NIPSTA's newest initiative has been created to respond to the crisis-preparedness challenges facing school districts and individual educational institutions. NIPSTA is committed to sharing our expertise with such entities in an effort to assist our members with progressively establishing more resilient and prepared communities.
A sample of newly established programming and training opportunities includes the following:
A three-part Crisis Preparedness Seminar Series for Local Businesses
A two-part Workshop on creating a personal Emergency Operations Plan for your organization
Specialty training on identifying critical hazards and disruptions specific to your small business
Direction on how to create a crisis communications plan, including strategies for communicating with customers, employees and the public
Strategies for maintaining essential operations during an area-wide disaster situation
Policy direction on specific crisis scenarios, including fire, severe weather, workplace violence, area-wide emergency, and pandemic
First-On-The-Scene Medical Training
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)