Topic Track Descriptions
Download the 2009 Training Session Selection form here
The following Training Sessions have reached their capacity. No additional spaces available. We do not maintain a waiting list:
1. TS-EM23 National Hurricane Center Tour (Wed 8:30-noon)
2. TS-EM26A Hurricane Hunter Tour (Tues 1:30-3:00)
3. TS-HS7 Psychological First Aid (Tues 8:30-noon)
!!! IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING TRAINING SESSION FORMAT !!!
The Governor’s Hurricane Conference is pleased to offer attendees of the 2009 GHC three full days of training to accommodate more certificated courses. These courses will begin on Sunday afternoon May 10, from 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., continue all day Monday and Tuesday and conclude on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. – Noon. Registration fees will remain the same as the fees for 2 1/2 days of training last year. This applies only to selected courses and they will be identified when training session descriptions are posted to our Website. The majority of our training sessions will begin on Monday, May 11.
Agenda of Activities
Greater Fort Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center
Sunday, May 10
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Registration
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Selected Training Sessions (see note regarding session format)
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Selected Training Sessions (see note regarding session format)
Monday, May 11
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 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. - Noon – Training Sessions
Noon - 1:30 p.m. - FEPA Board of Directors Meeting
Noon - 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 12
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Training Sessions
9:00 a.m. - Noon - Florida Insurance Council Partners in Recovery Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon – Training Sessions
Noon -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 13
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Exhibits
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Training Sessions
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon – Training Sessions
Noon - 1:30 p.m. – Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – General Session
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – General Session resumes
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Reception in Exhibit Hall
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - American Red Cross Florida Disaster Directors' Meeting
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina (formerly Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel & Yacht Club)
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Hosted reception by Crowder Gulf, Garner Environmental, Sunbelt Rentals and SunCoast Resources
Thursday, May 14
8:00 a.m. - Noon. – Exhibits
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 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. - Noon - Workshops
Noon - 1:30 p.m. – Awards Luncheon (included in Registration Fee)
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Workshops
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Workshops
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - FEPA Business Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - American Red Cross Association of Florida Chapters Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - FLVOAD Annual Meeting
Friday, May 15
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Workshops
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon – Workshops
TRAINING SESSIONS
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
TS BI 1. Hurricane Biz – Train the Trainer
TS BI 2. Integrating Economic Resiliency into the CEMP
COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION
TS CP1. Advanced Applications in Public Affairs
TS CP2. Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) (G290)
TS CP3. Spokesperson Training
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TS EM1. Intermediate Incident Command System (G300)
TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
TS EM3. MT Type III Operations Chief
TS EM4. IMT Type III Liaison Officer
TS EM5. Advanced Incident Command System (G400)
TS EM6. Rapid Assessment Planning (G250.7)
TS EM7. Basic HURREVAC
TS EM8. Advanced HURREVAC
TS EM9. Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363)
TS EM10. Instructional Delivery Skills (G265)
TS EM11. Tropical Meteorology 101
TS EM12. Tropical Meteorology 201
TS EM13. Tropical Meteorology 301
TS EM14. Tropical Meteorology 401
TS EM15 Hurricane Decision Making Scenario
TS EM16. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (G775)
TS EM17. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tour
TS EM18. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tour
TS EM19. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour
TS EM20. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour
TS EM21. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour
TS EM22. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour
TS EM23. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour FULL
TS EM24a. Hurricane Hunter Tour
TS EM24b. Hurricane Hunter Tour
TS EM25a. Hurricane Hunter Tour
TS EM25b. Hurricane Hunter Tour
TS EM26a. Hurricane Hunter Tour FULL
TS EM26b. Hurricane Hunter Tour
TS EM27. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance
TS EM28. Basic Municipal Emergency Management
TS EM29. Advanced Municipal Emergency Management
TS EM30. Disaster Education/Outreach via the World Wide Web
EMERGENCY SERVICES
TS ES1. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) – Train the Trainer
TS ES2. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: The CERT Building Block
TS ES3. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Hurricanes and Technological Disasters
TS ES4. Implementing the Florida Fire Chiefs’ State Emergency Response Plan (SERP)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
TS HS1. Engaging and Managing Disaster Volunteers Effectively
TS HS2. Developing Community Collaborations
TS HS3. Frontline Disaster Supervision
TS HS4. Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations (G197)
TS HS5. In-kind Donations
TS HS6. ESF 15 Coordinator Training
TS HS7. Psychological First Aid FULL
TS HS8. Special Needs Sheltering in Florida: Challenges, Emerging Issues and Current Practices CANCELLED
TS HS9. How to Perform Effectively When Under Pressure
LOGISTICS & RESOURCE SUPPORT
TS LR1. Logistics Management
POLICY & PLANNING
TS PP1. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Introduction and the Special Challenges of Rural and Immigrant Populations
TS PP2. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Step One: Cataloging Community Assets
TS PP3. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Community Arise
TS PP4. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Safety Function Action – Family Disaster Planning
TS PP5. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Disaster Preparedness for the Haitian Population
TS PP6. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Northwest Volusia County Case Study – Community Disaster Response Group
TS PP7. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Meeting the Challenges of Disaster Preparedness for Immigrant and Rural Communities – A Summary of Lessons Learned and Best Practices
TS PP8. Building Teamwork in the Accessibility Environment
TS PP9. Life Safety Code/School and Shelters
TS PP10. Director’s Workshop
RECOVERY & MITIGATION
TS RM1. Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Government (G318)
TS RM2. Debris Management and Removal (G202)
TS RM3. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Reimbursement Made Easy
TS RM4. Recovery from Disaster – The Local Government Role (G270.4)
TS RM5. Blueprint for Safety Retrofit Training
Bold italics indicate advanced level training
2009 Training Session Matrix
Sunday, May 10 |
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Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center |
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1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m |
3:30 p.m — 5:00 p.m. |
| TS EM1. Intermediate ICS (G300) – day 1 (limit 50) | |
| *TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) – day 1 (limit 35)* | |
| **TS EM3. IMT Type III Operations Chief – day 1 (limit 35) | |
TS ES1. CERT – Train the Trainer – day 1 (limit 25) |
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*TS EM2. will require additional hours in order to be a certificated training session. Please see the description for details.
