External Training Resources

​​​​State Partners

  • WV Public Safety Training
    • WVEMD partners with the WV Public Service Training (WVPST) to coordinate various training opportunities. WVPST specifically hosts training relevant to public safety, firefighting, law enforcement, and emergency medical services.
  • WVU Fire Service Extension

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Federal Partners

  • Center for Domestic Preparedness
    • The Center for Domestic Preparedness provides advanced, all-hazards training to all levels of government. The scope of training includes preparedness, protection, and response.
  • FEMA National Disaster & Emergency Management University
    • The Independent Study Program is a collection of self-paced courses for the general public and those with any emergency management responsibilities.
    • ​The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a series of five courses designed to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management.
    • Other Training Programs range from other emergency management academies, public information courses, exercise practitioner programs, and more.
  • National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
    • The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) training partner providing high-quality training to emergency responders throughout the United States and its territories under the NDPC's Homeland Security National Training Cooperative Agreement.
Last Updated: March 2025