| 6/23/2010 |
| 8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
AWR-153 is a DHS Certified Agroterrorism Course provided free of charge with lunch by the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security in partnership with the Florida Dept of Agriculture & Cons. Svs. This training will help build detection strategies and prepare response teams to diagnose an intentional attack on our food supply, the agricultural environment and economy in local communities.Content will include: Principles and methods for detection and diagnosis of an agroterrorism event Strategies to enhance detection and diagnosis, the laboratory networks and hierarchy of reporting to responsible agencies, the difference between a criminal and an epidemiological investigation, sampling and preservation and roles of local response teams.To register visit the WIFSS website or contact John Terry at (850) 410-6756 or email at terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us. |
| Location |
Escambia County Public Safety
6575 Nroth "W" Street
Pensacola, FL 32505 |
| 6/24/2010 |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
AWR-154 is a DHS Certified Agroterrorism Course provided free of charge with lunch by the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security in partnership with the Florida Dept of Agriculture & Cons. Svs. This training is designed to show how NIMS improves coordination among responders in an agroterrorism event. This type of event will be different from other disasters, so it is important that response agencies ensure a smooth implementation into NIMS. Team building and risk communication will be presented as key components of a fully functional NIMS.Core concepts of the ICS, NIMS, and risk communication, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and methods of disseminationNIMS as an all-hazards, and comprehensive approach to collaborative incident management. Using ICS to coordinate the efforts of multiple agenciesBasic principles of interagency teamwork, communication, and conflict management Understanding of the importance of effective internal and external communicationsTo register visit the WIFSS website at link enclosed or contact John Terry at (850) 410-6756 or email at terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us. |
| Location |
Betty Easley Conference Center, Room 152
4075 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399 |