**TS EM3. is an extended length training session, requiring registration for Training and Conference.
Monday, May 11 |
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Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center |
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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 EM1. Intermediate ICS (G300) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM5. Advanced ICS (G400) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| *TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) – day 2 (limit 35)* | |||
| **TS EM3. IMT Type III Operations Chief – day 2 (limit 35) | |||
| TS CP1. Advanced Applications in Public Affairs – day 1 (limit 20) | |||
| TS EM4. IMT Type III Liaison Officer – day 1 (limit 35) | |||
| TS ES1. CERT – Train the Trainer – day 2 (limit 25) | |||
| TS CP2. Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) (G290) – day 1 (limit 30) | |||
| TS LR1. Logistics Management – day 1 (limit 70) | |||
| TS HS1. Engaging and Managing Disaster Volunteers Effectively – (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM6. Rapid Assessment Planning (G250.7) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM1. Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Government (G318) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM2. Debris Management & Removal (G202) day 1 (limit 75) | |||
| TS EM7. Basic HURREVAC (limit 50) | TS EM8. Advanced HURREVAC (limit 50) | ||
| TS PP1. Introduction: Special Challenges of Rural & Immigrant Populations | TS PP2. Cataloguing Community Assets | TS PP3. Community Arise | TS ES2. Preparing Rural & Immigrant Communities: The CERT Building Block |
| TS HS2. Developing Community Collaborations (limit 40) | |||
| TS EM9. Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363) - day 1 (limit 60) | |||
| TS RM3. FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement Made Easy (limit 50) | |||
| TS HS3. Frontline Disaster Supervision (limit 30) | |||
| TS EM10. Instructional Delivery Skills (G265) (limit 40) | |||
| TS PP8. Building Teamwork in the Accessibility Environment – day 1 (limit 30) | |||
| TS HS4. Emergency Planning & Special Needs Populations (G197) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM4. Recovery from Disaster, the Local Government Role (G270.4) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM11. Tropical Meteorology 101 | TS EM12. Tropical Meteorology 201 | ||
| TS CP3. Spokesperson Training: Introduction to Public Information (limit 35) | |||
| TS EM16. EOC Management & Operations (G775) – day 1 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM17. EOC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 8 a.m. | |||
| TS EM19. NHC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 8 a.m. | TS EM20. NHC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 1 p.m. | ||
| TS EM24a. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 1:30 p.m. | TS EM24b. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 3:30 p.m. | ||
*TS EM2. will require additional hours in order to be a certificated training session. Please see the description for details.
**TS EM3. is an extended length training session, requiring registration for Training and Conference.
Tuesday, May 12 |
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Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center |
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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 EM1. Intermediate ICS (G300) – day 3 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM5. Advanced ICS (G400) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| *TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) – day 3 (limit 35)* | |||
| **TS EM3. IMT Type III Operations Chief – day 3 (limit 35) | |||
| TS CP1. Advanced Applications in Public Affairs – day 2 (limit 20) | |||
| TS EM4. IMT Type III Liaison Officer – day 2 (limit 35) | |||
| TS ES1. CERT – Train the Trainer – day 3 (limit 25) | |||
| TS CP2. Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) (G290) – day 2 (limit 30) | |||
| TS LR1. Logistics Management – day 2 (limit 70) | |||
| TS EM6. Rapid Assessment Planning (G250.7) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM1. Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Government (G318) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM2. Debris Management & Removal (G202) day 2 (limit 75) | TS EM27. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance | ||
| TS HS5. In-Kind Donations (limit 30) | |||
| TS PP4. Safety Function Action – Family Disaster Planning (limit 100) | TS PP5. Disaster Prep for the Haitian Population (limit 100) | TS ES3. Hurricanes & Technological Disasters (limit 100) | |
| TS EM28. Basic Municipal Emergency Management (limit 100) | TS EM29. Advanced Municipal Emergency Management (limit 100) | ||
| TS EM9. Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363) - day 2 (limit 60) | |||
| TS HS6. ESF15 Coordinator Training (limit 100) | |||
| TS HS7. Psychological First Aid (limit 25) | |||
| TS PP8. Building Teamwork in the Accessibility Environment – day 2 (limit 30) | |||
| TS HS4. Emergency Planning & Special Needs Populations (G197) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS RM4. Recovery from Disaster, the Local Government Role (G270.4) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM13. Tropical Meteorology 301 | TS EM14. Tropical Meteorology 401 | ||
| TS PP9. Life Safety Code/School & Shelters (limit 35) | |||
| TS EM16. EOC Management & Operations (G775) – day 2 (limit 50) | |||
| TS EM18. EOC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 8 a.m. | |||
| TS EM21. NHC Tour (limit45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 8 a.m. |
TS EM22. NHC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 1 p.m. |
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| TS EM25a. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 8:30 a.m. |
TS EM25b. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 10:30 a.m. |
TS EM26a. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 1:30 p.m. |
TS EM26b. Hurricane Hunter Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves promptly at 3:30 p.m. |
*TS EM2. will require additional hours in order to be a certificated training session. Please see the description for details.
**TS EM3. is an extended length training session, requiring registration for Training and Conference.
Wednesday, May 13 |
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Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center |
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8:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m |
10:30 a.m — Noon |
| TS EM1. Intermediate ICS (G300) – day 4 (limit 50) | |
| TS EM5. Advanced ICS (G300) – day 3 (limit 50) | |
| *TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) – day 4 (limit 35)* | |
| **TS EM3. IMT Type III Operations Chief – day 1 (limit 35) | |
| TS ES4. Implementing the Florida Fire Chiefs’ State Emergency Response Plan (SERP) | |
| TS ES1. CERT – Train the Trainer – day 1 (limit 25) | |
| TS RM5. Blueprint for Safety Retrofit Training | |
| TS HS9. How to Perform Effectively When Under Pressure | |
| TS BI 1. Hurricane Biz – Train the Trainer (limit 40) | |
| TS BI 2. Integrating Economic Resiliency into the CEMP | |
| TS EM30. Disaster Education/ Outreach via the World Wide Web (limit 50) | |
| TS PP6. Community-Based Disaster Preparedness in a Rural Florida Community: Building the Elements of Success (limit 100) | TS PP7. Meeting the Challenges of Disaster Preparedness for Immigrant & Rural Communities – Summary (limit 100) |
| TS EM15. Hurricane Decision Making Scenario (limit 100) | |
| TS PP10. Director’s Workshop | |
| TS EM23. NHC Tour (limit 45) Bus leaves convention center promptly at 8 a.m. | |
*TS EM2. will require additional hours in order to be a certificated training session. Please see the description for details.
**TS EM3. is an extended length training session, requiring registration for Training and Conference.
Bold italics indicate advanced level session
| Tracks: | |
| Business and Industry................................... | Lavender |
| Communications and Public Information........ | Orange |
| Emergency Management............................... | White |
| Emergency Services...................................... | Red |
| Health and Human Services.......................... | Pink |
| Logistics and Resource Support................... | Blue |
| Policy and Planning....................................... | Yellow |
| Recovery and Mitigation................................ | Green |
TRAINING SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
TS BI 1. Hurricane Biz – Train the Trainer – Organized by Chad Magnuson
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
This Train-the-Trainer version of “Hurricane Biz – A Business Tabletop Exercise” will provide direction for facilitators to conduct Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) – Business Tabletop Hurricane Exercises for small to large businesses in their communities. The purpose of the exercise is to help businesses develop or build upon their own COOP planning. Preparedness, response and recovery simulations are used to conduct the exercises and facilitators will give direction about how to develop specific techniques to conduct these exercises within their own communities.
Class Size Limit: 40
Level: Basic
TS BI 2. Integrating Economic Resiliency into the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) – Organized by Mickie Valente
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
This will be a “how to” training session on how to identify and reach out to economic, tourism and workforce development organizations to develop a business, industry and economic stabilization program that is part of the EOC and CEMP structure in the community. This program is based in part on the “Disaster Resistant Jobs” course offered by EMI and will focus on how developing a business, industry and economic stabilization plan will play a vital role in speeding community recovery and ensure that all disaster response, recovery and long-term redevelopment is more efficiently and effectively executed.
Level: Basic
COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION
TS CP1. Advanced Applications in Public Affairs – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This two-day session builds on the foundations established in Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) by focusing on PIO responsibilities in large-scale emergency situations. Topics include interpersonal skills, effective communication in emergencies, media relations and use of the joint information system.
DISCLAIMER: THIS COURSE WILL NOT GIVE CREDIT FOR THE ADVANCED PIO COURSE (E-388). E-388 IS ONLY TAUGHT AT FEMA’S EMI IN EMITTSBURG, MARYLAND.
