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Training Outreach to Assist MoCo DED with Small Business Awards Luncheon

In January 2015, Training Outreach was awarded a contract to assist Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development with their Annual Small Business Award Ceremony. Training Outreach President, Laura Johnson, was responsible for all aspects of the event including pre-event planning and preparation, onsite management, all related activities during and after the event, and any and all follow-up items to ensure the event runs smoothly. Training Outreach also managed the event in 2014.

Training Outreach Awarded Functional Exercise Series

In October 2014, Training Outreach was awarded a contract to assist Montgomery County OEMHS in the development and execution of two, ¾ day functional exercises based on severe weather scenarios. Training Outreach took the lead in developing all necessary supporting exercise documents including Participant and Facilitator Manuals, Evaluation Guides, Feedback forms and After-Action Reports. The Training Outreach Team was also responsible for planning meetings, exercise evaluation, and facilitation.

Training Outreach Supports Resources for Functional Needs Emergency Planning

In June 2014, Training Outreach was awarded a contract to develop a print a braille version of a workbook for Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to use for various Access and Functional Needs populations as a guide during an emergency.

Training Outreach to Support MoCo FRS with Senior Citizen Fire Safety Training

In May 2014, Training Outreach was awarded a contract by Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Service to develop and provide fire safety and injury prevention education and outreach programs and provide support to senior citizens in Montgomery County, Maryland by providing assessments of potential fire safety hazards and performing minor corrections to reduce or eliminate potential hazards. Training Outreach hired retired Battalion Chief Jim Resnick for this project, which is ongoing.

Training Outreach to Create Community Preparedness Materials

In August 2013, The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) hired Training Outreach to augment existing community preparedness materials and create new preparedness material. The materials are being used to reach out to vulnerable and other groups in the county.  Deliverables included a logo for the County Animal Response Team (CART), advertisements for Ride-On buses to educate the public about emergency preparedness and a 20-page children’s coloring book to teach basic hazards and preparedness in a simple way.  Training Outreach’s Web and Print Designer, Sharon Martin, served as project lead.

Training Outreach Conducts Success Cyber Security Webinar

On April 4, 2013, Training Outreach conducted a webinar on the Cyber Security Threatscape for their client All Hazards Consortium, in conjunction with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness. Training Outreach’s President, Laura Johnson marketed and moderated the webinar.