Training Resources & Opportunities
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"TRAIN TOGETHER ~ GAIN TOGETHER" |
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The goal of the Colorado Division of Emergency Management Training Program is to help communities train to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of disasters and emergency events. This calendar is a dynamic tool that will be updated periodically to best serve our customers. |
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CDEM Training Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Robyn Knappe
Colorado Division of Emergency Management
9195 East Mineral Avenue, Suite 200
Centennial, CO 80112-3549
720-852-6617 (OFFICE)
720-852-6750 (FAX)
robyn.knappe@state.co.us
| All-Hazards Regional Managers: North Central - bob.wold@state.co.us San Luis / Southwest - patricia.gavelda@state.co.us South Central - randy.kennedy@state.co.us West / Northwest - steve.denney@state.co.us Northeast - kevin.kuretich@state.co.us South / Southeast - chad.ray@state.co.us |
Homeland Security Regional Coordinators: North Central – skellar@co.arapahoe.co.us Northeast – clintg@pctc.net Northwest – abbiec@colorado.net San Luis – slv.hls@amigo.net Southern – ctriggs@lycos.com South Central – eduran@springsgov.com Southeast – john@bentcounty.net Southwest – ljohnson@cityofcortez.com West – joann-stone@qwest.net |
Eligibility
Generally, anyone with substantial involvement in emergency management/homeland security can participate in the training activities offered by the Division of Emergency Management.
Cost
There will be no tuition fees for courses conducted by CDEM (some exceptions may apply). All instruction, books, and student handout materials are provided at no cost. Participants from the private sector must pay their own lodging if applicable.
Lodging
When applicable: local and state government employees, elected/appointed officials, and volunteers traveling more than 50 miles to the course location will have their basic lodging costs covered. Anyone living within 50 miles of a training site is expected to commute and will not be eligible for lodging cost reimbursement.
Attendance
If an individual is unable to attend a course for which he/she has been accepted, he/she must cancel (by telephone or writing) prior to the course start date. He/she is also responsible for canceling the hotel reservation.
How to Apply
Application for acceptance to a CDEM training course is made by using the General Application Form 75-5 EZ. Fill out one application per course per person. Forms may be obtained from CDEM.
You may also apply online! Simply click on “75-5 EZ” at the top of this page, complete the application form, hit submit and the application is sent!
You will be notified by mail of your acceptance. This confirmation letter will include location and lodging specifics. A class roster is distributed at each class with the training material. If you do not want your name on the roster, please indicated this on your 75-5 EZ form. Also, please indicate your organization's information rather than your personal information (e.g. home address, phone, etc.)
Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
EMI provides training to enhance U.S. emergency management practices through a nationwide program of resident and non-resident instruction. Resident courses are conducted at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. If an individual is interested in a resident course a separate application FEMA form 75-5 must be completed and sent to the Colorado DEM Training Coordinator. For detailed information about the Institute and its programs, please refer to the EMI course catalog OR the EMI Web site at: www.fema.gov/emiweb. You may also contact CDEM Training Coordinator.
The form used to apply to take an EMI course is the General Admission Application Form (FEMA Form 75-5, dated February 2004). Only the February 2004 version of the FEMA Form 75-5 can be accepted. You may download the form from the EMI web site or obtain from CDEM Training Coordinator. Please fill out all blanks on the application form completely or it will be returned.
To download the FEMA Form 75-5 Application: www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/emicourses.
Independent Study Courses
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers more than forty independent study courses. These are self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. For most of the courses you will need to download and print the materials. Others are interactive courses that you can take directly over the Internet on the NETC Virtual Campus. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. Each Independent Study Course includes lessons with practice exercises and a final examination. Students who score 75 percent or better are issued a certificate of achievement from EMI.
Course completion times vary from two to fourteen hours, depending on the course and the student’s background. College credit can be obtained after successful completion of a course.
Enrollment: Official enrollment in the courses, scoring of final exams, issuance of certificates, and maintenance of student records is limited to United States (US) residents with a US deliverable postal address including APO and FPO addresses.
Please go to www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/is.
ODP WMD Training Program
ODP Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Program is designed to enhance state and local capabilities to respond to incidents of terrorism. The entire catalog can be found at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/coursecatalog.pdf.