Prerequisites: Basic Public Information Officer Course (G290)
Class Size Limit: 30
Level: Advanced
TS CP2. Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) (G290) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This course is intended for Public Information Officers who are new to the field or less experienced. The course emphasis is on the basic skills and knowledge needed for emergency management public information activities. Topics include the role of the PIO in emergency management, conducting awareness campaigns, news release writing, public speaking and television interviews. This is an "Elective" course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.
Class Size Limit: 30
Level: Basic
TS CP3. Spokesperson Training: Introduction to Public Information – Organized by Betti Johnson
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This is a new pilot course that deals with the reality of emergency public information. It is designed as awareness-level training suitable for new PIOs taken alone or before Basic Public Information Officer Training (G290), or for those who serve as a media spokesperson for their organization in an emergency. How to stay on message – get your point across, and work with the media. The course will cover tips for developing your message, delivering your message and identify the media and traps to avoid.
Class Size Limit: 35
Level: Basic
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TS EM1. Intermediate Incident Command System (G300) – Organized by Necole Holton
Sunday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
(Attendance all four days required)
This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.
The recommended participants for this course are individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.
Prerequisites: IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Advanced
TS EM2. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) – Organized by Necole Holton
Sunday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 a.m. – 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.
Prerequisites: IS-00120A
Class Size Limit: 35
Level: Basic
TS EM3. IMT Type III Operations Chief – Organized by Necole Holton
Sunday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15, 8:30 – Noon
(Attendance all five days required)
Description to be posted soon.
This course is designed to meet the training needs of the Operations Section Chief Type III. The course is designed to be interactive in nature and contains several exercises designed to facilitate group and classroom discussion. It will cover the four elements of planning critical to this position: information gathering, strategy meetings, preparation of the Incident Action Plan and the position’s role in demobilization. It will include discussion regarding the position’s supervision responsibilities that pertain to operational period briefings, managing the operations section, risk assessment and safety management and adjusting tactics. It will also describe the position’s role in external and internal coordination.
Class Size Limit: 35
Level: Advanced
TS EM4. IMT Type III Liaison Officer – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This class will provide attendees with an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a Liaison Officer in an incident and a hurricane deployment in particular. The Liaison Officer is Incident Command’s point of contact for representatives of other governmental departments and agencies, non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and/or the private sector (with no jurisdiction or legal authority) to provide input on their organization’s policies, resource availability and other incident-related matters. In either a single or unified command structure, representatives from assisting or cooperating organizations coordinate through the Liaison Officer. Organizational representatives assigned to an incident must have the authority to speak for their parent agencies and/or organizations on all matters, following appropriate consultations with their agency leadership. Assistants and personnel from NGOs and the private sector involved in incident management activities may be assigned to the Liaison Officer to facilitate coordination.
Class Size Limit: 35
Level: Advanced
TS EM5. Advanced Incident Command System (G400) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
(Attendance all three days required)
This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses. The target audience for this course is personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area command or Multi-agency Coordination Entity.
Prerequisites: IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800, G-300
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Advanced
TS EM6. Rapid Assessment Planning (G250.7) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
The ability to perform a rapid assessment accurately and within the first few hours after an incident is critical to providing response for life threatening and imminent hazards. Coordinated and timely assessments permit local government to prioritize response activities, allocate scarce resources and request mutual aid and state & federal assistance. Classroom activities, facilitated exercises and instructor-lead group discussions are utilized in this course to provide participants with the skills to perform assessment.
This is part of the Advanced Professional Series
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS EM7. Basic HURREVAC – Organized by Bill Johnson
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
This is a basic refresher 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 learn the basic components of the program.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS EM8. Advanced HURREVAC – Organized by Bill Johnson
Monday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This is an advanced refresher 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 advanced components of the program. This training session will include an overview of tools such as the Evacuation Transportation Information System (ETIS), the River Gauge module, the NOAA Tide module and the exercise wizard. A new version of the software may be available for demonstration and training at this session.
Prerequisites: Basic Operational HURREVAC or a basic understanding of HURREVAC
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Advanced
TS EM9. Hurricane Readiness for Coastal Communities (G363) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This course is designed to provide participants the tools needed to help communities along the coast prepare for and respond to a hurricane. Upon completion, the participants will understand advisories of the National Weather Service, information from hurricane evacuation studies, various issues and measures needed in their jurisdiction for effective decision making and have a checklist for time-phased actions.
Prerequisites: IS-324 –Community Hurricane Preparedness
Class Size Limit: 60
Level: Basic
TS EM10. Instructional Delivery Skills (G265) – Organized by Mike Hilliard
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The purpose of this Basic Instructional Skills Course is to enable participants to present FEMA and state-delivered courses and to incorporate the needs of your participants through positive instructional delivery. The goal is to ensure that participants have a clear understanding of their role as a new instructor and how to succeed in delivering what students need and want to understand.
Class Size Limit: 40
Level: Basic
TS EM11. Tropical Meteorology 101 – Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 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 of hurricane structure and forecasts and the associated uncertainties in the hurricane forecast process
Level: Basic
TS EM12. Tropical Meteorology 201 – Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This session is the second of a four-part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles of tropical meteorology. This session focuses on the meteorological processes that produce tropical cyclone impacts such as hurricane winds, storm surge, excessive rainfall and tornadoes. The basics of the SLOSH model are also introduced with a discussion of its application to the storm surge forecast process.
Level: Basic
TS EM13. Tropical Meteorology 301 – Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
This session is the third of a four-part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles of tropical meteorology. This session deals with the sources of official information regarding tropical cyclones including forecast products and communication and dissemination procedures utilized by the National Hurricane Center and Weather Forecast Offices.
Level: Basic
TS EM14. Tropical Meteorology 401 – Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This session is the last of a four-part lecture training series for emergency managers, response personnel and technical staff regarding basic principles of tropical meteorology. In this session, discussion will focus on identifying critical research priorities regarding tropical cyclone forecasting through such initiatives as the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project. The session will also discuss hurricane operations at the Florida Division of Emergency Management as well as a discussion of latest findings in seasonal hurricane forecasting and long term trends.
Level: Basic
TS EM15. Hurricane Decision Making Scenario – Organized by Al Sandrik
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - 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.
Prerequisites: Tropical Meteorology 101, 201, 301, 401
Level: Advanced
Class Size Limit: 100
TS EM16. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations (G775) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This course examines the role, design and functions of EOCs and their relationships as components of a multi-agency coordination system. The course provides training about staffing and organization, information, systems, communications and equipment needs at the EOC; activating and deactivating the EOC operations; and EOC testing training and exercising. It uses activities and case studies about EOCs and multi-agency coordination systems at the local, state and federal levels of government.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS EM17. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tour – Organized by Bill Johnson
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:00 a.m.
A well designed and fully functional EOC is critical for the successful management of disasters. This six-hour training session includes visits to three area EOCs including the Broward County EOC, Miami-Dade County EOC, and the City of Fort Lauderdale EOC. Presentations will include information on organizing, staffing and operating these facilities.
Class Size Limit: 45
Level: Basic
TS EM18. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tour – Organized by Bill Johnson
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Repeat of TS EM 17.
TS EM19. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour – Organized by Rob Molleda
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:00 a.m.
This session will include a tour of the NHC and Miami Weather Forecast Office (WFO) on the campus of Florida International University. The purpose of the tour is for participants to gain a better understanding of the operations of the NHC and the WFO, as well as their duties and roles during tropical cyclone situations.
