GHS/OCD Hosts Upcoming Training Opportunities

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in conjunction with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), will host the following free training opportunities at the GHS/OCD facility in Agana Heights:

Tuesday, February 14 – Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (MGT-310)
- The two-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community’s capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison to those targets, identifying capability gaps and subsequent strategies to close those gaps.
- The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
- To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT310&S=1460.
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (AWR-213)
- The one-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Participants will review applicable policy and guidance, discuss the risk management framework, describe federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions.
- The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
- To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=AWR213&S=588.
Monday, February 20 – Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Asset Risk Management (MGT-315)
- The two-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and teaches critical components of risk management. Participants will learn how threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences determine risk, and are given an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of conducting vulnerability assessments by conducting on-site assessments of select local facilities.
- The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
- To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT315&S=1259.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines (MGT-414)
- The one-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and will enhance participant’s skills to formulate considerations for the resiliency of jurisdictional assets leveraging cross-sector partnerships. These considerations will enhance the whole community’s ability to manage the risk associated with critical infrastructure protection efforts.
- The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
- To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT414&S=456.

For more information, contact GHS/OCD Training & Exercise division, John Camacho at (671) 475-9600 or via email at john.camacho@ghs.guam.gov or Patrick Leon Guerrero at (671) 475-9600 or via email at pat.leonguerrero@ghs.guam.gov.

For media inquiries, contact GHS/OCD Public Information Officer, Jenna G. Blas at (671) 478-0208 or via email at jenna.g.blas@ghs.guam.gov.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.