| EMA-427 | EMA-G427 CERT/Citizen Corp Program Manager | This two-day course prepares students to establish, revitalize and sustain an active local CERT program. Defines responsibilities and core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices. Goals, strategic plan, promoting, managing, retaining members and trainers, recruiting, funding, resources, effective training skills, developing policies and procedures, and evaluating the overall program. | July 27 - 28, 2019 (Warren County) | Warren County Justice Center
520 Justice Drive
Lebanon, Ohio 45036 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS300LucasCoAug2019 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | This 18-hour classroom course is designed for front-line personnel with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. The three-day curriculum includes instruction in general principles associated with incident command, along with various tabletop exercises that allow students to put this knowledge to practical use. | August 13 - 15, 2019 | St. Luke's Hospital - Auditorium B
5901 Monclova Road
Maumee, Ohio 43537
| Enroll |
| EMA-G108 | G-108 Community Mass Care and Emergency Assistance Course
| This course provides training for local communities to prepare for and manage the Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) functions effectively. The goal is to prepare community agencies, organizations, and businesses to work together in coordination with Emergency Management and traditional MC providers to plan and provide MC/EA services to those affected by disaster. | August 13 - 14, 2019 | Green Twp Police Training Center
2808 Blue Rock Road
Cincinnati, OH 45239
| Enroll |
| EMA-ICS400LucasCoAug2019 | ICS-400 Advanced ICS | This training is a 14-hour classroom course that provides training on the advanced resource management provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS). Course topics include explaining the special management challenges of major incidents, as well as explaining how Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are established. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who expect to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity. | August 15 - 16, 2019 | St. Luke's Hospital – Auditorium B
5901 Monclova Road
Maumee, Ohio 43537 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS400TuscarawasCoAug2019 | ICS-400 Advanced ICS | This training is a 14-hour classroom course that provides training on the advanced resource management provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS). Course topics include explaining the special management challenges of major incidents, as well as explaining how Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are established. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who expect to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity. | August 15 - 16, 2019 | Tuscarawas County
Emergency Operations Center
2295 Reiser Road SE
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 | Enroll |
| EMA-AWR213Aug2019 | AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness | The AWR-213 Infrastructure course will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation's critical infrastructure. Participants will discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. Focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts as they relate to the national approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience, enabling stakeholders to address local planning within a common framework. Informed planning is consistent with accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. | August 20, 2019 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-G-289 | Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness | The Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Course is a “Free” course designed to familiarize participants with the concepts underlying the PIO role. The material provides a basic understanding of the PIO function for those new to the position. It orients the participants to the public information function and the role of the PIO in the public safety / emergency management environment. This training forms the foundation for more advanced training that takes participants from the awareness level to the mastery level in their public information careers.
Additionally, it provides those in executive level roles the necessary knowledge of PIO roles and responsibilities during an emergency. | September 6, 2019 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-G290/G291 | G290 & G291 Basic Public Information Officer Series | This "Free" training course is the Basic Public Information Officer Series. It uses interactive presentation and practical applications to convey information and engage the participants in learning. The Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) Course is designed to prepare participants to function as full or part-time PIOs. Additionally, this training is a prerequisite and foundation for more advanced training that takes participants from the awareness level to the mastery level in their public information careers. This training will equip participants with the basic skills such as oral and written communications, and understanding and working with the media, and basic tools and techniques needed to perform effectively.
| September 10-12, 2019 (Ross) | Ross County Service Center
475 Western Ave,
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS300FranklinCoSept2019 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | This 18-hour classroom course is designed for front-line personnel with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. The three-day curriculum includes instruction in general principles associated with incident command, along with various tabletop exercises that allow students to put this knowledge to practical use. | September 16 - 18, 2019 | Franklin County Emergency
Management & Homeland Security
5300 Strawberry Farms Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43230 | Enroll |
| EMA-G386 | G386 Mass Fatalities Incident Response | Course Description: This free 2-day course prepares State and local response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster. This course covers incident management, mass fatalities, planning before and operations during an incident, establishing the morgue, family assistance support operations, and assistance from the Federal government. The course concludes with a tabletop exercise.
