Training and Exercise Update

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1 Texas Division of Emergency Management Training and Exercise Update Helping to prepare Texas emergency management community May 2015 This Update provides information about emergency management training and exercise opportunities. Training is provided by TDEM staff and instructors from state agencies and consortium partners and is intended for local, regional and state emergency managers. If you have some ideas for the improvement of this Update, we would like to hear from you. Also to be added to or deleted from our distribution list, please Highlight Are you New to Emergency Management? Welcome. We Recommend Some Online Training that Fits Your Schedule. The Training and Exercise Update offers every month a 90-days list of classes available in six DPS regions in Texas. By doing this, the Preparedness Section Training Unit of TDEM wants to facilitate the access to valuable (and sometimes Texas focused) information to emergency managers and staff across the state. In addition to the in-class training, in this issue the Unit recommends some of the online courses offered by the Independent Studies Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) ( L-146 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Training Class. Bryan, Texas. February The Training Unit suggests that emergency management workers become familiar with the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Gaining knowledge of NIMS is vital and is the first step to understanding emergency management. NIMS is the shared specialized language emergency management professionals speak, not only across the state, but the nation. It is also how you integrate your realm of responsibility into the system. In other words, how you as an emergency manager (and other staff in the jurisdiction) fit into the big picture. You will also learn the organizational structure of the system (chains of command) and the process to request assistance. National Incident Management System IS-700 and National Response Plan IS- 800 are two NIMS related courses you could take online at Volume I, Issue 7 Page 1 of 10

2 The courses listed below and the time frames to complete them are suggested by the TDEM s Training Unit and do not intent to be prescriptive. However, if you have any questions about emergency management training feel free to contact Vera Hughes, Training Unit Supervisor, at Vera.Hughes@dps.texas.gov Volume I, Issue 7 Page 2 of 10

3 2015 Texas Emergency Management Conference The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) will host the 2015 Texas Emergency Management Conference, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. For registration information, please visit the conference website Upcoming Training Opportunities Please be aware that the dates of the classes listed below may be subject to change. We recommend that you check often our website for the latest dates and location information, or new additions to our training catalogue. Also you may want to visit the website to find information about other topics related to Preparedness in our state. If you would like to see a map with the DPS regions, please click here. You can click on the course numbers listed below if you want to see a description of each course. Region 1 G-386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response Dallas May 5-7, 2015 AWR-147 Rail Car Incident Response Weatherford May 6, 2015 G-608 Disaster Recovery Workshop Arlington May 7, 2015 G-357 Emergency Response to Criminal and Terrorist Dallas May 7, 2015 AWR-147 Rail Car Incident Response McKinney May 8, 2015 PER-222 Public Safety WMD Response - Sampling Techniques and Guidelines Paris May 11-13, 2015 Texarkana May 11-13, 2015 Texarkana May 14-15, 2015 H-504 NFPA Edition Trench Rescue Levels I and II Pro-Board Certification Greenville May 18-22, 2015 AWR-167 Sport Event Risk Management Arlington May 19-20, 2015 MGT-412 Sport and Special Event Evacuation Training and Exercise Arlington May 21-22, 2015 G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters Dallas May 26, 2015 Dallas May 26-29, 2015 L-553 Resilient Accord Cyber Security Planning Fort Worth May 26, 2015 HAM HAM Technician License Grapevine May 27-28, 2015 L-548 Continuity of Planning (COOP) Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Fort Worth May 28-29, 2015 Volume I, Issue 7 Page 3 of 10

