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Regional Tech Rescue Team

WGGB ran a good story about the Franklin County Tech Rescue and how it has lead to the formation of the Regional Tech Rescue Team. http://www.wggb.com/2013/04/23/new-tech-rescue-team-to-protect-region/

The Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC) has provided funds to the Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association to conduct both Rope Rescue Training and Confined Space Rescue training for the Regional Team. WRHSAC also provided funds to purchase the trailers and the equipment. Here is a photo of the trailers leaving the manufacturers in North Carolina on their way to Chicopee, where the Regional Tech Rescue Team members are loading the equipment before the trailers are deployed to their staging locations.

Montague Public Safety Complex in Turners Falls

8:30 am to 4 pm

Registration is still open for the Saturday class. Register by 8:30am Thursday, July 11. Follow the link below to register.

The Franklin County REPC is hosting a  free, one-day GPS Training-of-Trainers program for those in the public safety field. This training is made possible by a grant from WRHSAC. Note: This is a one day class. You can choose to attend on July 12th OR July 13th. Also, please note that registration is limited to two members per department.

The day will begin with a two-hour seminar, led by Athol Fire Chief Tom Lozier, instructing students how to use their GPS devices. Following will be two drills in the field using what you just learned to a) find a lost hiker in the woods and b) determine the area of a brush fire and where it makes the most sense to deploy incoming equipment and apparatus. Students will be asked to commit to train members of their home departments within six months of completing the training.

For more information and to register, click on this link.

Greenfield, MA

6:30 PM-9:30 PM

SKYWARN is a free training sponsored by Franklin County Citizen Corps Programs and is geared toward anyone interested in public service and in potentially joining the SKYWARN® volunteer program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become a spotter.

The SKYWARN training covers fundamentals of thunderstorm development, storm structure, and identification of potential severe weather features. It also includes basic severe weather safety informtion. Free food  will be provided.

For more information, please see this flyer. Please register by calling 413-774-3167 x 101 or email admin@frcog.org

SKYWARN® is a registered trademark of NOAA’s National Weather Service

 

 

 

UMass Amherest Conference Center

9:00am-3:00pm

The Whole Community Preparedness Summit is geared toward Western Massachusetts Emergency Management Directors/Planners and Incident Managers/Commanders from any first responder discipline. At this summit you will gain an understanding of the following:

  • Why meeting the needs of the whole community is not only a best practice, but also required by law. A review of both Massachusetts and Federal statutory requirements will be provided.
  • How to plan for the whole community: A local Emergency Management Director (EMD) will discuss how the Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) Individuals Requiring Additional Assistance (IRAA) Annex can help.
  • How to write or implement MOUs with agencies/organizations providing shelter management services and services to IRAA populations and why MOUs are important.
  • How identify an individual within the community that could serve as IRAA spokesperson within the incident command structure.
  • What training opportunities and other resources are available from the State, local private sector entities, as well as educational institutions within the region.

By the time you leave this event your CEMP Annex should be almost completed! More information and registration is available here.

Berkshire County House Of Corrections in Pittsfield

8:30a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

The Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office sponsors this training in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The intention of the course is to train law enforcement officers, transportation officers (corrections) and Tactical/Special Response team members to transport High Risk Inmates/Arrestees to and from courts or Hospitals. The three-day training will incorporate both lecture and hands-on training and drills and can accommodate up to 20 participants.

This FREE three-day training includes meals and reimbursement for backfill and overtime.

For more information or to register, contact:

Eric Stratton, STS Consulting at tacticalems625@gmail.com

29 Center Street, Northampton, MA

12:30 pm

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29 Center Street, Northampton, MA

10:00 am

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29 Center Street, Northampton, MA

9:30 am

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Courtyard at Marriott, Hadley MA

8:30 am to 3 pm

Join representatives from public safety, public health, public works, Selectboards, Public Information and other municipal officials from across Hampshire County to learn how to plan for and manage an ethanol spill.

This Tabletop Exercise will focus on: on-site incident command, multi-agency coordination, hazardous materials management, and the usability of a new Ethanol Field Guide. The MEMA EOC & Communication Trailers and WRHSAC Foam Trailer will be on-site.

Backfill and overtime reimbursement is available. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

This flyer contains additional information on the training and registration.

North Adams

8 am to 4 pm

Northern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee is conducting a functional exercise which will simulate a mass casualty incident involving a bus with multiple passengers and a dump truck carrying potentially hazardous materials. This exercise will test the City of North Adams Community Emergency Management Plan, North Adams Regional Hospital External Disaster Plan, and the Regional Communication Plan.

This exercise is geared toward First Responders from the Northern Berkshires as well as North Adams City Officials and DPW, Berkshire Regional Transit Authority, Medical Reserve Corps, area Boards of Health and others.

Backfill and overtime reimbursement is available. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Complete information is available here. To register, please contact:

Sharon Leary, Leary Consulting
sleary200@yahoo.com
(413) 441 9093
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