KCOEM’s 2022 classes and next month’s Summer Hazards Seminar

 

Hello!

Two quick announcements for you, regarding KCOEM’s 2022 classes and next month’s Summer Hazards Seminar:

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1) KCOEM is pleased to announce our upcoming classes for 2022.  In addition to our typical ICS and WebEOC offerings, this year’s classes will include:

• G0191: Emergency Operations Center / Incident Command System Interface;
• G0205: Recovery from Disaster: The Local Community Role;
• L0388: Advanced Public Information Officer (PIO)

In addition, KCOEM will be offering two half-day seminars regarding ‘EOC Readiness’ topics.

Here are the classes that currently have registration sites:

Course	Start	End	Location	Registration
G0191: Emergency Operations Center / Incident Command System Interface	5/25/2022	5/26/2022	Remote-Access	https://G191-may25.eventbrite.com
G0191: Emergency Operations Center / Incident Command System Interface	10/19/2022	10/20/2022	Remote-Access	https://G191-oct19.eventbrite.com
ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System	5/10/2022	5/12/2022	In-person (Renton, WA)	https://ics300-may10.eventbrite.com
ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System	10/31/2022	11/4/2022	Remote-Access	https://ics300-oct31.eventbrite.com
ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System	9/12/2022	9/13/2022	In-person (Renton, WA)	https://ics400-sep12.eventbrite.com
ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System	12/5/2022	12/8/2022	Remote-Access	https://ics400-dec05.eventbrite.com

Please note that remote-access classes are typically only half-days, so they take more ‘days’ to complete than the in-person versions of the same course (which are full, '8-hour' days).

The full list of dates for the upcoming classes is available here: www.kingcounty.gov/oem-training  We will let you know as soon as the rest of the registration sites are ready.

If any of the classes you want to attend are full, please add your name to the waitlist.  If we have enough interest in a topic, we may be able to persuade the trainers to add additional sessions.

 

2) Registration is open for KCOEM’s annual “Summer Hazards Seminar”.  This year’s Seminar will include:

• A “Summer Weather Outlook” by the National Weather Service.
• A panel discussion regarding the Extreme Heat Events we went through in 2021, from the following perspectives:
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Cooling centers and shelters
  • Infrastructure issues / power outages
  • Pet sheltering
• King County OEM’s strategies and checklists for extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
• A panel discussion regarding Risk Reduction Strategies for Wildfires, from the following perspectives:
  • Fire Service
  • Climate
  • King County Conservation District
  • Emergency Management
• Guidance for Emergency Managers, regarding Wildfire Smoke

The seminar will take place in four weeks, on Thursday, May 19th from 8:30a to 12:00p (noon) at King County’s EOC in Renton.  There will also be a remote-access option (Zoom) for those unable to join us in Renton. (If you choose this option at registration, the log-in information will be sent the week of the event.)  The doors will open at 7:30a for networking and a light breakfast buffet. 

The seminar is open to any of our partners that may have a role in responding to summer hazards.  Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-king-county-regional-summer-hazards-seminar-tickets-294875810487

 

Please share this information with anyone else in your organization that needs to know about these training opportunities (and thanks for reading all the way to the end).

Best regards,

  Eric

Eric O’Brien
Training and Exercise Program Manager
King County Emergency Management
Desk:  206-205-4072
eric.obrien@KingCounty.gov