Training and Exercises

CEMA makes every attempt to keep the information on this calendar up to date and accurate, however, events and details provided below are subject to change including cancellation and postponement. Information provided during registration assists with coordinating logistical requirements and provides contact information in order to notify registrants of any changes to the event.

Field Delivered Training

CEMA offers several field-delivered training courses that may be offered on-site to individual groups or jurisdictions. These trainings include:

Damage Assessment
Resource Requests and WebEOC

To schedule a field-delivered training, to withdraw from a course you have already registered for, or if you have any other questions, contact Andrew Striker, CEMA Training & Exercise Coordinator, at 912-201-4500 or by email at astriker@chathamcounty.org.

November 2017

Nov 1 (Wed) | Hazardous Materials Awareness

Description:  An eight-hour course designed to provide all first responders with the OSHA Level I awareness training for hazardous materials. Participants are introduced to the problems associated with responding to or discovering hazardous materials incidents. Skills taught include recognizing, identification, emergency planning, and resource identification.
Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System
Nov 14 (Tue) | November 14th - 16th: NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Description: ICS-300 provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.

Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Ft. Stewart

Who: This course is intended for individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.

Prerequisite(s): ICS-100 and ICS-200, IS-/ICS-700, IS-/ICS-800
Registration: Contact Ft. Stewart CMC, Mr. McPherson, (912) 767-4414
Nov 15 (Wed) | November 15th-16th: EOC Management and Operations

Description:  A two-day course which provides participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage and operate an EOC during crisis situations. The course covers locating and designing an EOC, how to staff, train, and brief EOC personnel, and how to operate an EOC during various situations. It is modular so that it is flexible to meet various jurisdictions' needs.

Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  GA Port Authority PD Annex II, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System
Nov 30 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Description: This is EOC Staff "Basic Training". Objectives of this class include: Provide attendees with an understanding of the EOC and its role in emergency response; Explain the products and functions of the EOC; Clarify individual roles in the EOC; and introduce use of the WebEOC.
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class Size Limited to 40)
Location: County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.
Who: Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s): IS-100 and IS-200, IS-700, IS-800
Register For This Event At: EOC-100 Registration

December 2017

Dec 1 (Fri) | December 1st and 2nd: CEMA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TRAINING

Who: CEMA Trained SAR Team Members
Location: See Published Training Schedule
For More Information: Contact CEMA SAR Team Coordinator Chelsea Sawyer, clsawyer@chathamcounty.org at 912-201-4500.
Dec 5 (Tue) | Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (T213)

Description:  This is an 8-hour course. This course will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation's critical infrastructure. Participants will review applicable policy and guidance, discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. Primary focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts as they relate to the national approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience. An understanding of the national approach to critical infrastructure enables critical infrastructure stakeholders to address local planning within a common framework. Informed planning is consistent with and expands on nationally accepted emergency management standards as the basis for planning across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System
Dec 7 (Thu) | December 7th and 8th: Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (T310)

Description:  This is a 16-hour course. This course will prepare participants to conduct a Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participants will identify threats and hazards of jurisdictional concern, give those threats and hazards context, establish capability targets, and determine how to apply the THIRA results. (MGT 310)

Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System
Dec 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Description: This class provides the technical training for all EOC Staff, using WebEOC to Record Activity Data, Request Resources, and create periodic Situation Reports.
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class size is limited to 40)
Location: County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.
Who: Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s): EOC Staff Training 100
Register For This Event At: 121417 EOC Staff WebEOC Training (EOC200)

January 2018

Jan 22 (Mon) | January 22nd - 24th NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Description: ICS-300 provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily
Location: Chatham County (See Registration Site)
Who: This course is intended for individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.
Prerequisite(s): Must have completed ICS-100 and ICS-200, IS-/ICS-700, IS-/ICS-800
Register For This Event At: GEMA Training Registration System
Jan 25 (Thu) | January 25th and 26th: ICS 400 - ADVANCED ICS

Descriptions: ICS-400 provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced application of ICS. This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300.
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily
Location: Chatham County (See Registration Site)
Who: The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an area command or multiagency coordination entity.
Prerequisite(s): , Must have completed NIMS ICS-300
Register For This Event At: GEMA Training Registration System

February 2018

Feb 8 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Description:  This is EOC Staff "Basic Training". Objectives of this class include: Provide attendees with an understanding of the EOC and its role in emergency response; Explain the products and functions of the EOC; Clarify individual roles in the EOC; and introduce use of WebEOC.

Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class Size Limited to 40)

Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.

Who: Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.

Prerequisite(s):  IS-100 and IS-200, IS-700, IS-800

Register For This Event At: EOC 100 Registration
Feb 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Description:  This class provides the technical training for all EOC Staff, using WebEOC to Record Activity Data, Request Resources, and create periodic Situation Reports.

Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class size is limited to 40)

Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.

Who:  Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.

Prerequisite(s):  EOC Staff Training 100

Register For This Event At: EOC-200 Registration
Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 & 24, Mar 3: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Description:  Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number. Interested individuals who complete CERT Training are eligible to Support, Search and Rescue, Community Outreach, Disaster Preparedness, and future CERT instruction. This Class is a three-day event (3 Saturday training sessions). Attendance at all three training sessions is required to complete the class.
Time:  8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Daily
Location:  SSFD Station #3, 2009 Grove Point Road, Savannah, GA 31419
Who:  Individuals who are interested in gaining potentially life-saving skills including fire safety, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. In addition, anyone that is interested in becoming a CEMA Volunteer.
Prerequisite(s):  None
Additional Information: If you have questions or would like additional information, contact Eric Parks at 912-201-4500 or emparks@chathamcounty.org.
Register For All Three Training Sessions At: CERT Registration
Feb 20 (Tue) | February 20th and 21st - Emergency Planning (G235R2)

Description:  This two-day course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system. This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop your capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives and protect property threatened by disaster.

Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System
Feb 22 (Thu) | Continuity of Government/Continuity of Operations (M204R)

Description:  This course introduces the concept of continuity planning. Providing a overview of continuity, including its definition, the legal basis for continuity planning, the Continuity Program Management Cycle, and essential elements of a viable continuity program. Describes the requirements for developing a continuity program as prescribed in Federal Continuity Directive (FCD) 1, Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements. The course covers program requirements and elements and support requirements and describes the roles and responsibilities of the Continuity Program Manager and other key players in developing a viable continuity program.

Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408

Register For This Event At: GEMA Online Registration System

March 2018

Mar 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Description:  This is EOC Staff "Basic Training". Objectives of this class include: Provide attendees with an understanding of the EOC and its role in emergency response; Explain the products and functions of the EOC; Clarify individual roles in the EOC; and introduce the use of WebEOC.

Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class Size Limited to 40)

Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.

Who: Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.

Prerequisite(s):  IS-100 and IS-200, IS-700, IS-800

Register For This Event At: EOC-100 Registration
Mar 22 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Description:  This class provides the technical training for all EOC Staff, using WebEOC to Record Activity Data, Request Resources, and create periodic Situation Reports.
Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class size is limited to 40)
Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.
Who:  Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s):  EOC Staff Training 100

Register For This Event At: EOC-200 Registration
Mar 29 (Thu) | March 29th and 30th: Public Information Officer (G-290R-1)

Description:  A two-day course intended for the new or less experienced Public Information Officer (PIO). The emphasis is on the basic skills and knowledge needed for emergency management public information activities. Topics include the role of the PIO in emergency management, conducting awareness campaigns, news release writing, public speaking, and television interviews.
Time:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:  Georgia Port Authority, Police Department, 100 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408
Register For This Event At: GEMA Training System

June 2018

Jun 7 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Description:  This is EOC Staff "Basic Training". Objectives of this class include: Provide attendees with an understanding of the EOC and its role in emergency response; Explain the products and functions of the EOC; Clarify individual roles in the EOC; and introduce use of WebEOC.

Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class Size Limited to 40)

Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.

Who: Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.

Prerequisite(s):  IS-100 and IS-200, IS-700, IS-800

Register For This Event At: EOC-100 Registration
Jun 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Description:  This class provides the technical training for all EOC Staff, using WebEOC to Record Activity Data, Request Resources, and create periodic Situation Reports.

Time:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Class size is limited to 40)

Location:  County Annex EOC, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah (off Chatham Parkway). Please park in the large lot across the street from the Savannah Morning News Building on Police Memorial Drive.

Who:  Chatham County Employees (Designated IAW the Chatham County Employee Emergency Work Assignment Policy) and Emergency Management Partners with EOC Staffing Responsibilities.

Prerequisite(s):  EOC Staff Training 100

Register For This Event At: EOC-200 Registration

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Training and Exercises

November 2017

Nov 1 (Wed) | Hazardous Materials Awareness

Nov 14 (Tue) | November 14th - 16th: NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Nov 15 (Wed) | November 15th-16th: EOC Management and Operations

Nov 30 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

December 2017

Dec 1 (Fri) | December 1st and 2nd: CEMA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TRAINING

Dec 5 (Tue) | Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (T213)

Dec 7 (Thu) | December 7th and 8th: Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (T310)

Dec 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

January 2018

Jan 22 (Mon) | January 22nd - 24th NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Jan 25 (Thu) | January 25th and 26th: ICS 400 - ADVANCED ICS

February 2018

Feb 8 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Feb 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 & 24, Mar 3: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Feb 20 (Tue) | February 20th and 21st - Emergency Planning (G235R2)

Feb 22 (Thu) | Continuity of Government/Continuity of Operations (M204R)

March 2018

Mar 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Mar 22 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Mar 29 (Thu) | March 29th and 30th: Public Information Officer (G-290R-1)

June 2018

Jun 7 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Jun 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

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Training and Exercises

November 2017

Nov 1 (Wed) | Hazardous Materials Awareness

Nov 14 (Tue) | November 14th - 16th: NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Nov 15 (Wed) | November 15th-16th: EOC Management and Operations

Nov 30 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

December 2017

Dec 1 (Fri) | December 1st and 2nd: CEMA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM TRAINING

Dec 5 (Tue) | Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (T213)

Dec 7 (Thu) | December 7th and 8th: Jurisdictional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (T310)

Dec 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

January 2018

Jan 22 (Mon) | January 22nd - 24th NIMS ICS 300, INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS

Jan 25 (Thu) | January 25th and 26th: ICS 400 - ADVANCED ICS

February 2018

Feb 8 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Feb 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 (Sat) | Feb 17 & 24, Mar 3: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Feb 20 (Tue) | February 20th and 21st - Emergency Planning (G235R2)

Feb 22 (Thu) | Continuity of Government/Continuity of Operations (M204R)

March 2018

Mar 15 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Mar 22 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

Mar 29 (Thu) | March 29th and 30th: Public Information Officer (G-290R-1)

June 2018

Jun 7 (Thu) | EOC STAFF AND WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC100)

Jun 14 (Thu) | EOC STAFF WEBEOC TRAINING (EOC200)

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