“To support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual aid between water and wastewater utilities responding to major emergencies.”

USEPA-Sponsored Water Sector Incident Command System (ICS) 200a and National Response Framework (NRF) 800b Training 

Thursday, March 18, 2010, Carmel, Indiana

In order to help the water sector achieve National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance and be better prepared to manage emergencies, the USEPA previously offered water sector introductory Incident Command System (ICS) and NIMS training.  This new 1-day training sponsored by the USEPA builds on the previous training and will help drinking water and wastewater utilities to operate more efficiently and effectively during an incident or event utilizing the ICS.  The training is also being offered to help utilities to understand the purpose of the NRF and the USEPA’s role within the NRF in support of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3, Public Works and Engineering.  Training participants will receive certification in both courses, which further enhances NIMS compliance within the water sector.

For further information on this FREE emergency preparedness training and to register use the following link:

www.horsleywitten.com/ICS200  

How does InWARN work during an emergency? 
After a disaster, Member Utilities are able to request assistance through InWARN’s Regional Emergency Operations Coordinators (REOCs) or through this website, indicating the specific assistance needed. Member Utilities can respond if they have the personnel and equipment to do so. Since power and communication systems are often damaged during major emergencies, InWARN REOCs will work through State Emergency Management officials to communicate with Member Utilities in the affected areas.

Available to all approved members, the secure Members Site of InWARN.org includes emergency contact information for all member agencies and REOCs and emergency assistance requests.

• If your utility has already filled out the membership application and you have a password, log into the Members Site.
   
• If your utility hasn't filled out the membership application, click on Membership Application to register your utility as a member.

PLEASE REMEMBER: As an emergency response program it is imperative that InWARN has the latest, thorough and effective contact information. Outdated or incorrect information can hinder efforts to help your agency, and severely inhibit InWARNs function in an emergency. Also, if you have aggressive spam protection, please insure that InWARN is on your list of allowed senders.

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