2012 Schedule

COOP (Continuity of Operations) Training Sessions Schedule

• June 25th, 2012-Business and FInance Department- Bonnie 222
• July 27, 2012, -Academic Departments-Bonnie 250
• August 6, 2012, Business & Finance-Part 2, Heth 44.

Building Emergency Coordinator Training Schedule

• May 29, 2012-Building Emergency Coordinator Training. Building coordinators Team 1.- Russel Conference Room
• May 30, 2012-Building Emergency Coordinator Traininig Building Managers Group-Heth 44
• August 16, 2012-Combined Emergency Coordinator Training-Heth 44

National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Emergency Preparedness Training Notice
May 8, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Walker 295

The Office of Emergency Preparedness will be conducting an ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education, during Our Turn (see below) on May 8.

This is a NIMS Department of Education compliance required course for higher education institution department supervisors, directors, and senior administration. The class is offered every semester with additional courses during the summer. The course completion certificate will also be forwarded to department heads for training credit. ICS-200, a companion National Incident Management System Department of Education compliance course for higher educational institutions, will also be offered this summer. A full summer schedule of ICS training courses, requirements, and schedules will be emailed the week after graduation.

The class will be a half-day certified training course taught by OEP’s Emergency Coordinator Todd Branscome and Executive Director Dr. Dennie Templeton. If you have any questions please contact Todd Branscome at 831-7155, atbransco@radford.edu or Dr. Dennie Templeton at 831-6696, dtemplet@radford.edu. You may log into the schedule and register for courses by visiting the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, using your standard RU credentials.

Course Description
ICS 100.HE, Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training and how it would be used in the event of an emergency incident on the RU campus.  This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of ICS.  It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as it applies to higher educational institutions. The course will also include discussions of the RU Emergency Operations Plan, RU Alert System, and training scheduled for 2012.