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Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) Training
2023-10-19 08:00 - 2023-10-20 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Montgomery City-County Emergency Management Agency, 911 Communications Parkway, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
POC: Steffany Coker Steffany.Coker@ServeAlabama.gov 334-242-1276
Registration: https://www.servealabama.gov/disaster-preparedness-trainings
Course Description:
Training attendees will gain the skills to establish a local Volunteer Reception Center (VRC). VRC Training will prepare participants to staff VRCs that will register and place spontaneous volunteers in times of disaster. These centers ensure that volunteers are given meaningful and constructive opportunities to satisfy their desire to assist in a time of need, while not overwhelming the affected community during the disaster response and recovery process. The training includes an interactive VRC exercise where participants experience the VRC model and practice managing spontaneous volunteers.

G0288: Local Volunteer and Donations Management
2023-10-23 08:00 - 2023-10-24 17:00 | Marshall County EMA, 3550 Creek Path Rd, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
POC: Steffany Coker Steffany.Coker@ServeAlabama.gov 334-242-1276
Registration: https://www.servealabama.gov/disaster-preparedness-trainings

The Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services will host G288: Local Volunteer and Donations Management Training. The G288: Local Volunteer and Donations Management Course is a 1 ½ day training designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that arise.

Course Goal:
To provide local emergency management personnel and voluntary agency representatives with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute an effective volunteer and donations management program as well as develop a volunteer and donations management support annex

Course Objectives:

Identify key organizations and individuals who have a role in managing unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations in disasters.

Identify specific agencies and organizations and how they collaborate to form a Volunteer and Donations Coordination Team (VDCT).

Develop an effective public education and information structure to support the successful management of unaffiliated volunteers, unsolicited goods, and undesignated cash donations.

Identify how to effectively manage the surge of unsolicited goods.

Gather information from organizations, agencies, volunteers, media, and others for donations intelligence purposes.

Facilitate the matching of unaffiliated volunteers with appropriate organizations or agencies during program implementation.

List the planning considerations for cash donations.

Incorporate technology needed to successfully manage information on unaffiliated volunteers and unsolicited goods.

Relate volunteer and donations management program responsibilities to the planning components of the annex.

Target Audience:

County Emergency Management Agency personnel

Local government officials

Local volunteer and donations management coordinators

Key VOAD members who play a role in volunteer and donations management

Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) Training
2023-10-23 08:00 - 2023-10-24 17:00 | Marshall County EMA, 3550 Creek Path Rd, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States

L0954: All-Hazards Safety Officer
2023-10-23 08:00 - 2023-10-27 17:00 | Kingsport Life Saving Crew, 1800 Crescent Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37663, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/10/23/l0954-all-hazards-safety-officer.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov
Course Description
The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Safety Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
The 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.
Selection 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.
ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate
ACE: Credit Hours: 2
Course Objectives
• Explain the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to response operations.
• Explain the role and responsibilities of the Safety Officer in assuming the position and creating an attitude of safety on an incident.
• Identify the information that the Safety Officer must obtain when beginning work on an incident and potential source for obtaining that information.
• Contrast between a hazard and a safety risk.
• Identify techniques used to prioritize hazards for mitigation, as well as several types of mitigation and accident prevention.
• Develop an ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis, given a scenario.
• Create an ICS Form 208 HM, Site Safety and Control Plan.
• Apply multiple methods of communicating safety risks and mitigations through the Incident Safety Plan, Assistant Safety Officers, Safety Messages, and Safety Briefings.
• Explain the Safety Officer’s interactions with the Logistics Section (and its various sub-units) to ensure that personnel needs are safely met.
• Identify common unsafe actions, operations, situations, and safety risks during an incident.
• Explain the Safety Officer’s responsibility in managing accidents and special situations that may occur during an incident.
• Explain the Safety Officer’s role in disbanding the Safety Unit during incident demobilization and Closeout.
Mission Areas
• Respond
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites to this course are:
· IS-0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
· IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
· E/L/G 0300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, ICS 300
· E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400
· IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
· IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF)
Other recommended (not required) courses:
· E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
· O 305 Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Administration)
· O 337 Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (National Fire Academy)

