APS Elective Course
Rescheduled from August 27, 2012
Date: Monday, November 26, 2012 to
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm each day
Location: Broward County EOC
201 NW 84th Avenue, Room 332B
Plantation, FL. 33324
Course Description:
L-147 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. Class activities include creating exercise documentation, conducting exercise planning conferences and briefings, and practicing exercise evaluation.
Individuals involved in exercise design, development, conduct, control, evaluation, and improvement planning are encouraged to attend. HSEEP is an interactive, 24-hour long course that allows participants to share personal lessons learned while gaining practical experience. Certificates are now being issued by the FEMA Emergency Management Institute. Individuals that have previously taken HSEEP more than three years ago are also recommended to attend.
Required Prerequisites: HSEEP is an intermediate-level course and participants should come with a basic understanding of exercise design and HSEEP terminology.
Participants are required to complete Independent Study (IS)-120a, An Introduction to Exercises (http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS120A.asp). This online course should take approximately 2 hours to complete and can be found at https://hseep.dhs.gov.
It is also recommended that all participants complete as many of the ICS courses as possible: IS-100, IS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400, IS-700, IS-800.
Target Audience:
The course is designed for participants whose duties or interests may require them to develop and/or participate in the creation of exercises for terrorist/man-made incidents, weather events, or training purposes. Course participants who would benefit from this training include:
· Emergency Management Agencies,
· Training and Exercise Coordinators;
· Non-government organizations;
· Key department heads,
· Fire services;
· Law enforcement;
· Public health;
· Private sector;
· Military personnel;
· Governmental administration staff;
· Individuals that have taken L-146 HSEEP and what to become Trainers; and
· Individuals that have previously taken HSEEP more than three years ago are also recommended to attend.
Registration:
To Register go to: http://trac.floridadisaster.org/trac/loginform.aspx. Feel free to contact Richard Allen should you have difficulties with FDEM’s SERT TRAC Registration procedures.
Point of Contact:
Facility Contact:
Richard Allen,
Broward County Training Coordinator
Broward County Emergency Management Division
(954) 831-3909
RAllen@broward.org
Course Contact:
Thomas Robinson
State Homeland Security Training Coordinator
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Thomas.Robinson@em.myflorida.com