Training Opportunity Update - 01/21/2022

​Entity: 

FEMA

​​Information:

FEMA has released a new toolkit for Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).  The new toolkit is designed to aid alerting authorities and alert originators at federal and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) levels in developing an Alerting Program Plan using best practices.

The interactive toolkit walks the user through an alerting plan template in five steps. At each step, users are prompted to gather and enter information about their agency’s current plans and capabilities. Each prompt is accompanied by guidance, instructions, and sample response text to model what the user might enter for their own agency. The final result is a downloadable, formatted draft of a comprehensive alerting plan tailored to their agency’s operational capabilities.

​​Contact:​

To learn more about the new toolkit and to try the new web-based forms to draft your agency’s Alerting Program Plan, visit FEMA’s IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit page.

​Entity: 

FEMA Region X

​​Information:

FEMA Region X has released the January 2022 edition of the Training & Exercise Quarterly Compendium.

​​Contact:​

Attached above.

​Entity: 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) & Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC)

​​Information:

NDPC & RDPC has released their upcoming courses for 1^st quarter, 2022.

​​Contact:​

Attached above.

​Entity: 

FEMA Region 10

​​Opportunity:

Individual & Community Preparedness Opportunities:

Webinar: Resolve to be Prepared. A new year brings fresh opportunities to get prepared! We'll give you tips on how to spend a little bit of time each month for the next year on how to get prepared.

Webinar: Animals & Preparedness - Winter Weather (Pets & Small Animals). This webinar will focus on how to safely care for small animals & pets during the cold winter months, with subject matter experts speaking on what to look for & how to keep them safe.

Webinar: Animals & Preparedness - Winter Weather (Livestock & Large Animals). This webinar will focus on how to safely care for large animals & livestock during the cold winter months, with subject matter experts speaking on what to look for & how to keep them safe.

Webinar: Low to No Cost Preparedness Tips & Tricks. This webinar will discuss simple & effective practices that will help you learn about the types of disasters that can impact you & how to prepare your household & community.

​Timeline:

Resolve to be Prepared: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 12:15pm – 1:00pm PT

Animals & Preparedness – Winter Weather(Pets & Small Animals): Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Animals & Preparedness – Winter Weather (Livestock & Large Animals): Wednesday, February 2, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Low to No Cost Preparedness Tips & Tricks: Thursday, January 27, 2022, 12:15pm – 1:00pm PT

​​Contact:​

Resolve to be Prepared: You can find more information on how to join the event here: (20+) WEBINAR: Resolve to be Prepared | Facebook. No registration necessary.

Animals & Preparedness – Winter Weather(Pets & Small Animals): Registration Link

Animals & Preparedness – Winter Weather(Livestock & Large Animals): Registration Link

Low to No Cost Preparedness Tips & Tricks: Registration Link

​Entity: 

Energetic Materials Research & Training Center (EMRTC)-New Mexico Tech

​​Opportunity:

1. Drone Assessment & Response Tactics Course (PER-392): Additional attendees are needed for the DART courses for February 8-10 and February 15-17. The course will be held at the training center in Playas, NM. All costs, including travel are covered for state, local & tribal government agencies.

2. Tactical Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (TRSBI): There are multiple immediate openings for this course in 2022. This course is free to law enforcement SWAT teams.

​Timeline:

1. DART (PER-392):  February 8-10 and February 15-17

2. TRSBI:

• January 31-February 3
• February 7-10
• February 14-17
• March 7-10
• March 14-17
• April 407
• July and later throughout 2022

​​Contact:​

For more information, please see the attached documents and visit New Mexico Tech

​Entity: 

FEMA EMI

​​Opportunity:

E/K0139 Exercise Design and Development

This course is being offered both in-person at EMI and virtually. This course is designed to expand your knowledge of exercise design and development consistent with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) doctrine.