MGT-488AL: Pandemic Planning: Emergency Management and Public Health Coordination
2023-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Mobile County EOC, 7350 Zeigler Blvd, Mobile, AL, 36608
Flyer: 23_10-24_MGT-488_AL_Region_4
Registration: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register
POC: ncdptraining@columbia.edu
Course Description:
This instructor-led, management-level course will provide participants with an understanding of how emergency management and public health/medical agencies can coordinate during pandemics and other public health emergencies.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the State Department of Health during a Public Health Emergency.
• Identify the roles, capabilities, and avenues of coordination and sustainability with Healthcare Coalitions (HCC) in support of a Public Health Emergency.
• Analyze the National Disaster Medical System Capabilities.
• Examine federal and regional constructs available to coordinate during large-scale emergencies.
• Appraise how shelter support services, such as social case workers and human services, can help disaster survivors relocate to an interim housing solution.

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Bevill State Community College
POC: Ken Colvert 205-861-9115
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-10-26 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Decatur Fire-Rescue
POC: Glenn Taylor 256-755-0455
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-10-26 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Anniston Regional Training Center
POC: Ken Colvert 205-861-9115
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

G0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
2023-10-30 08:00 - 2023-11-01 17:00 | Hoover Police Training Center, 850 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216, United States
This course is being delivered through the Alabama Fire College.
Registration: https://www.alabamafirecollege.org/course/nims-ics-300-intermediate-ics-for-expanding-incidents/
POC: Alabama Fire College 205-391-3744
Course Description:
This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in the ICS 100 and ICS 200 courses.

Course Objectives

Describe how the National Incident Management System Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.
Describe the Incident/Event Management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the ICS.
Implement the Incident Management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

Prerequisites

Participants must have successfully completed:– IS0100, Introduction to the Incident Command System;
– IS0200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response;
– IS0700, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;
– IS0800, National Response Framework, An Introduction
Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS 100, ICS 200, and use of skills in a response or exercise.

O-305: Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team
2023-10-30 08:00 - 2023-11-03 17:00 | Alabama Fire College, 2501 Phoenix Drive, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35405
Registration: https://www.alabamafirecollege.org/non-certification-courses/
Course Description:

This course focuses on the importance of developing and operating as a functional U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
This course meets the needs of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF).
This course will assist individual responders to perform as viable team members by:

Demonstrating the goals of NIMS and NRF.
Emphasizing the nature and purpose of a USFA Type 3 AHIMT so that others in the community and emergency services are more willing and able to assist within various components of their local USFA Type 3 AHIMT.
Demonstrating the critical role that leadership and teamwork skills play in the success of a USFA Type 3 AHIMT.
Providing a basic framework for building and maintaining critical interpersonal communications and working together as a team member of a USFA Type 3 AHIMT.
Offering practical experience of on-scene operations through extensive exercises and simulations, as well as through post-course refresher training, by providing students with the opportunity to perform as members of a USFA Type 3 AHIMT during a mock incident management situation.

Recommended: This course is intended to be taught at a basic level. Participants in this course should include emergency response personnel, such as fire protection and law enforcement personnel, emergency medical services (EMS) responders, department of public works, department of public health, emergency management, mass care, nongovernmental agencies, and members of various community and tribal groups offering critical emergency response services.
The National Integration Center disciplines are ideal:

Incident management/emergency management/ICS change management.
EMS.
Firefighting and hazardous materials response.
Law enforcement.
Public health/medical.
Public works.
Search and rescue.
Animal control/veterinary.
Mass care.
Aviation.
Emergency management.

G0402: NIMS Overview for Senior Officials (Executives, Elected, and Appointed)
2023-10-30 09:00 - 12:30 | Baldwin County EMA, 23100 McAuliffe Dr, Robertsdale, AL, 36567, United States
POC: STO, David Morgan 205-280-2476 or david.morgan@ema.alabama.gov
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to familiarize Senior Officials (Executives, elected and appointed officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc) their role in supporting incident management within the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Overall Course Objective: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain National Incident Management System (NIMS) tenets and the role of the four command and coordination entities (ICS, EOC, MAC Group, and JIS) within NIMS.
Delivery: This is a 3.5 hour course to be delivered at the Baldwin County EMA building in Robertsdale, AL. Class will start at 9am and conclude at approximately 12:30pm. Additional information will be sent to course registrants prior to class. A certificate will be issued by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency upon successful completion of the course.

