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Title | TEEX MGT 310 Threat and Risk Assessment (CG 7)(Free) |
Dates | 6/18/2013 - 6/19/2013 |
Time | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST |
Location | Howard Co Public Safety Building, 2200 Scott Wheeler Dr. |
City | Marriottsville |
State | MD 21104 |
Description | This course prepares participants to conduct a jurisdictional Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participant activities focus on allowing the jurisdiction to understand threats and hazards and how the impacts may vary according to time of occurrence, season, location, and other community factors. This knowledge helps a jurisdiction establish informed and defensible capability targets. Participants will identify threats and hazards of concern, give the threats and hazards context, examine the core capabilities, set capability targets, perform vulnerability and consequence assessments, and apply the results. The course delivery combines lecture, small group discussions, participant activities, and multimedia scenarios to improve the jurisdiction’s capability to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, or recover from all-hazards events. Participant Audience: Emergency response level, supervisory and/or management personnel who respond to or have oversight responsibility for incidents caused by terrorism, natural disaster, major accidents and all other hazards. Course participants include responders from the following disciplines/services: • Law Enforcement • Fire Service • Emergency Medical Services • Hazardous Materials • Public Health • Public Works • Emergency Management • Health Care • Emergency Communications • Governmental Administrative Personnel from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, schools, and the military are also allowed to attend if invited or approved by the host jurisdiction. Prerequisites: Participants should work in one of the listed disciplines, have completed a WMD/terrorism awareness level course, or be approved by the local jurisdiction host. Completion of the online courses IS-700.a (NIMS - An Introduction) and AWR-160 (WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders) is recommended but not required. The DHS/FEMA NTED course AWR-160 is offered online by TEEX at: www.teexwmdcampus.com. |
Sponsors | MEMA |
Contacts | John Broaddus-410-517-3609 John Reginaldi-443-865-9514 |
Contact Email | john.broaddus@maryland.gov |
Topic | None |
Frequency | Daily |
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Training Opportunity: June 18-19, 2013. Threat and Risk Assessment (CG 7)(Free)
Thursday, May 2, 2013
HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Nominations DEADLINE: May 31, 2013
HHS: Announces Solicitation of Nomination for Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on May 31, 2013. View Full Announcement [PDF | 196KB]
Demystifying Autism. May 20, 2013
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Training: Biosurveillance Symposium. June 17, 2013. Alexandria, Virginia
The
2nd Annual Oak Ridge National Laboratory Biosurveillance Symposium
is being held June 17, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.
For more information, please visit
http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/viewevents.php?event_id=295&act=evt.
is being held June 17, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.
For more information, please visit
http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/viewevents.php?event_id=295&act=evt.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Scholarship Opportunity: Shawn Carter Scholarship. Deadline: May 31, 2013
Scholarships to single mothers, children who attend alternative schools,
students who have earned a GED, students with grade point averages of 2.0 and
students who have previously been incarcerated, etc. but desire a higher
educational opportunity. This group is generally not the recipients of college
scholarships and is typically ignored by the Board of
Education.
This may be just the right information for someone we
know. APPLICATION DEADLINE is May 31, 2013,
Eligibility Requirements!
CLICK LINK TO APPLY TODAY!!!
Gloria Carter
Ms. Carter is currently the CEO of the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. The Foundation was established by her and her son Shawn Carter after her retirement. The Foundation was essentially formed because Ms. Carter wanted to create “something that would enhance the future of our young people.” The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation is unique in that it offers scholarships to single mothers, children who attend alternative schools, students who have earned a GED, students with grade point averages of 2.0 and students who have previously been incarcerated, etc. but desire a higher educational opportunity. This group is generally not the recipients of college scholarships and is typically ignored by the Board of Education. The Shawn Carter Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to any under-served student across the United States who desires a higher education. One of the key questions asked by the Foundation when students apply for a scholarship is: What are your plans to give back to the community?”.
Training Opportunity: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) on Campuses Wednesday, May 8
***Webinar
Reminder***
Community Emergency
Response Teams (CERTs) on Campuses
Wednesday, May
8
3:00 p.m.
EDT
Next
week, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT, FEMA’s Individual
and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) will host a free webinar entitled,
“Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) on College Campuses.” This event
serves as the kick-off for ICPD’s nationwide Campus CERT promotion and
implementation effort, which is designed to increase the number of CERTs at
higher education institutions across America.
With
presentations from current Campus CERT programs at the University of Southern California, Michigan State
University and North Carolina Central University, the webinar will
provide the opportunity to learn more about Campus CERT and ICPD’s plans to
develop tools and resources to support the implementation of Campus CERT
programs.
If you have already registered for this webinar, have
registered for a previous webinar or are already a registered HSIN user,
you can login here: http://connect.hsin.gov/campuscert2013a/event/registration_login.html
Can’t make
the date? Technical difficulties get in the way? All of our webinars are
recorded and transcribed, so you can view past events in our webinar
library. Please be
sure to visit the webinar library for a recording of the event.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Do Emergency Managers Have a Personality?
Do Emergency Managers Have a Personality?
April 23, 2013
by Adam Crowe: Practical and strategic application of social media for emergency managers
Of course we do, but we don't often show it.
That's why I was so happy to see the Emergency Management Magazine article last week that was profiling various public safety and emergency management agencies in Edmond (OK), Albany(NY), and Tampa (FL) who had made videos of their version of the "Harlem Shake" internet fad. While I don't know exactly what happened, I imagine some ambitious public safety personnel went to their boss (who then went to their boss) to a ask permission to this make this video. The conversation probably went something like this:
"Can we make a Harlem Shake style video where we all dress up in strange outfits and dance around for 30 seconds?"
"Why?"
"Because everybody is doing it and it's HOT on the internet."
"Uh huh."
"It will be great. They'll love it."
"Uh huh."
But somewhere in there, somebody realized that it's okay to have some fun and show a little personality. It's important to maintain professionalism and purpose, but it's also okay (especially in an ever changing social media world) to relax and enjoy the ride. While some members of your community (possibly including your boss or elected official) may object to fun imitation videos (see Gangham Style and Call Me Maybe as well) the community will greatly enjoy it because you show that you are human just like them. You are more likable, more approachable, and far more apart of the community which is critically important before, during, and after emergency events.
I don't emergency managers will ever start an internet fad, but we can always ride the wave with our community and have a little fun while we do it!