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Norwood High School
2020 Sherman Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45212

Registration: 8:30a.m.
Training begins: 9:00 a.m.
Training ends around: 3:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is REQUIRED!  Registration form HERE

Registration deadline  July 21

Fax or mail this registration form to:
Ami McLandsborough
Cincinnati Health Department
3101 Burnet Avenue, Suite 320
Cincinnati, OH 45239
Phone: (513) 357-7212
Fax: (513) 357-7262
Email: ami.mclandsborough@cincinnati-oh.gov

Cost: FREE
Provided: All training materials (lunch on your own)

You will learn how:
• Volunteer can make a critical difference during a response to a disaster
• To establish a volunteer center
• To receive and process volunteers
• To match volunteer to the needs of professional responders

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The courses listed in the blue section are provided by the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Homeland Security and normally not for volunteers.  If seats are unfilled, they have invited Amateur Radio Operators and CERT trained volunteers to attend. Check with Barry Webb for seat availability.

Information Flyer

Questions may be directed to Mr. Bill Turner,
Butler County EMA Director, at 513-785-5810.

Course Registration Here   Information Flyer Here

The course is scheduled for July 30, 2008. Training hours will be from 0800 to 1700 hours. The course is being delivered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

The training will be conducted at the Regional Operation Center, 2000 Radcliff Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204. There is no cost to attend this training. Attached is an informational flyer and registration form for your use.

Course Registration Here   Information Flyer Here

THIS COURSE IS FULLY FUNDED BY A TRAINING GRANT PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE IS July 25, 2008.

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August 23

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Homeland Security is sponsoring the course, “National Incident Management System Training – ICS 300 & 400”. Six separate training sessions have been scheduled for both the ICS 300 & 400 courses beginning the week of July 28th and ending August 23rd . An unconventional training calendar has been created to allow for maximum flexibility.

Individuals attending will attend one day of the ICS 300 course and have two days off before completing the second day of training. This same scheduling method will be utilized for the ICS 400 courses as well. Note: Individuals must attend both days of the session for which they are scheduled. If a student is absent for day two of their session, they must reschedule for both days of a new session.

ICS 300 Training Dates
#1 July 28, 31

#2 July 29, Aug 1

#3 July 30, Aug 2

#4 Aug 11, 14

#5 Aug 12, 15

#6 Aug 13, 16

 

ICS 400 Training Dates

#1 Aug 4, 7

#2 Aug 5, 8

#3 Aug 6, 9

#4 Aug 18, 21

#5 Aug 19, 22

#6 Aug 20, 23

The training will be conducted at the Regional Operation Center, 2000 Radcliff Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204. The course is being delivered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness. There is no cost to attend this training.

See informational flyer and registration form.

THIS COURSE IS FULLY FUNDED BY A TRAINING GRANT PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE IS JULY 3, 2008.

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Homeland Security and the Cincinnati Police Department is sponsoring the course, “Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents”. The course is scheduled for August 12-14, 2008. The course is being delivered by Louisiana State University, National Center for Biological Research & Training Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.

The training will be conducted at the Cincinnati Police Academy, 800 Evans Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204. There is no cost to attend this training. Attached is an informational flyer and registration form for your use.

THIS COURSE IS FULLY FUNDED BY A TRAINING GRANT PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE IS July 11, 2008.

Course Registration Here   Information Flyer Here

DEADLINE TO REGISTER July 18, 2008.

Information Flyer    Registration Form

Back by popular demand!!! The agricultural terrorism course was so popular the first time around our good friends at the Warrant County Sheriff’s Office have offered to host the class September 2-4 at the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, 550 Justice Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036.

This is a six-hour course that will run from 0900 to 1500 hours; and will be conducted at the Warren County Administrative Building at 406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036. All the training will be conducted by the Louisiana State University, National Center for Biological research and Training Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.

Deadline to register for both courses is August 8.