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-10-31 08:00 - 16:00 | Alabama EMA, 5898 County Road 41, Clanton, AL, 35046, United States
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Alabama Emergency Management Agency
POC: Ken Colvert 205-861-9115
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

L0958: All-Hazards Operations Section Chief
2023-10-31 08:00 - 2023-11-03 17:00 | Chattanooga Fire Training Center, 910 Wisdom St, Chattanooga, TN, 37406, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/11/6/l0958-all-hazards-operations-section-chief.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov
Course Description
The purpose of this professional development course is to prepare local, state, tribal, and Federal emergency responders to function in the role of a T-III OSC after obtaining adequate experience. The OSC will be part of an all-hazards T-III IMT Operations Section Chief (OSC) Type III in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
The 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.
Selection 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. These 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.
ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate
ACE: Credit Hours: 2
Course Objectives
• Describe how to gather, organize, communicate, and share information necessary to perform as an Operations Section Chief.
• Describe the purpose of the Strategy, Tactics, and Planning Meetings and the Operations Section Chief¿s roles and responsibilities in developing the Operational Planning Worksheet (ICS Form 215) and the Incident Action Plan.
• Describe the principles of supervision, delegation, and communication as they relate to the position of the Operations Section Chief.
• Identify key strategies for managing and adjusting the Operations Section.
• Describe the Operations Section Chief¿s role in developing and maintaining relations with people internal and external to the ICS Team.
• Describe the Operations Section Chief¿s roles and responsibilities for risk assessment and safety management.
• Describe the need and process for contingency planning for an all-hazards incident.
• Describe the Operations Section Chief¿s roles and responsibilities for demobilization.
Mission Areas
• Respond
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites to this course are:
· IS-0100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS 100
· IS-0200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
· E/L/G 0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
· E/L/G 0400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff – Complex Incidents (ICS 400)
· IS-0700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
· IS-0800: National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
Other recommended (not required) courses:
· E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
· O 305 Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Administration)
· O 337 Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (US Fire Administration)

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-11-02 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Oxford Public Library
POC: Ken Colvert 205-861-9115
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

G0400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents
2023-11-02 08:00 - 2023-11-03 17:00 | Hoover Police Training Center, 850 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216, United States
This course is being delivered through the Alabama Fire College.
Registration: https://www.alabamafirecollege.org/course/nims-ics-400-advanced-ics-command-and-general-staff-complex-incidents/
POC: Alabama Fire College 205-391-3744
Course Description:
This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS 400 course.

Course Objectives

Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.

Prerequisites

Participants must have successfully completed:

IS0100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS0200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
ICS 300 (E/L/G0300), Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
IS0700, National Incident Management System, An Introduction
IS0800, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommended: Experience using concepts and principles from ICS 100, ICS 200, and ICS 300 and use of skills in an operational environment.

MGT-319: Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response
2023-11-06 08:00 - 2023-11-07 17:00 | ADPH Center for Emergency Preparedness, 208 Legends Circle, Prattville, AL, 36066, United States
Registration: https://teex.org/class/MGT319/
POC: esti@teex.tamu.edu or call (866) 878-8900.
Course Description:
This course is a guide for local health officials and their partners to coordinate plans to provide mass distribution of medical countermeasures in response to a large-scale public health incident. This course focuses on planning considerations, recommendation to achieve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) 48-hour standard for Mass Prophylaxis, and the local community’s Mass Prophylaxis and Point of Dispensing (POD) site preparedness. The course material is applicable to pandemic influenza, bio-terrorism, and other public health emergencies.

