The Carbon County Emergency Management Agency will hold a FEMA G-364 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools course as a way to help prepare for emergencies.

The course will be held Aug. 8 and 9 at the Carbon County EMA.The goal of this course is to provide schools, response personnel and emergency planners with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to review, enhance and sustain an all-hazards school emergency operations plan. Through this course, participants will be able to build partnerships and develop positive working relationships among first responders and school staff.It follows the guidance set forth in the FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide - CPG 101 for developing an Emergency Operations Plan and explains how to utilize the National Incident Management System as the foundation for planning and building partnerships with outside agencies, such as law enforcement, fire and emergency management.For more information or to register, call the EMA at 570-325-3097 or email

ccema@ptd.net.