Available Courses

Building awareness of future climate hazards and impacts that the emergency services sector may face is very important. This course helps emergency services and the community better prepare for the climate adaptations necessary and systems vulnerabilities that may occur from hazard impacts. Participants will be able to describe the principles of climate adaptation planning for emergency management and existing first response processes and will be able to discuss the impact of weather on critical infrastructure and key resources while explaining the concurrent effects of climate change on those impacts. Participants will also gain an understanding of how to identify and apply adaptation strategies to address local emergency services sector vulnerabilities. The course is also designed to provide opportunities for participants to learn about various resources that can be used to implement local climate adaptation strategies in their communities.

1) This is a virtual offering from NDPTC, follow the registration link below. 2) Two days--four hours each day

https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/3702/

The goal of this course is to assist the campus community and the neighboring jurisdiction in developing the necessary decision-making skills to prevent, protect, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from a an active shooter situation or other campus emergency. This course is an adapted, Zoom-friendly version of our traditional MGT-324-C course.

*Note: This course is an eight hour-long course delivery over two consecutive days. Each day is four hours long. 1) Minimum 20; maximum 45 students 2) Access code: NCBRT324 3) Course ID: 31438

https://train.ncbrt.lsu.edu/Student/Register?ClassID=31438

Hosted in conjunction with the Iowa DNR, HSEMD, USACE and FEMA, the free training will include: Floodplain 101 - Basics and resources: What to Know and What to Do; How to develop projects to reduce and mitigate flooding; Different types of flood mitigation, including nature-based solutions and acquisition of flooded properties; Potential funding for mitigation options. The training is organized with an informal structure that encourages questions, problem-solving, and answers.

1) Travel and lunch is on your own, adequate time will be provided 2) Additional details will be provided 3) Each registrant will be asked to complete a survey to identify your subjects of interest and any questions that you would like addressed during this training.

This 8-hour course will provide a review of damage assessment, the importance of providing quick and accurate assessments, and an opportunity to review and practice with tools to assist in conducting damage assessments. The course will also review various disaster damage assessment processes, collaborating agencies, and resources. Participants will discuss and develop a damage assessment action plan in order to ensure that resources are in place for an adequate response, followed by a hands-on exercise using various tools and software to collect damage assessments. Course Modules include: Concepts of Damage Assessment Damage Assessment Action Plan Damage Assessment Tools

1) This is a virtual offering from NDPTC, follow the registration link below. 2) Two days--four hours each day 3) Follow the registration link below

https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/3686/

This course introduces participants to the differences between domestic violent extremism and homegrown violent extremism, indicators of violent extremist behavior, characteristics of recruitment and radicalization, and the legal safeguards that protect civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy. Additionally, the course covers social media as it relates to extremism, ways to improve responder safety, and techniques to counter violent extremist threats through interagency and community partnerships

*Note: This course is an eight hour-long course delivery over two consecutive days. Each day is four hours long. 1) Minimum 20; maximum 45 students 2) Access code: NCBRT409 3) Course ID: 31474

https://train.ncbrt.lsu.edu/Student/Register?ClassID=31474