Course Description

The purpose of the Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents - Partnering Rural Law Enforcement, First Responders, and Local School Systems course is to educate rural law enforcement personnel as well as school administrators and personnel on the elements that must be in place to effectively respond to an emergency at a school building or an entire school system.

Course Description

The purpose of this management and planning level course is to provide the operational-level details to support many of the topics covered in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved AWR-148: Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents - Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and the Local School Systems awareness-level course.

Train newly appointed Emergency Management Coordinators (EMCs), Deputy EMCs, and their staff along with Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement on the requirements set by the Federal Government and the Commonwealth within the field of emergency management.

Initial Damage Assessment and Reporting

This course is about 1 hour 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.

This particular session will be going over Juvare's Crisis Track. 

Email rdeep@firestation30.org to register

Emerging Trends in Mental Health: Implications for Work Place Violence Prevention

                Date – November 5, 2025

                Time – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

                Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i33sMrnYTKmPMCJ3XiMklw

Cybersecurity Webinar - Phishing, Smishing, Vishing, and Quishing: Understanding the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape 

Date - October 14, 2025

Time - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

               Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sVDi4x6mSZ6-aSeQentYEg

Course Number: FSC-0795

COST: $280/pp paid to Bucks Community College Direct when registering on Campus Marketplace

Total Lecture Hours of Instruction: 24.0         Total Lab Hours: (If applicable): 16.0

Minimum Age: 18 years of age
Prerequisites:
• Hazardous Materials Operations Level (NFPA 472) Professional Certification OR Hazardous Materials Core Operational Level (NFPA 472) Professional Certification OR Hazardous Materials Core Operational Level (NFPA 1072) Professional Certification

Email Ramon Deeb to register. This is not a LESTA sponsored class. 

rdeeb@firestation30.org

This course is designed to provide responders concepts of risk management, best practices, power control, into to ASME A17.4 “Guide for Emergency Personnel”, Fire Service Phase I & II controls and use, opening hoist way and car doors, to include restrictors if present. Inspection run, top-exit drill, and poling techniques will be shown if the site is safe and conducive to this training.
 

Class is limited to 20 students.

Gear: Bring TOG

Class is open to Lehigh County First Responders Only