The Carbon County Emergency Management Agency has announced that a free hazmat operational level annual refresher course will take place on March 5 at Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1.

The course will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is registered for a ConEd credit.To register for this course, email or call the EMA at 570-325-3097 or

ccema@ptd.net.In addition, the EMA has announced the following emergency services training sessions available to emergency personnel.Registration is required. To register, call, email or fax the host agency.• FEMA G-290 Basic PIO: 8 a.m., March 19 and 20 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• Local EMCs Quarterly Training: 6:30 p.m., March 30 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• CERT, April 4, 11, 18 and 25 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• PEMA Annual Elected Officials Seminar: 6:30 p.m., April 14 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• FEMA G-557 Rapid Needs Assessment, April 23 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• CCFA - Solar Panel Awareness: 6 p.m. May 9 at Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1. Email

carbonfiretraining@yahoo.com to register.• FEMA G-775 EOC Management and Operations: 8 a.m. May 21 and 22 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• Hazmat Operations Level: July 12, 14, 16 and 17 at the Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• CERT, Sept. 12, 19, 26 and Oct. 3 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.• CCFA - Structural Burn Session: Oct. 15 and 16 at Whitehall Fire Training Center. Email

carbonfiretraining@yahoo.com to register.• Hazmat Operations Annual Refresher: 8 a.m. Nov. 5 at Carbon County EMA. Call the EMA to register.