Target Audience
Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Hazmat responders, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Management, Public Works, Healthcare, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Elected Officials, Government Administrative. Registration is reserved for the KC metropolitan area for (MO Counties- Ray, Jackson, Clay, Cass, Platte and KS Counties- Leavenworth, Johnson and Wyandotte)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Summarize the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) process, the Federal guidelines and the benefits of conducting a community-based THIRA/SPR.
- Identify specific threat and hazards to the community by applying principles and concepts related to threat and hazard identification groups, and the factors to consider for threat and hazard groups.
- Write a context statement based on the completion of an impact worksheet that will identify the threat and hazard that most challenge a single core capability.
- Develop core capability target statements which describe the level of capability a community plans to achieve for each of the 32 core capabilities.
- Assess current capability levels and how community capabilities have changed over the last year.
Registration
Registration is a two-step process. All participants must register for the course at the TEEX Student Portal Account. Additional instructions will be provided in your course confirmation email upon registering with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).
Required Prerequisites
None
Recommended Pre-requisites
Successful completion of the following courses are recommended, but not required:
- IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-800.D: National Response Framework, an Introduction
- IS-235.C: Emergency Planning
- IS-2000: National Preparedness Goal and System Overview
- IS-2500: National Prevention Framework, an Introduction
- AWR-213: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
- AWR-160-W: WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
- MGT-418: Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning
Location
Platte County Resource Center
11724 NW Plaza Circle, Kansas City, MO 64153