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Veteran-Led · Scenario-Based · Connecticut

Emergency preparedness training in Connecticut.

Build the emergency action plan, test it with your real people in your real building, and leave with written priorities — before the emergency writes the lesson for you.

Custom-scoped · Written quote · No obligation

20-minute conversation · Clear scope · Written next steps · No funding guarantee

EDS Training instruction session
Format
On-site · planning + exercises
Length
Half-day tabletop to multi-day cycle
Group size
Scoped to your team
Pricing
Written fixed-price quote

Who This Is For

Built for teams that face the public.

  • Organizations without a current, tested emergency action plan
  • Leaders preparing documentation for insurance or grant files
  • Facilities, HR, and safety committees
  • Teams whose plan exists on paper but has never been practiced

What Changes After Training

Outcomes, not a checkbox.

  • A practical, site-specific emergency action plan
  • Leadership alignment on roles and communication
  • A facilitated tabletop that finds the gaps safely
  • Drills that build calm, practiced response
  • Written improvement priorities and documentation

What We Cover

Learn it. Practice it. Improve the plan.

Plan — Build It

  • Site walk-through and risk conversation
  • Emergency action plan development
  • Roles, communication trees, and alert methods
  • Accessibility and functional-needs planning
  • Documentation for leadership and files

Test — Prove It

  • Facilitated leadership tabletop exercise
  • Site-relevant scenario drills
  • Communication and accountability practice
  • Structured debrief and gap analysis
  • Written improvement priorities delivered

Every engagement ends with attendance documentation and a written summary of improvement priorities for your leadership, insurance, and grant files.

Funding

Funding may be possible. The fit must be verified first.

Some nonprofit, public-sector and employer training projects may fit a current or future funding program. EDS identifies likely pathways and prepares accurate vendor documentation — training scope, learning objectives, instructor qualifications, and a fixed-price quote. The funding agency controls eligibility, allowable costs, procurement, deadlines and awards.

Some qualifying organizations may use grant funds for approved planning, equipment, training or exercises. Eligibility, allowable costs, procurement requirements, deadlines and awards are controlled by the funding agency. EDS Training does not guarantee funding.

Common Questions

Frequently asked

We have a plan — do we still need this?

If the plan has never been practiced, it is untested. A tabletop exercise is the safest, fastest way to find the gaps before an emergency does.

What is a tabletop exercise?

A facilitated, discussion-based walkthrough of a realistic scenario with your leadership team. No disruption to operations — just honest discovery of what would actually happen.

Can this become a recurring program?

Yes. Many organizations move to a quarterly or annual preparedness cycle: refresh skills, onboard new staff, test the plan, improve readiness.

How is pricing handled?

Custom-scoped with a clear written quote after a 20-minute conversation.

What clients say

“My people told me they feel safer doing their jobs.”

— Owner, Connecticut delivery company · driver safety & de-escalation training

“Calm, professional, no scare tactics. Everybody walked out more confident than they walked in.”

— Principal, property-services firm · workplace safety training

Start with the smallest useful next step.

A 20-minute conversation identifies your audience, risk, format and date — and gives you a clear scope and price in writing.