Each year at the Coalition we are tasked with creating new and enhancing existing regional preparedness and response plans. Over the last few years we have updated the base to our Emergency Operations Plan, created an Infectious Disease Control Annex, Pediatric Annex, and enhanced our Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP). This year we will be ... Read more...
As the calendar year comes to an end we wanted to officially announce our next Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) courses within the region! This course is designed to present a strong foundation of principals to deliver emergency medical care for patients in a tactical environment for first responders. This course is open to the ... Read more...
As the fiscal year comes to an end, the newly re-opened Training Center is getting a few more preparedness courses in. The last two months, students from across the State attended the Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator courses. The program is broken down into two sections, Basic & Advanced. Where participants learn a variety of concepts, ... Read more...
As if the past 18 months haven’t brought enough disasters for us to respond to, let's bring in more, right? Well, kind of! How about simulated disasters instead? There is no better way to prepare for catastrophic events than to participate and practice in educational scenario-based training environments. Over the past two weeks, NSPA's Training ... Read more...
Basic Disaster Life Support - April 28, 2021 a course targeted to multiple disciplines including EMS, fire, law enforcement hazardous materials, public safety, public health, healthcare providers, and more. By teaching multiple disciplines simultaneously, a commonality of approach and language will develop, improving the care and coordination of response to various types of disasters and ... Read more...
FEMA Advanced Public Information Officer (PIO) Training Opportunity- VIRTUAL offering!! If you are a Public Information Officer for your organization or you have communication responsibilities this course is for you. This course is designed to provide PIO's with essential knowledge, skills, and abilities to support proper decision making by delivering the right message, to the ... Read more...
It's official, the Training Center has reopened for business. NSPA will be bringing a Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator (CHEC) course to the area this spring! For those of you that are not familiar with this Course, it provides healthcare personnel with the skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to respond to any emergency event including natural ... Read more...
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport will be conducting their Tabletop Exercise (TTX) on Thursday, October 8, 2020, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. By federal law, the Airport must fully review the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP), to include mutual aid agreements and jurisdictional responsibilities. In efforts to better serve the community and to limit the amount of resources ... Read more...
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This month we will be hosting Frank D. Goodwin, Director at Mid-State Safety! Frank will be providing information on respiratory protection programs! His presentation is jam-packed with information and everything mentioned is listed below as a resource tool for you and your team. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RPP Program Presentation Materials Meet Frank Presentation Slides COVID-19 OSHA Checklist ... Read more...
