Welcome to the Waldo County EMA training page! Courses listed below are in either pdf or video format. You may view the files online or you can request some of the courses to be taught in person or over zoom. Feel free to request a course here. All courses are free!
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) & Civil Defense (CD) Training Calendar
Emergency Management
- W-775 County Emergency Operations Center
- W-776 Town Emergency Operations Center (Test)
- W-195 Incident Command System Refresher
- W-402 Senior Officials
- WEM Damage Assessment and Reporting (Test)
- WEM Emergency Operations and Reporting (Test)
- WEM Local Disaster Recovery
- Maine Disaster Recovery & Public Assistance
- Local Resource Management
- Local HazMat Planning (SERC/LEPC) (Link)
- D4H Team Manager: How to Use
- D4H Incident Management: How to Use
Civil Defense
- Preparedness 101: An Intro to Being Prepared
- Preparedness 102: An Intro to Being Business Prep
- Completing a Family Emergency Plan (copy)
- Fire Safety/Extinguisher (Test)
- Until Helps Arrives
- Emergency Communications for the Public
- Using the FEMA App (Link)
- U.S. National Grid Map Coordinates (Test) (Video)
- Run, Hide, Fight. Surviving an Active Shooter
- Bomb Threat Response (+checklist)
- Bomb Threat Resources
- Bomb Searches
- Suspicious + Unattended Items
Emergency Communications
- Communications CONOP
- Understanding Radio Systems & Frequencies
- Winlink Part 1 – Basics
- Winlink Part 2 – Installation
- How to use NBEMS
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
Mass Care
- Community Warming Centers
- Shelter Management: Introduction
- Shelter Management: Opening
- Shelter Management: Operations
- Shelter Management Training (1-1/2 hour)
- Emergency Pet Shelter
Safety Mitigation
- BLS Annual Emergency Responder Training
- HazMat 1st Responder Test (You will need the 2024 DOT ERG)
- Safety’s Hierarchy of Controls
- Hazard vs Risk
- GHS Hazard Communications
- Chemical Shelter In Place
Great Training Links
- FEMA Independent Study Courses
- FEMA Student ID #
- NWS Skywarn Spotter
- Organizations Preparing for Emergency Needs
If you would like a training certificate, complete the quiz at the end of the course, print it off and email it to: ema@waldocountyme.gov . We will grade your quiz. If you pass (and you should), we will send you a pdf training certificate. Call (207) 338-3870 if you have any questions.