and non-law enforcement personnel. The course will provide participants with the opportunity to enhance their response skills to better improve the chance of survival in the event of an active threat incident.
Target audience:
• Campus administrators
• Faculty
• Staff (instructional, facilities, custodial)
• School resource officers
• Local law enforcement
• Volunteer staff
• Members of non-school campuses
• Local Fire/EMS
• Other local officials-school campuses
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Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response - Train-the-Trainer - Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response, Train-the-Trainer
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This course serves as an 8-hour block of instruction that prepares trainer-the-trainer (TTT) participants to effectively conduct a delivery of Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response. It contains a review of module content, individual and class reflection, guidance on becoming a trainer, and administrative information and tasks.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to
• recognize the course goal, terminal and enabling learning objectives, and course schedule.
• provide an overview of the module content in Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response.
• successfully teach an indirect delivery of Active Threats on Campuses: Protective Measures and Response.
• successfully complete the administrative requirements necessary to schedule and teach an indirect delivery.
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Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection - MGT414
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Course Length: 8 hours. The purpose of this management level course is to extend the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed in the awareness level course (AWR-213) and to formulate considerations for the resilience of jurisdictional assets leveraging cross-sector partnerships. These considerations as part of a resilience action plan will enhance the whole community’s ability to manage the risk associated with critical infrastructure protection efforts.
The course will implement the National Preparedness Goal by facilitating the development of resilience action plans, involving all jurisdictional critical infrastructure partners. This will increase infrastructure owner/operator participation in jurisdictional planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising critical infrastructure protection efforts.
This effort:
• Advances the primary goal of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP 2009) on critical infrastructure protection.
• Provides opportunities for all critical infrastructure partners to perform their roles and responsibilities.
• Improves critical infrastructure protection using a whole community approach.
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Advanced Incident Command System - G400
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course expands upon the material covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300. ICS-400 focuses on large single-agency and complex multi-agency/multijurisdictional incident response. The course addresses area command and staff issues, as well as the planning, logistical, and fiscal considerations associated with complex incident management and interagency coordination. Course topics include: Command and General Staff; Deputies and assistants; Unified Command; Organizational relationships between Area Command, Unified Command, Multi Entity Coordination Systems, and Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs).
NOTE:
FEMA recommends that students not take ICS-400 immediately following ICS-300 but instead wait to take ICS-400 after gaining additional ICS experience.
Target Audience:
Persons expected to perform in a management capacity in an area command/complex incident environment, to include: Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center |
12/11/2024 - 12/12/2024 | |
G400-121 |
City of Scottsdale EOC |
12/02/2024 - 12/03/2024 |
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Advanced Public Information Officer - L388
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Course Length: 5 days. The Advanced Public Information Officer Course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations.
Course Goals:
1. Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage and work within a JIC.
2. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multiday full functional exercise.
3. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the short and long-term recovery phases of an incident.
4. Encourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.
Target Audience:
Public information personnel who have 2 years of public information experience and who have completed all prerequisites.
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Alerts and Warnings - C1901
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Course Length: 4 hours. Alerts and Warning systems are essential for timely and effective delivery of emergency notifications to large groups of people. They are critical for jurisdictions/institutions to advise impacted agencies, inform the populace regarding threats, and provide safety
protocol/instructions to protect the public and keep them out of harm’s way.
This introductory Alerts and Warnings workshop is designed to assist emergency managers, public safety command/leadership, communications center/dispatch supervisory personnel (911), and other authorized operations centers responsible for providing timely emergency and life- safety information (both internally and to the public) to fulfill this critical function.”
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All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader - L969
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Course Length: 32 hours. This course helps participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Communications Unit Leader (COML) in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a COML operating in a local- or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include the collection, processing, and dissemination as needed to facilitate Operations of Command, General Staff, and Unit Leaders within the confines of a Type 3 AHIMT. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises.
All-Hazards training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
Recommended Prerequisite:
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
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All-Hazards Communications Unit Technician - C990
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The 5-day course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, active participation in multiple exercises, and hands-on lab work to explain processes used for establishment and operation of the technical communications resources supporting an incident or planned event. The course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the tasks and skills of a COMT. It is designed for State/territory, tribal, urban, and local emergency response professionals and support personnel in all disciplines who have a technical communications background. This course is limited to 16 participants.
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All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor - L960
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Course Length: 24 hours. In ICS, the position of Division/Group Supervisor is located between the levels of upper strategic management (the Operations Section Chief and Branch Directors) and the tactical levels (Strike Team/Resource Team Leaders and Task Force Leaders). The Division/Group Supervisor, as a middle manager, should be aware of the duties, responsibilities, and potential challenges involved when managing positions. This course reviews the key tasks of a Division/Group Supervisor in an incident command structure.
Objectives:
• Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of DIVS.
• Describe the function and components of the Operations Section.
• Describe the role and responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
• Describe the leadership, supervision, and personnel management responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
• Describe the information gathering and dissemination responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
• Describe the role of the Division/Group Supervisor in the Planning Process.
• Describe the risk management and safety responsibilities of the Division/Group Supervisor.
• Describe the interactions with the Command and General Staff and other ICS functional areas that are required to perform the Division/Group Supervisor's job.
Target Audience:
Local, Tribal, State, Federal or private organization emergency responders who may be designated as Division/Group Supervisors in an incident command structure.
Personnel who are regularly assigned to positions of function, support, or unit leader within an incident command structure or on an AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
**NOTE** The following prerequisite is mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificate of completion must be uploaded during registration.
• G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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All-Hazards Finance-Administration Section Chief - L973
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Course Length: 24 hours. The goal of the Finance-Administration Section Chief class is to provide Federal, State, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
• Explain the information collection and distribution methods of an effective Finance/Administration Section Chief.
• Explain the roles and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief as they apply to planning, supervision, and coordination.
• Identify key strategies for interacting with personnel internal and external to the Incident Management Team.
• Explain the Finance/Administration Section Chief’s responsibilities in relation to development, review, and implementation of the Demobilization Plan.
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
Mandatory Prerequisites:
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
Other recommended (not required) courses:
• G191: Emergency Operations Center/ Incident Command System Interface
• O305: Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team Training Course
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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All-Hazards Incident Commander - L950
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Course Length: 40 hours. This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Incident Commander on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, and
2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander
on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
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All-Hazards Incident Management Team - O305
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The overall goal of USFA's Incident Management Team (IMT) program is to develop state and regional IMTs to function under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) during a large and/or complex incident or a major event. This course is designed for those who are assigned to function in an All-Hazards IMT during a large/complex incident, typically extending into the second operational period. The AHIMT can either support an existing ICS structure, or can assume command of an incident if requested to do so. The AHIMT can ease the transition to a Type 2 or Type 1 IMT for incidents of national significance.
Target Audience:
This delivery is specifically for those agencies sponsoring membership on a regional Incident Management Team and will include fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works, emergency operations center personnel, and others involved with IMTs.
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Flagstaff Public Works Building #6 (Admin building) |
02/10/2025 - 02/14/2025 | |
O305-012 |
GRIC Emergency Operations Center |
02/03/2025 - 02/07/2025 |
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All-Hazards Liaison Officer - L956
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Course length: 16 hours. This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Liaison Officer (LOFR) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
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All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief - L967
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Course length: 40 hours. This course provides local and State-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident, and
2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of a Logistics Section Chief on an AHIMT.
Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience:
NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons whose agencies require them to be credentialed/certified in those positions.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
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City of Phoenix Emergency Operations Center (EOC) |
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L967-004 |
Navajo County Public Works |
03/10/2025 - 03/14/2025 |
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All-Hazards Operations Section Chief - L958
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Course Length: 32 hours. This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) Responding to the incident and command needs of the incident.
2) Effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience:
NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons whose agencies require them to be credentialed/certified in those positions.
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
• IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
• IS-200: Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF)
• G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
• G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Train-the-Trainer - L959
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Course Length: 32 hours. This course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively under the NIMS/Incident Command System.
Personnel selected to serve as instructors for this course will teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation's first responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.
The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) as fully qualified and have a significant instructional delivery background.
The use of qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced instructors is an important aspect in the successful delivery of AHPS training. The learning experience is heightened when the instructors have real-world experience and have served in the capacity for which they are providing instruction. This experience should include service on a variety of incidents during major operations, planned events, and/or full scale Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation (HSEEP) compliant exercises as determined by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
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All-Hazards Planning Section Chief - L962
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Course length: 32 hours. This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories: 1) managing the planning cycle, and 2) tracking resources and incident status. In break-out groups, students will use the Planning Section Chief Position Task Book to list common responsibilities, roles, and/or duties between their current position and that of a Planning Section Chief.
Target Audience:
NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on Type 3 or 4 AHIMTs, or by those persons whose agencies require them to be credentialed/certified in those positions.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
Prerequisites:
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or a copy of your transcript showing completion of the following classes must be uploaded during registration.
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
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Fountain Hills Community Center |
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All-Hazards Public Information Officer - L952
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Course length: 40 hours. The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, tribal, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Public Information Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Target Audience:
The intended target audience is federal, state, tribal, and local emergency responders who may be designated as Public Information Officers on their local or state Incident Management Team. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an AHIMT. The audience may include students from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fir service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals. National Incident Management System (MINS) and Incident Command System (ICS) All-Hazards classes should be completed by personnel who are attempting to achieve qualification through training and serving in Functional, Support, or Unit Leader positions on a Type III AHIMTs.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
Prerequisites:
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or a copy of your transcript showing completion of the following classes must be uploaded during registration.
G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
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Papago Park Military Reservation - DEMA Emergency Management Classroom |
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All-Hazards Resource Unit Leader - L965
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Course Length: 32 hours. This course provides federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of a Resources Unit Leader and a Demobilization Unit Leader in a Type 3 All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). Before the 9/11 attacks, ICS training was exercised nearly exclusively on fire-based incidents. Recognizing the applicability and sincere need for NIMS principles across incident response disciplines, an “all-hazards” approach to training will be embraced in this course.
With an “all-hazards” approach, this course will focus on how a Resources Unit Leader (RESL) and a Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB) need to fundamentally possess the same core knowledge, skills, and abilities whether they are responding to a fire, an oil spill, a mass-casualty incident, or other incidents. In other words, regardless of the hazard, discipline, or incident, the essential job of a Resources Unit Leader (RESL) and Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB) is the same. This course uses lectures, discussions, student participation, and activities to focus on understanding the behaviors, duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective RESL and DMOB on a Type 3 AHIMT.
Target Audience:
The intended audience(s) are local- or State-level emergency responders who may be designated as Resources Unit and/or Demobilization Unit Leaders on their local or State Incident Management Team. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as members of an AHIMT. The audience may include students from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, and public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals. NIMS ICS-specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to function, support, or Unit Leader positions on USFA or other Type III or IV AHIMT or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
Mandatory Prerequisite:
• G300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
Recommended (not required) courses:
• G191: Emergency Operations Center/ Incident Command System Interface
• G400: Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents
• O305: Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Academy)
• O337: Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (US Fire Academy)
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Town of Gilbert Emergency Operations Center |
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All-Hazards Safety Officer - L954
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Course Length: 5 days.
The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Safety Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course Objectives
• Explain the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to response operations.
• Explain the role and responsibilities of the Safety Officer in assuming the position and creating an attitude of safety on an incident.
• Identify the information that the Safety Officer must obtain when beginning work on an incident and potential source for obtaining that information.
• Contrast between a hazard and a safety risk.
• Identify techniques used to prioritize hazards for mitigation, as well as several types of mitigation and accident prevention.
• Develop an ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis, given a scenario.
• Create an ICS Form 208 HM, Site Safety and Control Plan.
• Apply multiple methods of communicating safety risks and mitigations through the Incident Safety Plan, Assistant Safety Officers, Safety Messages, and Safety Briefings.
• Explain the Safety Officer's interactions with the Logistics Section (and its various sub-units) to ensure that personnel needs are safely met.
• Identify common unsafe actions, operations, situations, and safety risks during an incident.
• Explain the Safety Officer's responsibility in managing accidents and special situations that may occur during an incident.
• Explain the Safety Officer's role in disbanding the Safety Unit during incident demobilization and Closeout.
Target Audience:
Federal, state, tribal, and local emergency responders (from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals) who may be designated as Safety Officers on their local or state Incident Management Team (IMT). NIMS ICS position specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to function in a command staff or unit leader position on Type III or IV Incident Management Teams or by those or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or FEMA transcript must be uploaded during registration.
• G300: Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS)
• G400: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS)
Other recommended (not required) courses:
• G191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
• O305 Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Administration)
• O337 Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (National Fire Academy)
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader - L964
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Course Length: 40 hours. This course helps participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Situation Unit Leader (SITL) in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a SITL operating in a local- or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include processing information and intelligence and developing displays. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By requiring participants to bring an SITL Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of an SITL.
Target Audience:
The intended audience(s) are local- or State-level emergency responders who may be designated as Situation Unit Leaders with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an AHIMT. The audience may include students from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, and public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals. NIMS ICS-specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to function, support, or unit leader positions on Incident Management Teams (IMTs) or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
**NOTE** The following prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificate of completion must be uploaded during registration.
• G300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, ICS 300
Recommended:
• G191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
• G400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400
FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses can be completed online at https://training.fema.gov/is
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing for some positions through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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Apache/Navajo County - MYTEP
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This event is for the 2019 Apache/Navajo County Multi-Year Training & Exercise Plan.
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Arizona Communications Unit Exercise - CommU
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The workshop is two days with a 3rd day added for a CX.
The first day is a review and completion of the CX documents necessary to plan and execute the exercise.
The second day we set up four stations (1. Tech Room, 2. Incident Communications Center/mobile unit, 3. IC Briefing
& Planning P and 4. Documentation). In the afternoon we do a walk thru of the exercise. The walk thru is an interactive discussion to meet all of the requirements in the Communications Unit (COMU) Position Specific Task Book (PTB).
On day 3 we will do a CX. By the end of the workshop personnel will have all of the exercise documentation and ability to plan and execute a CX.
This workshop helps create a self-sustaining CX training & exercise program for personnel to align with the US DHS NIMS requirements. The workshop follows the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidance.
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Auxiliary Communications - Auxcomm
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Volunteer emergency communications operators/groups, using amateur radio, have been providing backup communications to public safety for nearly 100 years. Event planners, public safety officials, and emergency managers at all levels of government utilize their services. Often, amateur radio services have been used when other forms of communications have failed or have been disrupted. Today, nearly all the states/territories have incorporated some level of participation by amateur radio auxiliary communication operators into their TICPs and SCIPs.
This course focuses on auxiliary communications interoperability, the relationship between the COML and the volunteer, emergency operations center (EOC) etiquette, on-the-air etiquette, FCC rules and regulations, auxiliary communications training and planning, and emergency communications deployment. It is intended to supplement and standardize an operator’s experience and knowledge of emergency amateur radio communications in a public safety context.
This course is two days long (10 hours each day) and is limited to 30 students.
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Basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - G317
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The Basic 20-hour CERT course is delivered in the community by a team of first responders who have the requisite knowledge and skills to instruct the sessions.
The training consists of the following:
• Disaster Preparedness: Addresses hazards to which people are vulnerable in their community,
• Disaster Fire Suppression: Briefly covers fire chemistry, hazardous materials, fire hazards, and fire suppression strategies,
• Disaster Medical Operations Part I: Participants practice diagnosing and treating airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques,
• Disaster Medical Operations Part II: Covers evaluating patients by doing a head to toe assessment, establishing a medical treatment area, performing basic first aid, and practicing in a safe and sanitary manner,
• Light Search and Rescue Operations: Participants learn about search and rescue planning, size-up, search techniques, rescue techniques, and most important, rescuer safety,
• Disaster Psychology: Covers signs and symptoms that might be experienced by the disaster victim and worker. It addresses CERT organization and management principles and the need for documentation,
• Course Review and Disaster Simulation: Participants review for the final examination. Finally, they practice the skills that they have learned during the previous six sessions in disaster activity.
