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Course ID		5031
Course Name		National Incident Management System (NIMS) & Tabletop Excercise

Sponsor Name		PA DEP: Training Section

Primary Contact		William J McNamara
		wmcnamara@pa.gov
		717-705-6350

Website		Partner Website

Description
During December 2008 PA DEP, with backing from U.S. EPA Region III, initiated a training workshop (course 3422-Water Sector ICS + NIMS Refresher Training and County-Level Tabletop Exercise) with the overarching goal of bringing the water sector together with the public safety sector at the county-level to discuss response to a utility related incident. The requested course is a modification of the 3422 course targeted to agency who might not otherwise attend the full course. The goal of the modified course is twofold. One is to gain support for the on-going 3422 workshop, and two is to both expose participants to the training materials and to share the lessons learned from years one and two of course 3422.

Course Level		Basic thru Intermediate

Course Content
• Part 1 will be a 1-hour lecture on the National Incident Management System with an emphasis on the importance of exercises, training, and the Incident Command System as related to preparedness. • Part 2 will be a 2-hour tabletop exercise utilizing a hazardous material spill scenario affecting both a water and wastewater utility. • Part 3 will be a brief presentation of the lessons learned from course number 3422.

Approved Industry		Drinking Water and Wastewater

Target Audience
Water and wastewater utility personnel, PA DEP Office of Water, U.S. EPA, public officials, and public safety agencies

Training Format		Classroom

Type of Media
Text Other

Contact Hours		3.0