2013 Program

2013 General Session Agenda

 

2013 Awards Luncheon Agenda

2013 Training Session Selection Form

 

2013 Training
Session List

2013 Training
Session Matrix

2013 Training
Session Descriptions

2013 Workshop List

2013 Workshop Matrix

2013 Workshop Descriptions

Full Training Sessions:
TS 1. Rapid Needs Assessment (G557)
TS 2. Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role
TS 11. Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery

TS 28. Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know (MGT-366)
NHC Tour - Thursday


2013 Agenda of Activities

Greater Fort Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center

Sunday, May 5
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.       Registration
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         Selected Training Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.         Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.         Selected Training Sessions

Monday, May 6
7:30 a.m.  –5:00 p.m.        Registration
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.        Training Sessions
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.      Break
10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.     Training Sessions
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.      Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.        Training Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Training Sessions

Tuesday, May 7
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Registration
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.      Florida Insurance Council Partners in Recovery
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Training Sessions
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Training Sessions
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.      Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.        Training Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Training Sessions

Wednesday, May 8
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Registration
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Training Sessions
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      FEPA Board of Directors Meeting
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.        Exhibits
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Training Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    FEPA General Membership Business Meeting
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.       Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.        General Session
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.        Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.        American Red Cross Disaster Leadership Meeting

Thursday, May 9
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Exhibits
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Registration
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Workshops
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Workshops
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    FEPA Certification Commission (members only)
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.      Awards Luncheon (included in Registration Fee)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.        Dessert and Exhibit Hall Activities
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Workshops
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.         FEPA Training and Development Committee Meeting
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.         Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Annual Meeting

Friday, May 10
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Workshops
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Workshops


2013 TRAINING SESSIONS

TS 1. Rapid Needs Assessment (G557) FULL
TS 2. Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (270.4)
FULL
TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (L146)

TS 5. Enhanced Basic Public Information Officer (G290)
TS 6. More Than a Middle Man: Effective Coordination with State and Federal Partners
TS 7. ICS 400 - Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff (G400)

TS 8. Getting Your Disaster Housing Strategy in Shape
TS 9. Using the FFCA's MutualAidNet Resource Database & Dispatch System
TS 10. Getting the 411 on Survivor Needs
TS 11. Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery FULL
TS 12. Planning Building and Sustaining Public/Private Partnerships (G262)
TS 13. Basic Municipal Emergency Management Program
TS 14. Advanced Municipal Emergency Management Program
TS 15. Local Volunteer and Donations Management (G288)
TS 16. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters (G489)
TS 17. Higher Education All-Hazards Training
TS 18. Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Toolkit
TS 19. Tropical Meteorology 1: Meteorology of the Tropics
TS 20. Tropical Meteorology 2: Tropical Cyclone Impacts
TS 21. Tropical Meteorology 3: Forecasting Tropical Cyclones and Assessing Uncertainty
TS 22. Tropical Meteorology 4: Advanced Topics in Tropical Meteorology
TS 23. Hurricane Decision Making Scenario

TS 24. Understanding the Critical Phases of the EMAC System
TS 25. Economic Resiliency is a Team Sport: The Tools, Techniques and Teammates That Make It Work CANCELLED
TS 26. Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393)
TS 27. Shelter Management Training
TS 28. Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know (MGT-366) FULL
TS 29. Disaster Response in the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Community
TS 30. Basic HURREVAC
TS 31. Applied HURREVAC
TS 32. Developing Situational Awareness and a Common Operating Picture
TS 33. Ensuring Long-Term Recovery through Post Disaster Planning and Community Resilience
TS 34. Emergency Operations Centers Tour
TS 35. National Hurricane Center Tour
TS 36. National Hurricane Center Tour
TS 37 The US National Grid for First Responders in National Disasters
TS 38. Disaster Communications
TS 39. Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series
TS 40. Unified Logistics Management

Bold italics indicate advanced level session


HEALTHCARE CONCENTRATION

TS H1. Healthcare Coalition Development
TS H2. Heartburn Issues In Healthcare Emergency Preparedness
TS H3. Hospital Regulatory Compliance: Bridging the Gap for Emergency Management and COOP Planning
TS H4. Infection Prevention  and Control in Emergency Shelters
TS H5. Reality Check: Tracking Unmet Health Needs Following a Disaster
TS H6. Volunteer Integration in Hospital and Healthcare Settings
TS H7. Common Health Issues in a Post-Hurricane Environment


2013 Training Sessions

Sunday, May 5
Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center
1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m
3:30 p.m — 5:00 p.m.
TS 1. Rapid Needs Assessment (G557) (day 1) (limit 35)
TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (L146) (day 1)
(1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) (limit 35)

 

Monday, May 6
Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center

8:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m. — Noon
1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
TS 5. Enhanced Basic Public Information Officer (G290) (day 1) (limit 35)
TS 6. More Than a Middle Man: Effective Coordination with State and Federal Partners (limit 30)
TS 7. ICS 400 – Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff (G400) (day 1) (limit 30)
TS 8. Getting Your Disaster Housing Strategy in Shape (limit 35)
TS 39. Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series (day 1) (limit 30)
TS 9. Using the FFCA's MutualAidNet Resource Database & Dispatch System (limit 50) TS 10. Getting the 411 on Survivor Needs (limit 40)
TS 1. Rapid Needs Assessment (G557) (day 2) (limit 35) TS 2. Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) (day 1) (limit 35)
TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (L146) – day 2 * (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)(limit 35)
TS 11. Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery (limit 35)
TS 12. Planning, Building and Sustaining Public Private/Partnerships (G262) (limit 50)
TS 13. Basic Municipal Emergency Management Program (limit 100) TS 14. Advanced Municipal Emergency Management Program (limit 100)
TS 15. Local Volunteer and Donations Management (G288) (day 1) (limit 40)
TS 18. HSEEP Tool Kit (limit 50)
TS H1. Healthcare Coalition Development
TS 19. Tropical Meteorology 1: Meteorology of the Tropics TS 20. Tropical Meteorology 2: Tropical Cyclone Impacts
TS 24. Understanding the Critical Phases of the EMAC System (limit 50)  
TS 25. Economic Resilience is a Team Sport: The Tools, Techniques and Teammates that Make It Work (limit 20) CANCELLED
TS 40. Unified Logistics Management (limit 70)

 

Tuesday, May 7
Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center

8:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m. — Noon
1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
TS 5. Enhanced Basic Public Information Officer (G290) (day 2) (limit 35)
TS 26. Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393) (day 1) (limit 40)
TS 7. ICS 400 – Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff (G400) (day 2) (limit 30)
TS 27. Shelter Management Training (limit 35)
TS 39. Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series (day 2) (limit 30)
TS 28. Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know (MGT-366) (limit 50)
TS 2. Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) (day 2) (limit 35)
TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (L146) – day 3 * – (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) (limit 35)
TS 29. Disaster Response in the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Community (limit 40)
TS 15. Local Volunteer and Donations Management (G288) (day 2) (limit 40) TS 16. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters (G489) (day 1) (limit 50)
TS 17. Higher Education All-Hazards Training (day 2) (limit 75)
TS 30. Basic HURREVAC (limit 50) TS 31. Applied HURREVAC (limit 50)
TS H2. Heartburn Issues in Healthcare Emergency Preparedness TS H3. Hospital Regulatory Compliance
TS H4. Infection Prevention  and Control in Emergency Shelters TS H5. Reality Check: Tracking Unmet Health Needs Following a Disaster TS H6. Volunteer Integration in Hospital and Healthcare Settings TS H7. Common Health Issues in a Post Hurricane Environment
TS 21. Tropical Meteorology 3: Forecasting Tropical Cyclones and Assessing Uncertainty TS 22. Tropical Meteorology 4: Advanced Topics in Tropical Meteorology
TS 32. Developing Situational Awareness and a Common Operating Picture (limit 45)
TS 33. Ensuring Long-Term Recovery through Post Disaster Planning and Community Resilience  
TS 34. EOC Tour (limit 37) bus leaves convention center 8:00 a.m.
TS 35. NHC Tour (limit 37) bus leaves convention center 8:00 a.m. TS 36. NHC Tour (limit 37) bus leaves convention center 1:00 p.m.
TS 40. Unified Logistics Management (limit 70)

 

Wednesday, May 8
Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center
8:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. — Noon
TS 5. Enhanced Basic Public Information Officer (G290) (day 3) (limit 35)
TS 26. Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393) (day 2) (limit 30)
TS 37. The US National Grid for First Responders in National Disasters (limit 50)
TS 2. Recovery From Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) (day 4) (limit 35)
TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (L146) – day 4 - (8:00 a.m. – Noon) (limit 35)
TS 16. Management of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disasters (G489) (day 2) (limit 50)
TS 17. Higher Education All-Hazards Training  
TS 38. Disaster Communications

TS 23. Hurricane Decision Making Scenario (limit 60)

Bold italics indicate advanced level session


 

TRAINING SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

TS 1. Rapid Needs Assessment Organized by Necole Holton
Sunday, May 5, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - Noon
(attendance both days required)

The ability of local governments to perform a Rapid Needs Assessment accurately and within the first few hours after an incident or emergency is critical to providing a response designed to save lives and support life sustaining actions. This course explains the purpose of a Rapid Needs Assessment and describes the starting point for planning the assessment. This course is normally taught in conjunction with TS 2 Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4), which follows this session, as it provides a foundation for the concepts discussed in the course. This is a required course in the EMI advanced professional series.

