SEMS/NIMS, Disaster Service Worker Awareness Training
Target Audience
Department of Health Services staff, Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, school staff, community clinics staff, Sonoma County Indian Health Project staff.
This course is not currently scheduled.
Course Description
This workshop is intended to improve disaster service workers' awareness of their roles and responsibilities during a disaster. The first part of the workshop will focus on the County of Sonoma's Incident Command Structure (ICS), which is based on the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and National Incident Management System.
The second half will explore the typical duties, tasks, assignments, and locations to which a disaster service worker may be assigned during a disaster.