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SUMMARY:L0950: All-Hazards Incident Commander
DESCRIPTION:Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov \nMore Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2024/5/20/l0950-all-hazards-incident-commander.html \nPOC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov \nCourse Description \nThe goal of this professional development course is to provide local and state-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of an Incident Commander within the ICS structure and specifically for a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). \nThe 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.\nSelection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization\, such as an IMT\, as a member of the Command\, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. This criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager. \nACE: Level: Upper Division\nACE: Credit Hours: 2 \nCourse Objectives \n• Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of Incident Commander.\n• Describe how to lead and manage an Incident Management Team (IMT) through an understanding of the interactions between the Incident Commander and the individual members of the IMT.\n• Describe the Incident Commander’s responsibilities in IMT administration and readiness.\n• Identify the components of a typical Incident Commander Go-Kit.\n• Describe the purpose and function of command\, agency oversight\, support\, and coordination as they relate to incident management and the role of the Incident Commander.\n• Describe command and coordination structures from the Incident Commander’s standpoint.\n• Describe the interaction and cooperation that occurs between the Agency Administrator/Executive and the Incident Commander for the successful management of an incident.\n• Describe the considerations and procedures an Incident Commander should follow to ensure effective and safe transfer of command.\n• Describe effective communication practices for addressing audiences internal and external to the management of an incident.\n• Define leader’s intent\, priorities\, incident objectives\, strategies\, and tactics as they are utilized by the Incident Commander for effective incident management.\n• Describe the Incident Commander’s responsibilities for the various plans and meetings in which he or she participates.\n• Describe the staffing responsibilities and considerations of the Incident Commander.\n• Describe how the Incident Commander can identify and manage a special situation that occurs within an incident.\n• Describe the financial management responsibilities of the Incident Commander and the role of the Finance/Administration Section.\n• Describe the agreements that the Incident Commander may encounter while managing incidents.\n• Describe effective personal documentation practices for the position of Incident Commander.\n• Describe the role and responsibilities of the Incident Commander as they pertain to the demobilization process\, returning an incident to local management\, and the performance evaluations of the Command and General Staff. \nMission Areas\n• Respond \nPrerequisites\nThe required prerequisites to this course are: \n· IS-0100 Introduction to the Incident Command System\, ICS 100\n· IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response\, ICS 200\n· E/L/G 0300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents\, ICS 300\n· E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents\, ICS 400\n· IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System\n· IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF)\, An Introduction \nOther recommended (not required) courses: \n· E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface\n· O 305 Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Administration)\n· O 337 Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (US Fire Administration)
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/l0950-all-hazards-incident-commander-4/
LOCATION:Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy\, 2161 Unionville-Deason Rd\, Bell Buckle\, TN\, 37020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Tennessee Emergency Management Agency":MAILTO:TEMA.training@tn.gov
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SUMMARY:L0101: Foundations of Emergency Management
DESCRIPTION:The following course is part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy being offering in FY24 at Troy University. More information can be found in the attached flyer including information about discounted food and lodging during the courses. Additional courses are:\nL0102: Science of Disaster (June 10-12\, 2024)\nL0103: Planning: Emergency Operations (June 13-14\, 2024)\nL0105: Public Information Basics (July 15-17\, 2024)\nL0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course (July 18-19\, 2024) \nFlyer: FY24FullBasicAcademy \nPOC: Training@ema.alabama.gov \nCourse Description:\nFEMA recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a Career Development Program through a progressive training and education system that includes the entry-level Academy\, called the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. Training objectives for this course are based on the newly established emergency manager competencies\nthat the National Emergency Management Association; the International Association of Emergency Managers; and state\, local\, territorial\, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with EMI.\nThe following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: history; legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing and organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration\, preparedness\, and team-building; mitigation\, response\, prevention\, and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future.\nCourse Objectives:\n• Describe the foundations of emergency management in the United States\, including its history\, doctrine\, and principles\, and the role of the emergency manager.\n• Identify and explain legal issues in emergency management\, including legal authorities for emergency management\, potential legal issues\, and strategies for avoiding legal risk.\n• Describe the intergovernmental and interagency context of emergency management\, including the roles of Federal\, state\, local\, tribal\, and territorial government organizations\, individuals and households\, the private sector\, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the emergency management network.\n• Explain key factors in serving the whole community\, including trends that contribute to disaster complexity\, demographic characteristics that influence the disaster needs of community members\, and strategies for building the resilience of the whole community.\n• Describe how to employ stress management techniques in an organization; both routinely and during or after an incident or period of organizational change.\n• Explain the function of collaboration in emergency management\, including benefits of and challenges to collaboration in emergency management\, strategies and tools for building collaborative relationships\, and a process for collaborative problem-solving.\n• Explain the relationship between whole community preparedness and achieving Core Capabilities in the Prevention\, Protection\, Mitigation\, Response\, and Recovery Mission Areas.\n• Describe key aspects of the Prevention and Protection Mission Areas\, including the nature of the missions\, guiding principles\, and planning issues.\n• Describe key aspects of the Mitigation Mission Area\, including:\n– How Mitigation supports Preparedness. – Roles and contributions of Mitigation partners at all levels. – The Mitigation planning process. – Strategies for building local support for Mitigation.\n• Describe key aspects of the Response Mission Area\, including emergency operations planning\, initial response actions\, resource management\, and managing complex incidents.\n• Describe key aspects of the Recovery Mission Area\, including disaster recovery operations\, Federal recovery programs\, and emotional recovery strategies for the community.\n• Describe the use of technology in support of emergency management\, including:\n– Communications technologies. – Technologies for enhancing emergency management. – Technologies for communicating with the public.\n• Describe administration in emergency management\, including staffing\, budgeting and accounting for resources\, and information management.\n• Apply emergency management knowledge\, team-building\, and people management skills in a simulated environment.\nPrerequisites:\n• IS-100.C: An Introduction to the Incident Command System\, ICS 100\n• IS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises\n• IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response\n• IS-230.E: Fundamentals of Emergency Management\n• IS-235.C: Emergency Planning\n• IS-240.C: Leadership and Influence\n• IS-241.C: Decision Making and Problem Solving\n• IS-242.C: Effective Communication\n• IS-244.B: Developing and Managing Volunteers\n• IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System\n• IS-800.D: National Response Framework\, An Introduction
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/l0101-foundations-of-emergency-management-2/
LOCATION:Troy University\, 600 University Ave\, Troy\, AL\, 36082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="AEMA Training":MAILTO:training@ema.alabama.gov
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SUMMARY:G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance - Huntsville\, AL
DESCRIPTION:G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance – Huntsville\, AL\nThe Alabama Emergency Management Agency\, in conjunction with our partners at the Alabama Department of Human Resources\, Huntsville / Madison County Emergency Management Agency\, and FEMA\, will host the G0108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance course June 7-8\, 2023 at the Huntsville Jaycees Building. \nCourse Description:\nThis course provides training for local communities to prepare for and manage the Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) functions effectively. The goal is to prepare community agencies\, organizations\, and businesses to work together in coordination with Emergency Management and traditional MC providers to plan and provide MC/EA services to those affected by disaster. \nSelection Criteria:\nThis course is intended for MC coordinators\, management staff\, non-governmental organization leaders\, private sector\, and other emergency management staff that are a part of the team and have a responsibility for effective MC/EA preparedness and response.\nThere are several options for the composition of a class. One is the State MC Coordinator and his/her team; a local MC Coordinator and his/her team; or a State MC Coordinator and local MC Coordinators from the state. \nCourse Objectives:\nAt the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nDefine the four primary MC/EA services as discussed in this course.\nDescribe how to determine their community’s MC/EA service resource requirements.\nIdentify providers that exist in their community or can be called upon from a nearby community to meet the requirements for MC/EA.\nName planning and operational actions that can affect how services will be provided.\nList action items to use resources and providers to meet MC/EA requirements in their community.\n\nCourse Dates:\nMay 21 (8:30am-4:00pm) – May 22 (8:00am-4:00pm) \nPrimary Core Capability:\nMass Care Services\nMission Area(s):\n• Respond\nDiscipline(s):\n• Emergency Management
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/g0108-community-mass-care-and-emergency-assistance-huntsville-al/
LOCATION:Huntsville Jaycees Building\, 2180 Airport Road\, Huntsville\, AL\, 35802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Smelley":MAILTO:paul.smelley@dhr.alabama.gov
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UID:7539-1716278400-1716483600@portal.ema.alabama.gov
SUMMARY:PER-346 Surveillance Detection for Bombing Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Registration: not yet open\, signup here for to be notified when registration opens. \nCourse Description: \nThe Surveillance Detection for Bombing Prevention course provides public safety and security professional fundamental knowledge and skills to recognize hostile surveillance at facilities and planned and unplanned events and respond appropriately. \n  \nThis is a three day\, in-person instructor-led training covering the following topics: \n•Hostile Operations\n•Vulnerability assessment\n•Hostile surveillance requirements\n•Surveillance detection requirements and fundamentals\n•Activity reporting and response\n•Compromise and deployment \nTarget Audience:\n \nCritical Infrastructure Owners and Operators\, Public Safety Officers\, Emergency Managers\, Security Officers\, Law Enforcement Officials\, and Private Sector Security Professionals.\nAlabama is specifically looking for a cross section of public and private public safety\, security\, communications\, and emergency management. \n 
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/per-346-surveillance-detection-for-bombing-prevention/
LOCATION:Huntsville-Madison County EMA\, 320 Fountain Cir SW\, Huntsville\, AL\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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UID:4843-1716364800-1716397200@portal.ema.alabama.gov
SUMMARY:MGT-481: Disaster Recovery: A Strategic Overview of the Public Assistance Process
DESCRIPTION:Registration: https://teex.org/class/MGT481/ \nPOC: Kim Bouler\, 251-460-8036\, kbouler@mcema.net \nCourse Description \nThe Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials course provides a strategic overview of the FEMA Public Assistance Process that is essential to disaster recovery for local communities. The FEMA Public Assistance Process provides funding for local  governments and eligible Private Non-Profit organizations to conduct effective long-term recovery. Unfortunately\, many jurisdictions do not have a good understanding of this process and thereby fail to obtain\, and retain\, all the recovery revenue the community is eligible for. This course will provide senior leaders and staff planners with the key elements\, milestones\, and pitfalls to avoid when guiding a local jurisdictions recovery plans and operations.
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/mgt-481-disaster-recovery-a-strategic-overview-of-the-public-assistance-process-2/
LOCATION:Mobile County EOC\, 7350 Zeigler Blvd\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608
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