Level: Advanced Limit:35
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TS 2. Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government Role (G270.4) Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am - Noon
(attendance all three days required)

This course is designed for local government disaster recovery professionals (elected officials, city/county administrators, emergency management coordinators, public works directors, building inspectors, community planners, and unmet needs committee coordinators). The purpose of this course is to increase local government awareness of disaster recovery issues. This course is recommended as a follow-up to TS 1 Rapid Needs Assessment (G557), which precedes this session. This is a required course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) certificate program.

Level: Basic Limit: 35
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TS 3. Homeland Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (L146)
Organized by Bill Johnson
Sunday, May 5, 1:30 am - 6:30 pm
Monday, May 6, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 am – Noon
(attendance all four days required)

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) provides an overview of the progressive exercise process. In a cyclical process, exercises from the planning stages to the evaluation and improvement and how each endlessly builds upon the next will be examined. This class will assist in all issues relating to exercises and familiarize participants with the federal guidance and direction to build and maintain self-sustaining exercise programs. This training session will require additional hours beyond the traditional schedule in order to be a certificated training session. Participants will have a one hour lunch break.

Level: Advanced Limit: 35
Prerequisites: EMI IS-120.A and FEMA EMI 75-5 Application

 

TS 5. Enhanced Basic Public Information
Officer (G290)
Organized by Tom Iovino
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am - Noon
(attendance all three days required)

This is an augmented version of the FEMA G290 Basic Public Information Officer class. It is for Public Information Officers and those who may serve in that capacity. Additional information will be provided on social media and the creation of public awareness campaigns.

Level: Basic Limit: 35
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TS 6. More Than a Middle Man: Effective Coordination with State and Federal Partners Organized by Katie Sherk & Beth Boyd
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

This training will prepare Red Cross workers for assignments at Joint Field Offices and State Emergency Operations Centers to work collaboratively with the internal and external partners of the Red Cross, helping to ensure a coordinated disaster response that result in effective service delivery.

Level: Advanced Limit: 30
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TS 7. ICS 400 - Advanced Incident Command
System for Command and General Staff (G400)
Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
(attendance both days required)

This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS 100 through ICS 300 These earlier courses are prerequisites for ICS 400.

Level: Advanced Limit: 30
Prerequisites: ICS 100, 200 and 300
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TS 8. Getting Your Disaster Housing Strategy in Shape Organized by Betti Johnson
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Florida Counties have been developing their Disaster Housing Strategies in anticipation of that event which could bring thousands of displaced families and FEMA to your EOC doorstep. While Individual Assistance and Direct Housing Assistance may be federal programs, local governments need to have their strategies and partnerships in place to be able to meet the needs of their citizens and facilitate the recovery in their community. This session will provide an overview of the Disaster Housing Program, the process and procedures and what the local government will need to have in place. This will be followed by a Disaster Housing Tabletop Exercise.  Participants should bring a copy of their Disaster Housing Strategy or Checklist with them in order to enhance the learning experience.

Level: Basic Limit: 35
Prerequisites: IS-403 Introduction to Individual Assistance (online at
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/IS403.asp) and the Florida Abbreviated Disaster Housing Strategy Course (www.fldisasterhousing.org) recommended
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TS 9. Using the FFCA's MutualAidNet
Resource Database & Dispatch
Organized by TJ Lyon
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - Noon

Provide basic understanding and knowledge of the fire based resource database system used by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association in the management of intrastate mutual aid deployments as part of their support role to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the State ESF-4/9 Desk. Attendees representing one of the systems 600 plus Florida fire departments or partnering agencies will be added as a system user, and will be provided live access via their own laptop during the session.

Level: Basic Limit: 50
Prerequisites: Attendees will need to bring their own laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity. Attendees
will need to complete and submit System User Information form prior to class
start.
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TS 10. Getting the 411 on Survivor Needs Organized by Merrilee White
Monday, May 6, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

With tight budgets and so many disasters, even Uncle Sam is tightening the belt! Funding for programs that once flowed freely, now require survivor needs assessments. Presenters will talk about integrating data from American Red Cross case files, CR surveys, 2-1-1 and other information and referral services. Learn to use ALL available resources to “make the case.”

Level: Basic Limit: 40
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TS 11. Social Media for Natural Disaster
Response and Recovery
Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

The course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills of social media and its uses, as well as the current tools, methods, and models to properly make use of social media for crisis communication. Participants will take part in facilitator-led activities. Through the use of social media tools, participants will learn and master skills to disseminate information and monitor, track, measure, and analyze social media traffic. Participants will be able to use social media as a method to identify warning signs that a crisis is developing.

Level: Basic Limit: 35
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TS 12. Planning Building and Sustaining
Public/Private Partnerships (G262)
Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

This course provides participants with a standardized approach in the integration of private sector partnerships with emergency management and continuity programs and provides tools to participants to assist with building and sustaining relationships. Objectives of this course includes recognizing the role public-private partnerships play within the emergency management system; identifying stops for establishing a public-private partnership; discussing best practices for information sharing, emergency communications, resource sharing, and joint planning; and will explain methods for sustaining public-private partnerships.

Level: Basic Limit: 50
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TS 13. Basic Municipal Emergency
Management Program
Organized by Betti Johnson
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - Noon

This basic course will provide municipal emergency managers strategies and tools to expand their response and recovery capability.  The training course will provide instruction on how to build the basic components of a municipal emergency management program with limited resources. Managing resources is a primary mission of the EOC. Learn how to identify resource shortfalls, creatively work with private and nonprofit partners to fill gaps, and employ innovative technologies to manage resources during an incident.

Level: Basic Limit: 100
Prerequisites: ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800 recommended
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TS 14. Advanced Municipal Emergency
Management Program
Organized by Betti Johnson
Monday, May 6, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

This course will provide an overview of program enhancements to take your municipal emergency management program to the next level. Learn from your peers who managed the Republican National Convention, Super Bowl, and numerous other events, the basic of large-scale, worst case contingency planning.

Level: Advanced Limit: 100
Prerequisites: ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800 recommended
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TS 15. Local Volunteer and Donations
Management (G288)
Organized by Merrilee White
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - Noon
(attendance both days required)

The course is designed to strengthen the abilities of local jurisdictions to successfully prepare for and handle volunteer and donations management issues that may arise. The course content and activities may also serve as a template, thereby enhancing uniformity in addressing areas of donated unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and undesignated cash. This training also provides information regarding the State’s volunteer and donations management responsibilities, which are designed to help build relationships between government and non- government organizations.

Level: Basic Limit: 40

 

TS 16. Management of Spontaneous
Volunteers in Disasters (G489)
Organized by Merrilee White
Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am - Noon
(attendance both days required)

This course introduces the skills and planning considerations required to manage large numbers of volunteers who are not affiliated with an experienced relief organization, but who want to help in disasters. These helpers or “spontaneous volunteers” can often be put to effective use, making a positive difference in the affected community. Effective use of this resource requires pre-disaster planning, team building and policy decisions by local emergency managers. Learn the keys to success in managing spontaneous volunteers, and best practices from the nation’s most experienced disaster volunteer managers.

