[W3GV] G271 Weather course

[Ucdavid at aol.com]

Good Day all,  
As of this mailing we only have 4 registrants for the G271  Weather course 
scheduled for Indiana, Pa. Feb 15 and 16, 2017.  We  will need get at least 
10 attendees or the course will be canceled. Kindly pass  on to whomever you 
think could benefit from this course. 
This course is a requirement for county and municipal  Advanced 
Certification. 
Thanks  
Bill C. 
William  J. Clement |  Emergency Management Specialist 
PA  Emergency Management Agency 
Western  Area Office 
276  Stormer Road | Indiana, PA 15701 
Phone:   724-357-2990 | Fax:  724-357-2992 
_www.pema.state.pa.us_ (http://www.pema.state.pa.us)  
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Please let me  know if you are interested....Dave, WX3E 
This course will provide you with the necessary training  to respond to 
hazardous situations and to help your community avoid some of the  destruction. 
The purpose of this course is to promote partnership and  coordination 
between the National Weather Service and Emergency Managers. The  goal is to 
enhance your ability to recognize potentially hazardous weather and  flooding 
situations and to coordinate effective responses. 

Course  Objectives 
    *   Describe the basic elements of  weather
    *   Explain  how those elements combine to make weather hazardous
    *    Demonstrate a knowledge of the nature, potential  intensity, and 
duration of the hazards that are most likely to affect your  area
    *   Determine your community’s vulnerability to identified  hazards
    *   Identify  appropriate National Weather Service informational 
products for the hazards  that your community faces and interpret the product to 
make planning and  preparedness decisions
    *   Analyze  real-time information about emerging threats and adjust 
for local conditions  to project potential impacts
    *   Given a  threat, determine what actions mutt be taken, by whom, and 
the time required  for each action
    *   Synthesize your knowledge of weather, local hazards  and 
vulnerabilities, weather products, emerging threats, and action planning  into 
emergency plans and procedures
    *   Establish time-phased critical thresholds for action  based on 
specific weather data, including: location; severity; magnitude;  direction; 
speed of onset; and area forecast  probabilities