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What's New
Announcing the
45th
Annual Governor’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference
- Making Minnesota Resilient
March 16-18, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel - St. Paul, MN
AMEM 2009 Conference -
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Free Training - Hosted
by St. Croix EMS & Rescue
The following NIMS/NFA
Incident Command System classes will be hosted by St Croix EMS & Rescue
at the Hudson Public Safety Training room (map
it here). Pre-registration is required. Both courses are grant
funded for the first 20 students registered. This course will be
facilitated by the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College the cost is
free to the first 20 students.
ICS-300:
Intermediate ICS
April 13, 14, and 15 from 9am to 5pm
This 20-hour course
provides training on and resources for personnel who require
advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The
target audience for this course is for individuals who may assume a
supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.
Prerequisites: ICS-100 and ICS-200. (100 and 200 available on line
at NIMS)
Pre-registration required prior to 4/7/10. Call Carolyn Anderson at
800-243-9482 extension 4319 (Carolyn.anderson@witc.edu)
to register.
ICS-400: Advanced
ICS
May 25 and 26 from 9am to 5pm
This 14-hour course
provides training on and resources for personnel who require
advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The
target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected
to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or
Multiagency Coordination Entity. Pre-requisite ICS-100, 200, and
300.
Pre-registration required prior to 5/19. Call Carolyn Anderson at
800-243-9482 extension 4319 (Carolyn.anderson@witc.edu)
to register.
Strategic Goals and Objectives
The
association endorsed the following strategic goals and objectives for
the association during the coming year:
Objective 1: Provide leadership in emergency preparedness and the
profession of Emergency Management.
Objective 2: Lead the effort to adequately staff Emergency
Management departments in all counties and cities of the first class in
order to:
a.
Ensure that every Minnesota jurisdiction is able to effectively
respond to all hazards
b. Meet federal and state requirements and standards
Objective 3: Provide unified and effect leadership for Emergency
Management programs through interaction with government policy-makers to
advance AMEM’s legislative initiatives.
Objective 4: Strengthen intra and interstate cooperation through the
promotion of mutual aid agreements and the strengthening of the
emergency management assistance.
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Membership
Information
AMEM has two types
of membership; Regular and Associate,
click here to learn more.
To apply for
membership, download the format of the membership form (Word,
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