Food Defense Courses for April, May, and June - Seats Are Still Open for the AWR 151 Course in Winter Haven on April 7

Good Afternoon Domestic Security and Agricultural Partners:

 

Just a reminder of the Agroterrorism Preparedness Courses being offered over the next three months.

 

Please follow the instructions below to sign up for these courses, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Art

 

PS - For those interested in picking up AWR 151, we still have spaces left for that course being offered in Winter Haven on April 7.

 

 

Art Johnstone, Program Planning Coordinator

Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Art.Johnstone@freshfromflorida.com

Office - (850) 245-1322

 

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness is collaborating with several training partners to offer Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certified courses in Florida.  All courses are open to all United States Citizens, and are free of charge through DHS grant funding.

 

Training partners include the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security at the University of California-Davis, the Center for Agriculture and Food Safety and Preparedness at the University of Tennessee-College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Florida-Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences,  and the Regional Domestic Security Task Forces.

 

The following courses will be offered in Florida in the months of April, May and June, 2011:

 

·         AWR 151 – Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism  A ½-day introductory course on the topic of agroterrorism, aimed at raising awareness of the need to identify and defend against pathogens, chemical and biological contaminants, and other hazards that affect the safety of the foods we eat.  The course stresses the importance of responding to incidents of intentional contamination as well as natural disasters using the “all hazards” approach. This training has been approved for 3.5 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.

·         AWR 155 Response:  Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters A 1-day course focusing on how an effective frontline emergency response can reduce or mitigate the effects of an agricultural emergency, an act of agroterrorism or other food system disaster.  Frontline agricultural and public safety response teams, including personnel from the county, regional, state and federal agencies, will be provided with a comprehensive program formed around the principles of the Incident Command System (ICS) and the concept of Unified Command.  This training has been approved for 5.0 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.

·         AWR 156 Recovery:  Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery  A 1-day course focusing on the fundamental framework for orchestrating the recovery from an incident of agroterrorism.  The course will cover the four critical factors for success in a community recovery effort; identification of the components of a recovery plan targeted at minimizing the economic impact to the community and its citizens; and the identification of community resources and assets available for building partnerships. This training has been approved for 6.0 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.

·         MGT 337 – Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course  This 1 ½-day course is designed to assist food regulation, law enforcement, government partners, and industry personnel in the prevention and deterrence of terrorist and criminal acts that target the food industry. Participants will learn to use the CARVER + Shock method to perform detailed vulnerability assessments of agricultural facilities.  The realistic, hands-on training incorporates videos of actual facilities and interactive case studies with practical exercises. You will learn to assess vulnerabilities both at the community and the individual facility level, and to identify and implement mitigation measures to reduce vulnerabilities  This training has been approved for 11.5 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.

·         PER 259 – Sharing Information and Intelligence Related to Food Importation and Transportation  A 1-day course designed to prepare participants to utilize and implement effective sharing of information and intelligence to enhance food safety and defense related to food importation and transportation. It is targeted towards Law Enforcement, state Fusion Center personnel, emergency managers and responders, agricultural extension, public health, food and agriculture professionals, transportation industry, and federal, state, local, tribal and regional officials. This training has been approved for 7.5 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.

 

 

AWR Course Offerings:

 

Ø  April 7, 2011 in Winter Haven, FL  AWR 151 Awareness:  Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism * Seats Still Open

Ø  April 20, 2011 in Miami, FL  AWR 155 Response:  Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters

Ø  April 21, 2011 in Homestead, FL  AWR 156 Recovery:  Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery

Ø  May 11, 2011 in Ft. Myers, FL  AWR 155 Response:  Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters

Ø  May 12, 2011 in Sarasota, FL  AWR 155 Response:  Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food Systems’ Disasters

Ø  June 8, 2011 in Seffner, FL  AWR 156 Recovery:  Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery

Ø  June 9, 2011 in Sanford, FL  AWR 156 Recovery:  Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery

To register for one of the AWR courses listed or to get more detailed information on these courses, click on the following link: http://wifss.ucdavis.edu/agroterrorism/classes/classesbydate.php

 

 

MGT and PER Course Offerings:

 

Ø  April 26-27, 2011 in Miami, FL  MGT 337 Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course

Ø  May 10-11, 2011 in Sanford, FL  MGT 337 Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course

Ø  May 26, 2011 in Winter Haven, FL  PER 259 Sharing Information and Intelligence Related to Food Importation and Transportation

Ø  June 28, 2011 in Jacksonville, FL  Per 259 Sharing Information and Intelligence Related to Food Importation and Transportation

To register for one of the MGT/PER courses listed or to get more detailed information on these courses, click on the following link: http://flsart.org/mgtcourses/

 

 

 

If you have questions or comments regarding any of these courses, please contact John Burkette with the Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at John.Burkette@freshfromflorida.com or (850) 245-1387.