Department of Homeland Security Active Shooter Preparedness Workshop

Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning.

A Unique Training Opportunity
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Office of Emergency Management and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are hosting a one-day Security Workshop to enhance awareness of, and response to, an active shooter event: 

• Educating participants on the history of active shooter events;
• Describing common behavior, conditions, and situations associated with active shooters; and
• Fostering communication between critical infrastructure owners and operators and local emergency response teams. This course includes discussions of interoperability, communications protocols, and best practices for planning, preparedness, and response.

Building Emergency Planning Capabilities 
The event will also describe how to incorporate key elements of successful incident management into planning efforts including: 

• Communicating with and accounting for employees;
• Building familiarity with local responders and knowing their capabilities;
• Coordinating with first responders before, during, and after an incident; and • Integrating public affairs into incident management.  

Registration 
Registration for this event is free. Click here to register or cut and paste this link into your browser: https://www.govevents.com/details/17912/dhs-active-shooter-preparedness-workshop-kearney-nebraska68849/?nlp=79q34256s3854dlu123a  

• Registration closes November 2, 2015 at 11:59 pm, (EDT)
• Limited seating is available
• Note: If your plans change, please notify us so we can accommodate others on the waiting list 

Who Should Participate? 
This event is open to: 

• Corporate and facility security professionals from the private and public sectors;
• Supervisory first responders; and
• Homeland security representatives.