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Table Top, Functional / Full-Scale Exercises

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Whether it's a tabletop, functional or a full-scale exercise, ARMADA will develop, facilitate and evaluate your NIMS compliant exercise and ensure you receive the most beneficial results possible. Exercises are customizable and can meet the needs of various clients to include:

State, County and Local Emergency Management Agencies

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal, State, County & Local Homeland Security

Federal, State, County, & Local Law Enforcement / Corrections

Federal, State, County & Local Public Health Officials

Small, Medium, and Fortune 500 Corporations & Businesses

Critical Infrastructure Providers (Energy, Water, Gas)

Military (Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard Units)

County, City & Township Planners

HAZ-MAT Storage and Transport Companies

Mass Transit Providers

Hospitals & other Medical & Health Care Providers

Schools, Universities & other Educational Institutions

Transportation & Logistics Organizations

Communication & Network Providers
Crisis Communication & Media Relation "Survival Skills"

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Course Description:
ARMADA’s Media Relations “Survival Skills” Training Course is focused on developing the tools necessary for an organization’s leadership to properly and professional deal with the news media. No matter if the news is positive or negative, media coverage greatly impacts the general public’s opinion of your organization and its mission.

The course will provide the participants with the foundation of effective communications, understanding the news media, how to properly prepare for the news media during critical incidents, how to write and prepare media releases, and conduct practical exercises including videotaped media interviews.

Course Length:
One and a half days.

Topics covered:
•Introduction into the basic fundamentals of Media Relations
•Understanding why we must deal and interact with the news media
•Effective communications with the news media
•Effective Communication Skills
oVerbal and non-verbal Communications
oInternal Communications
oExternal Communications
oImportance of developing Listening Skills
•Role of the Public Information Officer (PIO) when dealing with the news media
•Agency Spokesperson during critical incident
•Understanding the needs of the media during day to day operations and critical incidents
•How to properly write and prepare a media release and news advisory which will capture news editor’s attention
•How to properly prepare for briefings and news conferences during crisis situations
•How to prepare for media appearances and interviews
•How to handle dealing with the media during Crisis Situations
•How to handle the media when the news coverage is negative
•Ohio Sunshine Law - Release of information “Is it a public record?”
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)

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Prerequisites:
None

Course Summary:
This curriculum is designed to provide hospital staff with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively manage a disaster or emergency event within their facility using the Hospital Incident Command System concepts and resources. This course will assist facilities with compliance related to NIMS and the Department of Homeland Security, Joint Commission, and other regulatory agency mandates and standards.

The course can be customized to meet the training needs of hospital staff depending on their familiarity and knowledge of HICS along with the position they would potentially fill. Intermediate and advanced level HICS courses and/or section-specific workshops can be conducted for staff with a need for more in-depth, detailed information related to incident command principles.

Course Length / Hours:
4 Hours.

Topics May Include:
The curriculum will incorporate FEMA courses IS 100, 200, 700 and 800 along with concepts such as the “Planning P” and other incident command philosophies.
Child Safety Program

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Provides training to help ensure your children and family members are safe and react properly to emergency or crisis situations.

Topics covered
Safety tips, friends, gangs, peer pressure, golden rules, scenario training for children, and scenario training for parents and children