Training and Exercises

To increase disaster resilience and response readiness across Skagit County, responders and the community must be prepared for potential emergencies. By participating in training and exercises, we can strengthen emergency preparedness capabilities for the whole community.

If you have a request for DEM to participate/evaluate/observe an exercise or training, please email us at: dem@co.skagit.wa.us

Training

Trainings provide practitioners the requisite knowledge and skills to respond effectively to an emergency. Skagit DEM offers training online and in-house from local, state, and Federal partners. This allows us to prepare our residents, responders, and partners with the skill to respond and recover from disasters.

Exercises

Exercises enhance knowledge of plans, allow members to improve their own performance, and identify opportunities to improve capabilities to respond to real events. Exercises can be in the form of seminars, workshops, tabletops, drills, functional, or full-scale exercise following the Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP).

Other Training Resources

Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD) - 
Training and Exercise opportunities hosted by the State of Washington

Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute - 
Main resource for all types and levels of trainings from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA. Available to both public and private sector officials to strengthen emergency management competencies

FEMA Independent Study Program - 
Online and self-paced courses designed for people with emergency management responsibilities or those interested in the field of emergency management

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Training -
Various training topics on resiliency, training, and river/coastal topics that are relevant to Pacific Northwest Communities.