| Monthly Events | |
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| 3/11/2011 | |
| 8:00AM - 4:00PM | 2011 Bee College A two-day event with classes, lectures and workshops taught by internationally recognized experts. Also a Junior Bee College (kids 6-16), art show and honey judging. Beginner classes start with subjects like "The ABCs of Working a Colony" and "Assembling Your Equipment." More advanced classes deal with themes such as "Honey Extraction," "Grafting" and "Mead Making." Also a special Friday afternoon course for first responders on Africanized bees; for pest control operators, a Saturday morning class on control of Africanized bees.(Multiple levels of instruction and certification offered in the Master Beekeeping Program. Ask about this program which is for beekeepers and not related to Bee College.) |
| Location | UF Whitney Marine Laboratory in Marineland, Florida (just south of St. Augustine on A1A) |
| 3/12/2011 | |
| 9:00 - 5:00 | Awareness Level Animal Emergency Sheltering course This 8 hour course is the required core class to be able to respond to animal related disasters under Florida State Animal Response Coalition (FL SARC).There is a $50.00 fee to attend this class and pre-registration is required. For more information and registration information: email: Consie vonGontard at flsac@me.com |
| Location | Broward County Sheriff's Office - Media Room
2601 W Broward Blvd - Ft. Lauderdale |
| 3/15/2011 | |
| 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) 245-1388 or email terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us |
| Location | Jacksonville Regional Operations Center
921 North Davis Street, Building E Jacksonville, FL 32209 |
| 3/16/2011 | |
| 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) 245-1388 or email terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us |
| Location | USDA Farm Service Agency
4401 NW 25th Place, Suite M Gainesville, FL 32606 |
| 3/22/2011 | |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Awr-156 Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery This is a DHS Certified agroterrorism course offered free of charge. The goal of this course is to provide the fundamental framework for orchestrating the recovery from an incident of agroterrorism. The course will cover the four critical factors for success in a community recovery effort and be able to apply them in a hypothetical crisis. Identification of the components of a recovery plan targeted at minimizing the economic impact to the community and its citizens; and the identification of community resources and assets available for building partnerships and teams will be covered.Please visit the website in this notice to register or contact John Terry at (850) 245-1388 or email terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us. |
| Location | Division of Emergency Management
Palm Beach County 20 South Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33415 |
| 3/23/2011 | |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Awr-156 Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery This is a DHS Certified agroterrorism course offered free of charge. The goal of this course is to provide the fundamental framework for orchestrating the recovery from an incident of agroterrorism. The course will cover the four critical factors for success in a community recovery effort and be able to apply them in a hypothetical crisis. Identification of the components of a recovery plan targeted at minimizing the economic impact to the community and its citizens; and the identification of community resources and assets available for building partnerships and teams will be covered.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 | Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center
3100 Ray FerreroJr. Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 |