Calendar

See attached course announcement for upcoming Traffic Incident Management courses. The Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Vermont State Police will be hosting an Incident Management Responder Training for road crews, law enforcement, firefighters, towing & wrecker operators, medical personnel and other emergency responders together to engage in various interactive, hands‐on incident resolution exercises. For further information, regarding TIM please check out the website,  https://vsp.vermont.gov/trafficsafety/tim.

Traffic Incident Management – 03/03/16 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Northfield Fire Station, Northfield, VT – https://demhs.vermont.gov/content/traffic-incident-management-northfield

Traffic Incident Management – 03/29/16 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Groton Fire Station, Groton, VT – https://demhs.vermont.gov/content/traffic-incident-management-groton

To register for a specific TIM course:

1. DEMHS General Registration form attached.
2. Scan to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at [email protected].

If you are interested in hosting a TIM course, please contact [email protected].

For further training opportunities check out the Vermont Training Calendar, https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar

Thank you,

Homeland Security Training Coordinator

SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer

Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

45 State Drive

Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300

This exciting new program will provide technical assistance and up to $5,000 of additional incentives (beyond the $2,500 available from Efficiency Vermont for home weatherization) to help former CVPS customers incorporate heat pumps, modern wood heat and solar electricity into comprehensive home energy projects that reduce overall energy use by 50% or more.

Organizers from the Vermont Building Performance Professionals Association will describe the program and incentives at a forum Wednesday March 9, 6:30 to 8pm at the Thetford Center Community Center. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

Bob Walker is happy to work with any former CVPS territory towns to help get the word out about this exciting program. If you or someone from your energy committee can make it to this forum on March 9th it would be a great introduction to the program for you.

You can learn more about the program at https://www.zen-vt.com For more information about the ZEN program contact 802-447-5249 or [email protected].

Thank you to everyone who attended the fourth presentation in the Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series that took place two weeks ago. We have passed the halfway point in the series, with three presentations still to come. For a copy of the Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series schedule please email [email protected]

The next presentation will be on Thursday March 10th from 11:00-12:00pm in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation. If you can not make it in person, feel free to join online using this link: tinyurl.com/CWI-BrownBag-5  *the link will become active the day of the presentation

In case you missed the presentation on February 11th, you can now view it on YouTube.

You are invited to a meeting to learn about forest blocks and important areas for wildlife habitat connectivity in the “Green Mountains to Upper Valley Linkage” region. (See below for towns included in this region)

Thursday, March 10 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Bethel White Church |129 Church Street

Ecologists and natural resource professionals will share:

• the latest science on priority conservation areas;
• land use and conservation strategies for towns and local groups;
• resources that are available to help.

The meeting will also include a conversation on the status of your planning efforts at the local and regional level for forests and wildlife. Come prepared to share what you are working on!

Towns in this region include: Barnard, Bethel, Bradford, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Hartford, Hartland, Killington, Norwich, Pittsfield, Pomfret, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Tunbridge, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee, Williamstown, Woodstock

The meeting is sponsored by the Staying Connected Initiative and the

Green Mountain National Forest.

Join the conversation! Learn about the complex challenges facing pollinators in Vermont and help identify strategies to protect these essential species.

Space is limited – register now on-line!

Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the threats to pollinators and their critical role in preserving Vermont’s working lands and wild places.

Hands-on round table discussions will offer in-depth opportunities to explore efforts to support pollinators and share individual experiences and ideas.

The Symposium Agenda is now on-line:

https://anr.vermont.gov/about_us/special-topics/pollinator-symposium

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Hosted by: The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and its Endangered Species Committee.

Co-sponsors include:

Audubon Vermont, The Farm Between, Gardener’s Supply, Greenworks, National Wildlife Foundation, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of Vermont, The Gund Institute of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), US Fish and Wildlife, Master Gardener program of UVM Extension, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets, Vermont Beekeepers Association, Vermont Berry and Vegetable Growers Association, Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Vermont Coverts, Vermont Natural Resource Council, Vermont State-Wide Environmental Education Program (SWEEP), Vermont Woodlands Association and the Xerces Society.

Evening reception sponsored by the Gund Institute, the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and Gardener’s Supply.

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When

March 17, 2016

8:30 AM – 5 PM

Evening reception to follow.

Symposium Agenda

Where

ECHO Aquarium and Science Center

One College Street

Burlington, VT 05401

https://www.echovermont.org/directions.html

Fee

$35.00 (includes lunch and reception)

Registration and Information

Register online.

For more information, including the agenda, visit our event webpage.

Contact [email protected] or 802-828-1000

See attached course announcement for upcoming Traffic Incident Management courses. The Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Vermont State Police will be hosting an Incident Management Responder Training for road crews, law enforcement, firefighters, towing & wrecker operators, medical personnel and other emergency responders together to engage in various interactive, hands‐on incident resolution exercises. For further information, regarding TIM please check out the website,  https://vsp.vermont.gov/trafficsafety/tim.

Traffic Incident Management – 03/03/16 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Northfield Fire Station, Northfield, VT – https://demhs.vermont.gov/content/traffic-incident-management-northfield

Traffic Incident Management – 03/29/16 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Groton Fire Station, Groton, VT – https://demhs.vermont.gov/content/traffic-incident-management-groton

To register for a specific TIM course:

1. DEMHS General Registration form attached.
2. Scan to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at [email protected].

If you are interested in hosting a TIM course, please contact [email protected].

For further training opportunities check out the Vermont Training Calendar, https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar

Thank you,

Homeland Security Training Coordinator

SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer

Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

45 State Drive

Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300

Join us! Everyone is welcome

 

Join the salamander crossing brigade and Learn how to identify vernal pools Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center   Map and control  Japanese Knotweed Brattleboro Conservation Commission   Maintain local trails and develop new ones Brattleboro Area Trail System   Plant trees and advocate for them Brattleboro Tree Advisor Board   Measure and map rain, hail and snow Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow   Restore and protect your watershed Connecticut River Watershed Alliance   Learn and share how you can Soak up the Rain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Name local streams and more! Vermont Natural Resources Atlas: VT DEC   Track fire flies this summer Museum of Science, Boston   Join Forest Pest First Detectors VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation   Take photographs to document the changing environment Digital Earth Network: Picture Post   Volunteer to monitor and educate about water quality Southeast Vermont Watershed Association   Add your observations about animals and plants to the Vermont Atlas of Life Vermont Center for Ecostudies   Learn about the power of water at the stream table and Make a seed bomb to stabilize our river banks Windham County Natural Resource Conservation District

*This workshop is co-sponsored by: the Town of Brattleboro; Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center; Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation-Watershed Management Division; the Southeast Vermont Watershed Alliance; and Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District, as well as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England.

The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016.  https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander

 

L950 – Incident Commander

   April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016

8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)

Vermont Fire Academy

672 Academy Road

Pittsford, VT 05763

~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~

Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and    state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:

1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.

2)  Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.

Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list

DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:

• Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.

• Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case  basis.

• Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.

STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:

1. Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
2. FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
3. Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].

***Prerequisites  for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.

4. Course deadline is March 30, 2016.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns

Thank you,

Kimmie Cruickshank

Homeland Security Training Coordinator

SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer

Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

45 State Drive

Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300

Office: (802) 241-5416

Fax: (802) 241-5615