Upcoming Events

"The ICS 300 Refresher course, or Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents Refresher, is designed to provide a review and update of the key concepts and principles covered in the full ICS 300 course. This refresher course is intended for individuals who have previously completed the full ICS 300 training and need to maintain their proficiency and knowledge in incident management."

"The G0400 ICS 400 Refresher course, or Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents Refresher, is designed to provide a review and update of the key concepts and principles covered in the full ICS 400 course. This refresher course is intended for individuals who have previously completed the full ICS 400 training and need to maintain their proficiency and knowledge in incident management, particularly for complex incidents."

"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.

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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.

Prerequisites:

• IS-13: EMI Conduct and Behavior and

• IS-0029: Public Information Officer Awareness​"

"This course assists continuity practitioners with understanding their continuity roles and responsibilities and provides them with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to help develop and maintain a viable continuity plan for their organization.

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The course materials are based on guidance found in Federal Continuity Directives (FCDs) 1 and 2 and the Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC) for developing continuity plans and programs. By the end of the course, students will possess the ability to build a draft continuity plan and understand the key roles necessary for developing critical mitigation strategies and key elements of a continuity capability.

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The target audience for this course is all levels of government and whole community partners.

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Mandatory prerequisite to attend:

FEMA IS-1300: Introduction to Continuity of Operations "

"This course is the latest in the hazardous weather series of courses produced in partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS). Every year, the United States experiences more severe weather than any other country in the world. In order to reduce deaths, injuries, and property losses, emergency managers must work closely with the NWS and the news media to provide effective warnings that can be received and understood by people at risk. This course is intended to help facilitate that process. Course topics include: The Social Dimensions of Warning Response; Developing Effective Warning Messages; Developing an Effective Community Warning Process; and Working with the News Media to Create a Weather Warning Partnership. In addition to lecture and discussion, the course includes case studies, exercises, and an opportunity for interaction with representatives of the local news media."

"This 12-hour course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for their jurisdictions. It uses a community’s vulnerability analysis and evacuation plan. It also addresses evacuation behavior and recommends methods to make evacuation and re-entry more efficient. This course does not address the decision to evacuate or re-enter. Selection Criteria: The persons responsible for planning, implementing, and carrying out evacuations within a jurisdiction. This includes, but is not limited to, state and local government emergency program managers, emergency planners, and response personnel."

"This course provides an overview of the requirements, roles, and responsibilities to assist continuity program managers in organizing, developing, and maintaining a viable continuity program.

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The target audience for this course is all levels of government and whole community partners.

Mandatory prerequisites to attend:

FEMA IS-1300: Introduction to Continuity of Operations

E/L/K-1301 Continuity Planning Course"

"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.

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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.

Prerequisites:

• IS-13: EMI Conduct and Behavior and

• IS-0029: Public Information Officer Awareness​"

"This training is designed for American Sign Language (ASL) and other language interpreters who will work with Public Information Officers (PIO’s), Joint Information Systems and Joint Information Centers. Emergency Response Interpreters will provide certified American Sign Language and other language interpreting services and language translation to shelters, local assistance centers, local disaster recovery centers, and media/press conferences."

"This is an intermediate-level course designed to provide a set of guiding principles, standardized methodology, available resources and practical skill development, which will assist in developing an HSEEP consistent exercise program. This course describes a common approach to exercise program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.

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Selection Criteria: The target audience for this training are those involved in planning, program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning of HSEEP consistent exercises."

"MnTIER (Minnesota Trauma Informed Emergency Response & Recovery) for the Disaster Responder provides an overarching framework for pre-during-post-disaster planning that recognizes the impact of trauma on the disaster responders by providing actionable strategies, tools and resources to mitigate harm and build resilience. This training focus on building trauma-informed skills, and organizational supports for the responder during disaster response and recovery deployments."

"This course covers foundational concepts in disaster recovery and the latest guidance on recovery planning. Participants will either assess their own recovery plan or a sample against this national planning guidance. Following that, participants will discuss how a disaster recovery effort can be organized, managed, and led along with the types of challenges faced by recovery managers. Scenario activities throughout the course give participants the opportunity to target information strategies, and address local capabilities and challenges. They will also analyze lessons learned from Joplin, Missouri. While this is normally a 2.5 day course, in time of disaster, it can be shortened for immediate need in training the basics of recovery based on local need and covers the roles and responsibilities of local recovery team members"

"Learn about the history, key milestones, core concepts, and future roadmap of the Colorado Access and Functional Needs Program. Participants will learn about Colorado's model for implementing true whole community inclusion in emergency management, as well as how-tos tied to the must-dos in creating your organization, local, or Statewide Access and Functional Needs Program."

"Join us for a simple, step-by-step method to empower yourself, your family, community, church, school, and neighbors to prepare for any disaster, disruption, emergency, adventure, or life’s ups and downs. Learn and share with peers how to prepare for disruptions instead of disasters. By preparing for a limited number of disruptions, you will prepare for an unlimited number of disasters."

"This course is intended to provide Emergency Managers/Responders with the skills and knowledge to plan, prepare, respond, and recover for those who have Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs during a disaster. Topics Discussed: Whole Community Planning Shelter Operations Transportation and Evacuation Issues Communication and Alert Messages Long Term Recovery."

"Public Information and Technical Assistance Support Teams are trained to provide vetted, event-specific recovery resources for each of the CMIST resource needs and gaps. In this training, team members will become equipped with questions to ask community members to assure they are receiving support to maintain their access to CMIST resources."