Prerequisites: E/L/K0146 HSEEP & IS-120.c An Introduction to Exercises

​Timeline:

Dates at EMI:

• February 14-15 (travel dates February 13 & 18)
• June 20-21 (travel dates June 19 & 24)

Virtual Dates:

• August 1-4, 8:30am – 12:30 pm ET

​​Contact:​

Please see the attached PDF for contact and registration information.

​Entity: 

FEMA EMI

​​Opportunity:

E0050 Exercise Control & Simulation Course

This course is delivered onsite at EMI. This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Exercise Control and Simulation. Completion of this course will help prepare you to design and conduct exercises consistent with the HSEEP doctrine.

*NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART COURSE AND IS BEING DELIVERED CONSEQUITIVELY WITH E0139 (SEE ABOVE). If you apply for E0050 please also apply for E0139.

​Timeline:

Dates:

• February 16-17 (travel dates February 13 & 18)
• June 22-23 (travel dates June 19 & 24)

​​Contact:​

Please see the attached PDF for contact and registration information.

​Entity: 

FEMA EMI

​​Opportunity:

K0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, Territorial and Local Officials

This course will be delivered in a virtual format. This course will better prepare participants to fully plan for, respond to, and recover from major debris-generating incidents.

​Timeline:

Dates:

• June 13-16, 8:00am – 4:00pm daily PT
• September 12-15, 8:00am – 4:00pm daily PT

​​Contact:​

Please see the attached PDF for contact and registration information.

​Entity: 

FEMA EMI

​​Opportunity:

FEMA Launches the National Resource Hub to Unify Resource Management Nationwide

FEMA is pleased to announce the launch of the National Resource Hub to support the community in implementing the resource management preparedness process defined in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Qualification System (NQS). The National Resource Hub is a suite of web-based tools that support a consistent approach for resource management. It serves as a no-cost solution for all state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other mission partners.

The National Resource Hub is available as part of FEMA’s Preparedness Toolkit (PrepToolkit) and represents the consolidation of the existing Resource Typing Library Tool and OneResponder, as well as the launch of a new centralized and cloud-hosted Resource Inventory System.

FEMA is hosting a series of educational webinars on the National Resource Hub and each of the individual tools in 2022

​Timeline:

National Resource Hub Introduction:

• January 24, 2:00pm – 3:00 pm EST
• February 8, 2:00pm – 3:00 pm EST

Resource Inventory System Introduction

• February 15, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
• March 15, 2:00 pm – 3:00pm EST

OneResponder & the Course Equivalency Tool Introducton

• March 8, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
• March 22, 2:00pm – 3:00 pm EST

​​Contact:​

To learn more and register, please select the following link:  National Resource Hub Webinar Series

​Entity: 

FEMA Region 10

​​Opportunity:

When Minutes Matter: Alert & Warning Communications Workshop

This 2-day virtual learning opportunity focuses on communication channels, features, and authorization protocols; discuss real-world case studies; contribute to peer-to-peer learning; join in group discussions and activities; and identify key takeaways for improving alert and warning messaging practices. The goal of this workshop is to develop jurisdiction-specific strategies to reduce process delays in issuing Alert and Warning (A&W) messages, create research-based A&W messages that will move individuals to take action, maximize message delivery to the public, including vulnerable populations, and manage social media during disasters. In addition to attending this 2-day workshop, participants are encouraged to attend a Pre-Work Webinar.

​Timeline:

When Minutes Matter: February 15-16, 9:00am – 2:30pm PDT

Pre-Work Webinar: February 2, 10:00am – 11:30am PDT

​​Contact:​

To register, please visit FEMA Alert and Warning Technical Assistance Workshop: Region 10 Tickets | Eventbrite

For more information and/or questions about this When Minutes Matter: Alert and Warning Communications Workshop, please contact me at noel.smith@fema.dhs.gov or at (202) 717-6956

​Entity: 

Island County Emergency Management & Office of Financial Management (OFM)

​​Opportunity:

G0428 CERT Train-the-Trainer Course (In-Person)

​Timeline:

