Fully Involved: December 12, 2022
NVFC First Responder Helpline:
Assistance When You Need it Most
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
2 pm Eastern Time
Hosted by: The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
Presented by: Representatives from the NVFC, Business Health Services, and Provident
The NVFC and Provident teamed up to offer the NVFC First Responder Helpline for NVFC members and their household family. The helpline provides immediate assistance in a crisis moment as well as confidential counseling, resources, and referrals to assistance for a range of work-life stresses. This free webinar will feature a conversation about the NVFC First Responder Helpline, including why it is needed, what it offers, how to access it, and resources available for a range of issues. Your questions will also be answered – ask live during the session or submit your questions anonymously in advance here.
Good Morning,
Working with the Region 5 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC), the Georgia Public Safety Training Center is hosting the following courses. These courses are designed to better prepare public safety personnel to respond to Active Shooter /Active Attack situations. There are 5 different courses being offered, some of which will have multiple deliveries. Below are the courses and the details for each. Further can be found in the attached flyers.
High-Risk Unified Commander (HRUC) – 8-Hour INTERACTIVE Workshops – Four Opportunities
Multidisciplinary workshops designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, and EMS responders during active shooter and intentional mass casualty events. The HRUC program was developed to provide contemporary and realistic strategies, tactics, and related information that front-line supervisors and training officers can use to simultaneously "stop the killing, dying, and crying."
Intended Audience: Law enforcement, fire, and EMS command staff, supervisors, training officers - trauma system partners are also welcome
When: Tuesday, January 3rd; Wednesday, January 4th; Thursday, January 5th; and Saturday, January 7th
Where: Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia
Cost: $50.00 – Includes workshop, lunch, and bleeding control kit or comparable IFAK
Registration: www.r5trauma.org or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/high-risk-unified-commander-hruc-tickets-465521656807
Special Considerations: Participating organizational representatives are welcome and encouraged to attend the program with their local response partners. The same information will be provided each day to enable agencies to send multiple supervisors and training officers. This program is being made available thanks to Georgia Trauma Commission and Regional Trauma System Improvement grant funding.
TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE (TECC) – 16-Hour COURSE
NAEMT's TECC course is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, is consistent with the current guidelines established by the Committee on TECC (Co-TECC), and meets all of the updated National Tactical Emergency Medical Support Competency Domains.
Intended Audience: Law enforcement, fire, and EMS responders - trauma system partners are also welcome
When: Tuesday, December 20th through Wednesday, December 21st
Where: Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia
Cost: $50.00 – Includes workshop, lunch, and bleeding control kit or comparable IFAK
Registration: HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/R5TECC22 or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/r5trauma-tecc-tickets-472419247687
Special Considerations: Participating organizational representatives are welcome and encouraged to attend the program with their local response partners. We will provide working lunch workshops for those participants interested in learning more about becoming TECC and STOP THE BLEED® Instructors. The NAEMT course registration fee is Georgia Trauma Commission and GEMSA grant funded.
TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE for Law Enforcement and First Responders (TECC - LEO) – 8-Hour COURSE – TWO Opportunities
NAEMT's TECC LEO course is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and is consistent with the current guidelines established by the Committee on TECC (Co-TECC). An 8-hour classroom course specifically designed for law enforcement officers and other first responders and covers materials found in the 16-hour TECC provider course at a level appropriate for first responders and includes interactive lectures, skill stations, and patient simulations
Intended Audience: Law enforcement, fire, and EMS responders - trauma system partners are also welcome
When: Tuesday, December 20th through Wednesday, December 21st
Where: Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia
Cost: $50.00 – Includes workshop, lunch, and bleeding control kit or comparable IFAK
Registration: HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/R5TECCLEO or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/r5trauma-tecc-leo-tickets-472402928877
Special Considerations: Participating organizational representatives are welcome and encouraged to attend the program with their local response partners. We will provide working lunch workshops for those participants interested in learning more about becoming TECC and STOP THE BLEED® Instructors. The NAEMT course registration fee is Georgia Trauma Commission and GEMSA grant funded.
RESCUE TASK FORCE INSTRUCTOR
The Region 5 RTAC Region 5 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) is seeking to expand its multidisciplinary cadre of qualified Rescue Task Force (RTF) instructors. The RTF course is designed to teach students driving tactics, command and control considerations, essential on-scene functions, as well as reasonable expectations for success during active violence incidents.
Intended Audience: Law enforcement, fire, and EMS supervisors and educators may apply – see the program announcement for qualifications and prerequisites
When: Thursday, January 6th
Where: Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia
Cost: NO COST
Apply by December 16th: www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023RescueTaskForceInstructor
Special Considerations: Limited capacity. Admission is competitive. Please see the program announcement for qualifications and prerequisites.
STOP THE BLEED® LIVE ONLINE TRAINING - 1-Hour WEBINARS - SEVEN Opportunities
The STOP THE BLEED® Course is designed for those with little or no medical training who may be called upon to provide initial trauma care and bleeding control before the arrival of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This 1-hour program is FREE and instructed by highly trained and experienced STOP THE BLEED® educators and trauma providers from Georgia's Trauma System.
Intended Audience: Appropriate for all audiences (everyone that bleeds red)
When: Tuesday, January 3rd; Wednesday, January 4th; Thursday, January 5th – Multiple Offerings Each Day
Where: Online
Cost: FREE
Registration: www.stopthebleedgeorgia.org or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stop-the-bleed-live-online-training-tickets-468892860167
Special Considerations: This webinar series is being hosted by our Trauma System Partners at Ogeechee Technical College. Paramedic Technology Instructor Laura Coleman has graciously agreed to moderate our multidisciplinary team of experienced STOP THE BLEED® educators. Hands-on practice and skills training is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and necessary to obtain a "full" STOP THE BLEED® certification; These webinars are not intended to replace any planned in-person STOP THE BLEED® courses.
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