Medina County Emergency Management Agency

Confined Space Rescue Operations
2026-07-10 08:00 - 2026-07-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Wayne County Fire and Rescue Regional Training Facility, 2725 Millborne Rd, Apple Creek, OH, 44606
This training is intended for first responders seeking Confined Space Operations certification.
The Confined Space Operations course is a three-day, participant
centered, instructor-led training program. This program is intended
to provide participants with basic information for confined space
responses plus hands-on practice using their department’s rescue
equipment. Topics include confined space regulations and
standards, PPE, monitoring and detection devices, ventilation
techniques and retrieval systems.
Attendees must attend all three days of training on July 10th, 11th, and 25th.
Additional information is contained in the flyer linked HERE.
Interested personnel should complete an All-Hazards Team Request training application to track hours and apply directly to Wayne County using their application linked HERE.

Lithium-Ion Battery Emergencies
2026-07-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Wadsworth FD – Station 1, 343 College Street, Wadsworth, OH, 44281, United States
This training is intended for fire service and Hazmat Team personnel.
This course is designed to provide responders with the understanding of the hazards associated with Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Batteries. This training provides a comprehensive overview of batteries found in transportation, commercial, industrial, and residential settings.
Participants will review several case studies and best practices, in order to make safe and calculated decisions in an emergency response setting.
Participants will receive response SOGs for lithium battery incidents, electric vehicle emergencies, and battery energy storage system emergencies.
Key Topics Include:
• Identification
• Lithium vs. Lithium-Ion
• Battery Design
• Hazard and Risk Assessment
• Thermal Runaway
• Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
• Hazardous Materials Air Monitoring and Tactical Response Considerations
Register by clicking HERE.

2026-08-16 08:00 - 14:00 | Medina Fire Department Station 1, 300 W Reagan Pkwy, Medina, OH, 44256, United States
This training is intended for fire service, HAZMAT, Emergency Management, LE, and EMS personnel.
This course is designed to train emergency response personnel on the selection, use, and interpretation of direct reading instruments, test papers, and identification units.
Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises with their detection equipment to reinforce lecture information and develop an understanding of what their detection instrumentation is telling them. The overall emphasis is to understand your capabilities, along with important diagnostic details, and turnback criteria to ensure responder safety.
Register for this training HERE.

G-402: ICS Overview For Executives and Senior Officials
2026-08-20 12:30 - 17:00 | Medina County Sheriff’s Officer Training Center, 6300 Technology Lane, Medina, OH, 44256, United States
This training is intended for Executives and Senior Officials, including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, and equivalent.
The purpose of this course is to familiarize Senior Officials with their role in supporting incident management withing the National Incident Management System (NIMS) tenets and the roles of the four command and coordination entities within NIMS.
Additional information and registration instructions can be found HERE.

Fundamentals of Fire Investigation
2026-09-14 08:00 - 2026-09-18 17:00 | Brunswick Division of Fire, 1094 Hadcock Rd, Brunswick, OH, 44212, United States
This training is intended for public safety professionals working toward becoming a Fire Investigation Technician (FIT) or those who already are.

This 40-hour tested course is designed to provide the new fire investigator with the prerequisite knowledge necessary to properly determine the origin and cause of a fire and to refresh the experienced fire investigator with his/her current knowledge base as it relates to the scientific investigation of a fire scene. This course provides the basis for the IAAI Fire Investigation Technician designation.
Register HERE.

L-105: Public Information Basics
2026-09-21 08:00 - 2026-09-23 17:00 | Medina County Sheriff’s Officer Training Center, 6300 Technology Lane, Medina, OH, 44256, United States
This course is designed to equip participants with the skills to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/advocacy times and crisis/emergency response.
Course objectives include:

Using the strategic communications planning model, develop a public awareness campaign (95%)
Using the strategic communications planning model, develop an incident communications strategy (5%)
Indicate the purpose of a public awareness campaign
Identify the steps in developing a public awareness campaign
Develop a strategy for an awareness campaign on a selected topic
Change the method of developing a plan to follow the 8-step StratCom process
Demonstrate the role and function of the PIO in both day-to-day emergency environments
Compare actions PIOs can take to work with the news media during day-to-day and emergency situation
Describe different public information written products
Apply effective news release writing guidance
Adapt or repurpose written media products for social media
Describe what types of impressions specific body language might convey during an interview
Identify elements of an interview the PIO should consider ahead of time
Identify steps a PIO needs to take to prepare for and conduct a news interview
Demonstrate effective techniques for on-camera interviews

Complete the initial registration at https://learning.dps.ohio.gov/. A follow-on email will be received with more instructions.

G235: Emergency Planning Course
2026-09-24 08:00 - 2026-09-25 16:00 | Virtual
This training is intended for personnel involved in developing an effective emergency planning system.
This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop the capability for effective participation in all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives, protect property, and the environment threatened by disaster. This is an elective course in the Advanced Professional Series.
Additional information is available in the flyer linked HERE. Register on Ohio Learn by clicking HERE.

Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-13 | Seville-Guilford Fire & EMS, 100 Greenwich Rd, Seville, OH, 44273, United States
This training is intended for fire service personnel.
Developed by the National Fire Academy, this course is the first module in the Leadership in Supervision series and is a requirement for the National Fire Academy Managing Officer credential. The course presents the supervisor with the basic leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform effectively. The course includes concepts related to a successful transition to supervisory and leadership roles, including that of adaptive leadership; change management; active followership; effective communication, including difficult conversations and advocacy-inquiry based dialogue; ethics; authority; power; decision-making; and active engagement through development of a personal plan.
To register, you will need to log into the State of Ohio Acadis portal. Using the filter/keyword “RD Leadership” will help you quickly locate the class without searching the full catalog.

Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking
2026-11-09 - 2026-11-10 | Seville-Guilford Fire & EMS, 100 Greenwich Rd, Seville, OH, 44273, United States
This training is intended for fire service personnel.
Developed by the National Fire Academy, this course is the second module in the Leadership in Supervision series and is a requirement for the National Fire Academy Managing Officer credential. It provides the supervisor with the conceptual foundation and framework for success in leadership roles by exploring creative, analytical, political, and critical thinking perspectives. The course addresses skills needed for assessing situations from multiple perspectives, making critical decisions, fostering creativity and innovation, and using persuasion. REQUIREMENT Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth.
To register, you will need to log into the State of Ohio Acadis portal. When prompted for prerequisites, you will need to request waivers to allow enrollment. Using the filter/keyword “RD Leadership” will help you quickly locate the classes without searching the full catalog.

Leadership in Supervision: Frameworks to Success
2026-12-14 - 2026-12-15 | Seville-Guilford Fire & EMS, 100 Greenwich Rd, Seville, OH, 44273, United States
This training is intended for fire service personnel.
Developed by the National Fire Academy, this course is the final module in the Leadership in Supervision series and is a requirement for the National Fire Academy Managing Officer credential. It provides the supervisor with the knowledge skill, and abilities to perform successfully in the fire and EMS environments. The course addresses professionalism, resilience, emotional intelligence, and situational awareness, as well as managing conflict, delegating, mentoring, coaching, empowering, and building collaboration and synergy for professional growth. REQUIREMENT: Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth and Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking.

To register, you will need to log into the State of Ohio Acadis portal. When prompted for prerequisites, you will need to request waivers to allow enrollment. Using the filter/keyword “RD Leadership” will help you quickly locate the classes without searching the full catalog.
