Training opportunities:

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

MSVFA Calendar of Events - here

2008 One Page 12 month calendar FREE - click here

Wildland Firefighting School - S-130 - S-190 - L-180

MARCH 17 - 21, 2008

8am - 5pm

Hennepin Technical College
Eden Prairie Campus

S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter
S-190 Introduction to Fire Behavior
L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline

These three courses are taught in series beginning with S-190, which provides instruction in
the primary environmental factors that affect the start and spread of wildfire and recognition
of potentially hazardous situations. S-130 is designed to provide entry-level firefighting skills.
The L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline is included as part of this course.

COST: $200.00 for the Course.

(Lunches not included.)
Course is limited to 25 students!

Prerequisites:
IS-100 Intro to ICS and IS-700 NIMS are a requirement for "red carding" wildland firefighters.

These courses can be taken on line at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp
either before or after this training.

A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Hennepin Technical College is an affirmative action equal opportunity educator and employer.

For more information please contact:
Todd Seitz by phone 952-995-1330
or email todd.seitz@HennepinTech.edu

Poster:
http://minnesotafireservice.com/pubs_open/flyer-2008-HTC-Wildland-Firefighting.pdf

Registration Form:
http://minnesotafireservice.com/pubs_open/flyer-2008-HTC-Wildland-Registrationform.pdf

LMC and LMCIT Training Opportunities

Published: January 9, 2008

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.

OSHA/Safety Assistance: 202 Meetings
Jan. 15—Redwood Falls
Jan. 16—North Mankato
Jan. 17—Rochester
Jan. 22—Grand Rapids
Jan. 23—St. Cloud
Jan. 24—St. Paul

Save the date:
Safety and Loss Control Workshops

March 25—Crookston
March 26—Fergus Falls
April 2—Willmar
April 3—Springfield
April 9—Brooklyn Park
April 15—Rochester
April 17—St. Paul
April 22—St. Cloud
April 24—Biwabik

Long Hot Summer - Brooklyn Park, MN - February 29 - March 1, 2008
North Memorial EMS Education The Long, Hot Summer Conference will be held at the Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park. Watch our web site for further information later this fall. North Memorial EMS Education is one of the largest providers of emergency care training in the upper Midwest. http://www.northmemorial.com/emsEd/

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

2007 and 2008 NFA Courses

National Fire Academy Direct Delivery

Train-the-Trainer Courses
Offered In Minnesota
December 2007 - September 2008

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Dates	Location	Course Title/Abbrev.	College Host
Feb 16 & 17, 2008	Moorhead, Minnesota	PICO TTT	MN State College
Feb 23 & 24, 2008	Virginia, Minnesota	Leadership 3 TTT	Mesabi Range College
Apr 26 & 27, 2008	Mora, Minnesota Mora Fire Station	Incident Safety Officer TTT	Pine Technical College
Sept 6 & 7, 2008	Duluth, Minnesota ARFF Center	Health and Safety Officer (Revised) TTT	Lake Superior College
Sept 13 & 14, 2008	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Intro to Unified Command for Multiagency and Catastrophic Incident TTT	Hennepin Technical College
Sept 27 & 28, 2008	North Mankato, Minnesota	Training Operations in Small Department TTT	South Central College

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2008 Dates Two Day State Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools

3- 1 & 2, 2008 - N Mankato
3- 8 & 9, 2008 - Detroit Lakes
3- 15 & 16, 2008 - Alexandria
3- 29 & 30, 2008 - Eden Prairie
4- 5 & 6, 2008 - Rochester
4- 19 & 20, 2008 - Brainerd

9- 20 & 21, 2008 - Duluth - Dates and location - Pending

Details Link

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One Day Regional Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools

9- 24, 2007 - SW Region Fire School in Worthington, MN on Monday, September 24, 2007 from 7-9 PM

3- 29, 2008 - Marshall (one day school)

Details Link

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2008 Duluth Minni Fire School Course Offerings

2008 Minni Fire School Course Schedule

http://www.lsc.mnscu.edu/ERTC/2007WeekendCourses.cfm

May 3 & 4, 2008

Rescue Tool Show and Demo
Animal Rescue
Special EMS topics

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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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