During each session participants are required to bring safety equipment (gloves, goggles, mask) and disaster supplies (bandages, flashlight, dressings) which will be used during the session. By doing this for each session, participants are building a disaster response kit of items that they will need during a disaster.
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Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) - G290
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This FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) elective course is intended for the new or less experienced Public Information Officer (PIO). It is also approved for 16 hours of AZPOST Continuing Education Credit for Certified Law Enforcement Personnel. The emphasis is on the basic skills and knowledge needed for emergency management public information activities. Topics include the role of the PIO in emergency management, news release writing, public speaking and television interviews. Students will write a press release, do a video-taped practice interview and final interview. They will then receive feedback from the instructor(s) and their peers on these three activities.
Target Audience:
Emergency management personnel, including fire and law enforcement with either full or part-time responsibilities for public information at the state, tribal, or local level of government.
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Biological Incidents Awareness - AWR118
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Course length: 7 hours. This course provides a brief overview of biological incidents that have occurred; biological agents that are naturally occurring, could be accidentally released, or could be used deliberately; the typical course of disease and how that may vary in a deliberate incident; an overview of biological agents as terrorist weapons; and methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to emergency responders and the general public). This course can be considered an introductory course to Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (PER-220).
Target Audience:
Public health officials
Emergency responders: police, fire, emergency management and emergency medical services personnel and planners
Personnel from governmental agencies who may become involved in a biological incident
Prerequisites: None.
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Biological Incidents Awareness - Train-the-Trainer - AWR118-1
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***Must complete the Direct Delivery of AWR-118 in order to attend the TTT*** Course length: 1 hour. The Train-the-Trainer version of this course is established for trainers/instructors in academies, agencies or departments who are seeking to train participants by teaching the Indirect version of this course using course materials provided by LSU-NCBRT/ACE. The Indirect version of this course is commonly delivered as part of in-service or academy training to support continuing education.
Target Audience:
• Public officials
• Business representatives
• City leadership
• Shopping center officers
• Transportation workers and managers
• Security guards
• Educators
• Large companies
• School leaders
• School nurses
• Prosecutors
• Utilities personnel
• Sanitation supervisors
• Healthcare professionals
• Public works personnel
Prerequisite: Complete AWR-118
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Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response and Recovery - MGT324
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This two-day course through the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training at Louisiana State University is designed to address campus emergencies associated with a spontaneous event requiring the attention of college and campus officials, emergency responders, elected officials, and other community stakeholders. The class consists of nine modules. These modules include classroom instruction, facilitated discussions, and practical activities involving scenario-driven problems intended to facilitate discussion and decision making.
Course Objectives:
Recognize and describe the importance of integrated emergency responses during campus incidents and determine the appropriate courses of action should an incident occur within the campus community
Identify processes of recognizing threats and hazards, threat assessment teams and behavioral intervention teams, and information sharing associated with current safety and security challenges in campus communities
Recognize various elements required to produce an emergency operations plan for their campus
Appreciate the increased preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System provide during a campus emergency
Recognize the critical role of internal and external communications during a crisis
Recognize and respond to an active campus threat or hazard
Identify practical techniques to address recovery issues on their campuses
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Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery- Customized - MGT324-C
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The goal of this course is to assist the campus community and the neighboring jurisdiction in developing the necessary decision-making skills to prevent, protect, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from a an active shooter situation or other campus emergency.
The course consists of small, problem-based, integrated group activities that require a coordinated, integrated approach to solve. Through a tabletop scenario, course participants will observe a developing active shooter incident and respond in a manner consistent with currently established campus and jurisdictional emergency operations procedures.
This course is customized for a one-day presentation consisting of eight hours. It was designed with an emphasis on active shooter situations at school campuses, including K-12 schools, community colleges, colleges, and universities.
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Community Based Response to All-Hazards Threats in Tribal Communities - MGT449
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This course provides Tribal community participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to effectively detect, respond to, manage and mitigate all-hazard threats using a whole community approach. The course addresses the distinctive challenges that Tribal nations face in effectively detecting, responding to, managing and mitigating all-hazard threats that include disease outbreaks and the occurrence of environmental health threats. The course includes a practical exercise that will support participants in identification of the following: 1) all-hazards threats in tribal communities; 2) community resources for all-hazards emergency planning in tribal communities; and 3) response and recovery considerations that should be included in tribal all-hazards emergency plans.
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Community Emergency Response Team Train-the-Trainer - G428
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This 3-day course prepares participants to teach the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course to volunteers in their local communities at classes sponsored by their local emergency services providers. Course content, instructional methodology and administrative considerations for implementing the program are covered. Participants must be sponsored by their local jurisdiction and have completed the 20 hour CERT basic training. Participants should be willing to teach 3 classes per year for their sponsoring institution upon the successful completion of the course.
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Community Mass Care Management - G108
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Mass Care and Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) has evolved beyond the traditional sheltering, distribution of emergency supplies, and feeding and now includes access and functional needs support, reunification services, evacuation support and support to household pets and service animals. These activities are critical in the aftermath of a disaster. By making communities resilient and capable of preparing for and managing Mass Care and Emergency Assistance, the ability of a whole community to respond to and recover from a disaster will be enhanced. This course is designed to provide training for local communities to prepare for and manage this function effectively. The goal is to prepare community agencies, organizations, and businesses to work together to provide Mass Care and Emergency Assistance services to those affected by disaster. The purpose of this course is to develop foundational knowledge of Mass Care and Emergency Assistance services in the community. It is not a “how to” for sheltering. Participants will use this information to build community emergency Action Items and to identify gaps in the community’s program.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for community agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), and private sector organizations that will collaborate to provide the Mass Care and Emergency Assistance.
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Community Preparedness for Cyber Incident - MGT384
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MGT 384, Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents, is designed to provide organizations and communities with strategies and processes to increase cyber resilience. During this 12-hour course, participants will analyze cyber threats and initial and cascading impacts of cyber incidents, evaluate the process for developing a cyber preparedness program, examine the importance and challenges of cyber-related information sharing and discover low to no-cost resources to help build cyber resilience.
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Complex Coordinated Attacks - PER335
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This course addresses the vulnerability of any community to a public safety situation, such as an active shooter at a shopping mall; a train derailment with hazardous chemicals; a bombing incident at a commercial district; a plane crash; or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive attack. These attacks, known as complex coordinated attacks, involve multiple threats that often exceed conventional response tactics. These attacks require a joint response involving members from varying disciplines and jurisdictions. The course will enhance the response capabilities of participants by providing them with the knowledge and tools to enable effective response.
Target Audience - Emergency responders: police, fire, and emergency medical services personnel, including those who are most likely to assume command at some point during a response to a complex coordinated attack.
This course is taught through a combination of classroom instruction and practical exercises. Among the topics covered during the classroom instruction are characteristics of a complex coordinated attack, public safety response considerations, command operations and strategies, and critical information about situational domain awareness. Several notable case studies are also presented to provide real-life examples of the characteristics of a complex coordinated attack.
Featured practical exercises allow participants to interact with responders from other disciplines to effectively address a variety of complex coordinated attack scenarios. Participants will work together to identify critical considerations and command strategies. Further, these exercises encourage collaborative decision-making and rapid strategizing.
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Continuity of Operations Planning - G550
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This course is based on guidance to the Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs and will provide skills and knowledge to develop and/or improve the overall quality and workability of COOP plans. COOP plans facilitate the performance of essential functions during situations which may disrupt normal operations. The course will explain the four phases of continuity and relate their application to the continuity planning process in your organization and help you develop a strategy to create a continuity plan using available guidance and tools.
This course is being offered to assist Arizona state agencies fulfill their responsibility under Executive Order 2013-06 ‘Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government Planning’.
Note: This is a DEMA-only certificate course. It may or may not meet the requirements of FEMA’s Continuity Practitioner Program.
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Continuity of Operations Planning Program Manager - G548
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The purpose of this course is to provide continuity training for Program Managers at the Federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local levels of government. It is critical that Continuity Managers understand their role, responsibilities, and resources available to help them develop a viable continuity capability for their organization.
Course Objectives
• Define Continuity of Operations.
• Explain the benefits of a viable continuity program.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel.
• Identify essential elements of a viable continuity program.
• Identify continuity processes, resources, and tasks necessary to implement and manage a successful COOP program.
Target Audience: Participation is open to Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal government employees responsible for Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning or managing a COOP Program.
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Continuity of Operations Program Management - K1302
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Course Length: 16 hours. The goal of this course is to provide continuity planners and program managers the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to help them develop a holistic continuity capability.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Course Objectives
• Identify the groundwork for establishing a continuity program.
• Explain the plans and procedures useful in developing a holistic continuity program.
• Identify strategies for gaining or increasing leadership buy-in for a continuity program.
• Identify the benefits of and methods for conducting continuity test, training, and exercise activities.
• Review program evaluation methodologies to identify areas of improvement in your continuity program and how to implement program improvement activities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and strategies for developing a continuity program through scenario driven exercises.
Target Audience:
Tribal, state, county, and local continuity stakeholders.
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Continuity Planning - K1301
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Course Length: 16 hours. The goal of this course is to help continuity practitioners understand continuity roles and responsibilities, and provide the knowledge sets, skills, and tools necessary to help develop and maintain a viable continuity plan for their organization and community.
Course Objectives:
• Describe National Continuity Policy, continuity guidance, directives, and background.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel involved in developing and maintaining a continuity plan.
• Describe the essential function identification process.
• Describe how to conduct a Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
• Identify mitigation options to reduce an organization's risk and key planning elements to support those options.
• Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and strategies for developing and maintaining a viable continuity plan.
Target Audience:
Tribal, state, county, and local continuity stakeholders.
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Crisis Leadership and Decision Making - MGT340
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The Crisis Leadership and Decision Making seminar is an executive-level presentation for the nation’s senior elected and appointed officials at the city, county, region, territory, tribal, and state levels. Seminar participants discuss the strategic and executive-level issues and challenges related to preparing for and responding to a catastrophic incident. The venue provides an excellent opportunity to share proven strategies and practices and apply lessons-learned from past natural and man-made disasters.
The seminar is a facilitated, free-flowing discussion of the stresses of crisis leadership and decision-making gained from an examination of a Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government case study of a catastrophic disaster. The seminar supports the national priorities and capabilities that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encourages state and local jurisdictions to establish as articulated in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 and subsequent documents and policies, such as the National Preparedness Guidelines.
This seminar uses one of four case studies to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision-making from an elected or senior official’s perspective. The seminar uses the case study to frame the discussion on ways to overcome leadership challenges in planning and responding to a large-scale incident. The final outcome of the seminar is the development of an individual and jurisdiction plan of actions needed to improve preparedness and emergency response.
Target Audience: This management level course is designed for senior-elected and appointed officials and other stakeholders who may be called upon to make critical decisions during a natural or man-made catastrophe. Although intended for an audience of senior officials from a local jurisdiction, it may also include executives from other community entities, both public and private.
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Critical Asset Risk Management - MGT315
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Presented by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, this course helps participants answer those questions by teaching critical components of risk management. Through a combination of lecture, facilitated discussion, and group activities, participants will learn how threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences determine risk, and are given an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of conducting vulnerability assessments by conducting on-site assessments of select local facilities. Additionally they will identify potential mitigation measures associated with their findings and work together to develop and present a risk assessment report.
Topics: Overview of Risk Management Process, Threat and Hazard Identification, Asset Valuation, Vulnerabilities, Risk Assessment, Mitigation Mission Area, On-Site Risk Assessment
Recommended: Participants should possess a working knowledge of the jurisdiction's Emergency Operations Plan Terrorism Incident Annex.
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Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness - AWR213
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This course through the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation's critical infrastructure. Participants will review applicable policy and guidance, discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. Primary focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts as they relate to the national approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience. An understanding of the national approach to critical infrastructure enables critical infrastructure stakeholders to address local planning within a common framework. Informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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Crowd Management for Sport and Special Events - MGT475
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course is designed to provide participants with tools and techniques for conducting crowd management and crowd control. Participants will engage in scenario-based activities designed to expand their ability to resolve risks related to crowd management and crowd control. The training is applicable across the United States regardless of the venue size, capacity, or type of event.
Topics:
• Explain crowd management and crowd control terms and concepts, as well as the dynamic interaction between the crowd, venue, event, and staff as related to crowd management and crowd control for sport and special events.
• Examine planning factors and analyze a case study using the DIME-ICE Risk Model
• Determine how crowd dynamics and decision-making contributes to crowd risk and crowd management for sport and special events.
• Develop crowd management techniques for sport and special events.
• Plan for resolving public disorder in sport and special events.
• Construct strategies for crowd management and crowd control related to a given scenario.
Target Audience:
• Sport Venue Managers
• Local Government
• Law Enforcement
• Hospitality
• First Responders
• Visitors/Welcome Bureau
• Emergency Managers
• County/City Emergency Personnel
• Civic Leaders
• Volunteer Service Organizations
• Mid- and Senior-level Managers
• Mass Transit
• Fire and EMS Responders
• Committee Organizers
• Venue or Event Security
• Event Promoters
• Venue or Event Professionals
• Event Planners
Mandatory Prerequisites: None
Recommended Prerequisites:
• AWR-167: Sport Event Risk Management. This class can be found at https://teex.org/class/AWR167
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS)
• IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS)
• IS-800: National Response Framework, an Introduction
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Cybersecurity Proactive Defense - PER377
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Course length: 21 hours. The Cybersecurity Proactive Defense (CPD) course prepares cyber defenders to recognize their own weaknesses by providing advanced attack vectors, sequential and escalating attack steps, and hands-on attack execution experience. Building on prior Cyberterrorism Defense Initiative (CDI) courses, CPD provides context behind a cyberterrorism attack by illustrating each attack step, the tools used to conduct the step, and the resulting impact on targeted systems. Students are allowed to launch modern attack tools in a safe environment, study the way the tools work against common systems, recognize common defense deficiencies, and apply quick and effective cyber counter-terrorism techniques to quickly mitigate risks.
By the end of the course, students will be able to utilize modern penetration testing tools, yielding both a practical application capability, and a tool recognition capability to better defend their cyber environment. The student will learn the cyber-attack sequence from initial reconnaissance to eventual execution and exfiltration; gain hands-on experience and understanding of a diverse set of modern cyber-attack tools; learn how to perform a functional penetration test of various cyber environments, to include both identifying deficiencies and subsequent mitigation steps; and learn to recognize when their environments have been targeted by cyber-attack tools by performing post-test analyses at the conclusion of the planned penetration test.
Target Audience:
Targets technical personnel (IT professionals) working within our nation’s critical cyber infrastructure, in both the public and private sectors who are responsible for securing agency network systems or responding to a cyber-based attack.
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Cybersecurity Risk Awareness for Officials and Senior Management - AWR383
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This is a non-technical course meant to develop awareness of cybersecurity risks so that elected officials, appointed officials, and other senior managers are better informed to properly protect the jurisdiction/organization during a cybersecurity incident. It is designed to help officials and senior management work more effectively with their Information Technology (IT) departments to mitigate cyber threats. The training is tailored to government, critical infrastructure, and private sector personnel who have the responsibility for directing and developing policy within their organization.
Topics:
-Cybersecurity: Not just an IT issue
-Types of cyber threats
-Common types of attacks
-Prioritization of business function
-Cybersecurity as part of a culture
-Cyber insurance
-Public communications
-Senior managers checklist
This course is designed for:
-Elected officials such as city council, mayor, county commissioner, county judge
-City managers
-Chief information officers
-Risk managers
-Emergency management coordinators
-Jurisdictional department heads
-Directors of critical infrastructure such as power, water/wastewater, healthcare, transportation
-ISD and higher ed officials, and private company C-suite
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Debris Management - G202
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Tribal, local, and State emergency management personnel, including public works and waste management staffs, who are responsible for planning and/or implementing debris removal and disposal actions.
