Available Courses

This three-day training opportunity that covers all elements of building and maintaining an effective peer support program. Peer support programs provide many benefits to public safety professionals, including acknowledging the difficulties of response work, strengthening teams, and equipping them to cope effectively. Peer support programs: 1) Provide training to identify risk factors for behavioral and mental health problems, 2) Reduce stigma by encouraging conversations surrounding mental health and normalizing difficult experiences, 3) Create an environment where people feel comfortable approaching one another, 4) Link peers to outside professional resources for additional care when necessary. This course enables introduces public safety professionals and other supporting personnel to culturally competent, trauma-informed, peer-supportive care principles, so they are prepared to support the mental health needs in their communities in an individual or team setting.

1) Parking is in front of the building, adjacent to the flagpole, with overflow parking across the driveway in the Davenport Public Works lot. Do not park in the employee lot directly east of the building. 2) Travel and meals are on your own. 3) Registration is required through TEEX student portal, follow the link below Facility questions contact: [email protected] or at 563-484-3052

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The League’s Annual Conference & Exhibit is largest event in the state geared specifically toward the needs of Iowa’s elected and appointed municipal officials. Held in September of each year, the conference includes workshops, an exhibit hall and unique networking opportunities.

1) Registration required https://iowaleague.org/workshops-events/annual-conference/ 2) Visit the events page for more details

Registration details can be found at: https://iowaleague.org/workshops-events/annual-conference/

This course teaches community leaders and emergency managers in rural communities how to plan for and execute disaster recovery efforts. Upon implementation, this course will assist rural communities with expediting disaster recovery efforts and facilitating the long-term economic success of their communities. Examples from Hurricane Katrina and towns devastated by tornadoes will be used as case studies to examine why communities were successful or unsuccessful in their recovery efforts. Additionally, students will actively engage in a fictional disaster recovery scenario

1) Parking available around the building 2) Travel and lunch is on your own, adequate time will be provided 3) Follow the link below to complete your registration

The RDPC registration link is: https://studentportal.ruraltraining.org/courses/display/617 Must have a FEMA SID. Register or find your SID here: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

This three-day training opportunity that covers all elements of building and maintaining an effective peer support program. Peer support programs provide many benefits to public safety professionals, including acknowledging the difficulties of response work, strengthening teams, and equipping them to cope effectively. Peer support programs: 1) Provide training to identify risk factors for behavioral and mental health problems, 2) Reduce stigma by encouraging conversations surrounding mental health and normalizing difficult experiences, 3) Create an environment where people feel comfortable approaching one another, 4) Link peers to outside professional resources for additional care when necessary. This course enables introduces public safety professionals and other supporting personnel to culturally competent, trauma-informed, peer-supportive care principles, so they are prepared to support the mental health needs in their communities in an individual or team setting.

1) Parking is available around the building. 2) Enter through the West entrance to the Dubuque County Firefighters Association Emergency Responder Training Facility and the classrooms are off the lobby. 3) All travel and meals are on your own, adequate time will be provided. Registration is required, follow the link below.

Register through the TEEX website. https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mExtLogin

This course will prepare participants to conduct a Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participants will identify threats and hazards of jurisdictional concern, give those threats and hazards context, establish capability targets, and determine how to apply the THIRA results. By using the THIRA process, stakeholders will develop a strategy to allocate resources and establish mitigation and preparedness activities. THIRA-informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

1) Lunch is on your own, adequate time will be provided. Refrigerator and microwave are available. 2)Do not park in the employee lot east of the building. Park in front of the building at flagpole ONLY or across the drive in the Public Works lot. 3) Travel expenses are on your own. Facility questions contact Darin Keith: [email protected], 563-639-6823

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