NTSB is accepting registrations for disaster response course.
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Transportation Disaster Response - Advanced Skills in Disaster Family Assistance will be held at NTSB Training Center on June 9-11, 2009. Targeting commercial transportation officials employed in any mode of transportation, it will provide participants with decision making tools, crisis communication strategies, and methods for deploying resources to families during transportation disasters. Audio/video materials, case studies, recent accident examples, and panel discussions will be used.
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Registration Still Open for June 2009 NTSB Advanced Disaster Response Course
The National Transportation Safety Board is offering a three-day course, Transportation Disaster Response - Advanced Skills in Disaster Family Assistance, at its NTSB Training Center near Washington, D.C. on June 9-11, 2009.
This course will explore the unique set of leadership skills required to successfully manage the family assistance process within the chaotic post-disaster environment. Participants will be provided with decision-making tools, crisis communication strategies, and methods for deploying resources to families.
The curriculum is targeted at commercial transportation officials employed in any mode of transportation (aviation, rail, pipeline, highway or marine), representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations, and emergency managers.
Audio/video materials, case studies, recent accident examples, and panel discussions are employed to illustrate the unique aspects of supporting families during a transportation disaster.
Some of the key points covered will be:
Instructors will be from the NTSB's Office of Transportation
Disaster Assistance.
For a more complete description of the course, the registration process and the cost, please go to: www.ntsb.gov/Academy/CourseInfo/TDA405_2009.htm
NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson
peter.knudson@ntsb.gov
(202) 314-6100