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DEMA Native American Cultural Awareness - DEMA104
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Native American Cultural Awareness: Introduction to Native American Cultures, Communities and Governments. Included in the curriculum are Myths vs. Facts and lessons learned regarding engagement and interactions with tribes.
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Disaster Management for Public Services - MGT317
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The Disaster Management for Public Services course provides real world training to public service professionals helping to provide both the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their communities and infrastructure from potential or actual threats. During this course, participants work together in multidisciplinary teams to apply the course information with their professional experience in a variety of hands-on, small group activities, and disaster scenarios.
This course brings together emergency management personnel who are expected to identify and mitigate hazards, and who plan and manage disaster response and recovery efforts within their jurisdictions. Representatives from public service agencies, fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, emergency planning, public health, and hazardous materials response organizations are encouraged to attend.
Participants will be introduced to natural and man-made disasters to which public services may be vulnerable. This course also explains emergency planning and management and the regulatory systems, documents, and directives that guide disaster response. Response factors, such as hazard control zones, resources, and responder safety are also discussed. Recovery considerations, such as funding assistance and demobilization, are also explained.
Target Audience:
• Emergency Management
• Public Works Management
• Utility Management
• Power Providers
• Health Care and Hospital Management
• Water Authorities
• Utilities and Public Works Personnel
• Transportation
• Fire, Public Safety, and Law Enforcement
• City Planning / Urban Development
• Public Health Officials
• Private Sector Stakeholders
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Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities - MGT343
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The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course is designed to provide training to water and wastewater professionals on issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or human-caused disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems. This course introduces the various natural and human-caused (accidental or intentional) hazards to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects of hazards. Planning for and managing incidents are discussed, as well as disaster mitigation, response, and recovery specific to drinking water and wastewater systems. Participants are guided through portions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to identify steps in the response and recovery processes. Case studies on a variety of disaster incidents, as well as hypothetical situations for water and wastewater incidents, are examined. Participants are also given the opportunity to practice developing a disaster response and recovery plan for a disaster affecting a drinking water or wastewater facility or system.
Course Objectives:
Discuss all-hazard threats that might affect water or wastewater systems
Practice disaster planning and management for water and wastewater incidents
Identify methods to mitigate disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems
Determine appropriate response actions to an actual or threatened incident
Demonstrate developing a disaster recovery plan.
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Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations - MGT341
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The Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to hospitals and organizations vulnerability to a disaster. During this FEMA sponsored course, participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which hospitals and healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards.
Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the hospital community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.
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Drone Assessment and Response Tactics, Mobile - AWR407
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The DART course provides emergency personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to detect, identify, track, assess, respond, and report Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activity. Participants are presented with information on the current UAS criminal and terrorist threat, analog and electronic UAS detection techniques, and response tactics to address this threat. This course includes discussion prompts related to the emergency personnel response to unsafe UAS activity at various national events in recent years.
Target Audience: Emergency first responders.
Prerequisites: None
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Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments - L580
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This 4-day course will provide tribal representatives with the information and strategies to develop or improve emergency management programs and systems within their tribal community. The course promotes the integration of all aspects of emergency management from preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation into the planning process. The course will provide the knowledge and skills needed to improve the overall response to emergencies regardless of hazard, size, or complexity, and improve the sustainability of their tribal community and better protect tribal citizens, lands, culture, and sovereignty.
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Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments - L581
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This 4-day course provides tribal emergency management/response personnel, tribal government employees, and tribal leaders with a deeper understanding of emergency operations. Special emphasis is placed on the implementation of an integrated emergency management and operations program as outlined in the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), key operational activities, resource management, and personnel roles using Incident Command System (ICS) principles.
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Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents - PER220
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course teaches communities how to safely and effectively respond to and recover from biological incidents using an integrated approach. The structure of this course is designed to mirror the experience participants should expect in the response process for a biological incident. Participants will learn the fundamental underpinnings they need to understand the complex management required to respond to a biological incident, followed by learning ways to identify biological agents by discussing surveillance indicators of a biological incident. This includes identifying the major characteristics of biological agents in general, key biological agents, and their associated diseases. Next, participants will apply the skills and knowledge they learned in this course to response and recovery, including identification practices, response indicators and triggers, and mitigation strategies. Throughout the course, participants will apply lessons learned in the content by responding to one of two threaded scenarios designed to apply the information learned in each module.
Participants will discuss personal, victim, environmental, and area protection during a biological incident. This course will teach responders the basic concepts of safety during an actual or suspected biological incident. Responders should be vigilant to recognize any indicators of a biological incident. This course highlights the integration needed across agencies and geographical boundaries to become resilient against and successfully manage biological incidents.
Target Audience:
The primary audience for this course includes dispatch, agriculture, public health, healthcare and medical personnel, veterinary medicine, and any other emergency responder or planner who may respond to a biological incident. Responders include police, fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management, as well as non-traditional responders who would be necessary during a biological incident.
Members of the media, private sector businesses who respond to a biological incident, non-government organizations, elected officials, and other supervisor or management personnel responsible for developing policy and procedures for biological incident responders would also benefit from taking this course.
NOTE: To enroll in this course, participants must be US citizens and must possess or obtain a FEMA student identification number (SID).
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EMPG 2020 Workshop - EMPG 2020 Workshop
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This workshop is dedicated to the new fiscal year 2020 EMPG applications for formulation of budgets and projects to include in this year's applications. You will be provided with the 2020 local program guidance, FEMA notice of funding opportunity and FEMA grant manual.
The workshop should be attended by a programmatic and financial representative.
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Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management - MGT440
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Course Length: 24 hours. This course is scenario based, focusing on event planning, incident management, and policy level decision making. The course is intended to prepare participants for the response to a large scale incident during sporting or special events. Participants will engage in three all-hazard, simulation supported (Biological, Mass Casualty, Active Shooter, Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Hazmat, or natural disaster), emergency response exercises to hone individual and team decision-making skills from a Policy Group, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and Incident Command Post (ICP) perspective.
Topics:
• Identify concepts and processes needed to plan and prepare coordinated operations at a sporting or special event, including risk and hazard assessment, contingencies and objectives, and other considerations.
• Employ the Emergency Management Exercise System (EM*ES) Web to become familiarized with the web-based application, its functions, and its uses.
• Evaluate and plan for a simulated sports or special event using the event planning process from a Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC)/Policy Group, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and an Incident Command perspective.
• Identify, discuss, and apply the key concepts and processes needed to plan and implement a response to an incident during a sporting or special event, including risk awareness, incident management, resource management, crowd management, and evacuation.
• Identify and discuss issues relating to seven critical considerations that organizations face relating to governance and partnerships needed both when planning and managing sports and special events as well as during the response to incidents that occur during these events.
• Evaluate how critical areas of managing an all-hazard, high-consequence incident response in a sports or special event context are applied in practice.
• Evaluate and manage the response to a simulated large-scale, all-hazards incident that involves a sports or special event from a Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC)/Policy Group, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and/or Incident Command Post (ICP) perspective.
Suggested Prerequisites:
• AWR-167 Sport Event Risk Management
• MGT-404 Sports and Special Events Incident Management
• MGT-412 Sport Venue Evacuation and Protective Actions
• IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
• IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents
• ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command Systems (ICS), Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents
• IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction
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EOC Operations & Planning for All Hazards - MGT346
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This 3-Day course delivered by the Texas Engineering Extension Service provides personnel assigned to an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) the skills necessary to effectively plan for and manage a large-scale incidents by applying and implementing an all-hazards, multi-disciplinary, management team approach with specific emphasis on the planning, resource, and information management processes. The course culminates with a scenario-based, simulation-supported exercise designed to provide practical experience with emergency management processes and decision-making skills necessary to effectively manage an EOC. This course is 24 hours long, with decision-based activities and exercises comprising 50 percent of the course.
Objectives:
•Identify how entities within the Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) are interconnected during a response.
•Describe the functions of and within an Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
•Perform the management and operations functions of the Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS), utilized by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
•Perform the information management functions of the Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS), as utilized by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
•Perform the resource management functions utilized by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
•Perform the planning functions utilized by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
•Demonstrate knowledge of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Operations and Planning for All-Hazards Events course content.
•Operate within an EOC utilizing the functions within the Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS) while supporting a response to a large-scale incident.
•Examine how critical areas of managing an all-hazard, high consequence incident response are applied in practice.
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Essentials of Community Cybersecurity - AWR136
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The Essentials of Community Cybersecurity (ECCS) course provides individuals, community leaders, and first responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent, and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. The course also provides a cursory introduction to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risks, threats, and countermeasures. It explains the vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities, organizations, and daily workplace operations. The course introduces actions communities can take in establishing a cybersecurity program. The course provides participants with an awareness of issues. It gives an overview of threats and vulnerabilities, without going into too many details, to highlight the potential impact a cyber attack could have. Participants discuss some of the fundamental activities needed to develop a cybersecurity program, without addressing the technical details of how to secure critical infrastructures. The course introduces the Community Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CCSMM) as a framework for understanding community cybersecurity and offers a brief introduction to low-cost or no-cost approaches to securing a community against cybersecurity threats and attacks. The course sets the stage for further efforts in which a community can build a cybersecurity program.
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Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning - G358
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This FEMA course is an elective course for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. Participants will be provided with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for their jurisdiction. It uses a community's vulnerability analysis and evacuation plan (participants are encouraged to bring a copy of both of these from their jurisdiction). It also addresses evacuation behavior and recommends methods to make evacuation and re-entry more efficient. Note: This course DOES NOT address the decision to evacuate or re-enter.
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Valleywise Health |
12/18/2024 - 12/19/2024 |
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Field Force Operations - PER200
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The three-day Field Force Operations (FFO) course provides law enforcement and security officers with instruction in protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of mobile field force teams, and crowd-control methods. The course culminates with a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to practice all of the learned skills (baton-holding positions, mass-arrest procedures, and riot-control formations) in a realistic context.
Below are some, but not all, of the critical skill sets learned during this training program:
Identify considerations of a protest situation.
Use equipment to control crowds.
Execute positions in crowd-control squad formations.
Position yourself within a mass-arrest team to apprehend, search, and detain a subject.
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Field Intelligence Team (FIT) - TLO200
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Length: 12 hours. This class is presented by the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center. The Field Intelligence Team (FIT) Certification Course is a counter surveillance detection course based on detecting terrorist activities at large events open to all AZ POST Certified individuals. FITs deploy as assets at various major events to perform covert counter surveillance operations. Course The FIT mission is to provide situational awareness to Event/Incident Command and during an event.
FITs will support Event Command to identify any suspicious activities that might have a terrorist nexus so that the appropriate first responders can be deployed for mitigation and investigation.
FITs will provide a covert set of trained individuals to infiltrate the crowds at the specified events.
FIT members will provide information on observed suspicious activities directly to Event/Incident Command by using the training and experience taught in this course to determine a possible terrorist nexus, through direct observation, of the activities of spectators.
Registration Deadline:
Mandatory Prerequisite:
None. Preference will be given to Certified TLOs.
ATTENTION: Due to high demand, the available seats will be prioritized by those assigned to TLO units and those who directly support TLO operations.
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Flood Fight Operations - G361
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This 2½-day FEMA course is an elective for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. The curriculum was designed for emergency managers, public works officials, levee district representatives, and others responsible for planning, preparing, and managing the response to a flood. Using a combination of lectures, discussions, activities, and exercises, the course will take participants through the complete process from well before the flood to clean-up afterward. Officials from every community at risk of flooding should take this training. While this training emphasizes how to conduct a flood fight, it provides information to help communities decide if a flood fight is possible and worth the effort and cost. Diagrams with materials lists and equipment and labor requirements to construct various types of temporary flood protection can be used to help determine if there is enough time and resources to protect the community. If the whole community cannot be protected, then officials must decide where to concentrate their efforts to protect some areas and/or evacuate and relocate what they can. If a flood fight is undertaken, it should be done the right way or the effort will be wasted.
Target Audience:
Federal, state, tribal, and local officials responsible for planning, preparing, and managing response to floods. Emergency Management staff; Local, County, Tribal and State Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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Foundations of Emergency Management - L101
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Course Length: 40 hours. Part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy.
This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management. This course is the first in the series of courses that make up the National Emergency Management Basic Academy.
**NOTE** Please see the "Required Resources" section below for important prerequisite information.
The following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing, organizing, social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness; team building; mitigation; response; prevention and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future.
The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy will provide a foundational education in emergency management.
The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions. The series consists of five courses:
L101: Foundations of Emergency Management (40 hours) 5 days
L102: Science of Disaster (approximately 24 hours) 3 days
L103: Planning: Emergency Operations (16 hours) 2 days
L146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (16 hours) 2 days
**NOTE** (Only an EMI or DEMA class certificate dated after March 2013 will be accepted for the HSEEP requirement toward graduation)
L105: Public Information Basics (24 hours) 3 days
Target Audience:
This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
Course Materials:
Course materials will be provided electronically before the beginning of class. Students should familiarize themselves with the layout and contents of learning materials prior to the beginning of class.
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Fundamentals of Criminal Intelligence - AWR315
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This awareness-level course presents participants with the core capabilities required for intelligence personnel from an all-crimes, all-hazards perspective. It encompasses traditional crimes, domestic and international acts of terrorism, and other potential crises.
This course introduces entry-level intelligence personnel to intelligence and distinguishes between intelligence and information. Among the topics covered are the Intelligence Community, responsibilities of intelligence personnel, and goals and uses of criminal intelligence products. The potential range of customers and their needs are addressed. It incorporates the five-step intelligence process and the importance of critical and creative thinking as it pertains to analysis of information and the intelligence process. Participants will become familiar with the Information Sharing Environment, suspicious activity reporting, and legal authorities and guidance associated with criminal intelligence collection and use, including privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties laws. Finally, this course addresses the benefits of forming strategic partnerships and collaborative networks.
The goal of this course is to ensure intelligence personnel leave equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to manage, staff, and operate criminal intelligence enterprises within their agencies, in order to help protect and prevent potential threats to the public.
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Hazardous Material Technician - MAU300
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This program, Training for Hazardous Materials Response: Technician has been developed by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). This course is intended for personnel who may respond to and mitigate an incident involving hazardous materials. Course participants should be competent in the subject matter covered in the IFSTA programs, Hazardous Materials Training for First Responders. They should also be familiar with the skills described in the National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials (NFPA 472) and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Specifically, participants are expected to be knowledgeable in the recognition and identification of hazardous materials, the U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials classes, and the use of breathing apparatus and turnout gear.
This program was developed with the understanding that the course does not constitute the comprehensive training necessary for the safe control of all hazardous materials incidents. In addition to the materials presented in this course, participants are expected to receive additional training in department-specific procedures, field work, and use of equipment before they are qualified to handle specific situations. While we believe all of the information contained herein to be accurate and timely, we are in no way prescribing this information as the final authority in technical response to hazardous materials incidents. Where there are discrepancies between the material presented in this program and local policies and procedures, those of your own jurisdiction will take precedence.
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U300-019 |
City of Yuma Public Safety Training Facility |
01/20/2025 - 02/21/2025 |
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Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness - U100
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First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release. This 8-hour course is designed to provide those individuals with the basic knowledge to be able to analyze the incident and notify the proper authorities of the release in order protect life, property and minimize the environmental impact of a hazardous materials incident. They take no further action beyond notification.
Topics:
• Establishing scene management
• Detecting the presence of hazardous materials
• Beginning identification
• Initiating evacuation
• Establishing personnel protection and decontamination
• Isolating the incident and identifying zones of activity
• Containing the incident (if possible) from an isolated position without risk of exposure
• Seeking additional appropriate resource
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Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations - Refresher - U201
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This 8-hour program is designed to allow First responders at the operations level to easily review key information related to safely responding to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property or the environment from the effects of the release.
