Emergency services personnel see the most challenging moments in a community. You are expected to remain steady regardless of what you encounter, and that level of exposure has a real impact.

This training offers practical skills to support colleagues on scene and communicate more effectively with citizens in crisis. It strengthens on-scene stability and helps sustain a long career in this field.

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What You Will Learn

• How stress and trauma affect behavior in the first minutes after a critical incident

• Practical emotional first aid skills for on-scene support

• Peer-to-peer support techniques for emergency services

• Approaches that protect your own well-being during repeated exposure to tragedy

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Who This Training Is For

This course is for active first responders and emergency services personnel. It is not designed for volunteers or the general public.

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The Instructors

E-TIP is taught by nationally certified TIP trainers who work in emergency services or within the Trauma Intervention Program. Each instructor has extensive field experience, having responded to a significant number of real-world crisis scenes. They are vetted to teach this course and have led multiple academies and E-TIP trainings throughout their careers.

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Course Length

One day, six hours, with a working lunch.

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Certification

All participants receive a Certificate of Completion.

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CEUs

E-TIP is POST Accredited. CEUs are also available through SNHD.