4 G-417.b Teen CERT Train the Trainer (For Teachers) Arlington June 9-11, 2015 G-191 G-191 ICS - EOC Interface Dallas June 10, 2015 G-272 G-272 Warning Coordination Dallas June 11-12, 2015 PER-211 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Arlington June 11-12, 2015 Arlington June 15-17, 2015 MGT-404 Sports / Special Events Incident Management Arlington June 16-17, 2015 El Paso June 17-19, 2015 Arlington June 18-19, 2015 MGT-319 Bioterrorism: Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness and Planning Garland June 22-23, 2015 H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Lewisville June 23, 2015 H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Lewisville June 24, 2015 H-404 NFPA 472 Response to illicit Laboratory -Awareness Kilgore June 26, 2015 MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Grapevine July 16-17, 2015 L-550 Continuity of Planning (COOP) Train-the-Trainer Fort Worth July 21-23, 2015 Region 2 H-509 NFPA 472 HazMat Transportation Specialist - College (Pro-Board Certification) Station April 27-May 1, 2015 O-305 All-Hazards Incident Management Team Deer Park April 27-May 1, 2015 E/L-964 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader (SITL) Orange May 4 7, 2015 Bryan May 6, 2015 Beaumont May 7, 2015 MGT-314 Enhanced Incident Management/Unified College Command (EIMUC) Station May 11-15, 2015 Houston May 12-14, 2015 Basic Public Information Officer G- (G290)/Public Information Officer 290/G289 Awareness (G289)/JIS/JIC Planning for /G291 Tribal, State, and Local PIOs(G291) Beaumont May 19-21, 2015 MGT-346 Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for All-Hazards Events Katy May 19-21, 2015 AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Awareness Freeport May 20, 2015 MGT-414 Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection Freeport May 21, 2015 System, Command and General Staff Jewett May 23-24, 2015 G-200 G-200 Texas Public Officials Workshop Beaumont May 26, 2015 E/L-967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Lufkin June 1-4, 2015 PER Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER), Train-the-Trainer Beaumont June 2-4, 2015 AWR-319 Leveraging Tools for Conducting Damage La Marque June 3, 2015 Volume I, Issue 7 Page 4 of 10

5 Assessments AWR-319 Leveraging Tools for Conducting Damage Assessments La Marque June 4, 2015 T197 Emergency Planning for People with Access and Functional Needs Cypress June 9-10, 2015 H-100 HazMat Awareness Kirbyville June 13, 2015 H-503 NFPA Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Certificates) Angleton June 15-19, 2015 PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery Galveston June 16, 2015 H-204 HazMat First Responder Awareness/ Houston June 16-18, 2015 PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Harris Recovery County June 17, 2015 AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Awareness La Marque June 22, 2015 H-304 Confined Space Rescue Anderson June 22-25, 2015 MGT-414 Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection La Marque June 23, 2015 PER-243, PER-245 Preventative Radiological/Nuclear Detection Onand PER- Site (PRNDOS) Program La Porte June 29-July 2, H-504 NFPA Edition Trench Rescue Levels I and II Pro-Board Certification Angleton June 29-July 3, 2015 E/L-956 NIMS ICS All Hazards Liaison Officer (LOFR) Beaumont July 6-7, 2015 AWR-228 Coastal Community Resilience: Building La Marque July 7, 2015 AWR-228 Coastal Community Resilience: Building La Marque July 8, 2015 PER-305 Coastal Flood Risk Reduction La Marque July 9, 2015 PER-305 Coastal Flood Risk Reduction La Marque July 10, 2015 MGT-431 Rural Isolation and Quarantine Planning: Private Sector Readiness La Marque July 14, 2015 MGT-433 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities La Marque July 14, 2015 MGT-432 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Public Safety Personnel La Marque July 15, 2015 PER-308 Rural Isolation and Quarantine for Public Health and Healthcare Professionals La Marque July 15, 2015 G-318/G- 557/G- Advanced Professional Series Texas Academy Beaumont July 20-23, Houston July 21-23, 2015 MGT-440 Enhanced Sports and Special Events Incident Management College Station July 21-23, 2015 Region 3 T-600 Disaster Accounting Basic Cuero Ends May 6, 2015 Laredo April 30 May 1, 2015 G-318 Local Mitigation Planning Workshop Kingsville May 12-13, 2015 H-203 Confined Space Safety Mission May 13-14, 2015 Laredo May 16-17, 2015 Laredo May 23-24, 2015 Laredo May 29, 2015 Volume I, Issue 7 Page 5 of 10

