Suitable for public works officials, OEM coordinators, or anyone involved with debris management planning or disaster clean-up. This one-day course is designed to provide emergency personnel with information and techniques which enable them to properly react to the complex problems which can arise in emergency situations. A two-day course designed to improve participant s abilities to deal with the broad range of issues in the management of volunteer service individuals. Issues include identification of tasks provided by organized groups which require volunteer services, skill definition and specification of qualifications, publicity and recruitment, skill development and maintenance, and motivation strategies that promote continued involvement and quality performance. Participants will review disaster recovery concepts, operational procedures, and intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in major disaster recovery operations.
Emphasis is on coordination and the problems which frequently arise in recovery operations.
A two-day course aimed at enabling jurisdictions to better understand the needs of seniors and persons with disabilities so that they can accurately project resource requirements and develop appropriate strategies for each stage of the emergency management process. Appropriate for OEM personnel, in conjunction with social services agency representatives from their respective jurisdictions, especially those which serve seniors and persons with disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on interpersonal communications, effective listening, public speaking, and participation in a television interview. This course will benefit emergency workers who are responsible for the supervision and direction of personnel or who are expected to conduct meetings, training sessions or media conferences as part of their job description. An eight hour introductory course for personnel who are new to the field of emergency management.