Class Size Limit: 45
Level: Basic
TS EM20. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour – Organized by Rob Molleda
Monday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 1:00 p.m.
Repeat of TS EM19.
TS EM21. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour – Organized by Rob Molleda
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Repeat of TS EM19.
TS EM22. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour – Organized by Rob Molleda
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 1:00 p.m.
Repeat of TS EM19.
TS EM23. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour – Organized by Rob Molleda - FULL
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Repeat of TS EM19.
TS EM24a. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 1:30 p.m.
These sessions will provide a tour of the Lockheed P-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter Aircraft nicknamed “Miss Piggy” used in the hurricane reconnaissance program. Attendees will tour the aircraft and see the equipment used in measuring tropical cyclone location and strength, guided by and with narration and explanation by the aircraft crew. Transportation to the aircraft location will be provided.
Class Size Limit: 45
Level: Basic
TS EM24b. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro
Monday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 3:30 p.m.
Repeat of TS EM24a.
TS EM25a. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 8:30 a.m.
Repeat of TS EM24a.
TS EM25b. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 12, 10:30 a.m. – Noon.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Repeat of TS EM24a.
TS EM26a. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro - FULL
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 1:30 p.m.
Repeat of TS EM24a.
TS EM26b. Hurricane Hunter Tour – Organized by Steve Letro
Tuesday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bus will leave convention center promptly at 3:30 p.m.
Repeat of TS EM24a.
TS EM27. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance – Organized by Necole Holton
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was passed by Congress in 1970 and established an environmental policy for the Nation. The intent of NEPA is to ensure that federal agencies consider the environment when determining any proposed action prior to deciding to fund and implement the action. The purpose of this course is to better define NEPA and explain the process required for compliance. Topics covered will include NEPA Compliance, levels of environmental review, environmental laws that should be considered and the roles of local, state and federal agencies in the review process.
Level: Basic
Class Size Limit: 50
TS EM28. Basic Municipal Emergency Management – Organized by Helene Wetherington
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
As municipal budgets continue to shrink, cities are struggling to maintain emergency management programs. This course will provide an overview of the basic elements which should compose a municipal emergency management program. Municipal emergency managers will share their ideas and best practices and provide some tools which can enhance defining and developing a city’s emergency management program.
Class Size Limit: 100
Level: Basic
TS EM29. Advanced Municipal Emergency Management – Organized by Helene Wetherington
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This advanced level training session will provide experienced municipal emergency managers innovative ideas and best practices to create an effective communication program. The Municipal League and municipal partners will feature the tools and technologies of managing emergencies with an essential program of thorough communication to all the pertinent stake holders on both the practical and political levels. Demystifying the process with useful and timely information better equips our local officials to manage crisis and resource mitigation.
Class Size Limit: 100
Level: Advanced
TS EM30. Disaster Education/Outreach via the World Wide Web – Organized by Betti Johnson
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
The internet is a powerful tool that can be harnessed by the emergency management community in their ongoing effort to prepare individuals, families, neighborhoods, communities and businesses for the next disaster. This training session will review current best practices and explore new ideas and concepts in using the internet in disaster preparedness.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
EMERGENCY SERVICES
TS ES1. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) – Train the Trainer – Organized by John Cherry
Sunday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
(Attendance all four days required)
This course will prepare emergency services instructors to deliver CERT training to citizens within their community. Topics include hazard awareness, disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations and light search and rescue team operations.
This course should be attended by individuals with roles in emergency management who will promote, organize and administer the CERT program and personnel in emergency services that will conduct training.
Prerequisites: Basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Class Size Limit: 25
Level: Advanced
TS ES2. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: The CERT Building Block – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo D
Monday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) can play a critical role in the initial organizing of an integrated community-based approach to emergency management. This module will focus on the practical steps in introducing the CERT model for immigrant populations and the challenges that must be overcome. Emphasis is on formation of citizen CERT teams, with examples presented from urban and rural communities. This is a bilingual presentation with materials in English and Spanish.
Level: Basic
TS ES3. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Hurricanes and Technological Disasters – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo G
Tuesday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Rural farming communities present unique challenges in regards to disaster response. One particular dimension involves the extensive use of chemicals and toxic materials (e.g., insecticides) in everyday work. When disaster strikes, such as a hurricane, the community faces the potential for technological disaster. This module will address this preset danger for technological disaster and what can be done about it.
Level: Basic
TS ES4. Implementing the Florida Fire Chiefs’ State Emergency Response Plan (SERP) – Organized by David Halstead
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
The Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association (FFCA) has one of the best disaster plans, if not the best, of any state. Learn how the plan is activated, the methodologies for resource deployment and what processes must occur to receive reimbursement. FFCA liaisons play a key role in interacting with the disaster-impacted jurisdictions and in implementing the plan. Discover the critical role played by the liaison in effective disaster responses.
Level: Basic
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
TS HS1. Engaging and Managing Disaster Volunteers Effectively – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
When emergencies or disasters strike, emergency management and volunteer agencies mobilize to ensure successful response and recovery from the damage. One element within the system continues to challenge the process: Volunteers! Volunteers - neighbors and citizens - are eager to respond and contribute to the community’s recovery, but can lack the training to help them be effective in these roles and burden responders.
Effective and planned emergency volunteer management provides the opportunity to capture the inspiring, yet overwhelming, volunteer energy and interest that surfaces when a disaster strikes. The disaster volunteer management process is consistent with the comprehensive emergency management cycle and includes roles for volunteers in each phase — mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This is a high-quality, comprehensive session where attendees will learn from experienced disaster volunteer mangers from the Florida Association of Volunteer Centers ways to harness the energy of citizens ready to help, capture their enthusiasm to assist you meet your mission of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS HS2. Developing Community Collaborations – Organized by Chad Magnuson
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Participants will gain a practical understanding of how to collaborate with internal and external constituencies to ensure effective service delivery to mutual customers. The course will prepare individuals to establish collaborative relationships that contribute to a coordinated disaster response.
Class Size Limit: 40
Level: Basic
TS HS3. Frontline Disaster Supervision – Organized by Karen Hagan
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This course provides new disaster relief operations supervisors the tools that support their ability to lead a team of disaster workers to deliver high quality client service and to create a climate that promotes worker satisfaction. The simulation part provides an opportunity to practice key supervisory skills.
Prerequisites: Attendees should have the training and experience equivalent to a Service Associate in an activity in which she or he expects to become a supervisor.
Class Size Limit: 30
Level: Basic
TS HS4. Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations (G197) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
The course is intended to provide those with responsibilities for providing emergency planning for those with special needs and people with disabilities with knowledge to prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster. The target audience for this course is very broad and includes, but may not be limited to emergency managers and senior first-response personnel; special needs coordinators for emergency entities and other organizations; human services organization personnel (e.g., home-based care agencies, hospitals); facility planners at nursing homes, assisted living centers, and psychiatric facilities; community-based organizational personnel (e.g., adult day service programs, Independent Living Centers (ILCs); advocacy group personnel (e.g., Lighthouse International, AARP, Area Agencies on Aging, local affiliates of such groups as the National Association of the Deaf and the National Federation of the Blind); Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel (e.g., American Red Cross, faith-based organizations). Secondary audiences may include personnel from business and industry who are active in emergency planning and professional associations in related areas, such as nursing home administrators.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS HS5. In-kind Donations – Organized by Mike Battaglia
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In-kind donations have long benefited and plagued recipient organizations. There are benefits and challenges associated with commodity donations. They offer significant cost savings as well as potential liabilities. This session is an official American Red Cross course and will explore the mechanics of evaluating, accepting, storing and distributing donated commodities. It is an essential session for any governmental, faith-based and non-governmental organization that will potentially receive in-kind donations.
