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November 13, 2024 - November 14, 2024
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Homeland Security
Capital Area Council of Governments - Pecan Room
Venue Phone: 512-916-6000
Venue Website: https://www.capcog.org/
Venue Address:
Description:
Please enter the Pecan through the CAPCOG main entrance. You will pass the CAPCOG reception desk.
This 12-hour course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement an evacuation and re-entry plan for their jurisdictions. It uses a community’s vulnerability analysis and evacuation plan. It also addresses evacuation behavior and recommends methods to make evacuation and re-entry more efficient. This course does not address the decision to evacuate or re-enter.
Course Objectives:
- Describe types of situations that necessitate evacuation.
- Describe the types of modeling tools for evacuation planning.
Special Instructions
Register for this course through the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) training portal.
This course has a number of prerequisites which can be reviewed on TDEM’s website. It is for persons responsible for planning, implementing, and carrying out evacuations within a jurisdiction. This includes, but is not limited to, state and local government emergency program managers, emergency planners, and response personnel.