This course is presented in compliance with 29CFR Chapter XVII 1910.120(q)(6)(ii) and the Arizona Administrative Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 6. It is intended to assist fire fighters in meeting the annual refresher requirements for operational level hazardous materials training.
Topics
• Definition and Rules Governing Hazardous Material
• Response Process
• Basic Hazard and Risk Assessment Techniques
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Basic Terms
• Control, Containment, and/or Confinement
• Decontamination Procedures
• Standard Operating Procedures
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Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations - U200
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First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property or the environment from the effects of the release. They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading and prevent exposures. This course is presented in compliance with 29CFR Chapter XVII 1910.120(q)(6)(ii) and the Arizona Administrative Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 6.
NFPA 1072, Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications, 2017 Edition
Mission-Specific Competencies from NFPA 1072:
Personal Protective Equipment
Decontamination
Detection, Monitoring, and Sampling
Victim Rescue and Recovery
Product Control
Evidence Preservation and Public Safety Sampling
Illicit Laboratories
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Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness - G271
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This course is a collaboration between the National Weather Service (NWS) and FEMA. The curriculum was designed for local and state emergency managers and those interested in increasing their knowledge and skills in preparedness and response to hazardous weather events. It was developed with the input of many states and local emergency managers and is intended to help to promote a more proactive response to weather and flooding hazards through close coordination between emergency management and the NWS. This course will enhance Emergency Managers’ ability to recognize potentially hazardous weather and flooding situations so they are equipped to plan appropriately and to coordinate effective responses.
*This FEMA course is an elective for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Target Audience:
Emergency Management staff; Local, County and State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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HazTech Course Liaison Training - U303
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**NOTE** This class is open to current DEMA HazMat Instructors Only.
This course is designed for current DEMA Adjunct Hazardous Materials Technician (HazTech) Instructors that would like to become a HazTech Course Liaison for future U300: Hazardous Materials Technician Courses hosted across Arizona.
This training is provided for future HazTech Course Liaisons to provide the resources needed to successfully coordinate a 5-week Hazardous Materials Technician Course. The course will provide participants with an overview of:
• The HazTech Course Liaison's responsibilities and expectations
• Getting in contact with the host
• Scheduling instructors
• Production of course schedule
• Tools including templates, outlines and checklists
Target Audience: Current DEMA Adjunct Instructors ONLY who are authorized to teach the U300: Hazardous Materials Technician course.
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Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - G146
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Course Length: 16 hours. This is an elective course for the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. This course introduces the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized policy, methodology, and language for designing, developing, conducting and evaluating all exercises. HSEEP also facilitates the creation of self-sustaining, capabilities-based exercise programs by providing tools and resources such as policy and guidance, training, technology and direct support.
Target Audience:
First Responders, Emergency Management staff; Local, County, Tribal and State Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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Pinal County Office of Emergency Management |
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Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response - Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response
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The Homemade Explosives (HME) course provides first responders with information on general explosive characteristics and hazards, homemade explosive precursor materials, homemade explosive manufacturing indicators, and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components.
Additionally, the course teaches first responders how to identify a homemade explosive laboratory and how to establish scene safety and security in such an incident. First responders are also presented information regarding community awareness and education programs related to homemade explosives. This information better prepares first responders to recognize hazards associated with homemade explosives during response operations.
Learning Objectives
• Recognize explosive physical characteristics and hazards.
• Identify Homemade Explosive (HME) precursor materials and manufacturing equipment.
• Identify Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components and manufacturing indicators.
• Recognize Homemade Explosive (HME) laboratory indicators.
• Identify scene safety and security procedures at a Homemade Explosive (HME) incident.
Recommended Audience
• Emergency management
• Emergency medical services
• Fire service
• Law enforcement
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Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) - PER902
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The Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) course addresses healthcare response at the operations level for the facility and its personnel. This three-day course prepares healthcare responders to utilize the Hospital Incident Command System — integrating into the community emergency response network while operating an Emergency Treatment Area as hospital first responders during a mass casualty incident involving patient contamination. The healthcare responders will determine and use appropriate personal protective equipment and conduct triage followed by decontamination of ambulatory and nonambulatory patients as members of a Hospital Emergency Response Team.
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Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents Train-the-Trainer - PER901
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The Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents-Basic, Train-the-Trainer (HERT-B TtT) is a one-day course offered to healthcare responders who have successfully completed the HERT course. It prepares students to teach HERT at their facilities by focusing on presentation techniques, practical applications, and the preparation and maintenance of lesson plans. The HERT-B TtT course provides students with an understanding of the HERT course material to include team assignments and functions, proper wear and removal of personal protective equipment, decontamination procedures, Emergency Treatment Area location selection, and operation, and victim triage.
Below are some, but not all, of the critical skill sets, learned during this training program:
Constructing learning objectives that includes a task, condition, and standard of performance.
Identifying the techniques necessary to provide an effective presentation.
Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of various training aids.
Select and conduct practical exercises to facilitate the learning and capabilities of HERT members.
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Hostile Intent Intervention Teams (HIIT) - TLO500
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This class is presented by the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center. The Hostile Intent Intervention Teams (HIIT) Certification Course is an advanced counter surveillance detection course based on detecting terrorist activities at large events open to all FIT Certified operational individuals. HIITs deploy as assets at various major events to perform advanced covert counter surveillance operations. The HIIT mission is to provide pre-event site evaluation information to deployed FITs for situational awareness to decrease vulnerabilities for Event/Incident Command prior to and during an event. This class offers a change of perspective by assigning the students as terrorists from the beginning of class to the end in an effort to “plan an attack” on an event. This will allow the students the opportunity to experience the role reversal from officer to attacker so they can better understand the behavior and mindset of those with hostile intent and subvert terrorist activities.
Course Objectives:
• HIITs will support FITs Event Command to identify any suspicious activities that may be occurring leading up to a major event that might have a terrorist nexus so that the appropriate first responders can be deployed for mitigation and investigation.
• HIITs will provide a covert set of trained individuals to infiltrate the surroundings and crowds prior to the specified events.
• HIIT members will provide information on observed suspicious activities directly to FITs and Event/Incident Command by using the training and experience taught in this course to determine a possible terrorist nexus, through direct observation.
Target Audience: Certified Terrorism Liaison Officers (TLOs) and Field Intelligence Team Certified
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ICS Overview for Executives and Senior Officials - G402
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This course provides executives and senior officials (including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS). Participants will become familiarized with Incident Command System (ICS) principles and their role in supporting incident management. Topics covered include: ICS definition and description, ICS organization and features, unified and area command, coordination and incident management assessment and ICS preparedness.
Target Audience: Senior officials including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.
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ICS/EOC Interface - G191
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This FEMA course is a required course for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. Participants will have the opportunity to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community or jurisdiction. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions. It depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface.
Objectives:
Describe ICS principles.
Describe MAC/EOC principles.
Identify the roles and responsibilities of ICS and EOC during emergency operations.
Using scenarios, analyze the ICS and EOC systems and identify various interface issues.
Apply ICS/EOC interface concepts in an exercise situation.
Begin developing an ICS/EOC interface action plan for your community or jurisdiction.
Target Audience:
Personnel associated with on-scene Incident Command, EOCs and Multiagency Coordination (MAC) System entities. Emergency Management staff, Local, County, Tribal and State Government Units, Fire Department, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers, School Staff and Administrators, Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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Yavapai County Emergency Operations Center |
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G191-029 |
Pima County Office of Emergency Management |
01/27/2025 - 01/27/2025 | |
G191-027 |
El Mirage Fire Department |
11/21/2024 - 11/21/2024 |
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Incident Command System Train-the-Trainer - L449
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This 4-day course and prepares participants to deliver the Emergency Management Institute's Incident Command System curricula. While ICS 100 and 200 courses are addressed, the major emphasis is on ICS 300 and 400.
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Papago Park Military Reservation - Emergency Management Classroom |
02/03/2025 - 02/07/2025 |
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Incident Communications Center Manager (INCM) - C994
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Course Length: 24 hours. COMLs and COMTs are not the only communications professionals who manage the communications requirements during an incident or planned event. For some incidents, the COML establishes an Incident Communications Center staffed with Radio Operators and/or Incident Tactical Dispatchers to provide communications support for operations. Once radio personnel and/or telecommunicators are on scene, it becomes important for an Incident Communications Center Manager (INCM) to be assigned for coordination purposes and to avoid span-of-control issues. The All-Hazards Incident Communications Center Manager course is designed to prepare Communication Unit Leaders, dispatch supervisors and public safety communication professionals for managing all functions in an Incident Communications Center.
The course is taught by instructors with experience in dispatch operations, COML and INCM. This three-day course is limited to 20 students. Each attendee participates in hands-on training exercises and receives a Position Task Book.
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Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) - C1903
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Course Length: 32 hours. The Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) course provides an overview of the ITSL components of the ITSL components including the Unified Help Desk (inclusive of both communications and IT support), IT Infrastructure Manager, Network Manager, and specialist roles. It provides an in-depth overview of their responsibilities and includes exercises for the ITSL’s major functions to ensure reliable and timely delivery of IT services to participating agencies and officials.
The requirement to access broadband data during incidents or events has increased exponentially in recent years. This has spurred the need for personnel with highly specialized knowledge and expertise to be included in the ICS during planned events and incidents. In 2018 and 2019, CISA introduced the ITSL course, and SAFECOM and NCSWIC have coordinated with FEMA NIC and other organizations focused on public safety communications to establish the best way to integrate the ITSL into the ICS12. The ITSL is needed to provide information management, cybersecurity, and application management for the many critical incident/event related functions, to include: Incident/Unified Command Post, Incident Communications Centers, and various tactical operations centers, joint information center (JIC), staging areas, and field locations. However, the coordinated sharing of this data across agencies and jurisdictions is significantly less mature than radio communication and poses a significant interoperability challenge.
Target Audience:
Federal, state/territory, tribal, urban, local, and emergency response professionals, and supports personnel in all disciplines with a communications background and an aptitude for and extensive experience in information technology.
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Instructor Development Workshop - MGT323
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This course primarily serves to give insight into adult education and enhance the instructional skills and styles of experienced instructors. The course focuses on best teaching and training practices, and it enhances understanding of instructor competencies set by the International Board for Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi®). This course emphasizes the active, learner-centered style of delivery and student experience. Instructors of the course model how to facilitate classroom discussions and motivate and encourage participants. Participants in the course will reflect on their learning and have many opportunities for self-evaluation. The course follows a problem-based training model, focusing on providing performance, technical, and higher-level skills instruction. Organizations that want courses delivered with professional polish could benefit from this professional development opportunity to ensure proficiency in training methodology and strategy.
It incorporates effective problem-based instruction in addition to the traditional lecture format. Facilitation of classroom discussions, motivation and encouragement of participants, and self- evaluation are modeled throughout this course.
Expert-level instructors deliver this modular course within a three-day timeframe. Training occurs in the form of lectures, group discussions, practical exercises, and peer- and self- assessments. Participants spend significant time working in small groups and participating in facilitated discussions and teachbacks to develop and enhance their training skills.
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Instructor Training Course - PER266
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Instructor Training Course (ITC) is a five-day course that prepares emergency responders to deliver lectures and hands-on training in their local jurisdictions. The course is conducted in two phases: fundamental principles and applied principles. During the fundamental principles, phase participants receive an overview of adult learning, task analysis, risk and hazard analysis, learning objectives and lesson plans, communication skills, instructional delivery and multimedia, testing and evaluations, and after action reviews. Then, during the applied principles phase, participants put these lessons into practice through a series of practical training sessions.
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Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions - G2300
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The goal of this course is to assist individuals and jurisdictions who desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers (EOC).
This course is designed to:
• Examine the role, design, and function of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and their supportive relationship as a NIMS Command and Coordination component a Multi-Agency Coordination System.
• Provide training about staffing, organization, information, systems, communications, and equipment needs at the EOC, such as activating and deactivating, operations, as well as training and exercising.
• Focus on the role of an EOC as one of four NIMS Command and Coordination Structures.
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a final exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC.
Terminal Objectives:
• Explain the EOC’s critical link to the other NIMS Command and Coordination Structures.
• Identify EOC staffing solutions by aligning EOC Skillsets to common EOC structures.
• Explain the planning, operational and resourcing functions of the EOC.
• Using a scenario, identify the essential elements of information (EEI) that support EOC decision making and information sharing.
• Using a scenario identify changes in EOC activation level, staffing, resources and information requirements for an expanding incident.
• Identify the role of an EOC during the transition to recovery.
• Explain the location, design, equipment and technology considerations for the EOC.
Target Audience:
Federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, business and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who may be designated to support an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) within their jurisdiction or organization.
The audience may include students from a variety of agencies, organizations and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams, and hospitals, businesses and non-governmental organizations.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Emergency Operations Center training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to positions within an EOC or by those persons who desire to seek qualification and certification in an EOC position or function.
**NOTE** The following Prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted.
• IS-0100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
• IS-0700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS-0800: The National Response Framework, An Introduction
• IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
Recommended Prerequisites:
• E/L/G 0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
• IS-0200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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G2300-021 |
Mohave County Administrative Facility |
12/10/2024 - 12/12/2024 | |
G2300-023 |
Pinal County Office of Emergency Management |
02/04/2025 - 02/06/2025 | |
G2300-020 |
El Mirage Fire Department |
12/03/2024 - 12/05/2024 |
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Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) - G300
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Course Length: 24 hours. This course covers Organization and Staffing, Organizing for Incidents and Events, Resource Management, and Air Operations. The following topics are included: ICS staffing and organization, including reporting and working relationships and information flow; transfer of command; Unified Command functions in a multijurisdictional or multiagency incident; ICS forms; resource management; interagency mission planning and procurement. This course is recommended for persons with ICS supervisory positions.
NOTE:
FEMA recommends that students not take ICS-400 immediately following ICS-300 but instead wait to take ICS-400 after gaining additional ICS experience.
Target Audience:
Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
Completion of this class is a requirement for credentialing through the Arizona Qualification System (AQS).
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Pima County Office of Emergency Management |
01/13/2025 - 01/15/2025 | |
G300-153 |
Yuma County Public Works |
01/14/2025 - 01/16/2025 | |
G300-150 |
Two Waters Tribal Government Complex |
01/08/2025 - 01/22/2025 | |
G300-151 |
Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center |
12/04/2024 - 12/06/2024 | |
G300-149 |
Two Waters Tribal Government Complex |
12/04/2024 - 12/18/2024 |
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Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) - V300
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Course Length: 28 hours. This course covers Organization and Staffing, Organizing for Incidents and Events, Resource Management, and Air Operations. The following topics are included: ICS staffing and organization, including reporting and working relationships and information flow; transfer of command; Unified Command functions in a multijurisdictional or multiagency incident; ICS forms; resource management; interagency mission planning and procurement. This course is recommended for persons with ICS supervisory positions.
The delivery will consist of four 7-hour sessions totaling 28 hours including breaks and lunch periods.
Target Audience:
Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations - AWR140
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The purpose of the Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear Operations, AWR-140, course, is to provide awareness and operations level training to those participants, who in the course of their normal duties could encounter a radiological/nuclear incident. The course will introduce topics that are relevant to a radiological/nuclear operation: Radiation, Radiological/Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats, Recognition and Notification, Protective Actions.
This training will provide the participant with the fundamental knowledge of radiation and give the participant the awareness level knowledge (defensive posture) to respond to a radiological/nuclear WMD incident. It will train the awareness level tasks - recognition, self-protection, notification and secure the area - as it relates to a radiological incident. This will be accomplished by explaining protective actions and presenting administrative and engineering controls/procedures to help minimize health risks during a radiological emergency.
