LMS Classes and Conference

Denver— November 2, 2020 — COVID-19 or not, continuing education has changed, and the virtual world is catching on fast!  This month, The Blue Cell, LLC is excited to announce an online Learning Management System (LMS) that allows students to self-pace their learning.  For consequence and emergency managers, the courses now available will give you an edge up in your field.  The online learning management system offers courses in preparedness and response, organizational leadership and management, and incident management courses. Courses titles vary from ‘Fundamentals of Exercise Design’, ‘Agency Administration in Incidents and Disasters’, ‘Recovery Support Functional Positions’, and more. 

 

To celebrate Veterans everywhere, The Blue Cell is offering a 20% discount on all LMS Courses, now through the end of November. Use the code: Veteran20 at checkout. To read more about these courses and register please visit https://thenimsstore.com/collections/software.

 

We are also thrilled to announce the North American Virtual Training and Exercise Conference 2021 is now set for the last week of April 2021. The conference will feature the latest techniques in virtual training, testing, information management, and facilitation space. Hear from leaders in the industry on techniques, equipment, and lessons learned from the past year as we all adapt to this bold new world of interaction.  Using a custom conference platform, avatars, and state of the art concepts this conference is designed to share products, services, and do it yourself information processes for your future training and exercise needs. With 15 speakers and topics, and 20 select conference collaborators and partners we will have an exciting line up for you this coming year. Sign up today at a pre-registration pricing of $100.00 per person. https://thenimsstore.com/collections/courses-and-workshops/products/north-american-training-and-exercise-virtual-conference-2021

 

The Blue Cell is available for customized training, virtual and live delivery of exercises for any jurisdiction looking to capture ‘lessons learned’ or ‘best practices’ from the ongoing COVID response.  The Blue Cell is a by-design training, exercise, consulting, and deployment services company focusing on emergency and crisis management in the public and private sectors. 

Find us at www.thebluecell.com or 800-866-0840.

For Immediate Release

Contact: Jessica LaBerge

Managing Director, Integrated Sales & Marketing Team

JessicaLaBerge@thebluecell.com

June 19, 2020

Business Operations adapt to global pandemic, The Blue Cell evolves consequence management training to Virtual options.

Denver— June 19, 2020 — During this worldwide pandemic, leaders have been forced to redefine the workspace and how their staff operate day to day.  COVID-19 has also highlighted the need for business continuity planning, long range consequence management and virtual training options.

The Blue Cell is a by design training, exercise, consulting, and deployment services company focusing on emergency and crisis management in the public and private sectors.  The Blue Cell had begun adapting training to virtual delivery options back in 2019, however with the spread of COVID-19 the launch of the virtual system became a priority in early 2020.

This week The Blue Cell is celebrating the success of its of a virtual delivery of FEMA’s G-191 or Emergency Operations Center (EOC)/Incident Command System (ICS) Interface. This is one of the first virtual deliveries of a FEMA “G” series, and it was a State sponsored class.

“The format for the class was smooth and worked better than expected” several students commented and another said “This class was awesome”.

Along with the G-191 virtual training, The Blue Cell is expanding its traditional field or live training options.  Several additional virtual training classes are scheduled for July, August, and September; student registration is now open for:

• ·         July 9^th Virtual G557 –Rapid Needs Assessment
• ·         Aug. 10-11^th Virtual G205 – Recovery for Local Government
• ·         Aug. 12-14^th Virtual G393 – Mitigation for Emergency Managers
• ·         September 9^th – Virtual G191 – EOC/ICS Interface

The Blue Cell also received a 2-year contract renewal in Wyoming for training and exercise good through 2022.

The Blue Cell is available for customized training, virtual and live delivery of exercises and for any jurisdiction looking to capture ‘lessons learned’ or ‘best practices’ from the ongoing COVID response.  Find us at www.thebluecell.com or at 800-866-0840

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The Blue Cell, LLC Activates Training Center in response to Covid-19 and a new addition to Ownership Team

For Release 0900

March 30, 2020

Denver— March 30, 2020 — This week, The Blue Cell, LLC has been busy, and yes, the Covid-19 Pandemic is amongst some of what keeps us on our toes!  Our Integrated Training Center activated this week in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to assist our partners in Arapahoe County, CO. Our team is virtually assisting in planning and ongoing operations as we practice social distancing and safety measures. 

Our very own Michael Brown, an Owner / Member Partner of The Blue Cell, LLC has been busy as well.  Michael, as a former Under Secretary of Homeland Security and FEMA Director, has intimate knowledge and firsthand experience with the federal response to disasters.  This level of experience has landed Mr. Brown several National media appearances in the last two weeks, with more to come.  We are posting all of these interviews on The Blue Cell External Media page.  

As our nation and the world responds to the Covid-19 pandemic, we know that professionals are still needing assistance to their operations and with multi-agency coordination.  The Blue Cell has spent years building and delivering personalized training to our customers.  We want you to know that we are still here for you, and we are able to provide the same responsive field and technical assistance services.  Additional new virtual training options also can be found at

https://bravocharlieready.com/lms.html.

New Addition to Ownership Team

In addition to pandemic response, The Blue Cell also announces a new addition to the ownership team.  We are welcoming David Cain as new owner / member partner to The Blue Cell, LLC.  David brings over 34 years of experience as Deputy Fire Chief for the City of Boulder Fire Department.  His experience in, collaboration and special projects is welcomed by The Blue Cell team.  

“We’re really proud to see our team growing and new products and virtual services we are now able to provide,” said Todd Manns, Owner / Managing Partner of The Blue Cell, LLC.

Founded in 2009, The Blue Cell, LLC, LLC is a leader in emergency management and business resiliency consulting, training and exercise. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to better prepare our local agencies, businesses and communities in times of disaster.

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For more information, press only:

Jessica LaBerge, Managing Director

800-844-0840 x 3

jessicalaberge@thebluecell.com

For more information on a new addition to Ownership Team:

Todd Manns, Owner

800-844-0840 x 1

toddmanns@thebluecell.com

www.thebluecell.com