For additional information you may contact me; or
Lieutenant Barry Riley at (513) 695-1496 or rilebk@wcsooh.org

This two-day course is scheduled for September 9-10 and will be conducted at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Patrol Academy, 11021 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231. Just so you know, the actual train-the-trainer segment is about 90 minutes long; and you will not have to actually get up and do a presentation. The majority of the training is the dissemination of up-to-date information regarding the domestic and international terrorist threat.

The training will be conducted by the Louisiana State University, National Center for Biological research and Training Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education. Maximum number of attendees is 30

 Registration deadline is August 8.

The training will be conducted at the Cincinnati Fire Department Training Center, 700 Pete Rose Way (Longworth Hall), Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. The course is being delivered by the United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada Test Site. There is no cost to attend this training.

Information Flyer    Registration Form

DEADLINE TO REGISTER, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Barry K. Webb

Training Coordinator

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Homeland Security

2000 Radcliff Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45204

Phone:  513-263-8059

Fax:     513-263-8095

Email: Barry.Webb@hamilton-co.org

Union Township, Clermont County

The "25th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the Union Township Police and the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2008.

Join your neighbors for disaster preparedness information from the   Clermont County Citizen Corps. Visit with disaster preparedness groups, TMRC, Clermont CERT, CART, VRC, RACES.

Free Food

Location: Veteran's Memorial Park, Union Township  Map
Time: Late afternoon into the evening (More details later)
When: Tuesday August 5th
Contact: Officer Brent Grammel
Union Township Police Department
(513) 752-1230

Where: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Cafeteria
             5890 Buckwheat Road Milford, Ohio 45150
             513 575-0119     MAP

When: August 9

Contact: Joe Pravetz
E-mail: VRC@ClermontCitizenCorps.org
Ph 513-677-8007
Additional info at: ClermontCitizenCorps.org/vrc

Where: Riley OH (just south of Oxford in Butler County) Community Center and parking lot
When: Aug 23rd - probably 8 am to around noon
What: Large Animal Technical Rescue training (How to rescue large livestock using slings, lifts, etc.)
Who: Our team members have been invited to attend and work with the fire department to learn how to help if a large animal rescue needs to be done.
Instructor: Roy Wessleman of Riley Twp. Fire Dept.
Contact Chris Puls
President Tri-State County Animal Response Teams (CART) and Dearborn County Team Captain
Email: CARTcaptain@gmail.com
Website: www.TriStateCART.com

June 13,  Canceled

August 29, 30 & September 13
August 29 (6pm-11pm)
August 30 (8am-5pm)
September 13 (8am-5pm).

October 31, November 1 & 2

Details here   Online Registration here

Location: Miami Township Fire/EMS,

5888 McPicken Dr.

Milford, Ohio 45150

When: Friday, May 24 8:30 am-5 pm
End Saturday, May 25, 8:30 am-5 pm
Location: Dayton, Ohio
If you missed the training sessions in Columbus and Cincinnati presented by American Humane, you have another chance!  You can sign-up any time between now and a couple weeks prior to the class.

Contact Chris Puls
President Tri-State County Animal Response Teams (CART) and Dearborn County Team Captain
Email: CARTcaptain@gmail.com
Website: www.TriStateCART.com

PURPOSE
Be Prepared Ohio will inform and empower people with functional needs about how to be better prepared in case of an emergency. Be Prepared Ohio is the first ever event in Southwestern Ohio where first responders, emergency management authorities, public health agencies, service providers and those with functional needs will learn and share together on how to become better prepared.

Informational Flyer     Sponsorship Flyer

ADMISSION:
Free continental breakfast and light lunch provided

LOCATION:
Monday, September 22, 2008
8:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sharonville Convention Center
11355 Chester Road
Cincinnati, OH 45246

SPONSORED BY:
Emergency Preparedness Collaborative of Southwest Ohio

CONTACT:
For information about attending or participating in this event, please contact: 

Amy Leonhardt
Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio
(513) 345-3367   Email

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