Upcoming 2025 - 2026
Training Classes and Exercises Hosted by TCEMA
2026
MGT-319: Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (Closed POD)
Date : Feb 11-12, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT: 319 looks at the following:
Role of Points of Dispensing (PODs) in emergencies
POD setup, staffing, and operations
ICS integration and command structure
Legal & ethical considerations
Public communication strategies
Planning for special populations
POD exercises and evaluation
**Prerequisites: NONE
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MGT-347: INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FORMS REVIEW
Date : August 11, 2026 *Half- Day*
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT: 347 looks at the following:
How to use key Incident Command System (ICS) forms to build Incident Action Plans (IAPs) and EOC Action Plans.
Forms Covered: ICS 201–207, 211, 213, 214, 215, 233.
**Prerequisites: IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, IS 800
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MGT-904: INTERMEDIATE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS (ICS 300)
Date : August 11-13, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT: 904 looks at the following:
ICS staffing and organizational structure
Transfer of Command processes
Unified Command in multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction incidents
Resource management and interagency planning
Developing Incident Action Plans (IAPs)
Understanding the Planning “P” cycle
**Prerequisites: IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, IS 800
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Public Training Classes and Exercises Not Hosted by EMA
September 2025
PER-346: Surveillance Detection for Bombing Prevention
Date : September 2-4, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: University of Alabama (921 Second Ave., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401)
PER- 356 Learning Objectives:
Recognize indicators of hostile surveillance
Respond appropriately to surveillance threats
Apply skills at facilities and both planned and unplanned events
*Recommended Prerequisite:
IS-914, Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do
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AWR-348: Bombing Prevention Awareness
Date : September 9, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office (3120 Investigator Dornell Cousette St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401)
AWR-348 Learning Objectives:
Overview of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and their effects
Introduction to homemade explosives
Understanding the terrorist attack cycle
Recognizing and responding to suspicious behaviors and items
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MGT-451: Bomb Threat Management Planning
Date : September 10, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office (3120 Investigator Dornell Cousette St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401)
MGT-451 Learning Objectives:
- DHS risk management process
- Elements of bomb threat management planning
- Hands-On Component:
Opportunity to develop a bomb threat management plan using course concepts
*Recommended Prerequisites:
AWR-334: Introduction to the Terrorist Attack Cycle
AWR-333: Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items
FEMA ICS-100 or ICS-200 series
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PER-339: Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures Course
Date : Sep. 11, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office (3120 Investigator Dornell Cousette St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401)
PER-339 Learning Objectives:
- Fundamentals of IED search procedures
- Creating search plans for facilities and special events
- Hands-On Component:
Conducting IED searches of a facility, area, and route
*Recommended Prerequisites:
AWR-337: IED Explosive Effects Mitigation
AWR-338: Homemade Explosive (HME) and Precursor Awareness
Past 2025 Courses
MGT-404 SPORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
ICS-400, ICS Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents
G0557: Rapid Needs Assessment
AWR: 421 Demystifying Cyber Attacks
To view our previous training opportunities, please click here.
To view a list of local hotels, please click here (updated September 2024).
Some training opportunities are also available online through FEMA. Explore them here.
If there’s a course you’re interested in that isn’t listed, or if you have any questions, please contact us at ema@tuscco.com. We’re happy to help!