This three-part broadcast will precede Live Response:

“Homeland Security National Training Programs” 1400-1500 ET
 

Available on the GETN Digital Satellite Network
 

CE Credits

a.  Sponsors:  Live Response is a recurring monthly live and interactive satellite broadcast offering terrorism related awareness information to the nation's civilian and military emergency response communities.  Live Response is the product of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Integration Center (NIC), Training and Exercise Division.  Live Response is produced by the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, a department of St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida.  Additional support is furnished by the US Army Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, Va. 

b.  Availability:  This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks.  Listings of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Location.    

MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling requirements. 

Videoconferencing availability may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed.   Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination. 

Will this program be Webcast or Video streamed:  Archived webcasts will be available for these programs.  You can also see past programs by clicking on “Archives” on the menu on the right of this page: http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/.

c.  Target Audience Statement:  The primary target audience includes federal, state, and local law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, and public works.  Secondary audiences for this program include federal, state, and local police academies, university police, military police/security units, military emergency preparedness officials, sheriff's offices and public health officials.

d.  Program Summaries:  The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI) at St. Petersburg College (SPC) presents "Live Response".  "Live Response" is a 60-minute satellite television broadcast that features a dynamic panel discussion of experts who share their knowledge and experiences about terrorism awareness, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

“The COOP Planning Course” 1000-1100 ET (Repeats from 22 Aug 07)  -  The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) offers a two and a half day train-the-trainer course that provides emergency planners with the knowledge and skills to develop Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans and train other emergency planners to develop and assist in developing their own COOP plans.  Live Response explores the COOP Planning course and how it enables governments and jurisdictions to preserve, maintain, and reconstitute the capability to perform their essential functions in the event of a disaster or emergency.

“Playas Training & Research Center” 1100-1200 ET (Repeats from 26 Sep 07)  -  Terrorist Bombings (IRTB), continues to be held on-site in Socorro, NM.  The Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (PRSBI) is conducted at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology training site, Playas Training and Research Center (PTRC).  Live Response explores the PTRC and how this modern town complete with houses, public buildings, and a utilities infrastructure of water, sanitation, communications and power systems helps SWAT, EOD and other first responders conduct realistic tactical training using houses and other buildings utilizing various entry methods, including explosives, to breach building walls and doors.

“Emergency Responders & the Deaf Community” 1230-1330 ET (Rep from 24 Oct 07)  -  The Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) and the Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI) offer a unique training opportunity.  Live Response explores Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness, a course designed to provide deaf and hard of hearing individuals and emergency responders with the information and skills needed to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency situations involving people with hearing loss.

e.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates:  We are pleased to announce you may now obtain CEUs for successful completion of our program course.  Please select the broadcast you would like to view from the list below.  After viewing the broadcast, we ask that you review the Learning Objectives, and then fill out and submit a registration form.  Upon submitting your completed registration form, you will have access to the course exam and a course evaluation.  Once you complete and submit the course exam and the course evaluation, you will receive your exam results and a certificate of completion via email or USPS mail provided you passed the test with a 75% or better score.  Each 1-hour broadcast is worth 0.1 CEUs.  Details can be found here: http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/.  

f.  Videotape Availability:  Videotapes of prior broadcasts of CoMNET and Live Response programs are currently available from NTPI at no cost to those who request them.  Due to increasing shipping, handling, and administrative costs however, this policy is subject to change at the discretion of the sponsor at any point.  Please send an email complete in the following format to: Diana P. Ospina at: ospinad@spcollege.edu or call toll free: 877-257-3182 x 4130.  Please include:

Date and Title of Program:
Your Name:
Organization:
Complete Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Email:
Estimated Viewing Audience:   

g.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  It may not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.

h.  Registration:  All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates.  Sites may register at:  DOD MIST Registration or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898. 

i.  Future Programs:  For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site:  (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.

k. Program Requests:  Miss a program and would like it repeated?  Make your request here: DOD-MIST Program Request Form.  

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