MGT-404 Sports and Special Events Incident Management
Class Date(s) Tuesday, Jul 7 2020 8:00AM-5:00PM  
Wednesday, Jul 8 2020 8:00AM-5:00PM  
Class# 20EM65011  

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Description: This course emphasizes the unique aspects of response to an incident occurring during a sports/special event, including considerations for business continuity and after-action activities. You will learn the skills necessary to effectively manage an incident by applying and implementing a multi-disciplinary management team approach as described in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

The course is designed to help develop athletic department staff, facility management personnel, campus public safety personnel, emergency response supervisors, and others involved in sports/special event management to better manage incidents that could occur during an event.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Recommended:

  • Sport Event Risk Management (AWR-167) or have equivalent training/experience prior to attending this course.
  • IS 200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response.

Topics:

  • Identify event management stakeholders and partner relationships as they relate to sports and special events management.
  • Identify potential risks to sports and special events and develop mitigation strategies that could lessen or alleviate the impacts of the risks.
  • Examine the event planning process and identify event planning considerations, including the importance of event planning and developing and implementing an event action plan.
  • Identify the essential elements of and steps involved in transitioning from event operations to an incident.
  • Identify the importance of recovery issues after an incident and partnerships in event/incident closeout, hot washes, after action review and reporting, and corrective action planning and implementation.
  • Apply incident management, planning, and resource management techniques as they relate to an incident that occurs within a special event or in a sports venue within a multi-agency, multi-discipline response scenario.

Suggested Audience:

  • Athletic departments
  • Operators of large arenas/venues
  • Campus public safety
  • Campus emergency management
  • Campus administration
  • Campus environmental health and safety
  • Campus physical plant/public works
  • Student life/affairs
  • Public affairs
  • Sports information
  • Fire Services
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Law enforcement at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels
  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Local elected officials
  • Public Health (PH)
  • Public Works (PW)

Other Information:

To enroll in this course, participants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or obtain a FEMA student identification number (SID).

To obtain a FEMA SID navigate to the following URL: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

Continuing Education and Professional Credits:

  • 1.6 CEUs
  • 16 Hours – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

Course Contact:

Heather DeStefano, Training & Exercise Coordinator, office (610) 344-5540 or via email at hdestefano@chesco.org

Class Registration: Class Registration for this course is through TrainPA.

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Class Location
Academic Bldg. #123
Public Safety Training Campus , 137 Modena Road
Coatesville, PA   19320
(610) 344-4100