THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environement, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity The University of Washington adn the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are hosting a one-day S...

The face of emergency management today has never been more complex! The All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit will address the natural and man-made hazards facing the Seattle area — fires, floods, terror events — and address best practices in preparing for and mitigating these crises. Prepared organizations must not only plan internally, but must reach out to their “silos” to integrate planning with divergent and multi-d...