Training

The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s training division strives to meet the educational and skill building capabilities of the first responder community of New Mexico. The courses offered cover various emergency management and domestic preparedness training needs. The department works with the Exercise Division to augment designated capabilities. The Training Division’s primary focus is to enhance local or tribal government knowledge and ability to prevent, protect, respond, and recover from nature caused/ man-made disasters or emergencies that might occur in their respective territory.

Training is offered to agencies, departments, jurisdictions and tribes within the state of New Mexico. The types of training offered by this department are from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) courses for emergency management situations, Federal and State Sponsored courses for various skill or knowledge issues and G & T (Grants & Training) Agency Training for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) courses. FEMA’s courses may be online or offered in classrooms and may range in numbers from 001 to the 900’s. G & T courses range from Awareness, Performance at Operations or Technical Level, and Management.

The courses available may be web-based independent study courses, direct delivery classroom courses, contracted courses from pre-approved institutions, individuals, or companies, residential institution courses or other special request training courses. Course requests will go through the Preparedness Bureau Chief to the Grant/ Finance Department for processing or denial.

To qualify for training, please read all requirements, restrictions and procedures of each of the course providers carefully and follow the recommended timeline and registration requirements.  If funding from the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Grant Office is being requested, all required paperwork and information must be submitted prior to the training and be approved fully before the training occurs. Locals need to request training through their local Emergency Management.