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NEW JERSEY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY PLANNING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS
This two-day course prepares school systems to plan for and respond to a variety of hazards. Topics include planning, safety, non-structural mitigation techniques, post-disaster operations, and recovery. Enrollment will be limited to school superintendents, administrators, principals, facility managers, risk managers, and others concerned with the physical plan and operations of a school system. Back to top
BASIC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
This highly interactive, three-day course includes writing workshops, public speaking techniques, media interview training, and awareness campaign development. Students will also discuss media relations and public information planning. State and Local Public Information Officers or any emergency management professional whose job involves public information responsibilities are invited. The introduction to Public Information Home Study Course (I.S. 290) must be completed prior to enrollment. Back to top
DECISION MAKING
IN A CRISIS
(formerly DECISION-MAKING and PROBLEM SOLVING)
This course provides state and local response personnel and public officials an opportunity to practice making decisions in much the same way that they would during an incident. The workshop will enable the students to make emergency-related decisions, then examine the impact of their decisions on emergency operations and the community at large. Back to top
This three-day course is designed for state, county and local officials and other agencies, which are part of the disaster recovery process. Participants will review disaster recovery concepts, operational procedures, and intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in major disaster recovery operations. Emphasis is on coordination and the problems which frequently arise in recovery operations. Topics include damage assessment, the emergency declaration process, disaster intelligence, emergency human needs, disaster assistance programs, hazard mitigation, "FAST" teams, and long-term recovery. Back to top
DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING FOR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
A two-day course aimed at enabling jurisdictions to better understand the needs of seniors and persons with disabilities so they can accurately project resource requirements and develop appropriate strategies for each stage of the emergency management process. Appropriate for OEM personnel, in conjunction with social services agency representatives from their respective jurisdictions, especially those which serve seniors and persons with disabilities. Back to top
This three-day, hands-on training course is designed to improve communication techniques in a variety of situations. Emphasis is placed on interpersonal communications, effective listening, public speaking, and participation in a television interview exercise. The course benefits emergency workers who are responsible for the supervision and direction of personnel, or who are expected to conduct meetings, training sessions, or media conferences as part of their job description. Back to top
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
(formerly Introduction to Emergency Management)
This three-day course is intended to provide information that will enable persons just entering the profession or expanding their roles to have the ability to work with the main emergency management issues. The primary purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the characteristics, functions, and resources of an integrated system of resources and capabilities. Emphasis will be placed on how this system is applied to all hazards for all government levels, across the four phases and all functions of emergency management. Back to top
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (BASIC)
An eight-hour introductory course for personnel who are new to the field of emergency management. Topics include emergency management laws and directives, the Integrated Emergency Management System, the role of the OEM Coordinator, and the training and funding OEM programs. This course should be attended by all personnel who have emergency management roles and responsibilities. Back to top
A three-day course which increases the skills and understanding of the procedures and processes involved in emergency operations plan (EOP) development. Topics include sectoring, fact gathering, hazard analysis, job aids, situation assessment, operational basic and long range planning, annex and appendix development, exercises, and evaluation for emergency management. Participation by OEM coordinators and members of their emergency management councils is recommended. Back to top
EOC-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/ICS-EOC INTERFACE
A three-day course which enables the participants to manage an emergency operations center (EOC), acquire and control resources, and interface with on-scene responders within the Incident Command System (ICS) structure. Topics include EOC design, preparing, operating, exercising and evaluating the EOC, job aids, personnel management, the ICS/EOC interface model of emergency management operations, development of a resource management system, and methods of requesting assistance. The topics vary in time and instructional methods and cover all phases and types of disasters. This course will benefit state and local EOC managers, operations officers and other EOC staff, OEM coordinators, and Incident Commanders and staff. Back to top
A three-day course which focuses on the design, structure, and implementation of the four phases, or types, of exercises--Orientation, Tabletop, Functional, and Full-Scale. It also provides the knowledge and skills which will enable participants to manage exercise evaluation activities before, during, and after an emergency management exercise. This course is invaluable for hospital safety emergency directors, emergency services personnel, police and fire departments, airport security, or anyone with emergency-related training responsibilities. The prerequisite is IS-120, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises. Back to top
HAZARDOUS WEATHER/HURRICANE & COASTAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
A three-day course intended to promote proactive responses to all types of hazardous weather through close coordination between OEM personnel and the National Weather Service. Topics include the elements of weather, what weather information is available and how it can be used, how to analyze information on developing threats and projecting potential impacts, how to determine when actions need to be initiated to meet developing threats, and concepts to use in developing and refining hurricane-related aspects of their Emergency Operations Plan. Students will learn how to incorporate the technical data from the New Jersey Hurricane Evacuation Study Technical Data Report into their Emergency Operations Plans, and will also be able to provide assistance to other officials responsible for developing specific hurricane-related SOP's for annexes. Back to top