In order to host a training class delivered by one of the ODP training partners, you must provide a request to the designated State training point of contact (POC) for approval.
Steps to Apply for Training:
- Submit a request to the State Training Point of Contact.
- The State Training Point of Contact either approves or denies the request.
- The State POC contacts ODP’s Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID) for scheduling information.
- CSID contacts the training partner to schedule the course in coordination with the State Training POC and the local jurisdiction POC.
The Center for Domestic Preparedness Training Courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is the United States Department of Homeland Security's only federally chartered WMD training center. The Center began operations in June of 1998 as the only all hazards training center, offering training on Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
If you are a state or local responder this training is completely funded by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security at no cost to you or your jurisdiction. We fly you into Atlanta Airport, pick you up, transport you to the Center (former site of Fort McClellan), and provide all meals and lodging as well as provide you with the best in WMD training available.
Classes are challenging, safe, and professional. Whether you are a law enforcement, public works, hazardous materials, medical services, emergency management, public official, fire and rescue professional, or serve in any other capacity in the emergency response community, one of the following training classes is for you.
- WMD Technical Emergency Response Training Course (TERT)
- WMD Hazardous Material Technician Training Course (HT)
- WMD Incident Command Training Course (IC)
- WMD Hands-On Training Course (HOT)
- WMD Law Enforcement Protective Measures (LEPM TtT)
- Instructor Training Certification Course (ITC)
- WMD Emergency Medical Services Training (EMS)
- WMD Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician Training (ER Hazmat)
For further information please go to https://cdp.dhs.gov/. For the class dates go to https://cdp.dhs.gov/schedules/index.html.
All applications are sent to the State Training POC, Robyn Knappe. The application will be reviewed and forwarded to CDP.
New Mexico Tech (EMRTC)
EMRTC provides training programs for safety in handling explosives in research and response to incidents involving explosive materials. The courses provide technical level training for personnel who have a significant responsibility in the research of explosives or providing response to incidents involving explosives. New Mexico Tech provides expert instructors, field facilities for actual tests, and hands-on laboratory instruction. Government agencies and companies utilize these courses to certify personnel to perform and work with explosive operations.
- Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
For further information to include training schedule please go to www.emrtc.nmt.edu.
All applications are sent to the State Training POC, Robyn Knappe for signature. She will then forward to New Mexico Tech.
Bechtel Nevada
Training our nation’s weapons of mass destruction responders in a realistic weapons of mass destruction operations environment is critical to prepare responders both physically and psychologically for such an incident. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration established the National Center for Exercise Excellence at the Nevada Test Site.
Technical strengths and scientific infrastructure make the Nevada Test Site an important part of a global network of multi-user training, test, evaluation, and demonstration locations used in the war against terrorism. With these resources the Combating Terrorism Program offers the following services to our emergency responders at the federal, state and local levels:
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Training and Exercises in Realistic Scenarios
- Emergency Communications Systems and Databases
- Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Crisis/Consequence Management
- Hardened and Deeply Buried Targets Systems Testing
- Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Technologies
- Facility Protection Systems
- Integrated Infrastructure for Customer Support
- Training with Weapons of Mass Destruction Simulants, Surrogates, and Live Chemicals
For further information please go to www.nv.doe.gov/combatingterrorism.
All applications are sent to the State Training POC, Robyn Knappe for review. She will then forward to Bechtel.
| Course Title | Location | Date |
| Basic Public Information Officer | ||
| Community Emergency Repsonse Training (CERT) Train-the-Trainer | ||
| Damage Assessment | ||
| FEMA Debris Management Workshop |
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| Developing & Managing Volunteer Resources | ||
| Donations Management | ||
| Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations | ||
| Emergency Operations Center Operations & Management | Arvada Fire Training Facility at 6651 Indiana St, Arvada, CO | Feb. 5-6, 2009 |
| Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program | ||
| Hospital Preparedness Pilot Class | ||
| ICS / Emergency Operations Center Interface (G191) | Arvada Fire Training Facility at 6651 Indiana St, Arvada, CO |
Jan. 30, 2009 |
| Mass Fatalities & Incident Response | ||
| MGT - 317 - Public Works (PW): Planning for & Responding to a Terrorism/WMD Incident | ||
| Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools | ||
| Public Assistance Debris Management Workshops | ||
| Senior Officials Workshop | ||
CDEM 2009 Course/Workshop Description
Basic Public Information Officers (PIO) G290
This course is intended for the new or less experienced PIO. Its emphasis is on the basic skills and knowledge needed for emergency management public information activities. Topics include the role of the PIO in emergency management, news release writing, public speaking, and television interviews.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train-the-Trainer
Introduces participants to the CERT concept of preparing civilians to proactively organize and train for a disaster. The course covers administrative considerations for implementing the program. It prepares trainers to teach the CERT material by demonstrating instructional methods.
