Upcoming 2026
Training Classes and Exercises Hosted by TCEMA
2026
AWR-136: DEVELOPING CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCY FOR EVERYONE
Date : February 24, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
AWR- 136 looks at the following:
• Understanding Cybersecurity
• What Are We Protecting?
• The Seven Layers of Cybersecurity
• Digital Footprint
• Threat Categories
• Contributing Factors to a Cyber Attack
• Recognizing Cyber Attacks and Vulnerabilities
• Cyber Hygiene/Human Firewall
• Best Practices
**Prerequisites: NONE
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MGT-341: Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals & Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure
Date : March 10- 11, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 341 looks at the following:
Discussing fundamental preparedness frameworks for healthcare organizations and the community.
Practicing assessing threats to the healthcare infrastructure.
Determining preparations for response to incidents.
Assessing healthcare organization preparedness using medical surge as a model.
Determining preparations for the recovery from incidents.
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AWR-376: UNDERSTANDING TARGETED CYBER ATTACKS
Date : March 24, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
AWR- 376 looks at the following:
• What is a Targeted Cyber Attack/Advanced
Persistent Threat
• Phases of a Targeted Cyber Attack
• Developing the Attack Surface
• Types of Reconnaissance
• Inside the Target’s System
• Managing Targeted Cyber Attacks
**Prerequisites: NONE
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MGT-384: PREPARING FOR CYBER ATTACKS AND INCIDENTS
Date : April 28-29, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 384 looks at the following:
• Cyber threats and incidents
• Initial and cascading impacts of cyber
incidents
• Cyber preparedness
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• CIS Controls
• Developing a Cyber Preparedness Program
• Information sharing
• Situational awareness
• Information sharing programs and resources
• Resources for increasing cyber resilience
**Prerequisites: NONE
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MGT-310: THIRA/SPR and Stakeholder Preparedness Review
Date : May 5- 6, 2026
Location: Tuscaloosa County EMA (7400 Richard M. Pierce Pkwy., Northport, AL 35473)
MGT- 310 looks at the following:
Summarizing the THIRA/SPR process and its benefits.
Identifying specific threats and hazards to the community.
Writing a context statement based on the impact of a threat/hazard on a single core capability.
Developing core capability target statements.
Assessing current capability levels and changes over the last year.
Articulating capability gaps and strategies to address them using the POETE (Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises) Solution Cycle.
Understanding federal funding sources to address gaps and sustainment needs.
Producing a THIRA and SPR using the Whole Community Input Form.
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MGT-315: Conducting Risk Assessments for Critical Community Assets
Date : May 26- 27, 2026
Location: Tuscaloosa County EMA (7400 Richard M. Pierce., Pkwy Northport, AL 35473)
MGT- 315 looks at the following:
Explaining the concepts of risk.
Completing a threat/hazard assessment for a community critical asset.
Developing the skills to work as an assessment team member to identify vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure.
Completing a Consequence Assessment for an asset.
Applying managing risk concepts for community assets.
Discussing mitigation concepts.
Performing a Risk Assessment of a given community asset.
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MGT-414: Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines
Date : May 28, 2026
Location: Tuscaloosa County EMA (7400 Richard M. Pierce Pkwy., Northport, AL 35473)
MGT- 414 looks at the following:
Formulating a community profile.
Discussing the importance of Community Lifelines.
Discussing the importance of resilience for critical infrastructure protection.
Applying risk management principles to increase community resilience.
Explaining the Intelligence cycle and the components of a Senior Leadership Briefing centered around Community Lifelines.
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MGT-343: Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Date : July 23, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 343 looks at the following:
Characterizing all-hazard threats that might affect water or wastewater systems.
Discussing disaster planning and management solutions.
Interpreting methods to mitigate disasters.
Discussing appropriate response actions to an incident.
Articulating principles of managing disaster recovery.
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MGT-482: Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs, An Introduction
Date : July 14-15, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 482 looks at the following:
The topics for the course MGT482: Disaster Recovery Public Assistance Programs, An Introduction are:
Identifying federal guidance and directives for successful disaster recovery.
Discussing the major Federal disaster assistance and recovery programs.
Discussing operational planning and applicant collaboration considerations of the Public Assistance process.
Discussing elements of the initial stages of the FEMA Public Assistance Program process leading to project formulation.
Discussing key considerations in formulation and managing Public Assistance projects.
Discussing key considerations in funding, monitoring, and closing out Public Assistance projects.
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MGT-312 : Senior Officials Workshop
Date : July 23, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 312 looks at the following:
Describing the process and objectives of whole community preparedness.
Explaining the value of establishing operational structures that integrate all critical stakeholders.
Describing strategies for delivering effective and accessible public information and warning.
Explaining how the jurisdiction's recovery planning process aligns with recovery planning best practices.
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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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MGT-416 Continuity of Government Operations Planning for Rural Communities
Date : September 2, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 416 looks at the following:
- Support Emergency Planning
- Ensure Function Continuity
- Establish Leadership Succession
- Define Delegations of Authority
- Build Communication Redundancy
- Identify Alternate Facilities
**Prerequisites: NONE
Reserve a spot on the waitlist!: Click Here
MGT-330 Support that Saves: A Guide to Building and Sustaining Peer Support
Date : September 29- October 1, 2026
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 330 looks at the following:
- Support Emergency Planning
- Ensure Function Continuity
- Establish Leadership Succession
- Define Delegations of Authority
- Build Communication Redundancy
- Identify Alternate Facilities
**Prerequisites: NONE
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MGT-340: CRISIS LEADERSHIP
Date : October 6, 2026 *Half- Day*
Location: Synergic Center (3650 5th St, Northport, AL 35476)
MGT- 340 looks at the following:
Planning for effective disaster response.
Leadership and decision making during a crisis.
Crisis communication.
Developing an action plan
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2027
MGT-439: Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness
Date : November 3-4, 2027
Location: TBD
MGT- 439 looks at the following:
Prepares participants to apply best practices for planning and operations involving children impacted by disasters.
Provides skills and knowledge to incorporate pediatric considerations into all-hazards community planning.
Focuses on ensuring safe, efficient, and effective integrated response efforts with pediatric-specific strategies.
Enhances utilization of public safety response assets with a pediatric focus.
Covers pediatric emergency planning through lectures and small group activities.
**Prerequisites: NONE
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Public Training Classes and Exercises Not Hosted by EMA
None at this time.
Prior 2026 Courses
MGT 319 Medical Countermeasures POD Planning and Support
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!