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Training and Exercise Programs

The Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee's Training and Exercise Subcommittee is committed to offering training in the Greater Kansas City region on homeland security issues, including deterrence, response and recovery from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and terrorist incidents.

The Mid-America Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) also offers training to our local emergency responders. LEPC training focuses primarily on response and recovery to hazardous materials incidents.

Upcoming courses and events

If you know of an event that should be listed here or added to the Emergency Services Calendar, please contact Lisa Elsas with details.

2010 dates: ICS 300 & ICS 400
8/24, 8/25 or 8/26: HazMat IQ
8/28: Handling LP Gas Emergencies
9/8, 9/9 or 9/10: Clandestine Drug Lab Training
10/22: Advanced Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications/Media Training
10/26–10/28: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
10/28: Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
10/29–10/30: Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS)
12/6–12/8: ICS 300 in Johnson County, Kan.
12/13–12/14: ICS 400 in Johnson County, Kan.

NIMS/ICS courses:

ICS-200: Basics of the Incident Command System —
can be completed online through FEMA.
ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System
ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System

*The NIMS Integration Center, encourages the completion of ICS-300 and ICS-400 training in FY07, however the failure to complete the training this year does not mean that an agency, jurisdiction, or state is non-compliant. See the FY 07 NIMS Alert for ICS-300 & ICS-400 Training Requirements for additional information.

New FEMA online courses:

IS-800.B: National Response Framework
(replaces the IS-800.A)
IS-860: National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
IS-701: Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)
Complete online course list

Meeting information

The Training and Exercise Subcommittee meets monthly, usually on the last Friday of the month at 9 a.m., to discuss homeland security training and exercise issues. Meetings are generally held in the MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo. All meetings are listed on the emergency services calendar and are open to the public.