🔵🔵 On Friday, April 26, 2024, at 1 PM ET, the PA Department of Human Services will host Mike Whitehead from the American Red Cross for a webinar to discuss the use of mass care taskforces to drive mass care planning assumptions. Mike will give an overview of a brand new tool recently released via the National Mass Care Strategy: Use of Mass Care Task Forcesand address questions. The target audience for this webinar are those who are looking to gain a better understanding of how to utilize mass care task forces to support their response. This webinar will be recorded. To attend live and/or receive a link to the recording, register to attend.
🔵🔵 PEMA will host AWR-228 – Community Resilience – on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 8 AM- 4 PM ET at PEMA, Training Room 112, 1310 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. This is an opportunity to learn about meaningful actions that one can take to enhance resilience to natural hazards. Learn about resources and tools that can be used in planning and programs. Learn more. Register.
🔵🔵 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security (OHS), invite you to attend the 2024 Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council Conference (ATAC) on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.at the Robert Morris University, located at 6001 University Boulevard, Moon Township, PA, 15108. Presentations will include:
- Case Study: The Pittsburgh Synagogue tragedy (Tree of Life Synagogue): Prosecution, Trial, and Crime Victims’ Rights
- Case study: USA v. Hardy Carroll Lloyd
- Domestic and International Terrorism briefing
🔵🔵PAVOAD member Keystone Crisis Intervention Team’s Group Crisis Intervention addresses the gap that exists in-between traditional trauma services offered. They are offering Group Crisis Intervention Training in May 2024. This is a 12-hour training on May 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 10 AM to 1 PM ET. Learn the Group Crisis Intervention Model to respond to community trauma. Become equipped with the skills to empower victims of trauma on their path forward. Please remember that GCI is not therapy and is a one-time intervention. Registration is not yet open. To learn more contact Donna Walsh at [email protected].
🔵🔵 FEMA will host a series of 60-minute webinar sessions to provide an overview of the Climate Adaptation Planning: Guidance for Emergency Managers.  The sessions will include facilitated discussions with stakeholders and preview forthcoming supporting materials. The webinars will also provide information on the Emergency Management Institute’s new Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Certificate Program. Advance registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, click on your preferred session below:
- Webinar 1:Â Thursday, May 2, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar 2:Â Wednesday, May 15, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar 3:Â Tuesday, May 21, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
🔵🔵 FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration will present the webinar, “Wildfire Prevention: Creating Communities that are Fire Adaptive” on Wednesday May 8, 2024, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm ET. Climate change has contributed to extreme weather events, including more frequent and intense wildfires in areas not normally been impacted by them including East Coast communities impacted by wildfire smoke last summer. Learn how you can work with your community and collaborate with agency and SLTT partners to improve your wildfire safety and your neighborhood’s resiliency. We will explore resources, tools, and strategies to help you prepare for wildfire and create and sustain a Fire-Adapted Community. Who should attend? Whole community partners, Individuals and families, Volunteer and faith-based organizations, Local, State, Federal government, Private Sector. Registration: https://fema.cosocloud.com/wildfireprevention/event/registration.html Make sure to test your Adobe Connect before the meeting.
🔵🔵The National Center for Disaster Preparedness will present MGT-487 – Mass Care: Shelter and Relocation Coordination, at the Cumberland County Department of Public Safety, 1 Public Drive, Carlisle, PA 17103, on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 9 AM to 5 PM ET. This instructor-led, management-level training will provide an overview of the disaster sheltering, evacuation, and relocation processes. This course looks at the roles and responsibilities of preparedness and response partners in carrying out sheltering, evacuation, and relocation operations. Learn more.
🔵🔵SAMHSA and HUD will present the webinar celebrating National Mental Health Awareness Month on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 1 – 2:30 PM ET. Learn more:
- How to Save a Life: Learn from SAMHSA about their 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- Mental Health Resources: Hear about SAMHSA’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)Â from the national and local levels.
- Listening Session: Your opportunity to participate in the conversation on mental health in your communities.
Attendees will get slides and a mental health resource list after the event. Learn more.
| 🔵🔵FEMA will present the webinar, “You are the Help, Until Help Arrives” on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 11 AM – 1:30 PM ET. Life- threatening emergencies can happen fast, and emergency responders aren’t always nearby. You may be able to save a life by taking simple actions immediately. The Until Help Arrives program teaches basic skills to help keep people alive and safe until professional help arrives. Learn five simple steps that may save a life. Who should attend? The whole community individuals and families, volunteer and faith-based organizations, local, state, federal government and private sector. Registration: https://fema.cosocloud.com/uhamay2024/event/registration.html |
🔵🔵 The networks of the National Council of Nonprofits are hosting a special nationwide webinar, OMB Uniform Guidance: What the Updates Mean for Nonprofits, for free on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET, to make sure charitable nonprofits know about the significant improvements to federal grantmaking rules and what the changes mean for their missions. Officials with the federal Office of Management and Budget will provide an overview of the Uniform Guidance, the new revisions, and the implementation timeline. Additional experts from the National Council of Nonprofits will share real-life examples of improvements for charitable nonprofits. Register.
🔵🔵The National Center for Disaster Preparedness has a whole catalogue of free on-demand web-based trainings. Visit the training portal at https://training.ncdpcourses.org/.
🔵🔵K0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, Territorial, and Local Officials. This course will better prepare participants to fully plan for, respond to, and recover from major debris-generating events. Read more in Training Opportunity. June 10‒13, 2024, July 8‒11, 2024, September 16‒19, 2024 This virtual course is delivered over 4 days. 11 a.m.‒5 p.m. ET daily.
🔵🔵KO289 State Volunteer and Donations Management. The course is designed to strengthen states’ abilities to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise after a disaster event, including managing the offers of things, people, and money and matching them according to donor intent and area of greatest need. The course content and activities may also serve as a template for procedures, thereby enhancing uniformity among states in addressing areas of unsolicited donated items, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding FEMA’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and nongovernment organizations. Read more in Training Opportunity 1803-Revised. July 22-26, 2024. This virtual course is delivered over 5 days (5 hours a day) 11 AM to 4 PM ET.
🔵🔵The Lehigh Emergency Services Training Academy (LESTA) was established to coordinate the delivery of training. Through partnerships with several public safety training organizations, LESTA seeks to provide high-quality programs. Out of county students: It is LESTA’s policy not to turn away out of county students. However, in-county (LEHIGH) students are given first priority. Learn more.