Level: Basic Limit:50

 

TS 17. Higher Education All-Hazards Training Organized by Jennifer Fleischman
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
(attendance borth days required)

This training session will offer emergency management practitioners in institutions of higher education tools and resources to better prepare for our ever-changing all-hazards environment.  From best practices in continuity of operations planning to protection of critical infrastructure and hazardous materials, this session will combine presentations and exercises with the goal of increasing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of higher education emergency management practitioners. 

Level: Basic Limit: 75

 

TS 18. Homeland Security Exercise
Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Toolkit
Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

The HSEEP Toolkit is an interactive, on-line system for exercise scheduling, design, development, conduct, evaluation and improvement planning. The HSEEP Toolkit includes the National Exercise Schedule (NEXS) System, Design and Development System (DDS), and Corrective Action Program (CAP) System.

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO HAVE HSEEP USER ACCOUNT. Please email support@hseep.net or call (866) 476-4827 to request a user account prior to the training.  Be sure to bring your account information with you.

Level: Advanced Limit: 50
Prerequisites: HSEEP Course (L146) and/or HSEEP Train-the-Trainer (L147) With Active HSEEP Account

 

TS 19. Tropical Meteorology 1: Meteorology Of The Tropics Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - Noon

This session is the first of a four part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles of tropical meteorology. The discussions will focus on those concepts which need to be understood to assist in applying tropical cyclone forecast information to the emergency decision-making process. This session will include a basic introduction to the atmospheric and oceanic processes of the tropics as well as an introduction to tropical cyclone terminology, climatology, structure, and the methods and technologies used to detect, measure, and track tropical cyclones.

Level: Basic  

 

TS 20. Tropical Meteorology 2: Tropical
Cyclone Impacts
Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 6, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

This is the second of a four part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles which need to be understood to assist in applying tropical cyclone forecast information to the emergency decision-making process. This session will include in-depth discussions from a meteorological standpoint of the various threats to life and property posed by tropical cyclones.

Level: Basic  

 

TS 21. Tropical Meteorology 3: Forecasting Tropical Cyclones and Assessing Uncertainty Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - Noon

This is the third of a four part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles which need to be understood to assist in applying tropical cyclone forecast information to the emergency decision-making process. This session will include in-depth and sometimes technical discussions of NHC and WFO tropical cyclone forecast processes and their associated uncertainties, products, and services.

Level: Advanced Limit:30
Prerequisites: Tropical Meteorology 1 and 2

 

TS 22. Tropical Meteorology 4: Advanced Topics In Tropical Meteorology Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

This session is the last of a four part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding principles of tropical meteorology. In this session we will examine potential future improvements to NHC products and services, future concepts of WFO services and the Weather Ready Nation Initiative, the science behind seasonal forecasts, and the hurricane forecast improvement project.

Level: Advanced  
Prerequisites: Tropical Meteorology 1, 2 and 3

 

TS 23. Hurricane Decision Making Scenario Organized by Al Sandrik
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am – Noon

Building upon the meteorological information presented in the Tropical Meteorology training sessions, the goal of this session is to familiarize emergency management and other decision making personnel with the real world applications of weather information during a tropical cyclone landfall event. This is an interactive exercise simulating a hurricane landfall along the Florida Coast. National Hurricane Center and local National Weather Service personnel will brief the scenario and guide participants through meteorological factors. Participants will then make very general decisions about protective measures based largely upon the weather briefings.

Level: Advanced Limit: 60
Prerequisites: Tropical Meteorology 1, 2, 3 and 4
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TS 24. Understanding the Critical Phases of the EMAC System Organized by Gary Spraggins
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - Noon

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) established in 1996, stands today as the cornerstone of the nation’s mutual-aid network. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U. S. Virgin Islands have enacted EMAC into law. The strength of EMAC, and the quality that distinguishes it from other mutual aid compacts, lie in its governance, its relationship with federal organizations, states, counties, cities, territories, and regions, and its ability to legally move any publicly owned resource from state-to-state. The primary objectives of this session are to focus on the recommended actions that should be taken by both Requesting and Assisting States and Resource Providers during the Pre-event Preparation, Activation, Request and Offer, Response and Reimbursement Phases of the EMAC process. The Mission Ready Package (MRP) concept and cost-estimation methodology will be highlighted. Attendees will receive expert guidance on creating MRPs, whose use will greatly facilitate identifying, mobilizing, and deploying resources to provide both intrastate and interstate mutual aid support to impacted states. The Session will conclude with a look at the process for initiating reimbursement procedures for deployed personnel as well as the Resource Provider.

Level: Basic Limit: 50
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TS 25. Economic Resiliency is a Team Sport: The Tools, Techniques and Teammates That Make It Work Organized by Mickie Valente
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm CANCELLED

This training session will offer best practices and practical tools to maximize resources and expertise to enhance economic recovery and overall community continuity. Trainers will draw from their experiences with the National Disaster Recovery Framework and with developing and implementing recovery initiatives in Florida, in the Northeast following Super Storm Sandy and elsewhere.

Level: Basic Limit: 20

 

TS 26. Mitigation for Emergency Managers
(G393)
Organized by Laura Herbert
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am – Noon
(attendance both days required)

G-393 is a required course for the Advanced Professional Series. It covers basic mitigation principles including the ideal role of emergency managers and the steps of mitigation planning.

Level: Basic Limit: 40

 

TS 27. Shelter Management Training Organized by John Hartgering
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

This course will introduce the roles, responsibilities and tasks of the shelter manager. Using the Sheltering Handbook, participants will work through a case study that takes them through four of the six phases of the sheltering cycle: Opening, Organizing, Operating and Closing. The course purpose is to prepare participants to effectively operate a shelter facility in a safe environment for its residents and workers.

Level: Basic Limit: 25
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TS 28. Legal Issues and Disasters: Things You Should Know (MGT-366) Organized by Necole Holton & John Wilson
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

This DHS course will empower emergency managers, planners, first responders and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOADs) with the planning and management-level skills they need to identify key legal issues and potential liabilities that typically arise during emergencies. Using a case study approach, participants in this 8-hour instructor-led course will examine legal issues surrounding selected emergency management challenges, be introduced to relevant legal guidance and emerging trends, and through discussion with other participants gain a sense of the larger operational and policy constraints faced by different actors involved in emergency planning, response and recovery.

Level: Basic Limit: 50

 

TS 29. Disaster Response in the Limited
English Proficiency (LEP) Community
Organized by Merrilee White
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

This full day training will address the daunting challenges of meeting the preparedness and response needs of Limited English Proficiency Communities. Expert presenters will offer powerful tools for overcoming these challenges, including cataloguing LEP community assets and alternative methods of communication with LEPs, before and after a disaster strikes. A presentation on the innovative CERT program in a Volusia County LEP community and a first responder’s perspective on improving local, state and federal response to LEP disaster needs offer ready-to-implement strategies for any LEP community.

Level: Basic Limit: 40

 

TS 30. Basic HURREVAC Organized by Ed Kessler
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - Noon

This is a basic course of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hurricane decision-making software program known as HURREVAC. This training is designed for users who want to learn the basic components of the program. Students will work hands-on with HURREVAC.

Level: Basic Limit: 50

 

TS 31. Applied HURREVAC Organized by Ed Kessler
Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

This is an advanced course of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hurricane decision-making software program known as HURREVAC. The training is designed for users who want to expand their knowledge and use of more applied components of the program. This training session will include how to apply HURREVAC examples and problem solving skills development. Students will work hands-on with HURREVAC 2010.

Level: Advanced Limit: 50
Prerequisites: Basic HURREVAC

 

TS 32. Developing Situational Awareness and a Common Operating Picture Organized by Brian Misner
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

As the hazards and vulnerabilities of our built environment expand throughout our increasingly technological society, so too do the strategies and tools that can be utilized to anticipate and respond to them. This session will guide students through several methodologies for developing and maintaining a basic all-hazards situational awareness model for their community. Students will then spend time with Google Earth, SERT GATOR, and other existing applications that can be leveraged to produce a common operating picture using data from a daily situational awareness routine. Finally several case studies from recent events at the local, state, and federal level will be used to help students relate real-world best practices and lessons-learned to the classroom skills taught in the session.

