Washington County

Department of Public Safety Building, Lab Classroom - 45 State Drive, Waterbury, VT

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The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, is pleased to offer the “Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) K-12 101 Training.” This on-site, 4- hour training presents important  federal guidance on school emergency management planning.

When: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am)
Where: Vermont School Board Insurance Trust, 52 Pike Drive, Berlin, VT 05602
Cost: NO CHARGE

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Instructors: Gina Kahn & Mary Jalloh
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Location: State Emergency Operations Center, Waterbury

Agenda

When: March 29, 2017

Where: Vermont Agency of Transportation Training Center, 1716 U.S. Route 302, Berlin, VT 

Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Maximum participants: 20

Instructor: Mark Bosma

Description

This one-day course will outline the communications needed for different incidents and define the roles of the PIO within ICS.

This is the final prerequisite course for the Advanced Public Information Officer Course April 17-21 in Berlin

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• State the course purpose and objectives.
• Describe why public information officers train at this level.
• Define NIMS, and explain where public information fits in.
• Define ICS and the role of the PIO within ICS.
• Analyze the communications needs of a single-PIO incident.
• Given a 5% scenario, analyze the actions and barriers to communications in an expanding incident.
• Describe the advantages and challenges of working with multiple PIOs.
• Differentiate between the JIS and the JIC.
• Describe triggers for JIC activation.
• Describe the preparedness activities for establishing and maintaining a JIC.
• Describe flexible and scalable structures for organizing a JIC based on incident needs.
• Describe circumstances when State and Federal partners might be integrated into the JIS/JIC.
• Describe the State JIC organizational structures and resources.
• Describe the Federal ESF #15 organizational structures and resources.
• Identify strategies for building partnerships at all levels.
• Given a 5% scenario, demonstrate organizing a JIC.
• Recall course key points.

Target Audience

The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main
job or as an auxiliary function at the state, local, or tribal level of government.
It is prerequisite for entry into the Advanced PIO course being held in April 2017 at Berlin, VT.

Prerequisites

G0290 - Basic Information Officer course (being offered two days prior to course delivery).

Notes

Participants who attend all hours required of this course and successfully pass a final exam will receive a Certificate of Completion.
 Late registrations may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Number of openings: 20
Registration Deadline: 2 weeks prior to course

To Register

Complete the DEMHS General Registration form.
Complete IS. 29  as listed above and retain your Certificate of Completion.
Scan the DEMHS General Registration form with your IS.29 Certificate of Completion to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov.
Once the completed registration package is received, a confirmation email is sent. (This will serve as your confirmation for registering for the course. Therefore please mark your calendar once you have received this confirmation).

A course email notification will be forth coming in the weeks prior to the course delivery.

Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is hosting G0290 - Basic Public Information Officers Course in Berlin. This is one of the classroom prerequisites the Advanced PIO course being held in Vermont in April 2017.  The final prerequisite is being offered the day after this course: G0291 - Joint Information System/Joint Information Center

When: March 27-28, 2017 (must attend both days)

Where: VT Agency of Transportation Training Center, 1716 U.S. Route 302, Berlin, VT 

Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days.

Maximum participants: 20

Instructor: Mark Bosma

Course Overview

This 2-day classroom course is an updated, shortened, and revised version of the previous course. The revised course:

Emphasizes skills development
Addresses the impact of technology on emergency public information
Offers options that allow the states to tailor the instructional methodology to suit their needs while consistently meeting the course learning objectives.

Course Objectives
Demonstrate how to communicate emergency public information effectively in writing to the public through the news media.
Describe actions the PIO can take to prepare for and conduct an effective interview with the news media.
Demonstrate the ability to answer questions effectively during an on-camera interview.
Describe how to effectively perform the responsibilities of the PIO at the scene of an incident.
Describe the JIS/JIC concepts as they apply to the public information function in an expanding incident.
Participate in a panel.

Target Audience
The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the state, local, or tribal level of government.

It is prerequisite for entry into the Advanced PIO course being held in April 2017 at Berlin, VT.

Prerequisites
IS. 29 -  Public Information Officer Awareness https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-29

We encourage all of our partners to attend. If you would like to participate, please follow the application instructions below. Please share this invitation with others in your agency who may be interested in attending as well.

