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ICS 300 Grand Island Jan 2022
Date(s)
01/18/2022 - 8:00am to 01/20/2022 - 12:30pmLocation
Grand Island - Hall County Emergency Mgt. 1210 N. North Rd. Grand Island, NE 68803Contact/Registrar
Jon Rosenlund 1210 N. North Rd. Grand Island, NE 68803 308-385-5362 jonr@grand-island.comDetails
ICS—300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
This 20 hour course is designed to meet the required objectives of NIMS. The class builds on the prerequisite IS 100, 200, 700 and 800 courses and is a prerequisite for the ICS 400 course.
Who should attend:
All Mid-level Management Federal/State/Local/Tribal/ Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel should take ICS-300, including those persons serving as command staff, section chiefs, strike team lead-ers, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center staff.
There is no fee to attend this course.
Class is limited to 20 students
No lodging is provided during this course.
Lunch to be provided.
Deadline is January 11, 2022
PER-355 Radiation Instrument Employment - Lincoln
Date(s)
01/31/2022 - 1:00pm to 5:00pmLocation
901 West Bond, Enter at Door B (SW Corner of the building). Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Ron Eriksen, CHMM Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 402 450 6162 or reriksen@lincoln.ne.govDetails
This course applies to both the prevent and response mission areas. This class uses a series of drills to reinforce the skills of Emergency Responders previously trained to use radiation detection instruments.
This is a 4-hour class. You attend 1 of the 3 days.
PER-345 Radiation Instrument Operations - Lincoln
Date(s)
02/01/2022 - 8:00am to 12:00pmLocation
901 West Bond, Enter at Door B (SW Corner of the building). Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Ron Eriksen, CHMM Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 402 450 6162 or reriksen@lincoln.ne.govDetails
•This course provides instrument operation skills needed by the first responders when responding to a radiological or nuclear incident. The course provides a general overview of detection equipment, its selection, and its general operation. The course will enable participants to select the appropriate instrument operation in performance of that Mission.
This is a 4-hour class. You attend only 1 of the 3 days.
PER-355 Radiation Instrument Employment - Lincoln
Date(s)
02/01/2022 - 1:00pm to 5:00pmLocation
901 West Bond, Enter at Door B (SW Corner of the building). Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Ron Eriksen, CHMM Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 402 450 6162 or reriksen@lincoln.ne.govDetails
This course applies to both the prevent and response mission areas. This class uses a series of drills to reinforce the skills of Emergency Responders previously trained to use radiation detection instruments.
This is a 4-hour class. You attend 1 of the 3 days.
PER-345 Radiation Instrument Operations - Lincoln
Date(s)
02/02/2022 - 8:00am to 12:00pmLocation
901 West Bond, Enter at Door B (SW Corner of the building). Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Ron Eriksen, CHMM Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 402 450 6162 or reriksen@lincoln.ne.govDetails
•This course provides instrument operation skills needed by the first responders when responding to a radiological or nuclear incident. The course provides a general overview of detection equipment, its selection, and its general operation. The course will enable participants to select the appropriate instrument operation in performance of that Mission.
This is a 4-hour class. You attend only 1 of the 3 days.
PER-355 Radiation Instrument Employment - Lincoln
Date(s)
02/02/2022 - 1:00pm to 5:00pmLocation
901 West Bond, Enter at Door B (SW Corner of the building). Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Ron Eriksen, CHMM Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department 402 450 6162 or reriksen@lincoln.ne.govDetails
This course applies to both the prevent and response mission areas. This class uses a series of drills to reinforce the skills of Emergency Responders previously trained to use radiation detection instruments.
This is a 4-hour class. You attend 1 of the 3 days.
ICS 400 Grand Island Feb 2022
Date(s)
02/03/2022 - 8:00am to 02/04/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Grand Island City Hall 1210 N. North Road Grand Island, NE 68803Contact/Registrar
Jon Rosenlund 100 East 1st Street P.O. Box 1968 Grand Island, NE 68802 308-385-5362 jonr@grand-island.comDetails
Overview:
This 14 Hour course is designed to meet the required objectives of NIMS. The class builds on the prerequisites IS 100, 200, 700, 800 and ICS 300 courses.
