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Emergency Preparedness Training
The DC Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) offers emergency preparedness training to District government employees and to the general public. DCEMA also leads the effort to prepare our communities in the event of an emergency. Find out more about community emergency preparedness training. The following DCEMA partners also offer training for DC residents and government employees.
Emergency Preparedness Training - 2005
To register for DCEMA courses, or courses offered by DCEMA partners, print and complete our Emergency Preparedness Training Application* and fax it to the DCEMA training staff at (202) 673-2290 (instructions are at the bottom of the form). If you have questions, please contact DCEMA training staff at (202) 673-2101, extension 1188.
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November 2004
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11/5 |
MGT-310: WMD: Threat and Risk Assessment Local Jurisdication
Location: READI Center, 44983 Knoll Square Road, Ashburn, VA 20147
Course Length: 24 hours (3 days); 8 am - 5 pm
Upon completion of this course, jurisdictional leadership will be prepared to conduct a proactive and comprehensive assessment of their vulnerability to a terrorist act, develop a needs assessment and validate requirements for protection against and reaction to a terrorist act, and evaluate their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Terrorism Incident Annex (TIA).
Prior to the start of the class, a self-assessment instrument will be provided to participants. They will have four weeks to complete the instrument and return it to National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC). The assessment will be reviewed, evaluated, and analyzed. Relevant information will then be incorporated into the course content so that the scenarios assessed in the class will be tailored and relevant to the jurisdiction represented.
Course Objectives:
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Be able to identify the requirements and benefits of conducting a threat and vulnerability assessment within the jurisdiction.
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Be able to define terrorism and conduct a threat assessment.
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Understand the common components of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive agents and how they can be used by potential threat elements in an act of terrorism.
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Describe the process used to determine the "needs" for required capability to respond to the most likely WMD scenario for their jurisdiction.
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Describe how the Jurisdictional Risk (Threat, Vulnerability, and Public Health) and Needs Assessments are integrated into the Domestic Preparedness Strategy.
Intended Audience:
Emergency response supervisors, managers, staff, and community leaders from the following disciplines/functional areas are encouraged to attend this course:
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Law Enforcement
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Fire
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Emergency Medical Service
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Hazardous Material
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Health Care
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Governmental Administrative
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Public Health
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Public Works
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Emergency Management
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Public Safety Communication |
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11/3-
11/5 |
PER-222: Public Safety Response-Sampling Techniques and Guidelines
Performance Level Training
Location: TBD
Public Safety WMD Response—Sampling Techniques and Guidelines is intended to prepare Hazardous Materials (HazMat) teams within local and state emergency response agencies to safely and effectively conduct public safety operations at Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents, in a manner consistent with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recommended guidelines for procedures and protocols. This course is intended primarily for those emergency responders who would likely be called upon to operate within the hotzone of a WMD incident; these responders must be able to utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Level C or higher, employ monitoring and detection devices and procedures, and potentially obtain samples from the scene for analysis. The course will also be useful to those who respond and work with Hazmat teams in a role that does not require them to enter the hotzone. This group includes law enforcement, public health, and other personnel who have the responsibility to receive a sample from the HazMat team for subsequent transport to a designated laboratory.
Although this course is intended to provide guidelines and procedures consistent with those procedures employed by crime scene processing teams, the focus of the course is not specifically to develop the evidentiary sample collection skills of the responders; rather, the course focuses on sample collection to determine if there is a public safety issue.
Course Modules:
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Module 1-Welcome & Introduction
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Module 2-WMD Evidence Awareness for Public Safety Responder
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Module 3-Field Sampling and Screening Techniques
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Module 4-Equipment Overview: PPE Issuance, Safety Briefing, Team Assignments
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Module 5-Individual Skills Development
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Module 6-Team Skills Development: Suspicious Package Scenario
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Module 7-Team Validation: Large-Scale Exercise
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Module 8-Post-Test and Review |
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PER-210 Public Works: Planning for & Responding to a Terrorism/WMD Incident
Performance Level Training
November 2-4 Location: TBD
November 9-11 Location: Detrick Center for Training and Education Excellence, Room 121, 1520 Freedman Dr., Fort Detrick MD 21702
Course Length: 8:30 am - 4 pm
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 works 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 course to identify specific needs, and develop an action list to plan and prepare for, respond to and recover from terrorism.
