Emergency Management Training and Resources
The Mississippi State University Extension Center for Government and Community Development provides a wide variety of training opportunities for emergency managers, local government officials, nongovernmental groups, and citizens as requested.
Training Courses
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander Course (L-0950)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course (L-0952)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer Course (L-0954)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course (L-0956)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief Course (L-0958)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course (L-0960)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Course (L-0962)
- NIMS ICS All Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course (L-0964)
- NIMS ICS All Hazards Resource Unit Leader Course (L-0965)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Course (L-0967)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course (L-0969)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course (L-0970)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course (L-0971)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Section Chief Course (L-0973)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader Course (L-0975)
- NIMS ICS All-Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader Course (L-0984)
- NIMS ICS 100/200/700
- NIMS ICS 800
- NIMS ICS 300
- NIMS ICS 400
- NIMS ICS 402
- Command and General Staff Functions for Type III Incident Management Teams
- Wilderness Remote First Aid
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
- NIMS ICS 701, 702, 704
- Animal Response Team
- Whole Community Preparedness
- Local Government Continuity
- EOC/ICS Interface
In times of disaster, specialized MSU Extension resources can be of great assistance at the local level. The following is a list of resources that are currently available or being developed.
Current Resources
Strike Teams/Task Forces
- Safe Spaces© teams for shelters
- Food safety inspectors
- Agriculture damage assessment teams
- Damage assessment teams
- Moisture testing teams for homes
- Response and recovery teams
- MSU College of Veterinary Medicine support and assessment team
- MSU College of Veterinary Medicine students
- MSU College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Incident Management Team
- Long-term recovery response team
- Donations management team
- Volunteer coordination team
Single Resources
Subject-Matter Experts & Technical Specialists
- Row crop
- Wildlife and fisheries
- Poultry
- Forestry
- Financial management
- NIMS ICS
- ESF II coordinator
- Extension state veterinarian
- Public information officer
- Food safety
- Point of distribution site manager
- Small business
- Animal shelter and evacuation
- Food system security
- Geographic Information Systems
- Continuity of government
- Nutrition, human growth and development
- ServSafe© food-handling certification
- Communications for information technology systems
- Troubleshooting information technology systems
- Video production
- Diagnostics lab manager
- Electronic communications support
- Civil rights
- Data management
- Facilities
- Water systems
Support provided by Mississippi Civil Defense Emergency Management Association
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By Anne Hilbun, Extension Instructor, Extension Center for Government & Community Development.
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