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2010 LMC and LMCIT Training Opportunities

For more information and to register online, follow the links below. More information is also available by calling: (651) 281-1200 or (800) 925-1122, or visiting the Conferences section of the LMC web site: www.lmc.org.

March 30—Mahnomen
March 31—Fergus Falls
April 6—Springfield
April 7—Willmar
April 15—Biwabik
April 20—Brooklyn Park
April 22—Rochester
April 27—St. Cloud
April 29—St. Paul

These one-day workshops can help your city prevent missteps.

The following courses are offered through the college system and are
listed as a service to the firefighters.

NFA Courses

National Fire Academy Direct Delivery

Train-the-Trainer Courses
Offered In Minnesota

NFA Requires a Roster 30 Days Before the Class Date. Register Now!!

Dates	Location	Course Title/Abbrev.	Co-Sponsor/Local Host/Remarks
Dec 5 & 6, 2009	MERIT Center Marshall, Minnesota	Training Operations in Small Departments Train-the-Trainer (F291)	Mn West College
Jan 23 & 24, 2010	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Training Operations in Small Departments Train-the-Trainer (F291)	Northland College Contact
Feb 6 & 7, 2010	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Preparation for Initial Company Operations Train-the-Trainer (F459)	St Cloud Technical College Contact
Feb 20 & 21, 2010	Moorhead, Minnesota	Leadership II: Strategies for Personal Success Train-the-Trainer (F734)	MN State College Contact
Feb 27 & 28, 2010	Virginia, Minnesota	Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success Train-the-Trainer (F733)	Mesabi Range College Contact
Apr 17 & 18, 2010	Mora Fire Station Mora, Minnesota	Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success Train-the-Trainer (F735)	Pine Technical College
Sept 11 & 12, 2010	ARFF Center Duluth, Minnesota	Incident Safety Officer (Revised) Train-the-Trainer (F728)	Lake Superior College Contact
Sept 18 & 19, 2010	Brooklyn Park Fire Station , Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Incident Command System for Structural Collapse Incidents Train-theTrainer (F322)	Hennepin Technical College Contact
Sept 25 & 26, 2010	North Mankato, Minnesota	Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations Train-the-Trainer (F755)	South Central College Contact

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Dates Two Day State Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools

2- 20 & 21, 2010 - Duluth - Details here
3- 6 & 7, 2010 - North Mankato - Details here

3- 13 & 14, 2010 - Detroit Lakes - Details here - Poster here
3- 20 & 21, 2010 - Alexandria - Details here
3- 27 & 28, 2010 - Brainerd - Details here
4- 10 & 11, 2010 - Duluth - Details here
4- 10 & 11, 2010 – Redwing - Details here

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Free Disaster Related On-Line Training Courses & Videos

HOMELAND RESPONDER TRAINING NETWORK

http://www.homelandresponder.org/Pages/HR-2-features.html
They have a library of over 200 very short videos (most are 15
minutes or less) on topics related to first responders.

ST PETERSBURG (FL) COLLEGE National Terrorism Preparedness Institute

http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/ Register for CEUs. Segments run
approximately 1 hour in a television news show format. There is a
new video every month. Recent topics include: Playas Training &
Research Center; COOP Planning; The Intelligence Toolbox Training
Course; Restoration of Lifelines; National Infrastructure Protection
Plan.

FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE:

http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp One of the first large
providers of on-line emergency management training, they now have 60
independent study courses.

CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE and SECURITY: http://www.chds.us/?
special/info&pgm=Noncredit The Naval Post Graduate School offers non-
credit versions of two of their Master's degree courses: Critical
Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis and Protection and Technology
for Homeland Security: Inspection and Detection Technologies

TEEX (Texas Engineering Extension Service):

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com
All courses require registration. Courses run from one to several
hours. If you achieve 80% on the test, you receive a certificate and
CEUs, (usually 0.1 to 0.4…1 to 4 hours). There are currently 11
courses in the on-line system: Public Works for WMD (CBRNE)
Incidents; Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents; WMD Terrorism
Awareness for Emergency Responders; WMD Incident Management/Unified
Command Concepts; Introduction to SNS and Mass Prophylaxis; Botulism;
Children and Nerve Agents; Canine Emergency Medical Care; Emergency
Management; Bacillus Anthracis; Avian Flu

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY:

http://www.nfaonline.dhs.gov/browse/index.shtm
Alternative Water Supply: Planning & Implementing Programs; EMS
Operations at Multi-Casualty Incidents; Fire Service Supervision;
Introduction to ICS; Basic NIMS ICS for Operational Responders;
Emergency Response to Terrorism; Self-Study Course for Community
Safety Educators; Testing and Evaluation of Water Supplies for Fire
Protection

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/ Targeted to public health audience.
Recent training and webinars include: Radiological Terrorism;
Learning from Katrina; Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: Using Public
Information to Enhance POD Flow

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – Mailman School of Public Health – National

Center for Disaster Preparedness:
http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/training.htm

*Asterisk indicates registration required and certificate available.
Their current courses are: *Basic Emergency Preparedness On-Line
Course; Point of Distribution Medical Officer Training; *Basic
Emergency Preparedness for Dental Professional; *Basic Crisis &
Emergency Risk Communications for Public Health Workers; Principals
of Disaster & Public Health Emergency Response for Journalists-A
Webinar; Israel Lessons Learned in Emergency Preparedness

UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY – School of Public Health:
http://www.ualbanycphp.org/learning/default.cfm They currently have

ten courses: Working in a Point of Dispensing (POD); Terrorism,
Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction; Preparedness &
Community Response to Pandemics; Personal Preparedness; Microbiology:
An Introduction; HazMat Transportation Incidents: Using the Emergency
Response Guidebook; Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital
Clinicians; Nuclear Terrorism: Pathways & Prevention; Mass
Dispensing: A Primer for Community Leader; Your Family Disaster Plan

G-TRAIN (Georgia Training and Resource Inventory Network) - Emory
Center for Public Health Preparedness
http://www.sph.emory.edu/GTRAIN/ Some sessions have CEUs available.

They divide training into segments. The approximate number of
current training activities in each segment is in parenthesis. Note
there is duplication among categories: Biological Hazards (13);
Chemical Hazards (4); Nuclear and/or Radiological Hazards (3);
Explosive/Mass Trauma (2); Antiterrorism and Veterinary/Zoonotic
Preparedness (11); Epidemiology and Surveillance (21); Infectious;
Mental Health/Psychosocial Issues (4); Information
Technology/Communication (13); Coordination Across Agencies (20);
State and/or Local Public Health System Operations (21); Terrorism or
Disaster Preparedness and Response (36)

NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS (University of
North Carolina School of Public Health):
http://nccphp.sph.unc.edu/training/training_list/ Some sessions have

CEUs available. Training is divided into over 30 diverse segments
including Grant Writing and GIS.

YALE NEW HAVEN CENTER FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & DISASTER RESPONSE:
http://ynhhs.emergencyeducation.org/ Free courses include: Best

Practices for the Protection of Health Care Facility-Based First
Receivers; Bioterrorism Preparedness for Clinicians; Mental Health
Aspects of Emergencies and Disasters for Non-Mental Health
Professionals

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI (Extension Disaster Education Network)
http://extension.missouri.edu/eden/

Plant Biosecurity Management Course