Mitigation Strategies Training Opportunity

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 15:13

Alexandria, KY - May 1, 2012 - The Campbell County Office of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security will be hosting a training opportunity entitled Mitigation Strategies on June 26th, 2012 at the Campbell County Fire Training Center in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

This eight-hour course is designed to prepare community and organizational leaders for the development and execution of community or company mitigation strategies. Communities face a broad range of risks brought on by natural events and human activity. Many of these threats - like tornadoes and winter storms - are not preventable. Other threats exist because some critical infrastructure like nuclear power plants or research facilities must be located away from densely populated areas for safety and security reasons. This tuition free course will provide participants an opportunity to explore the process of guiding communities through the development of all-hazards mitigation strategies on a regional, local, or organizational level based on specific hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities.

The primary audience for this course is emergency management, fire service, law enforcement, public health, public works, government administrators and private sector/corporate security & safety professionals.

This Course is sponsored by the Campbell County Office of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Delivered by the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium; NorthWest Arkansas Community College. The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) was established by Congress and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and deliver relevant all-hazards training in support of rural homeland security requirements. All training delivered by the RDPC is certified by DHS and offered tuition-free to the nation's emergency response community and associated stakeholders.

Pre-registration is required by June 25th, 2012. Interested persons may register Online at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGl4d2w3SWR4OTM4d3 ZhZVEzYUlFOFE6MQ. For more information contact William R. Turner, Director of the Campbell County Office of Emergency Management at 859-635-1111.