Who should attend:
All Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non governmental personnel should take ICS-400, including those persons who will serve as command or general staff in an ICS organization, select de-partment heads with multi-agency coordina-tion system responsibilities, area command-ers, emergency managers, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers.
There is no fee to attend this course.
Class is limited to 20 students Registration
No Lodging is provided during this course.
Student must attend all classes to receive the state certificate.
Deadline is January 27, 2022
L-958 FEMA NIMS ALL-HAZARDS OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF COURSE - Feb 2022 - Kearney
Date(s)
02/07/2022 - 8:00am to 02/11/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Buffalo County EOC, 1512 Central Ave., Kearney, NEContact/Registrar
JILL HARVEY, Phelps County EMA, deputyem@phelpscone.org or 308-995-2250Details
Course Overview:
This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, 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, and (2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Operations Section Chief on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team. Exercises, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their knowledge.
Prerequisites & Other Information:
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System,
ICS-100 IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
G-300 - Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (18 Hour Classroom)
G-400 - Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff (14 Hour Classroom)
The class is free.
Contact information above to register.
Lunch will be provided but other meals and lodging are NOT provided.
G393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers - Weeping Water - Feb 2022
Date(s)
02/08/2022 - 8:00am to 02/10/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Cass Co EOC 8400 144th ST Weeping Water, NEContact/Registrar
Tandra M. Sudman Public Safety Officer Cass County Emergency Management Agency 8400 144th Street Ste. 200, Weeping Water, NE 68463 tandra.sudman@co.cass.ne.us O: 660.267.6765Details
Course Description:
This course is designed to enable the non-technical emergency worker to acquire skills in the use of mitigation. The course provides training in how to perform mitigation activities fundamental to reducing and eliminating long-term risk from hazards.
It addresses the important roles of the emergency program manager (or other local government representative) in mitigation: motivator, coordinator, and monitor in local implementation of the National Mitigation Strategy.
Who Should Attend:
State, local, and tribal government emergency program managers, other emergency management staff, and other local government employees responsible for mitigation.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Analyze reasons for differences between optimal and actual mitigation roles of the emergency program manager.
Determine strategies to build support for mitigation planning in your community. Analyze hazard risks for a given scenario.
Propose a mitigation strategy for a particular hazard.
Develop a mitigation plan implementation strategy for a given scenario.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a community’s mitigation planning efforts.
Recommend actions to optimize the mitigation role of the emergency program manager.
Student must attend all sessions to receive the state certificate.
No Lodging will be provided during this course.
Lunch will be provided
ICS 402 Incident Command System Summary for Executives - Nebraska City
Date(s)
02/10/2022 - 8:30am to 12:30pmLocation
Nebraska City Public Safety Center 1518 Central Ave, Nebraska CityContact/Registrar
Greg Goebel 6110@otoecountyne.gov withDetails
ICS 402 Incident Command System Summary for Executives
Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to familiarize Executives/Senior Officials (elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) with incident Command System (ICS) principles and their role in supporting incident management. Additional courses are available to learn more about ICS. Courses and experience are required in order to qualify to serve in the Command and General Staff. Resource center links are provided at the end of this course.
Cost: Free
Location: Nebraska City Public Safety Center 1518 Central Ave, Nebraska City
Registration Deadline: February 3, 2022.
Step 1
Register: FEMA SID at link: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register
The mandatory FEMA Student Identification (SID) number must be obtained prior to training registration
Step 2
Register: For the Training - By E-Mail to 6110@otoecountyne.gov with
• Name
• Address
• Agency
• E-mail
Flyer
G-205 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role - Kearney - Feb 2022
Date(s)
02/23/2022 - 8:00am to 02/24/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Buffalo Co EOC 1512 Central Ave Kearney, NEContact/Registrar
Course Registration: Jill Harvey, CFM Phelps County EMA 715 5th Ave. Suite 22 Holdrege, NE 68949 308-995-2250 deputyem@phelpscone.orgDetails
Overview:
Course Description: The revised course provides an introduction to disaster recovery principles and includes current recovery practices and policies. Activities are included in the course to support engaged and participatory learning. A variety of resources for recovery planning are provided and taught in the course, including a FEMA online Community Recovery Management Toolkit (CRMT) and a resource section associated with the Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Local Governments (PDRPG-L) that contains links to model plans, templates, tools, lessons learned, best practices, and a range of supplemental reference materials and related pre-disaster planning and disaster recovery resources.