Level: Basic Limit: 45
Prerequisites: FEMA IS-230 required; IS-42 and IS-922 recommended before session
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TS 33. Ensuring Long-Term Recovery
through Post Disaster Planning and Community Resilience
Organized by Larry McIntyre
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am – Noon

This session will include a panel of experts that will provide discussion of various strategies and approaches that have been successfully used in assisting communities of various sizes to plan and establish resilience measures to recover from hurricanes and other disasters. The panelists will identify available resources to aid emergency management practitioners in integrating community resilience strategies into their long-term recovery plans.

Level: Advanced  
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TS 34. Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) Tour Organized by Brian Misner
Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

This tour will visit the EOCs at Florida International University, Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale.  It will also include a visit with the South Florida Weather Forecast Office and Forecasters and Hurricane Liaison Team at the National Hurricane Center.  Participants will travel by bus to visit the identified EOCs. They will have an opportunity to view the facility layouts and function, communication equipment, information management software systems, functional break out areas and meet and talk with EOC staff. This is a great opportunity to visit and ask questions. Transportation will be provided.

Level: Basic Limit: 37

 

TS 35. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour Organized by Pablo Santos
Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 am – Noon

This session will include a tour of the NHC and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami. The purpose of the tour is for participants to gain a better understanding of the operations of the NHC and the local Weather Forecast Office (WFO), as well as their duties and roles during tropical cyclone situations. Transportation will be provided.

Level: Basic Limit: 37

 

TS 36. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour Organized by Pablo Santos
Tuesday, May 7, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This session will include a tour of the NHC and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami. The purpose of the tour is for participants to gain a better understanding of the operations of the NHC and the local Weather Forecast Office (WFO), as well as their duties and roles during tropical cyclone situations. Transportation will be provided.

Level: Basic Limit: 37

 

TS 37. The US National Grid for First
Responders in National Disasters
Organized by TJ Lyon
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am - Noon

This course will teach students to understand and use the US National Grid (USNG) System in both emergency response as well as planning.  Students will use maps, compasses, and GPS as well as other simple tools that will assist as they prepare for and respond to emergencies of all sizes. After action reviews from nearly every large multi-jurisdictional incident have called for a common grid to ensure interoperability among responders (search & rescue, fire, EMS, LE, mass care and mutual aid). Operational implantation of the USNG spans preparedness and response operations. Use of the USNG provides a uniform platform for pre-scripted mission planning and drives situational awareness across disciplines and jurisdictions.

Level: Basic Limit: 50
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TS 38. Disaster Communications Organized by Paul Winter
Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 am - Noon

Deep dive into today’s Mass Communications tools and services:  Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), National Communications System (NCS) Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Priority Service (WPS), Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), Florida’s plan for Mobile Public Safety Broadband. Learn from the experts how these tools can support your planning, response and recovery operations.

Level: Advanced  
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TS 39. Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series Organized by Merrilee White
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
(attendance both days required)

The Florida Association for Volunteer Resource Management will conduct The Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series; a sequence of six courses on organizing and implementing an effective volunteer program in a nonprofit or government organization. The interactive curriculum is based on the newest research and effective practices in the industry, and is packaged in an easy-to-use format. The six courses include:

  1. Understanding Volunteering: Exploring the Heart of the Volunteer Sector
  2. Planning Your Volunteer Program: Building a Solid Foundation
  3. Recruiting and Placing Volunteers: Matching Volunteer Skills with Service Needs
  4. Orienting and Training Volunteers: Achieving Service Excellence
  5. Supervising Volunteers: Maximizing the Volunteer Experience
  6. Evaluating Your Volunteer Program: Improving Results Through Data and Feedback

Each participant will receive a workbook with resources, copies of the power point slides and templates to support each course. Attendees will have an opportunity to take an open book exam to earn an Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Certificate of Achievement from Volunteer Florida and The Florida Association for Volunteer Resource Management for successfully completing course work.

Level: Basic Limit: 30
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TS 40. Unified Logistics Management Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
(attendance both days required)

This is a two-day intermediate training course focusing on the dynamics of emergency logistics planning and operations. Areas covered include supply chain; critical path and resource management; strategic and tactical planning for recurring and major disasters; purchasing methods and contracts; mission tasking and fulfillment; Forward Operating Bases; Mobilization Areas; County and State Logistics Staging Areas; County Points of Distribution and Emergency Base Camps. The new county level Logistics Capability Assessment Tool (C-LCAT) process will be presented as will Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (JRSOI) and the State Resource Management Network (SRMN) software used for managing resources statewide. Recommended participants include; emergency managers, logistics, mass care, health, military support, and public works, function personnel. Non-profit organizations, business and industry, finance staff and purchasing agents all have critical roles and will benefit from this course.

Level:  Advanced Limit: 70
Prerequisites: None but IS 100, 200, 700 and 800 will be of assistance in understanding the concepts presented.
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HEALTHCARE CONCENTRATION

TS H1. Healthcare Coalition Development Organized by John Wilgis
Monday, May 6, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

A Healthcare Coalition is a collaborative network of healthcare organizations and their respective public and private sector response partners that serve as a multi-agency coordinating group to assist with preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities related to healthcare organization disaster operations. The primary function of the Healthcare Coalition includes sub-state regional, healthcare system emergency preparedness activities involving the member organizations. This training session would present topics that would include how local communities would develop a regional, healthcare coalition. Specific areas of discussion would include planning, organizing and equipping, training, exercises and evaluation. Discussion would also include preparedness, response and recovery roles of a healthcare coalition.

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TS H2. Heartburn Issues In Healthcare
Emergency Preparedness
Organized by Ed Smolik
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am - Noon

Recent events have highlighted the importance really knowing if healthcare facilities are prepared for a serious storm. Flood resistance, facility hardening, emergency power capability and evacuation planning can either all come together as a plan, or clash at the worst possible time. This presentation will review the relationship between facility risk level, planning, resources and key decision making to ensure that the plan matches the threat. When a storm threatens, healthcare providers, Emergency Managers and emergency services must all know what the plan is, and that it will really work for all community partners.

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TS H3. Hospital Regulatory Compliance: Bridging the Gap for Emergency Management and COOP Planning Organized by Philip Doyle
Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

There are twelve Joint Commission standards for emergency management and 106 elements of performance.  Within the 106 elements of performance there are 79 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) crossovers with additional requirements. In addition the Joint Commission or other regulatory agency there are Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) requirements for the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) of s. 395.1055, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-3, Florida Administrative Code.  These requirements do not stop with hospitals but also branch out to home health care, etc. Healthcare emergency planners must have the ability to manage and coordinate many different organizations requirements while meeting all of the objectives outlined in each of their individual standards.  This session will assist hospitals and healthcare providers in understanding the different regulatory agencies and how they connect to one another and best practices of merging the requirements to have one comprehensive approach to compliance.  The session will answer the following questions:
•           Who are the regulatory agencies that monitor emergency management in healthcare?
•           What are the crosswalks between each organization?
•           What are the all or nothing standards?
•           How do different agencies use one another’s reports to assist them in their surveys?
•           How to prepare for a successful survey?
•           How do you request their assistance?

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TS H4. Infection Prevention  and Control in Emergency Shelters Organized by Terry Freeman
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Conditions are rarely ideal during disasters. When people are displaced and need to stay in a shelter, it is important to use appropriate infection prevention and control measures, in order to limit disease transmission.  Tips, challenges, recent experiences, and planning resources will be discussed.

Level: Basic Download Presentation 1, 2

 

TS H5. Reality Check: Tracking Unmet Health Needs Following a Disaster Organized by Terry Freeman
Tuesday, May 7, 10:30 am - Noon

This session will provide an explanation of the Center for Disease Control and the American Red Cross processes for collecting surveillance data of health conditions in multiple service delivery sites following a disaster. Data collection methods and means of communication, including jointly developed forms, will be discussed along successes and challenges. Recent responses, including to Super Storm Sandy, will be highlighted.

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TS H6. Volunteer Integration in Hospital and Healthcare Settings Organized by Ashley Lee
Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Volunteer management is the ability to coordinate the identification, recruitment, registration, credential verification, training, and engagement of volunteers. In regards to medical surge, actions are required to effectively direct all activities related to processing, integration, and oversight of volunteers to provide personnel surge. This session looks to assist hospitals and healthcare providers in understanding the systems and volunteer organizations currently in place to assist with catastrophic incidents; specifically Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), State Emergency Response Team (SMRT), and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). The session will answer the following questions:

  • Who are these organizations and what are their missions?
  • Where do they come from and who deploys them?
  • What are their similarities and differences and limitations?
  • How do you request their assistance?
  • How to put them to work?