Chemical Inventories in E-Plan: Training For First Responders
2023-11-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Tuscaloosa County EOC, 7400 Richard M. Pierce Parkway, Northport, AL, 35473
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/710655980167
Flyer: Tuscaloosa E-Plan Seminar Flyer 2023
Course Description:
E-Plan is an online database that the Alabama Emergency Response Commission uses to house the State’s Tier II Hazardous Chemical Inventories. First Responders can request access to this database for free for emergency planning and hazmat response purposes. This 4 hour seminar will cover the basics of EPCRA, reporting requirements, and how to access and use this information in E-Plan.
This four-hour seminar provides emergency responders with:
1. The knowledge and skills needed to understand the basic history and reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA),
2. Create an E-Plan account, and
3. Successfully access tools and utilize Tier II data.
Every attendee must bring a laptop to class. You will sign upon entering the building. There are no vending machines at this training location, so be sure to bring your own food/snacks if you want to.

PER-213: Wide Area Search
2023-11-08 08:00 - 2023-11-10 17:00 | Orange Beach Convention Center, 4671 Wharf Pkwy W, Orange Beach, AL, 36561, United States
Registration: https://teex.org/class/PER213/
POC: esti@teex.tamu.edu or call (866) 878-8900
Course Description:

When disaster strikes, it can be a challenge to effectively mobilize, organize, and deploy resources needed to perform wide area searches. This course is an excellent training opportunity for any jurisdiction or agency that may face such an emergency. The course content applies to a vast number of critical situations, including natural disasters or terrorist incidents.
You will be instructed in practical search methods and skills so you can perform systematic searches over a large affected area. The training will include challenging exercises that mirror real life scenarios. The three-day long event will conclude with an in-depth exercise that requires participants to utilize the skills gained during the course by working through an incident from start to finish in a single operational period.
The trainers delivering the course are knowledgeable—they are experienced emergency responders who have actively utilized wide area search techniques during some of the nation’s largest and most challenging operations, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, and Rita; the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery operation; and many other incidents that required the same comprehensive strategies.

G0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
2023-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Williamson Couny Public Safety Center, 304 Beasley Dr, Franklin, TN, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/11/13/g-191-ics-eoc-interface–8-hr–williamson-co–.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov

Course Description

The goal of this professional development course, E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface, is to enable the students to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command/Unified Command and the Emergency Operations Center by applying National Incident Management System principles.
Selection Criteria: The intended audience(s) are federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, private industry, volunteer and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who are active in a community’s ICS and EOC activities. This course works best when delivered to combined audience of ICS and EOC personnel. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an Incident Command Post staff or an EOC Staff.

Course Objectives

Explain the course structure and potential ICS/EOC interface challenges.
Explain key NIMS concepts, command and coordination systems, and structures.
Analyze given scenarios to determine commonalities and potential interface issues between ICS and EOCs.
Explain the respective roles and interconnectivity of the NIMS command and coordination systems in coordination.
Contrast the typical role and functions of the Incident Command and the EOC during emergency operations.
Analyze given scenarios to apply ICS/EOC interface concepts.
Develop an ICS/EOC interface action plan for your community.
Summarize the course objectives.

Mission Areas

Common

Prerequisites

Prior to enrolling in E/L/G 0191, students must complete:

IS-0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200 or
IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions

AWR-147: Rail Car Incident Response
2023-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | St Clair County EMA, 1610 Cogswell Avenue, Suite B10, Pell City, AL, 35125, United States
POC: Susan Bloomfield 419-434-4353 susan.bloomfield@findlay.edu
Registration: https://ruraltraining.org/course/AWR-147/?scheduled=true&id=8877
Flyer: AWR 147 Flyer Pell City AL 11.13.2023
Course Description:
This eight-hour awareness-level course is designed to increase the knowledge of first responders in recognizing and characterizing the different types of rail cars, potential leaks, and courses of action to be taken based on initial site assessment. The course will increase participants’ knowledge of safety and hazardous conditions that may exist at the scene, and will allow them to become familiar with safe practices adopted by the railroad industry.