The course also covers material found at the operations level and meets a large portion of NFPA-472 Annex D-Analyzing the Incident. Participants who complete this course (AWR-140) along with the CTOS Instrument Course and Operations Response to Radiological/Nuclear WMDs will have completed the competencies, behaviors, and tasks found in NFPA-472 Annex D and met the intent of the Standard.
Target Audience - Emergency Management, EMS, FIre, Law Enforcement, Hazardous Materials, Health Care, Public Health, Public Works, Transportation.
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Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations Train-the-Trainer - AWR140-1
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The intent of this course is to prepare trainers to deliver the WMD radiological/nuclear awareness course. It focuses on the delivery of the AWR-140 course, including class preparation, instructional techniques, completion of course paperwork, and notes and delivery tips, slide groupings, key points, and information to aid instruction.
Course Details
AWR-140-1: WMD Radiological/Nuclear Awareness Course, Train-the-Trainer Close [X]
Course Overview
Course ID AWR-140-1
Course Title WMD Radiological/Nuclear Awareness Course, Train-the-Trainer
Training Provider CTOS - Counterterrorism Operations Support
Delivery Type Mobile/Non-Resident
Level Awareness
Duration in Hours 3.0 Hours
Duration in Days 1.0 Days
Course Active? Yes
Continuing Education Units General: 1
Course Description
The intent of this course is to prepare trainers to deliver the WMD radiological/nuclear awareness course. It focuses on the delivery of the AWR-140 course, including class preparation, instructional techniques, completion of course paperwork, and notes and delivery tips, slide groupings, key points, and information to aid instruction.
Course Objectives
Terminal Learning Objective:
Prepare remote instructors to present the AWR-140 Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Radiological/Nuclear Awareness course, given course materials, in accordance with guidelines presented in the AWR 140-1 and AWR-140 instructor guides.
Enabling Learning Objectives:
Explain how to prepare for the presentation of AWR-140, given a classroom, AWR-140 Instructor Guide, and course materials, in accordance with Module 1.0: Preparation for Instruction.
Explain how to conduct AWR-140, given a classroom and AWR-140 course materials, in accordance with AWR-140 Instructor Guide and Module 2.0: Conduct Class.
Explain how to group course content, incorporate key points and intent of each module of AWR-140, in accordance with the AWR-140 instructor guide and Key Points of Instruction sections at the beginning of each module.
Explain how to utilize the contents of the AWR-140 remote trainer CD to conduct an AWR-140 class, in accordance with AWR-140-1 lesson plan Module 4.0: Remote Trainer CD Contents.
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Isolation and Quarantine Response Strategies in Tribal Nations - PER333
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The purpose of this 16-hour, performance level course is to provide tribal nations with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to effectively detect, respond to, and mitigate a
disease outbreak, using a whole community approach. This course will include a practical exercise designed specifically to meet the needs of tribal communities.
Participants will apply the knowledge and skills learned through the exercise that will require them to describe zoonotic response plans, partners and distinctive aspects of emergency response in tribal communities. They will be able to apply lessons learned to implement isolation and quarantine strategies. Participants will select appropriate personal equipment and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain responder safety when using personal protective equipment while responding to a biological disease outbreak.
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JIS/JIC Planning for Public Information Officers - G291
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This course will build on the solo PIO competencies gained in G290, Basic Public Information Officers Course, applying those skills in an expanding incident where coordination is enhanced through activation of a Joint Information System (JIS) and establishment of a Joint Information Center (JIC). This training will equip PIOs with the skills needed to establish and operate in a JIS/ JIC. Participants will also gain a working knowledge of operational practices for performing PIO duties within the NIMS Multi-Agency Coordination System. The course will demonstrate how JIC concepts are applied in a flexible and scalable manner at the local level.
Target Audience:
Public Information Officers. Individuals who have public information responsibilities as their
main job or, as an auxiliary function at the state, tribal, or local level of government.
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Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - MGT310
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This course presented by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service will prepare participants to conduct a Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participants will identify threats and hazards of jurisdictional concern, give those threats and hazards context, establish capability targets, and determine how to apply the THIRA results.
By using the THIRA process, stakeholders will develop a strategy to allocate resources and establish mitigation and preparedness activities. THIRA-informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response - PER275
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Terrorism involving active shooter attacks on population centers has become part of law enforcement officers’ awareness; however, increased awareness of a problem does not ensure preparedness or appropriate response tactics. This course addresses technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment to an active shooter incident through classroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training, and scenario-based practical exercises.
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Local Damage Assessment - G556
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When a disaster or major emergency occurs, damage assessment must be done quickly and accurately to reduce the impact on people and identify resource needs. This information enables the direction of emergency response personnel and resources to the most appropriate areas and helps identify the need for additional resources. The purpose of this course is to equip local officials with the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to be able to conduct rapid and effective Needs and Damage Assessments in order to save lives, protect property and the environment, and begin the process of recovery and mitigation.
Target Audience:
This course was designed for State, Local and Tribal Officials who are responsible for assessing, collecting, and reporting damages during and after any event that causes damage of private, public, and critical infrastructure. Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers, School Staff and Administrators, Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning - K318
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Course Length: 16 hours - VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR-LED OFFERING
This course aims to provide local governments and their partners with the information necessary to prepare and implement their hazard mitigation plan.
Course Objectives:
After attending this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the various partners involved in hazard mitigation planning (HMP).
• Describe how to organize the hazard mitigation planning process and engage community members.
• Describe how to identify at-risk community assets and hazards related to risk assessment.
• Describe the steps involved in identifying vulnerabilities, the impacts, and the process for assessing risk.
• Describe the process of developing mitigation strategies and actions that reflect the results of the risk assessment and capabilities of the community.
• Describe the process of maintaining and updating a hazard mitigation plan.
• Describe the process for implementing a hazard mitigation plan.
• Describe the available mitigation funding and assistance.
Target Audience:
This course is for local community officials, emergency managers, planners, and other partners involved in hazard mitigation planning. The course is also appropriate for planning consultants.
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Malware Prevention, Discovery, and Recovery - PER382
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Course Length: 32 hours. Computers and servers in the United States are the most aggressively targeted systems in the world, commonly threatened by terrorists, nation states, or terrorist sympathizers. Despite this growing threat level, training to counter these attacks has failed to increase in response, leaving our nation’s critical information technology infrastructure exposed and vulnerable to attack. To fill this gap in training, the Cyberterrorism Defense Initiative (CDI) has developed comprehensive, transferable, and inexpensive cyberterrorism training for critical infrastructure technical personnel and managers throughout the United States. Technical personnel from both the public and private sectors, responsible for the protection, preservation, response, and recovery of computer-based resources in their respective agencies, are brought together in a classroom environment. The training program reinforces the concept of a shared responsibility in terms of computer and network security as well as a coordinated response to a cyber-attack.
The goal of the Malware Prevention, Discovery, and Recovery course is to provide technical personnel with the hands-on expertise necessary to prevent, discover, recognize, and recover from modern malware which often is a fundamental ingredient of a large number of computer network breaches and data theft incidents. MPDR is a four-day course that will expose participants to analysis of malicious software used by cyber-criminals and cyber-terrorists. After an introduction to modern malware, participants will learn how to prevent a malware outbreak, discover and identify malware through active network traffic analysis, prepare for dynamic analysis of malware samples of various types and intent, and how to isolate, remediate, and recover from a malware outbreak. Finally, the course will conclude with a review of dynamic malware analysis and a look at emerging trends in the use of malicious software in network intrusions and data theft.
Target Audience:
Classes are open to technical personnel and technical managers working within our nation’s critical infrastructure in both the public and private sectors.
Examples include:
• law enforcement
• state and local government
• public utilities
• health care providers
• colleges and universities
• any other agency identified as a critical infrastructure by DHS/FEMA
• Agencies can be local, city, state, federal, or tribal in nature.
Prerequisites:
• Minimum Prerequisite: Participants should have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a system or network administrator, or as an IT security specialist; or should have successfully completed the CDI course, Comprehensive Cyberterrorism Defense (CCD).
• Preferred Prerequisite: Any experience with computer network intrusion response, plus a minimum of 3 years of experience as a system or network administrator.
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Managing Food Emergencies: Strategies for a Community Response - MGT447
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This course helps jurisdictions develop a plan to effectively respond to a large food emergency. The goal of the course is to encourage multidisciplinary, multiagency planning to quickly mobilize resources in a food emergency. The course uses a whole community approach combined with NIMS, the Incident Command System (ICS), and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to food emergencies.
Participants will learn how to identify a food emergency that should trigger a response; apply the principles of ICS; determine roles during a food emergency; identify resources; successfully communicate with other agencies and the public; and what to do during the recovery phase. The course combines facilitated discussion and scenario-based training to give participants tangible experience applicable to a real-world food emergency.
Target Audience: Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Hazardous Material, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Agriculture, Citizen/Community Volunteer
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Managing People in Disasters: A Local Perspective - G249
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Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Planning and Operations - G418
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Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) has evolved beyond the traditional sheltering, feeding, and distribution of emergency supplies and now includes activities and/or support with:
• People with disabilities and others with access and functional needs support
• Reunification
• Mass evacuation support
• Household pets and service animals
Each of these activities is critical in planning for and implementing prior to and/or immediately following a disaster event.
The goal of this course is to improve coordination and collaboration between local, tribal and/or state MC/EA coordinators and other agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector using scalable, repeatable and consistent processes.
The purpose of this course is to prepare MC/EA Coordinators and their teams to develop MC/EA plans to support and/or coordinate MC/EA disaster responses.
At the conclusion of the course, the participants will be able to:
• Describe MC/EA Activities
• Identify key MC/EA Planning Steps
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Mass Care Coordinator and Team
• Define the scale of the disaster and estimate needed resources to support a MC/EA disaster operation
• Discuss the primary elements of MC/EA Information Management
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Mass Casualty Tracking and Reunification Arizona Collaborative (MCTRAC) - Valley Wide Conference 2023
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Conference Length: 1 day. **BY INVITATION ONLY**
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) management is a complex and long-term incident that will require coordinated efforts and interoperability to manage multiple scenes. Mass Casualty Tracking Reunification Arizona Collaborative, otherwise known as MCTRAC, is bringing together all stakeholders who may respond during an MCI to facilitate discussion around this growing threat.
The purpose of the day-long session is to reinforce partnerships within the region, identify more efficient and effective ways to respond through a collaborative approach, and provide additional support to each other moving forward. A comprehensive MCTRAC overview will be provided followed by breakout sessions that will work through MCI scenarios with regional partners.
Target Audience: Participants from hospital systems, fire and EMS, law enforcement, local, tribal, county, and state emergency management and public health, as well as additional partners from the Red Cross, FBI, and members of crisis teams will be among the invitees.
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Mass Fatalities Incident Response - G386
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This is an elective course for the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. This course will cover the main tasks necessary to plan for, operate at the scene of, and recover from mass fatalities incidents. The course is designed to prepare local and state response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster. It will cover incident management, mass fatalities, planning before and operations during an incident, establishing the morgue, family assistance support operations, and assistance from the Federal government, and conclude with a tabletop exercise. Participants will learn the characteristics of a mass fatalities incident and the roles and responsibilities of key players in such incidents, as well as the steps required to respond to a mass fatalities incident, including catastrophic numbers of fatalities and contaminated remains.
Target Audience:
The curriculum is designed for a wide audience: coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors, EMS, hospital providers, first responders, planners, local, county and state government units, school staff and administrators, volunteer agencies active in disaster or exercise and emergency management personnel will benefit from this training.
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Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning & Response - MGT319
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course is a guide for local health officials and their partners to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to a large-scale public health incident. This course focuses on planning considerations, recommendation to achieve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) 48-hour standard for Mass Prophylaxis, and the local community’s Mass Prophylaxis and Point of Dispensing (POD) site preparedness. The course material is applicable to pandemics, bio-terrorism, and other public health emergencies.
The first day of training focuses on the community plan and how to achieve CDC’s 48 hour standard for mass prophylaxis. The second day of training focuses on Point of Dispensing site preparedness. Participants also receive a mass prophylaxis planning “tool box.”
Topics
• Response to terrorist Strike
• Potential epdemic or pandemic events
• High contagious disease and H7N9, H3N2
• Resource capability accessibility and sustainment
• Stategic National Stockpile
Target Audience:
• Law Enforcement
• Emergency Medical Services
• Hospital personnel, physicians, and nurses
• Mental Health
• Public Health Services
• Public Works
• Emergency Management Organizations
• Tribal, county, state, and federal medical
• Private Industry
• School Personnel
• Volunteer Organizations
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Dispatchers
• Medical Reserve Corps
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Medical Management of CBRNE Incidents - PER211
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Course Length: 16 hours. What if a catastrophic event occurs? Will you be ready? Will you need a special level of protection? Is decontamination necessary? Do you have the right medications? PER 211, Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives, (CBRNE) Events answers these questions and more as you learn how to distinguish between different agents of concern that could be used in a major incident. This course is a combination of facilitated discussions, small-group exercises, Human Patient Simulator hands-on scenarios, and traditional classroom discussions. Exercises are conducted in a CBRNE scenario using both adult and pediatric Human Patient Simulators to reinforce classroom lectures and interaction. This course promotes critical thinking skills while utilizing the RAPID-Care concept. The multi-discipline make-up of the participants helps to strengthen information sharing, communications, and medical surge capabilities.
Target Audience:
Disciplines include, but are not limited to:
• Fire Services
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Hospital personnel, physicians, and nurses
• Public Health Services
• Public Works (PW)
• Emergency Management Organizations
• City, county, state, federal medical
• Private Industry
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Dispatchers
• Medical Reserve Corps
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Medical Preparedness and Response for Bombing Incidents - AWR140
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This course is designed for personnel from any professional background who may become part of a community response to a bombing event. This interactive, instructor-facilitated program employs case studies and research-based information designed to enhance medical preparedness for and response to blast effects. Breakout sessions address considerations and concerns specific both to medical responders and emergency planners.
Students are encouraged to ask questions and to create a to-do list of items they don’t have the answers to, so they have a list of tasks to address when they return to their jurisdiction.
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Mitigation for Emergency Managers - G393
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This FEMA course is a required course for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. This course was designed to train emergency managers, as well as other interested individuals who have no specialized technical background, but can support mitigation efforts as advocates. Course activities and exercises will build the participants’ abilities to: perform the tasks and responsibilities of the emergency manager’s role, create long-term strategies for disaster-resistant communities, identify local mitigation opportunities, select mitigation solutions to hazard risk problems and find resources to carry out mitigation activities in a post-disaster environment.
Target Audience:
Tribal and local government officials, emergency managers, community leaders in such efforts as voluntary organizations, businesses and industries, and other emergency service personnel.
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Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools - G364
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This FEMA course is an elective course for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. Participants will be provided with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to review, enhance, and sustain their all-hazard school Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). This course explains how to utilize the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the foundation for planning and building partnerships with outside agencies such as police, fire, and emergency management. In addition, this course will provide participants with opportunities to exercise their school EOP using Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines as well as guidelines on how to sustain their school EOP through action planning sessions.
Target Audience:
Principals, vice principals, risk managers, School Board members, school safety coordinators, transportation coordinators, food service coordinators, facility managers/building engineers, nurses, counselors, and local first responders.
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National Emergency Management Basic Academy Train-the-Trainer - L110
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Course Length: 40 hours. The L110 Basic Academy Train-the-Trainer course consists of a 5 day learning experience intended to provide training instructors with a standardized curriculum for all training programs, and to establish a career development training program for the emergency management profession.
The course consists of two days of discussions about course objectives, how to set up and facilitate the class, time management, and other general topics. The last three days consist of student teach backs that describe activities and exercises to demonstrate students’ grasp of the Basic Academy course subject matter.
All curriculum content of the Basic Academy is covered in the Train-the-Trainer course to support a training experience that combines knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of contemporary emergency management. The Academy provides shared experiences of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to become a qualified Basic Academy instructor.
