TRAININGS

Public Information Basics Course

To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time Public Information Officers (PIOs), including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response. Recommended Participants: The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial level of government, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors.
Required Prerequisites: IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness access the link

Course Dates: January 24, 25, 26, 2024 (new dates due to reschedule)
Course Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Location: Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency: 240 Baldwin Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130
REGISTRATION: Click here to register. This will allow you to setup a user account with Ohio Department of Public Safety Training. If you are having trouble finding the actual class, try this link after registering: L105, you will need to be logged in first.

 

Incident Command 300

The ICS-300 provides an in-depth focus on the NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) that includes the tools, practices, and procedures that are available in ICS to effectively manage emergency incidents or planned local events at a local Type 3 level. Expanding upon ICS-100 and -200, this course ensures that responders understand the basic ICS concepts that allow an incident management organization to expand and contract as needed to fit the incident and maintain its operational effectiveness.

Course Dates: February 28, 29 and March 1, 2024
Course Times: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Course Location: Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency: 240 Baldwin Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130
REGISTRATION: Click here to register for the 300 class. Registration for the 400 class will be open in 2024.

 

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Sport and Special Event Risk Management (AWR-167) Registration

The Sport and Special Event Risk Management course is designed to build sport and special event risk management capabilities for community-wide collaboration and mitigation. Through activity-based training modules, safety and security teams will increase their knowledge of planning, risk assessment, training, and continuous improvement practices. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective sport venues and coordinate the development or enhancement of a sport event security management system.

Course Dates: April 23 & 24, 2024
Course Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Location: Fairfield Center: 12945 Stonecreek Drive, Pickerington, OH 43147
REGISTRATION: Click here to register.

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Other upcoming training courses:

Feb 28, 29, and March 1, 2024: ICS 300
March 20, 2024: Rail Car Response Class
May 8-9, 2024: ICS 400
July 25-26, 2024: G-191 Class