Available Courses

This 2-day course focuses on building capabilities for multi-agency collaboration. Intact university teams will learn to agree on basic concepts relative to: planning, risk assessment, training, exercising plans, and recovery/business continuity thro

The Sport Event Risk Management course is designed to build sport and special event risk management capabilities for community-wide collaboration and mitigation. Through activity-based training modules, safety and security teams will increase their knowledge of planning, risk assessment, training, and continuous improvement practices. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective sport venues and coordinate the development or enhancement of a sport event security management system. Everyone will need a FEMA SID number on the first day of the course.

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This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop the capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives, protect property and the environment threatened by disaster.

Meals and travel expense will be on your own.

This 2-day training will equip participants with the basic skills needed to be a PIO. The course emphasizes skills development and addresses the impact of technology on emergency public information.

Meals and travel on your own.

This class is an overview for first responders and other agencies that may respond to rail emergencies. Union Pacific Railroad is conducting the class but most information is applicable to any rail provider.

1) There may be a field trip to have hands on experience with an engine if a site can be provided. 2) Travel and meals on your own.

Contact Nevada Fire Chief Ray Reynolds at rreynolds@cityofnevadaiowa.org to register.

The Preparedness of State and Local Law enforcement, Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services is one of the major initiatives of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Students from Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services will learn the tactics, techniques and procedures, specific to a unified small group response as a rescue task force during the interdiction phase of a terrorist driven, active shooter or any active hostile incident. Students will have daily practical exercises as well as written exams throughout the 3 day curriculum. The course is the response to a neutralized or mitigated active shooter or hostile event; where Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services students learn to unify as a rescue task force and conduct force protection while setting up casualty collection points as an integrated response.

1) All students should bring eye and ear protection and wear comfortable clothing that is appropriate for conducting training exercises where their clothing may get dirty (BDU's or training fatigues for 3 days of training). The Fire / Rescue / EMS personnel should bring their medical trauma and triage equipment (This gear will NOT to be used it is for Simulation Only). For the Law Enforcement personnel they should bring the additional following equipment; Patrol rifle if issued / issued duty wea