This course is intended for those emergency managers and trainers from Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies who have extensive background in emergency management and experience in training adults.
Selection Criteria:
• Minimum 3 years of classroom training experience in adult learning
• Minimum 5 years experience in emergency management (recommended to be current practitioners)
• Demonstrated knowledge of the fundamental systems, concepts, and current practices in emergency management
• Effectiveness teaching emergency management to adults
• Resume detailing responsibilities, authority and length of time in profession
• Documentation of at least three years' experience teaching emergency management to adults
• Proven and proficient capability to deliver and facilitate training (EMI resume/recommendation review)
The following prerequisites must be emailed to training@azdema.gov before enrollment will be processed. Requirements will not be waived.
• Applicants must include the completed Basic Academy Train-the-Trainer Commitment Statement when applying. This can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iuYKfy0VbVkcQRb5JzicSOTKF5QS9nt_/view?usp=drive_link
• Applicants must include 1 to 3-page resume summarizing emergency management experience and ability to deliver / facilitate emergency management concepts to adult learners outlined in the selection criteria when applying.
Mandatory Prerequisites:
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-120: Introduction to Exercise
• IS-200: ICS for Single Resources
• IS-230: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
• IS-235: Emergency Planning
• IS-240: Leadership and Influencing
• IS-241: Decision Making
• IS-242: Effective Communication
• IS-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers
• IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
These mandatory prerequisite courses can be found and completed online at http://training.fema.gov/IS
Also Required:
Completion of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy L101 - Foundations of Emergency Management.
**IMPORTANT** Proof of completion must be submitted before enrollment will be processed. A copy of your FEMA transcript or certificates of completion for all mandatory prerequisites including your Commitment Statement and Resume must be emailed to training@azdema.gov.
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On-Scene Crisis Leadership & Decision Making for HazMat Incidents - MGT457
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A key role in the Incident Command System (ICS), a component of NIMS organizational structure, is the Incident Commander (IC). It is important for the IC to have effective leadership skills and to establish clear, concise objectives for the other functions while under pressure. The chaos of the incident can increase stress; therefore, this course will equip leaders for crisis decision making during various hazmat incidents, with a special emphasis on events involving fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and high hazard flammability trains (HHFT). Elements of the course include using pre-incident action plans, unified command and interoperability with industry, information sharing, and training.
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Operation Level Response to HazMat/WMD Incidents - PER212
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This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain certification through the National Professional Qualifications System (NPQS/Pro Board) as an Operations-level responder.
This three-day course focuses on the unique response and personal protection challenges that responders face during a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/terrorist incident or a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The Operations-level training prepares emergency responders from all disciplines to recognize and identify hazardous material and to mitigate a HazMat incident by preventing further contamination of people, property, and the environment.
PER212 is based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472 (2008 ed.) consensus standard Operations-level core competencies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) mission-specific competency, as well as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR Part 311) response regulations.
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Organizational Cybersecurity Information Sharing - PER020
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**This pilot course will be delivered online in four 4-hour sessions totaling 16 hours**
This course will introduce foundational cyber information sharing concepts that can be incorporated into a cybersecurity program for both inside and outside an agency or organization. It will establish the purpose and value of information sharing; and will explore how sharing can assist with cyber incident preparedness and response before, during and after a cyber incident occurs. Course content will assist participants to recognize common types of shared cyber information; understand when to share cyber information with trusted entities and partners; and will explore common methods of securely reporting cyber information. At the end of this course, participants will be able to identify activities needed to establish information sharing policies to be incorporated in a cybersecurity program.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course are decision makers and upper-level management, government administrators, jurisdictional and/or state, policy makers, and technical personnel involved with managing and implementing an information sharing program. These individuals will have budgetary responsibility within the organization and will have influence within the organization to implement an information sharing program.
Course Objectives:
• Recognize the uses and value of cyber information sharing
• Analyze information that should be shared before, during, and after a cyber incident
• Compare internal and external information sharing relationships
• Recognize when to share cybersecurity information
• Perform collection and analysis of an incident, then determine what information will be disseminated through an information sharing report
• Develop an action plan to enhance information sharing capabilities for a cybersecurity program
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Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness - MGT439
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This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric-specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric-triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course, but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.
*Target Audience- Community and Hospital-based Emergency Manager, EMS, Hospital Administration, and Emergency Room Personnel, Public Safety/Public Health Personnel, School Administrators, MRC Personnel, Private Sector, Law Enforcement, Disaster Response/Relief Personnel, County State and Federal personnel who respond to a local jurisdiction disaster event.
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Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events - PER320
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Course Length: 8 hours. Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events provides students with an overview of personal protective equipment (PPE), and includes an experiential learning activity (ELA) practicing donning and doffing PPE Level C. Additionally, there is a review of the different types of decontamination and an ELA practicing technical decontamination.
Topics
• Identify general characteristics of viruses in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. (BIO-0007)
•Don and doff personal protective equipment level C ensemble in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (HO-0003)
•Perform technical decontamination, with decontamination equipment, in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (DEC-0002)
Suggested Audience
•Emergency Medical Services
•Law Enforcement
•Public Health
•Public Works
•Hospital Personnel
Recommended Prerequisite: AWR-160-W – WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
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Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure - MGT452
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The national and economic security of the United States depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. This course encourages collaboration efforts among individuals and organizations responsible for both physical and cybersecurity toward development of integrated risk management strategies that lead to enhanced capabilities necessary for the protection of our Nation’s critical infrastructure.
Participants will identify physical and cybersecurity concerns impacting overall infrastructure security posture, examine integrated physical and cybersecurity incidents and the evolving risks and impacts they pose to critical infrastructure, and explore resources that can be applied to improve security within an organization, business, or government entity.
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Planning for Disaster Debris Management - MGT460
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Disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods can create enormous volumes of debris. Debris can hinder response and recovery efforts, cause costly delays, and pose significant logistical challenges. Debris management can be extremely complex, creating, testing, and training to a pre-disaster debris management plan specific to the area is key to successful operations.
This eight-hour management-level courses is designed to enable participants to identify debris management components and the best planning practices using existing plan examples and case studies. Participants will also draft an outline of a debris management plan. MGT-460 Planning for Disaster Debris Management provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to create pre-disaster debris management plans for their own communities.
The goal of this course is to enable participants to outline a disaster debris management plan and recognize special considerations when planning for debris management after a natural disaster.
Course Modules:
Introduction to Disaster Debris Management Planning
Disaster Debris Management Plan Components
Scenario Based Learning
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Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters - G366
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The course enables participants to improve their community’s mitigation and Emergency Operations Plan specifically regarding the needs of children. The course will provide participants with the information needed to address the unique needs of children prior to, during, and following disasters. It will also provide them guidance and direction on how to form coalitions and how to become advocates for the unique needs of children in all aspects of emergency management.
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Planning: Emergency Operations - L103
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Course Length: 16 hours. Part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy series.
This course is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The content includes emergency management planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions.
**NOTE** Please see the "Signup Details" section below for important prerequisite information.
The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy will provide a foundational education in emergency management.
The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions. The series consists of five courses:
L101: Foundations of Emergency Management (40 hours) 5 days
L102: Science of Disaster (approximately 24 hours) 3 days
L103: Planning: Emergency Operations (16 hours) 2 days
L146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (16 hours) 2 days
**NOTE** (Only an EMI or DEMA class certificate dated after March 2013 will be accepted for the HSEEP requirement toward graduation)
L105: Public Information Basics (24 hours) 3 days
Target Audience:
This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
NOTE: Enrollment preference will be given to those completing this series of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy.
Course Materials:
Course materials will be provided electronically before the beginning of class. Students should familiarize themselves with the layout and contents of learning materials prior to the beginning of class.
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Preparing for Emergencies – What K-12 School Staff Need to Know - G360
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course provides school staff with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to prepare for school emergencies before, during and after a school emergency. School staff will have an opportunity to improve school emergency preparedness efforts by providing them with the preparedness skills necessary to strengthen both school and classroom-level prevention, mitigation, protection, response, and recovery capabilities. Through this course, participants will learn how to leverage existing relationships and build new working relationships in order to develop, review, enhance, and sustain an all-hazards school Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). The plan should include a community-based approach. The plan should include strategies to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate (through discussion, activities, and a final exam) the preparedness skills necessary to strengthen both school and classroom-level prevention, mitigation, protection, response, and recovery capabilities.
Course Objectives:
• Describe the basic knowledge, skills, and tools needed to strengthen school and classroom-level emergency preparedness through prevention, mitigation, protection, response, and recovery actions.
• Identify natural, technological, and human-caused hazards most likely to impact the classroom, school, and surrounding community.
• Explain best practices for school and classroom-level emergency preparedness before, during, and after an emergency.
• Identify the school staff members’ role in drills and exercises to improve school preparedness.
• Describe the school staff members’ role in collaborating with school officials, parents, community members, and other stakeholders before, during, and after an emergency.
Target Audience:
Education Professionals in school districts and schools (K-12) to include:
• Teacher/Substitute Teacher/Teacher’s Aide/Instructional Assistant
• School Counselor/Psychologist/Social Worker
• School Nurse
• School Secretary/Office Staff/Before and After School Monitor
• Food Service/Cafeteria Worker
• Librarian/Media Center/IT Technician
• Custodial Staff
Recommended Prerequisite:
IS-362: Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
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Primary Screener / Personal Radiation Detector - PER243
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Course Length: 8 hours. This course trains participants to perform basic Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Operations as Primary Screeners employing a personal radiation detector. Participants learn how the job of the Primary Screener is integrated into the Nation's Global Nuclear Detection Architecture's (GNDA) objective to address the threat of terrorist attacks using radiological/nuclear material. The course evaluates participants' on knowledge, skills, and abilities in the Primary Screener role. Through scenario-based drills, Participants are trained to detect, locate, and adjudicate potential threats involving people, vehicles, packages, and facilities.
Target Audience - Emergency Management, EMS, FIre, Law Enforcement, Hazardous Materials, Health Care, Public Health, Public Works, Transportation.
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Primary Screener / Personal Radiation Detector Train-the-Trainer - PER243-1
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Course Length: 8 hours. The PER-243-1 Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Train-the-Trainer Course train Participants who are qualified instructors selected by their agency to deliver the PER-243 Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Course to effectively train emergency responders. These qualified instructors will learn to prepare and conduct the delivery of the PER-243 course. This course provides Train-the-Trainer level instruction on the employment of personal radiation detectors. The course further includes teach-back experience as well as extensive practice with the course Station Guides to enhance expertise of personnel instructing others in the tasks required to perform the Primary Screener role.
Target Audience:
The target audience for PER-243-1 is for SLTT candidates with appropriate Instructor
credentials who are selected by their respective agencies to provide training on PER-243. Those individuals come from the following:
• Emergency Management
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Services
• Hazardous Material
• Law Enforcement
• Public Health
• Public Safety Communications
• Security and Safety
• Others
Recommended Prerequisites:
Candidates for PER-243-1 must meet the following prerequisites:
• Nominated by their agency
• Provided copies of instructional methodology certificates recognized by their state or local agencies to the Train-the-Trainer Program Administrator
• Qualified as a Primary Screener
• Successfully completed AWR-140, Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations, or documented equivalent course
• Successfully completed PER-243 within the last 24 months
If PER-243 was completed more than 24 months prior to the start of PER-243-1, candidates will need to complete ONE of the following requirements.
• Within the last 12 months, completed PER-300-W, PRND Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Refresher Course – Web-Based Training; or,
• Within the last 12 months, completed PER-300, PRND Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) Refresher Course
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PRND Backpack Operations for the Primary Screener - PER246
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The Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Backpack Operations for the Primary Screener course enables Law Enforcement (LE), Fire Service, and other disciplines assigned to Primary Screener duties, to employ the Backpack system in the performance of their duties. The course includes training on the detection and verification of radiation alarms, localizing the source of radiation, and measuring detected radioactive material with increased range and sensitivity using the Backpack along with a Personal Radiation Detector (PRD). A variety of sealed radioactive sources (SRS) are used during Backpack Drills. These sources simulate the types of radioactive material (RAM) that the Primary Screener may encounter in the public domain.
Target Audience:
Individuals tasked with the PRND mission and employ Primary Screening with Backpacks within the bounds of their jurisdictional/agency operational policies and procedures:
• Citizen/Community Volunteer
• Emergency Management
• Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
• Environmental Response/Health and Safety
• Fire Service
• Hazardous Material
• Healthcare
• Health and Social Services
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Physical Protective Measures
• Public Health
• Public Works
• Search and Rescue
• Security and Safety
• Situational Assessment
• Transportation
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Public Information Awareness - G289
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Course Length: 8 hours. This training has been designed to orient the student to the public information function and the role of the public information Officer in the public safety and emergency management environment. Public information Officer (PIOs) in public safety and emergency management organizations are responsible for ensuring that the affected public receives accurate and timely information during an emergency. Armed with good information, people are better able to make good decisions and by doing so, contribute to the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property. The goal of this training is to provide participants with the skills and tools that those new to the position of PIO or with limited experience can use to effectively communicate with external audiences on a daily basis. This course is part of a tiered training approach in that it provides the foundation for more advanced training that takes participants from the awareness level to the mastery level in their public information careers. This course is a prerequisite for Basic PIO training, followed by the Advanced PIO course.
G289: Public Information Awareness is part of a tiered PIO course system and is a recommended prerequisite for the G290: Basic Public Information Officer course, which must be completed in order to attend E388: Advanced PIO Course at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute.
Target Audience:
Emergency responders. Emergency management personnel, including fire and law enforcement who have either full or part time responsibilities for public information in their communities or departments.
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Public Information Basics - L105
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Course Length: 24 hours. This course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications, understanding and working with the media, and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/advocacy times and crisis/emergency response. The course will also consider the value of communication before, during and after an incident. It will help PIOs identify critical audiences, both internal and external.
Target Audience:
Individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial level of government, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors.
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Public Safety CBRNE Response - Sampling Techniques and Guidelines - PER222
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This course addresses specific fundamentals and skills associated with an emergency response to a WMD incident. As such, it provides detailed technical information and includes hands-on practice of actions required of emergency responders in such situations.
Participants are provided the opportunity to perform public safety sampling techniques required in the response to a WMD event. Of special interest is the course’s emphasis on collecting forensically valid samples, which is accomplished through maintaining a secure chain-of-custody for the sample from the time of collection through laboratory analysis. This process is consistent with the FBI 12-step process for managing a crime scene, including those involving a WMD.¿
The target audience for this course includes:
• Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Hazardous Materials Personnel, Public Health
• Emergency responders most likely to be called upon to operate within the exclusion zone of a WMD incident involving hazardous materials
• Responders able to utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) at Level C or higher, employ monitoring and detection devices and procedures and obtain samples from the scene for analysis
• Responders who work with HazMat teams in roles that do not require exclusion zone entry
• Personnel responsible for receiving and transporting a public safety sample from the HazMat team to a laboratory
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Radio Operator (RADO) - C1902
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Course Length: 16 hours. This class provides hands-on and lecture-based training for the All-Hazards RADO position. It introduces public safety professionals and support personnel to various Radio Operator concepts including radio etiquette, interoperable communications, dispatch operations and emergency communications procedures.
Participants develop the essential core competencies used during incident response and planned events to perform the duties of the RADO in an all-hazards environment including communications support for public safety, wildfire, marine, aviation and HF radio communications.
The responsibilities of an All-Hazards RADO can include staffing the Incident Communications Center, monitoring radio traffic, and base station operations for emergency operations centers, hospitals, dispatch centers and non-governmental organizations supporting civil emergency response at the state, local or regional level.
The course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the tasks and skills of an All- Hazards RADO. This course is two days long and is limited to 20 students. Each attendee participates in hands-on training exercises and receives a position task book.