Course Objective:
Course Objectives: After completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an increased knowledge of local government responsibilities and challenges associated with disaster recovery.
2. Explain the need to develop, revise, and/or implement a pre-disaster recovery plan.
3. Apply an increased understanding of recent “lessons learned” in disaster recovery at the local level.
Prerequisites:
IS-2900.a: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview is a required prerequisite, and IS 100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System is a recommended prerequisite.
Target Audience: The target audience for this course includes the following local and/or Tribal government positions and allied professionals:
• Local elected officials • Regional Planning Commissions
• Economic Development Districts • Finance Directors/Assessors
• Emergency Managers/Staff • Public Works Directors/Staff
• Tribal Leaders and Council Members • City/County/Tribal Managers/Staff
• City/County/Tribal Planners/Staff • Regional Planning Commissions
• Economic Development Districts • Finance Directors/Assessors
• Emergency Managers/Staff • Public Works Directors/Staff
G-191 ICS/EOC Interface - Grand Island - March 2022
Date(s)
03/03/2022 - 8:30am to 5:00pmLocation
GI-Hall Emergency Mgt. 1210 N. North Road Grand Island, NE 68803Contact/Registrar
Jon Rosenlund 1210 N. North Road Grand Island, NE 68803 308-385-5362 jonr@grand-island.comDetails
Overview:
This course is designed for personnel associated with On-Scene Incident Command, EOCs and Multiagency Coordination (MAC) System entities. The goal of the course is to provide state and local emergency management officials with the knowledge and skills they need to operate an Emergency Operating Center (EOC) and interface it with an Incident Command System (ICS) field operation. It enables the participants to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community by applying Incident Command System (ICS) principles. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercise and group discussions to formulate the interface.
Target Audience:
This course is targeted for personnel associate with the on-scene incident command, EOCs, and other Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) Entities.
There is no fee to attend this course.
Class is limited to 20 students
No Lodging is provided during this course.
Lunch break to be provided.
Deadline is February 24, 2022
Prerequisites:
IS0100.b
IS0200.b
IS0700.a
IS0800.b
L-958 NIMS ICS All Hazards Operations Section Chief - Lincoln - March 2022
Date(s)
03/14/2022 - 8:00am to 03/18/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Municipal Service Center 901 West Bond Street, Entrance B Lincoln, NEContact/Registrar
Brooke Siefker Phone: 402-441-7741 Email: bsiefker@lancaster.ne.govDetails
Overview: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an 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, and
2) effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Operations Section Chief on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge.
Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT), or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Prerequisites: IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, IS 800, ICS 300 and ICS 400
Applicants must complete the form 119-25-1 to register for this course.
The registration must have the applicant and supervisor signatures to be accepted.
Registration form link: https://training.fema.gov/apply/119-25-1.pdf
Student Identification Number link: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/
Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs Disability Awareness Training - 2 Day Training - Kearney, NE - March 2022
Date(s)
03/15/2022 - 9:00am to 03/16/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Buffalo County Fair Grounds Extension building 1400 E 34th St. Kearney NE 68847Contact/Registrar
frdat@niagara.eduDetails
Niagara University Disability Awareness Training has received a grant from the Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities to educate anyone involved in emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery as it pertains to individuals with disabilities and access and functional needs. NU has tailored a presentation that identifies the responsibilities of both emergency management personnel and disability advocates during an emergency. This program will introduce the four modules necessary for proper response that include Disability Awareness Training, the Americans with Disabilities Act specific to Emergency management, emergency plan content, and Inclusive Planning and Active Participation.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
Disability Awareness specific to Emergency Management
Access and Functional Needs defined to include Universal Design
Understanding how the whole community concept is imperative to proper response to individuals with disabilities and how to involve them.
