Training

Conference Time: The Bucks $tart Here! Have You Registered?

The Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) Conference, The Bucks $tart Here, is scheduled for November 2 – 4 in Wenatchee. For more information about the conference and the 200+ state and federal programs in the IACC Infrafunding Database, visit the IACC website at www.infrafunding.wa.gov or call Cecilia Gardener at (360) 586-4127.

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WSDOT Successful Grant Writing Class

The class will be held on October 12, 2004

How can you get ready for the opening of WSDOT's consolidated grant program? Attend a free, half-day training class on Successful Grant Writing. This class is a repeat of the highly attended class held at the WSDOT Public Transportation Conference.

Again, the class is free. The class will be held at the WSDOT's Public Transportation Building in Olympia. Registration begins at 12:30 and the class will run from 1 to 4:30 pm.

For more information, follow this link: www.wsttc.org/classes/october122004.htm.

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Homeland Security

As a pre-requisite for receiving homeland security dollars to prepare for terrorist events, responders must adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The NIMS system, which is very close to incident command systems being used in Washington, must be adopted by October 2004.
NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. You can find information about NIMS at www.fema.gov/nims/.

Training on NIMS is available over the web. Please see http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp.

The course introduces NIMS and takes approximately three hours to complete. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains "Planning Activity" screens giving you an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. The planning activity screens are printable so that you can use them after you complete the course.

 
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