| Monthly Events | |
|---|---|
| 2/5/2011 | |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Awareness Level Animal Sheltering Class This course is a required core class to be able to respond under the Florida State Animal Response Coalition team.Fee: $50.00 - make check payable to FLSARC and send to: Pam Burns - 2840 W Bay Dr - #150 - Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770 Checks must be received no later than Friday - January 28th, 2011 To reserve space for this class please complete the information in the file Course flyer - Largo and email to pamburnssarc@gmail.com and indicate: BOTANICAL GARDENS LARGO TRAINING LOCATION Spaces are limited-first come first served. You must attend all sessions to receive a certificate. Lunch on Saturday, snacks and water will be provided. Topics to include: Disasters Shelter setup Daily Animal Care ICS Cage setup Animal Behavior Ethics of Response Zoonoses Post Traumatic Stress Evacuation Planning Signs of illness Compassion Fatigue |
| Location | Pinellas County Botanical Gardens
12520 Ulmerton Road - Largo, FL 33774 |
| 2/8/2011 - 2/9/2011, every day | |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | MGT-337 Food and Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment Training This is a DHS Certified Course offered without charge. Registration begins at 7:30 am on Tuesday, February 8. The course will end at 1:00 pm on Wedensday, February 9. This 1 1/2 day
course is designed to assist food regulation, law enforcement, and industry personnel in the prevention and deterrence of terrorist and criminal acts that target the food industry. Participants will learn to use the CARVER + Shock method to perform detailed vulnerability assessments of agricultural facilities. The realistic, hands-on training incorporates videos of actual facilities and interactive case studies with practical exercises. You learn to assess vulnerabilities on a community and individual facility level, and to identify and implement mitigation measures to reduce vulnerabilities. Deadline to register for the course: January 31, 2011 You Must Be a United States Citizen to Attend This Course and be able to provide evidence thereof Registration: To access the registration form, proceed to www.flsart.org/mgt337 . Email the completed registration form to burketj1@doacs.state.fl.us , or fax to (850) 245-1391, attention: John E. Burkette Contact Information: For answers to questions or for additional information, please contact John E. Burkette, Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, (850) 245-1387, burketj1@doacs.state.fl.us . |
| Location | Broward County Emergency Operations Center, Room 332-B, 201 N.W. 84th Avenue,
Plantation, Florida, 33324. |
| 2/14/2011 | |
| 10:00AM - 2:00PM | Forum on Expanding the U.S. Biofuels Market Forum on Expanding the U.S. Biofuels Market - Featuring US Navy Director of Operational Energy, Chris Tindal, USDA,
Farm Service Agency Administrator, Jonathan Coppess and Senior Advisor to the Secretary, USDA, Sarah Bittleman, State of Florida, Executive Director, USDA, Tim Manning. "You won't see the same power point presentations or a repeat of the last speeches about BCAP and the crops being grown. You will see a 640 acre camelina farm planted on a recovered diseased orange grove in its first 30 days of growth, and be given a site tour. You will hear about what is happening behind the scenes and why Florida's year round growing season and millions of plant able acres are so important to our leaders and national security." |
| Location | 5901 County Road 721, Lorida, FL 33857-9474 |
| 2/15/2011 | |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | AWR-154: Principles of National Incident Management (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication This is a DHS Certified Course offered free of charge. The course goal is to describe the operational features of NIMS, understand how NIMS is essential for community preparedness, outline the logistics of the Incident Command System (ICS), understand methods of team building and explain principles of risk communication. This course is designed to educate members of frontline response teams on how to best use the NIMS, team building and principles of risk communication when responding to an intentional or unintentional attack on a segment of agriculture or the food system. This course meets all of the NIMS/ICS training requirements for FEMA IS-700 NIMS.To register please visit the website in this notice or contact John Terry at (850) 410-6756 or email terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us |
| Location | Escambia County PUblic Safety
6575 North "W" Street Pensacola, FL 32205 |
| 2/16/2011 | |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | AWR-155: Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food System's Disasters This is a DHS Certified agroterrorism course offered free of charge. The goal of this course is to demonstrate how an effective frontline emergency response can reduce or mitigate the effects of an agricultural emergency, an act of agroterrorism or other food systems disaster. In so doing, frontline agricultural and public safety response teams including personnel from the county, regional, state and federal agencies will be provided with a comprehensive program formed around the principles of the Incident Command System (ICS) and the concept of Unified Command. This course includes a plan that can be used as an "all hazards" approach against a wide variety of potential problems and occurrences within the agricultural community. Individuals who complete this course will be motivated to form and maintain appropriate community frontline response teams.Please visit the website in this notice to register or contact John Terry at (850) 245-1338 or email terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us |
| Location | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Conner Administration Building, Eyster Auditorium 3125 Conner Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399 |
| 2/28/2011 | |
| 8:30 a. - 5:30 p. | 2011 SART Planning Meeting Please block out the dates 2/28 to 3/02 for the biennial SART Planning Meeting. Great lectures, slide shows, power point presentations - opportunities to interact with other responders and support organizations. Details including agenda and registration to come! |
| Location | To Be Determined |