Webinar: Dec. 16, 2015. Partnership Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies

Webinar: Partnership Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to invite you to a webinar to help connect faith-based and community organizations with federal government tools, resources, and partners to help prepare their houses of worship for all hazards, including active shooter incidents. Access resources, recorded webinars, trainings and more today at www.fema.gov/protecting-houses-worship. 

This webinar is a collaborative effort between the DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships, a center of the White House Office of Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships, and FEMA.

Title: Partnership Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies  

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Time:  2:00 - 3:15 p.m. (EST)

How to Join the Webinar:

• Adobe Connect Registration Web Link: https://icpd.adobeconnect.com/helphow1/event/registration.html   

This link is also contained in the invitation below, “Adobe Connect Registration Web Link.”

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This webinar will offer closed captioning.

CERT Program Management. Start your program. Under community control.

Special Note: 

Establish a 4 person team in your community to attend both Program Manager and Train-the-trainer courses to establish your CERT Team of 20 or more individuals.

Many jurisdictions CERT Teams, management and coordination are under local law enforcement control.

Local law enforcement are one of the tools, and entities to coordinate your training, and response to disasters\emergencies.  

Control your CERT TEAM.  Utilize 'UNIFIED COMMAND' to hand-over incident command upon their and Fire\EMS arrival.

Contact your local Emergency Management Office\Agency to sponsor your application for training.

BEMA

Course Name:

E0427 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Manager

March 3-4, 2016    (with Train-the-Trainer course)

May 12-13, 2016    (with Train-the-Trainer course)

June 24-25, 2016    (with Train-the-Trainer course)

August 18-19, 2016    (with Train-the-Trainer course)

September 29-30, 2016    (with Train-the-Trainer course)

This course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local CERT program.

Course Name:

E0428 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train-the-Trainer

February 29-March 2, 2016

May 9-11, 2016

June 20-22, 2016

August 15-17, 2016

September 26-28, 2016

This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA’s CERT Basic Training course.