Upcoming Training from South Dakota Homeland Security

Active Shooter Workshop (Click city name for PDF with more information):

 

• Pierre, SD - May 23, 2013
  • King's Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 110 E Sioux Ave.

 

Improvised Explosive Device (IED)/Bomb Threat Management

• Pierre, SD - May 28, 2013
  South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center, 1302 E Hwy 14

 

This workshop improves participant's ability to manage Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats by outlining specific safety precautions associated with explosive incidents and bomb threats. The workshop reinforces an integrated combination of planning, training, exercises and equipment acquisition in order to maximize available resources. Call or email August "Dutch" Geisinger for more information - 605-224-1291, august.geisinger@hq.dhs.gov

 

Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures Workshop

• Pierre, SD - May 29, 2013
  South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center, 1302 E Hwy 14

 

This workshop improves participant's knowledge of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) awareness, prevention measures and planning protocols by outlining specific search techniques that reduce vulnerability and mitigate the risk of terrorist IED attacks. The course culminates in a practical application of skills during which participants demonstrate these search techniques while working together as a team. Call or email August "Dutch" Geisinger for more information - 605-224-1291, august.geisinger@hq.dhs.gov

 

Michael Dorn - Permission to Live -- Creating Safer and More Effective Schools through Planning, Preparedness and Empowerment

• Pierre, SD - July 16, 2013 - 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  Best Western Ramkota, 920 West Sioux Ave.
  
  
• There is no cost or registration needed.  There are 140 seats available to the first 140 attendees.
• Law Enforcement and School Resource Officers are encouraged to attend.

 

This session will address the following topics;

 

• Harnessing the incredible power of school employees to profoundly affect the lives of students
• The importance of mental simulation in school emergency preparedness
• Improving schools while making them safe through pattern matching and recognition
• The importance of school body language for improved security and increased connectivity

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Welcome to the South Dakota Office of Homeland Security.

The purpose of the South Dakota Office of Homeland Security is to prevent terrorism, enhance security, and respond effectively to disasters. We do this by:

• Coordinating an extensive information sharing network between all levels of government, local officials and private partners.

• Assisting all city, county, state and tribal governments with an ongoing assessment of their jurisdictions to determine their preparedness capabilities. 

• Administering Homeland Security grants to assist city, county, state and tribal governments to secure the resources needed to both prevent manmade disasters and to respond and recover from all hazards should they occur.