Specific areas of discussion will also include memorandums of understanding, credentialing/vetting, liability protections and worker’s compensation, capabilities, exercise integration, and written plans to include volunteers.

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TS H7. Common Health Issues in a Post-
Hurricane Environment
Organized by Sharlene Edwards
Tuesday, May 7, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

The very nature of hurricanes and the flooding and damage they cause creates an increased opportunity for diseases to be spread within a population. Whether it is an increase in pests and the resultant spread of pest borne diseases, the close proximity of people in public shelters, or the spread of organisms caused by flooding and water contamination, public health threats can greatly increase after a storm or flood event. This workshop will highlight the most typical issues related to diseases and their transmission, as well as ways to mitigate the impact.

Level: Basic  

 


2013 WORKSHOPS

WS 101. “2-1-1, How May I Help You?”
WS 102. Long-Term Recovery Planning: Is your Team in Place and your Plan Ready to Guide the Long Term Disaster Recovery Process?
WS 103. Common Health Issues in a Post Hurricane Environment
WS 104. Social Graces
WS 105. Hurricanes and Radiological/Nuclear Materials: Do You Know What You Need to Know?
WS 106. The EMAC Response to Hurricane Sandy and the Keys for EMAC Success
WS 107. So Many Damage Assessments, So Little Time
WS 108. Inland Hurricane Hazards
WS 109. Atlantic Basin Seasonal Hurricane Prediction and the Forecast for 2013 (offered twice)
WS 110a. Higher Education Roundtable
WS 110b. Higher Education Roundtable (continued)
WS 111. GIS Common Operating Platform Roundtable
WS 112. The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program – How It Can Help You Deal With Disaster Recovery
WS 113. Florida Army National Guard Concept of Operations Overview
WS 114. ESF18’s Toolkit for Assisting Florida Business Transition from Disaster to Prosperity
WS 115. Integrating Disaster Behavioral Health Into Preparedness, Response & Recovery
WS 116. Introduction to the FFCA's MutualAidNet Resource Database & Dispatch System
WS 117. Student Presentations
WS 118. Florida EMACs’ Hurricane Sandy Law Enforcement Experiences
WS 119. Your Community is Coming to Dinner and Staying the Night -- What do you do???
WS 120. Exploding the Greatest Hurricane Myths (Offered Twice)
WS 121. National Weather Service Decision Support Services
WS 122. Masters’ Roundtable: Lessons from the Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning
WS 123. Recent & Future Innovations in Evacuation Studies - What They Can Do For You
WS 124. Your Role in Your Community’s Disaster Housing Program
WS 125. Hurricane Planning and the Republican National Convention - A Consequence Management Perspective
WS 126. Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) 5th Edition
WS 127. FEPA Certification Workshop: Preparing a Successful Application
WS 129. Hurricane Sandy: the Public Information Experience
WS 130. Real World Planning for Persons with Access and Functional Needs Before the Official Disaster Declaration
WS 131. Local Storm Surge Considerations
WS 132. The State Mass Care Response to Tropical Storm Debby
WS 133. Emergency Management and Florida VOAD Open Mic on Mitigation and other Long-Term Recovery Topics Roundtable
WS 134. Student Roundtable
WS 135. The Issues/Dangers of Mass Evacuation and Florida’s Plan to Deal With It
WS 136. Rebuilding After The Storm-Understanding Florida’s Requirements For Construction Contractors
WS 137. Implementing A Multi-Agency Feeding Plan
WS 138. Identifying, Communicating with and Integrating Vulnerable Populations
WS 139. When Is A Hurricane Not A Hurricane…And Does It Really Matter?
WS 140. Infamous Florida Hurricanes
WS 141. American Red Cross Roundtable
WS 142. Emergency Management and Human Resources in Higher Education: A Strategic Partnership
WS 143. Roundtable Discussion on Strategies for Re-Entry Operations
WS 144. New Geospatial Tools for Emergency Managers
WS 145. The Role of Consulates in Helping Hard to Reach Communities
WS 146. Preparing Your Community for the Federal Disaster Case Management Program
WS 147. Is the Hurricane Coming? Conveying Meteorological Uncertainty to the Public
WS 148. The New State Shelter Support Plan
WS 149. I Have That App! Smartphone Apps to Engage the Public in Preparedness and Disaster
WS 150. FLASH Mitigation Website

 


2013 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center
Thursday
May 9
8:30a.m. – 10:00a.m.
Thursday
May 9
10:30a.m. – Noon
Thursday
May 9
3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Friday
May 10
8:30a.m. – 10:00a.m.
Friday
May 10
10:30a.m. - Noon
WS 101. “2-1-1, How May I Help You?” WS 113. Florida Army National
Guard Concept of Operations
Overview
WS 124. Your Role in Your
Community’s Disaster Housing
Program
WS 136. Rebuilding After The Storm
- Understanding Florida’s
Requirements For Construction
Contractors
WS 144. New Geospatial Tools for Emergency Managers
WS 102. Long-Term Recovery Planning: Is your Team in Place and
your Plan Ready to Guide the Long Term Disaster Recovery Process?
WS 114. ESF 18’s Toolkit for
Assisting Florida Business Transition
from Disaster to Prosperity
WS 125. Hurricane Planning and the
Republican National Convention - A
Consequence Management Perspective
WS 137. Implementing A Multi- Agency Feeding Plan WS 145. The Role of Consulates in
Helping Hard to Reach Communities
WS 103. Common Health Issues in a
Post Hurricane Environment
WS 115. Integrating Disaster
Behavioral Health Into Preparedness,
Response & Recovery
WS 126. Hospital Incident Command
System (HICS) 5th Edition
 
WS 104. Social Graces WS 116. Introduction to the FFCA's
MutualAidNet Resource Database & Dispatch System
WS 127. FEPA Certification
Workshop: Preparing a Successful
Application
WS 105. Hurricanes and
Radiological/Nuclear Materials: Do You Know What You Need to Know?
WS 117. Student Presentations WS 120. Exploding The Greatest Hurricane Myths (repeat)
WS 106. The EMAC Response to Hurricane Sandy and the Keys for EMAC Success WS 118. Florida EMACs Hurricane
Sandy Law Enforcement Experiences
WS 129. Hurricane Sandy: the Public
Information Experience
WS 107. So Many Damage
Assessments, So Little Time
WS 119. Your Community is Coming to Dinner and Staying the Night -- What do you do??? WS 130. Real World Planning for Persons with Access and Functional Needs Before the Official Disaster Declaration WS 138. Identifying, Communicating
with, and Integrating Vulnerable
Populations
WS 146. Preparing Your Community
for the Federal Disaster Case
Management Program
WS 108. Inland Hurricane Hazards WS 120. Exploding The Greatest
Hurricane Myths
WS 131. Local Storm Surge
Considerations
WS 139. When Is A Hurricane Not
A Hurricane…And Does It Really
Matter?
WS 147. Is The Hurricane Coming? Conveying Meteorological
Uncertainty to the Public
WS 109. Atlantic Basin Seasonal Hurricane Prediction and the Forecast for 2013 WS 121. National Weather Service
Decision Support Services
WS 132. The State Mass Care
Response to Tropical Storm Debby
WS 140. Infamous Florida Hurricanes WS 109. Atlantic Basin Seasonal
Hurricane Prediction and the
Forecast for 2013 (repeat)
WS 110a. Higher Education Roundtable WS 110b. Higher Education
Roundtable (continued)
WS 133. Emergency Management and Florida VOAD Open Mic on Mitigation and other Long-Term Recovery Topics Roundtable WS 141. American Red Cross
Roundtable
WS 148. The New State Shelter
Support Plan
WS 111. GIS Common Operating Platform Roundtable WS 122. Masters’ Roundtable:
Lessons from the Post-Disaster
Redevelopment Planning Initiative
WS 134. Student Roundtable WS 142. Emergency Management
and Human Resources in Higher Education: A Strategic Partnership
WS 149. I Have That App! Smartphone Apps to Engage the Public in Preparedness and Disaster
WS 112. The Emergency Watershed
Protection (EWP) Program – How It
Can Help You Deal With Disaster Recovery
WS 123. Recent & Future Innovations
in Evacuation Studies - What They Can Do For You
WS 135. The Issues/Dangers of Mass Evacuation and Florida’s Plan to Deal With It WS 143. Roundtable Discussion on
Strategies for Re-Entry Operations
WS 150. FLASH Mitigation Website

