Upcoming Trainings

  • OH-605 Damage Assessment Refresher, Delivered by Ohio EMA, Disaster Recovery Branch
    and Hosted by Fairfield County EMA
    September 15, 2010 - Click for complete course details and registration information.
    Target Audience: Representatives of emergency management, local governments (Townships, Villages, and Cities), schools, authorities and special districts, certain private non-profit organizations, organized local damage assessment teams and organized volunteer organizations. NOTE: This course is limited to the first 50 people registered with the Ohio EMA.

    This 2.5-hour course provides County EMA and Local Officials a detailed overview of the following topics related to post-event assessment of the impact and magnitude of natural and person-made disasters.
    • An overview of the Local Damage Assessment Process
    • Federal Disaster Declaration Process/Criteria for Private and Public Sector Impacts
    • Local Damage Assessment information reporting methods and standards for Private/Public Sectors
    • Composition or membership of damage assessment teams

 

  • HazMat Tech Class
    • We will be having a full tech class on August 21, 22, and 28th. Location Greenfield Township FDs. This class can also be used as your tech refresher if you already have your card. For refresher purposes, you need to attend one day (either the 22nd or 28th). If you are planning to attend any of the dates for full class or refresher, please email hazmat@co.fairfield.oh.us.

 

  • Hazmat IQ - August 18, 2010 (attendees by invite only) HazmatIQ.com
    • HazMat IQ, LLC is a revolutionary hazardous materials response training company that teaches responders how to think at hazmat emergencies. The HazMat IQ system uses chemistry information to assist responders in selecting what personal protective equipment (PPE) and air monitoring instruments (meters) are needed to safely mitigate an incident. Through the use of Smart Charts responders leave a training session with battle-tested skills and a quiet confidence. The simplicity and effectiveness of the HazMat IQ system is experiential based, and, because all courses are designed and taught by first responders for first responders. If interested contact Craig Spiller hazmat@co.fairfield.oh.us.