The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Public Safety Chaplains Subcommittee

In Partnership with the

Fairfax County Community Chaplains Corp.

Presents

Its Fall 2012 Chaplains Training Day

 The Role of a Chaplain

Following a Mass Casualty Event

Caused by Human Hands

 This training is geared to all Public Safety,

Community, Hospital and Military Chaplains

Date                Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Time                8:30 am – 1 pm

Location         Fairfax County Government Center

12000 Government Center Parkway 

Main Auditorium

Fairfax, VA  22035

Focus

This year’s Training will focus on 3 Mass Casualty Events in:

1.      Tucson, Arizona

2.      Aurora, Colorado AND

3.      Fort Hood, Texas

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers include: 

1.      Retired Military Chaplain, Reverend Oscar Arauco, first Chaplain on the scene at Ft. Hood Army Hospital following a mass shooting at the Hospital AND 

2.      Rev. John Cheek, former police officer, now a pastor in Arizona, responded to the Tucson, Arizona mass casualty event, as well as Movie Theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado representing the Presbyterian National Response Team.

We will hear from these Chaplains, their experiences in helping the community, hospital chaplains, public safety personnel and military personnel through the ordeals of a major mass casualty caused by human hands.

REGISTRATION

            Registration is required!  In order to register, please click below and complete the brief questionnaire.

This training is sponsored by the Fairfax County Community Chaplain Corps

And the MWCOG Public Safety Chaplains Subcommittee