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SUMMARY:Public Information Officer (PIO) Basics Course
DESCRIPTION:This training equips participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs\, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO\, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response. Most importantly the training provides valuable skills that can be applied to both daily and emergency operations. \nWe understand this is a large time commitment\, but our ability to relay effective and timely information is critical during both small and large incidents. \nCLASSROOM L0105 PUBLIC INFORMATION BASICS COURSE \nHosted by: Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency October 30 – November 1\, 2023 \nCourse Description:  \nTo equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs\, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO\, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response (the learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments). L-105 is a “Required” Pre-requisite for the E/L 388 Advanced PIO Course. \n  \nApplication Deadline:  \nTen working days prior to the course. Seating availability is limited so register early. \nCourse Registration time:               7:30 AM – 8:00 AM (on day one) \nCourse Time:                                     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (each day) One-hour Lunch \nTraining Location:                            Fairfield County EM & HS Agency 240 Baldwin Drive \nLancaster\, OH 43130 \n  \nRecommended Participants: The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal\, state\, local\, tribal\, or territorial level of government\, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors. \nRequired Prerequisites: IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness (access the link below). https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-29.a&lang=en \nEnrollment: Students must enroll via the Department of Public Safety Training Campus website: https://learning.dps.ohio.gov/PSTC/. Course registration will usually close 10 working days prior to the course start date and applicants can check enrollment/approval status via the Department of Public Safety Training Campus website. \nCourse Costs: There is no charge for participants to attend this course. However\, Lodging\, Meals\, Per Diem and all other travel expenses are the responsibility of the student or the parent organization. \nState Point of Contact: Lisa Jones\, DSC 2\, Ohio EMA\, SAA Training Point of Contact\, (614) 799-3824 ljones@dps.ohio.gov. \n  \nIt is the goal of Ohio EMA to ensure that all students have the tools necessary for successful course completion. If students require additional accommodations\, they should make the Ohio EMA training office aware\, and staff will confidentially meet reasonable requests. \nMission Statement \nTo coordinate activities to mitigate\, prepare for\, respond to\, and recover from disasters.
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/public-information-officer-pio-basics-course/
LOCATION:Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security\, 240 Baldwin Dr.\, Lancaster\, 43130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:2023 Simulated Emergency Test
DESCRIPTION:Test Your Readiness on October 7 – 8 \nARRL’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is October 7 – 8\, 2023\, and this nationwide exercise is the chance to test your personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of your communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment. \nARRL Field Organization Leaders at the section and local levels\, and many other volunteers that are active in public service and emergency communications\, are developing simulated emergency-like scenarios in consultation with a variety of agencies and organizations for whom radio amateurs are known to provide service during emergencies. \nFor more information on the SET\, please read the Simulated Emergency Test Guidelines at:\nwww.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/2023-simulated-emergency-test/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230909T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230914T220000
DTSTAMP:20230904T211802Z
CREATED:20230904T211117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T211802Z
UID:2290-1694268000-1694728800@fairfieldcountyares.org
SUMMARY:Sixteenth Annual Ohio State Parks On The Air – Amateur Radio Contest
DESCRIPTION:Hello OSPOTA Fans\, \nThe 16th annual Ohio State Parks On The Air (OSPOTA) contest will be held on Saturday – September 9\, 2023. This contest as always held on the first Saturday following the Labor Day holiday. \nThe OSPOTA contest was conceived with three main goals in mind:\n1. To promote public awareness of amateur radio and Ohio’s beautiful state parks system\n2. To contribute to the recognition that Ohio has a very diverse and wonderful ecology\n3. To promote camaraderie within the ranks of Ohio’s Amateur Radio Operators \nYour participation has allowed these goals to be achieved. We agree it is a lot of fun to get out in a natural setting with your radio and see how well you can do at working operators in the beautiful Ohio State Parks. \nThe contest hours will be from 1400 UTC to 2200 UTC (10 am to 6 pm ET). \nThe contest committee has been busy going over the rules and information about the contest\, please check for any changes in the rules \nPlease be aware only Electronic (Cabrillo files) will be accepted for entries. No text\, pdf\, csv\, adif\, bin\, photos of logs\, paper\, etc. Comparing contest logs is being changed and we need your log file in standard Cabrillo format. \n\nWe hope this year’s OSPOTA is bigger and better. \nAt this point\, there will be 75 Ohio State Parks open for 2023. (ODNR reports there will be a new State Park opening in 2023\, but per our rules\, it will not be considered as an active park until the following full year – 2024). \nAs in the past – you can let us know which State Park you plan on activating and we’ll keep everyone informed. Send your planned park info to: PlannedParks@ospota.org and please include the call to be used. \n73 from the OSPOTA Contest Committee \nKB8UUZ\, W8PT\, WG8X\, W8KNO and KB8UHN \n\n  \nSource: https://ospota.org/
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/sixteenth-annual-ohio-state-parks-on-the-air-amateur-radio-contest/
CATEGORIES:Free for Public,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230513T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230513T130000
DTSTAMP:20230508T213725Z
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SUMMARY:NWS Wilmington - Ohio Spotter Training
DESCRIPTION:NWS will be hosting an IN-PERSON Advanced Spotter course from 10 AM to 1 PM on Saturday\, May 13th in the Carney Auditorium at the National Museum of the U. S. Air Force. We hope to see you there! \n***NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** \n\n 
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/nws-wilmington-ohio-spotter-training/
