This is a two-day, 16-hour, management-level course designed to help participants understand the components used when planning for security at events conducted in small, rural, and remote communities.
Firefighter Survival (SURV)
FSC: 0202 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 6.0hrs / Lab: 10.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Interior Firefighter, or Bucks Basic Academy, or Structure Burn Session, or Firefighter I Certification
Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (PER-275)
Course Summary
Terrorism involving active shooter attacks on population centers has become part of law enforcement officers’ awareness; however, increased awareness of a problem does not ensure preparedness or appropriate response tactics. This course addresses technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment to an active shooter incident through classroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training, and scenario-based practical exercises.
Minimum Age: 16 years of age
Prerequisites:
* Basic Ropes and Rigging Training (Preferred)
Required Text:
* Rope Rescue Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning
Title
PA PEMA: G-402 Incident Command System Overview for Executives & Senior Officials
Length
3 hours
Description
This course is intended for Municipal elected & appointed officials, Township Managers and incident responders and replaces the IS-100 & IS-700 required courses.
Over the past several months, we have received multiple requests from affiliated test sites to offer an additional round of Test Site Coordinator and Proctor training. These requests are primarily due to staff turnover and the addition of new personnel within organizations.
In response, we will be offering two training sessions. Participants are only required to attend one session to be eligible to serve as a Proctor or Assistant Test Site Coordinator.
Jefferson Lehigh Valley and Allentown Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (AVMRC) Education Series.
Session 2: Vaccine Hesitancy: The objectives of the Vaccine Hesitancy training are to
Presenter: Jarrod W. Kile, RPh, BCPS, BCIDP
AWR 209-W Working with the Media: A Course for Rural First Responders is designed to provide emergency responders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to interact with the media and perform public information functions in preparation for and during incidents. Many agencies from small and rural communities do not have a full- or part-time PIO on staff and responders often assume this responsibility without formal training and practice.
Training Opportunity: Lehigh County Mass Fatality Management Overview/Tour (January 2026)
The Allentown Health Bureau (AHB) and Lehigh County Coroner's Office are collaborating to offer training on the local mass fatality management plan.