The Americans with Disabilities Act relative to Emergency management and response.
Community resources and other materials that assist Emergency Management in proper response
Disaster Preparedness and Planning
Inclusive Planning and Active Participation
NYC Lawsuit and its ramifications nationwide
COSTS
There is no fee for the course. Lunch is on your own.
There is a $50.00 no call/no show fee
AWR-213 - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AND RESILIENCE AWARENESS - Lincoln - March 2022
Date(s)
03/16/2022 - 8:00am to 4:30pmLocation
Cornhusker Bank, 8310 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510Contact/Registrar
Nebraska Preparedness Partnership Phone: (402) 979-7207 Email: npp@neprep.orgDetails
DESCRIPTION:
The course focuses 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.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the challenge of critical infrastructure security and resilience
- Summarize Federal policy and guidance for critical infrastructure security and resilience
- Discuss the risk management framework
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of various critical infrastructure partners
- Describe critical infrastructure information sharing programs
- Relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions
AUDIENCE:
Citizen/Community Volunteer, Emergency Management, Governmental Administrative, Information Technology, Other, Private Sector / Corporate Security and Safety Professionals, Public Works, Transportation Security
Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs Disability Awareness Training - Half Day Training - Kearney, NE March 2022
Date(s)
03/16/2022 - 1:00pm to 5:00pmLocation
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Buffalo County Fair Grounds Extension building 1400 E 34th St. Kearney NE 68847Contact/Registrar
frdat.niagara.eduDetails
Niagara University Disability Awareness Training has received a grant from the Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities to educate anyone involved in emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery as it pertains to individuals with disabilities and access and functional needs. NU has tailored a presentation that identifies the responsibilities of both emergency management personnel and disability advocates during an emergency. This program will introduce the four modules necessary for proper response that include Disability Awareness Training, the Americans with Disabilities Act specific to Emergency management, emergency plan content, and Inclusive Planning and Active Participation.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
Disability Awareness specific to Emergency Management
Access and Functional Needs defined to include Universal Design
Understanding how the whole community concept is imperative to proper response to individuals with disabilities and how to involve them.
The Americans with Disabilities Act relative to Emergency management and response.
Community resources and other materials that assist Emergency Management in proper response
Disaster Preparedness and Planning
Inclusive Planning and Active Participation
NYC Lawsuit and its ramifications nationwide
COSTS
There is no fee for the course. Lunch is on your own.
There is a $50.00 no call/no show fee
G-393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers
Date(s)
04/12/2022 - 8:00am to 04/14/2022 - 5:00pmLocation
Grand Island/Hall County Emergency Management 1210 N. North Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803Contact/Registrar
Jill Harvey, CFM Phelps County EMA Deputy Director 715 5th Ave. Suite 22 Holdrege, NE 68949 308-995-2250 deputyem@phelpscone.orgDetails
Course Description:
This course is designed to enable the non-technical emergency worker to acquire skills in the use of mitigation. The course provides training in how to perform mitigation activities fundamental to reducing and eliminating long-term risk from hazards. It addresses the important roles of the emergency program manager (or other local government representative) in mitigation: motivator, coordinator, and monitor in local implementation of the National Mitigation Strategy. Who Should Attend: State, local, and tribal government emergency program managers, other emergency management staff, and other local government employees responsible for mitigation.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to: Analyze reasons for differences between optimal and actual mitigation roles of the emergency program manager. Determine strategies to build support for mitigation planning in your community. Analyze hazard risks for a given scenario. Propose a mitigation strategy for a particular hazard. Develop a mitigation plan implementation strategy for a given scenario. Evaluate the effectiveness of a community’s mitigation planning efforts. Recommend actions to optimize the mitigation role of the emergency program manager.
Lunch will provided during this course.
Student must attend all sessions to receive the state certificate.
