Upcoming SERT TRAC Training in Walton County
Virtual Skywarn Storm Spotter Training, Hosted by National Weather Service Tallahassee (MULTIPLE DAT
- Dates and Registration Links:
- Course Description: program that teaches volunteers how to identify severe weather features, understand storm structure, and report important observations like hail size and wind damage to the NWS for improved storm warning decisions. The training emphasizes safety, discourages storm chasing, and aims to build a more "weather-ready" nation by providing vital, on-the-ground information that complements radar and satellite data. What You'll Learn:
- Thunderstorm Basics: Fundamentals of how thunderstorms develop and their typical structures.
- Severe Weather Features: How to recognize indicators of potential severe weather, such as hail, high winds, and tornadoes.
- Reporting Procedures: How to report weather phenomena effectively and accurately to the National Weather Service.
- Safety: Essential safety guidelines and strategies for observing weather without putting yourself in danger.
- NWS Information: An overview of the National Weather Service's role, products, and the watch/warning/advisory system.
- Registration Information: All registration information is hyperlinked in the dates section, above. For more information and resources, visit NWS Tallahassee’s website.
Region 1 Moulage Class, Hosted by Emerald Coast Healthcare Coalition
- Date: Monday, October 20, 2025, from 8:30AM – 12PM
- Location: Department of Health in Jackson, County | 4979 Healthy Way, Marianna, FL 32446
- Course Description: Moulage is a unique technique within the field of healthcare simulation that pairs artistry with medical accuracy so that healthcare learners can have the highest level of realism when treating simulated patients. Moulage can help learners suspend their imaginations and experience the vast array of emotions that can come with providing emergency care, all while practicing how to exert calm and confidence and maintain control of any medical scenario. Benefits include:
- Increase situational awareness and practice recognizing illnesses in your healthcare setting.
- Provide realistic patient representations to your exercises and drills.
- Enhance non-traumatic medical scenarios.
- Registration Information: Must register before 10/15/2025 via email to ann.echcc@gmail.com
MGT-416 CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS PLANNING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
- Date: Friday, November 7, 2025, from 8:30AM – 5PM
- Location: Walton County Emergency Operations Center, 75 South Davis Lane, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
- Course Description: This eight-hour course is designed to help government officials and emergency responders from rural communities develop plans that will ensure the continuity of essential government functions across a spectrum of emergencies. History demonstrates that disasters and emergencies often interrupt, degrade, or destroy local government’s ability to perform essential functions. This is especially true in rural communities where resources are typically limited under the best of circumstances. These jurisdictions must develop plans that address succession planning, redundant communications, and alternate site needs for their communities to face increasingly frequent threats. This tuition-free course will expose participants to the benefits of developing continuity of government plans for rural communities with a special focus on succession planning, delegation of authority, redundant communications, and alternate facilities.
- Registration Information: Please visit https://ruraltraining.org/course/mgt-416/ and create your login.
Additional courses pending scheduling
Updates for these course offerings will be linked in SERT Trac.
- MGT-416 Continuity of Government Operations Planning for Rural Communities (August – December 2025)
- AWR-389: Lifeline, Logistics, & Supply Chain Awareness Workshop (August – December 2025)
- PER-335 Critical Decision Making for Complex Incidents (January – March 2026)