Partner Presentations, Trainings, Course Offerings & Upcoming Conference Opportunities

CO-CMIST 4006: Language Inclusion in Emergency Management – May 7th & 9th
Registration will be through CO.Train.org; Course ID #1114201. 
The Language Inclusion for Emergency Management training is to achieve an understanding of Language Inclusion. Language Inclusion is a practice used in social inclusion movements to create shared practice inclusion and dismantle traditional systems of oppression that have traditionally disenfranchised non-English speakers.

CO-CMIST 4009: CMIST Response Teams – Emergency Response Interpreter – May 21st
Register on Zoom here (Virtual Only)
This training is designed for American Sign Language (ASL) and other language interpreters who will work with Public Information Officers (PIO’s), Joint Information Systems and Joint Information Centers. Emergency Response Interpreters will provide certified American Sign Language and other language interpreting services and language translation to shelters, local assistance centers, local disaster recovery centers, and media/press conferences.



FEMA Region 8 – Individual Assistance (IA) 2024 Training Series

IA Declarations Process – April 17 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1605283848; Passcode: 912376

IA Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) – May 1 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1614677664; Passcode: 896001

Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) and Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA), Comparisons and Contrasts – May 15 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1602082625; Passcode:  056462

Application Process (IA and SBA) – May 29 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1616059344; Passcode:  414450

Multi-Agency Shelter Transition – June 12 – 10:30 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1601805274; Passcode:  106752

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) – June 26  – 10:30 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1604500147; Passcode: 000971

Developing a State-Led Housing Taskforce – July 11 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1608859054; Passcode:  484755

Direct Housing – July 24 – 10:30 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1612541231; Passcode:  727674

Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs) – August 7 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1614804923; Passcode: 507528

Disaster Case Management (DCM) – August 21 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1611183787; Passcode: 671649

Other Needs Assistance (ONA) – September 11 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1614553460; Passcode: 527700

National Flood Insurance Program – September 25 – 10:00 MST
Link to join: TBD



Individual Assistance Reform Presentation
Federal Register: Individual Assistance Program Equity



U.S. Small Business Administration: Rule Changes Presentation Slides


International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Conference
November 15-21, 2024, Colorado, Springs
Click here for upcoming conference details and more information!