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FEMA ICS/EOC Interface Course (G-191) ID# 24-362-03

Date & Time: May 7, 2024, from 8:30 am -5:00 pm

Location: Marshall County 911 Center 601 7th Street, Moundsville

Registration: Follow the guidelines in the linked document using the course number in this posting.

This 1-day course provides an overview to the roles and responsibilities of first responders operating under the Incident Command System (ICS). Further, it explains how the Incident Commander and the IC Staff interface with local Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) during emergencies or disasters. Each student must have a computer for course materials.

FEMA ICS/EOC Interface Course (G-191) ID# 24-363-03​

Date & Time: May 8, 2024, from 8:30 am -5:00 pm

Location: Mineral County Commission, 68 Armstrong Street, Keyser

Registration: Follow the guidelines in the linked document using the course number in this posting.

This 1-day course provides an overview to the roles and responsibilities of first responders operating under the Incident Command System (ICS). Further, it explains how the Incident Commander and the IC Staff interface with local Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) during emergencies or disasters. Each student must have a computer for course materials.

Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol & Other Flammable Liquids

​The All Hazards Training Center at The University of Findlay has developed the Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids training course approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) to educate emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving hazardous materials, specifically crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 11, 2024

Location:  WVPST, 501 22nd St., Dunbar, WV 25064 
Dates/Times: May 18, 2024 8am to 5pm 

The WV SERC is inviting you to take a WV–specific CAMEO® for Planning Class!
Understand the hazardous material threat in your jurisdiction. Experienced instructors will train you how to use the CAMEO® Suite of software* to facilitate planning for hazardous material and other types of emergency incidents.
West Virginia CAMEO ® for Planning 2024:
  • April 11, 11-1 pm ET – Lesson 5
  • April 18, 11-1 pm ET – Lessons 6, 7 & Wrap-Up
This month-long class includ​es:
Online Classroom with 24/7 access to weekly lessons, videos & activities; and Weekly, scheduled live Q&A webinars. 1-hour Zoom call on the 1st day of class. Four, 2-hour webinars on the remaining 4 days.

National Emergency Management Basic Academy (NEMBA) FEMA Region 3
​Dates:
  • ​April 8-12,2024: L0101, Foundations of Emergency Management
    • ​Registration Deadline: March 23, 2024
  • June 3-5, 2024: L0102, Science of Disaster
    • ​Registration Deadline: May 23, 2024
  • June 6-7, 2024: L0103, Planning: Emergency Operations
    • ​Registration Deadline: May 23,2024
  • August 26-27.2024: L0116 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), Public Information Basic
    • ​Registration Deadline: August 15, 2024
  • August 28-30, 2024: L0105, Public Information Basics
    • ​Registration Deadline: August 15,2024
Location: Days Inn and Suites by Wyndham, 350 Days Drive, Sutton, WV 26601
How to Register for the Course: Email Brent Burger at brent.a.burger@wv.gov​ if interested in attending any or all of these courses and you will be sent the registration code to register online. We will require a letter from your organization showing backing for your attendance in all courses.

Date & Time: April 16, 2024, from 8:30 am -5:00 pm
Location: Public Service Training, 501 22nd Street, Dunbar
​Registration: Follow the guidelines in the linked document using the course number in this posting. 
Registration closes April 12, 2024, at 1600 hrs.
This 1-day course provides an overview to the roles and responsibilities of first responders operating under the Incident Command System (ICS). Further, it explains how the Incident Commander and the IC Staff interface with local Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) during emergencies or disasters. Each student must have a computer for course materials.

Date & Time: April 17, 2024, from 8:30 am -5:00 pm
Location: Logan Emergency Ambulance Service, 511 Dingess Street, Logan​
​Registration: Follow the guidelines in the linked document using the course number in this posting. 
Registration closes April 12, 2024, at 1600 hrs.
This 1-day course provides an overview to the roles and responsibilities of first responders operating under the Incident Command System (ICS). Further, it explains how the Incident Commander and the IC Staff interface with local Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) during emergencies or disasters. Each student must have a computer for course materials.

ICS Train the Trainer/L-449
Date & Time: April 29 to May 3, 2024​, 8AM-5PM daily
Location: Public Service Training, 501 22nd Street, Dunbar, WV 25064​
​Registration:  All prerequisite certificates must be emailed to Brent Burger, WV EMD Training Officer by Friday February 16, 2024, at 4:30pm. Class limit is twenty-five (25) students and seats will be given upon receipt of all prerequisites emailed to Brent Burger at brent.a.burger@wv.gov. 

Course Description: This course expands and improves students' ability to deliver National Incident Management System (NIMS) curricula. Students are provided training on the delivery of:

  • ICS-100: Introduction to the ICS
  • ICS-200: Basic ICS for Initial Response
  • ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
  • ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Complex Incidents
  • G0402: NIMS Overview for Executives and Senior Officials 
  • E/L/G0191: EOC/ICS Interface
​Emphasis is placed on classroom-based deliveries. This includes compliance with the NIMS Training Program, adult education methodologies, deployment of course activities, pre- and post-testing, and ICS training program management.

Dates and Times: April 30, May 1, & May 2, 2024 (0830-1630)
Location: Hardy County 911 Center. 157 Freedom Way. Moorefield,
Description: This 3-day course is designed for those emergency response personnel who would function in a Command or General Staff position during a large, complex incident or event, or personnel who are or would likely be part of a local or regional Incident Management Team during a major incident, whether single agency, multiagency, or Unified Command. Training scenario will be agriculture-based.
Registration: Following the guidelines in the linked document using the course number in this posting. Registration closes Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 1600 hrs.
If you have any questions or issues registering, please contact Eva Godbey at eva.godbey@k12.wv.us

​​​​Questions about trainings? Contact State Training Officer brent.a.burger@wv.gov ​