PER-382: Malware Prevention, Discovery, and Recovery
2023-11-13 08:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 | Auburn Univesity, Montgomery, 75 Technacenter Drive, Montgomery, AL, United States
Registration: https://cybersecuritydefenseinitiative.org/courses/mpdr-course-2/
POC: Steven Washkowiak scwashkowiak@cji.edu
Flyer: MPDR_Flyer_Montgomery_Nov24
Course Description:

The goal of MPDR is to provide technical personnel with the hands-on expertise necessary to prevent, discover, recognize, and recover from modern malware which often is a fundamental ingredient of a large number of computer network breaches and data theft incidents. MPDR is a four-day course that will expose participants to analysis of malicious software used by cyber-criminals and cyber-terrorists. After an introduction to modern malware, participants will learn how to prevent a malware outbreak, discover and identify malware through active network traffic analysis, prepare for dynamic analysis of malware samples of various types and intent, and how to isolate, remediate, and recover from a malware outbreak. Finally, the course will conclude with a review of dynamic malware analysis and a look at emerging trends in the use of malicious software in network intrusions and data theft.
This course is an intermediate level, hands-on course where knowledge and basic experience is required. Alternative experience may be considered in lieu of listed requirements, based upon seating availability and review by CDI admissions staff.
MPDR is offered free-of-charge to technical personnel who work for agencies or organizations considered as a part of our nations critical infrastructure.
Blended learning methods will be utilized, to include a balance of classroom lecture, hands-on laboratory exercises, and the use of cybersecurity response tools, as cyber attacks against significant national network infrastructure targets will be simulated.
MPDR classes stress a proactive approach to preventing malware infections when possible, and how to efficiently and effectively respond to infections when they occur. Solutions and methods taught are non-vendor-specific and do not require participants to have costly specialized software when trying to implement class lessons at their own agencies. MPDR stresses proper malware preventative methods but, given the current state of malware infections in society, assumes that preventative measures will fall short. Accordingly, MPDR focuses on discovery, analysis, and recovery from malware infections.
Upon completion of this course, participants will have an increased understanding of modern malware, how to identify it through active network monitoring, how to classify it according to type characteristics and intent, and how to isolate, remediate, and recover from a malware outbreak. Within these three areas participants will develop skills enabling them to:
Prevent Modern Malware Infections
Perform Modern Malware Detection Through Active Network Monitoring
Understand Malware Outbreak Response, Isolation, Remediation, and Recovery Tactics

Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) Training Course
2023-11-13 08:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 | Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy, 2161 Unionville-Deason Rd, Bell Buckle, TN, 37020, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/11/13/information-technology-service-unit-leader–itsl–training-coursee.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov
Course Description:
The requirement to access broadband data during incidents or events has increased exponentially in recent years. This has spurred the need for personnel with highly specialized knowledge and expertise to be included in the ICS during planned events and incidents. In 2018 and 2019, ICTAP introduced the ITSL course, and SAFECOM/NCSWIC have coordinated with FEMA NIC and other organizations focused on public safety communications to establish the best way to integrate the ITSL into the ICS. The ITSL is needed to provide information management, cybersecurity, and application management for the many critical incident/event related functions, to include: Incident/Unified Command Post, Incident Communications Centers, and various tactical operations centers, joint information center (JIC), staging areas, and field locations. The critical need for sufficient access to data, applications, and systems has been reconfirmed during observation of recent ICCAP events which have revealed the widespread and well-established use of a variety of means by individual agencies to access mobile data. However, the coordinated sharing of this data across agencies and jurisdictions is significantly less mature and poses a significant interoperability challenge.
To meet this need, ICTAP has developed the ITSL course. The ITSL course targets Federal, state/territory, tribal, urban, local, and emergency response professionals, and support personnel in all disciplines with a communications background and an aptitude for and extensive experience in information technology.
Specifically, the training course provides an overview of the ITSL components including Communications/IT Help Desk or Unified Help Desk, IT Infrastructure Manager, Network Manager. It covers their roles and responsibilities and provides an in-depth overview with exercises for the ITSL’s major functions, to include ensuring reliable and timely delivery of IT services to participating agencies and officials.
Prerequisites for Attendance
Personal experience:
• A public safety background with experience in field operations and/or experience
providing information technology solutions to support public safety operations
• Awareness of fundamental public safety broadband and wireless communications
technology
Must have completed the following on-line courses from the FEMA EMI website:
• IS-100, Introduction to the ICS
• IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Incidents
• IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction
• IS-800, National Response Framework (NRF)
Completion of the following in-person classroom instruction:
• ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
Additional recommended training:
• ICS-400, Advanced ICS Command and General Staff Complex Incidents, is recommended
but not required

