Available Courses

This eight-hour management-level course is designed to prepare small and large business to effectively plan for emergencies of all types. This course strives to teach executive-level managers and small business owners how to develop a comprehensive and effective business continuity program from start to finish.

1) Parking will be on the south side of the Sheriff's Office, entrance through SE door marked "Civil/Admin", take elevator up to 3rd floor training rooms. 2) Travel and meals are on your own, adequate time will be provided. Registration is required, follow the link below

https://studentportal.ruraltraining.org/courses/display/446

This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to use social media tools and techniques for intermediate-level messaging, strategy, and increased situational awareness. This course builds upon the existing PER-304 Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery course by providing more participants with a more in-depth training in the use of strategy, tools, and messaging techniques in the use of social media.

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

Copy and paste link to complete registration: https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/4374/

This scenario-based course will guide emergency response organizations and critical infrastructure IT personnel through multiple simulated events to learn how to coordinate efforts during a cyber incident. These real-time exercises are designed to assist jurisdictions with managing cyber response efforts between traditional emergency responders and IT professionals. The use of expert instructors from IT and emergency response fields will offer participants real-world knowledge to successfully integrate cybersecurity personnel into the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

1) Ample parking available, enter at main door under the flags 2) Photo ID is required for access 3) Travel and meals are on you own, adequate time will be provided each day 4) Registration is required, follow link below 5) All attendees must complete pre-posttest online 6) Certificates will be available after each registrant completes required items

Copy and paste registration link into a new web browser: https://teex.org/class/mgt456/, select the Johnston, IA registration button.

Disaster Recovery is a complex, costly, and potentially lengthy process. Depending on the scope of a disaster, recovery efforts can last years and cost millions of dollars. Planning has a direct positive impact on a community’s ability to recover from disasters. Planning for disaster recovery before disasters occur can significantly speed up and facilitate the post-disaster recovery process. This course will provide facilitated discussions on key concepts for disaster recovery planning, including the benefits of pre-disaster planning, key elements, and the plan development process. This course will prepare participants to initiate disaster recovery plans and participate in the long-term recovery planning process in their own communities through the review of case studies and existing disaster recovery plans. The goal of this course is to prepare participants to evaluate and develop disaster recovery plans in the context of the whole community approach to planning.

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

Copy and paste link to complete registration: https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/4375/

Our conference provides an opportunity for emergency management and homeland security professionals, state agencies, elected officials, non-profit organizations, along with our public and private sector partners, to learn from each other and the leaders in this ever-evolving field. We offer a wide variety of topics that our audience can learn from while making connections with other participants and speakers.

1) Free parking 2) Start time on Wed, Oct 14 is 1pm-5pm, Thur, Oct 15 is 8:30am-4:30pm (lunch provided), Fri, Oct 16 is 8am-11:30am 3) Vendors will be on site 4) Registration is required, fees may apply 5) Full agenda and conference details can be found on our Conference website, https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/about/iowa-homeland-security-conference

Complete your registration at: https://forms.gle/D7L47qN9PMSS3B69A