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King County Office of Emergency Management
3511 NE 2nd Street
Renton, WA 98056
Main Phone: 206-296-3830
Toll Free: 800-523-5044
Fax: 206-205-4056
ecc.kc@kingcounty.gov

Enhanced 911 Program
Seattle, WA
206-296-3910
E-911 program office

Training and exercise

Overview

Washington State HLS Region 6 is defined as geographical King County. Region 6 receives funds to address local terrorism planning, mitigation, response and recovery issues through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness' Office for Domestic Preparedness. An element of this grant funding is dedicated to the training and exercising of local responders. King County Office of Emergency Management, the local Homeland Security grant managing agency, is tasked with the equitable and appropriate distribution of these funds. To this end, this exercise and training policy and procedure document was developed.

Committee Staff

Chair Mike Ryan
Co-Chair Danica Little
Grants Staff Tony Lewis

Contact list for committee representatives (PDF)

 

2012 Incident Command System training - 300 and 400 level
(For emergency management professionals - not open to the public)

Hosted by WA State HLS Region 6

ICS 300 – 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Feb 7-8     (Zone 1) 
  • May 3-4     (Zone 3)
  • Aug 16-17 (Seattle)
  • Nov 6-7     (KCOEM)

Prerequisite—IS 100 and IS 200. DHS guidelines require participants to attend all class hours to receive a certificate of completion.

ICS 400 - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Mar 13-14    (Zone 1)
  • May 14-15    (Zone 3)
  • Aug 23-24    (Seattle) 
  • Dec 4-5        (KCOEM)

Prerequisite—IS 100, IS 200, ICS 300

Registration—Closes three weeks prior to class date or when class is full.

There is no cost for these offerings as they are sponsored by the WA State HLS Region 6 Training and Exercise Workgroup.

To enroll download the WA. State HLS Region 6 Training Application found at: King County OEM - Training and Exercise

Email completed application and copies of prerequisite documentation to: hls.region6@kingcounty.gov.
A confirmation of receipt will be sent within 1 week.

Class details and directions to the training location will be sent to participants 2 weeks prior to class. Class size is limited. Preference will be given to Region 6 partners and positions consistent with the NIMS compliance guidance. Partners from outside Region 6 will be held on a wait list and registered if space allows.

Questions?
Email: hls.region6@kingcounty.gov or call KC OEM at 206-296-3830

 

 

Hosted by Seattle City Light & Seattle DOT

ICS 300 - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Jan 24-25
  • Feb 22-23
  • Apr 24-25
  • Oct 24-25

ICS 400 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • Mar 27-28
  • May 23-24
  • Nov 6-7

Each session will be held at the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue.

Courses are open to any responder from cities, tribes, county agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, special purpose districts, and private and non-profit partners. DHS guidelines require participants to attend all class hours in order to receive a certificate of completion. There is no cost for these courses.

Class size is limited and preference will be given to City of Seattle employees. As a class is filled, a waiting list will be maintained to accommodate any last minute conflicts.

To register, contact Jerry Koenig at 206-684-3095 or Jerry.Koenig@seattle.gov.

Forms & Reference Materials

Evergreen Quake: Puget Sound Area Earthquake Exercise Series 2012

To improve the collective joint-operational readiness of emergency management
and other participating public safety institutions.

Earthquake Exercise: Sound Shake 2010 - The Aftershock

King County departments and partner agencies participated
in an earthquake exercise October 2010.

Links and resources