 


 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

WS 101 “2-1-1, How May I Help You?” Organized by Merrilee White
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Information and Referral (I&R) Services, including 2-1-1, elder help lines, child care resource and referral, and others provide critical information to callers – many of them on a 24/7 basis. I&Rs are also a great resource for local and state emergency managers. Hear from I&R directors and county emergency managers how they have integrated I&R into their local emergency management plans, and learn about statewide efforts to standardize the collection of information from disaster survivors who call Information and Referral Services.
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WS 102

Long-Term Recovery Planning: Is your Team in Place and your Plan Ready to Guide the Long Term Disaster Recovery Process? Organized by Larry McIntyre
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

This workshop will provide answers to basic questions about how to develop a successful Long Term Recovery Plan to engage public, private and community-based stakeholders who are impacted by a disaster event. Attendees will learn how to lead a team in coalescing around a common recovery vision, establishing implementation priorities, and connecting multiple partner organizations’ projects to fulfill a common vision. The presenters will discuss topics to include developing an area baseline, recovery strategies and implementation approaches, and best practices in sustaining long term-recovery planning.

 

WS 103 Common Health Issues in a Post- Hurricane Environment Organized by Sharlene Edwards
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

The very nature of hurricanes and the flooding and damage they cause creates an increased opportunity for diseases to be spread within a population. Whether it is an increase in pests and the resultant spread of pest borne diseases, the close proximity of people in public shelters, or the spread of organisms caused by flooding and water contamination, public health threats can greatly increase after a storm or flood event. This workshop will highlight the most typical issues related to diseases and their transmission, as well as ways to mitigate the impact.

 

WS 104 Social Graces Organized by Tom Iovino
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Social Media is a great tool for communicating before, during and after a disaster. But, just as with any other tool, it needs to be used properly. Learn how some folks are reaching out with social media.

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WS 105 Hurricanes and Radiological/ Nuclear Materials: Do You Know What You Need to Know? Organized by Dean Kelly
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

The presence of radiological and nuclear materials at locations throughout the state offers another concern when planning for the impact of hurricanes and other events. The presence of these materials on our highways, in our ports and various medical facilities is cause for concern. Are you aware of the Preventative Radiological/Nuclear Detection and response capabilities in the state that can assist you following a storm? Hear the latest information available on Florida’s response capabilities and First Responder Do’s and Don’ts.

 

WS 106 The EMAC Response to Hurricane Sandy and the Keys for EMAC Success Organized by Necole Holton
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

The panel of Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) subject matter experts will discuss the response to Hurricane Sandy through the use of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The panel will also discuss the keys for a successful EMAC deployment.

 

WS 107 So Many Damage Assessments, So Little Time Organized by Katie Sherk
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

This workshop will explore what damage assessment information is available from emergency management, the American Red Cross and other organizations.  The session will describe what damage assessment data can tell you and how to access it. The session will focus on how county emergency management and the American Red Cross can work together to complete damage assessment more quickly and effectively, with concrete examples from Martin County.

 

WS 108 Inland Hurricane Hazards Organized by Dan Noah
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
The 2012 Hurricane Season saw four tropical cyclones impact the State of Florida. Overland and river flooding from heavy rains washed away roads and shut down the Suncoast Parkway for seven days.  Tropical Storm Debby caused over 24 tornadoes that lead to one fatality and millions of dollars in property damage. Some of the least talked about hazards occur after the storm has passed. Scott Nelson, Emergency Management Director from Wakulla County, will discuss his experiences from the 2012 Hurricane Season.

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WS 109 Atlantic Basin Seasonal Hurricane Prediction and the Forecast for 2013 Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am - Noon

Drs. Gray and Klotzbach will outline their latest forecast for the 2013 hurricane season, along with the methodology used to develop these forecasts. Discuss the methodology behind Colorado State University's seasonal hurricane predictions. The 2012 hurricane season will briefly be reviewed, with a focus on Hurricane Sandy. The latest forecast for 2013 will be presented, including landfall probabilities for the United States and the Caribbean. Landfall probabilities for the United States and the Caribbean will be presented. New forecast innovations will be described, such as the two week forecasts for the Atlantic Basin. The causes of observed multi-decadal variability in Atlantic basin hurricane activity will also be examined.

 

WS 110a Higher Ed Roundtable Organized by Paul Latham
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Each year, emergency management practitioners at institutions of higher education use this opportunity to gather together and openly discuss issues of interest or concern to them. Due to the overwhelming popularity and success of this workshop in previous years, we have expanded it to be a double-workshop. This will give us three solid hours to make sure everyone’s thoughts are heard thoroughly. Please come to the table and be prepared to participate. Bring a list of topics that you would like to discuss and actively engage in others’ topics.

 

WS 110b Higher Ed Roundtable Organized by Paul Latham
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

This is not a repeat of WS110a, but a continuation.

 

WS 111 Common Operating Platform Roundtable Organized by Brian Misner
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

A Geospatial Common Operating Picture is being replaced by the idea of a COP that does much more than just provide a picture. It allows for mission specific information to flow across an EOC and to enable many people to find, use and contribute to one common dataset open to everyone. This session will detail lessons learned and best practices from recent events, and provide a forum for participants to exchange ideas and datasets toward a more robust statewide Common Operating Picture. Special focus for GIS administrators and the Information Management Community.

 

WS 112 The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program – How It Can Help You Deal With Disaster Recovery Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 9, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

This workshop will provide an awareness of the EWP Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).  The program is available to State and local governments (Sponsor) to repair watershed impairments caused by a natural disaster that threaten lives and/or property.  Topics covered include: eligible disaster events, criteria for projects to be eligible under the EWP Program, requesting financial and technical assistance from NRCS, completing damage assessments, sponsor’s roles and responsibilities, NRCS’s roles and responsibilities, cost share amount and procedure for reimbursement, Entering into a project agreement with NRCS to complete the work.

 

WS 113 Florida Army National Guard Concept of Operations Overview Organized by Melissa Deleon
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

The Florida National Guard (FLNG) will provide a workshop detailing the capabilities, standard operations, planning, and requesting procedures.  FLNG will also provide an overview of lessons learned from the past seasons and how to best employ the Florida National Guard at the local level.

 

WS 114 Toolkit for Assisting Florida Business Transition from Disaster to Prosperity Organized by Larry McIntyre
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

This workshop will inform attendees of the new delivery system and operating guidelines adopted by the state to assist emergency managers in responding to the needs of the private sector following a disaster event. Presenters will provide attendees with an overview of ESF 18 support organizations’ roles and responsibilities, and learn how private sector state and federal-level resources can be used to compliment local response efforts to assist businesses.

 

WS 115 Integrating Disaster Behavioral Health Into Preparedness, Response & Recovery Organized by Necole Holton
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
Members of the Florida Crisis Consortium (FCC) will discuss integrating disaster behavioral health into planning, training, exercises, response and recovery activities. Key areas of discussion will include current behavioral health training and exercise programs, the structure and role of the FCC, and Disaster Behavioral Health Strike Teams and their missions. This workshop is open to any interested emergency management stakeholder.

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WS 116 Introduction to the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association’s (FFCA) MutualAidNet Resource Database & Dispatch System Organized by TJ Lyon
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

Basic introduction of FL-MutualAidNet, the fire based resource database system used by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association in the management of intrastate mutual aid deployments as part of their support role to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the State ESF-4/9 Desk. Attendees will be introduced to this new program and will provided a basic overview of the system’s capabilities & components that will include a live demonstration of the system.

 

WS 117 Student Presentations Organized by Brian Misner
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

This session will feature selected research presentations from students in emergency and disaster management related academic courses or programs.  A panel discussion with key emergency management stakeholders regarding the students’ research will follow their presentations.  All student scholarship recipients should plan to attend this session.

 

WS 118 Florida EMACs’ Hurricane Sandy Law Enforcement Experiences Organized by Dean Kelly
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
Florida responded as a result of Hurricane Sandy to New Jersey in support of the New Jersey State Police and local law enforcement agencies as a result of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request (EMAC).  Learn how state law enforcement resources were identified, the process in place to meet the request, the support resources needed to support the mission and hear firsthand the experiences of the responding agency.