Participants return to their community to help organize CERT teams in the community’s neighborhoods and businesses. They offer teams preparedness and response training. They help maintain teams by providing support and using teams as part of the community’s emergency response capability.
Participants represent the sponsoring agency that is implementing the CERT program in their community. Typically, participants are members of emergency management, fire, police, and emergency medical agencies.
Damage Assessment
The four hour course is intended for new personnel or as a refresher for those who might be involved or perform a damage assessment after a disaster. Damage Assessment is a very important task immediately following a disaster to size up the impact(s) of the damage.
Debris Management G202
This course is designed for state and local personnel at all levels, as well as public works directors, their staff, and waste management personnel. The course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from debris-generating events.
Developing & Managing Volunteers IS244
This course is for emergency managers and related professional working with all types of volunteers and coordinating with volunteer organizations. This course will provide procedures and tools for building and working with voluntary organizations. Topics include: benefits and challenges of using volunteers; building a volunteer program; writing job descriptions; developing volunteers through recruitment, placement, training, supervision, and evaluation; coordinating with voluntary agencies and community based organizations; and special issues such as spontaneous volunteers, liability, and stress. This course is designed for all audiences including federal state, tribal, local emergency management, and voluntary agencies.
Donations Management Workshop G288
This workshop addresses the planning and operations of an effective donations management system to ensure efficient use of undesignated donations and spontaneous volunteers during a disaster in conjunction with representatives of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and State and local government.
Elected Officials Workshop On Emergency Management
The purpose of this workshop is to give guidance to elected officials as to their roles and responsibilities before, during, and after a disaster.
Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations G197
This two-day course is intended to provide those with responsibilities for providing emergency planning or care of seniors, people with disabilities, and/or special needs groups with the skills and knowledge they will need to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency situations.
Emergency Planning IS235
The Local Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP) is a jurisdiction’s game plan for dealing with potential catastrophes that may result from natural or human-caused hazards in the local environment. This course examines LEOPs in detail, including their history and evolution, the planning process, recommended content, alternative styles and formats, involved stakeholders, and implementation methods. The course will also address hazard analyses, Internet planning resources, disaster recovery guidelines, and incident management concepts and principles.
Emergency Operations Center Course (EOC)
The emergency operations center is a critical component of any local emergency management program. The role and responsibilities of the EOC have evolved with the emergence of the Incident Command System. Various courses have focused on the ICS/EOC interface and the relationship between the two. This course will attempt to define the roles and responsibilities of the command and general staff functions in relationship to those of the EOC staff. The EOC operating procedures to include multi-agency coordination group (MACG) protocols and EOC staffing guidelines will also be explored. This course includes information from the FEMA G275 EOC’s Management and Operations Course and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) ICS guidelines. Participants should have completed the NWCG I-100 through I-200 modules, or equivalent ICS training.
HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course
Students will learn how to: Design and conduct evaluations that assess performance as demonstrated through exercises; Observe exercises and analyze data; Develop recommendations and reports, and; Implement an improvement process.
Hospital Preparedness Course: Planning and Protecting Medical/Hospital Infrastructure and Personnel
This course brings together those emergency management personnel from within a jurisdiction who would be required to manage or react to a natural or man-made event within their community as it relates to the medical and hospital infrastructure and its personnel. Participants represent medical and hospital staff and those who share a supporting role in mass casualty, mass fatality and surge capacity events within a jurisdiction. This course provides a unique opportunity for attendees to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to help them protect the public, infrastructure, medical staff and co-workers from the effects of a large scale natural or man-made event in their community. Topics to be covered include an introduction to disasters, hospital emergency response plans, response issues, recovery issues and future direction and action plans. This is a 12 hour course sponsored by DHS. This is also a pilot course offering at this time.
Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center (ICS/EOC) Interface Course G191
This 1½-day course provides an opportunity for participants to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface. Prerequisite Recommended: Completion of ICS Basic/I-100 or ICS Intermediate/I-200.
Instructional Methodology
The purpose of this two-day course is to guide the instructor candidate in the many important areas of instructional methods, including the techniques of preparation, presentation and evaluation. In addition, participants will be able to incorporate the needs of training participants into their training delivery. At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Analyze the audience characteristics, given a particular training activity.
- Review course materials to determine how the needs of the training participants affect their presentation.
- Use instructional techniques, methods and media effectively.
- Prepare and manage the learning environment
- Demonstrate effective instructional delivery techniques given a specific audience and materials.
This course is approved for the twelve continuing education hours required for Fire and Emergency Service Instructor I re-certification and meets the instructional methodology requirements to assist in the delivery of state-sponsored training through the Division of Fire Safety. This course is not designed to prepare the individual to take the state certification exam nor does it fulfill their practical requirements. This course is one of many that will fufill the adult teaching methodology class prerequisite to become a Colorado NIMS/ICS Instructor.
Mass Fatalities Incident Response G386
This course prepares local and State response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster. This course is designed for a wide audience, encompassing the range of personnel with a role to play in mass fatality incidents. Coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors, heads of first response agencies (fire, police, EMS, etc.) planners, and emergency management coordinators will benefit from this course.
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools G362
This course will provide participants with the basic information and tools needed to develop effective plans for the wide array of potential emergencies that schools may face. Participants completing the course will be able to explain the importance of effective planning to others and lead individuals in their schools and community through the process of developing an effective multi-hazard program.
MGT 317:Public Works: Planning for and Responding to a Terrorism/WMD Incident
This course focuses on enhancing the capabilities of public works leadership, in coordination with state and local emergency response personnel, to plan for, respond to, and manage a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism incident. The course presents the fundamental skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will be needed by public works managers and supervisors when they are called upon to respond to a WMD terrorism incident or develop a plan to prevent or mitigate a WMD terrorism incident, including chemical and biological agents, nuclear/radiological weapons and explosive devices. In order to foster a proper level of multidiscipline understanding, participants from the fire services (fire, HazMat, EMS), law enforcement, and public health disciplines will be invited to the course.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Public Assistance Debris Management Workshop
FEMA’s Public Assistance Division has developed a one-day Debris Management Plan Workshop to enhance state and local capacity to manage debris removal operations in a cost-effective and timely manner. This fast-paced workshop has been designed to stimulate the discussion and interaction necessary to produce a comprehensive debris plan. The workshop is geared for state and local government participants that are directly involved in debris planning and operations (e.g. county/municipal officials, emergency managers, public works, solid waste, civil engineers, code enforcement, public health, landfill operators, finance, etc.). It does not replace the Debris Operations (E201) and Debris Management (E202) courses offered by the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).
Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role G270.4
This two-day workshop is designed for local government disaster recovery professionals (elected officials, city/county administrators, emergency management coordinators, public works directors, community planners, and unmet needs committee coordinators). This workshop covers the roles, responsibilities, and major tasks of each team member during short and long-term recovery. Course materials include checklists, sample forms, brochures, public notices, sample news releases, sample ordinances, and other resources (in electronic file) to assist local recovery teams in their jobs.
CGT3: Type III Command and General Staff
This course is intended for potential and qualified Type III Incident Commanders. The course will cover the information needed for effective management of Type III incidents; organizational skills; agreements with local, state and federal agencies; incident business requirements; and informational transfer and transitioning with Type I and Type II teams.
WMD Awareness-Level Training Course Train-the-Trainer
Developed by the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), this course provides emergency responders with the awareness-level instruction on recognition, avoidance, isolation, and notification techniques in a weapons of mass destruction environment. The course covers prevention and deterrence and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) hazards. After completing the Train-the-Trainer course, participants are eligible to conduct courses for their agency and surrounding jurisdictions. The NDPC provides all training materials required for certified instructors to carry out indirect course delivery. Training Length: 12 hours.
Target Audience: law enforcement, EMS, emergency management, fire service, HazMat, public works, public safety communication, public health.