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Alternate Drill/Outside Training

June 14, 2011 by nolberto.frausto  
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Alternate Drill/Outside Training – METLs (Minimum Essential Task List)

  • First Aid/CPR/AED certification-offered by www.RedCross.org
  • Medically licensed/medically qualified-look for classes in First Responder, EMT, LVN, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Assistant, Nurse’s Assistant, etc. Must be a recognized, certified program.
  • Ham radio license,Technician and General licenses-can google “Ham Cram” for 1-day class plus test. Or you can study on-line question pools (www.qrz.com or www.radioexam.org) and take the test for 15.00. Test locations, dates, time can be found at www.arrl.org. Click on Licensing, then Find an Exam session.
  • Radio Procedures and communications-Learn from the ham radio enthusiasts at ARES, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, a volunteer organization providing communications during emergencies.
  • MEMS-Military Emergency Management Specialist-Consists of FEMA courses that can be taken by anyone, most are online, and it also requires pre-approved practical experience that is required after swearing in.The courses required can be found here: http://training.fema.gov/IS/ The basic courses needed are IS100b, 102, 200b, 700a, 701a, 800b, IS 775 EOC Management and Operations and Q 534 Emergency Response to Terrorism at http://www.nfaonline.dhs.gov/browse/index.shtm.
  • TOC/TFOC/EOC Setup- IS 701 Emergency Operations Center for All-Hazards www.preparingtexas.org
  • POD training and exercises-volunteers asked for through Civilian Medical Reserve Corps or CERT teams.
  • AWR 201- www.teex.com and click on WMD and then pick AWR 201.
  • IS26 for setting up simple PODs at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
  • Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers
  • POD Manager- MGT-319 Bioterrorism:mass prophylaxsis www.preparingtexas.org

Other Alternate Drill

  • CERT Program Activities pertaining to Medical Response Group training.
  • Recruiting in the community-Visiting individual offices in medical centers, veterinary clinics, dental offices, pharmacies, EMS offices; offering to speak to service clubs such as Lion’s Club, Rotary Club, etc., local colleges, especially during registration; hurricane awareness events; local army recruiter.
  • Civilian Medical Response Corps often offers courses such as BDLS-Basic Disaster Life Support, ADLS-Advanced Disaster Life Support
  • TEEX no-cost on-line courses
  • http://emergency.cdc.gov/ Free training, requires registration. Somewhat difficult to navigate at times with some out-dated links. Usually do not get a certificate for completing training.
  • Sheriff’s Department Citizen’s Police Academy and similar programs at local police departments.

For alternate drill and recruiting out in the community where you will be traveling and wearing your uniform, you will need to notify your Company XO to get written orders. If the alternate drill involves online training, please notify your XO about one week before the end of the month that you have attended/completed alternate training and email your certificate or any other proof you may have. Alternate drill is reported to Austin HQ at the end of each month and we need to keep track of this each month. If you had written orders, you will still need to email any certificate you may have been provided for your personnel records, if any, but your XO will already know you have attended an alternate drill.Almost all of this training can be completed by applicants and apply to their METL once they are sworn in.

Applicants can not have written orders to attend and are not counted in the alternate drill records.

 

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