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... 59 CHAPTER FIVE EMERGENCY TRAINING AND EXERCISES TOOLKIT STRUCTURE OF THE TOOLKIT The toolkit is in Excel spreadsheet format and is organized into the following sheets: • START HERE -- the orientation sheet for the 44-12 toolkit. • Acronyms, Delivery Methods, and Key Courses and Catalogs -- three lists for quick reference.
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... 60 in the toolkit are not used extensively in this report, thus necessitating the Acronyms sheet for quick reference. Delivery Methods The Delivery Methods sheet enumerates and defines all the delivery methods cited in the toolkit.
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... 61 • Train-the-trainer • Planned events, incidents, and exercises • Computer-assisted simulation • Classroom training and instructor-led courses • Online training with live instructors. (For more detailed information on these methods, see Chapter 3 of this synthesis.)
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... 62 Security, Washington, D.C., updated monthly; FEMA, State/Federal Sponsored Course Catalog, National Training and Education Division, National Preparedness Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C., updated monthly.)
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... 63 were initially taken from survey responses, panel members, and the literature review. The investigation made clear that the Independent Study Program and the NIMS and ICS training programs are important elements in the training programs of several case example participants.
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... 64 • Rhode Island Department of Transportation • Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency • Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) • Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
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... 65 and exercise content, such as hyperlinks to course catalogs, product catalogs, exercise pages, and other tools. However, over time a source organization might discontinue, withdraw, or modify the web address of its main website or of the pages that contain its training and exercise resources.
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... 66 or functional categories (e.g., bridge inspectors, medical technicians, transit safety managers, field supervisors)

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