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Liaison Officer (OW)

This 3-day course is designed to provide training to Agency personnel to develop skills necessary to perform as the Liaison Officer assigned to a Type 2 Incident Management Team (IMT). This course is divided into 8 units. It consists of lecture, class discussion, and individual and group exercises.
 
Target Group
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed Incident Command System I-100, 200, 300, 400, IS-700b and IS-800d level courses and who have been identified to be part of an Incident Management Team.
 
Objectives:
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
  • Differentiate between assisting and cooperating agencies.
  • Describe the duties, responsibilities, and authority Agency Representatives must have to perform their duties.
  • List the items for consideration in establishing a work location at an incident.
  • List the conditions that indicate additional staffing is needed.
  • Describe the Liaison Officer's responsibilities in the incident demobilization process.
A copy of the student manual will be emailed to students prior to the course. 
 
Continuing Education Units: 2.2
 
Note: A calculator is recommended.  A device or laptop computer with Wi-Fi connection capability is highly recommended
 
Unless otherwise specified, THIS COURSE IS NOT OPEN TO CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, OR ANY PRIVATE ENTITIES.
 
*This course is offered free of charge to all registrants who are confirmed to attend.*
 
IMPORTANT NOTICES 
Conference Spending Requirements (known as the “5170”) – Al EPA staff travel spending will be closely monitored/scrutinized for 5170 cost-monitoring requirements. All EPA staff registering for the above course are requested to notify the EPA point of contact identified at the bottom of this page in advance and provide the preliminary cost estimate details in writing via email. The POC is responsible for tracking EPA 5170 spending for this training event. Travel spending includes all fund to be paid for by EPA. The 5170 conference spending requirement is not applicable to participants external to EPA, where EPA is not funding travel. 
 
For EPA travelers, please use 5170 exception code: ME3030R4
 
Participants are responsible for ensuring this code is used in the Site Project field under the Accounting tab in Concur. This code must be used for all travel authorizations, final travel vouchers, and local travel vouchers related to this specific training event. 
 
In the event a course is subsequently postponed or canceled, or notification of registration cancellation is received, all EPA travel arrangements (airline/car rental/hotel) should be canceled in a timely manner. Registered students will receive a notification via email if/when a course is postponed and/or cancelled.
 
For in-person course deliveries, confirmed course registered participants must abide by all facility physical access requirements for the location (examples: check-in at the security gate, Federal ID, Government PIV/CAC cards, photo IDs, etc.). If applicable for the course or location, restrictions may apply to non-citizens and acceptable identification may be required for facility entry.
 
Additional Information: Course dates are 4/1/25 – 4/3/2025. Tuesday – Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will utilize EPA-certified instructors and EPA-approved training materials.
 
For general information contact Dawn Ison 513-569-7686, ison.dawn@epa.gov
For general information contact Dawn Ison via e-mail at ison.dawn@epa.gov

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