| Monthly Events | |
|---|---|
| 4/5/2009 | |
| 8:00AM - 5:00PM | Basic Agricultural Emergency Response Training Basic Agricultural Emergency Response Training (AgERT) provides an overview of agro-terrorism as well as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive hazards, relative to potential impact on ag resources and the ag community.
The course lasts 32 hours. Lectures include response actions, epidemiology, zoonotic and foreign animal diseases, animal restraint and euthanasia, and animal carcass disposal. Hands-on training teaches the selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment, decontamination, using survey and monitoring equipment, and preserving a crime scene. The course ends with an exercise requiring response to a hazardous event in an agricultural setting. Location: Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, AL Audience: Veterinarians, animal health technicians, animal inspectors, food inspectors, HAZMAT technicians, game wardens and animal control officers Additional Qualifications/Certifications: AgERT candidates have successfully completed awareness training for CBRNE response and the FEMA IS-700 course. Dates: April 5-11, May 3-9 and June 7-13 Cost: Free Web site: https://cdp.dhs.gov/resident/agert.html |
| Location | Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, AL |
| 4/22/2009 | |
| 8:00AM - 4:30PM | AWR-152: Principles of Preparedness for Agroterrorism & Food Systems' Disasters This is a DHS Certified Course for First Responders and Agricultural Industry Partners. This course will build awareness of the threat that agroterroism places on our food supply, the economy , and the agricultural infrastructure. Content includes: Potential Impacts of Agroterrorism, Recoginition of Response and Recovery Resources, Response and Coordination Strategies for Local, State, Federal and Private Entities, Identification of Individual Roles Within a Local Response Team |
| Location | John Archer Agricultural Center, 1070 Schillinger Road North
Mobile, AL 36608 |
| 4/23/2009 | |
| 8:00AM - 12:00PM | AWR-151 Awareness: Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism This is a DHS Certified Course for First Responders and Agricultural Industry Partners. This course will build awareness of the threat that agroterroism places on our food supply, the economy , and the agricultural infrastructure. Content includes: Potential Impacts of Agroterrorism, Recoginition of Response and Recovery Resources, Response and Coordination Strategies for Local, State, Federal and Private Entities, Identification of Individual Roles Within a Local Response Team |
| Location | Pensacola Junior College
Milton Campus Bldg 4902 5988 Highway 90 Milton, FL 32583 |