To Register

Complete the DEMHS General Registration form.
Complete IS. 29  as listed above and retain your Certificate of Completion.
Scan the DEMHS General Registration form with your IS.29 Certificate of Completion to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov.
Once the completed registration package is received, a confirmation email is sent. (This will serve as your confirmation for registering for the course. Therefore please mark your calendar once you have received this confirmation).

A course email notification will be forth coming in the weeks prior to the course delivery.

Course Details

Vermont Registration

Federal Registration Form 119

When: April 17, 18, 19, 20, & 21, 2017 (must attend all five days)
Where: VTrans Training Center, 1716 US Route 302, Berlin, VT 05602
Time: 8:00AM – 5:00PM Each Day.

50 seats are available for the course and is available to responders from Vermont and anywhere in the country. 

Course Overview: The Advanced Public Information Officer course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage and work within a JIC through multimedia lectures and individual and group activities. The training allows participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multi-day functional exercise (FE) designed to test the participants’ abilities to analyze, coordinate, process and create information in a fast-paced, realistic environment.

Through a tabletop exercise (TTX), participants evaluate their processes to help them generate new ideas, products, or ways of viewing challenges or situations as well as improve their processes ensuring every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Review assigned JIC role for FE. (Unit 1)
Apply current crisis communications methodologies to community audiences during an incident. (Unit 2)
Analyze the characteristics of the changing American family and how the media and fear play a role in shaping communication goals and messages. (Unit 3)
Conduct an analysis of personal and organizational disaster response readiness. (Unit 4)
Relate the Incident Action Planning (IAP) process to the External Affairs 8-Step Strategic Communications Model. (Unit 5)
Demonstrate the ability to work in a JIC by actively contributing to exercise tasks and products as specified in the exercise objectives through exercise play. (Unit 6)
Write strategic communications plans in an all-hazards environment. (Unit 7)
Complete a professional improvement plan. (Unit 8)

Target Audience:  DEMHS is encouraging all emergency response organizations to identify at least one member whose attendance at the class could benefit your response capabilities.  This attendee need not be a professional communicator, those in positions of leadership who encounter press, or who could encounter press are encouraged to explore the benefits of registering for the course.

Prerequisites:
IS-42 – Social Media in Emergency Management - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-42
IS-100.b – Introduction to Incident Command System -  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b
IS-200.b – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b
IS-201 – Forms Used in the Development of the Incident Action Plan - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-201
IS-250a - Emergency Support Function #15 - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-250.a
IS-247.a - Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (PAWS) -  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-247.a
IS-700.a – National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction -https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a
IS-702.a – NIMS Public Information Systems - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-702.a
IS-800.b – National Response Framework – An Introduction - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.b
G0289 -  Public Information Officer Awareness (or IS.29 – PIO Awareness online course -https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-29)
G0290 – Basic Public Information Officers Course – Going to be offered by DEMHS in the coming months.
G0291 - Joint Information System / Joint Information Center Planning for Tribal, State and Local PIO's – Going to be offered by DEMHS in the coming months.

Recommended Prerequisites:
ICS 300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents – currently offered through DEMHS.
IS-120.a - Introduction to Exercises - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-120.a
IS-242.b – Effective Communication - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-242.b
IS-650.a - Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-650.a
IS-660 - Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-660
IS-909 - Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone - https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-909

We encourage all of our partners to attend. If you would like to participate, please follow the application instructions below. Please share this invitation with others in your agency who may be interested in attending as well.

To Register:

1.  Complete the prerequisites as listed above and retain your Certificate of Completion(s).    
2.   Register through the Vermont Learning Management System. (Note: If you do not already have an account, please select "Register for an Account" at the top of the page.)
3.  Complete the FEMA 119 Registration Form attached.
4.   Scan the FEMA 119 Form and your Certificate of Completions to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov.

Course Details

Registration

Dates: March 18, 2017
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, 29 Main Street, Suite 4, Montpelier, VT
Contact: DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov 

During a Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, Emily Harris of the VT Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Rob Evans, the VT School Safety Liaison, will present on the development of Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) for schools and the role that first responders play in the development of this plan.  They will share the EOP template developed by FEMA, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the Vermont School Crisis Guide, developed by the Vermont School Crisis Planning Team.  Use of these tools help ensure consistency across the schools and supervisory unions.

For additional meeting information and to RSVP, please contact: ranker@cvregion.com