NIPSTA's newest initiative has been created to respond to the crisis-preparedness challenges facing individual community members, small community-based organizations and local businesses. 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)