Emergency Preparedness Training Opportunities

This site lists various training opportunities for first responders' personnel in public safety, emergency management, and homeland security. Check this site often for updated events and training opportunities. For more information on any particular class or other training opportunities, contact us by email at Homeland Security Training.

Upcoming Classes/Events

G-202: Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, and Local Officials

Intended audience is state and local personnel as well as public works directors, their staffs, and waste management personnel.

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

Dates	4/16/2012 - 4/18/2012
Time	8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Location	Cranford Graves Fire Services Building 6820 Webster Street Landover Hills, Maryland 20784
	For further information and to register please click on the link below: http://www.mema.state.md.us/calendar/index.asp.

Mass Shootings: Planning and Response Considerations

Audience : Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Healthcare, Military, Analysts and Public Safety Special Response/Operations Teams.

STUDENTS MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY OR MILITARY TO ATTEND AND MUST HAVE AGENCY I.

AM session on critical incidents such as workplace violence, school shootings, mass shootings, domestic violence spill-over attacks, terrorist threats and other incidents are occurring with alarming frequency. These events can occur in the workplace, business/industry, large occupancy facilities, college/university campuses, K-12 school grounds or other public locations. Course will cover the following topics:

• Shooters (Schools, Workplace, Domestic Violence, Extremists, etc.)
• Pre-Incident Planning
• Multi-Agency Response Operations
• Crisis Management
• Command Considerations
• Scene Safety
• “Lessons Learned”

Dates	Monday, April 16, 2012
Time	08:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Location	VDOT District Office, Potomac Conference Center, 4975 Alliance Drive, Suite 1N201, Fairfax, VA 22030
	Registration: STUDENTS MUST PRE-REGISTER. To reserve a seat register at OEM@fairfaxva.gov or call 703-273-6269 no later than March 30, 2012 with name, agency and e-mail. Please be seated no later than 1300.

Terrorism Response Operations for Public Safety

Audience : Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Healthcare, Military, Analysts and Public Safety Special Response/Operations Teams.

STUDENTS MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY OR MILITARY TO ATTEND AND MUST HAVE AGENCY I.D.

AM session on critical incidents such as workplace violence, school shootings, mass shootings, domestic violence spill-over attacks, terrorist threats and other incidents are occurring with alarming frequency. These events can occur in the workplace, business/industry, large occupancy facilities, college/university campuses, K-12 school grounds or other public locations. Course will cover the following topics:

• Current and Emerging Threats Overview
• International, Domestic,“Lone Wolves”, Extremists, Criminal Elements
• Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) & Homemade Explosives (HME) Awareness
• Suicide Bombers and Car Bombings (VBIED)
• Pre-Incident Planning
• Multi-Agency Response Operations
• Crisis Management & Command Considerations
• Scene Safety/Protective Measures

Dates	Monday, April 16, 2012
Time	13:00-16:30
Location	VDOT District Office, Potomac Conference Center, 4975 Alliance Drive, Suite 1N201, Fairfax, VA 22030
	Registration: STUDENTS MUST PRE-REGISTER. To reserve a seat register at OEM@fairfaxva.gov or call 703-273-6269 no later than March 30, 2012 with name, agency and e-mail. Please be seated no later than 1300.

WebEOC User Training (PDF 34KB) - Detailed Class Description (PDF 14KB)

This is a one-day entry level class designed to teach new WebEOC users how to effectively use and operate the application. Participants will gain a basic understanding of how WebEOC can be used to support all phases of management during a major emergency, disaster, exercise, or event. Also serves as a refresher course.

Upcoming classes: March 14th, April 11th, June 13th, August 15th, October 10th, and December 12th
Cranford-Graves Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster Street, Hyattsville, MD 20784
Register by linking to http://weblearningit.com/webeoc/.

 

MGT366 - Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know

A free course developed by the National Legal Preparedness Training Program at the University of the District of Columbia and certified by FEMA, will empower emergency managers, planners, first responders and voluntary organizations active in disasters in local government with the planning and management-level skills they need to identify key legal issues and potential liabilities that typically arise during emergencies.

Dates	May 9, 2012
Time	8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Location	Office of Emergency Management Classroom County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite L23 Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
	For further information and to register please click on the link below: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5q5x6vgd4182a54&llr=h6jwpoeab

 

 

Online Training

• IS-7 A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance
• IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
• IS-100.b - (ICS 100) Introduction to Incident Command System
• IS-100.FDA Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Food and Drug Administration
• IS-100.HCb Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
• IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education
• IS-100.FWa Introduction to the Incident Command System for Federal Workers
• IS-100.LEb Introduction to the Incident Command System for Law Enforcement
• IS-100.PWb Introduction to the Incident Command System for Public Works Personnel
• IS-100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools
• IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises
• IS-200.b (ICS 200) ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• AWR-212-W, Advanced Crisis Communications Strategies for Public Safety Communications Supervisors
• IS-546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
• IS-547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations
• IS-548 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager
• IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-701.a NIMS Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) Course
• IS-702.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems
• IS-703.a NIMS Resource Management Course
• IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
• IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction

Regional Training Opportunities

NCR Homeland Security Events Calendar

NCR WebEOC Training

State and Federal Training Opportunities

Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Training Calendar  

Emergency Management Institute

Center for Domestic Preparedness

Program Links

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Center

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

National Response Framework

Ready Responder Program

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