The Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Office of Homeland Security, in partnership with Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center, is offering regional incident management training for first responders and public safety leaders.
A two-day Active Attack Incident Management Operators Course is scheduled for Sept. 14 and 15 at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St. The course is part of a statewide training series and is open to Missouri first responders.
The training focuses on unified command during active attack and other critical incidents that may involve multiple agencies and disciplines. The course is designed for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, 911 telecommunicators and emergency managers.
The curriculum is based on the National Incident Management System and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care principles. It focuses on coordinating response efforts, managing incident scenes and improving communication among responding agencies.
The Operators Course is free for Missouri first responders and is eligible for 16 hours of Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Continuing Law Enforcement Education credit.
“I highly recommend these courses for first responders, including incident commanders at the highest ranks,” said Department of Public Safety Director Mark James. “Too often, when many different response agencies and/or several different disciplines arrive at a complex, dynamic incident there is a failure to fully implement the NIMS model. These courses and the instructors provide realistic scenarios that will be extremely useful.”
A second Operators Course and a Train-the-Trainer Course are scheduled Sept. 16 through 18 at Missouri State University in Springfield, but registration for those courses is full.
To register for the West Plains course or learn more about course requirements, contact Jason Baillargeon with the Missouri Department of Public Safety Office of Homeland Security at 573-526-4697 or jason.baillargeon@dps.mo.gov.
