Education

Northwestern Pennsylvania Emergency Response Group (NWPAERG) is recognized under State Law, Act 227, as one of the nine emergency response groups in the Commonwealth.  NWPAERG covers the Counties of Erie, Crawford, Forest, Warren and Venango and the City of Erie with a total population of 477,583 people, over 4,608 square mile area, comprising of 156 municipalities.  Twelve Subcommittees meeting at various times throughout the year accomplish regional, state, and federal goals and objectives as well as directing Federal Homeland Security funding.

Courses must meet one of the following Investment Justifications in order to be approved:  1. Expand Regional Collaboration, 2. Implement the National Infrastructure Protection Program, 3. Strengthen Information Sharing & Collaboration Capabilities, 4. Operable Communications Capabilities, 5. Response & Decontamination Capabilities, 6. Strengthening Planning & Citizen Capabilities. Complete the attached form in its entirety and forward to the NWPAERG Training Manager for processing.

Public Safety Agencies should first look for courses that are offered on the Approved Federal and State Training Sponsored Course lists located on-line at: https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/odp%5fwebforms and/or https://www.rkb.us/search.cfm?typeid=7.  If your course is located on one of these sites, please complete the TEMD 01 federal approved courses form or the TEMD 02 state approved course form.

If the course you’re looking foris not located on these lists, please contact the Training Manager to obtain the TEMD 03 Non-approved Courses.  Allow for additional time for these to be reviewed and an answer to be given.

Federal sponsored free training is provided by numerous entities in Anniston, Alabama http://cdp.dhs.gov/index.html, Socorro, New Mexico http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu/training/, Emmitsburg, Maryland, http://training.fema.gov/EMI/ and Bechtel, Nevada http://www.nv.doe.gov/main.aspx.  Contact Training Manager for more information on these training sites. 

Please allow for up to 90 days for review and a response, either approved or disapproved, and the reason why.  If awarded funding, requester agrees to deposit check within 30 days of the date of receipt.

Training Funds Request Form:  /content/files/Training%20Form%202011.doc

Planning Funds Request Form:  /content/files/Planning%20Form%202011.doc

Exercise Funds Request Form:  /content/files/Exercise%20Form%202011.doc

TEMD 01 Federal Course Form:  /content/files/TEMD%2001%20Attending%20Federal%20Courses.doc

TEMD 02 State Course Form:  /content/files/TEMD%2002%20Attending%20State%20Courses.doc

TEMD 03  Non-DHS Course Form:  /content/files/TEMD%2003%20Attending%20Non-DHS%20Approved%20Courses.doc