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-11-15 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Hartselle Fire-Rescue
POC: Glenn Taylor 256-755-0455
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

PER-382: Malware Prevention, Discovery, and Recovery
2023-11-16 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://cybersecuritydefenseinitiative.org/cdi-courses/
POC: Steven Washkowiak scwashkowiak@cji.edu
Course Description:

The goal of MPDR is to provide technical personnel with the hands-on expertise necessary to prevent, discover, recognize, and recover from modern malware which often is a fundamental ingredient of a large number of computer network breaches and data theft incidents. MPDR is a four-day course that will expose participants to analysis of malicious software used by cyber-criminals and cyber-terrorists. After an introduction to modern malware, participants will learn how to prevent a malware outbreak, discover and identify malware through active network traffic analysis, prepare for dynamic analysis of malware samples of various types and intent, and how to isolate, remediate, and recover from a malware outbreak. Finally, the course will conclude with a review of dynamic malware analysis and a look at emerging trends in the use of malicious software in network intrusions and data theft.
This course is an intermediate level, hands-on course where knowledge and basic experience is required. Alternative experience may be considered in lieu of listed requirements, based upon seating availability and review by CDI admissions staff.
MPDR is offered free-of-charge to technical personnel who work for agencies or organizations considered as a part of our nations critical infrastructure.
Blended learning methods will be utilized, to include a balance of classroom lecture, hands-on laboratory exercises, and the use of cybersecurity response tools, as cyber attacks against significant national network infrastructure targets will be simulated.
MPDR classes stress a proactive approach to preventing malware infections when possible, and how to efficiently and effectively respond to infections when they occur. Solutions and methods taught are non-vendor-specific and do not require participants to have costly specialized software when trying to implement class lessons at their own agencies. MPDR stresses proper malware preventative methods but, given the current state of malware infections in society, assumes that preventative measures will fall short. Accordingly, MPDR focuses on discovery, analysis, and recovery from malware infections.
Upon completion of this course, participants will have an increased understanding of modern malware, how to identify it through active network monitoring, how to classify it according to type characteristics and intent, and how to isolate, remediate, and recover from a malware outbreak. Within these three areas participants will develop skills enabling them to:
Prevent Modern Malware Infections
Perform Modern Malware Detection Through Active Network Monitoring
Understand Malware Outbreak Response, Isolation, Remediation, and Recovery Tactics

Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) Advanced Workshop
2023-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 | AL
Registration: https://alabamatim.dot.state.al.us/alabamatim/Sessions/CountySessionsList
Location: Auburn University
POC: Ken Colvert 205-861-9115
Course Description:
This training is part of the Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) sponsored by Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). The Workshop trains first responders from multiple disciplines, agencies and organizations from locations across Alabama to become Traffic Incident Management First Responder Trainers who will subsequently partner with multi-discipline Trainers to offer 6-Hour training sessions to first responders from all agencies and organizations across Alabama. 4 Hrs PDH This class is the 6 Hours Training taught by people who have completed the TIMS-Train the Trainer (1.5 day) Course.

Leadership in the 9-1-1 Center
2023-11-21 08:30 - 17:00 | Tuscaloosa County EOC, 7400 Richard M. Pierce Parkway, Northport, AL, 35473
Registration: https://www.nena.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1770074
POC: 911-edu@nena.org
Course Description:
It’s not the title that one attaches to their name, but the ability to effectively manage, motivate, and mediate that makes a person a leader. This course is for current or soon-to-be PSAP supervisors who wish to enhance their understanding of the tools and traits necessary for effective leadership in the communications center.
By focusing on the interpersonal elements common to the 9-1-1 center and discussing different manners of leadership, attendees will learn how to move from a transactional style of leadership to a more productive transformational style that utilizes remediation, interest-based negotiations, and re-framing tools to ensure the focus remains on people. The class also explores the benefits of knowledge of self, staff, organization, and the world. With heightened self-awareness and some new and useful techniques, attendees will return to their jobs with an increased ability to lead their team and meet their personal and professional goals.

