After July 1 - $1,300 per person Groups of three or more $900 per person Emergency Responders and the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community Training August 9 Tacoma 9:30 am – 11:30 am This course is designed to foster an awareness of how people communicate and develop an appreciation of the challenges faced by both groups in order to foster better community preparation and response in emergency situations. Out-of-county partners may register at any time and available seats will be released about 10 days prior to the training session requested. Registration: ICS 300 August 7 – 9 Snohomish County DEM 8:00 – 5:00 pm each day ICS for expanding incidents. Instructor: Steve McLaughlin To register please contact Bill Ekse at (425) 388-5061 E449 Incident Command System Curricula Train-the-Trainer August 13 – 16 Emmitsburg, Maryland (EMI) 8:00 – 5:00 pm each day This course prepares participants to deliver Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) ICS curricula. While ICS courses are addresses, the major emphasis is on ICS 300 and 400 To Apply: Complete a FEMA Form 119-25-1, General Admissions Application with student signature and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency official. Submit the application through the State Emergency Management Training office which will mail, scan, or fax it to: NETC Admissions Office (Room I-216) National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21737-8998 (301) 447-1035 Fax: (301) 447-1658 Email: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications Train-the-Trainer August 14 -16 Atlanta, GA 8:00am – 5:00 pm The CDC will provide a CERC course for 2 ½ days in August. CERC is an approach used by scientists and public health professionals to provide information during natural or manmade disasters when an individual or an entire community has to make health related decisions under time constraints. Register Deadline – July 13 Psychological 1st Aid August 18 Cascade Hospital 8:00 – 5:00 pm Psychological 1st aid is an evidence informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families Please contact Therese Quinn to register
in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological 1st aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. Cost – Free Social Media for Government Communicators September 12 – 14 Center Houston 8:00 – 5:00 pm each day Practical, real-life strategies for engaging the public, the media and employees. The course will help you develop social media strategies that will revitalize your agency’s public and media relations. Create, engage, and grow a social media community. Manage a crisis in the social sphere. Registration: Cost = $895 IS-400 September 18 -19 ESCA (Brier) 8:00 – 5:00 pm each day IS-400: Advanced ICS For senior personnel who will serve as command or general staff in an ICS organization Select department with coordination system responsibilities Area commanders, emergency managers, and emergency operations center manager For ESCA courses, call or email Vickie Fontaine 425-776-3722 or to register. Building Regional Resiliency September 18-20, 2012 Seattle, WA 8:00 – 4:00 each day The Puget Sound Region of the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) is pleased to host a national conference for the ten RCPGP sites to share tools and techniques for Building Regional Resiliency. The conference will be of interest to local and state Emergency Management Directors and policy makers, particularly Regional Catastrophic Planning Team members from the 10 RCPGP sites. Tuesday and Wednesday are general sessions; program leads will meet the morning of September 20th. Registration