Fall Agroterrorism Preparedness Courses - Jacksonville, Miami, Homestead, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale (Davie), Ft Myers, Sarasota

Good Morning Domestic Security and Agricultural Partners:

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness is once again partnering with the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) to bring Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Certified Agroterrorism Courses to Florida. 

All courses are free of charge with lunch provided, thanks to a DHS grant through WIFSS.  Additional sponsoring partners include the Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS-Extension), the Florida Department of Health, and the Regional Domestic Security Task Forces.

Courses to be offered for Fall 2010 include:

AWR-154 Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication

• Thursday, September 16 in Jacksonville, FL (Class is Full), AWR 154 Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Jacksonville Regional Operations Center, 921 North Davis Street, Building E, Jacksonville, FL 33209
• Wednesday, October 13 in Miami, FL, AWR-154 Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication, 8:00 AM to 4:00PM at the Miami Regional Operations Center, FDLE Bldg., Emergency Operations Center, 1030 NW 111th Ave., Miami, FL 33172
• Tuesday, November 30 in Ft. Myers, FL, AWR-154 Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication, 8:00 AM to 4:00PM at the Fort Myers Regional Operations Center, 4700 Terminal Drive, Suite 6, Ft Myers, FL 33901
• Wednesday, December 1 in Sarasota, FL, AWR-154 Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team Building, and Risk Communication, 8:00 AM to 4:00PM at the Sarasota County Government, Emergency Operations Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd, 6th Floor, Sarasota, FL 34236

AWR-155 Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters

• Thursday, October 14 in Homestead, FL, AWR 155 Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the  Miami-Date County Extension Office Agricultural Center, 18710 SW  288th Street, Homestead, FL 33030
• Wednesday, November 3 in West Palm Beach, FL, AWR 155 Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Division of Emergency Management, Palm Beach County, 20 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
• Thursday, November 4 in Davie, FL, AWR 155 Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Institute Public Safety (Building 22), Broward College, Central Campus, 3501 SW Davie Rd., Davie, FL 33314

To register for a course, or to get more detailed information on each of the courses offered, please go to the WIFSS website at:

                  Registration:  http://wifss.ucdavis.edu/agroterrorism/classes/classesbydate.php 

                  Additional Course Information:  http://wifss.ucdavis.edu/agroterrorism/classes/course_desc.php 

Please contact John Terry (850-410-6756 or terryj1@doacs.state.fl.us ) if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Art

Art Johnstone, Director

Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Office - (850) 410-6758

Mobile - (850) 251-4184