TRAINING & SERVICES PROVIDED

This comprehensive training equips participants with essential lifesaving skills for real world emergencies. It covers CPR and AED use for all ages, First Aid for common injuries, Bloodborne Pathogens prevention, and hands on tourniquet instruction for severe bleeding. A COVID 19 addendum supports safe response practices during infectious disease events. 

HAZWOPER training provides OSHA aligned instruction for hazardous waste and emergency response work, including 40 hour, 24 hour, 8 hour refresher, and Supervisor courses. It emphasizes hazard recognition, safe work practices, emergency procedures, leadership responsibilities, and integrated COVID 19 safety considerations. 

MMIP training provides practical, community centered tools participants can use immediately. It strengthens outreach and awareness, focuses on cross jurisdictional coordination with law enforcement, and covers prevention strategies, culturally appropriate programming, and recognition of human trafficking linked to MMIP. The training also addresses safe response, documentation, and coordination with wraparound services to protect community members. 

Active Shooter Awareness training is available in person or online and prepares participants to respond effectively to violent threat situations. The course covers the Run, Hide, Fight framework and emphasizes when and how to comply with law enforcement instructions. Participants learn how to recognize warning signs, assess risk, and take immediate protective actions during an incident. 

AWR 130 is an awareness level course on terrorist bombing threats. It focuses on recognizing explosive hazards, suspicious indicators, personal safety, and basic response actions to support preparedness and coordinated response.

AWR 140 provides foundational training on air quality monitoring during radiological or nuclear incidents. It covers basic radiation concepts, monitoring strategies, field instruments, and data interpretation, emphasizing responder safety and coordination within the incident command system. 

EHAP training provides essential knowledge to recognize and control electrical hazards. It covers common risks, safe work practices, hazard identification, and incident response, emphasizing situational awareness, personal responsibility, and compliance to prevent electrical injuries and fatalities. 

HIPP training protects workers from heat related illness while maintaining safe practices during infectious disease exposure. It covers heat illness prevention, hydration, rest, emergency response, and integrated COVID 19 considerations, emphasizing shared responsibility, situational awareness, and worker safety in high risk environments. 

QPR Suicide Prevention training teaches participants to recognize suicide warning signs and respond with confidence and care. It focuses on asking directly, listening without judgment, and connecting individuals to appropriate resources, emphasizing early intervention and compassionate action. 

CMT provides participants with the knowledge and skills to recognize, document, and protect Culturally Modified Trees (CMTs) found on Tribal lands and in wilderness settings. The training explains why CMTs are culturally, historically, and spiritually significant, and how they reflect long-standing Indigenous land use and stewardship practices. Participants learn key visual indicators, common modification types, and contextual clues that distinguish CMTs from natural damage, supporting respectful land management, compliance, and cultural resource protection. 

This course provides a foundational understanding of Tribal histories, cultures, values, and contemporary realities. The training helps participants recognize the diversity among Tribes, the importance of sovereignty, and the lasting impacts of historical trauma, policies, and systemic inequities. Attendees learn respectful communication practices, cultural protocols, and the role of trust and relationship-building when working with Tribal communities. This course strengthens cultural humility, reduces misunderstandings, and supports more effective, respectful collaboration with Tribal governments, organizations, and community members in professional and service settings. 

CAL TERRA’s S.T.A.R.R. training introduces learners to the powerful relationship between solar activity, space weather, and Earth’s environmental systems. The training explores how solar cycles, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, ultraviolet radiation, geomagnetic storms, and the Kp Index influence human health, ecosystems, animal migration, plant growth, soil stability, satellite systems, communications, power grids, and emergency preparedness. Participants learn how tools such as solar monitoring platforms and magnetology applications can make invisible space weather patterns visible, measurable, and useful for environmental education, infrastructure resilience, and public health planning. This curriculum helps students and future decision-makers understand that protecting communities and ecosystems requires looking not only at local hazards and human-caused impacts, but also at the larger solar and geomagnetic forces that shape life on Earth. 

This training provides a practical foundation in ICS and NIMS, introducing core principles, structure, and terminology for effective incident management. It emphasizes interagency coordination, initial action incidents, and the role of NIMS and the National Response Framework in supporting organized, accountable emergency response. 

Advanced ICS/NIMS for Expanding Incidents prepares participants to manage complex, multi operational incidents using ICS 300 and 400 principles. The training emphasizes unified command, incident action planning, resource management, and interagency coordination to support effective leadership during large scale and extended operations. 

CERT and TERT training prepare community members and Tribal communities to respond safely, confidently, and effectively before, during, and immediately after disasters. CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team training, teaches practical emergency preparedness skills such as disaster awareness, fire safety, light search and rescue, basic disaster medical operations, team organization, emergency communications, utility shutoff awareness, and incident command basics. TERT, or Tribal Emergency Response Team training, builds on these core concepts by adding a Tribal-specific lens that recognizes sovereignty, cultural protocols, community lifeways, local hazards, traditional knowledge, and the unique needs of Tribal governments and Tribal citizens during emergencies. Together, CERT and TERT strengthen local response capacity, support coordination with emergency services, and help communities prepare for wildfires, floods, earthquakes, storms, power outages, evacuations, and other emergencies when professional responders may be delayed. 

MUTCD Flagger training teaches participants how to safely control traffic in construction, utility, and emergency response zones. Aligned with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, it covers proper procedures, signaling, communication, and PPE, emphasizing worker safety, public safety, and regulatory compliance. 

Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is a formal policy developed by CAL TERRA to ensure essential functions continue during emergencies or disruptions. It establishes procedures for leadership succession, protection of vital records, continuity of services, and rapid recovery, strengthening resilience and reducing downtime through a customized, ready to adopt plan. 

THIRA Development is a planning and policy service in which CAL TERRA develops Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment documents for Tribes and community partners. These assessments identify risks, vulnerabilities, and capability gaps to support preparedness, mitigation, grant competitiveness, and long term resilience and continuity. 

Wildfire Home Hardening training provides practical strategies to reduce wildfire risk in Tier 2 and Tier 3 fire zones. It covers defensible space, ember intrusion prevention, building materials, and vegetation management, helping property owners and Tribal communities identify vulnerabilities, prioritize mitigation, and strengthen wildfire preparedness before fire season. 

1st Amendment Auditor training equips law enforcement personnel to lawfully and professionally engage with First Amendment auditors. It builds understanding of constitutional rights, including freedom of speech and the public’s right to record, while emphasizing clear communication, situational awareness, and de-escalation to reduce conflict, maintain safety, and strengthen public trust. 

BLaCK BAER (Biological Landscape and Cultural Knowledge – Burned Area Emergency Response) is a specialized training and workforce development program that prepares participants to support post-fire assessment, stabilization, and recovery efforts through a blend of technical BAER practices and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Designed with a strong Tribal lens, the program equips individuals with skills in soil stabilization, erosion control, watershed protection, cultural resource protection, and ecological restoration following wildfire and other land-disturbing events. Through classroom instruction, field-based training, and applied project work, BLaCK BAER builds a culturally grounded workforce capable of working alongside agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service while advancing Tribal leadership in land stewardship, post-fire recovery, and long-term ecosystem resilience. 

Resilience Corps is a workforce development and emergency management program that prepares individuals, especially from Tribal and underserved communities, to prevent, respond to, and recover from high-risk events through a combination of hands-on training, certifications, and paid field experience. The program integrates emergency response, environmental stewardship, and infrastructure resilience, equipping participants with skills in areas such as hazard mitigation, wildfire and flood response, debris management, and community preparedness. Grounded in cultural knowledge and practical application, ResilienceCorps builds a pipeline of skilled professionals who can support local, regional, and national efforts while strengthening long-term community resilience and self-sufficiency. 

Carbon Corps is a workforce development and climate resilience program that prepares individuals, especially from Tribal and underserved communities, for careers in forest health, carbon management, and land restoration. Through a combination of classroom instruction, industry-recognized certifications, and paid hands-on field experience, participants gain practical skills in vegetation management, fuels reduction, biochar production, soil health, and carbon sequestration practices. Grounded in both modern science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, CarbonCorps supports wildfire risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and climate mitigation while building a skilled workforce capable of advancing carbon-smart land stewardship and participating in emerging carbon economy opportunities. 

WaterCorps is a workforce development and capacity-building program designed to prepare individuals, particularly from Tribal and underserved communities, for careers in water system operations, conservation, and climate resilience. Through a blend of classroom instruction, certification preparation, and paid hands-on field experience, participants gain practical skills in drinking water treatment and distribution, water quality monitoring, system maintenance, and regulatory compliance, including preparation for certifications such as California’s D1 and beyond. Grounded in both technical training and culturally informed stewardship, WaterCorps strengthens local water infrastructure, supports safe and reliable access to clean water, and builds a sustainable pipeline of skilled professionals to meet growing regional and national water workforce needs.