This is an “Elective” course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Target Audience: The course is designed for a wide audience, encompassing the range of personnel with a role to play in mass fatality incidents. Coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors, heads of first response agencies (fire, police, EMS, etc.), planners, and emergency management coordinators will benefit from this course.
Prerequisites: Recommended – IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800 - Click on the following link to access the online courses for your use http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp | September 17 - 18, 2019 (Licking) | Licking County Health Department
675 Price Road
Newark, Ohio 43055
| Enroll |
| EMA-OH-278 | Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Workshop | The goal of this workshop is to educate participants on the software and information needed to perform a BCA on potential mitigation projects using FEMA's current BCA software (version 5.3.0).
This course will also assist participants in developing quality BCAs to use when developing grant applications for the FEMA Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs.
Additional information on FEMA's BCA tool can be found at: https://www.fema.gov/benefit-cost-analysis . Individuals that are considering applying for HMA funds this year are strongly encouraged to attend this course. | September 18. 2019 (Ohio EMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS400FranklinCoSept2019 | ICS-400 Advanced ICS | This training is a 14-hour classroom course that provides training on the advanced resource management provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS). Course topics include explaining the special management challenges of major incidents, as well as explaining how Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are established. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who expect to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity. | September 18 - 19, 2019 | Franklin County Emergency
Management & Homeland Security
5300 Strawberry Farms Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43230 | Enroll |
| EMA-MGT418Readiness-TIPPSept2019 | MGT-418 Readiness: Training Identification & Prep Planning | This course teaches participants how to create effective training plans for their agencies and jurisdictions. By evaluating their abilities to meet their emergency operations plan (EOP) using traditional and national preparedness tools, participants can answer the following critical readiness questions: How prepared do we need to be? How prepared are we? How do we prioritize efforts to close the difference? Agencies that plan and train together are much better equipped to successfully respond together. In this course, participants learn a Jurisdiction Training Assessment Process in which an integrated assessment team creates a jurisdictional profile and evaluates their abilities to meet their EOP. Participants are then able to identify and catalog training gaps and identify ways to close them by prioritizing training efforts, developing improvement plans and implementing a course of action. | September 24 - 25, 2019 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-L964SITLTuscarawasCoSept2019 | L964 Situation Unit Leader Course | This course helps emergency management and response personnel establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Situation Unit Leader (SITL) in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to an SITL operating in a local- or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities include processing information, intelligence, and developing displays. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By requiring participants to bring a SITL Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of an SITL.
| September 30 - October 4, 2019 | Tuscarawas County
Emergency Operations Center
2295 Reiser Road SE
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS300SummitCoOct2019 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | This 18-hour classroom course is designed for front-line personnel with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. The three-day curriculum includes instruction in general principles associated with incident command, along with various tabletop exercises that allow students to put this knowledge to practical use. | October 1 - 3, 2019 | Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department Training Room
3497 Wyoga Lake Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 | Enroll |
| EMA-OH-605 | OH-605 IA Damage Assessment Workshop | CLASS TIMES: 09:00am - 11:30am. This 3-hour workshop provides a detailed overview of the following topics related to post-event assessment of the impact and magnitude of natural and person-made disasters to the private sector. Instruction includes: an overview of the local damage assessment process, criteria for Private Sector impacts, local damage assessment information reporting methods and standards for Private Sector, training local teams (composition or membership of damage assessment teams) and the roles and responsibilities of the Individual Assistance Damage Assessment Coordinator and team leads. ***** Target Audience: County EMA; county and local government officials; CERT, ARES, other voluntary organizations and anyone interested in performing damage assessment for homes and businesses in the aftermath of a disaster. ***** Prerequisite: There are no Pre-requisites for this course | October 5, 2019 (Franklin) | Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security 5300 Strawberry Farms Blvd. Columbus, Ohio 43230 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS300OhioEMAOct2019 