Monday, February 7, 2022 to Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-0629277cbdb94987aa2405742e3d208c

​Entity: 

Washington Military Department – EMD / US Coast Guard

​​Opportunity:

National Emergency Management Basic Academy (In-Person) – Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management

​Timeline:

L0101 Foundations of Emergency Management:  Monday, February 14, 2022 to Friday, February 18, 2022, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

L0102 The Science of Disaster:  Monday, March 14, 2022 to Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

L0103 Planning: Emergency Operations: Thursday, March 17, 2022 to Friday, March 18, 2022, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

L0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP): Monday, May 2, 2022 to Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

L0105: Public Information Basics: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 to Friday, May 6, 2022 – 8:00 AM – 5:00 pm

​​Contact:​

Please apply. Course lists accepting wait-list only to allow for vetting of applicants. Here is the link to the Training Calendar to select individual courses: https://reg.learningstream.com/view/cal1a.aspx?ek=&ref=&aa=&sid1=&sid2=&as=38&wp=127&tz=&ms=&nav=&cc=&cat1=&cat2=&cat3=&aid=WSEMD&rf=&pn=

​Entity: 

Pierce County Emergency Management

​​Opportunity:

ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff (Virtual)

​Timeline:

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 to Thursday, February 17, 2022, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-fff11d78805944cf93dd1a4bd54ec54b

​Entity: 

WA EMD

​​Opportunity:

G0191 EOC-ICS Interface (Virtual)

​Timeline:

Thursday, March 3, 2022 to Friday, March 4, 2022, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-e114e26207b340f99ef5152a70daf798

​Entity: 

Franklin County Emergency Management

​​Opportunity:

PER-332: Population Monitoring at Community Reception Centers (In-Person)

​Timeline:

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 to Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-5D355CFC46394AF189F7E6FCA98D0001

​Entity: 

Franklin County Emergency Management

​​Opportunity:

PER-345: Radiation Instruments Operations

​Timeline:

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 to Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-b922870c388940f2a11099581bbc3b9e

​Entity: 

Franklin County Emergency Management

​​Opportunity:

PER-348: Operations Level Response to Radiological/Nuclear WMD

​Timeline:

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM to Thursday, March 17, 2022, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-da925cff604c4806a403ebb1467b54a5

​Entity: 

Franklin County Emergency Management

​​Opportunity:

PER-355: Radiation Instruments Employment

​Timeline:

Thursday, March 17, 2022 to Thursday, March 17, 2022, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

​​Contact:​

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0038-0021-9b8d525a6d8d4d19b6c931f3701d72dc

​Entity: 

Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC)

​​Opportunity:

Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids Training Course

We are pleased to announce that funding has been awarded to deliver the Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and other Flammable Liquids training course in your area at no cost to course participants. The Center for Rural Development (CRD), along with the University of Findlay’s All Hazards Training Center (AHTC) has developed this 8-hour training course on behalf of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) to educate emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving hazardous materials, specifically crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids.

This in-person, hands-on training is delivered onsite at your facility and is delivered at no-cost to course participants. A minimum of 25 course participants is required. Participants who would benefit from this course include fire service professionals, emergency management professionals, law enforcement, railroad representatives, and more. Please see the attached flyer which contains valuable information regarding this training course. During the course, we are fully prepared to practice safe social distancing and would provide classroom sanitization items to ensure the safety and health of participants and instructors.

​Timeline:

Per Request

​​Contact:​

For more information, or to submit a course request, please contact John Kayser at 419-434-5814 or email at kayser@findlay.edu.

​Entity: 

CISA – Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP)

​​Opportunity:

Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) Awareness Courses - January

VILT courses provide basic bombing prevention information ranging from IED construction and classification to the terrorist attack cycle. Classes are open to anyone.

​Timeline:

February, 2022 Course Dates: Please see the attached PDF for dates and times in February.

​​Contact:​

Please see attached PDF or contact OBP Training at OBPTraining@cisa.dhs.gov with any questions.