This was some great training. Thanks to the EMA for getting it.
From: Medical-Reserve-Corps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Medical-Reserve-Corps@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of william.rozier
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:27 AM
To: Calhoun-County-Citizen-Corps@yahoogroups.com; Medical-Reserve-Corps@yahoogroups.com; Calhoun_County_CERT@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Medical-Reserve-Corps] High Priority -- Fwd: EOC Training
Please see the course announcement below. You've been selected to receive this invitation due to your participation in the April 27 tornado response and subsequent planning meetings.
This is a very important class for all of us who may find ourselves working in the Calhoun County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or in a municipal EOC before/during a disaster. Please make plans to be with us if at all possible.
Please contact Tammy Bain to register. As always, please let us know if there is anything we can do for you or your agency.
Thanks in advance,
- Jonathan
Jonathan W. Gaddy, Director
Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency
507 Francis St. W., Jacksonville, AL 36265
EMA (256) 435-0540 - Office (256) 435-0541
Work cell (256) 453-7411 - Alt cell (256) 310-7819 -Linc/Nextel 1*77*1311
>>> On 11/22/2011 at 5:35 PM, Tammy Bain <tbain@...> wrote:
Calhoun County will be hosting TEEX's Emergency Operations Center Operations and Planning for All Hazards (MGT-346) course on February 7, 2012 through February 9, 2012 from 8:00 to 5:00 each day. The class is scheduled to take place at the Houston Cole Library at JSU. We must have at least 32 participants sign up for the course, but they will not be able to accommodate more than 40. If you are interested, please contact me at tbain@... or (256) 435-0540 before December 31, 2011. I will need the name, organization, and email address for all those planning to attend. Please note that upon registering, you are committing that you will attend the class. If for some reason you will no longer be able to attend, please contact me as soon as possible. The following is a summary of the course: Emergency Operations Center Operations and Planning for All Hazards This course teaches participants the key functions and processes needed to effectively and efficiently manage EOC operations in a large-scale incident. Participants are coached by instructors from across the country who have emergency management experience in EOC operations. They will use multi-agency coordination concepts, processes, and procedures and focus on key information management, resources coordination, and situational awareness requirements within the EOC. The participants gain practical experience via scenario-based exercises that utilize the key processes taught in the course. Each participant will gain a better understanding of the management requirements and skills necessary to effectively function as a member of an EOC during a large-scale event. (24 Hours/2.4CEUs) Please see the tentative class schedule below: Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:00 – 8:50 Module 0: Introduction & Pre-Test DeMott 9:00 – 9:50 Module 1 Overview of MACS Panther 10:00 – 10:50 Module 2: Functions of the EOC Oliver 11:00 - 11:50 Module 3: EOC Organizational Models Oliver 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:30 Activity 3.1 Oliver 1:30 – 2:50 Module 4: EOC Management and Operations DeMott 3:00 – 3:30 Activity 4.1 DeMott 3:30 – 4:20 Module 5: EOC Information Management Panther 4:30 – 5:00 Activity 5.1 Panther Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 8:00 – 9:20 Module 6: EOC Resource Management Oliver 9:30 – 10:00 Activity 6.1 Oliver 10:00 – 11:00 Activity 6.2 EM*ES Practice DeMott 11:10 – 12:00 Module 7: EOC Planning Process Panther 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 Activity 7.1: EOC Planning Process Initial EOC Briefing Panther 2:00 – 3:00 Activity 7.2: EOC Planning Process Objective/Strategies Panther 3:00 – 4:00 Module 7.3: EOC Planning Process Planning Meeting Panther 4:00 – 5:00 Activity 7.4: EOC Planning Process Operations Briefing Panther Thursday Feb 9, 2012 8:00 – 11:20 Module 8/Exercise 1 ALL Instructors 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Working 1:00 – 3:20 Module 8/Exercise 1 ALL Instructors 3:30 – 4:00 HOTWASH DeMott 4:00 – 5:00 Module 9: Course Summary and Post-Test DeMott Please feel free to forward this information to the appropriate individuals in your agency/county. Thank you! Tammy Bain Emergency Management Planner Public Information Officer Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency 507 Francis St West Jacksonville, AL 36265 256.435.0540 office 256.453.1557 cell 256.435.0556 fax 1*77*1411 linc |