Carbon EMA training schedule set

The Carbon County Emergency Management Agency announces the following emergency services training sessions that were coordinated by the agency. They are as follows:

EVOC: Kidder Township Fire Company, Aug. 7 and 8. Contact Dave Troell at (570) 443-2344.

Basic Foam: Lehighton Fire Department, Aug. 9, 23 and 28. Contact Pat Mriss at (570) 233-1004.

CERT: Carbon County EMA, Sept. 14, 20, and 27. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097.

ICS-300: Carbon County EMA, Sept. 18, 19, and 25. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097. (Incident Command for Expanding Incidents)

Hazmat Operations: Carbon EMA, Oct. 4, 7, 9. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097.

Equipment & Worker Safety: Carbon EMA, Oct. 12. Contact (570) 655-5581 ext. 255. (Presented by NEPA & PennDOT for Public Works personnel and elected officials)

CERT: Carbon County EMA, Oct. 4, 18, and 25. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097.

ICS-400: Carbon County EMA, Oct. 23 and 24. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097. (Incident Command for Complex Incidents: prerequisites: ICS-300)

CERT: Carbon County EMA, Nov. 1, 8, and 15. Contact the Carbon County EMA at (570) 325-3097.

Call, fax or e-mail the hosting agency to register for any of these courses.