Volunteer Center of Washington County -Citizen Corps Training Updates

May 16 - 18, 2008
Allenton Fire Station

This 21-hour class will give you information on:
Disaster Preparedness
Fire Safety
Disaster Medical Operations
Light Search and Rescue
Team organization and Disaster Psychology
Terrorism
Disaster Simulation

To register, contact Citizen Corps of Washington County at 262-338-8256. Class size is limited.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), using the model created by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, began promoting nationwide use of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept in 1994. Since then, CERTs have been established in hundreds of communities. The goal of CERT training is to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic response skills.
If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT trained volunteers can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills they learned during training. These skills can help save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. CERT skills can also apply to daily emergencies. CERT trained volunteers can attend future supplemental training activities. Finally, CERT trained members can volunteer for projects that improve community emergency preparedness.

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ICS 400
May 1 -2, 2008
Hartford Fire Station
111 W. Wisconsin St., Hartford

The Washington County Office of Emergency Management and the City of Hartford, in partnership with the Office of Justice Assistance, will sponsor a local delivery of: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff – Complex Incidents – (ICS-400). The course will be held on May 1-2, 2008 at the Hartford Fire Department located at 111 W. Wisconsin St. in Hartford, Wisconsin. The course will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1^st, and will conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2^nd, 2008. Dress is casual.

This NIMS compliant course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command, EOC or Multi-agency Coordination Group. This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses. These earlier courses are prerequisites for ICS-400. This course will include, but not be limited to; major and/or complex incidents/event management, area command, and multi-agency coordination.

PRE-REQUISITE: All students must have completed ICS-100, ICS-200 and ICS-300, or equivalent. Please include documentation with your application.

Contact Rob Schmid, Washington County Emergency Management Coordinator to register

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ICS/EOC Interface Course
May 7, 2008
Lake Mills Fire Department

An ICS/EOC Interface course will be held in Lake Mills at the Lake Mills Fire Department, 120 Veterans Lane, Lake Mills WI 53551. Class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The course will be delivered by William Stolte and Lenora Borchardt. Dress is casual.

This course provides an opportunity for participants to begin developing an ICS/EOC interface for their community. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities and functions. This course also works well in establishing additional training in the form of group discussions and exercising.

We request that you recruit attendees from within your individual organizations that would benefit from this training. Please have prospective participants complete the attached registration form, and return it to my office no later than Friday, May 2, 2008.

If you should have any questions, or need further information, please contact me at 920-674-7450 (phone), 920-674-7122 (fax), or donnah@co.jefferson.wi.us (e-mail).

Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness

Interactive Walkthrough and Luncheon

June 10, 2008
12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Crowne Plaza
10499 Innovation Drive
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414-475-9500

Sponsored by: Business Recovery Planners Association of Southeastern Wisconsin (BRPASW)

Southeast Wisconsin Homeland Security Partnership, Inc. (SWHSP)

$50*
*FREE for active (current dues paid) BRPASW and SWHSP members
· Must bring check payable to SWHSP day of event
For membership information contact: www.brpasw.org or www.swhsp.org

For questions contact: Ann Winchell at 414-665-4985 or annwinchell@northwesternmututal.com

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READY Camp or Kids
Summer 2008
Location TBA
www.citizenpreparedness.org

READY Camp For Kids helps prepare students to respond to critical needs until additional help arrives. These efforts can help save lives and protect property.Students will learn and participate in:

Safety and injury prevention, first aid, CPR and
Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) training
Emergency preparedness including bullying
prevention, crime prevention and terrorism
Department of Military Affairs Leadership
Development Course
Career development with fire department, police
department and emergency health personnel
Community service learning projects
Mock disaster exercises

Responding to Emergencies And Disasters with Youth is an affiliate program of Wisconsin Citizen Corps and is sponsored and endorsed by Governor Doyle, theWisconsin Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance. Additional information and enrollment forms are available at www.citizenpreparedness.org or by contacting:
Mary Jean Erschen, R.N., BSN
E-mail: mjerschen@citizenpreparedness.org
or

MarcieWycoff-Horn, Ph.D.
E-mail: wycoff-h.marc@uwlax.edu

MollyAndrews, BEd
E-mail: molly.andrews@citizenpreparedness.org

READY Camp will teach students how to create partnerships that expand awareness and knowledge of emergency health and safety skills Provide a variety of opportunities forWisconsin youth to enhance their awareness of dangers around them and to work to reduce those risks Collaborate with organizations and groups already impacting health and safety education in our state and MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE READY!

Cost: The READY Camp instructional and material costs are supported by grant funds and private donations.A $50/student non-refundable deposit will be required to reserve space for your READYTeam at the camp. An additional $27 per day/student fee will cover lodging, breaks, and meals which totals $135/student. Depending upon grants and donations received, scholarships may be available. Assistance will be provided to help with fund
raising efforts within your community. For registration information, visit our website at www.citizenpreparedness.org.

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Citizen Corps of Washington County offers business and community groups a FREE two--hour disaster preparedness education program titled, READY...SET...GO!

The program focus is on identifying threats and hazards that could occur in our community, the importance of disaster planning and teaches participants how to develop a family disaster plan.
The curriculum, developed by Debbie Geidel, Citizen Corps of Washington County & VOAD chair developed the program to offer information on how to prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies in our community.
“When a disaster occurs, it will take the cooperative efforts of all the citizens throughout our community,” Geidel said. “Our state, county and cities all have disaster plans, but the general public may not be aware of how these plans will affect their own family, “she said. When we are READY, we know what can happen around us and start to plan. When we are SET, our plans and supplies are in place. When we GO, we can evacuate quickly with our disaster supplies kit, or if needed we can shelter-in-place and survive on our own for up to 72 hours.
READY...SET...GO! provides information on how to develop a home and fire evacuation plan, develop a disaster plan, create a three-day disaster kit, get First Aid and CPR training and establish a communication plan with local and remote contacts. For more information, or to schedule a presentation of READY...SET...GO!
! contact Citizen Corps of Washington County at 338-8256, or visit www.volunteernow.net.

As of 2/29/08
Held at National Emergency Training Center

Applications for course vacancies must be received at least 6 weeks before the course start date for the applicant to be considered for the course. Vacancies within 6 weeks of the course start date shall only be filled from the established waitlist, so it’s important to apply early!

C.E.R.T - Community Emergency Response Training
CERT training is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a disaster. Because emergency services personnel will not be able to help everyone immediately, you can make a difference by using this 20-hour training to help save lives and protect property. Topics include disaster preparedness, fire safety, medical operations, light search and rescue, terrorism, and disaster psychology. If you are interested in learning more about this training program.

V.I.P.S. - Volunteers in Police Service
Also known as the Crime Prevention Patrol, the Patrol assists the Police Department with traffic control, event security, night-time security, pedestrian safety / control, parades, fingerprinting, searches / missing persons, emergency response, bike jamboree and other community events. For more information, email citizencorps@volunteernow.net

      Independent Study Course
      Free online study courses available through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) :
      Are you Ready?, Basic Incident Command Systems, Animals in Disaster.
      Find out more at http://training.fema.gov

Disaster History of Washington County
1974 Tornado - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1976 Ice Strom - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1976 Drought - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1977 Tornado - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1986 Flooding - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1991 Severe Storms - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1996 Flooding/Severe Storms
1997 Flooding - Presidential Disaster Declaration
1998 High Winds/Severe Storms
2001 Snow Emergency - Presidential Disaster Declaration
***According to Emergency Management of Wisconsin

As of 2/29/08 Held at National Emergency Training Center

As of 2/29/08
Held at National Emergency Training Center