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WS 119 Your Community is Coming to Dinner and Staying the Night -- What do you do??? Organized by Katie Sherk
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
During the 2012 Hurricane Season, Debby, Isaac and Sandy provided an opportunity for government and voluntary organizations to identify challenges and promising practices for meeting the needs of people with functional and access needs in shelters. During this workshop, panelists will discuss their recommendations for overcoming challenges such as-- setting realistic expectations for the types of functional and access needs that will be found in shelters, identifying the processes for procuring supplies, equipment and services and getting to know the local, state and federal technical advisors.

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WS 120 Exploding The Greatest Hurricane Myths Organized by Steve Letro
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
Over the years, numerous popular pre-conceived notions regarding hurricane formation, motion and mitigation have become ingrained in the public’s mind. This workshop will examine the validity or non-validity of several of the more well-known “myths” associated with tropical cyclones, and whether such myths have any basis in fact.

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WS 121 National Weather Service Decision
Support Services
Organized by Dan Noah
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
Advancements in technology have led to new products and services from your National Weather Service. The National Hurricane Center will discuss the enhanced graphical Tropical Weather Outlook and ongoing in-house experiments. Tropical and hazardous weather Webinars allow the NWS to communicate the impact of storms visually. Other services include NWSchat, on-site weather support, storm surveys, and specialized projects. Mitigation is a big part of emergency management and your NWS has tools you can provide, specifically Storm Ready for Public Schools and the Lightning Safety Toolkit for outdoor recreation and large venues. Relationships and communication are vital when a weather disaster strikes. Your NWS provides the hazardous weather information that enable decision makers to make optimal choices about how best to protect life and property in your county.

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WS 122 Masters’ Roundtable: Lessons from the Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative Organized by Betti Johnson
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon

This roundtable will enable communities who have completed Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plans (PDRPs) to have an interactive discussion regarding lessons learned and, importantly, the next steps. How do we truly build resilient communities? Who needs to be at the table? What are the major challenges? Communities beginning their planning process can have a bird’s eye view as veterans discuss what worked and what didn’t.

 

WS 123 Recent & Future Innovations in Evacuation Studies - What They Can Do For You Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 9, 10:30 am – Noon
This workshop will review recent improvements to regional hurricane evacuation study work products. It will include information on surge depth analysis, refinements to SLOSH model basins, use of the 2010 Census, and changes to the transportation model interface TIME. Future improvements being considered and conducted by FEMA and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers will also be presented.

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WS 124 Your Role in Your Community’s Disaster Housing Program Organized by Betti Johnson
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

The workshop will present an overview of the State Disaster Housing Planning initiatives including federal and state activities in 2012.  It will also provide insight from those communities who have developed and exercised their Disaster Housing Strategies. Local Disaster Housing Coordinators will discuss the benefits and challenges in this planning process, the accomplishments and pitfalls and best practices.

 

WS 125 Hurricane Planning and the Republican National Convention - A Consequence Management Perspective Organized by Necole Holton
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This discussion will outline the many planning challenges encountered by Hillsborough County Emergency Management, the City of Tampa and the Tampa Bay National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office when planning for the 2012 Hurricane Season. Panelists will also look at the decision making process used when Tropical Storm Isaac decided to threaten Tampa Bay at the same time the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) was scheduled to commence. We will discuss the difficulties of developing and implementing a comprehensive consequence management plan with additional requirements imposed by our federal law enforcement partners who have the responsibility for securing a National Special Security Event (NSSE) that is multi-layer, multi- jurisdictional, multi-discipline with multiple incident commanders.

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WS 126 Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) 5th Edition Organized by Ed Smolik
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hospitals throughout the United States confront a myriad of operational and fiscal challenges on a daily basis.  To effectively manage emergencies, whether external or internal, hospitals must invest the time and necessary funds to ensure adequate preparations are in place.  Events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the SARS outbreak in 2004, the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005 and Hurricane Sandy of 2012 demonstrated the importance of hospital preplanning and personnel training.  Since its inception in the late 1980s, the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) served as an important emergency management foundation for hospitals in the U.S. Over time, HEICS has evolved to become HICS—the Hospital Incident Command System—a comprehensive incident management system intended for use in both emergent and non-emergent situations.  This workshop will introduce the 5th Edition of HICS and how it incorporates a new incident management chart, new guides for new risks such as active shooter, “Rural and Small Hospital HICS” for those with lean staffing and “Incident Action Planning Quickstart” form and process to accelerate quick response, expanded job action sheets, and information for addressing the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

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WS 127 Florida Emergency Preparedness
Association (FEPA) Certification
Workshop: Preparing a Successful
Application
Organized by Paul Winter
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This workshop is designed to provide information and assistance to persons who are interested in obtaining certification as a Professional or Associate Emergency Manger as defined by FEPA. Instructions for completing a successful application as well as on-site mentoring by members of the FEPA Certification Commission will be offered.

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WS 129 Hurricane Sandy: the Public Information Experience Organized by Tom Iovino
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

After Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Mid-Atlantic States, a team from central Florida was dispatched to assist New York City with the recovery efforts. While the team worked in logistics, many lessons were learned in how to communicate the magnitude of the event to the public back in Florida. Learn about the tools, techniques and methods used to communicate, and the lessons learned from this devastating storm.

WS 130 Real World Planning for Persons with Access and Functional Needs Before the Official Disaster Declaration Organized by Bill Johnson
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

FEMA funds to mitigate the costs of serving persons during a disaster do not begin to flow until a Disaster is Officially Declared.  What can emergency planners do to identify and deploy community-based resources cost-effectively before a disaster is officially declared? Attend this workshop to find out the Who, What, When, Why, and Wherefores of real-world planning for the safety of persons with access and functional needs including the following disabilities: mobility, communication, transportation and sheltering.  Special emphasis will be placed on identifying community-based resources and including the persons with access and functional needs including disabilities throughout all five phases of the emergency management process: protection – actions taken to prevent an incident from occurring; preparedness – actions taken to increase capacity to respond to reduce the impact; response – actions to save lives, reduce losses and alleviate suffering; recovery – actions taken to return a community to ‘normal’; and mitigation – actions taken to reduce the damaging impacts of unavoidable emergencies.  This workshop will be presented by persons with access and functional needs including disabilities who are also trained in various aspects of Emergency Management: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Incident Command System (ICS), National Incident Management System (NIMS), etc.

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WS 131 Local Storm Surge Considerations Organized by Al Sandrik
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This Workshop will cover local factors which impact storm surge values such as coastal shape, bathymetry, bays, estuary systems and inlets. The session will cover storm surge theory on a local level as well as recent events where Florida coastal features have significantly impacted by storm surge. The workshop will conclude with an update on the SLOSH storm surge model update for the State.

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WS 132 The State Mass Care Response to Tropical Storm Debby Organized by Katie Sherk
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The state response to Tropical Storm Debby provided a number of challenges and lessons learned for mass care agencies in the State. Panelists in this workshop will include volunteer mass care agencies.

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WS 133 Emergency Management and Florida VOAD Open Mic on Mitigation and other Long-Term Recovery Topics Roundtable Organized by Merrilee White
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This roundtable will include the Make Mitigation Happen presentation on well researched, proven residential mitigation strategies for homeowners.  The roundtable / open mic discussion will engage participants in sharing successes and challenges and exploring the roles of emergency management and VOADs in promoting pre-disaster mitigation and integrating mitigation measures into post-disaster rebuilding and long-term recovery.  More effective EM and VOAD involvement in mitigation and in helping survivors navigate their long-term recovery opportunities and pitfalls will make a huge difference in community resilience.

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WS 134 Student Roundtable Organized by Brian Misner
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This roundtable provides students a forum for sharing best practices for engaging their peers in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery-related student organizations on college and university campuses. Strategies for engaging campus communities in emergency preparedness, professional development opportunities, and lessons learned will be engaged through facilitated discussion. Target audience includes, but is not limited to: Campus CERT teams, Emergency Medical Response units, Red Cross clubs, and International Association of Emergency Managers, American Meteorological Society, and other Student Chapters of related professional organizations.