6 G-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters Kingsville June 4, 2015 H-503 NFPA Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Mercedes June 8-12, 2015 Certificates) G-975 EOC and ICS Interface Del Rio June 9-11, 2015 La Joya June 15-17, 2015 H-302 HazMat Refresher Training Brownsville June 16, 2015 MGT-323 Instructor Development Workshop Laredo June 16-18, 2015 G-288 G-288 Donations Management Corpus Christi June 17-18, 2015 La Joya June 17-18, 2015 H-304 Confined Space Rescue Roma June 29-July 2, 2015 G-975 EOC and ICS Interface Alice July 7-9, 2015 G-363 Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities Kingsville July 14-15, 2015 Corpus Christi July 14-16, 2015 Corpus Christi July 15-17, 2015 MGT-346 Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for All-Hazards Events Roma July 21-23, 2015 Region 4 L-548 Continuity of Planning (COOP) Program Manager Train-the-Trainer Odessa May 4-5, 2015 L-550 Continuity of (COOP) Train-the- Trainer Odessa May 6-8, 2015 Amarillo May 7, 2015 San Angelo May 8, 2015 H-304 Confined Space Rescue San Angelo May 11-14, 2018 Odessa May 18-20, 2015 Odessa May 25-26, 2015 G-318/G- 557/G- Advanced Professional Series Texas Academy Midland June 8-11, H-204 HazMat First Responder Awareness/ Junction June 9-11, 2015 G-361 Flood Fight El Paso June 16-18, 2015 E/L-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills Amarillo June 16-18, 2015 G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters Midland June 20, 2015 T-624 How to Maximize Your Reimbursement San Angelo June 25, 2015 El Paso June 26, 2015 T197 Emergency Planning for People with Access and Functional Needs El Paso July 7-8, 2015 El Paso July 13-15, 2015 Volume I, Issue 7 Page 6 of 10

7 G-608 Disaster Recovery Workshop San Angelo July 14, 2015 PER-240 WMD Radiological/Nuclear Responder Amarillo July 14-16, 2015 El Paso July 15-16, 2015 PER-Pilot Population Monitoring for Community Response Center Amarillo July 17, 2015 Region 5 G-489 Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters Wichita Falls May 5, 2015 Lubbock May 6, 2015 AWR-160 Standardized Awareness Training Lubbock May 20, 2015 Wichita Falls May 21, 2015 H-503 NFPA Edition Confined Space Rescue Levels I and II Training (Pro-Board Lubbock May 25-29, 2015 Certificates) T-600 Disaster Accounting 101 Basic Archer City Ends May 27, 2015 H-200 HazMat First Responder Jasper June 19-20, 2015 Lubbock June 25-26, 2015 Region 6 E/L-967 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Austin April 27-May 1, 2015 E/L-962 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific Plans Section Chief (PSC) Austin May 4-8, 2015 H-302 HazMat Refresher Training San Marcos May 6, 2015 G-386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response San Antonio May 6-8, 2015 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Georgetown May 11-12, 2015 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Bastrop May 12-14, 2015 H-302 HazMat Refresher Training San Marcos May 13, 2015 Georgetown May 13-14, 2015 E/L/G- Community Emergency Response Team 428 Train the Trainer San Antonio May 16-17, 2015 Continuity of Planning (COOP) L-548 Program Manager Train-the-Trainer San Antonio May 18-19, 2015 Orientation to Disaster District Emergency Waco May 19, 2015 Bastrop May 20-21, 2015 L-550 Continuity of Planning (COOP) Train-the-Trainer San Antonio May 20-22, 2015 Volume I, Issue 7 Page 7 of 10

