Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency: Emergency Preparedness Training

	6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26	Community Emergency Response Team Training (CERT) Location: Wheeler Creek Community Center, 1130 Varney Street, SE, 20032 9 am - 2 pm Disaster Drill 6/26 at George Washington University Visit www.gwcert.org to register. This course is designed to: Present citizens with factual information about what to expect in the event of a major disaster and about what immediate services will be needed Train citizens in the necessary life saving and decision making skills in order to decrease injury and mortality while maintaining the safety of the rescuer Organize teams of citizens to offer immediate help to the victims of a disaster until professional life support services arrive Enable citizens to collect disaster intelligence for use by professional responders The CERT program comprises eight courses (20 hours total) in the following topic areas: Session I-Disaster Preparedness Session II-Disaster Fire Suppression Session III –Disaster Medical Operations Part I Session IV-Disaster Medical Operations Part II Session V-Light Search and Rescue Operations Session VI-Disaster Psychology and Team Organization Session VII-Terrorism Session VIII-Course Review and Disaster Simulation Session IX-Train the Trainer Workshop
	6/7, 6/9, 6/14, 6/16 6/21, 6/23 6/26	Community Emergency Response Team Training (CERT) Location: George Washington University, 2300 I Street, NW, Ross Hall 20037 4 - 6:30 pm Disaster Drill 6/26 at George Washington University Visit www.gwcert.org to register. See course description above.
	6/8 - 6/10	PER-210 Public Works: Planning for & Responding to a Terrorism/WMD Incident Performance Level Training Location: TBD The Public Works: Preparing for and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism Incidents brings together those emergency management personnel from within a jurisdiction who would be required to prevent, manage, or react to the crisis arising from the consequences of a WMD or terrorist incident within their community. Participants represent public works agencies, fire services, emergency management, law enforcement, emergency medical services, public health, health care, public safety communications, governmental services and hazardous materials response. This course provides a unique opportunity for public works employees to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to help them protect public safety and infrastructure from the threat of a WMD/terrorism incident. Course participants, using their extensive professional experience, work together in multi-discipline teams to apply the information presented during the course in a variety of hands-on small-group activities as well as, realistic multimedia scenarios. The course includes five distinct modules incorporating facilitated discussion, case study and group activities. In addition, participants will work together to complete more in-depth exercises throughout the course. Module 1: Overview of Terrorism. Course participants will be able to use the information provided to recognize a potential terrorist incident and begin to manage incident consequences. Also, they will describe the impact a WMD/terrorism incident has on public works and available resources. Module 2: Vulnerability Assessment. Using a pre-defined format and the jurisdiction’s list of potential targets, participants in a small group setting facilitated by the instructor will conduct a vulnerability assessment of a selected public facility in their community. Module 3: Responding to a WMD/Terrorism Incident. Facilitated by the instructor, the course participants will develop an effective response plan that will integrate the full range of capabilities within their community’s emergency response organizations. Module 4: Recovery from a WMD/Terrorism Incident. In small groups, course participants will develop steps necessary to guide public work’s employees who provide critical services and restore infrastructure during the recovery phase of a terrorism incident. Module 5: Preparing for a WMD/Terrorism Incident. Facilitated by the instructor in a small group setting, course participants will use the jurisdiction’s emergency plan/terrorism annex and the knowledge gained from this curse to identify specific needs, and develop an action list to plan and prepare for, respond to and recover from a terrorism event.
	6/15 - 6/17	MGT 310 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Threat and Risk Assessment Local Jurisdiction Management Level Training Location: TBD
	6/21 - 6/24	MGT 313 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Incident Management/Unified Command Management Level Training Location: Emergency Management Agency, 2000 14th Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20009 8:30 am - 4 pm Effective coordination, integration, communications and planning among local, state, and federal response agencies are critical to effective response to mass-casualty, WMD or terrorist incidents. This four-day course focuses on the special challenges faced by senior-level incident managers in dealing with a WMD or terrorist incident. The course brings together those emergency management personnel from within a jurisdiction who would be required to prevent, manage, or react to the crisis arising from the consequences of a WMD or terrorist incident within their community. Participants represent fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, emergency planning, emergency communications, rescue, public health, and public health, and public works agencies. During the course, these individuals work together in multi-discipline teams to apply the information presented in a variety of hands-on small-group activities as well as, realistic, multi-media scenarios.

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Community Emergency Response Team Training (CERT)