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Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Pan Flu Planning Subcommittee

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Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Pan Flu Planning Subcommittee

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Department of Public Health, 23 Service Center Road, Northampton, MA

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Pan Flu Planning Subcommittee

Planning agenda 030320

Department of Public Health, 23 Service Center Road, Northampton, MA

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Pan Flu Planning Subcommittee

Planning agenda 020420

Department of Public Health, 23 Service Center Road, Northampton, MA

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Pan Flu Planning Subcommittee

Agenda

Hatfield Fire Department Training Room, 3 School St, Hatfield, MA

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Monthly meeting of the WRHSAC Training & Exercise Subcommittee

T&E Agenda 01-21-20

Hadley Farms Meeting House, Hadley, MA

8:00 am to 4:30 pm

The Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC) in partnership with the Western Mass Emergency Medical Services Committee, Inc. (WMEMS) are hosting Line of Duty Death: Preparing the Best for the Worst Training. This training is facilitated by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and is part of their Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

One of the toughest situations to face is the Line of Duty Death (LODD). The administrative & logistical aspects of a LODD are often overwhelming to those agencies that are ill-prepared. This course will address many of those issues as well as give special attention to pre-incident planning and proper follow-up services.

This interactive class has been designed to prepare Emergency Service providers, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Teams, school administrators, municipal officials and military personnel.

This is a two-day training, Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 & 14, 2019, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. You must be able to attend both, full days of the training to receive credit.

The training is free and food will be provided. OEMS credits are pending.

The training location is Hadley Farms Meeting House, Hadley Massachusetts.

Members of the Western Massachusetts Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISM) have first priority for registration to this training through Thursday, October 10, 2019. Registration will then be open to First Responder, Municipal, Military and School Administrator leadership in Western Massachusetts. (CISM members may still register after October 10, but seating will not be held specifically for them after that date). 

Please complete the form below to indicate your interest in attending the training. All will be placed on a waitlist. You will be notified by email of your registration status. Please indicate under “agency” if you are a member of Western Mass CISM

 

MEMA, Region 3/4, 1002 Suffield Street, Agawam, MA

8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Chainsaw operations on a normal day can be dangerous. When trees are bent, snapped, or tangled in piles of debris because of a weather incident, hazards are increased significantly. With the frequency of tornados and hurricanes affecting western Massachusetts in recent years, highway crews and firefighters are being called on more and more to clear debris from roads. Chainsaw safety skills are essential to first responder safety during debris management response.

This training series consists of two training modules: Chainsaw Skills & Safety and After the Storm.

In Chainsaw Skills & Safety, students will learn about basic safety equipment and PPE, a saw’s reactive forces, chain tooth parts, and practice felling, notching, hinging and other cutting techniques and calculations. This is a two-day, 16-hour course. Students must attend both complete days. The training is physically demanding, a morning of classroom learning on the first day, followed by field work in the afternoon and full in-field day on Day 2. Students must self assess their ability to meet these demands. This course is a pre-requisite for After the Storm training.

In After the Storm, students will build on the skills learned in the chainsaw skills & safety class. Additionally, students will learn techniques to relieve pressure commonly found in storm-damaged trees. Topics include hazards, spring poles, hangers and leaners, pulls and splits and others. This is a one-day, 8-hour training. Only students who have completed the Chainsaw Skills & Safety class are eligible. This training is physically demanding, all day in the field. Students must self-assess their ability to meet course demands.

This training is appropriate for Highway, Department of Public Works and Fire Personnel. The training is free and food will be provided.

Two separate sessions of Chainsaw Skills & Safety will be held. The first session will be held on Monday & Tuesday, September 9 & 10, 2019 at MEMA, Agawam. The second session will be held in Southampton, MA on yet to be determined days (likely October).

One session of After the Storm will be held on a yet to be determined date.

All questions can be directed to Raine Brown, Homeland Security Program Manager, raine@frcog.org, 413.774.3167 x138

This training is full. 

Complete the form below if you’d like to be placed on the waitlist. Thank you for your interest!

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Hatfield Fire Department Training Room, 3 School Street, Hatfield, MA

10:00am to 12:00pm

Monthly meeting of the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council

WRHSAC Agenda 111919

Hatfield Fire Department Training Room, 3 School Street, Hatfield, MA

10:00am to 12:00pm

Monthly meeting of the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council