This Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review course introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community’s capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison […]

This course will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance, and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Participants will discuss the risk management framework, describe Federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions. Focus will be placed on local preparedness efforts […]

The Northern Idaho Healthcare Coalition is sponsoring a free healthcare incident command training, which will be offered in Hayden and Lewiston.  There is no virtual option available. This training will focus on the first steps of incident command in a healthcare setting. Wednesday, March 18 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. PT Kootenai County Office of […]

The course equips participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/emergency response. COURSE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE • Indicating the purpose of and develop […]

MGT 384, Preparing for Cyber Attacks and Incidents, is designed to prepare organizations and communities for the next cyber attack or incident. During this 16- hour course, participants will analyze cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and initial and cascading impacts of cyber attacks and incidents, evaluate the process for developing a cyber preparedness program, examine the importance […]

AWR 232 is an 8-hour, DHS/FEMA-certified, tuition-free, awareness-level course. The goal of this course is to teach participants the basics of mass fatality response while providing opportunities to exchange rural perceptions and brainstorm solutions to simulated emergencies. Responding to a mass fatality incident, which includes the recovery, identifications, and reunification of the deceased, is one […]

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan identified hospitals and healthcare organizations as critical infrastructure.  This course brings planning and management stakeholders from the hospital and healthcare sector together with supporting and impacted community leaders to ensure the resiliency of healthcare infrastructure services in the event of a high-consequence event.  Participants will examine preparedness processes and activities, […]