1. Disaster System Training: NIMS 700 & 800 In Person Review (National Incident Management System)
WHEN: March 5, 2016 from 9am until 1PM
WHERE: Henderson County Health Department, Gladstone, Illinois
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Elected and Appointed Public Officials, First Responder Leadership, and Representatives of COAD/VOAD Member Agencies
WHAT TO EXPECT: This Course will provide an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a nationwide template that enables all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together in disasters small and large. The National Response Framework will also be covered during the course.
FACULTY: Rick Atterberry, Public Information Officer Champaign County Emergency Management Agency; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Crisis Response Team, Immediate past-chair of the Extension Disaster Education Network, NIMS-100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, 701, 702; General Command Staff Training; Advanced PIO training from Center for Risk Communication; Volunteer of the Year, May 2014, Illinois Emergency Services Management Association
REGISTRATION: Call University of Illinois Extension at (309) or Carrie McKillip at to RSVP.
If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the advertised program, please contact University of Illinois Extension Knox County, Unit 10, at –5108.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences United States Department of Agriculture, Local Extension Councils Cooperating