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Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Train the Planner - PER001
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The intent of this Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Train the Planner course is to guide and assist emergency response first responders, managers, and other critical decision makers in the development of their jurisdictional response plans to an incident involving a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD).
The RDD Train the Planner course will prepare qualified individuals from State, Local, Territorial and Tribal (SLTT) governments to research and prepare a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) response plan for the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
Target Audience:
This course is designed for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) emergency responders and managers who are responsible for the development of response plans for Radiological and Nuclear WMD incidents. These disciplines are normally from Emergency Management, Fire Service, Hazardous Materials Technicians, Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Service, Public Health, Government Administrative, Healthcare, Public Health, Public Works, Utilities, Public Safety Communications, Energy Sector, Transportation, Nongovernment Organizations NGOs, Volunteer and faith based organizations, Public Information Officers (PIO), Emergency Operations Center staff, primary and or deputies and any other SLTT representative(s) assigned to contribute to the development of a RDD response plan.
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Radiological Operation Support Specialist Training - MGT455
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During radiological and nuclear emergencies, routine decisions and operations for Federal, State, local and tribal response agencies become increasingly complex. These actions require radiation experts to safeguard the public and responders. Through the creation of a new position called the Radiological Operations Support Specialist (ROSS), the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Energy (DOE) want to train, equip, and certify radiation experts to integrate within the Incident Command System (ICS) during responses to radiological and nuclear incidents. The ROSS position will directly support the Incident Commander (IC), agency decision makers, and elected officials.
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Rapid Needs Assessment - G557
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Formerly MAG250.7: Local Situation (Rapid) Assessment. This course is designed to help communities develop the plan and procedures for rapidly and efficiently collecting disaster intelligence immediately following a disaster. This intelligence is used to prioritize response activities, allocate available resources, and specifically request resources from other sources to save and sustain lives. This course is a required course for the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Target Audience: Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Agencies; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers, School Staff and Administrators, Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise. Any community working to improve its disaster intelligence collection procedures.
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Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning - MGT418
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This course teaches participants how to create effective training plans for their agencies and jurisdictions. By evaluating their abilities to meet their emergency operations plan (EOP) using traditional and national preparedness tools, participants can answer the following critical readiness questions:
How prepared do we need to be?
How prepared are we?
How do we prioritize efforts to close the difference?
Agencies that plan and train together are much better equipped to successfully respond together. In this course, participants learn a Jurisdiction Training Assessment Process in which an integrated assessment team creates a jurisdictional profile and evaluates their abilities to meet their EOP. Participants are then able to identify and catalog training gaps and identify ways to close them by prioritizing training efforts, developing improvement plans and implementing a course of action.
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REAT/RCC Initial Monitoring - TH102
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Course Length: 24 hours. **This event is offered by invitation only.** This initial training is for the Radiological Emergency Assistance Team that will participate in drills and exercises in regards to a Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Emergency. Training will include hotline monitoring, evacuee contamination screening/surveys and decontamination actions of simulated contaminated evacuees along with equipment, vehicles and emergency worker personnel.
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REAT/RCC Monitoring Continuing Education - TH104
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Course Length: 8 hours. **This event is offered by invitation only.**
This course is a hands-on training to practice the skills of REAT volunteers that have been part of the program and/or completed the REAT initial training. Skills include equipment assembly and use, operation station set up and procedure review.
Completion of REAT/RCC Initial Monitoring Training is required and must have been completed in Arizona.
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Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents - MGT465
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Course Length: 16 hours. This course is designed to provide guidance for the implementation of an effective cybersecurity incident recovery program from a pre-incident and post-incident perspective. The training focuses on connecting IT with emergency management and is intended for government, critical infrastructure, and private sector personnel who have the responsibility for recovering after a cyber incident. Short term tactical and long-term strategic activities are discussed culminating in the development of an action plan.
Topics:
• Cyber terminology
• Cyber incident life cycle
• Threat levels
• Emergency management
• Recovery continuum
• Government's role in cybersecurity
• Cyber and the incident command system
• Federal resources for cyber
• Key programmatic elements that improve recovery
• Plan, organize, equip, train, exercise considerations
• Short-term recovery actions
• Long-term recovery actions
• Cyber incident recovery action plan
Target Audience:
• Government and private sector IT staff
• Local administrators and upper-level management personnel
• System administration
• Risk management personnel
• Local government administration
• Emergency management coordinators
To enroll in this course, participants must be US citizens and must possess or obtain a FEMA student identification number (SID).
To obtain a FEMA SID navigate to the following URL: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
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Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role - G205
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This FEMA course is a required course for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. Participants will learn the roles, responsibilities, and major tasks of each team member during short and long-term recovery. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of recovery in the emergency management cycle, its role in the local community and the relationships between local government, non-profit agencies active in disaster and the community at large during the process. The course provides a forum to discuss “lessons learned” in disaster recovery at the local level and prepares participants to develop and implement a pre-disaster recovery plan. (Formerly MAG270.4, updated September 2015.)
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course includes but is not limited to local government emergency managers, disaster recovery professionals, elected officials, tribal leaders, city/county/tribal administrators, emergency management coordinators, economic development districts, community planners, building inspectors, public works, floodplain managers, public information officers and unmet needs committee coordinators.
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REP Core Concepts Course - AWR317
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The Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) REP Core Concepts Course (RCCC) is a 1.5 day course which focuses on the nuclear power plant off-site radiological emergency preparedness program. It addresses the history and sentinel events, federal regulatory policies, basic radiation principles, REP planning guidance (planning standards), REP demonstration guidance (exercise evaluation areas) and the REP Disaster Initiated Review (DIR) process.
Target Audience:
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Service
• Governmental Administrative
• Hazardous Material
• Law Enforcement
• Health Care
• Public Health
• Public Safety Communications
• Public Works
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REP Post-Plume Planning Course (RPPP) - MGT-453
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Course Length: 20 hours. This course focuses on the review of offsite response organizations’ radiological emergency preparedness (REP) plans and implementation procedures utilizing the 16 planning standards (from 44 CFR Part 350 and 10 CFR § 50.47) and associated evaluation criteria (from NUREG-0654 FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1 or Rev.2) which address protecting the health and safety of the public when responding during the post-plume phase of a radiological emergency at an NRC-licensed commercial nuclear power plant. The scenario-driven classroom exercises will focus on the participants’ organization Post-Plume (Intermediate) Phase plans and implementation procedures for response activities related to Relocation, Reentry, Return using EPA Protective Action Guidelines and the Ingestion Exposure Pathway protective actions following FDA guidelines.
Target Audience:
Emergency Managers and Planners from Offsite Response Organizations with responsibilities within the entire 50-mile Emergency Planning Zone and Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Staff responsible for reviewing State and County plans and procedures. (Other beneficial parties: personnel from supporting agencies involved in response to an NRC-licensed Commercial Nuclear Power Plant incident.)
Mandatory Prerequisites:
• AWR-923-W Radiological Emergency Management (REM): https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR-923-W
• AWR-351 REP Post-Plume Awareness (RPPA)
• AWR-352 REP Planning Core Concepts (RPCC)
• IS-235.c Emergency Planning: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-235.c&lang=en
AWR-928-W Nuc/Rad Incident Annex (NRIA): https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR-928-W
**NOTE** These prerequisites are mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or a copy of your transcript showing completion must be uploaded during the registration process.
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REP Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts Course - PER316
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Course Length: 40 hours. This course addresses radiological consequences of accidents involving radiological materials. This includes accidents or incidents involving commercial power reactors, lost sources, dispersion devices, and transportation. The focus of the course is concepts involved in formulating protective action recommendations following a radiological accident, such as dose quantities, atmospheric dispersion, dose projection, protective action guides, and derived intervention levels. Participants engage in problem-solving sessions and a tabletop exercise.
Target Audience: Federal, State, Local, and Tribal personnel. Enrollment is limited to local, State, and Federal technical radiological accident assessment staff. Private sector (i.e., utility company) technical staff also may apply. This course is not intended for emergency management staff. This course requires familiarity with mathematical equations and exponential manipulations. Participants must bring a scientific calculator which they know how to use to perform the required calculations. Participants also should know how to use Microsoft Excel and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission computer code, RASCAL.
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Science of Disaster - Science of Disaster
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Course Length: 24 hours. Part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy.
This course provides the participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our increasingly dangerous world. Contents include:
• Introduction to Science of Disaster provides a definition and benefits of science.
• Earth Science describes how the Earth’s design sets the stage for the world’s natural hazards including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and landslides/sinkholes.
• Climatology describes the scientific basis of common atmospheric hazards including convective storms, tropical cyclones, and other hazardous weather.
• Chemical and biological basics identifies the scientific basis of chemical and biological threats.
• Explosive, radiological, and nuclear fundamentals identifies the scientific basis of those threats.
**NOTE** Please see the "Required Resources" section below for important prerequisite information.
The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy will provide a foundational education in emergency management.
The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions. The series consists of five courses:
L101: Foundations of Emergency Management (40 hours) 5 days
L102: Science of Disaster (approximately 24 hours) 3 days
L103: Planning: Emergency Operations (16 hours) 2 days
L146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (16 hours) 2 days
**NOTE** (Only an EMI or DEMA class certificate dated after March 2013 will be accepted for the HSEEP requirement toward graduation)
L105: Public Information Basics (24 hours) 3 days
Target Audience:
This course is intended for newly appointed emergency managers from State, local, tribal, territorial, and Federal emergency management agencies, and prospective professionals transferring from another discipline to emergency management.
NOTE: Enrollment preference will be given to those completing this series of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy.
Twelve online Independent Study courses are required as prerequisites to the classroom courses. Eleven must be completed before submitting requesting enrollment for L101. In addition, IS-29 must be completed before requesting enrollment for L105.
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Secondary Screener/Radiation Isotope Identifier Device - PER245
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Course length: 14 hours. This course is designed to train the Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) mission using a radio-isotope identification device (RIID) to perform a secondary radiological assessment. Secondary Screeners operate RIIDs to detect radiation, verify the alarm, localize the source of radiation, measure the radiation level, identify radioactive isotopes, and assess the threat status of detected material. Participants employ the RIID to help adjudicate potential threats regarding situations with people, vehicles, packages, and facilities. This course uses sealed radioactive sources that are representative of the types of radioactive material which may be encountered in the public domain. Additionally, participants gain knowledge working with technical reachback assistance.
Target Audience:
• Law enforcement
• Fire service
• Hazardous materials
• Search & rescue
• Transportation security
• Others who perform duties as a secondary screener
Mandatory Prerequisite:
PER-243 Primary Screener Personal Radiation Detector Course
**NOTE** This prerequisite is mandatory and must be completed before requesting enrollment. Waivers will not be granted under any circumstance. Certificates of completion or a copy of your transcript must be uploaded during registration.
Recommended Prerequisites:
AWR-140/AWR-140-W: Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations
You may take this course here: https://www.nts-ctos.com/sign_in.k2
To enroll in this course, participants must be US citizens and must possess or obtain a FEMA student identification number (SID).
To obtain a FEMA SID navigate to the following URL: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
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Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazards Preparedness - MGT312
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This course provides a forum to discuss strategic and executive-level issues related to all-hazard disaster preparedness, to share proven strategies and best practices, and to enhance coordination among officials responsible for emergency response and recovery from a disaster. This workshop integrates a multimedia scenario and vignettes that highlight key issues and facilitates executive-level discussion of the United States’ National Strategy for Homeland Security. Additionally, the forum provides an opportunity to apply lessons learned from past local and national all-hazards disasters.
This course includes seven distinct modules incorporating lecture, discussion, and practical exercise. Each module focuses on a key component of disaster preparedness, such as Culture of Preparedness, Integrated Partnerships, Organizing for Success, Crisis Communications, etc. Within the various modules are opportunities for group interaction and discussion. The final module of the course is designed to provide the participants with the opportunity to develop an action plan or to-do list for follow-up consideration and action.
The practical exercise consists of an expanding incident, designed specifically to address the local community’s needs or concerns. Participants are provided information and periodic updates, after which they are given a list of questions to consider and discuss. Through these updates, the incident builds upon itself until it reaches a mass casualty/catastrophic level, thereby overwhelming the normal capabilities of the local jurisdiction and challenging the participants to consider their local policies, resources, and limitations.
This workshop provides a unique opportunity for local or regional executives to share strategies and coordinate plans for emergency preparedness and response. This workshop is an effective process for discussing executive-level issues with leaders from the agencies involved in all levels of the emergency management structure.
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Site Protection through Observational Techniques - AWR219
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Emergency responders, security professionals, security support staff, and the public must work together to identify suspicious objects, substances, and people. This course trains public safety personnel to improve their observational techniques by using a four-step ongoing screening process that includes increasing protective awareness, identifying preoperational behaviors, evaluating, and taking action. Participants will use fictional scenarios to examine each step of the process.
Target Audience - public safety personnel or other personnel who have extensive contact with the public.
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Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture - L948
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Situational Awareness (SA) and Common Operating Picture (COP) support the Communications and Information Management Component of the National Incident Management System. This intermediate-level course on SA and COP is designed to improve the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of individuals and organizations involved in domestic emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
Course Objectives:
• Define SA and COP and the relationship between the two.
• Explain how SA and COP contribute to effective incident management and decision-making.
• Develop or contribute to plans, procedures, or processes supporting SA and COP in their own operating environment.
• Understand the impact of current and emerging technologies on SA and COP
Target Audience:
Law Enforcement, Medical, Health, Emergency Management, Government Administrative, Public Works and other professionals who rely on Situational Awareness and Common Operating Picture during an incident.
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Social Media Engagement Strategies - PER343
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This course will prepare participants to engage individuals and volunteer organizations through social media, especially in the context of disaster preparedness and response. Social media engagement is often an enigma to most people, particularly in the public sector, because it is a different form of communication than most are accustomed. Through this course, participants will learn how to develop content that engages their audiences and turns their words into action throughout the disaster cycle. Participants will learn about social media engagement texhniques, individual and organizational roles in crisis communication and Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOST).
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Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery - PER304
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This course focuses on the use of social media in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Social media has shown to help people communicate and collaborate about events as the events unfold. Social media can provide rapid and immediate real-time information about events that helps provide greater situational awareness leading to better decision making. Participants are provided with the knowledge and skills to integrate social media into their current communication plans. The course defines social media and its uses and identifies the tools, methods, and models to properly make use of social media in the context of disaster management and provides the information and hands-on experience necessary to help the participants’ create social media disaster plans.
Course Modules include:
Introduction to Social Media
Understanding the Use of Social Media and Disaster Management
Implementing Different Social Media Platforms for Disaster Management
Facebook Hands-On
Twitter Hands-On
Crowdsourcing & Data Mining
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Social Media Tools and Techniques - PER344
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This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to use intermediate social media tools and techniques for situational awareness during an emergency. Participants will learn and use tools such as mapping applications, data analysis, and data mining for research and management. It aims to reach public and private sector organizations who have responsibility for conveying disaster-related information to the public or who are responsible for gathering information during and after a disaster.
The course will supplement and build upon NDPTC’s existing FEMA-certified performance-level course, PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery, by providing more in-depth training in the use of social media for disaster management operations.
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Sport and Special Event Enhanced Risk Management and Assessment - MGT466
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This course provides participants with tools and methodologies for conducting venue-specific and event-specific risk assessments. In the class, participants will utilize assessment results to make risk mitigation decisions and determine how to measure the effectiveness of decision-making. This innovative training will introduce methodologies designed to complement and expand on national critical infrastructure framework guidelines. The interdisciplinary course stresses the importance of leveraging and applying proven practices to a wide-range of sport and special event safety and security risks.
Topics:
• Describe foundational risk management principles and concepts for creating a comprehensive risk management strategy.
• Identify and assess event and venue specific risks using the Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Framework.
• Prioritize risks and develop mitigation strategies related to events and venues for enhancing preparedness and protective measures.
• Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation for continuous improvement.
