BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Alabama Emergency Management Agency Public Portal - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alabama Emergency Management Agency Public Portal
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250208
DTSTAMP:20260415T223623
CREATED:20190515T212235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T192019Z
UID:711-1738540800-1738972799@portal.ema.alabama.gov
SUMMARY:L0388: Advanced Public Information Officer - Opelika\, Alabama
DESCRIPTION:L0388 Advanced Public Information Officer\nFebruary 3-7\, 2025\n*Some pre-course work is required prior to the training course\nLocation:\nLee County Emergency Management Agency\n908 Ave B\nOpelika\, AL 36801 \nCourse Description:\nThe Advanced Public Information Officer Course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents\, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations. \nCourse Goal:\n\nProvide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish\, manage and work within a JIC.\nProvide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multiday full functional exercise.\nProvide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the short and long-term recovery phases of an incident.\nEncourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience\, including senior leadership.\n\nPrerequisites:\n\nParticipants must have a minimum of 2 years of public information experience.\nIS-29 Public Information Officer Awareness\nIS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management\nIS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) (or ICS course for specific specialty: healthcare\, public works\, etc.)\nIS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response\nIS-201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan (waived if ICS-300 is completed).\nIS-247 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alert Originators\nIS-700 National Incident Management System\, An Introduction\nIS-800 National Response Framework\, An Introduction\nIS-2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework Overview\nE/L/K 0105 Public Information Basics (no substitutions or waivers)\n\nAdditional Course Requirements:\n\nAttendance and engagement: Participants must attend and actively participate in discussions and activities each day.\nTechnology Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with internet capabilities to use as a primary device (tablets and cell phones may be used as secondary devices).\nCommitment: This course requires full-time dedication. If you cannot commit to the entire course\, please consider registering for a future offering.\n\nContinuing Education Units (CEU’s): EMI awards 3.6 CEUs for completion of this course. \nTarget Audience:\nPublic information personnel who have 2 years of public information experience and who have completed the prerequisites listed above. \nRegistration:\nTo register for this course\, please press the Register button at the top of this announcement below the date. If you meet all of the prerequisites\, you will be notified to complete your registration with a course specific invite code through the NETC Online Admissions Portal closer to the course date. \nCost/Reimbursement Information:\nEMI does not provide stipend reimbursement for off-campus course deliveries. \nIf you need a reasonable accommodation (sign language interpreters\, Braille\, CART\, etc.) please make your request 15 days prior to training. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fulfill. Send an email to rsmith@leeco.us or call 334-275-6327. \n\nTraining Points of Contacts:\nJason Smith\, jason.smith@ema.alabama.gov\, State Training POC\nRita Smith\, rsmith@leeco.us\, Local POC
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/l0388-advanced-public-information-officer/
LOCATION:Lee County EMA\, 908 Avenue B\, Opelika\, AL\, 36801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Smith":MAILTO:jason.smith@ema.alabama.gov
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T223623
CREATED:20241205T203608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T175019Z
UID:10817-1739174400-1739552400@portal.ema.alabama.gov
SUMMARY:L0101 Foundations of Emergency Management
DESCRIPTION:This course is part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy being offered in FY25. \nAdditional courses are: \nL0102: Science of Disaster (April 21-23\, 2025) \nL0103: Planning: Emergency Operations (April 24-25\, 2025) \nL0105: Public Information Basics (March 26-28\, 2025) \nL0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course (March 24-25\, 2025) \nIt is not necessary to attend all of the courses in this sequence. \nPOC: training@ema.alabama.gov \nCourse Description: Training objectives for this course are based on the newly established emergency manager competencies that 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\nDescribe the foundations of emergency management in the United States\, including its history\, doctrine\, and principles\, and the role of the emergency manager.\nIdentify and explain legal issues in emergency management\, including legal authorities for emergency management\, potential legal issues\, and strategies for avoiding legal risk.\nDescribe 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.\nExplain 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.\nDescribe how to employ stress management techniques in an organization; both routinely and during or after an incident or period of organizational change.\nExplain 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.\nExplain the relationship between whole community preparedness and achieving Core Capabilities in the Prevention\, Protection\, Mitigation\, Response\, and Recovery Mission Areas.\nDescribe key aspects of the Prevention and Protection Mission Areas\, including the nature of the missions\, guiding principles\, and planning issues.\nDescribe 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.\nDescribe key aspects of the Response Mission Area\, including emergency operations planning\, initial response actions\, resource management\, and managing complex incidents.\nDescribe key aspects of the Recovery Mission Area\, including disaster recovery operations\, Federal recovery programs\, and emotional recovery strategies for the community.\nDescribe the use of technology in support of emergency management\, including:\n– Communications technologies. – Technologies for enhancing emergency management. – Technologies for communicating with the public.\nDescribe administration in emergency management\, including staffing\, budgeting and accounting for resources\, and information management.\nApply emergency management knowledge\, team-building\, and people management skills in a simulated environment.\n\nPrerequisites: \n\nIS-100.C: An Introduction to the Incident Command System\, ICS 100\nIS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises\nIS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response\nIS-230.E: Fundamentals of Emergency Management\nIS-235.C: Emergency Planning\nIS-240.C: Leadership and Influence\nIS-241.C: Decision Making and Problem Solving\nIS-242.C: Effective Communication\nIS-244.B: Developing and Managing Volunteers\nIS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System\nIS-800.D: National Response Framework\, An Introduction
URL:https://portal.ema.alabama.gov/train/l0101-foundations-of-emergency-management-3/
LOCATION:Mobile County EOC\, 7350 Zeigler Blvd\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608
ORGANIZER;CN="AEMA Training":MAILTO:training@ema.alabama.gov
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR