Course Overview
To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.
PREREQUISITES (Mandatory)
PA-PEMA: G-318 Local Mitigation Planning
At the local level, mitigation plans demonstrate intent to reduce or eliminate natural hazard risks. They also guide decision makers’ efforts to reduce the effects of natural hazards as resources are committed. This course is designed to guide local communities through the steps needed to produce, maintain, implement and update a local hazard mitigation plan.
Course Goal
Lehigh County provides public education, professional development training, and technical training to public safety volunteers from state government to local communities across the county.
THE STUDENT MANUAL AND HANDOUTS CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Lehigh County provides public education, professional development training, and technical training to public safety volunteers from state government to local communities across the county.
This is a three day course (modified)
Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).
Course Description
The Presentation “From Caves to Cocklofts” by Dr. Nicole Sawyer has been rescheduled to Monday November 2nd 2026.
PA-PEMA: ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents (APR 2019)
This is a three (3) day course
As course material is now provided through electronic means it is highly recommended students bring a computer, capable of reading a USB flash drive, to the course. Please email the Course Contact for different media. Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).
Initial Damage Assessment and Reporting
This course is about 2 hours in length
This instruction is designed to familiarize County and Municipal Coordinators and Staffs with the procedures involved in Damage Assessment within their Jurisdictions. The instruction also describes the reporting mechanisms used to provide Emergency Management personnel at Municipal, County and Commonwealth Levels with situational awareness of the scope and severity of Damages incurred by a Natural or Man-Made Disaster.
G-235: Emergency Planning
Course Length: 16 Hours (2 days)
As course material is now provided through electronic means it is highly recommended students bring a computer, capable of reading a USB flash drive, to the course. Students should also bring a copy of their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). The Student Manual is accessible via the "Resources" Tab located above the listed course sessions towards the middle of this page.
