MAGNOLIA — Two separate courses will be offered at Southern Arkansas University campus to provide incident management training.
The first session will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 20-22 in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center at Southern Arkansas University. This training is free and will be hosted by SAU and Eric Plummer, Chief of Police. The title of the session is “Simulation-based Incident Command System (ICS) Training for Command Post & Public Safety Response Personnel.” This course will be geared toward university and college administrative officials, command level campus public safety officers, emergency response command level officers and EOC personnel.
“The advantage of this three-day course is that participants will be able to cover all aspects of prevention and preparedness with exercises in a “model city” environment,” Plummer said.
The other course is intended to help University/college administrative officials with training related to emergency preparedness plans. The course will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Magnolia Room of the campus and community center on May 21-22.
SAU President Dr. David Rankin said the course is particularly relevant in light of recent events such as the shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University and the tornado event at Union University.
“We must realize that universities will not be able to handle the emergency response alone and will need to work with outside agencies to manage the affect of the event on our community,” Rankin said. “With this being said, we must know how other agencies will respond in order to have a seamless transition into a unified command.”
The fee is $295 and may be payable to Southern Arkansas University Police Department.
Registration is ongoing for both sessions. Call Plummer at 870-235-4372 for more information.
