Training and other events

Tama County specific training opportunities:

January 28- Haz Mat Ops in Gladbrook (9a-5p)

January 29- Haz Mat Ops in Gladbrook (9a-5p)

January- 18 / 19 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 27- Tama County Emergency Management Agency Open House sessions (various locations around the county- see below)

February 4- Ammonia Response at 0900 in Lincoln by New Century FS

February 4- Burn Trailer at 1300 hours in Lincoln

February 9- Pipeline Safety Awareness- at 5:30pm at Reining Center

February 11- Ag Rescue at 0900 in Toledo by PRI

February 18- Confined Space Awareness in Traer by NIRG Haz Mat at 0900 hours

February 25- FSTB Fire School in Ames (Attendees can easily get a full day or more from Fire School. If you have no other means of getting to Fire School and need to line up a carpool please let the Tama County Emergency Management Agency know and we will try to assist with needs)

February 28- NWS Weather Spotter at 7pm in Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (subject to change based on enrollment size)

March 3- FEMA PER 280- at Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (8a-5p)

March-19 (tentative) Haz Mat Recertification at 6pm at Traer Fire Station

March-23 (tentative) CERT training 7p-9p at Traer Fire Station

March-24 (tentative) CERT training 9a-5:30p at Traer Fire Station

March-30 (tentative) CERT training 7p-9p at Toledo Fire Station

March-31 (tentative) CERT 9a-5:30p at Toledo Fire Station

March 31- Quad County Fire School in Waterloo (9a-4p)

April 10- ICS402 at 1730 hours at the Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers.

May 14- Haz Mat Awareness at 1600 hours at the Tama County Emergency Management Agency office.

FFI class in Grundy starts January 12 (contact Grundy Fire)

Lastly, all responders are invited to attend the Tama County LEPC meetings:

The next meeting of the LEPC will be 16 January 2012 at the Toledo Fire Station, start time 12:00 (Noon).

The first “rotating” LEPC meeting will be 19 March 2012, and will be held at the Traer Fire Station, start time 12:00 (Noon).

Open House Information:

The First Session will be at the Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (104 W. State St., Toledo) on 18 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Second Session will be at the Gladbrook Movie Theater (319 Second St.
, Gladbrook) on 19 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Third Session will be at the Tama County Board of Supervisors Chambers (104 W. State St., Toledo) on 20 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

The Fourth Session will be at the Reining Center (1007 South Prospect Drive, Toledo) on 25 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

The Fifth Session will be at the Traer Fire Station (631 Second St., Traer) on 26 January 2012 from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.

The Sixth Session will be at the Traer Fire Station (631 Second St., Traer) on 27 January 2012 from 11:00am till 1:00pm.

Snacks and beverages will be available at all sessions.

All sessions will cover the same information; the only difference will be the location.

This will be an open house format, no presentation or prepared program, just open question and answer time. Citizens may come and go as their schedule requires.