Every State, major urban city\jurisdiction, and college\university campus should have an MEP professional.
BEMA
Emergency Management Institute's Master Exercise Practitioner
Program Application Period Ends July 1
The Master
Exercise Practitioner Program application period is open until July
1, 2016. Participants in the program are assigned to an exercise planning
team where they are challenged to: demonstrate their expertise at all levels of
exercise design and conduct; apply best practices and lessons learned from
their organizations and experience; and use the concepts from the curriculum
for their exercise planning team assignments.
Please join us on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, for the Continuity Webinar
titled: “Texas Continuity Initiative Webinar – Exercises.” This is the
second of a two part webinar. This month’s speakers are Mr. Kevin Clement
and Mrs. Maureen Clement. Mrs. Clement is Texas’ Statewide Continuity
Coordinator, State Office of Risk Management and Mr. Clement is the Strategic
Planner for Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety.
They are located in Austin, TX.
In 2013, the State of Texas began a major initiative to address
shortcomings in Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) by Texas State
agencies. The webinar provides a description of this initiative,
obstacles addressed, and the tools, training, and exercises developed, and
those promising practices and lessons learned in support of this effort.
This is the second presentation of two webinars: The first webinar, May
4, 2016, focused on planning and training; and this webinar will focus on the
planning and conduct of continuity exercises and sustainment of the
initiative.
Invited By: FEMA-Continuity
Webinar (FEMA-ContinuityWebinar@fema.dhs.gov) When: Wednesday,
June 1, 2016 Time: 2:00
PM - 3:00 PM, Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Speaker:Mr. Kevin Clement and Mrs. Maureen
Clement, Strategic Planners, Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of
Public Safety and Statewide Continuity Coordinator, State Office of Risk
Management.
Connection Options for
Webinar:
1) Webinar (Do not need to dial into Audio
Conference. Webinar can be heard through computer speakers.)
If you have never attended a
Connect Pro meeting before, please use the following instructions to test
your computer connection before the meeting:
Conduct an Adobe Connect
connection diagnostic test at: http://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/connection-test-connect-meeting.htmlIf the test run is successful, your computer
should be ready for any Adobe Connect web meeting. If not, you may be
advised to install some “add on” features after the test, please do so as
advised. If the Internet cannot display the page, please go to the
advanced tab, Internet Options, and under Security check the box use TLS
1.0.
“NCP’s vision is to be the Nation’s center
of excellence for government continuity planning, guidance, and operations. Our
mission is to serve the public by protecting our Nation’s constitutional form
of government”. For additional
information please contact us: Email: FEMA-STTLContinuity@fema.dhs.gov:
continuity of operations information for State, Territorial, Tribal and Local
government. FEMA-ContinuityWebinar@fema.dhs.gov:
information on the monthly webinar series
U.S. citizens and U.S. lawful permanent residents.
U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents and citizens of certain other countries.1
U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, Canadian citizens and lawful permanent residents of Canada.
Proof of citizenship and admissibility documentation.
Application Fee
$85.00 (5 year membership)
$100.00 (5 year membership)
$50.00 (5 year membership)
$122.25 (5 year membership)
Passport Required
No
Yes; or lawful permanent resident card
No
No
Application Process
Pre-enroll online, visit an enrollment center; provide fingerprints and verify ID.
Pre-enroll online, visit an enrollment center for an interview; provide fingerprints and verify ID.
Pre-enroll online, visit an enrollment center for an interview; provide fingerprints and verify ID.
Pre-enroll online, visit an enrollment center for an interview; provide fingerprints and verify ID.
Program Experience
TSA Pre✓™ expedited screening at participating airports.
Expedited processing through CBP at airports and land borders upon arrival in the U.S.. Includes the TSA Pre✓™ experience.
Expedited processing at airports and land borders when entering the U.S. and Canada. Includes Global Entry benefits. Includes the TSA Pre✓™ benefits for U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents and Canadian citizens.
Expedited processing through CBP at land borders. Includes Global Entry and TSA Pre✓™ benefits for U.S. citizens and U.S. lawful permanent residents.
Community members registration in the American Red Cross Collection System, in addition to working at the community level in your local jurisdictions CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a start for our future leaders to get involved in the community recovery from disasters. Volunteer Opportunities can lead to a part-time, or full-time position. The possibilities are endless. Communities, BEMA, and the AmRC coming together for sustainable communities to recovery from crisis. BEMA
Volunteer Connection
The American Red Cross has officially launched Volunteer Connection, a new volunteer management system, which will transform the way people are connected to the Red Cross.
“This is a game-changer for us, the functionality of Volunteer Connection will dramatically enhance our capacity to communicate with and engage our volunteers,” said Skip Zimmerman, Director of Volunteer & Community Services for American Red Cross Northeastern New York Region. “We are part of a nationwide implementation that will bring this new system to more than 500,000 volunteers and we are very excited about it.”
With Volunteer Connection, people will be able to manage their involvement with the Red Cross by learning about and applying for volunteer opportunities that are available, scheduling volunteer shifts and being able to view the calendar of shifts and schedule of events.
It also gives volunteers the ability to build their Red Cross record by administering their own member profiles, recording volunteer hours, and registering for chapter events and disaster response shifts.
This new system makes it simpler to stay connected by downloading important files and documents, learning more about local chapters and regions, as well as communicating with other volunteers working in similar positions.
Volunteer Connection is made possible through the generous support of W.W. Grainger Inc... It will be beneficial for the Red Cross, its volunteers and the communities they serve. For more information, contact the volunteer resources department at the local Red Cross chapter.