South Dakota Emergency Management Association

SDEMA 2025 Pre-Conference Training

Monday, September 8th

Crisis Track Software Training - 8 hour course

Crisis Track is a tool for County EMs and potential applicants of either Public Assistance or Individual Assistance to use to track damages during and after an event. Damages that are entered in an incident through Crisis Track are then submitted to the State OEM office for use during PDAs to verify County thresholds and request a Presidential Disaster Declaration. As of January 1st , Crisis Track is the required way to submit damage information.

Class will be broken into three parts: Online application, Mobile Device Application, and Self-Report Website. Topics covered will include pre-disaster setup, administrative functions, damage capturing through various forms and methods, and additional functions of the software.

This training is specific for County Emergency Managers and other County Staff that would support in damage collection or review.

Participants will need a computer and smartphone for hands on training with the Crisis Track App and web forms.

This Crisis Track training will meet the LEMPG requirement for Crisis Track training.

To receive credit for training you must be present for the entire course. Please register for this course through the SDOEM website: Registration for Crisis Track

Emergency Management 101 - 7 hour course

The South Dakota Office of Emergency Management (SDOEM) created a training for emergency managers at the state, local, and tribal levels to give them a better understanding of the concepts of the profession. The class is also pertinent to county commissioners, elected officials, organization volunteers, and first responders. This class helps to describe the important role of the emergency manager in communities.

The training is designed to explore the role of the emergency manager within communities, as well as, the importance of before, during, and after an incident with local response agencies within each jurisdiction.

All four phases of Emergency Management (Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation) and the activities of each phase are discussed to keep all of our communities safe. Registration for Emergency Management 101

Tuesday, September 9th

SalamanderLive v3 Credentialing Training - 8 hour course

The training day will focus on SalamanderLIVE v3, a resource management tool. This statewide solution gives all city, county, and state agencies the ability to credential personnel and equipment and produce a standardized ID card credential. This then allows for seamless interoperability across all city and county lines. The resource information is housed in the web based SalamanderLIVE system. As of today, there is over 27,000 people, 22,000 pieces of equipment, and 2,000 organizations in our database across the state.

This course will highlight the latest changes with the release of SalamanderLIVE v3. You will also obtain the ability to gain greater situational awareness, generate incident specific reports, and equipment cost reports.

**SalamanderLIVE v2 will be shut down on June 30th** requiring users to login using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Several updates have been made with the latest version. You will be sent instructions prior to class regarding the login process. SD state users will use the Single Single On (SSO) option.

Please bring your laptop to class. If you have a rapidTAG printer/laptop & TrackAPP you are welcome to bring them. You will be given the opportunity to exercise both tools. Please register for this course through the SDOEM website: Registration for Salamander Training

Traffic Incident Management (TIMs) - 4 hour course

This intensive 4-hour Traffic Incident Management (TIMs) course provides participants with essential knowledge and skills to effectively respond to and manage traffic incidents.

The course covers fundamental TIM principles, including:

Incident scene safety: Prioritizing the protection of responders and motorists.

Rapid response and assessment: Efficiently evaluating incident severity and resource allocation.

Effective communication: Establishing clear and concise communication channels among responders.

Traffic management strategies: Implementing measures to minimize congestion and ensure traffic flow.

Incident clearance procedures: Coordinating efforts for swift and safe scene clearance.

Post-incident analysis and improvement: Identifying lessons learned and implementing corrective actions.

Through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on exercises, and real-world case studies, participants will develop the competencies necessary to enhance road safety, reduce incident response times, and improve overall traffic flow. Registration for Traffic Incident Management (TIMs)