Here at the USCG Watch station to prep for tomorrow’s ICS class.

And the USCG rolled out the red carpet treatment for us!

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Happy EMS week to all those hard working pre-hospital care pros out there!

May 20-26, 2018, is the 44th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities. NAEMT partners with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to lead annual EMS Week activities. Together, NAEMT and ACEP are working to ensure that the important contributions of EMS practitioners in safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities are fully celebrated and recognized.

EMS Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line.”  Whether celebrated with a company cookout or a catered lunch; an open house, an awards ceremony or even quiet reflection about what it means to be an EMS practitioner, EMS Week is the perfect time to recognize EMS and all that its practitioners do for our nation.

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I know you got your #blue #light on for #PoliceWeek

HISTORY: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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Taking some time today to assess a few new classroom locations.

(And yes, if you were going to ask, this is also their media press briefing room.)

Additionally, the larger classrooms are solid and has plenty of space to do breakout sessions as well as secluded rooms for simulations on policy briefing, partner agencies, etc….

Glad to see they even have a place for their favorite PIO too.

The main EOC is nice and fresh too.

Classes? Training? Large events? Activations? Disasters? All looks good to me. I’m in!

Special thanks to Bob and the crew for the tour. Looking forward to supporting the operations.

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Dat #VTOL life

Glad to see so many different airframes in service here.

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Wait, what?

Seems like the word of the day is #flooding.

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Day-2 of ICS-400, so you know we are going to ruin this place…

…and destroy this place…

…and definitely FUBAR this place too!

All in the name of tabletop training for our partners in public safety! (Central City, Liberty County, and the State of Columbia are all fictitious locations. They are NOT real).

If you look closely, you can see our class engaged and smiling too!

Additionally, as instructors, we share lessons learned and success stories in large incidents to better prepare our participants for their own emergency or disaster.

And I know you are going to ask and yes, the ICS claw story went over well.

Rawr.

Glad to have a very active class that is engaged with each other as well as their partner agencies.

Lots of collaboration prior to an emergency. Great to have discussions in peace time. Priorities and goals are important to know – esp BEFORE a disaster or an emergency.

Looking forward to seeing our participants on the next big one!

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Starting out another ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, Complex Incidents, and MACS.

Who’s excited?!?!?

You know I’m excited to be in the EOC.

Aside from the EOC, I also found the Joint Information Center too. #PIO

Right out of the gate, it is imperative that we incorporate realistic scenarios to better position the participants to critically think outside their own lane and collaborate with other agencies and groups to work together in a disaster.

Solid participants of a very diverse group today.

Looking forward to day-2.

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