Training Calendar
Please note: upcoming events are listed chronologically underneath our calendar.
Drone FAA Part 107 Class
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aeronautical Knowledge Test for the Remote Pilot Airman Certificate is required to fly an unmanned aerial vehicle commercially . This course contains all the material tested for the 107 pilot’s license. Course topics include regulations, airspace, weather, loading and performance, and operations. The exam ensures that commercial drone pilots can act responsibly, coordinate with air traffic control in case of emergencies, read aeronautical maps, and abide by all general aviation regulations and specific regulations pertaining to UAS.
L-101: Foundations of Emergency Management
The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The Academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build further studies and sound decisions.
L-102: Fundamentals of Threats and Hazards
The goal of this course is to understand how scientific principles can be used before, during, and after a disaster, including a basic understanding of scientific terminology as it applies to Emergency Management.
L-103: Planning: Emergency Operations
The goals of this course are to promote effective emergency management planning practices and enhance planning skills through application exercises.
L-146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
At completion of this course, students will increase awareness of the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program Doctrine, clarify roles and responsibilities, and improve teamwork and coordination.
L-105: Public Information Basics
The goal of this course is to enhance the jurisdiction’s public information and warning core capability.
HERT TtT
HERT Train the Trainer prepares qualified healthcare and emergency responders to teach the foundational HERT curriculum at their local facilities, focusing on lesson plan preparation, presentation techniques, and practical skills testing.
The course objectives cover:
PPE Management: Proper wear, standard testing, and safe removal (doffing) of personal protective equipment.
Decontamination Operations: Setting up and executing patient decontamination corridors.
Mass Triage: Implementing quick victim triage systems within a hospital's footprint.
Site Management: Selecting and operating a functional Emergency Treatment Area.
Team Leadership: Structuring and directing local Hospital Emergency Response Teams
3 Day HERT
The Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) course addresses healthcare response at the operations level for the facility and its personnel. This three-day course prepares healthcare responders to utilize the Hospital Incident Command System — integrating into the community emergency response network while operating an Emergency Treatment Area as hospital first responders during a mass casualty incident involving patient contamination. The healthcare responders will determine and use appropriate personal protective equipment and conduct triage followed by decontamination of ambulatory and nonambulatory patients as members of a Hospital Emergency Response Team.
Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed will provide students with the tools to help a bleeding victim.
4 Hour OSHA Awareness
First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release.
G-191: Incident Command System Emergency Operations Center Interface
The goal of this course is to enable the students to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command/Unified Command (IC/UC) and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying National Incident Management system principles. This course is designed to examine the role and function of the IC/UC and the EOC in response and support of an incident. It focuses on the coordination between the Incident Command System (ICS) and the EOC. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions through exercises and group discussions.
4 Hour OSHA Awareness
First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release.
Hospital Emergency Response Training - 2 Day
HERT Indirect will review the skills needed to perform successful and safe decontaminations operations for MCI patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness
This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric-triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course, but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.
Hospital Emergency Response Training - 2 Day
HERT Indirect will review the skills needed to perform successful and safe decontaminations operations for MCI patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
Restoring Dignity: Providing Care for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
The Healthcare Training Center (HTC) Monthly Webinar Series is a collaborative training initiative designed to plumb the depths of all-hazards preparedness and response. Each month, guest lecturers will lend subject-matter expertise to particular topics that materially impact Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalitions. As a compliment to traditional, “pre-approved” training, these 60-90 minute engagements will provide focused insight on best-practices, regulatory updates, training, incident management, and personal accounts of real-world responses. Derived from Hospital Preparedness Program capabilities, this virtual series will take a comprehensive approach to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a wide variety of high-stakes, healthcare challenges.
Hospital Emergency Response Training - 2 Day
HERT Indirect will review the skills needed to perform successful and safe decontaminations operations for MCI patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
eFINDs Train the Trainer
eFINDS is a tracking system/application on the Health Commerce System (HCS) that should be used by a healthcare facility in the event of an emergent, urgent or planned evacuation. The application captures minimal amounts of data and allows facilities to track the patient/resident movement to other facilities, facility types or temporary shelters.
Hospitals that need to build capacity or need to replace an eFINDS facility-based trainer who can no longer fulfill this responsibility should send a staff person to this training.
4 Hour OSHA Awareness
First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release.
G-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
The Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions course is designed to introduce the role, design, and function of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the supportive relationship as a NIMS Command and Coordination component of the Multiagency Coordination System.
Family Assistance Center
This course provides participants with the basic knowledge, considerations, skills, and abilities needed to prepare for and initiate a family assistance center. This course is designed to create a framework for local authorities to develop family assistance centers based upon local capabilities and the needs of the incident.
