Medina County Emergency Management Agency

G-402: ICS Overview For Executives and Senior Officials
2026-08-20 12:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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.