Prerequisites: Experience with disaster response is helpful
Class Size Limit: 30
Level: Basic
TS HS6. ESF 15 Coordinator Training – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
If the management of your county’s Volunteer and Donations Program is your job – or even part of it, this training is for you. Learn strategies that will raise the bar for Florida Volunteer and Donations Programs. Presenters will de-mystify the Florida Donations Portal, offer guidance on National Incident Management System (NIMS) training recommended for your nongovernmental partners, and prepare you to help your eligible nonprofit partners apply for FEMA Public Assistance when they’re impacted by a disaster. You’ll get the latest on National Emergency Grants and how they can put survivors to work in your Long Term Recovery Organizations, and what’s new on eliminating culture and disability as barriers to preparedness and safety. This training provides the tools you need to build a stronger County ESF 15 Program.
Class Size Limit: 100
Level: Basic
TS HS7. Psychological First Aid – Organized by Karen Hagan- FULL
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
The course provides a framework for understanding the factors that affect stress responses in disaster relief workers and the clients they serve. In addition, it provides practical suggestions about what you can say and do as you practice the principles of Psychological First Aid. After completing this training, participants will be able to describe how to recognize the signs of stress in clients, co-workers and themselves; apply psychological first aid principles in providing immediate support to people who may be experiencing stress; and describe how to obtain additional mental health support for themselves, co-workers and clients.
Class Size Limit: 25
Level: Basic
TS HS8. Special Needs Sheltering in Florida: Challenges, Emerging Issues and Current Practices – Organized by Victoria Parsons CANCELLED
TS HS9. How to Perform Effectively When Under Pressure – Organized by Victoria Parsons
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
This training is designed to assist the learner in understanding the causes of escalating behavior, identify the phases of escalation and how to intervene to defuse the situation. Using didactic, role-play and peer feedback the participant will demonstrate the newly learned skills necessary to defuse an out of control situation with a client, customer or patient. The primary objectives of this course will be to list symptoms of stress, identify the seven phases of escalating behavior, know the four types of workplace violence, demonstrate four defusing strategies, classify five ways to manage conflict and exhibit three different types of communication techniques during role-play
Level: Basic
LOGISTICS & RESOURCE SUPPORT
TS LR1. Logistics Management – Organized by John Cherry
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
Logistics management is critical to the success of any business process to include emergency response. This two-day training course addresses the critical role of logistics as it pertains to disaster response and recovery operations. The twelve modules in this course review elements to include Supply Chain Management, Strategic Planning and Field Operations. Resource Management addresses processes to include procurement, contracting, accountability, resource allocation, tracking, warehousing and staging and bar-code systems. This course is continually enhanced each year drawing from trends in business, local, state and federal government operations in order to take in hand changes in the logistics industry and implications on emergency management. Participation for both days is required to receive a completion certificate.
Class Size Limit: 70
Level: Advanced
POLICY & PLANNING
TS PP1. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Introduction and the Special Challenges of Rural and Immigrant Populations – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo A
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This module is the introductory class for the nine-part course on disaster preparedness for immigrant and rural communities, particularly farm workers and non-English-speaking populations. The class will briefly review the individual course modules (each of which can be taken as a stand-alone training module) and discuss the special challenges of addressing the disaster preparedness needs of these populations.
Level: Basic
TS PP2. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Step One: Cataloging Community Assets – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo B
Monday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This class will train participants on the importance of cataloguing community assets as a first step in effective community-based disaster preparedness. Participants will learn the techniques and technologies necessary for comprehensive community asset mapping. This is a bilingual presentation with materials in English and Spanish.
Level: Basic
TS PP3. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Community Arise – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo C
Monday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This course will present, in a train-the-trainer format, the national Community Arise disaster preparedness training curricula of Church World Services (CWS) by trained facilitators from the CWS. This will include introduction to disaster preparedness, church/congregation disaster planning, disaster case management and other important elements of disaster preparedness. Participants will become familiar with the Community Arise curricula and gain proficiency in its use and applicability. This is a bi-lingual presentation with materials in English and Spanish.
Level: Basic
TS PP4. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Safety Function Action – Family Disaster Planning – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo E
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
This course will present, in a train-the-trainer format, the Safety-Function-Action (SFA) curriculum framework for family disaster planning. Developed by the Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP) Center at the University of Miami, the course will be targeted to persons or teams with a disaster response role and will train them in the use of the SFA curriculum. The design includes ample guided practice with an emphasis placed on family disaster planning. DEEP Center facilitators will lead discussion on the SFA strategies. This is a bilingual presentation with materials in English and Spanish.
Level: Basic
TS PP5. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Disaster Preparedness for the Haitian Population – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo F
Tuesday, May 12, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Basic disaster preparedness aimed at Haitian populations. This is a bilingual presentation with materials in English and Creole.
Level: Basic
TS PP6. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Northwest Volusia County Case Study – Community Disaster Response Group – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Grupo Comunitario de Respuesta a Desastres (GCRD) - Modulo H
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
A presentation on how a Hispanic immigrant rural community in rural Volusia County formed a disaster communication network. Community Emergency Response Trainings (CERT) were conducted and other contributions were made to enhance the disaster preparedness and response capability of its citizens. The presentation includes the efforts of the county’s Multicultural Communications Taskforce, and the community’s own grassroots effort to form a Community Disaster Response Group, or Grupo Comunitario de Respuesta a Desastres (GCRD). This bottom-up community-based model could be used in diverse areas of Florida to improve disaster communications, preparedness and response capabilities.
Level: Basic
TS PP7. Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters: Meeting the Challenges of Disaster Preparedness for Immigrant and Rural Communities – A Summary of Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales - Modulo I
Wednesday, May 13, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This class, conducted by an expert panel, will focus on the lessons learned and best practices covered throughout the other modules of this training track on preparing immigrant and rural communities for disasters. Special focus will be on identifying the unique challenges of meeting the needs of these populations and a summary review of the wide variety of culturally-sensitive materials, curricula, and training available for group usage. The panel will review the strengths and weaknesses of the training track and solicit comments from participants and attendees for future improvements.
Level: Basic
TS PP8. Building Teamwork in the Accessibility Environment – Organized by Sheree Fugate
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
(Attendance both days required)
This training session will provide insights and information on working with people with disabilities in a shelter environment and share the principles of disability etiquette. Basic principles of accommodation will be taught along with hands-on shelter accessibility surveying using the tools of the trade. The training will culminate with instruction on building teamwork in the accessibility environment and developing a community action plan to accommodate persons with disabilities in public shelters.
Class Size Limit: 30
Level: Basic
TS PP9. Life Safety Code/School and Shelters – (SREF class SREF/69A-58) – Organized by Ed Kessler
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Schools are often used for shelters. Why? Why do they build a school the way they do? This training session will discuss the criteria for determining what an adequate location for a storm shelter is and the code requirements for shelters. Attendees will receive credit hours needed for recertification.
Class Size Limit: 35
Level: Basic
TS PP10. Director’s Workshop – Organized by John Cherry
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
The State Director and/or the Deputy Director as well as key Executive Staff for the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) will discuss and outline new policy changes and challenges as we approach the 2009 Hurricane Season. The presenters will also outline DEM goals for the 2009 Hurricane Season.