NENA Members – $215
Non-NENA Members – $290

L0950: All-Hazards Incident Commander
2023-11-27 08:00 - 2023-12-01 17:00 | Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy, 2161 Unionville-Deason Rd, Bell Buckle, TN, 37020, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/11/27/l0950-all-hazards-incident-commander.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov
Course Description
The 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).
The 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.
Selection 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.
ACE: Level: Upper Division
ACE: Credit Hours: 2
Course Objectives
• Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of Incident Commander.
• 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.
• Describe the Incident Commander’s responsibilities in IMT administration and readiness.
• Identify the components of a typical Incident Commander Go-Kit.
• 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.
• Describe command and coordination structures from the Incident Commander’s standpoint.
• Describe the interaction and cooperation that occurs between the Agency Administrator/Executive and the Incident Commander for the successful management of an incident.
• Describe the considerations and procedures an Incident Commander should follow to ensure effective and safe transfer of command.
• Describe effective communication practices for addressing audiences internal and external to the management of an incident.
• Define leader’s intent, priorities, incident objectives, strategies, and tactics as they are utilized by the Incident Commander for effective incident management.
• Describe the Incident Commander’s responsibilities for the various plans and meetings in which he or she participates.
• Describe the staffing responsibilities and considerations of the Incident Commander.
• Describe how the Incident Commander can identify and manage a special situation that occurs within an incident.
• Describe the financial management responsibilities of the Incident Commander and the role of the Finance/Administration Section.
• Describe the agreements that the Incident Commander may encounter while managing incidents.
• Describe effective personal documentation practices for the position of Incident Commander.
• 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.
Mission Areas
• Respond
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites to this course are:
· IS-0100 Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
· IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
· E/L/G 0300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, ICS 300
· E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400
· IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
· IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
Other recommended (not required) courses:
· E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
· O 305 Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (US Fire Administration)
· O 337 Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (US Fire Administration)

MGT-345: Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems
2023-11-28 08:00 - 2023-11-29 17:00 | Mobile County EOC, 7350 Zeigler Blvd, Mobile, AL, 36608
Registration: https://teex.org/class/MGT345/
POC: Kim Bouler, 251-460-8036, kbouler@mcema.net
Course Description
The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems.
During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in:

Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability
Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations
Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.

G0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
2023-12-04 08:00 - 2023-12-06 17:00 | Russell County EMA, 311 Prentiss Dr, Phenix City, AL, 36868, United States

L0973: All-Hazards Finance Section Chief
2023-12-05 08:00 - 2023-12-07 17:00 | Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy, 2161 Unionville-Deason Rd, Bell Buckle, TN, 37020, United States
Registration: Coordinate registration through State Training Officer – Training@ema.alabama.gov
More Info: https://www.tn.gov/tema/emergency-community/training/training-calendar/2023/12/12/l0973-all-hazards-finance-section-chief.html
POC: TEMA.Training@tn.gov
Course Description
The goal of this professional development course, E/L0973 Finance/Administration Section Chief, is to provide Federal, State, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
The 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.
Selection 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. These 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.
ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate
ACE: Credit Hours: 1
Course Objectives
Explain the information collection and distribution methods of an effective Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of a Finance/Administration Section Chief as they apply to planning, supervision, and coordination.
Identify key strategies for interacting with personnel internal and external to the Incident Management Team.
Explain the Finance/Administration Section Chief¿s responsibilities in relation to development, review, and implementation of the Demobilization Plan.
Mission Areas
Respond
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites to this course are:
· IS-0100: An Introduction to the Incident Command System
· IS-0200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
· E/L/G0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
· E/L/G0400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff – Complex Incidents
· IS-0700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
· IS-0800: National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
Other recommended (not required) courses:
· G0191: Emergency Operations Center/ Incident Command System Interface (Emergency Management Institute)
· O305: Type 3 AHIMT Training Course (U.S. Fire Administration)
· O337: Command & General Staff Functions for Local Incident Management Team (National Fire Academy)
