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State of Emergency in Yates County

State of Emergency declared in Yates County following severe flooding last evening

NY-TERT Regional Instructor Program - May 8th & 9th, 2014 - Onondaga County 911

*CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT* NATIONAL JOINT TERT INITIATIVE (NJTI) - TELECOMMUNICATOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TASKFORCE (TERT) NEW YORK TERT REGIONAL INSTRUCTOR “TRAIN THE TRAINER” PROGRAM SPONSORED BY: ONONDAGA COUNTY 9-1-1 – SYRACUSE, NY MAY 8TH & 9TH, 2014 8:00am to 5:00pm The New York TERT (NY-TERT) Regional Instructor “Train the Trainer” Program is designed to prepare existing TERT Team Leader’s to train and certify prospective NY-TERT candidates for deployment using the NJTI Deployment Awareness and NJTI Team Leader curriculums. NY-TERT Regional Instructor candidates should possess a background in training and/or group instruction; be comfortable presenting material in front of a variety of class sizes, and be comfortable working with and developing presentations using software and/or other digital mediums. Required: FEMA IS-144 or TERT Deployment Awareness certification – and - TERT Team Leader certification Recommended: ICS-300, ICS-400, Crisis Communications and/or CISM; Instructor Development Certification WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT FROM AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT HEAD IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES! Those interested in participating in the NY-TERT Regional Instructor “TTT” should e-mail the following items: 1) Letter of Interest: Why are you interested in becoming a NY-TERT Regional Trainer?
2) Up to date copy of your resume 3) Letter of Endorsement from your Department Head approving your Regional Instructor certification *PARTICIPATION IS FREE FOR APPROVED APPLICANTS. SEATING IS LIMITED TO 30 ATTENDEES* TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM, PLEASE E-MAIL THE THREE ITEMS SHOWN ABOVE TO:
DDEMAR@MONROECOUNTY.GOV To be held at Onondaga Community College PSTC – Mulroy Hall – 4926 Onondaga Road, Syracuse, NY 13215

TERT Deployment Awareness Training Announcement: Monroe County (Rochester, NY)

The first TERT Deployment Awareness class of 2014 will be held at the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester, NY (Monroe County): pre-requisites for attendance are completion of FEMA's IS-100 and IS-700 online classes. The TERT Deployment Awareness class will be held on Tuesday April 29, 2014 from 0800-1600. Formal class announcement will follow shortly. For more information or to register for the class, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov - D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP, COML - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Final TERT training sessions of 2013 - Allegany County in November

We still have several openings remaining in the final TERT training sessions of 2013.

Sponsored by Allegany County 911, the "Deployment Awareness" and "Team Leader" classes are being held at the Allegany County 911 Center on November 14th and 15th respectively. The center is located at 4884 State Route 19, Amity, NY 14813

As always, the classes are being provided FREE OF CHARGE to staff members of New York State based PSAP's and Emergency Communications Centers.

To register or for more information, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP, COML
New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator
NJTI Certified TERT Instructor

NY-TERT's newest certified TERT personnel (October 1 - 4, 2013 training class in New York City, sponsored by FDNY)

Looking for a TERT training venue in the Southwestern portion of the state

If your agency is located in the Southwestern portion of the state and you'd be interested in hosting two days of TERT training in the Fall, please send an e-mail to New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP a call at ddemar@monroecounty.gov