Available Courses

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 provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.

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 training is NOT grant funded, all travel, meal expenses, and printing the student material are on your own. 3) Participant material will be provided electronically. 4) Follow the link below to complete your registration.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNNM95C

This 2-day course provides training on and resources for personnel who has a responsibility to function in a command post managing and expanding incident. Topics include use of an Incident Complex and Area Command, and the interactions between Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) entities.

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 training is NOT grant funded, all travel, meal expenses, and printing the student material are on your own. 3) Participant material will be provided electronically. 4) Follow the link below to complete your registration.

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