Training & Events

ILERSBA is a performance level course developed with support and cooperation from the Department of Homeland Security, National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board, and New Mexico Tech. This course provides front-line law enforcement officers with the skills and knowledge to effectively interdict and respond to an imminent suicide bombing attack (person-borne or vehicle-borne) or a non-suicide attack (involving a vehicle-borne device). PREREQUISITES: Participants must be U.S. Citizens.

Regular monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC).

Regular meeting of Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC). A virtual option is also available.

The Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee, commonly known as MARCER, promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.

To request meeting summaries or agendas, please call MARC's Emergency Services staff at (816)474-4240.

A virtual option is also available.

Regular monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC).

Quarterly meeting for the Public Safety Communication Users committee. 

All PSAP personnel are encouraged to attend and participate in committee activities.

The Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee, commonly known as MARCER, promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.

To request meeting summaries or agendas, please call MARC's Emergency Services staff at (816)474-4240.

The next meeting of the Public Safety Communications Board is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held in person at the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) office: 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64105  We will meet in the Westview Room on the second floor of the Rivergate Building.

A hybrid option will be available for those joining virtually.

This 8-hour, instructor-led course prepares emergency responders to safely and effectively manage battery-related incidents using a risk-based response approach. Participants learn battery construction and chemistry, hazard recognition, thermal runaway response, air monitoring, and fireground strategy and tactics. The training combines classroom instruction with hands-on application and covers battery emergencies in transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial environments.