preview

Position Specific Training Case Study

Satisfactory Essays

1. Question: Can we incorporate pieces of a county jurisdictional risk assessment in an exercise? Answer: Yes, risk assessments can and should be taken into account when designing scenarios for exercises. 2. Question: What is the most appropriate way to handle the ICS training needs? Answer: ICS classes can be conducted by state staff; state trainers can provide ICS 300, ICS 400 and section chief trainings. County EM should have funding for providing theses trainings; also state EM can schedule trainings. 3. Question: What resources can you share with counties? Answer: The T&E program has a comprehensive catalog and list of trainings. In addition, a list of trainers is available. Comment: The caveat is that trainings require travel money. …show more content…

Question: Where can we find resources for position specific training? Answer: The MYTEP provides that information. Mary Register or Emily Wilson can help with your training needs if they are not addressed by your county EM. 5. Question: Mike McHargue would like to bring planners together to talk about your needs. Answer: Would you please explain it? Would you like planners to brief you or to provide information? Comment: This discussion requires to be framed, incorporate lessons learned from others, adopt NACCHO’s good practices; webinars are useful and can include other programs and stakeholders. Comment: Keep it quarterly. 6. Question: What would you like to see regarding ESF8 operations training? Answer: How to complete mission requests, how to complete ICS forms, how to define a list of people or ICS positions, ESF8 when EM is looking to us for health. Comment: There is disconnect on available resources between large and small counties for staffing ESF8. There may be just one person to staff ESF8 in a small county and a team to staff ESF8 in a large county. Comment: Others trainings needed are: training on tools to make decisions, activation of backup personnel, what is EM Resource and how to have

Get Access