There is no fee to attend this course.
Registration Deadline is April, 8, 2022
Prerequisites:
- IS 100.b
- IS 200.b
- IS 700.a
- IS 800.b
MGT-310 - THREAT AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT & STAKEHOLDER PREPAREDNESS REVIEW - Omaha - April 2022
Date(s)
04/19/2022 - 8:00am to 04/20/2022 - 4:30pmLocation
Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1919 Aksarben Drive, Omaha, NE 68180Contact/Registrar
Nebraska Preparedness Partnership Phone: (402) 979-7207 Email: npp@neprep.orgDetails
DESCRIPTION:
The Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) course prepares participants to conduct a jurisdictional THIRA and SPR. Participant activities focus on the jurisdictional process for determining the ability to respond to human-caused, natural, and technological disasters. Participants will identify threats and hazards of concern, give the threats and hazards context, examine the core capabilities, set capability targets, and apply the results.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the major components of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process.
- Conduct assessments to identify threats and hazards of concern.
- Construct likely risk-based scenarios based on the results of a vulnerability assessment.
- Estimate consequences for an assigned all-hazards scenario.
- Conduct post-scenario surveys to identify jurisdictional required capabilities, compare those capabilities with current capabilities to determine "shortfalls and gaps" (Gap Analysis), and create a jurisdictional strategy to reduce these "shortfalls and gaps" by completing a needs assessment.
AUDIENCE:
Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Healthcare, Hazardous Materials, Law Enforcement, Other, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Works
MGT-315 - CRITICAL ASSET RISK MANAGEMENT (CARM) - Omaha - May 2022
Date(s)
05/17/2022 - 8:00am to 05/18/2022 - 4:30pmLocation
Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1919 Aksarben Drive, Omaha, NE 68180Contact/Registrar
Nebraska Preparedness Partnership Phone: (402) 979-7207 Email: npp@neprep.orgDetails
DESCRIPTION:
The Critical Asset Risk Management (CARM) course compliments the Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment course (MGT-310) by teaching participants to conduct thorough site-specific critical infrastructure risk and vulnerability assessments to enhance development of their jurisdictional Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Through a combination of classroom presentations, group discussions, and practical field application, participants learn methods to identify and prioritize risks, assess vulnerabilities, estimate consequences, and use the National Preparedness Cycle to mitigate risk. Multidisciplinary participant teams visit and assess critical infrastructure facilities selected by the host jurisdiction, identifying risks, vulnerabilities, consequences, and mitigation options specific to their assigned site. Teams then document their findings, develop an action plan, and present their results to the class.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the major components of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment process.
- Characterize threats and hazards of concern.
- Identify the local jurisdictional infrastructure that could be potential targets and their unique security requirements.
- Define vulnerabilities within the jurisdiction.
- Estimate the potential consequences of an all-hazards incident.
- Discuss resilience and the preparedness cycle.
- Develop a plan for an asset specific vulnerability assessment.
- Assess total risk to their assigned asset.
AUDIENCE:
Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Healthcare, Hazardous Materials, Public Safety Communications, Private Sector / Corporate Security and Safety Professionals, Public Works
MGT-414 - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE & COMMUNITY LIFELINES - Lincoln - June 2022
Date(s)
06/08/2022 - 8:00am to 4:30pmLocation
Cornhusker Bank, 8310 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510Contact/Registrar
Nebraska Preparedness Partnership Phone: (402) 979-7207 Email: npp@neprep.orgDetails
DESCRIPTION:
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.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the national strategy of resilience relative to the local partner role
- Describe the whole community approach relative to the National Preparedness Goal
- Identify and prioritize jurisdictional critical infrastructure assets and interdependencies across all Critical Infrastructure sectors
- Describe the purpose and components of a resilience plan
- Analyze asset and sector impact on jurisdictional resilience
- Develop options for sector-specific next steps for highest-priority sectors
- Develop a list of jurisdiction-level (regional) resilience actions
AUDIENCE:
Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Other, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Private Sector / Corporate Security and Safety Professionals, Public Works