Request for Attendance of Course not on the TEI, State and Federal

Sponsored Catalogs for Reimbursement Determination by EMD

Sub-grantees may attend training not provided by FEMA provided that the training falls
within the FEMA mission scope and the State’s Strategy of preparing responders or
citizens to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or
catastrophic events. The State is allowed three deliveries of the same course statewide
before the course is required to go through the FEMA course review process.
These courses must be Pre-Approved by the Homeland Security Section of Emergency
Management Division. Sub-grantees must complete this form and submit it for review by
the Homeland Security Section of the State Emergency Management Division. Forms
with a preponderance of NO checkboxes will be denied. The Comment Fields are
optional. All training courses not provided by FEMA and/or approved by EMD/HLS will
be denied reimbursement.
Send these training course requests to Peter Tassoni at p.tassoni@emd.wa.gov.

Training Mass Casualty Blast Trauma for First Responders

Course Title:
Drawing on lessons from Iraq, Israel, UK, and Thailand this two day
(16 hour) course enables first responders both medical and non
medical to understanding Blast Trauma, bleeding and hemorrhage
control, point of wounding, transportation of casualties, forensics
Course preservation, and protecting yourself from secondary hazards
Descriptions following a terrorist attack.
Training
Course Vendor RISC Management
Vendor/Course
Web Address www.riscmgmt.com
Law / Fire / EMS-
EMT / Hospitals /
Primary Volunteer Citizen Secondary Citizens of Pierce
Beneficiary: Groups Beneficiary: County      
Project Lead: Lt Tony Abuan, Tacoma Police Department
Contact Info: Phone: 253-677-8020 Email: aabuan@cityoftacoma.org
Delivery
Date(s) June 23-24 2009      
Allocated Expected 35 (10-TPD, 10-
Funds: $49,000 Attendance: Other, 10 Hospital)
Disciplines
Trained Law Fire EMS-EMT
08-009. FY '08 Budget. First reading at TEW Training Committee on
4/9/09. Class cost: $21K plus $28K for backfill/overtime to cover 35
Funding Note: people at $50/hr estimate.

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Sponsored Catalogs for Reimbursement Determination by EMD

Self Determination of Training Course Activities Outcome

Is this course intended to be added to the Training and Exercise Yes

Integration, Federal or State sponsored catalogs through the sub- No
grantee’s sponsorship efforts? Only three iterations are allowed statewide
for courses without sponsorship. Comments:      

Were no cost and low cost training courses available through the Training Yes
and Exercise Integration for National Domestic Preparedness Consortium No
schools, State Sponsored & Federal Sponsored catalogs considered
before identifying this requested training course? Comments:      

Does the requested training course fall within the FEMA mission scope to Yes
prepare State and local personnel to prevent, protect against, respond to, No
and recover from acts of terrorism and catastrophic events? Comments:
     

Does the requested training course build additional capabilities that Yes
support a specific training need identified by the Sub-grantee, State or No
Urban Area? Comments:      

Does the requested training course support the State or Urban Area Yes
Homeland Security Strategy? Comments:       No

Does the requested training course address specific tasks and/or Yes
competencies articulated in ODP’s Emergency Responder Guidelines No
(Aug 2002) and the Homeland Security Guidelines for Prevention and
Deterrence (June 2003)? Comments: none of the offered courses have an
intergraded blast trauma and mass casualty with leasons learned from
Iraq and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) operations.

Does the requested training course address specific capabilities and Yes
related tasks articulated in the September 2006 or newer version of the No
Targeted Capabilities List (TCL), available through LLIS? Comments:
     

Does the requested training course support the specific program training Yes
activities identified in the grant program from which the funding originates? No
Comments:      

Does the requested training course comply with all applicable Federal, Yes
State, and local regulations, certifications, guidelines, and policies deemed No
appropriate for the type and level of training? See page C-6 FY08 HSGP
Program Guidance. Comments:      

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Does the requested training course fill a training gap identified from an Yes
exercise After Action Report and Improvement Plan or other strategic No
process? Comments:      

Will the requested training course deliverables be validated through an Yes

exercise within the next 12 months? Comments:       No

Does the requested training course support a Contractor Task from your Yes
EMD Contract? Comments:       No

Does the requested training course include a certificate recognized Yes

nationally and can be incorporated into a NIMS based credentialing No
system? Comments: TCCC equivelency certificate

Does the sub-grantee affirm that support documentation justifying links to Yes
the State Homeland Security Strategy, the State Investment Justifications, No
Target Capability List and Contractor Tasks will be maintained by the sub-
grantee? Support documentation will be an emphasis area during regular
sub-recipient monitoring reviews by EMD/HLS. Comments:      

Comments:      

FOR EMD TRACKING USE ONLY – Please do not Mark in this Box
Date Received       Determination Date      
FEMA Request       FEMA Response      
Approved Denied Iteration Number 1 2 3 (last)

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