• Identify threats, assess risk, develop mitigation strategies, and discuss continuous improvement opportunities for an event or venue.
Target Audience:
Risk Managers, Venue Managers, Event Planners, Venue Operations, Facility Managers, Special Event Officers / Liaisons, Education, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Law Enforcement, Public Safety Communications, Security and Safety.
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Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification - MGT467
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Techniques used to deliver timely and accurate information in a complex information environment is challenging to any community or organization hosting a mass gathering. This interdisciplinary course brings planners, operators, communication, government, public safety, marketing and public relations professionals together to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prepares participants to identify and navigate the sport and special event communication landscape before, during, and after an incident.
Topics:
• Understand and evaluate communication fundamentals
• Identify roles and responsibilities for managing communication
• Apply communication techniques to a scenario-based activity
• Identify plans and procedures necessary for effective information collaboration and dissemination
• Recognize the requirements for pre-event communication
• Identify strategies and prepare messages for post-incident communication
• Assess needs and apply communication strategies for a given scenario
Target Audience:
Venue Managers, Special Event Officers/Liaisons, Event Planners, Emergency Management, Venue Operations, Fire and Emergency Services, Public Affairs, Executive Leadership, Public Relations and Marketing, Law Enforcement, Government, Medical Services.
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Sport and Special Event Training and Development - OGT119
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Course Length: 16 hours. The course will provide participants with tools and methodologies for training and developing stakeholders assigned to and responsible for public safety at sporting and special events. This course will comprehensively review safety and security staffing challenges, whole community training requirements, and the management and continuous improvement of sport and special event training programs.
Target audience : Arena and event staff, jurisdictional public safety professionals/first responders
Mandatory prerequisites – None
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Sports and Special Event Evacuation Training and Exercise - MGT412
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This course provides assistance to sport venue managers to prepare and/or enhance an evacuation plan to assist emergency responders in implementing flexible and scalable evacuation activities (i.e. evacuation, sheltering in place, or relocation). These emergency activities might occur in isolation or as a result of a larger, multi-entity response initiative. The course is highly innovative in that it builds multi-agency collaboration by delivering critical evacuation planning information.
Topics:
• Analyze the importance of a well-defined organizational structure for planning and managing a protective action, evacuation, or shelter-in-place situation.
• Analyze the core elements of planning for “How Best to Protect.”
• Evaluate the concepts of implementing a “How Best to Protect” event action plan for sport venues.
• Apply appropriate communication methods for delivering information.
• Apply a plan for training, exercises, and equipment that prepares venue staff for accomplishing protective actions.
• Evaluate a sport venue’s protective actions.
Target Audience:
• Owners/Operators of arenas/venues
• Local government representatives
• Event management/operations staff
• Public relations and marketing
• Venue executives
• Public safety and emergency management agencies
• Risk management personnel
• Host community response personnel
• League administrators and officials
• Emergency Management
• Athletic department and sport team administrators
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Sports and Special Events Incident Management - MGT404
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Course Length: 16 hours.
This course emphasizes the unique aspects of response to an incident occurring during a sports/special event, including considerations for business continuity and after-action activities. You will learn the skills necessary to effectively manage an incident by applying and implementing a multi-disciplinary management team approach as described in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
The course is designed to help develop athletic department staff, facility management personnel, campus public safety personnel, emergency response supervisors, and others involved in sports/special event management to better manage incidents that could occur during an event.
At the end of the course a practical application exercise can be customized to your facility where the course is held.
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Sports Event Risk Management - AWR167
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This course is designed to build capabilities for multi-agency collaboration pertaining to risk management for sport events. It introduces the seven-step sport security risk management process, including the idea of risk management and setting risk management goals for sport events, identifying assets that need protecting and determining risk, implementing planning and mitigation actions, and implementing after-action review for events as well as incidents.
Through activity-based training modules, intact security teams will enhance their ability for planning, risk assessment, training, and exercising practices specific to conducting sport events. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective organization and coordinate the development of a sport event security management system.
Target Audience - Education, Emergency Management, EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, Governmental Administrative, Public Health, Public Safety, Security and Safety & Transportation.
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Statewide Threat Assessment Management Program (STAMP) - TLO400
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Course Length: 16 hours. The Statewide Threat Assessment & Mitigation Program (S.T.A.M.P.) is a comprehensive statewide program created to identify, assess, & mitigate threats which affect the State of Arizona. There are multiple programs and inter-connected systems in use to ensure threat cases are addressed and assessed quickly, with lead points of contacts who have been identified to mitigate and reduce duplicated efforts and investigative resources.
During this 16-hour training course, students will be introduced to and complete hands-on work with:
• Threat Investigation Training (U.S. DHS NTER, FBI Investigative Techniques)
• AZ-STAMP MOSAIC Program (created and owned by Gavin de Becker & Associates)
• AZ-STAMP THREAT CASE MANAGEMENT Program (created and owned by USA Software)
• ACTIC TIPS & LEADS Program (owned by P3 Systems)
• Involuntary Evaluation for Mental Health Petition (Pursuant to A.R.S. § 36-520)
Target Audience:
• Sworn law enforcement; detectives, agents, and supervisors responsible for investigating cases of targeted violence (i.e. threats, stalking, harassment, assault, arson, etc.)
• Civilian investigators or analysts working within public safety agencies on targeted violence cases
• School Resource Officers (SRO) or School Safety Officers (SSO)
• Sworn firefighters or civilians within the fire service who investigate threats to fire employed personnel
• Active/Reserve/Civilian military personnel or analysts involved in assessing threats to DoD or installation(s)
**NOTE: priority will be given to individuals who are currently assigned by their agencies to conduct threat assessments on persons and those who investigate cases of targeted violence.
Mandatory Prerequisites (will be required to upload as part of the registration process):
• A copy of your certificate of completion for the online 28 CFR Part 23 training (required). Go to the BJA website to take the online test: https://www.ncirc.gov/28cfr/Default.aspx. You will need the following pre-authorization code: 3MY2S.
• A current Terminal Operator Certificate (TOC) "B" level is required for all local, county and state law enforcement officers. Waivers can be requested ONLY if your agency does not have an ORI number (i.e., non-law enforcement). NOTE: A waiver can be requested if not applicable
• Individual Account access to LEEP - LEEP Login (https://www.cjis.gov/CJISEAI/EAIController) **NOTE**(Students need to give themselves about 2 weeks to gain this access)
Required materials to bring to class:
•Laptop Computer
•WiFi Hotspot - If available - not required
•Note Taking Materials
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Surviving an Active Threat: Run. Hide. Fight. - PER375
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This course addresses the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm and guides non-traditional first responders in the various ways these methods can be employed. Because active threat incidents can occur anywhere, participants are encouraged to apply principles from this course to plans and procedures in their workplaces. The course covers the basic principles of the response paradigm as it pertains to response in the event of an active threat incident.
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Surviving an Active Threat: Run. Hide. Fight. Train-the-Trainer - PER375-1
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The intent of this course is to prepare trainers to deliver the Surviving an Active Threat: Run. Hide. Fight. Train-the-Trainer curriculum. This course addresses the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm and guides non-traditional first responders in the various ways these methods can be employed. Because active threat incidents can occur anywhere, participants are encouraged to apply principles from this course to plans and procedures in their workplaces. The course covers the basic principles of the response paradigm as it pertains to response in the event of an active threat incident.
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Surviving School Bombing Incidents for Educators - PER393
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Course length: 4 hours. The Surviving Bombing Incidents for Educators (SBIE), Mobile course provides school personnel (teachers and personnel working in school environments) with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform critical life-saving actions in the immediate aftermath of a bombing incident. Participants are presented with lectures, discussions, and demonstrations on the hazards and injuries associated with bombings; these activities culminate in a series of performance-based exercises designed to allow course participants to practice live-saving tactics, techniques, and procedures in bombing scenarios.
Target Audience: Educators and other personnel working in a school environment.
Prerequisites: None
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Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents Awareness - AWR426
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Course Length: 8 hours. Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (TRSBI), Mobile is a course that provides law enforcement tactical officers with knowledge to prevent and respond to suicide bombing incidents. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, law enforcement tactical officers are presented with information on preventing, deterring, and mitigating the effects of a suicide bomber. In addition, course participants learn how to implement response strategies for active suicide bombers and post-blast incidents.
The course culminates with a tabletop exercise where course participants can apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course by practicing life-saving tactics, techniques, and procedures during a notional suicide bombing scenario.
Course Objectives
• Recognize the suicide bombing threat and the variety of emerging tactics terrorists use to accomplish their objective.
• Recognize explosive characteristics, blast effects, and common military, commercial, and homemade explosives.
• Identify Suicide Bombing Improvised Explosive Devices (SBIEDs), their components, and their delivery methods.
• Apply appearance and behavioral indicators to determine reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a suicide bombing attack.
• Evaluate strategies to respond to person-borne or vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.
• Identify response strategies needed to safely and effectively respond to post-blast events.
• Discuss the initial considerations of tactical officers during a suicide bombing incident and the implementation of non-linear tactics to defeat a suicide bomber.
• Demonstrate non-linear tactics during a tactical response to an active shooter/aggression suicide bomber tabletop exercise.
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Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) - TLO100
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The Basic TLO Certification Course will train individuals in suspicious activity reporting, intelligence collection requirements, TLO in public health, and provide a basic understanding of the operational tempo of threats nationwide and current threat patterns to Arizona. During the TLO course, the students receive an overview of the program and core capabilities of certified TLOs. The capabilities introduced throughout the class are Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), Threat Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Behavioral Assessment Program, Field Intelligence Teams/ Hostile Intent Intervention Teams. Upon completion students will understand the Fusion Centers roll throughout the country and how the ACTIC’s capabilities support the TLO function in safeguarding Arizona and the Nation. At the end of the week, all students will participate in an information and intelligence tabletop exercise.
ATTENTION: Due to high demand, registration preference will be given to those assigned to TLO units and those who directly support TLO operations.
IMPORTANT: Applications will not be accepted after the registration deadline. It is highly recommended that each student complete ALL prerequisites and registration for the course as soon as possible. Incomplete applications or those not submitted by the deadline will not be considered.
Target Audience:
Sworn Law Enforcement, Sworn Firefighter, Active/Reserve Military Personnel, Civilian Military Personnel with Security Clearance, Civilian Criminal Analyst working for a law enforcement agency.
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Threat Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) - TLO300
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This class is presented by the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center. The Basic Threat Vulnerability Assessment Certification (TVA) class is a detailed two-day program. Day One will cover the general concepts and practices involved in the physical assessment of a facility. Day Two will cover the processes needed to access and input information from the assessments into the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) Critical Infrastructure Database. The class is open to all Threat Liaison Officers (TLOs) and appropriate public safety-first responders. The instruction will provide a general overall knowledge of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and Target Hardening methods and procedures. When complete, this course will enable officials to conduct assessments in their jurisdiction or area of responsibility and conduct assessments assigned from the ACTIC.
Expectations and Goals:
1. Identify what a TVA is and does
2. List the four steps of a TVA
3. Identify the 5Ds
4. Define the difference between CPTED and Target Hardening
5. Identify the basic protection means and methods
6. Comprehend and articulate the rules and regulations of AZ-PCII
7. Identify the assessment process from start to finish
8. Conduct the input process for the Arizona Critical Infrastructure Database
9. Demonstrate an overall working knowledge of the Critical Infrastructure
Mandatory Prerequisite: None
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Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents - AWR132
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The Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents (UPSBI) course provides first responders with the skills and knowledge necessary to respond to school bomb threats and school bombing incidents. This course provides information on the purpose and function of school emergency management plans, warning signs of aggressive student behavior, critical actions when responding to a school bombing threat, recognition of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and components, and preventive school bombing incident measures.
Learning Objectives
• Identify the purpose and function of a school emergency management plan including the four phases of emergency management.
• Recognize warning signs of aggressive behavior.
• Identify response actions based on scenario types and bombing hazards.
• Identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components.
• Recognize school security measures and training components necessary in an effective school bombing response plan.
Target Audience:
Law Enforcement
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems In Disaster Management - AWR345
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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Disaster Management course covers UAS use in disaster management, from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. Gain a basic understanding of UAS; learn the general concepts to build a successful UAS program; understand the FAA regulations of UAS and application process; learn the importance of engaging the local community; understand the need to ensure that privacy issues, civil rights, and civil liberties are thoroughly addressed; identify when UAS would enhance a disaster mission; and understand the basics of UAS types and sensors. Gain a basic overview of UAS and learn the first steps in determining if UAS is right for your organization.
Course Modules:
-Types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
-UAS in Disaster Management
-UAS Regulations
-UAS Challenges
-Applying for UAS Authorization
Target Audience:
This course will train first responders, as well as city, county, and state emergency management government officials nationwide. This course is an awareness-level course, and the first in a series of planned courses on Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management.
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Development - AWR406
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Course Length: 4 hours. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Development course provides emergency first responders with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement and sustain a sUAS program. Through lectures and exercises, emergency first responders are presented with information on establishing sUAS program goals and determining if an agency should operate under the Small Unmanned Aircraft System Rule, 14 CFR Part 107 (Part 107); as a Public Aircraft Operation (POA); or as a combination of both Part 107 and POA operations. Additionally, the course presents information on determining equipment requirements, developing Standard Operating Procedures for sUAS operations, and understanding program requirements/waiver processes for sUAS operations under both Part 107 and as a POA. This valuable knowledge will help enable emergency first responders to implement an effective sUAS program within their jurisdiction and sustain their program over the long term.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for emergency first responders: law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services (EMS) individuals. Participants attending the training should be those responsible for or assigned to help, manage, and/or oversee the implementation of a sUAS program.
Prerequisites:
• United States citizenship.
• Actively employed or volunteer member of a first responder or emergency management agency.
• Assignment or identification for assignment to a position responsible for the assistance, management, oversight, and/or the implementation of a sUAS program.
• Sufficient tenure remaining in their current or future position to allow for the application of course material upon their return.
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Warning Coordination - G272
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This course addresses warning coordination for weather- or flooding-related events. It provides training to help facilitate the process whereby State, local, tribal, and territorial officials responsible for warning coordination and communication work closely with the National Weather Service (NWS) and the news media to provide effective warnings that can be received and understood by people at risk. The effective coordination of these warnings is paramount to saving lives and protecting property. The class includes lecture, discussion, case studies and exercises.
*This FEMA course is an elective for the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Target Audience:
Emergency Management staff; Local, County, State and Tribal Government Units; Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, and Hospital providers; School Staff and Administrators; Volunteer Agencies active in disaster or exercise.
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When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive - PER334
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This course is designed to prepare individuals who may be directly affected by a disaster help themselves, their family and other community members. Participants will learn how to develop a family preparedness plan, practice self-rescue, perform search and light rescue techniques, and understand the recovery process.
Suggested Audience - The target audience encompasses the whole community approach, including, but not restricted to:
• Church Groups
• Volunteer Fire Departments
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Youth Groups
• American Red Cross (ARC)
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
and members of the general community who may find themselves in the impact zone of an incident and in the absence of emergency responders.
This training does not qualify the participants to serve in an emergency responder role.
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Wide Area Search - PER213
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When disaster strikes, it can be a challenge to effectively mobilize, organize, and deploy resources needed to perform wide area searches. This course is an excellent training opportunity for any jurisdiction or agency that may face such an emergency. The course content applies to a vast number of critical situations, including natural disasters or terrorist incidents.
You will be instructed in practical search methods and skills so you can perform systematic searches over a large affected area. The training will include challenging exercises that mirror real life scenarios. The three-day long event will conclude with an in-depth exercise that requires participants to utilize the skills gained during the course by working through an incident from start to finish in a single operational period.
The trainers delivering the course are knowledgeable—they are experienced emergency responders who have actively utilized wide area search techniques during some of the nation’s largest and most challenging operations, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, and Rita; the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery operation; and many other incidents that required the same comprehensive strategies.
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