MARO RTC: Hospital Emergency Response Training 2-Day
2 Day HERT will review the skills needed to perform successful and safe decontaminations operations for MCI patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
Smart Preparedness: The Role of AI in Emergency Management Programs and Healthcare Simulation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shaping how healthcare organizations and first responders can plan, train, and exercise for emergencies. This webinar provides an overview of the current AI landscape and its practical applications in emergency preparedness. A live demonstration will showcase how AI tools can be used to quickly develop realistic, customizable exercise scenarios – helping organizations improve performance, efficiency, and effectiveness while strengthening preparedness capabilities.
Mass Casualty Incident Workshop
This popular MCI Workshop course is designed for anyone involved in delivering emergency services as a result of a mass-casualty incident. EMS, fire, police, aeromedical, ED, and dispatch center personnel will benefit from attending since joint response and coordination are crucial to successful MCI management.
Advanced HazMat Life Support
The Advanced HazMat Life Support (AHLS) Provider course trains healthcare professionals to medically manage patients exposed to hazardous materials (chemical, biological, radiological) through rapid assessment, recognition of toxic syndromes (toxidromes), applying the Poisoning Treatment Paradigm, and administering specific antidotes, enabling them to effectively care for victims in hazmat incidents and toxic terrorism events. It's an intensive evidence-based program focusing on practical skills for treating exposures like nerve agents, CBRN threats, and industrial chemicals.
Forensics: Specimen Management
The presentation provides a comprehensive guide for hospital personnel on managing physical evidence and specimens that may be used in legal or criminal proceedings. It emphasizes maintaining a rigorous "Chain of Custody" to ensure that evidence remains legally admissible in court. Key topics include identifying types of physical evidence (such as bullets, clothing, and body tissue), proper wound documentation, and the specific procedures for securing and storing forensic materials.
G-191: Incident Command System Emergency Operations Center Interface
The goal of this course is to enable the students to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command/Unified Command (IC/UC) and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying National Incident Management system principles. This course is designed to examine the role and function of the IC/UC and the EOC in response and support of an incident. It focuses on the coordination between the Incident Command System (ICS) and the EOC. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions through exercises and group discussions.
eFINDs Train the Trainer
eFINDS is a tracking system/application on the Health Commerce System (HCS) that should be used by a healthcare facility in the event of an emergent, urgent or planned evacuation. The application captures minimal amounts of data and allows facilities to track the patient/resident movement to other facilities, facility types or temporary shelters.
Hospitals that need to build capacity or need to replace an eFINDS facility-based trainer who can no longer fulfill this responsibility should send a staff person to this training.
HSEEP: Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program
This is an intermediate-level course designed to describe the core principles and processes of HSEEP, its standardized methodology, available resources, and practical skill development, which will assist in developing an HSEEP consistent exercise program. The objectives of the course are to understand the role of HSEEP in National Preparedness, and how HSEEP exercise principles and methodology support efforts across the whole community to improve our national capacity to build, sustain, and deliver core capabilities.
Conflict Prevention Strategies to Deter Targeted Violence
This course provides participants with the basic knowledge, considerations, skills, and abilities needed to prepare for and initiate a family assistance center. This course is designed to create a framework for local authorities to develop family assistance centers based upon local capabilities and the needs of the incident.
G-2300:Intermediate EOC Functions
The goal of this course is to assist individuals and jurisdictions that desire to develop or improve their Emergency Operation Centers. This three-day course is designed to examine the role, design, and functions of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the relationships as components of a multi-agency coordination system. By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).
Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations
Introduction to Radiological Nuclear WMD Operations is an awareness level course designed to provide fundamental knowledge to personnel who may encounter a radiological or nuclear incident during their normal duties. The course focuses on preparing responders for the initial stages of a radiological/nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident. Key topics include: Radiation Fundamentals, Health Effects, Hazard Identification and Protective Acitions.
ICS-300 : Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
IS-300 delivers ICS curricula for the expanding incident.
Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator - Basic Course
This course provides students with an introduction to emergency management principles, key components and regulations of emergency preparedness and response programs.
CHEC Basic: 2-day course; 13.5 CEU’s
Single course enrollment is permitted.
CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.
PER-370: Detecting Radioactive Contamination
The course provides Hospital First Receivers/Healthcare workers with essential knowledge and skills that will assist them when responding to a radiological/nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident in the safest manner possible for themselves and victims. The course will provide the Participants with information on how to use radiological tools and contamination management processes to limit the spread and exposure to radioactive contaminants. The best practices presented in this course can be applied to any incident that involves radiological contamination.