Training and classes offered by KCEST:
Required Courses from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
NOTE: You must Register for a FEMA Student ID at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid before registering for or taking any FEMA training!
For New Team Members:
- FEMA Training Website
- IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- IS-406: Operating a Shelter
- IS-559: Local Damage Assessment
- IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction
- IS-909: Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone
For Probationary Team Members:
For SAR Team Members:
For Communications and Support Team Members:
- IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- IS-317.A: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERTs)
Required Annual Training
Offerings from MI-TRAIN
- Sign up here: https://www.train.org/mi-train/welcome
- Blood Borne Pathogens
- HazMat Awareness
- Hazard Mitigation
Offerings from National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR):
Offerings from Fortune Bay Expedition Team:
To see when a course is scheduled checkout: FBET Upcoming events – FBET handles registration and instruction for most of our public courses.
- SAR Leadership
- Land Navigation Practical
- Land Navigation and Orienteering for SAR Personnel
- Night Land Navigation Evaluation
- Survival & Improvisation (for the professional rescuer)
- Technical Rope Work and Rescue (Basic)
- Wilderness First Aid
- River/Water Safety & Rescue
Other Training Offerings:
- KCSO Emergency Management Training Calendar for 2025
- AWR-213 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness
- L-0146: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
- MGT-324 Campus Emergencies Prevention, Response, and Recovery
- MGT-452 Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure