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Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations – Virginia Department of Emergency Management

The Klaxon Staff — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:09:58 +0000

This course provides the participant with training in the methods and procedures to effectively manage and operate an emergency operations center (EOC) during crisis situations. The course identifies considerations affecting site selection and design for an effective EOC; staffing, training, and briefing EOC personnel; and operating and managing an EOC during various emergency situations. This course is especially valuable for senior emergency management officials and any individual designated to serve in an EOC during emergency events.
Required for Advanced Professional Series certification.
Recommended: Completion of IS-775 is strongly suggested prior to enrolling in this course.
Please use the LMS Web site to register
Registration Deadline: Aug. 24, 2010

Rapid Assessment – Virginia Department of Emergency Management

The Klaxon Staff — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:41:16 +0000

This Workshop is designed to walk local communities through critical points in the rapid assessment planning process and enable community planners and others to develop rapid assessment procedures for the Emergency Operations Plans. (Note: Damage Assessment, the process of collecting, compiling, and analyzing information is not covered in this course.)
Required for Advanced Professional Series Certification
Please use the LMS website to register
Registration Deadline: August 26, 2010

Principles of Emergency Management – Virginia Department of Emergency Management

The Klaxon Staff — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:43:15 +0000

Recently revised, this course examines the need for an emergency management system and the importance of an integrated approach to managing emergencies. Participants formulate the elements of an integrated teamwork approach and devise specific actions for improving their own contributions to their local emergency program and system. This course is intended for staff with responsibilities in all aspects of emergency management. Students must achieve a minimum score of 75 percent on the end of the course exam to receive credit for course completion. This course is strongly recommended for those new to the emergency management field.
Required for Professional Development Series (PDS) certification.
Please use the LMS Web site to register
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2010

2010 National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Annual Conference

The Klaxon Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:15:42 +0000

Each year, NEMA’s two national conferences provide a forum to discuss national and regional emergency management strategies with other emergency management professionals from around the country and experts in the field.

The conferences focus on policy development, emergency management concerns, legislative issues and federal relations. They give attendees the opportunity to hear, first-hand, the latest on issues that impact your agency’s programs. You can’t get that kind of current and behind-the-scenes information from any other source.

The vast majority of states are represented at NEMA conferences. For that reason, federal agencies, members of Congress and the Administration, and others attend the meetings so that they can discuss policy and program issues, and get input from state directors.

Scheduling for the Annual and Mid-Year conferences is very similar. Two days of the conference are devoted to committee meetings, one to two days for professional development workshops and a day for plenary session. A small exhibition, social networking opportunities and state director executive sessions are also included in the agenda.