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | This 18-hour classroom course is designed for front-line personnel with supervisory responsibilities, such as the Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief. The curriculum includes instruction in general principles associated with incident command, along with various tabletop exercises that allow students to put this knowledge to practical use. | October 5 - 6, 2019 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-ICS400SummitCoOct2019 | ICS-400 Advanced ICS | This training is a 14-hour classroom course that provides training on the advanced resource management provisions of the Incident Command System (ICS). Course topics include explaining the special management challenges of major incidents, as well as explaining how Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are established. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who expect to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity. | October 9 - 10, 2019 | Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department Training Room
3497 Wyoga Lake Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 | Enroll |
| EMA-OH-200 Fall | OH-200 Fall Conference | This conference is for county emergency managers, local & state officials and private sector emergency management partners. It provides an update on federal, state, and local emergency management and homeland security priorities, goals, and programs and provides an opportunity for participants to get the latest updates on a broad range of timely and relevant subjects. The Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) mandates that all EMA Directors attend two (2) such seminars each year. | October 10, 2019 | Wigwam Conference Center
10190 Blacklick-Eastern Rd NW
Pickerington, OH 43147 | Enroll |
| EMA-OH-606 | OH-606 Recovery from Disaster Workshop | Workshop Times: 1:00pm - 4:00 pm
This 3-hour Workshop provides representatives of county / local emergency management, local governments (township, municipalities, county, special district, authorities, etc.), certain private non-profit organizations, and organized volunteer organizations with an overview of pre and post event topics related to disaster recovery. Training modules include an overview of the various supplemental State and Federal Disaster Assistance Programs, Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning and the post event Damage Assessment Process.Target Audience: The target audience for this course includes the following local government positions and allied professionals: Local elected official (Mayor, City/County Council Member, City/County Manager / Staff, City / County Planners/Staff, Regional Planning Commissions, Economic Development Districts, Finance Director/Assessor, Emergency Manager/Staff, Public Works Director/Staff, Building Inspector/Staff, Floodplain Manager/Staff, Health Care Administrator or Planner, Public Information Officer, Housing Director or Planner/Staff, Voluntary Agency Coordinator or Unmet Needs Committee Coordinator, Business Organization Representative, Administrative Director/Manager, State Recovery Staff and Partners
| October 11, 2019 (Ashtabula) | Ashtabula County Engineer Building
186 E. Satin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jefferson, Ohio 44047
| Enroll |
| EMA-OH-605 | OH-605 IA Damage Assessment Workshop | CLASS TIMES: 09:30 - Noon
This 3-hour workshop provides a detailed overview of the following topics related to post-event assessment of the impact and magnitude of natural and person-made disasters to the private sector. Instruction includes: an overview of the local damage assessment process, criteria for Private Sector impacts, local damage assessment information reporting methods and standards for Private Sector, training local teams (composition or membership of damage assessment teams) and the roles and responsibilities of the Individual Assistance Damage Assessment Coordinator and team leads. ***** Target Audience: County EMA; county and local government officials; CERT, ARES, other voluntary organizations and anyone interested in performing damage assessment for homes and businesses in the aftermath of a disaster. *****
Prerequisite: There are no Pre-requisites for this course
| October 11, 2019 (Ashtabula) | Ashtabula County Engineer Building
186 E. Satin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jefferson, Ohio 44047
| Enroll |
| EMA-ICS300DelawareCoOct2019 | ICS-300 Intermediate ICS | This 21-hour classroom course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS) and Individuals who may assume a supervisory role in incidents. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS 100 and ICS 200 courses. Note: During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods. | October 14 - 16, 2019 | Delaware County EMA
10 Court Street
Delaware, Ohio 43015 | Enroll |
| EMA-G205 | G205 - Recovery From Disaster : The Local Government Role | Course Description: This 2 day workshop is designed for local government disaster recovery professional (elected officials, city/county administrators, emergency management coordinators, public works directors, building inspectors, community planners, and unmet needs committee coordinators). The L/G 205: Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role Course replaces the G270.4 Recovery from Disaster Course and meets the G270.4 course requirement for the Advanced Professional Series Certificate. This course will meet the Ohio Administrative Code County Director training requirements. The goals of this course are:
• To increase understanding of local government responsibilities and challenges associated with
disaster recovery.
