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...
Last year we shared some changes to the NSPA Board of Directors. This year we are introducing you to some of our newest members. But before we do that, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the individuals that will be rotating off our Board. Each of these individuals dedicated their time, efforts, and ... Read more...
NSPA added a new team member at the end of 2020; meet Shama Patel! Shama has a wealth of knowledge in a variety of areas and we are fortunate to have her as a part of the NSPA team. Shama will be helping with a variety of projects at the Coalition. You may be hearing ... Read more...
On Tuesday, January 26th, NSPA delivered an 8-hr Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for Fire & EMS Course, which was requested and hosted by the Danville Life Saving Crew. This training was open to any first responders in the region and was attended by nearly 20 participants. TECC helps participants learn to provide evidence-based medical ... Read more...
2020 Regional NSPA Awards
NSPA is developing a Regional Alternate Care Strategy and we need your voice. Join us on Tuesday, November 17th at 1:00 pm to discuss the plans as we pull apart the layers and develop what this looks like for our region. We will be discussing: ACS Decision Framework Facilities, Staff, and Resources Sub-Regional Agreements Any ... 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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Each July starts a new year here at the Coalition. Pandemic aside it can usually be busier than normal due to grant deadlines and tying up loose ends. This year has proven to be just that which is why I am just now getting around to this post at the end of the month! Nevertheless, ... Read more...
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...
