Available Courses

Participants in this full day event will gain insight from experts in the field as they discuss lessons learned from actual events and response efforts. Presentations will provide firsthand information to public health, first responders, support agencies, businesses and non-profits, community partners, and elected officials who will be responding, managing and recovering from a large scale disaster. Join a community of public health experts to explore practical approaches in addressing the Region’s top vulnerabilities.

1) Registration IS required and a $75 fee that covers lunch and light refreshments 2) Registration closes on March 24, 2026 3) NO late registrations or walk-ins accepted Travel is on your own. Check out Scott Co Emergency Management Facebook page for more details about the agenda and speakers. https://www.facebook.com/scottcountyiowa

Complete your registration and make payment at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-quad-cities-regional-disaster-conference-tickets-1980404834170

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)

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) This is NOT a grant funded course, so travel, meal expenses, and printing the student material are on your own. 3) Participant material will be provided electronically. 4) Travel and meals are on your own, adequate time will be provided. 5) Registration is required, see link below Questions: darin.keith@scottcountyiowa.gov, 563-484-3052

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/April_G191_2026

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)

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) This is NOT a grant funded course, so travel, meal expenses, and printing the student material are on your own. 3) Participant material will be provided electronically. 4) Registration is required, see link below Facility questions contact: darin.keith@scottcountyiowa.gov, 563-484-3052

Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/April_G191_2026 Registration is open until April 2nd at noon.

This course is part of the Basic Academy Program that introduces the participants to what the Public Information Officer (PIO) does in emergency management along with the basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources encompassing social media; effective communication; preparing the community through outreach and other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages. This is a classroom course which gives participants time to perform activities and exercises to reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.

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) This is not a grant-funded course, so travel, meal expenses, and printing the student material are on your own. 3) Each student is expected to have access to and bring a laptop or comparable digital device for in-class learning activities. Secondary registration will be required to earn credit for attending.

This course in the National Emergency Management Basic Academy is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes emergency management planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions. The content also derives from Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans and its six-step planning process and inclusive Whole Community philosophy. Likewise, doctrine from Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis, is included in the course. Special event planning is then explained in the course and table group activities to analyze plans for special events are conducted.

1) Parking is located in the back of the building, through the gates. Walk down the left side building sidewalk and enter into the large training room on the lower level. 2) Meals are on your own, adequate time will be provided. 3) 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. 4) All other travel will be on your own if the above doesn't apply or requested.