• Provide a forum for discussion of “lessons learned” in disaster recovery at the local level.
• Prepare participants to develop and implement a pre-disaster recovery plan.
This is a “Required” course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Target Audience: The target audience for this course includes the following local government positions and allied professionals: Local elected official (Mayor, City/County Council Member, City/County Manager / Staff, City / County Planners/Staff, Regional Planning Commissions, Economic Development Districts, Finance Director/Assessor, Emergency Manager/Staff, Public Works Director/Staff, Building Inspector/Staff, Floodplain Manager/Staff, Health Care Administrator or Planner, Public Information Officer, Housing Director or Planner/Staff, Voluntary Agency Coordinator or Unmet Needs Committee Coordinator, Business Organization Representative, Administrative Director/Manager, State Recovery Staff and Partners.
| *****Rescheduled*** October 16-17, 2019 (Ohio EMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, OH 43235
| Enroll |
| EMA-ICS400DelawareCoOct2019 | ICS-400 Advanced ICS | This training is a 15-hour classroom course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100, 200, 700, 800 and ICS-300 courses, which are the prerequisites for the ICS-400 course. The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity. | October 17 - 18, 2019 | Delaware County EMA
10 Court Street
Delaware, Ohio 43015 | Enroll |
| EMA-L101FoundationsofEMOct2019 | L101 Foundations of Emergency Management | FEMA recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a Career Development Program through a progressive training and education system that includes the entry-level Academy, called the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. Training objectives for this course are based on the newly established emergency manager competencies that the National Emergency Management Association; the International Association of Emergency Managers; and state, local, territorial, and tribal emergency management professionals have established in coordination with EMI.
The following topics in emergency management are covered in this course: history; legal issues; intergovernmental and interagency context; influencing and organizing; social vulnerability issues; managing stress; collaboration, preparedness, and team-building; mitigation, response, prevention, and protection; ethical decision-making; recovery; technology; administration; and the future. | October 21 - 25, 2019 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-G271 | G-271 Hazardous Weather & Flooding Preparedness | This course provides training for local and state emergency managers who respond to hazardous weather events, while promoting partnership and coordination between the National Weather Service (NWS) and emergency managers. The goal of this course is to enhance emergency managers’ ability to recognize potentially hazardous weather and flooding situations so they are equipped to plan appropriately and to coordinate effective responses.
**This is an Elective Course for the Advanced Professional Series | October 29 - 31, 2019 (Ohio EMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-OH-202 | OH-202 Debris Management Workshop | This workshop provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to, and recover from a major debris-generating event with emphasis on State and local responsibilities. Developed from a pre-disaster planning perspective, the course includes debris staff organizations; compliance with laws and regulations; contracting procedures; debris management site selection; volume-reduction methods; recycling; special debris situations; and supplementary assistance.
***TARGET AUDIENCE: Local officials and state personnel who are responsible for planning and/or implementing debris removal and disposal actions. This includes Public Works, Solid Waste Management, Engineering, Environmental Compliance, Public Information, Legal Affairs and Procurement/Contracting personnel. | November 6, 2019 (Ashtabula) | Ashtabula County Engineer Building
186 E. Satin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jefferson, Ohio 44047
| Enroll |
| EMA-MGT323InstructorDevWkSpNov2019 | MGT-323 Instructor Development Workshop | This course primarily serves to give instructors, most of whom already have years of instructional experience within their own organizations, insight into adult education principles as well as the opportunity to comment on and improve their instructional style. The course focuses on enhancing instructional skills that may be applied within DHS-certified courses, but it also discusses organization-specific policies, procedures and practices. The goal of this course is to ensure instructional excellence by providing a forum for experienced instructors to share their experiences with participants and learn together, both during discussions of instructional techniques and in commenting on each other's presentation skills during prepared teach-backs. | November 19 - 21, 2019 | Franklin County Emergency
Management & Homeland Security
5300 Strawberry Farms Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43230
| Enroll |
| EMA-OH197 | OH-197 Planning for Access and Functional Needs in Emergencies | This 2-day course provides participants with the information necessary to utilize access and functional needs-inclusive practices during Emergency Planning. Course objectives include:
• Define access and functional needs and disabilities and how they differ.
