Advanced Disaster Life Support
Mental Health First Aid for Fire & EMS
Earlier this month, NSPA had the opportunity to deliver a new training course in our region – Mental Health First Aid for Fire/EMS Course. In 2017, more firefighters died by suicide than in the Line of Duty. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) curriculum was first offered in the United States in 2008. A group ... Read more...
NEW! Catastrophic Surge & Evacuation Project
As part of our efforts in January 2019, the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance applied for an additional funding opportunity available from the Virginia Department of Health. I am pleased to announce that NSPA was selected for this opportunity to conduct a Regional Catastrophic Surge Capacity and Evacuations Needs Assessment project within acute care and critical ... Read more...
Roanoke City Public Schools Active Threat Exercise
“Having a working relationship with NSPA prior to a disaster is critical. Knowing NSPA staff and the resource capabilities of the agency is important to insure emergency responders are able to provide services when supplies, equipment and personnel may be limited.” – Marci Stone, Deputy Chief of Roanoke Fire-EMS NSPA was invited to be a ... Read more...
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BDLS Courses 2019
The Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Training Center has had a very busy week of training! We delivered three separate Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) courses, which were held in Christiansburg, Martinsville and Lynchburg, respectively. In all, we provided this training to a total of 61 participants across the region! BDLS® is targeted to multiple disciplines ... Read more...
C.H.E.C Course January 2019
NSPA’s Training Center delivered our three-day Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator (CHEC) course series last week to 15 of our valued coalition partners here in the region. The class was made up of participants from area Hospitals, Long Term Care facilities, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management. The name of the class is a bit of a ... Read more...
Member Spotlight: Allan Belcher
NSPA has had the privilege of working with Allan Belcher, Director of Ambassador Services at Centra Health. His responsibilities include: Centra’s Ground Transport services, Centra One medevac program, in-hospital patient transporters and greeters, valet services and co-director of Centra’s call center! He has served two consecutive terms on the Board of Directors for NSPA, and ... Read more...
Emergency Preparedness Seminar
On December 13, 2018, the city of Roanoke hosted their 2nd Emergency Preparedness Seminar. Businesses throughout the area gathered to learn about opportunities for their organization. Marci Stone, Emergency Manager for the city of Roanoke, invited Emergency Management personnel to speak on business preparedness and continuity training. A variety subjects were discussed, from active shooter ... Read more...
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