Current Training Opportunities
Iowa Central Community College Homeland Security Training Center is currently offering training for first responders in the following courses:
- ICS-100 Incident Command System – Intro
- ICS-200 Incident Command System – Basic
- ICS-300 Incident Command System - Intermediate
- ICS-400 Incident Command System – Advanced
- IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP)
- Foreign Animal Disease Response – Awareness
- Public Information Officer Course
- AWR-160 WMD Awareness Level Training
- Terrorism Prevention/Preparedness for Law Enforcement
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
- ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training)
- Bull-Ex Fire Extingisher System
- The Inforcer forcible entry door
All instructors are trained and certified to teach the above-mentioned courses. There are no fees associated with training. Training can be conducted on-site at requested locations.
For more information about scheduling training sessions for your agency please contact: Kelly Bloomquist, Administrative Assistant, at 1-800-362-2793 ext. 1264.
All scheduled training will be listed on the new Iowa Responder Training web-site. To search for training scheduled in your area, go to:
Feedback from the training participants:
"Thanks for the opportunity to take these classes.. They were very informative!"
"Great training. Thanks for bringing it to our front door - volunteers appreciate your efforts."
Terrorism Awareness, “Enjoyed the course and was very informative – would highly recommend this class.”
“Course is very well done.”
“Very well presented course. My personal objectives + goals met. Talented instructor. Materials and visual aids used in applicable manner."
“This was a great class! It will certainly make me more aware of my surroundings.”