Dorchester County DES is offering the following course: Search and Rescue in Community Disasters, Strategies and Skills Surviving Disaster – PER-334 on October 10 and 11, 2018. The course is 1 ½ days and will be held at the City of Cambridge Public Safety Building Training Room, 8 Washington St., Cambridge, MD. To register for this class you need to go the Maryland Emergency Management Agency Learning Management System (LMS) at: https://memamaryland.csod.com/client/memamaryland/default.aspx .
If you do not already have a FEMA Student Identification Number(SID) go to: https://cdp.dhs.gov/FEMASID/ to register for a number.
Please refer to the attached flyer for additional information concerning this course.
The Search and Rescue in Community Disasters course provides training for individuals to survive a disaster and to safely conduct search and light rescue response, aiding their family and neighbors in the immediate aftermath of a natural catastrophe, technological accident, or human-caused incident. The course is intended for members of the whole community and draws on information and lessons learned from a variety of disaster incidents such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and man-made events for discussion points. This course is not intended for the professional responder however would be beneficial for the responder’s family. The course also uses hands-on training to demonstrate best practices for effective search and light rescue, which can be used in both residential and commercial environments.
Stephen I. Garvin, MDPEMP
— Dorchester County Emergency Management Agency
Cindy Smith
— Grants & Housing Administrator, 410-228-0281 ext 1104