8 G-202 G-202 Debris Management New Braunfels May 26-29, 2015 G-449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula (Train-the-Trainer) Austin June 1-5, 2015 E/L-965 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Resources Unit Leader (RESL) Austin June 15-18, 2015 G775 EOC Management & San Antonio June 16-17, 2015 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Austin June 22-23, 2015 O-305 All-Hazards Incident Management Team Waco June 22-26, 2015 E/L-253 Introduction to Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance Austin June 23-25, 2015 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding San Antonio June 23-25, 2015 Austin June 24-25, 2015 MGT-433 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities San Antonio June 25, 2015 MGT-432 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Public Safety Personnel San Antonio June 25, 2015 E/L-975 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leaders Austin June 30- July 2, 2015 (FAUL) PER-222 Public Safety WMD Response - Sampling Techniques and Guidelines Austin July 6-8, 2015 ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding San Antonio July 7-9, 2015 MGT-310 Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment San Antonio July 21-22, 2015 May is Tornado Season s Peak, Are you Ready? May is the peak of tornado season in the United States, and because it is said that practice makes perfect, we want to give you some tips to build your exercises as a tool to maximize preparedness, improve knowledge and performance. TDEM s Exercise Unit suggests you use small drills to provide training on new equipment, validate procedures, practice and maintain skills, correct mistakes or bad habits. Preparedness activities can be simple, quick and should be performance or task-oriented with observable action. Many of these, including drills can be held as part of a meeting or class and with or without notice. Here are some examples: Volume I, Issue 7 Page 8 of 10

9 Flash-Card Quiz: To improve your staff s knowledge of emergency procedures, make up some two-sided flashcards with What would you do if... questions, on one side; and on the other side, answer each question according to your policies and procedures. Hold a Q&A game with your staff. Call-Down Drills: Be creative. Here are some options: Activate your alert procedures and record how long it takes your staff to assemble and sign in at their duty station. Activate your alert procedures and ask your staff how long it would take them to reach your assembly point. This is great for after-hours and on weekends. Using a call-down tree to activate. Activate it; how long does it take to contact everyone? Have phone numbers or addresses changed? Evacuation / Shelter Drill: Sound the alarm and evacuate your staff to your tornado shelter or safe area. Does everyone know where to go? Measure how long it takes and account for your personnel. Siren Check: Sound the warning sirens and test functionality. Were they heard as intended? Did your partner agencies report to you where and when the sirens were heard? Test your back-up system in the same manner. Storm Spotter Activation: Activate your spotters and have them report their location. Plot them on a map and identify coverage gaps. Radio Check(s): Initiate a test alert over the radio. Include responder agencies, hospitals and other partner agencies that use radios in this drill, and have them report when and how they received your alert. Tornado Drill Day: Hold a communications drill with the citizens in your community using social media. This is a great opportunity for schools, businesses, or private citizens to practice severe weather procedures. A good preparedness activity does not have to be complicated or take a lot of time and money. Use your imagination and be creative. Make sure you review the results and make improvements when needed. Should you have any questions regarding exercises, please contact Sabine Gumm, Exercise Supervisor, at Sabine.Gumm@dps.texas.gov Preparedness Section - Training, Exercise and Hazards Team Chuck Phinney Preparedness State Coordinator Ben Patterson Section Administrator Lana Johnson Administrative Assistant Ana Gutierrez Project Management Assistant Stefani Spandau Video Specialist Peter Hull Video Specialist Training Unit Vera Hughes Unit Supervisor Paul Hahn State Training Point of Contact Rejena Williams Training Assistant Don Loucks Training Officer Clarence Barrientes Training Assistant Volume I, Issue 7 Page 9 of 10

10 Hazards Unit Gabriela Stermolle Unit Supervisor Sharrel Banks Hazmat Training Specialist Joshua Bryant AIP/PANTEX Planner Jason Johnson WIPP Planner Dee Dee Waldo AIP/PANTEX Planner Exercise Unit Sabine Gumm Unit Supervisor Esther Corwin Exercise Officer James Kelley Exercise Officer Max Pachl Exercise Program Specialist Texas Division of Emergency Management Preparedness Section To unsubscribe, send an to with unsubscribe in the subject line. Volume I, Issue 7 Page 10 of 10