 

WS 135 The Issues/Dangers of Mass Evacuation and Florida’s Plan to Deal With It Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Are we truly learning from the past? This workshop will highlight issues with mass evacuations from recent hurricane evacuations and touch on shelter in place, reducing the number of people asked to evacuate, reducing the distance evacuees must travel, looking at phase evacuation with multiple options, and helping citizens visualize threats. State policy and plans on mass evacuation response will also be covered.

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WS 136 Rebuilding After The Storm -
Understanding Florida’s Requirements For Construction Contractors
Organized by Melissa Deleon
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

When a hurricane causes damage, unqualified contractors arrive en masse to target desperate homeowners. The presentation will address:
•           Professional Licensing: What it is, why it is important, and how to verify it on state websites. (examples of State of Florida webpages containing database search results will be shown).
•           Insurance: (General Liability and Workers’ Compensation.) What it is, why it is important, and how to verify it on state websites and at private agencies.
•           Clerk of Court records. How to use public records to determine a contractor’s character.
•           Division of Corporations records and how to determine if the contractor’s corporation is   active.
•           Building department records. How to use the permit database to get a comprehensive list of previous clients in that municipality and how to research inspection results.

Helpful contracting tips and cautionary red-flags will be discussed. General information about construction methods and materials related to hurricane wind uplift will be presented.

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WS 137 Implementing A Multi-Agency Feeding Plan Organized by Katie Sherk
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Disaster feeding during a response is most effectively delivered when executed according to a multi-agency feeding plan. This plan ensures that all resources are utilized to include food banks, USDA commodities, field kitchens and mobile feeding in coordination with local emergency management. Discussions will include the transition from sustained feeding to long term feeding in New York after Hurricane Sandy.

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WS 138 Identifying, Communicating with and Integrating Vulnerable Populations Organized by Tom Iovino
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Presenters in this workshop will discuss the identification and communication challenges associated with vulnerable populations which reside within the hurricane vulnerability zone. The workshop will extend beyond the traditional definition of vulnerable populations and will encapsulate those who not only have physical disabilities, but also those with chronic health issues, economic, political and educational limitations.

 

WS 139 When Is A Hurricane Not a
Hurricane… And Does It Really Matter?
Organized by Steve Letro
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
2012 saw significant tropical cyclone impacts from systems such as Debby, Isaac and Sandy, which were not always “classical” hurricanes in either strength or storm structure. This workshop will focus on exposing misconceptions regarding the threats posed by tropical cyclones with wind speeds below hurricane strength or with characteristics that may not be purely tropical. The workshop will examine the many problems that such systems can present, and the challenges posed to both meteorologists and decision makers in forecasting the threat, conveying that threat to a sometimes confused public, and preparing and responding based on actual threats rather than textbook descriptions.

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WS 140 Infamous Florida Hurricanes Organized by Jeffry Evans
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
This workshop will examine past storms affecting different portions of the state, with emphasis on their tracks and ultimate effects. These past storms will also be illustrated as an educational tool which can be used to better prepare ourselves for future storms. The workshop will also examine comparisons between past storms of similar track and magnitude, as well as a detailed look at potential effects and impacts if these storms were to occur today.

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WS 141 American Red Cross Roundtable Organized by John Hartgering
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Panelists will engage participants in a discussion about the emerging topics in mass care sheltering, Client Casework, Government Operations, etc. Panelists will lead discussions about how Red Cross activities have been improved based on lessons learned from the 2012 Hurricane Season.

 

WS 142 Emergency Management and Human Resources in Higher Education: A Strategic Partnership Organized by Laura Herbert
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
This workshop will involve a discussion on how Human Resources can be a strategic partner with Emergency Management in Higher Education. The University of Central Florida Emergency Management Team and HR have worked collaboratively in building a COOP, developing FAQs and defining roles such as essential personnel, and HR is an identified ESF (23) in the EOC. The Benefits Manager will share a Benefits Disaster Recovery Guide developed to help their team respond to employees needs when an event occurs.

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WS 143 Roundtable Discussion on Strategies for Re-Entry Operations Organized by John Wilson
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

The purpose of this workshop is to have a roundtable discussion with appropriate stakeholders on what information they would find useful for re-entry planning and operations to determine if a new volume in the Statewide Regional Evacuation Studies is warranted. A reentry volume would include elements of the data that would be useful in establishing, review or successfully implementing a reentry plan, or developing a post disaster redevelopment plan. Examples of data types would include: additional detail on coastal zone infrastructure vulnerability; additional data on business vulnerability in evacuation zones; additional data on business types; enumeration of county ordinances that would be applicable to re-entry control; enumeration of county ordinances that would be applicable to Redevelopment restrictions.  Discussion will focus on the above data types as well as what is identified by the participants as useful for the process.

 

WS 144 New Geospatial Tools for Emergency Managers Organized by Bill Johnson
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon

FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed updates of the Hurricane Evacuation Studies for Alabama and Mississippi. The study technical data was developed and delivered in an interactive format that allows non-GIS users to interact and access the study technical data in a manner not previously available. These Interactive Technical Data Reports (ITDR) were developed in a GeoPDF Format. 

The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate this new tool (GeoPDF) that that uses ArcGIS to present hurricane and disaster planning maps, data, and information from a Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES) in an easy to use tool.  The presentation will highlight its portability for sharing location-based intelligence that can be easily accessed, queried, shared and updated by emergency managers. The tool provides non-GIS emergency managers and decision-makers a way to interact with, query, and make timely and better informed decisions during periods of disaster threats. Similar efforts are underway for the Georgia and South Carolina HES.  A practical application of the tool will also be demonstrated showing how the GeoPDF could be used to display geo-spatial infrastructure data obtained from a project conducted by Auburn University’s Geospatial Research and Applications Center (GRAC), funded by a grant from the Economic Development Administration, to map surface level coastal utility infrastructure along Alabama’s gulf coast region.

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WS 145 The Role of Consulates in Helping Hard to Reach Communities Organized by Merrilee White
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon

Phones in foreign consulates ring relentlessly after disasters, as survivors with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) seek help from a source they trust. Consulates are a significant resource for survivors and emergency managers when we equip them with critical information. A diverse panel will present the perspectives of consuls, LEP survivors, and emergency managers on the challenges of meeting needs in culturally diverse communities; and discuss ways to improve communication and coordination among LEP survivors, consulates, and government and VOAD responders.

 

WS 146 Preparing Your Community for the
Federal Disaster Case Management Program
Organized by Beth Boyd
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon

Representatives from FEMA, the Agency for Children and Families, Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and Volunteer Florida will discuss the Federal Disaster Case Management Program’s assessment process and applications. The panel will share tips for planning for and implementing the Federal Disaster Case Management Program in local communities.

 

WS 147 Is the Hurricane Coming? Conveying Meteorological Uncertainty to the Public Organized by Rob Molleda
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon
The workshop will discuss the challenges of conveying highly uncertain and technical meteorological information to the public during a tropical cyclone threat. Delivery, interpretation and understanding of the threat will be covered, as well as tools and techniques that can be used by National Weather Service, media and EMs to properly and efficiently deliver hazard information to the general public.

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WS 148 The New State Shelter Support Plan Organized by Katie Sherk
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon
The State of Florida Multi-Agency Shelter Support Plan provides a framework for the coordination of resource support for counties, local governments and non-governmental organizations in the performance of disaster sheltering. Discussions will include the use of shelter transition teams in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy.

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WS 149 I Have That App! Smartphone Apps to Engage the Public in Preparedness and Disaster Organized by Beth Boyd
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon
Organizations like the American Red Cross, FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management have developed smart phone applications to keep the public informed before, during and after disasters. This roundtable will explore smartphone apps used by various agencies (including emergency management and non-profits) to get information out to the public about preparedness and disaster related information. Presenters will provide example apps that were successful in recent disasters and preparedness activities.

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WS 150 FLASH Mitigation Website Organized by Trenise Lyons
Friday, May 10, 10:30 am – Noon
Open sourcing will allow members of the disaster safety movement to take advantage of the vast resources developed around the world and apply them locally. Whether it’s a new outreach campaign or groundbreaking research findings, an open-source framework for sharing amplifies the reach of the work done daily to promote stronger, safer homes. This workshop will introduce attendees to the site and demonstrate the various features available to support hurricane mitigation education activities.

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