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Turners Falls Fire Station

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

This three-day MEMA course is being held on November 7, 8, and 9, 2012.  It provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses and is intended for individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.

The course has been officially created by MEMA in their training registration system. You must register directly through MEMA. ICS 100, 200, and 700 are prerequisites, all of which are available online.

The ICS-300 course and all of its prerequisites are free. Homeland Security will pay backfill or overtime for those who attend the class, which can include volunteers, under certain rules. If you are interested in pursuing backfill or overtime, or have any other questions, please contact:

Tracy Rogers, Regional Preparedness Program Manager at RegionalPrep@frcog.org or at (413) 774-3167.

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J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield

6pm to 8:30pm

This Citizen Corps Leadership Council meeting will be held at J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield, Community Room, 1st Floor.

For more information: Nina Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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GCC Main Campus, East Building, Room E 148

6pm to 9pm

This is open for team members who still need to fill this requirement, those who want a refresher, and any new recruits. Bring a friend and let’s grow Franklin County Citizen Corps.

Please RSVP: Nina Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield

6pm to 8:30pm

The Citizen Corps Leadership Meeting will be held at the J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield, in the Community Room, 1st Floor.

For more information: Nina Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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GCC Main Campus, East Building, Room E 159

6pm to 9pm

We will make learning ICS fun. Then we will take the exam on the computers in the lab. If you have not fulfilled this requirement or want a refresher please come and join us. Please RSVP as space is limited and preference will be given to those not yet certified.

RSVP: Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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GCC Main Campus, East Building, Room East 159

6pm to 9pm

Having trouble logging into or updating your profile in your MA Responds account?  We will demystify MA Responds for you.  We will be working in the computer lab. Space is limited so RSVP me to ensure one is saved for you.

RSVP: Nina Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield

6pm to 8:30pm

This Citizen Corps Leadership Council meeting will be held at J.W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St. Greenfield, Community Room, 1st Floor.

For more information:  Nina Martin-Anzuoni, Franklin County Citizen Corps Coordinator at nina@frcog.org or 413-774-3167 x 137.

Information on other Franklin County Citizen Corps Meetings and Trainings, is available here.

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Berkshire Medical Center

4:00 - 8:00 pm

These trainings are sponsored by Berkshire Medical Center, Fairview Hospita l, and Pittsfield Fire Department. They will provide Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Training and Mass Decontamination Unit deployment and use in a hazmat incident. Speakers will include Chief Robert Czerwinski and Captain Ronald Mazzeo from the PittsfieldFire Department. Choose one of the following sessions to attend:

October 24, 2012 4 PM-8 PM -Berkshire Medical Center, PDR D

November 1, 2012 4 PM-8 PM –Berkshire Medical Center, PDR A

November 10, 2012 8 AM-12 PM –Berkshire Medical Center, PDR A

November 13, 2012 5 PM – 9 PM -Fairview Hospital, Ground Floor Conference Room

Contact Lucy Britton at 413-447-2257 or lbritton@bhs1.org to register

Intended audience includes Fire Service, EMS, Emergency Management, Hospital MDU Deployment Team Members, CERT, and MRC. Three hours of EMS Continuing Education Credit all levels approved. Western Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council funding approved for back-fill and overtime.

 

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Hotel Northampton, Northampton MA

8 am to 5 pm

Description: Social Media Training is playing a key role in emergency preparedness. This course is designed for members of emergency preparedness and response programs in Western Massachusetts and is designed to help local first responder communities learn the latest techniques for social media use in all phases of emergency management: preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. This is the second of three offerings of the course. Pre-training materials and information are available at the training blog found at  WesternMassSMEM.wordpress.com. Interested participants are encouraged to follow this blog as online pre-training sessions will be provided here.

Participants: Training is open to WRHSAC constituents, including individuals from each of the 10 DHS  disciplines, within the boundaries of the western region geographical area. If you do not fall into this category, you will be placed on a waiting list. Registration for the course is found here.

Contact:  Mary Praus, Homeland Security Project Planner, mpraus@frcog.org or 413.774.3167 x131

 

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Westover Air Reserve Base

October 21, 2012 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

DISTANT STORM 2012 full-scale exercise will simulate the reception of hospitalized patients from non-functioning hospitals in a disaster zone.  In the exercise, 40 simulated patients will be flown by US Air Force aircraft to Westover Air Reserve Base and will be distributed to Western Massachusetts Hospitals and Medical Centers under the umbrella of the National Disaster Medical System.  This exercise was developed to test the Springfield Metropolitan Medical Response System’s capability to assemble a patient reception team, establish a unified command, triage, stabilize, regulate and transport patients received via military airlift at Westover Air Reserve Base from the site of a disaster impacted area.

Since this exercise takes place at a military facility and at selected hospitals, participation and observation is limited.

For more information, please contact Robert J. Hassett, Springfield Metropolitan Medical Response System, at rhassett@springfieldcityhall.com or (413) 787-6720.

 

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