Level: Advanced
RECOVERY & MITIGATION
TS RM1. Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Government (G318) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This two-day session focuses on the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (that adds Section 322, Mitigation Planning, to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistant Act). The Act requires local governments to prepare and adopt jurisdiction-wide hazard mitigation plans as a condition of receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to "brick and mortar" mitigation projects. The intent of this course is to assist representatives of local communities or multi-jurisdictional planning areas to develop a mitigation plan that meets both community and Section 322 local government requirements.
This is a core requirement of the FEMA Advance Professional Series (APS) certificate program.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS RM2. Debris Management and Removal (G202) – Organized by Necole Holton
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Noon
(Attendance both days required)
Under a Presidential disaster declaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide assistance to state and local governments for costs associated with debris removal operations. Debris removal may include collection, pick-up, hauling and disposal at a temporary site, segregation, reduction and final disposal. Funding for these types of debris operations could be made available through the Public Assistance Program. This course is designed for state and local personnel at all levels as well as public works directors, their staffs and waste management personnel. The course provides an overview of issues and recommended actions necessary to plan for, respond to and recover from debris generating events.
Class Size Limit: 75
Level: Basic
TS RM3. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Reimbursement Made Easy – Organized by Laurie Feagans
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
With budgets getting smaller and smaller, can you afford not to get every penny that might be eligible for FEMA reimbursement? State representatives will provide real-life examples that will give you the most up-to-date information about the Public (PA) and Individual Assistance (IA) Programs and FEMA representatives will present a PA Insurance Overview, PA Debris eligibility and 406 Mitigation processes. This training will be invaluable for you to conduct an effective damage assessment and understanding of the reimbursement programs.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS RM4. Recovery from Disaster – The Local Government Role (G270.4) – Organized by John Cherry
Monday, May 11, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Attendance both days required)
This is a new course that replaces G385 Disaster Response & Recovery Operations. The course objective is to increase local government awareness of disaster recovery issues. Units include recovery overview, leadership, recovery task force; emergency management; building inspection, public works; planning and redevelopment and administration. This is a required course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) certificate program. The target audience is employees and officials of local government.
Class Size Limit: 50
Level: Basic
TS RM5. Blueprint for Safety Retrofit Training – Organized by Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
This session will feature the “Seven Things you Need to Know” regarding hurricane retrofits used in the My Safe Florida Home program. The course uses dynamic animation and photographic evidence to offer not only an understanding of these retrofitting techniques but step-by-step instructions for their implementation. Attendees will receive a free Contractor’s Field Manual plus 4 hours of continuing education credits with DBPR (Course # 0010815; Provider # 0001722).
Level: Basic
WORKSHOPS
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
WS BI 101. ESF-18 Business Function - Engaging Business and Industry in Successful
Response and Recovery
WS BI 102. Business Planning for All Hazards: A Competitive Advantage and Community
Necessity
WS BI 103. Employing Technology for Economic Recovery and Response
COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION
WS CP101. Busting Hurricane Myths: New Tools, Strategies and Techniques
WS CP102. The New Local Mitigation Strategies (LMS): Dotting your “i”s, Crossing your
“t”s and Building Resiliency
WS CP103. External Communications – Are you Disaster Ready? Use of Landline
and Cellular Networks
WS CP104. How to Utilize Effective Public Information and Communication Partnerships
for Disaster Events
WS CP105. Mass Notification: Lessons Learned from Colleges and Universities –
WS CP106. Your Lucky Number is 2-1-1!
WS CP107. Update to the Florida Joint Information Center (JIC) and Joint Information System (JIS)
WS CP108. Crisis Communications during a Catastrophic Disaster
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WS EM101. Protecting the Brains of the Operation: Enhancing your EOC
WS EM102. How to Advocate Elected Officials … How to Stay in the $Budget$
WS EM103. The 2009 Hurricane Season Forecast and Hurricane Research/Forecasting
from Drs. Bill & Phil
WS EM104. Emergency Management Lessons Learned and Challenges from Tropical
Storm Fay
WS EM105. The Strange Case of Tropical Storm Fay … A Forecast Retrospective
WS EM106. South Florida/Keys Meteorological Roundtable
WS EM107. Local Storm Surge Considerations
WS EM108. Central Florida Meteorological Roundtable
WS EM109. Best Practices in Developing Hot Washes, After Action Review, Critiques
and Debriefings
WS EM110. Beyond El Niño: Intraseasonal Factors That Influence Hurricane
Frequency
WS EM111. North Florida Meteorological Roundtable
WS EM112. Inland Hurricane Hazards
WS EM113. USNG: Use for Situational Awareness and Defining Operational Areas
WS EM114. Understanding Tropical Cyclone Uncertainties
WS EM115. E-Plan 101, How it Works and Why it Improves Safety during Hurricane
Responses Activities
EMERGENCY SERVICES
WS ES101. Responder Safety – Don’t Become a Victim Too
WS ES102. Hurricane Planning: Law Enforcement Preparation and Response from
the Federal Level
WS ES103. Air Deployable Search and Rescue – “The First 24”
WS ES104. The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Reverse Laning
WS ES105. Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI): Understanding, Applying and Incorporating
into Incident Command Systems (ICS) for All Responders
WS ES106. Search and Rescue
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
WS HS101. Expanding Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Within
Your Community
WS HS102. Disabilities Roundtable
WS HS103. Water, Water Everywhere – Extended Sheltering for Tropical Storm Fay
WS HS104. Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health
Response Plan
WS HS105. Building a Disaster Operations Management Team – Faith Based and
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
WS HS106. Use of Disaster Mental Health Services after Disasters
WS HS107. Get Ready! Get Set! Get Reimbursed!
WS HS108. ESF 8‘s Florida Advanced Surgical Treatment and Transport Team CANCELLED
(FASTT) and State Medical Response Team (SMRT): A Roundtable
Discussion
WS HS109. Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network Supporting ESF 8 Response
WS HS110. VOAD/COAD Roundtable
WS HS111. Current Mass Care Shelter Challenges 2009
WS HS112. Volunteers - Keep ‘em Coming Back!
WS HS113. American Red Cross Roundtable – Partnership Focused
WS HS114. Managing Vulnerable Populations in Disaster: Yes We Can!