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11/09
11/16 |
Emergency Liaison Officer Training
Location: Reeves Center, 2000 14th Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20009
Course Length: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
This eight-hour course is designed to provide the Emergency Liaison Officer (ELO) with an overview of the District Response Plan. It identifies the roles and responsibilities of ELOs during a public emergency, discusses emergency support functions (ESFs) and duties ELOs perform in reference to those functions. Attendees will also:
- Learn to operate 800 megahertz hand-held radios
- Review the processes and procedures of the Emergency Operations Center
- Participate in a roundtable discussion on emergency management and how it affects government operations as a whole
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11/10 |
AWR-130 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
Awareness Level Training
Location: TBD
The Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Awareness Level Course is a training program implemented by New Mexico Tech and supported through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. It is designed to provide awareness level training for firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders who have responsibility for providing support during the WMD incidents, particularly those involving explosive or incendiary materials.
The primary purpose of the Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings course is to provide participants with the knowledge necessary to respond effectively to incidents of terrorism that may involve energetic materials (which include explosives) and other WMD. The course is designed to instill in participants a respect for the destructive potential of explosive materials that could be used by terrorists in a WMD incident. |
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11/17 |
MGT 390: Hospital Emergency Management: Concepts and Implications of WMD Terrorist Incidents
Location: TBD
Course length: 8 hours (including both didactic and workshop components), 8 am - 5 pm
Course Overview:
This course is designed to help healthcare management professionals, including physicians and nurses with management responsibility, assess, mitigate and deal with the medical, physical and economic risks and challenges associated with terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction. Topics to be discussed include: risk analysis, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), OSHA and other regulatory standards, integration of hospital and community emergency management, special aspects of hazardous materials emergencies, and business and financial recovery planning.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the nature of a terrorist attack involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from the hospital's perspective.
- Identify the hospital's role in preparedness for and response to mass casualty incidents (MCls), including those resulting from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
- Identify challenges to hospital planning for response to a WMD incident.
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.
Intended Audience: This course is primarily designed for hospital, health care, and emergency medical services. It may also benefit fire, law enforcement and emergency management personnel responsible for coordinating community and hospital response to a terrorist attack or other major emergency. |
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11/16-
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MGT 313: Incident Management Unified Command
Location: Fairfax Criminal Justice Center, 14601 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151
Course Description
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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11/16-
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PER 225 Law enforcement Response to WMD- Operations level
Train the Trainer
Location: TBD
Course length: 24 hours (3 days), 8 am - 5 pm
Course Overview:
This course is designed to improve the capabilities of emergency services agencies to respond to WMD incidents by providing operations-level training to law enforcement personnel.
The primary purpose of the course is to teach law enforcement trainers the appropriate actions at the scene of a suspected terrorist WMD incident. Trainers/students will be taught to understand and recognize terrorism, defensive considerations (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive), and control issues associated with WMD activity. Applicable standards and regulations outlining the core competencies at the operations level for emergency responders will be used in modifying and delivering this course. Trainers will be taught training methodologies to teach their law enforcement officers in such areas as: recognition of a WMD incident, implementing self-protection measures, securing the scene, notifying appropriate local, State, and/or Federal authorities, and the transition phases from an emergency incident to a recovery incident.
Upon completion of the Train-the-Trainer course, participants are then eligible to conduct (indirect) courses for their agency and surrounding jurisdictions. All training materials required for indirect course delivery by certified instructors are furnished through the Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.
Course Objectives:
- Identify indicators of a possible weapons of mass destruction incident and describe the effects of such weapons.
- Collect all relevant information concerning a weapons of mass destruction incident-including information required to coordinate and execute an effective initial response and information necessary to conduct a successful criminal investigation.
- Collect all relevant information concerning a weapons of mass destruction incident-including information required to coordinate and execute an effective initial response and information necessary to conduct a successful criminal investigation.
- Employ effective self-protection procedures for a weapons of mass destruction incident.
- Identify evidence associated with a weapons of mass destruction incident.
Prerequisites:
Participants must complete AWR-120: Law Enforcement Response to WMD-Awareness training course. Course participants must be commissioned law enforcement officers or personnel employed by an emergency response agency. Participants must have completed a recognized instructor training program and/or be certified or designated as a trainer by their agency.
Intended Audience:
This audience should include law enforcement personnel designated as a trainer and those employed by an emergency response agency |
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