Many dams and levees have embankment drains, structure underdrains, and relief wells to control seepage through and beneath the dam and piezometers to monitor the performance of these features. Dam and levee owners, managers, and maintenance staff may be uncertain about the function of these features and what maintenance is required. This webinar will summarize seepage principles and terminology in layman's terms and describe the purposes and...

Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States. On February 7, 2017, a section of the concrete chute slab of the service spillway failed during spillway discharge, and several days later the emergency spillway was activated for the first time in the half-century history of the dam, resulting in rapid and severe erosion of the hillside below the emergency spillway weir, and prompting precautionary evacuation of nearly 190,000 downstream r...

This course focuses on writing criteria for antiterrorism, continuity-of-operations (COOP) and resiliency, information security, physical security, operational security plans and operating procedures to meet Federal, State and local government requirements. What should be included in each type of plan is discussed in detail. Students will learn how to translate company policy into the five functional areas of every good plan. They will also le...

Geared for those who must evaluate training plans, drills and other operational factors during extreme conditions. A series of table-top and field evaluations are designed and tested. Exposes students to DOD Combat Training type stress. Upon completion student will be able to design, development and conduct live, virtual and constructive (LVC) drills and exercises that conform to the Post Katrina Management Reform Act (Public Law 109-29, Oct 4...

This year's schedule is in the process of being finalized.  Once the schedule is finalized, it will be posted on the website.  Proposed classes will include training on Bloods, Crips, OMGs, Hispanic Gangs, and Social Media Exploitation.  We will also be offering a Gangs 101 class for those who arrive the night before and will be hosting the 10th Annual NCGIA Awards Banquet. ​  ​When:  August 13 - 15,...

On behalf of the Arizona Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates, we would like to formally invite you to attend the premier training program for the world’s strongest law enforcement leadership network at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. The FBINAA is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is dedicated to impacting communities by providing and promoting law enforcement leadership through training...

Safe-haven and Shelter Design & Construction – Safe-room, panic rooms, evacuation shelters, tornado cellars and collective shelters all provide protection from man-made or natural threats, for both short and long periods of time. They usually serves as a place to repair to during emergency situations; a fall back position in case of emergencies, if you will. Effective design components; i.e., air requirements and waste management, ca...

(DSB) Designing Secure Buildings – This 3-day workshop is designed to familiarize students with twenty-one design principles used in preventing and detecting criminal activity and reducing the effects of acts of terrorism on the safety of personnel and damage to facilities and critical infrastructure. Specific modules include; Terrorism Ideologies, Security Basics, Philosophies and Design Strategies, Blast Fundamentals, Glazing and Windo...

ERUdyne has established our Drone Flight School to fill a gap in commercial drone operations training for people that want to build, or switch to, a career using drones to impact safety and security of our Nation's infrastructure, including crisis management and disaster response and recovery support. We teach our students about the business application of drone usage, how the data drones provide is accessed and utilized, and the industry pote...

ERUdyne's Drone Flight School is offering a three-day Basic Drone Operations course. This course will provide an overview of the business applications of drones, basic component description and maintenance, drone flight time (with simulator and actual drones), FAA Commercial Drone Pilot's license training (Part 107) ceritification, and test prep/practice test. A student will leave this course and be prepared to take and pass the Part 107 test....