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Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is hosting ICS 300 – Intermediate Incident Command System. Currently there are 12 seats available.

 

The free course will be held at the Northeast Vermont Development Association in St. Johnsbury on April 5, 6, & 7, 2016 from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. (Must attend all three sessions).  https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/ics300_4.6.16

 

Target Audience:

Middle management, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on management of expanding incidents and is intended for those who will be serving in the following positions: command staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, multi-agency coordination system staff, and Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Objectives include:

• Explain how NIMS command and management component supports management of expanding incidents.
• Describe the incident / event management process for expanding incidents as prescribed by ICS.
• Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
• Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

 

To register

1. Complete the attached registration form
2. Attach ICS 100 and ICS 200 Certificate of Completion to meet the prerequisites.
3. Email all three documents to [email protected].

 

Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is hosting ICS 300 – Intermediate Incident Command System. Currently there are 12 seats available.

 

The free course will be held at the Northeast Vermont Development Association in St. Johnsbury on April 5, 6, & 7, 2016 from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. (Must attend all three sessions).  https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/ics300_4.6.16

 

Target Audience:

Middle management, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on management of expanding incidents and is intended for those who will be serving in the following positions: command staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, multi-agency coordination system staff, and Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Objectives include:

• Explain how NIMS command and management component supports management of expanding incidents.
• Describe the incident / event management process for expanding incidents as prescribed by ICS.
• Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
• Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

 

To register

1. Complete the attached registration form
2. Attach ICS 100 and ICS 200 Certificate of Completion to meet the prerequisites.
3. Email all three documents to [email protected].

 

Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is hosting ICS 300 – Intermediate Incident Command System. Currently there are 12 seats available.

 

The free course will be held at the Northeast Vermont Development Association in St. Johnsbury on April 5, 6, & 7, 2016 from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. (Must attend all three sessions).  https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/ics300_4.6.16

 

Target Audience:

Middle management, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on management of expanding incidents and is intended for those who will be serving in the following positions: command staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders, unit leaders, division and group supervisors, branch directors, multi-agency coordination system staff, and Emergency Operations Center staff.

 

Objectives include:

• Explain how NIMS command and management component supports management of expanding incidents.
• Describe the incident / event management process for expanding incidents as prescribed by ICS.
• Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
• Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

 

To register

1. Complete the attached registration form
2. Attach ICS 100 and ICS 200 Certificate of Completion to meet the prerequisites.
3. Email all three documents to [email protected].

 

Join us! Everyone is welcome

 

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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