LOCATION:National Museum of the U. S. Air Force\, 1100 Spaatz St\, Dayton\, OH 45433\, Dayton\, OH\, 45433\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free for Public,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230502T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230502T200000
DTSTAMP:20230202T134751Z
CREATED:20230202T134751Z
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UID:2153-1683050400-1683057600@fairfieldcountyares.org
SUMMARY:Weather Spotter Training Webinar 3
DESCRIPTION:The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes — and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week.\n\nEach of the three classes will be conducted as a live webinar with live Q&A. We will use the GoToWebinar software\, which can host up to 1000 people for each session. These webinars will not be recorded. All those who attend will need to register in advance. Below are the links to the three currently scheduled classes:\n\n\n\nSpotter Webinar 3: Tuesday\, May 2\, 2023  (6 PM – 8 PM): \nhttps://register.gotowebinar.com/register/667251154405043551
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/weather-spotter-training-webinar-3/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230426T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230426T140000
DTSTAMP:20230419T223741Z
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UID:2215-1682514000-1682517600@fairfieldcountyares.org
SUMMARY:Is This Thing On? Using Backup Communications Systems To Ensure Mission Readiness
DESCRIPTION:Maintaining emergency communications capabilities before\, during\, and after emergencies is critical for sharing life-saving information. Organizations across the Emergency Communications Ecosystem must plan for multiple backup communications capabilities to ensure their mission can still be accomplished if primary systems are lost or degraded. To achieve this level of preparedness\, public safety organizations need to collaborate with other partners to plan for and establish redundancies\, as well as routinely assess the readiness of their primary\, secondary\, and backup communications capabilities. However\, the SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS) found that most public safety organizations are not properly testing their backup communications systems. For out-of-the ordinary situations when multiple organizations and agencies are involved and backup systems are most likely to be needed\, just 26% of organizations test their backup voice and only 15% test their backup data.\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring this webinar\, participants will hear from the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Regional Planning Committee 20\, Mr. Charles Bryson\, about real-world examples showcasing collaborative planning approaches and best practices for establishing and testing interoperable backup capabilities. In addition\, we will review recommendations in the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) for achieving and maintaining resilient backup systems and provide access to resources that ensure backup system readiness. \nJoin the webinar to learn about: \n\nKey gaps on the readiness of backup communications identified in the SNS\nLeveraging the NECP to implement planning\, collaboration\, and testing best practices to improve resiliency of backup systems\nResources that exist to develop\, deploy\, and test interoperable backup communications capabilities\n\nWebinar Access\n\nClick the link below to access the webinar. For audio\, all attendees must use the information listed below. \nDial-in (for audio): 800-857-6546 | Participant Passcode: 3442408 \n\nJOIN WEBINAR NOW
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/is-this-thing-on-using-backup-communications-systems-to-ensure-mission-readiness/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230322T100000
DTSTAMP:20230224T170203Z
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SUMMARY:Statewide Tornado Drill
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, Ohio will have a statewide tornado drill at 9:50 a.m. This drill is a part of Severe Weather Awareness week\, which is dedicated to ensuring that Ohioans are prepared to face any severe weather the state may have.
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/statewide-tornado-drill/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230315T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230315T200000
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SUMMARY:Fairfield County OH Weather Spotter Training
DESCRIPTION:Sign up today for the upcoming in-person Weather Spotter Training! If you have interest in clouds and weather patterns\, sign up today! Wednesday\, March 15\, 2023 at 6pm. Sign up at https://www.emailmeform.com/bui…/form/n53CyYNcdhIQfPVur8fj
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/fairfield-county-oh-weather-spotter-training/
LOCATION:Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security\, 240 Baldwin Dr.\, Lancaster\, 43130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230307T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230307T210000
DTSTAMP:20230202T134445Z
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SUMMARY:Weather Spotter Training Webinar 2
DESCRIPTION:The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes — and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week.\n\nEach of the three classes will be conducted as a live webinar with live Q&A. We will use the GoToWebinar software\, which can host up to 1000 people for each session. These webinars will not be recorded. All those who attend will need to register in advance. Below are the links to the three currently scheduled classes:\n\n\n\nSpotter Webinar 2: Tuesday\, March 7\, 2023 (7 PM – 9 PM): \nhttps://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4138489627642681945
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/weather-spotter-training-webinar-2/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230222T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230222T200000
DTSTAMP:20230202T134815Z
CREATED:20230202T134024Z
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UID:2148-1677088800-1677096000@fairfieldcountyares.org
SUMMARY:Weather Spotter Training Webinar 1
DESCRIPTION:The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes — and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week.\n\nEach of the three classes will be conducted as a live webinar with live Q&A. We will use the GoToWebinar software\, which can host up to 1000 people for each session. These webinars will not be recorded. All those who attend will need to register in advance. Below are the links to the three currently scheduled classes:\n\n\nSpotter Webinar 1: Wednesday\, February 22\, 2023 (6 PM – 8 PM):\nhttps://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5226291456582823253
URL:https://fairfieldcountyares.org/event/weather-spotter-training-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Training
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