WS HS115. NIMSCAST and Nongovernmental Organizations
LOGISTICS & RESOURCE SUPPORT
WS LR101. Establishing and Managing Points of Distributions (PODs) and
Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs)
WS LR102. Use of Private Vendors during Mass Feeding
POLICY & PLANNING
WS PP101. Florida’s Statewide Regional Evacuation Study
WS PP102. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part A
WS PP103. Preparing Rural and Immigrant Communities for Disasters
WS PP104. Catastrophic Planning – Host Community Issues/Impacts
WS PP105. ABCs of the ADA for Emergency Managers
WS PP106. Building Community Resiliency into Pre and Post-Disaster Planning
WS PP107. Legislative Budget Workshop
WS PP108. University & College Emergency Management Roundtable
WS PP109. Public and Private Insurance: Settling Claims after a Disaster
WS PP110. Partnerships in Higher Education Emergency Management
WS PP111. FDOT Traffic Management in Large Scale Evacuations
WS PP112. National Shelter System: Enhancement of Shelter Data Bases
RECOVERY & MITIGATION
WS RM101. Now Available at INNOVENTIONS @ EPCOT – Storm Struck: A Tale
of Two Homes®
WS RM102. Marketing Mitigation with Minimal Dollars
WS RM103. Long Term Recovery Roundtable
WS RM104. Code or No Code: Roofing is the Last Frontier in Residential Mitigation
Opportunities
WS RM105. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part B
WS RM106. Best Practices in Damage Assessment: Lessons Learned from the 2008
Hurricane Season
WS RM107. Disaster Housing: Local, State and Federal Initiatives
WS RM108. Enhancing Local Hazard Mitigation Plans with Enhanced Technology
2009 Workshop Matrix
Greater Ft. Lauderdale ♦ Broward County Convention Center (enrollment for individual workshops is not necessary) |
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Thursday |
Thursday May 14 10:30 a.m. – Noon |
Thursday May 14 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Thursday May 14 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Friday May 15 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Friday May 15 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
| WS PP101. Florida’s Statewide Regional Evacuation Study | WS LR101. Establishing and Managing Points of Distributions (PODs) and Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) | WSRM104. Code or No Code: Roofing is the Last Frontier in Residential Mitigation Opportunities | WS EM112. Inland Hurricane Hazards (repeat) | WS EM112. Inland Hurricane Hazards (repeat) | WS EM107. Local Storm Surge Considerations (repeat) |
| WS EM101. Protecting the
Brains of the Operation: Enhancing your EOC |
WS HS103. Water, Water Everywhere - Extended Sheltering for Tropical Storm Fay | WS EM109. Best Practices in Developing Hot Washes, After Action Review, Critiques and Debriefings | WS HS114. Managing Vulnerable Populations in Disaster: Yes We Can! |
WS CP105. Mass Notification: Lessons Learned from Colleges and Universities | WS PP105. ABCs of the ADA for Emergency Managers |
| WS BI101. ESF 18 Business Function - Engaging Business and Industry in Successful Response and Recovery | WS BI 102. Business Planning for All Hazards: A Competitive Advantage and Community Necessity | WS BI 103. Employing Technology for Economic Recovery and Response | WS PP106. Building Community Resiliency into Pre and Post-Disaster Planning | WS CP106. Your Lucky Number is 2-1-1! | WS PP110. Partnerships in Higher Education Emergency Management |
| WS EM102. How to Advocate Elected Officials … How to Stay in the $Budget$ |
WS PP102. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part A | WS RM105. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part B | WS RM106. Best Practices in Damage Assessment: Lessons Learned from the 2008 Hurricane Season | WS ES103. Air Deployable Search and Rescue – “The First 24” | WS HS115. NIMSCAST and Nongovernmental Organizations |
| WS CP101. Busting Hurricane Myths: New Tools, Strategies and Techniques |
WS CP102. The New Local Mitigation Strategies (LMS): Dotting your “i”s, Crossing your “t”s and Building Resiliency | WS CP103. External Communications – Are you Disaster Ready? Use of Landline and Cellular Networks | WS CP104. How to Utilize Effective Public Information and Communication Partnerships for Disaster Events | WS CP107. Update to the Florida Joint Information Center (JIC) and Joint Information System (JIS) | WS ES105. Mass Casualty Incidents: Understanding, Applying and Incorporating into Incident Command Systems for All Responders |
| WS EM103. The 2009 Hurricane Season Forecast and Hurricane Research/Forecasting from Drs. Bill & Phil |
WS HS104. Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan | WS ES101. Responder Safety – Don’t Become a Victim Too | WS ES102. Hurricane Planning: Law Enforcement Preparation and Response from the Federal Level | WS ES104. The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Reverse Laning | WS PP111. FDOT Traffic Management in Large Scale Evacuations |
| WS RM101. Now Available at INNOVENTIONS @ EPCOT – Storm Struck: A Tale of Two Homes ® |
WS RM102. Marketing Mitigation with Minimal Dollars | WS HS106. Use of Disaster Mental Health Services after Disasters | WS HS109. Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network Supporting ESF 8 Response | WS ES104. The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Reverse Laning | WS PP112. National Shelter System: Enhancement of Shelter Data Bases |
| WS HS101. Expanding Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Within Your Community | WS HS105. Building a Disaster Operations Management Team – Faith Based & Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) | WS HS107. Get Ready! Get Set! Get Reimbursed! | WS PP107. Legislative Budget Workshop | WS RM107. Disaster Housing: Local, State and Federal Initiatives | WS RM108. Enhancing Local Hazard Mitigation Plans with Enhanced Technology |
| WS EM104. Emergency Management Lessons Learned and Challenges from Tropical Storm Fay |
WS PP103. Preparing Rural and Immigrant Communities for Disasters | WS PP104. Catastrophic Planning – Host Community Issues/Impacts | WS EM113. USNG: Use for Situational Awareness and Defining Operational Areas | WS PP109. Public and Private Insurance: Settling Claims after a Disaster | WS LR102. Use of Private Vendors during Mass Feeding |
| WS EM105. The Strange Case of Tropical Storm Fay … A Forecast Retrospective | WS EM107. Local Storm Surge Considerations (repeat) | WS EM110. Beyond El Niño: Intraseasonal Factors That Influence Hurricane Frequency (repeat) | WS EM110. Beyond El Niño: Intraseasonal Factors That Influence Hurricane Frequency (repeat) | WS EM114. Understanding Tropical Cyclone Uncertainties | WS EM115. E-Plan 101 – How it Works & Why it Improves Safety During Hurricane Response Activities |
| WS EM 106. South Florida/Keys Meteorological Roundtable | WS EM108. Central Florida Meteorological Roundtable | WS EM111. North Florida Meteorological Roundtable | WS PP108. University & College Emergency Management Roundtable | WS HS112. Volunteers - Keep ‘em Coming Back! | WS ES106. Search and Rescue |
| WS HS102. Disabilities Roundtable | WS RM103. Long Term Recovery Roundtable | WS HS108. ESF 8‘s Florida Advanced Surgical Treatment and Transport Team (FASTT) and State Medical Response Team (SMRT): A Roundtable Discussion | WS HS110. VOAD/COAD Roundtable | WS HS113. American Red Cross Roundtable – Partnership Focused | WS CP108. Crisis Communications during a Catastrophic Disaster |
Bold italics indicate advanced level session
| Tracks: | |
| Business and Industry................................... | Lavender |
| Communications and Public Information........ | Orange |
| Emergency Management............................... | White |
| Emergency Services...................................... | Red |
| Health and Human Services.......................... | Pink |
| Logistics and Resource Support................... | Blue |
| Policy and Planning....................................... | Yellow |
| Recovery and Mitigation................................ | Green |
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
WS BI 101. ESF-18 Business Function - Engaging Business and Industry in Successful Response and Recovery – Organized by Mickie Valente
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Explaining the function of ESF-18 and how agencies assist businesses to prepare and recovery after a disaster. Advocating a community-wide business disaster preparedness and recovery system requires a successful strategy. This workshop will feature a panel of speakers that are well versed in best practices and have developed and deployed successful private sector EOC support functions that facilitate business recovery and economic stabilization models at the local and state levels.
