Education & Training

Public Safety Training

"Run, Hide, Fight," is a video intended to help the public understand how they should handle Active Shooter situations. You may use it to help educate your community. It was produced by the Houston Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and funded by a DHS grant. Watch the Video

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Public Health Preparedness

Online Training
Online training modules for chemical, biological, legals issues and other topics. Vist the online site

NIMS Training

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5.NIMS provides the framework for organizations to work together to better prepare for respond to, and recover from natural disasters and emergencies, including acts of terrorism. Learn more here

Johns Hopkins CEPAR NIMS Training Requirements
Minimum training requirements for Johns Hopkins. Download PDF

FEMA NIMS Independent Study Online Training

IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100HCb.asp
This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) as it applies to the healthcare/hospital environment and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.

IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/is/is700a.asp
This course introduces NIMS. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS.

IS-800.A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb
This course introduces the National Response Plan.