In times of disaster, planning can’t be completed when the waters are rising. This is why the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants every community to have an emergency operations plan in place before disasters strike.
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) is making it easier for emergency responders in Parkersburg, West Virginia to be prepared for such events by delivering a free U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-certified course in mass fatality planning and response for rural communities. This eight hour instructor-led course will be offered on January 30th from 8am-5pm at Judge Black Annex Building, 315 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV, 25305 giving participants the basics of mass fatality response while providing the opportunities to exchange rural perceptions and brainstorm solutions to simulated emergencies.
This 8-hour, instructor-led course is designed to provide emergency managers and rural first responders with the knowledge and skills to develop an emergency operations plan for their local jurisdictions or regions. Participants are provided with knowledge about the planning process, the different types of emergency operations plan formats and the components of each. Participants engage in scenarios designed to reinforce the lessons learned and to enable them to determine the best format for their particular jurisdiction and to organize the various planning components into an emergency operations plan.
Registration deadline is January 16th. To register for this course, contact Christian Fernley at 304-558-2930 or Gregory.c.fernley@wv.gov
It is strongly encouraged that students have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System/National Incident Management System which is gained through completion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IS 100, IS 200, IS 235, IS 700, IS 701 and IS 800.
All training delivered by RDPC is certified by DHS and is offered tuition-free for a broad scope of stakeholders, including the traditional emergency response disciplines, and other emergency support functions as defined by the National Response Framework, as well as critical infrastructure owners and operators.
RDPC is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Training and Education Division (NTED) partnership of academic institutions with a vision of creating an environment wherein rural communities across America will have the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to enhance the safety, security and quality of life for their citizens.
Current members of the Consortium include East Tennessee State University, Eastern Kentucky University, The University of Findlay, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and North Carolina Central University. Each of these institutions possesses extensive and unique capabilities relating to rural homeland security preparedness training.
As a strategic partner to the RDPC, The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky. is responsible for technology including a large network of interactive television (ITV), videoconferencing, and learning management systems necessary to manage large student populations and deliver courses to rural responders across the nation.
For further information, contact Jessica Melton at (606) 677-6000, or email the Consortium at info@ruraltraining.org. To register for the course or schedule any of our other courses, visit our web site at www.ruraltraining.org contact the RDPC by phone at (877) 855-7372.Â