• Define key terms related to inclusive planning.
• Identify appropriate resources to assist in planning for, and with, adults and children with disabilities and others with access and functional needs | December 4 - 5, 2019 (Ohio EMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-OH-230 | OH-230 Introduction to Emergency Management in Ohio | This 3 ½ -day course provides new emergency managers and staff with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to develop an effective emergency management program in the state of Ohio. The course provides information on basic emergency management concepts and functions and how they are applied in Ohio. It includes modules on mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, laws and authorities, and funding and grants.
Understanding the fundamental principles and practices of emergency management provides a framework for the future professional growth of every emergency manager and responder. This course is designed to provide a basic framework and understanding of emergency management and homeland security in Ohio.
| February 24 - 27, 2020 (OEMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, Ohio 43263 | Enroll |
| EMA-L102ScienceofDisasterMarch2020 | L102 Science of Disaster | This course provides the participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our increasingly dangerous world. The contents of the course include the following:
•Introduction to Science of Disaster provides a definition and benefits of science.
•Earth Science describes how the Earth's design sets the stage for the world's natural hazards including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and landslides/sinkholes.
•Climatology describes the scientific basis of common atmospheric hazards including convective storms, tropical cyclones, and other hazardous weather.
•Chemical and biological basics identifies the scientific basis of chemical and biological threats.
•Explosive, radiological, and nuclear fundamentals identifies the scientific basis of those threats. | March 16 – 18, 2020 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-L103PlanningEmergencyOpsMarch2020 | L103 Planning: Emergency Operations | This course is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes Emergency Management Planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions.
The content also derives from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans, and its six-step planning process and inclusive whole community philosophy. Likewise, doctrine from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), is included in the course. Special event planning is then explained in the course, and table group activities to analyze plans for special events are conducted. | March 19 – 20, 2020 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-G-402 | G-402 ICS Overview for Executives and Senior Officials | The purpose of this course is to familiarize Senior Officials (executives, elected and appointed officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) their role in supporting incident management within the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) tenets and the role of the four command and coordination entities (ICS, EOC, MAC Group and JIS) within NIMS).
**There are no pre-requisites required for this course | April 1, 2020 (OEMA) | Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, Ohio 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-L104-146ExerciseOhioEMAJune2020 | L146 Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP) | This 2-day course is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of exercise design. Emergency managers, emergency services personnel, and individuals who are part of the emergency preparedness communities at all levels of government, private sector, or volunteer organizations need to be able to use the fundamentals of exercise simulation and design as an integrated system of resources and capabilities.
This course is designed to develop exercising skills in the following areas:
•Components of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
•Exercise process application
•Comprehensive exercise program (exercise program management) application
•Exercise design steps application
•Major accomplishments in designing and implementing an exercise
•Purpose and application of various exercise documents
•Tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises
•Exercise design applications for tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises | June 15 – 16, 2020 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235 | Enroll |
| EMA-L105PublicInfoandWarningJune2020 | L105 Public Information and Warning | This course introduces participants to what the Public Information Officer (PIO) does in emergency management, along with basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources encompassing social media; effective communication; preparing the community through outreach and other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages. This is a 2-day classroom course that gives participants time to perform activities and exercises to reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills. | June 17 – 18, 2020 | Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235 | Enroll |