Emergency Management Department Staff and AmeriCorps Members Attend the 2023 FEMA Tribal Training Week

During the month of March, Emergency Management Department Assistant Allyssa Hathaway and AmeriCorps Team Leader Steven Johnson Gonsalves, Steven Costa and Kalela Rogers attended the 2023 FEMA Tribal Training Week in Anniston, AL.  The theme of 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week was “Healing the Nations. Strong, Unified, Prepared”. The week long course provided many Tribal Nations from around the U.S the opportunity to study and learn various emergency planning and response scenarios that led to a day-long practical exercise.  The attendees representing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe completed an Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents, they were provided the knowledge necessary to begin planning for situations requiring the isolation and quarantine of a large portion of a local, rural population.  These training efforts will enhance their overall preparedness efforts and understanding which will help in their future endeavors in the field of Emergency Management.