COFs emergency management program offers several trainings and exercises for our partners. The following is a shortlist:
- Incident Command System (ICS) Overview
- Basic Safety Skills Training (hands-only CPR, Stop the Bleed, etc.)
- Lockin Workshop for Faculty and Staff
- Lockin Workshop for Emergency Operators
- Lockdown & Evacuation Drills
- After-Action Reporting Writing
- Pandemic Resilience Planning Workshop
If you are interested in hosting one of these events on your campus please reach out to the COF Director of Emergency Management for more information.
Additional reputable training resources
Several local, state, federal, and private sector resources are available at little to no cost for COF students, staff, and faculty. The following is a short list of resources and training opportunities:
Boston’s DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness Learning Center
- Boston Medical Reserve Corps Online Orientation
- Community Preparedness Basics: Get Ready. Be Safe. Stay Healthy.
- Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning: Awareness
- Emergency Operations Planning (EOP): Awareness
- Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) Planning: Awareness
- Incident Command System (ICS): Just-In-Time Training (JITT)
- Stephen M. Lawlor Medical Intelligence Center (MIC): Just-In-Time Training (JITT)
- Individuals Requiring Additional Assistance (IRAA)
- Highly Infectious and Emerging Disease Protection: The Basics
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Public Information Officer Awareness
- Social Media in Emergency Management
- ICS 100 – Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS 200 – Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- IS 700.B – An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS 800.D – National Response Framework, An Introduction
- Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners
- An Introduction to Exercises
- How to be an Exercise Evaluator
- Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan
- Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- Emergency Planning
- Decision-Making and Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Leadership and Influence
- Developing and Managing Volunteers
- Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alerting Administrators
- Introduction to Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings
- Using the Substantial Damage Estimator 3.0 Tool
- The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
- Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) Overview
- Mission Assignment Overview
- Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERTs)
- CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS)
- Community Hurricane Preparedness
- Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worship
- Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
- Introduction to Emergency Management for Higher Education
- Including People With Disabilities & Others With Access & Functional Needs in Disaster Operations
- Overview of Mass Care/Emergency Assistance
- Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas
- Reconstitution Planning Course
- Local Damage Assessment
- Introduction to Debris Operations
- Debris Management Plan Development
- ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power
- Dams Sector: Crisis Management
- Active Shooter Prevention: You Can Make a Difference
- Active Shooter: What You Can Do
- Workplace Security Awareness
- Emergency Management for Senior Officials
- Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone
- Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do
- Determination Memorandums and Appeals
- Introduction to Continuity of Operations
- National Preparedness Goal and System Overview
- Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions