Available Courses

The Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to hospitals and organizations vulnerability to a disaster. Participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which hospitals and healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards. Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the hospital community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.

1) Prior to course delivery, all participants are required to establish a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID). https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/ 2) Participants must complete enrollment information through the TEEX student portal https://teex.org/class/MGT341/ 3) Travel and meals are on your own 4) Facility questions contact Travis.Beckman@jecc-ema.org, (319) 356-6762 Please follow the current CDC guidelines, and if you feel ill, have a temperature, or have a sore throat, stay home

https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=EU&C=MGT341&S=484

This is an eight-hour planning and management-level course. The purpose of this course is to ensure the safety of older adults, particularly those residing in assisted-living and nursing homes, and people with access and functional needs during a crisis event by increasing knowledge among community emergency planners in the area of pre-planning and preparedness. It is important to encourage outreach to the whole community so that everyone is aware that these individuals may require personalized care, transportation, shelter, and medical assistance that must be considered before the crisis occurs. This course focuses on the preparedness phase of emergency management. Topics covered include but are not limited to: • Review of Common Programs and Continuity Resources • Partnerships • Individual Considerations • Community Considerations • Care Provider Considerations • Preparedness and Response Tabletop Activity and Evaluation

1) Parking on site. 2) Wifi access on site 3) Travel and meals are on your own 4) Must register on the RDPC website with your FEMA SID number Registration closes on October 5, 2022, minimum of 20 registrants to ensure the class will be held. Please follow the current CDC guidelines, and if you feel ill, have a temperature, or have a sore throat, stay home.

Https://ruraltraining.org/course/MGT-403/?scheduled=true&id=8590

The 4-hour Leadership Media Awareness Training course is designed to provide a basic understanding to senior officials discussing how leadership can and might interact with the media during emergency and non-emergency scenarios. This course works best with 6-10 participants.

1) Training will be held at Cedar County Emergency Management Agency. 2) The building is on the north end of Tipton, just south of Wal-Mart. 3) Use main entrance 4) All travel expenses are on your own. Please follow the current CDC guidelines, and if you feel ill, have a temperature, or have a sore throat, stay home.

The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course provides students with information about the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) Response Protocol Toolbox covering necessary steps to be taking during the response and recovery Water and Wastewater Utilities facilities. Participants will be guided through the various issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from incidents affecting water and/or wastewater facilities. The course introduces the various natural and man-made (accidental or intentional) hazards to which water and wastewater systems may be vulnerable and the potential effects the hazards may induce. Planning for and managing incidents are discussed, as well as disaster mitigation, response and recovery specific to drinking water and wastewater systems.

1) Prior to course delivery, all participants are required to establish a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID). https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/ 2) Participants must complete enrollment information through the TEEX student portal https://teex.org/class/MGT343/ 3) Travel and meals are on your own 4) Facility questions contact Travis.Beckman@jecc-ema.org, (319) 356-6762 Please follow the current CDC guidelines, and if you feel ill, have a temperature, or have a sore throat, stay home

https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=EU&C=MGT343&S=644

The Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems course provides students with information specific to preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against a threatened or actual natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster affecting electric power facilities and systems. During this course, participants will be guided through discussions and exercise that will assist them in: Improving security against physical damage, organizational disruption, and control system vulnerability Enhancing the electric power systems ability to plan, prevent, detect, respond, and restore their facilities in emergency situations Developing an understanding and appreciation for working with the media.

1) Prior to course delivery, all participants are required to establish a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID). https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/ 2) Participants must complete enrollment information through the TEEX student portal https://teex.org/class/mgt345/ 3) Travel and meals are on your own 4) Facility questions contact Travis.Beckman@jecc-ema.org, (319) 356-6762 Please follow the current CDC guidelines, and if you feel ill, have a temperature, or have a sore throat, stay home.

https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=EU&C=MGT345&S=277