LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
AWR-310: Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders
New Orleans, La
May 11, 2015
Course Description: Community leaders have the opportunity to enhance their community’s
ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all forms of disasters. This
course will help to enhance understanding of natural disasters, risk assessment in the context
of disaster management, prevailing emergency management procedures and operations, and
the different vulnerability factors that exist within their local community.
This course will also provide community leaders with an understanding of the necessary plans
and tools needed in planning for natural disasters, and will help them to better understand and
identify the personnel best equipped to address response and recovery requirements in the
case of an actual disaster.
Course Modules include:
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Hazards and Vulnerabilities
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Community Preparedness & Mitigation
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Value of Partnerships
Participant Audience: Citizen/Community, Volunteer, Emergency Management Emergency,
Medical Services (EMS), Fire Services (FS), General Public, Governmental Administrative (GA),
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Other, Private Sector/Corporate Security and Safety,
Public Utilities, Public Works, Security Professionals
Dates and Times: May 11, 2015
8:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Morning Session
Location: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
504-525-2500
NVOAD Conference
Course Location: Announcement Made On Site
(NOTE: Interested participants for this particular course do not have to be registered for the
NVOAD conference to attend)
LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
AWR-310: Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders
New Orleans, La
May 11, 2015
Registration: To register, sign up on the GOHSEP Training Registration page:
http://register.gohsep.la.gov/form/PRForm.php
Point of Contact:
Barrett Nugent (POC/SAA)
Phone: 225-358-5690
Email: barrett.nugent@la.gov
FEMA SID Requirement: For classes beginning after October 1, 2012 FEMA is requiring that all
participants have a FEMA Student Identification (SID) number to be able to attend and
participate in DHS/FEMA classes. To create or retrieve the FEMA Student Identification (SID)
number, the participant needs to log on to the FEMA SID site: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
Sponsored by: LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Delivered by: National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Hosted by: GOHSEP Region 1