MT DES Weekly Update 9.14.10
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Weekly Update
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Training
Grant Writing Training
September 16-17, 2010
Missoula, MT, location TBA
Cost- $425
POC- Fred Naeher (406) 841-3968 or fnaeher@mt.des or Cathy Rittenhouse with Grant Writing USA (800) 814-8191 or cathy@grantwritingusa.com
L242- Unified Hazard Mitigation Grant Assistance Application Development Course
September 21-23, 2010
Rocky Boys Reservation- Stone Child College at Box Elder, MT
To attend, name must be submitted NLT September 6
POC- Dorse Cooper at Joint Field Office in Great Falls (406) 454-5060 or dorse.cooper@fema.gov
FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis Course
September 22-24, 2010
Coeur d’Alene Police Department Training Room 3818 Schreiber Way in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
There is pre-requisite training and a requirement to bring a laptop that will have a program installed on it (you will probably need admin rights to do that)
Each student is required to make their own room reservations, but costs of the training and travel will be reimbursed through a State Management Cost Grant.
Seating is limited and anyone who wants to attend must contact Kent Atwood in advance for a seat.
POC- Kent Atwood, (406) 841-3960 or katwood@mt.gov
ICS-200
September 29, 2010 0800-1700
Miles Community College- Miles City
POC- Jim Zabrocki (406) 874-3490 or des@midrivers.com
Crossroads of EMS- 31st Annual Montana EMS Association Educational Conference
September 30-October 3, 2010
Billings Hotel and Convention Center
Website for info and registration: www.memsa-vitals.org
Tribal Homeland Security Conference 2010
October 4-7, 2010
KwaTaqNuk Best Western in Polson
$50 registration fee
POC- Robert DesRosier (406) 450-0646 or Sheri Lanz (406) 841-3911
Emergency Response: Strengthening Cooperative Efforts Among Public and Private Sector Entities (PER-280)
Free training made available by Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium and Northwest Arkansas Community College
October 4, 2010
Columbus- location TBA
POC- Eric Frank (406) 322-8054 or EFrank@stillwater.mt.gov or
Fred Naeher (406) 841-3968 or fnaeher@mt.gov
ICS-300
October 12-13, 2010 0800-1700 both days
Shelby- location TBA
POC- Ed Gierke (406) 450-1998 or mtdes2@3rivers.net
Basic PIO Course
October 19-21, 2010 0830-1700 each day (may be earlier on final day)
Havre- Border Patrol Headquarters Conference Room- 345 16th Ave. West
POC- Fred Naeher (406) 841-3968 or fnaeher@mt.gov
4th Annual Montana Crime Prevention Conference
October 20-22, 2010
Best Western Gran Tree. 1325 North 7th Avenue- Bozeman, MT
No Registration Fees
Sponsored by Montana Board of Crime Control and Montana Crime Prevention Association
For more information- www.mbcc.mt.gov
POC- Board of Crime Control (406) 444-3604
ICS-300
October 20-21, 2010 0800-1700 both days
Miles Community College- Miles City
POC- Jim Zabrocki (406) 874-3490 or des@midrivers.com
Wyoming Homeland Security Expo
October 27-30, 2010
Camp Guernsey, Wyoming
All courses are free of charge, but lodging, meals, and transportation costs are not included. Preregistration is required prior to October 1, 2010.
POC- Wyoming Homeland Security Training Program (307) 358-0994 or mroarb@state.wy.us
Website for registration: www.whstp.org
ICS-300
October 28-29, 2010; 0800-1700 both days
Park County Community Room, Lower Level of Courthouse
414 East Callender Street, Livingston, Montana
POC- Gordon Rothe (406) 223-4570 or email: mrothe@parkcounty.org
14th Annual Great Divide Workshop
November 2-4, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Billings
No charge for workshop unless you plan on attending the banquet
POC- Montana National Weather Service offices:
Billings- (406) 652-0851
Glasgow- (406) 228-4042
Great Falls- (406) 453-2081
Missoula- (406) 329-4840
Big Sky EMS Education Annual Symposium
November 5-6, 2010
Wingate by Wyndham in Billings
Keynote speaker- Mike Smith, BS, MICP
POC- Billings Clinic, PO Box 3700, Billing, MT 59107-7000
ICS-400
November 17-18, 2010 0800-1700 first day, 0800-1300 second day
Miles Community College- Miles City
POC- Jim Zabrocki (406) 874-3490 or des@midrivers.com
ICS-300
November 30-December 1, 2010 0800-1700 both days
National Weather Service- Billings
POC- Marc Singer (406) 652-0851 or Marc.Singer@noaa.gov
MGT-333 Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities
June 8-9, 2011 0900-1700 on June 8, 0900-1200 on June 9
Helena, MT Location TBA
POC- Paul Spengler (406) 447-8285 or pspengler@co.lewis-clark.mt.us
Exercises
Hill County COOP-COG TTX
September 15, 2010
Blaine County COOP-COG TTX
September 16, 2010
Dawson County TTX and FSE
October 5-6, 2010 October 5- TTX- 1400-1700 with instruction in the evening; October 6- FSE with boom deployment in the Yellowstone River
Oil spill scenario with CHS Refinery in Laurel
TTX will be at the DES office in Glendive
POC- Mary Jo Gehnert (406) 377-2566 or gehnertmj@dawsoncountymail.com
Richland County Functional Exercise
Severe Storm Scenario
October 6, 2010 1000-1500
POC- Butch Renders (406) 433-2220 or des@richland.org
Carbon County Tabletop Exercise
School incident scenario
October 7, 2010 1900-2100
Bridger Senior Center
POC- Darrel Krum (406) 446-1038 or dkrum@co.carbon.mt.us
Dawson County ChemPack FE
October 18, 2010 beginning at 1700
Chemical release scenario for DES Public Health, and local hospital
POC- Jo Gehnert (406) 377-2566 or gehnertmj@dawsoncountymail.com
Resources
None this week
Grants and Other News
1. Here is the link to the final version of the survey that Susie Burch at Flathead Valley Community College developed. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9SBBQDR This version incorporates suggestions received from the reviewers.
As you recall, Susie Burch, Ken Mesh and several others have been working on developing a training program for emergency managers across the state. The first part of this program is a professional accreditation for existing emergency managers. The second part of the program would be a 2-year degreed program for those hoping to enter the field of emergency management or even existing emergency managers who wanted to have the degree. At this point, we are interested in getting the accreditation program off the ground.
The purpose of this survey is to help determine the level of interest in a professional accreditation program in Montana for emergency managers and related jobs. The survey also asks for input regarding what should be taught and how often training should be offered. The individuals in the reviewer group who took the survey needed less than 10 minutes to complete the survey.
Could you please distribute this link to the survey on the MADESC list serv. Thanks for all your help with this.
Cindy Mullaney
Flathead County OES
625 Tiimberwolf Parkway
Kalispell MT 59901
Office: 406 758-5504
Cell: 406 249-6913
