Training opportunities:

National Fire Academy Train the Trainer - Off Campus Courses
Two day Fire Schools
One day Fire Schools
On-line Training Oportunities
DHS WMD Domestic Preparedness Training

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) ANNISTON, ALABAMA
Counter Terrorism Operations Support Program (CTOS) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
New Mexico Tech (NMT) SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO

MSVFA Calendar of Events - here

One Page 12 month calendar FREE - click here

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
Sept 11 & 12, 2010 Canceled	ARFF Center Duluth, Minnesota	Incident Safety Officer (Revised) Train-the-Trainer (F728)	Lake Superior College Contact
Sept 18 & 19, 2010 Canceled	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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September 2010 – October 2011

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

Dates	Location	Course Title/Abbrev.	Co-Sponsor/Local Host/Remarks
10/16-17/2010	Alexandria, MN	Incident Safety Officer ISO TtT	Alexandria Technical College Scott Schaefer
12/11-12/2010	Marshall, MN	Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations STICO TtT	Mn West College Daryl Bartholomaus
1/8-9/2011	Virginia, MN	Health and Safety Officer HSO TtT	Mesabi Range College Steve Flaherty
2/5-6/2011	St. Cloud, MN	Decision Making for Initial Comp Operations DMICO TtT	St Cloud Technical College Larry Rieber
2/19-20/2011	Willmar, MN	Leadership 3 Strategies for Supervisory Success LS III TtT	Ridgewater College Mike Roe
2/19-20/2011	Duluth, MN	Managing in a Changing Environment MCE TtT	Lake Superior College Paula Castleman
2/26-27/2011	Moorhead, MN	Decision Making for Initial Comp Operations DMICO TtT	MN State College Rick Loveland
4/16-17/2011	Mora, MN	Decision Making for Initial Comp Operations DMICO TtT	Pine Technical College Mike Anderson
9/18-19/2011	North Mankato, MN	Incident Safety Officer ISO TtT	South Central College Tim Zehnder

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Dates Two Day State Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools

?? - Duluth - Details here
3- 05 & 06, 2011 - North Mankato - Details here
3- 12 & 13, 2011 - Moorhead - Details here - Poster here
3- 19 & 20, 2011 - Alexandria - Details here
4- 09 & 10, 2011 - Brainerd - Details here
?? - Duluth - Details here
4- 01 & 02, 2011 – Location to be determined - Details here

FDIC 2011, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 21-26, 2011

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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

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