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Salamander Overview and User Training
Course Description:
This training will cover the Comprehensive Resource Management and Credentialing System (CRMCS). This system provides the ability to credential personnel AND equipment and produce the standardized ID card credential. This allows for seamless interoperability across city and county lines. The resource information is housed in the web-based "Salamander LIVE" system. The afternoon session will educate attendees to the Salamander "TRACK APP" (for smartphones and tablets) which is used for resource accountability. The Salamander "rapidTAG" incident specific badging system will be covered. The ability to gain greater situational awareness and generate incident specific reports will also be discussed. The day will conclude with a small tabletop exercise.
Event Location/Address:
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management 205 S Main St.
City and County:
Council Bluffs  -  POTTAWATTAMIE     (District 4)
Additional Information:
1) Avoid street parking. 2) Use the library parking lot north of the EOC. 3) Parking passes will be available upon check-in at the EOC. 4) Meals will be on your own, adequate time will be provided. Follow registration link below.
Course Dates:
7/23/2025   through   7/23/2025    -   (8:30 AM  to  4:00 PM)
Registration Information:
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iowa-region-4-pott-county-salamander-training-new-version-30-tickets-1394394293869?aff=oddtdtcreator More information on this class can be found at http://iowa.responders.us/
Course Contact:
Doug  Reed      ema@ema.pottcounty-ia.gov      (712) 328-5777
G 205 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role
Course Description:
This course is designed for local disaster recovery teams consisting of emergency managers, city/county administrators, public works directors, building inspectors, and community planners. The course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of each team member, and provides guidance on developing a local disaster recovery plan. Participants are given the opportunity to develop an outline of their own recovery plan during the course. • Increase local government and community awareness of issues involved in disaster recovery • Build local recovery capability to address guidance expressed in the National Disaster Recovery Framework during local disaster recovery • Provide a forum for discussion of “lessons learned” and best practices in disaster recovery at the local level • Promote the development of a pre-disaster recovery planning process **This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
Event Location/Address:
East Lake Park Conservation Education Center 2451 Highway 34
City and County:
Osceola  -  CLARKE     (District 4)
Additional Information:
1) Class will be in the Conservation education center located at East Lake Park. 2) Proceed up the hill straight into the park. center is located on the right. 3) No vending onsite. 4) Lunch will be provided. 5) This multi-day course is supported with Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding. You may request lodging reimbursement if you traveled an excess of 50 miles one-way and are an Iowa resident. ? Before making lodging reservations and Prior to start of class, email your lodging reimbursement request to HSEMDTraining@iowa.gov limited to funding availability. ? All other travel will be on your own if the above doesn't apply or requested.
Course Dates:
8/7/2025   through   8/8/2025    -   (8:00 AM  to  4:30 PM)
Course Contact:
HSEMD Training Staff    -    visit our contact information page
G 191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
Course Description:
This 1-day, Advanced Professional Series course will allow participants to develop an effective interface between Emergency Operations Center (EOC) by applying Incident Command System (ICS) principles. This course works best when delivered to ICS and EOC personnel from the same community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate the interface. **This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
Event Location/Address:
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management 205 S Main St.
City and County:
Council Bluffs  -  POTTAWATTAMIE     (District 4)
Additional Information:
1) Avoid street parking. 2) Personnel from the same organization are encouraged to carpool. 3) Use the library parking lot north of the EOC. 4) Parking passes will be available upon check-in at the EOC. 5) Travel and meals will be on your own, adequate time will be provided.
Course Dates:
8/13/2025   through   8/13/2025    -   (8:00 AM  to  4:30 PM)
Course Contact:
HSEMD Training Staff    -    visit our contact information page
G 288 Local Volunteer & Donations Management
Course Description:
The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise. The course content and activities may also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding the State’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and non-government organizations. To provide local emergency management personnel and voluntary agency representatives with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute an effective volunteer and donations management program. **This course is part of the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS)
Event Location/Address:
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management 205 S Main St.
City and County:
Council Bluffs  -  POTTAWATTAMIE     (District 4)
Additional Information:
1) Avoid street parking. 2) Personnel from the same organization are encouraged to carpool. 3) Use the library parking lot north of the EOC. 4) Parking passes will be available upon check-in at the EOC. 5) Meals will be on your own, adequate time will be provided. 6) This multi-day course is supported with Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding. You may request lodging reimbursement if you traveled an excess of 50 miles one-way and are an Iowa resident. Requests are based upon available funding. BEFORE making lodging reservations and PRIOR to start of class, email your lodging reimbursement request to HSEMDTraining@iowa.gov limited to available funding.
Course Dates:
8/14/2025   through   8/15/2025    -   (8:00 AM  to  4:30 PM)
Course Contact:
HSEMD Training Staff    -    visit our contact information page
AWR 160 Standardized Awareness Training
Course Description:
This eight-hour course is delivered in your jurisdiction and focuses on training responders to meet the requirements established in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472, Chapter 4, “Competencies for Awareness Level Personnel,” and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 (q) (6) (i) (a–f) “First Responder Awareness Level” competencies. This course takes an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used. It provides participants the knowledge to recognize the hazardous material, protect themselves, notify others, and secure the scene.
Event Location/Address:
Mills County Public Health 403 Railroad Ave
City and County:
Glenwood  -  MILLS     (District 4)
Additional Information:
1) Use main entrance, ample parking available 2) All travel and meals will be on your own, adequate time will be provided. Facility POC: Morgan Alexander, (712) 527-3643, malexander@millscountyiowa.gov
Course Dates:
9/25/2025   through   9/25/2025    -   (9:00 AM  to  5:00 PM)
Registration Information:
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Course Contact:
Sara  Garcia      Sara.Garcia@teex.tamu.edu      (979) 500-6897
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