2011 Disaster Ready Training Program

According to Cathy Prudhomme, Community Preparedness Program Manager with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security, Registration is now open for the 2011 Disaster Ready Training Program for high school students being held June 27 to June 30, at CEC Middle College in Denver.  This hands-on FREE four-day opportunity is open to all High School students throughout the front range.  Disaster Ready Training is interactive learning designed to provide life-long skills that can be implemented in a wide-range of emergency situations.  READYColorado and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security are sponsoring the program with funding provided by a FEMA/U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant.  Flyers and the schedule are posted online at http://readycolorado.com/disasterREADYtraining/ - space is limited!!!

Position-Specific NIMS/ICS Training

DEM's Training Officer, Robyn Knappe, indicates there remain several openings remaining in all upcoming National Incident Management System/Incident Command System All-Hazards Position Specific training classes to be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. These classes are all ‘regional’ offerings sponsored by the Emergency Management Institute, and all students who attend are eligible to receive student stipend reimbursements, including potential students from Colorado interested in attending. The costs associated with travel to and from, baggage charges, and lodging costs will be reimbursed to the student by the Federal government. Potential students who are interested in attending are urged to contact Ms. Ashlee Grisel (contact information below).  You can also contact Robyn directly at (720) 852-6617 or at robyn.knappe@state.co.us.

Region V: Ft. Wayne, IN. (Unit Leader Classes)
May 2-4, 2011   L-960   Division/Group Supervisor
May 2-5, 2011   L-965   Resource Unit Leader
May 9-11, 2011  L-975   Finance/Admin Unit Leader
May 9-12, 2011  L-970   Supply Unit Leader
May 23-26, 2011 L-969   Communications Unit Leader
June 6-10, 2011 L-964   Situation Unit Leader (Note date change)
June 13-17, 2011        L-971   Facilities Unit Leader (note date change)

Contact for the Ft. Wayne Class Offerings
Ashlee Grisel, Administrative Assistant
(317) 234-7730
agrisel@dhs.in.gov

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT - Standardized Credentialing Program for Management of an Animal Emergency

Course Description
This course will prepare participants to utilize the resource typing and credentialing templates, position task books and the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) to manage an animal‐related disaster response and recovery at the local, state and regional level. The goal of this course is to encourage the development of compatible credentialing programs for Animal Emergency Responders (AER’s) in all states to facilitate sharing of
people resources in the event of a disaster.

Key Points

• Key components and benefits of a credentialing system 
• An overview of the national credentialing standards for AER’s 
• How to conduct a gap analysis for animal credentialing program 
• How to order needed people resources using common terminology 

Dates
July 28, 2011 - 8:00 AM‐ 5:00 PM
July 29, 2011 - 8:00 AM - Noon

Where
Colorado Division of Emergency Management
9195 E. Mineral Ave
Basement Training Room
Centennial, CO 80112

Registration Information
Register for this course on www.co.train.org:  Course ID: 1027239.   This course is first come, first serve.  There is no fee for this course. For questions please contact Deb Foote, CVMF Animal Emergency Management Program Director at 303.539.7633 (office)

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT - Evacuation Re-Entry Planning (G-358) - 6/6-12/2011 - Frisco, CO

As a part of the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy (CWFIMA), the academy will be doing one specific Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Course at their upcoming Academy session to be held in Frisco, CO, from June 6-12, 2011.  The course is an elective for the Advanced Professional Series certification and given the activities already this year in Colorado associated with wildland fires and hazmat incidents, the subject is timely and appropriate for a wide range of audiences.  For additional background on this course and the Academy, (dates, registration, etc), go to the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy site at http://www.cwfima.com.

Course Announcement - Incident Commander, Planning and Logistics Section Chief - Western Colorado All-Hazards Conference

Just a note that a couple of spots have opened for the Incident Commander (COTrain Course ID - #1026070), Planning Section Chief (COTrain Course ID - #1026082) and Logistics Section Chief (COTrain Course ID - #102-6075) courses at the Western Colorado All-Hazards Conference being held in Grand Junction, April 25-29, 2011.  For more information, register using the course IDs on http://co.train.org or contact Nancy Quintana.