Community Training and Response Center

Kirkwood's Community Training and Response Center is a new 10,755 square-foot facility on the north campus of Kirkwood Community College. CTRC creates a comprehensive headquarters dedicated to helping communities and organizations across the country to prepare, respond, and recover from emergency situations. To accomplish its goal, the CTRC has brought together six college and community operations with similar missions. Each is a Best Practice showcase in their respective discipline.

The National Mass Fatalities Institute (NMFI) - Provides training and education to help communities, businesses, industries, government and disaster response agencies effectively plan for, respond to, and recover from a mass fatalities incident.

The Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI) - Provides training in homeland security, hazardous materials handling, industrial health and safety, and industrial fire and rescue response for trainers, industrial workers, and responders.

The Linn County Emergency Management Agency (Linn EMA) - Provides a systematic approach to the coordination of emergency response in Linn County and supports surrounding counties on an as-needed basis.

The Midwest OSHA Education Center- Provides occupational safety and health training for area business and industry, including HAZMAT, egress, industrial, and construction safety training.

The East Central Iowa Regional Fire Service Training Center - Provides municipal volunteer and industrial firefighter training.

The Environmental Training Center - Provides environmental training and education in the areas of municipal water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and fire safety for public sector operators and responders.