The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) Because of your leadership role in the community, your knowledge and expertise, you have been identified as a valuable asset and are invited to participate in this pilot program. The Seminar and Tabletop Exercise are designed to bring together Federal, state, local, and private sector stakeholders from the Tampa Bay Region to discuss critical infrast...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) are hosting a Tampa Bay Region Infrastructure Resiliency to Climate-Related Hazards Seminar on February 6, 2015, to be followed by a Regional Tabletop Exercise on March 16, 2015. Because of your leadership role in the community, your knowledge and expertise, you have been identified as a valuable asset and are invited to participate in this pilot pro...

To reduce the risk to the Nation's critical infrastructure, United States Department of Homeland Security's Office of Bombing Prevention conducts training programs that build nation-wide counter-improvised explosive device (IED) core capabillities and develop awareness of terrorist threats. The Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection Course improves participant’s ability to successfully inspect for, detect, identify component...

To reduce risk to the Nation’s critical infrastructure, the United States Department of Homeland Security's Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) conducts training programs that build nationwide counter-improvised explosive device (IED) core capabilities and develop awareness of terrorist threats. OBP courses educate participants such as municipal officials, state and local law enforcement, critical infrastructure owners/operators, and sec...

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9 (HSPD-9) established “a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.” Under HSPD-9, the DHS Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has the responsibility to ensure that ...

Dam Security and Protection Seminar (E260) Dams, levees, and related facilities are a vital part of the Nation’s infrastructure, providing a wide range of economic, environmental, and social benefits. Those benefits include hydroelectric power, river navigation, water supply, wildlife habitats, waste management, flood control, and recreation. The Dam Security and Protection Technical Seminar is designed to provide dam owners and operator...

Note: All students must fill out a FEMA form 119-25-1 to receive credit for this course. This form as well as directions for filling it out are attached. Consequence of Dam Failure Workshop (L261) The Consequence of Dam Failure Workshop is designed to provide dam owners, emergency managers, and other relevant stakeholders with information needed to define and estimate consequences for dam failure scenarios. The course will provide participants...

Please join us for an Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session. The Working Group will share an overview of the various sections of the EO and the progress made to date on each. In particular, we are interested in hearing from the stakeholders described in the EO: chemical producers, chemical storage companies, agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical crit...

Please join us for an Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session. The Working Group will share an overview of the various sections of the EO and the progress made to date on each. In particular, we are interested in hearing from the stakeholders described in the EO: chemical producers, chemical storage companies, agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical crit...

Please join us for an Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (Executive Order 13650 (EO)) public listening session. The Working Group will share an overview of the various sections of the EO and the progress made to date on each. In particular, we are interested in hearing from the stakeholders described in the EO: chemical producers, chemical storage companies, agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical crit...