This two-day course will provide the student with the knowledge necessary to become an Incident Command System (ICS) instructor. The ICS can be used for any type or level of emergency, from limited incidents to large, multi-jurisdictional events. Procedures for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment and communications are covered. Back to top
A three-day which increases leadership skills, conflict management techniques, and the student's ability to assert personal influence and power. Self-Assessment and job application are stressed. Topics include the impact of individual values and personal styles of leadership, influence styles in the emergency management setting, work motivation, interpersonal relations and group dynamics in emergency management. Back to top
LIABILITY ISSUES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
This one-day workshop is designed to provide OEM personnel and other public officials with a basic understanding of liability issues and emergency response, and offer steps which can be taken to discourage lawsuits from being filed. Topics include definitions of liability, how it cam be incurred, basic concepts of immunity, basic principles behind the standard of care, and the importance of working with the local government staff attorney during all phases of the emergency management process. Back to top
MASS FATALITIES INCIDENT WORKSHOP
This three-day course provides the state and local emergency response community with information on how to plan for and respond to any emergency or disaster that results in a large number of fatalities. Participants should have a key role in responding to a mass fatality incident. Back to top
NEW JERSEY ENHANCED RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE
This four-day course is designed for health departments, C.E.H.A. affiliates, and Haz-Mat Team members. Topics include an in-depth study of protective actions, support planning, radiological incident management and response techniques. Back to top
An 80 hour course that provides HazMat Team members with the basic knowledge and skills to take appropriate offensive or defensive action that would require level A & B protection at an incident. Instruction will include classroom and hands on exercises. NOTE: Applicant must be a member of an established HazMat Team or of a team that is forming. Familiarity with SCBA is necessary. Students must also not have any medical problems which would preclude them from participating in hands on exercises. Back to top
A forty-hour course for those HazMat Team members who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials from cargo tank trucks for the purpose of controlling the release. The goal of this program is to provide the responder with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze the incident involving a cargo tank truck, to plan a response within the capabilities and competencies of available personnel and equipment, and to implement the planned response to mitigate the hazardous materials incident. Prerequisite: HazMat Technician Back to top
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL TANK COURSE
Prerequisite: HazMat Technician. A forty-hour course for those HazMat Team members who respond to releases of hazardous materials from rail tank cars for the purpose of controlling the release. This program includes tank car damage assessment, transferring products, flaring and hot tapping, tank car problem session, and other topics dealing with rail response. Also covers site safety plans, local response plans, and coordination with other agencies. Back to top
A three hour course provided by the National Weather Service Skywarn program. Instruction on how to correctly identify and report potentially hazardous weather conditions to the National Weather Service. Your reports may turn into official watches or warnings and alert the public to upcoming dangers. All persons involved in public safety should attend. No prerequisite training is required.
Disasters that affect people affect their pets and livestock too. New Jersey's Animal Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee (AEPARC) is made up of individuals from the NJOEM, NJ Department of Agriculture, and USDA and private veterinarians. This team works on educating counties, municipalities, and the general public about what they should do to protect the animals in their care in the event of a disaster. The AEPARC Annual Animal Emergency Management Symposium benefits anyone who is responsible for the welfare of animals. Back to top
BASIC TELECOMMUNICATOR 9-1-1 (APCO)
Completely rewritten to meet the new national standards (Project 33), this Course is an intensive, agency-based training program for new telecommunicators. It teaches the basic information necessary to understand the job of public safety telecommunicator and allows new personnel to easily and quickly begin working in your police, fire, EMS or combined service communications center. It can be used to update existing employees and gain valuable APCO Institute International Certification. This is the course that meets many states' standards for telecommunicator training. Practical exercise is used throughout the course to reinforce the knowledge gained in lecture and demonstration. If taught by your own APCO Institute certified instructor, it can be presented in either a classroom or a self-study format. Topics include: Roles and Responsibilities, Legal Aspects, Interpersonal Communications, Technologies, Telephone Techniques, Call Classification and Procedures, Stress Management. Back to top
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH - BASIC (APCO)
Based on the NHTSA National Standard Curriculum for EMD. The APCO Institute EMD Program incorporates all of the current ASTM Guidelines and NHTSA guidelines. EMS is a different way to deal with medically-oriented calls for service. Trained telecommunicators, using locally-approved EMD guidecards, quickly and properly determine the nature of the call, determine the priority of the call, dispatch the appropriate response, then give the caller instructions to help treat the patient until the responding EMS unit arrives. APCO EMD is a cost-effective way for agencies to implement an EMD program, and includes local customization of EMD Guidecards. APCO Emergency Medical Dispatch Program offers three courses to train telecommunicators in the high-liability area of medical call prioritization and pre-arrival instructions. The Basic Emergency Medical Dispatch Course teaches the student the basics of EMD, including the use of guide cards and the correct procedures for obtaining pertinent information over the phone. Back to top
NJ TRANSIT FIRST RESPONDER RAIL EXPO
Program of events will include
Typical Rail Car Fires and origins, Rescue and Extrication
methods from trains, Accident/Trauma Procedures, NJ TRANSIT
Police Overview, NJ TRANSIT Mobile Command Vehicle Display,
Various NJ Passenger Trains will be on display. 4.5 CEU Credits
are available for this course.
Registration is Free and Open to All Police, Fire, First Aid/EMS,
and Emergency Management Personnel. Lunch will be available to
purchase on Site.
Saturday October 14, 2000 - 9:00 AM to 3:30PM. Return completed registration form by October 7, 2000 via fax: 973-378-6489 or mail to: Len Diamond, Police Support Services & OEM Division, NJ TRANSIT Police, 180 Boyden Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
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