Training and Exercise

The Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security develops a training and exercise schedule yearly to meet state, local and regional training and exercise needs as outlined in the training and exercise plan and the statewide strategic plan. The substance of training and exercises is developed through the identification of local and regional needs, the DEMHS statewide strategy, and federal guidance.

Local and Regional Training and Exercises

The DEMHS Training Unit provides key services to state, tribal local and private non-profit partners. These services include:

• Local WebEOC Training
• Local Training and Exercise Assistance
• Local Courses
  • Citizen Corps- CERT training
  • School Security
  • Incident Command System (ICS) and Multi-Agency Command (MAC) including ICS 300 and ICS 400
• Local Emergency Preparedness Training (Unified Command)

 

DEMHS Training Bulletin 

 

CT Train

DEMHS is excited to announce the rollout of our new Learning Management System available at www.CT.Train.org. To view and register for DEMHS programs, please visit www.CT.Train.org and register for a free account. Then after registering, or if you have an existing account, add the CT DEMHS group to your profile. To do so, go to your profile and under the Manage Groups tab, enter “CTDEMHS” in the Join By Group Code box and select join. Program registration will begin to migrate from our current systems to this new system. For questions or assistance, please contact DEMHS.TrainingandExercise@CT.gov

• Setting up your TRAIN account
• Maintaining your TRAIN account
• CT Train Job Aid & Prerequisites

 

WebEOC Training

Periodically the DEMHS Training and Exercise unit holds training on the use of WebEOC, the State's disaster content management and workflow system. This comprehensive training session assists municipalities, state agencies, tribal government and other stakeholders in the proper WebEOC reporting practices and methods.

• WebEOC Login and Training Videos

 

Training and Exercise Additional Resources

 

Integrated Preparedness Plan

• The purpose of the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CT DEMHS) Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) is to document the process by which DEMHS fulfills its mandates set forth in the State Response Framework, State Agency Training and Exercise Plan, and agency Administrative Plan. The IPP identifies core capabilities that are essential to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from threats and hazards.
  • Integrated Preparedness Plan

State Agency Exercise Plan Fillable Forms

• Exercise Data Table
• Training Data Table
• Training Roster

Emergency Planning and Preparedness Initiative (EPPI):

Since 2012, the Training and Exercise Unit of DEMHS has coordinated an annual statewide exercise known as the Emergency Planning and Preparedness Initiative (EPPI). The purpose of this initiative is to prepare state, tribal, local and private non-profit partners in Connecticut for natural and man-made disasters.