Level: Basic
WS BI 102. Business Planning for all Hazards: A Competitive Advantage and Community Necessity – Organized by Mickie Valente
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
For employers disasters come in all sizes. Whether business is interrupted because of a computer system crash, fire or hurricane, how well a business recovers depends on how well it was prepared. Panelists will identify resources that communities can use to engage businesses, especially those small and medium-sized firms that are critical to local economic recovery, in business continuity and disaster planning. Panelists will also share models and web-based tools that are available to assist in matching community resources with needs of the business community after disaster strikes
Level: Basic
WS BI 103. Employing Technology for Economic Recovery and Response – Organized by Mickie Valente
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This workshop will feature how technology and Web-based tools are being employed in disaster planning and response and recovery facilitation – particularly related to the economic resiliency and recovery of communities at the local, state and regional levels.
Level: Basic
COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION
WS- CP101. Busting Hurricane Myths: New Tools, Strategies and Techniques – Organized by Betti Johnson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Study after study indicates that a well-educated public is better prepared to weather the effects of a hurricane. But, with the many responsibilities and distractions that come with everyday life, how can you get your audience to pay attention to this potentially life-saving information? How do you get the information to them? This workshop will help you take a creative, and somewhat offbeat, new tack to your hurricane preparedness messaging and make your public education blow your audience away. By using all of the tools available, your message will attract more attention and have more media appeal and will reach your targeted audiences.
Level: Basic
WS CP102. The New Local Mitigation Strategies (LMS): Dotting your “i”s, Crossing your “t”s and Building Resiliency – Organized by Betti Johnson
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Most of Florida’s counties will submit their updated Local Mitigation Strategies (LMS) in late 2009 or 2010. What are the new federal requirements for this five-year update? What have State LMS reviewers noticed in the first round of submittals? What strategies can we employ to insure our plans not only address the crosswalk but also pass the test of building resiliency in our communities?
Level: Basic
WS CP103. External Communications – Are you Disaster Ready? Use of Landline and Cellular Networks – Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This workshop will discuss services that enable you to make landline and cellular calls when the telephone networks are overloaded. It will cover GETS cards and WPS cell phones, why you need them and how to get them. The National Communication System’s role in infrastructure restoration will also be discussed. Other options to connect you to the outside world will also be covered if you cannot get dial tone.
Level: Basic
WS CP104. How to Utilize Effective Public Information and Communication Partnerships for Disaster Events – Organized by Victoria Parsons
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This workshop will give participants an overview of communication strategies spanning Emergency Operation Center operations, county government, municipalities and neighborhood associations to effectively communicate preparedness, response and recovery information to constituents and stakeholders. Representatives from Sarasota County Emergency Management and the Town of Longboat Key will present and discuss the relationships and communication vehicles that have been built between the county and municipal governments and the citizens of the county. This workshop will provide vital information on how to get information out and how to effectively utilize partnerships to provide timely and quality information. These partnerships are especially important given state, county and local government budgetary impacts that have resulted in reduced staffing levels and resources.
Level: Basic
WS CP105. Mass Notification: Lessons Learned from Colleges and Universities – Organized by Lori Vun Kannon
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Perhaps the number one priority and challenge for colleges and universities in the past two years has been the establishment and/or upgrade of emergency notification systems (ENS). As expected, hundreds of vendors promise a solution … at a price. This workshop seeks to sort through the hype, to evaluate lessons learned and to identify the best practices. These same lessons are applicable to other organizations, municipalities and counties who are also faced with increasing public outcry for more warning.
Level: Basic
WS CP106. Your Lucky Number is 2-1-1! – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Your local 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service is an invaluable source of disaster intelligence. Learn best practices for integrating 2-1-1 into your planning and operations sections, and developing a key player in disaster human services.
Topics to be covered:
• Identifying the role your 2-1-1 will play before and after a disaster
• 2-1-1 as a conduit of information – to and from your EOC
• COOP and 2-1-1 – High-tech backup ensures 2-1-1 won’t let you down
• How Florida Operation Wireless (FLOW) can enhance Florida’s evacuation planning
Level: Basic
WS CP107. Update to the Florida Joint Information Center (JIC) and Joint Information System (JIS)
by Victoria Parsons
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Every major event or incident requires effective information management. Catastrophic incidents will quickly overwhelm jurisdictions’ resources to manage information requiring a consistent statewide structure and system for managing incident information quickly and effectively. Florida developed the current statewide JIC/JIS Protocol in 2006 and state leadership has asked that it be reviewed and updated. This session will update participants on current efforts to update the current Florida RDSTF JIC/JIS Protocol (approved June 2006). This workshop will also incorporate new challenges to JIC operations posed by the explosive use of social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other social utilities.
Level: Basic
WS CP108. Crisis Communications during a Catastrophic Disaster – Organized by John Wilson
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
The Florida Association of Public Information Officers is working with the State of Florida, FEMA and a private contractor to create a crisis communication plan in the event of a catastrophic disaster. The plan addresses issues such as delivering critical messages to the public both before and after a disaster using unconventional means; how to communicate these messages to a variety of populations; gathering messages from other vital support functions, identifying resources from outside agencies that can assist in completing the mission; creating and managing a network of Joint Information Centers to cover a large part of the State of Florida. Also included is an overview of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force Joint Information Guideline and the Florida State PIO Deployment Team.
Level: Basic
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WS EM101. Protecting the Brains of the Operation: Enhancing your Emergency Operations Center (EOC) – Organized by Bill Johnson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Your EOC is the "brain" of your operation during crisis. To that end, every effort should be made to protect and ensure the resiliency of that brain. This workshop focuses on those elements which you should examine when building and developing your EOC to ensure protection and creature comforts of the staff and elements that ensure not only survival, but also effective and continuous operations when disaster strikes around you.
Level: Basic
WS EM102. How to Advocate Elected Officials … How to Stay in the $Budget$ – Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Building business relationships with elected officials, from City Hall to the Halls of Congress, is crucial in assuring that disaster management issues and funding are properly addressed. Do not assume that elected officials have your key issues at the top of their agenda. This workshop will give you practical and cost effective ways to keep your issues on their agenda, and help keep them there, year after year.
Level: Basic
WS EM103. The 2009 Hurricane Season Forecast and Hurricane Research/Forecasting from Drs. Bill & Phil – Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This workshop will present the latest seasonal forecast for the 2009 Hurricane Season from the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. The latest in hurricane research and forecasting material will also be covered.
Level: Basic
WS EM104. Emergency Management Lessons Learned and Challenges from Tropical Storm Fay – Organized by David Saniter
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This workshop will discuss why Tropical Storms often create decision-making challenges for emergency management and local elected officials. How far do we go in terms of evacuations, movement of special needs registrants and shelter openings? What are the consequences if the forecast, both track and intensity, are not 100% accurate? What did almost-hurricane, but torrential rainmaker Fay, teach us in terms of response to these often quirky storms?
WS 2, 4 or 5 - All these cover some aspect of Tropical Storm Fay. Either drop WS 2 and transfer to WS 86 (which is similar) and/or combine WS 2/ WS 5
Level: Advanced
WS EM105. The Strange Case of Tropical Storm Fay … A Forecast Retrospective – Organized by Steve Letro
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Uncertainties in forecasts related to tropical cyclone track, intensity and impacts typically decrease as a storm gets closer in time and space. In the case of Fay, however, several meteorological and geographical factors conspired to actually increase those uncertainties even as the storm was impacting the state. This workshop will examine some of the forecast challenges associated with Fay … and the reasons for them … from the viewpoint of National Hurricane Center, Weather Forecast Office and State meteorologists who were tasked with having to convey forecast information including those uncertainties to decision makers… sometimes as impacts were already being felt.
Level: Basic
WS EM106. South Florida/Keys Meteorological Roundtable – Organized by Rob Molleda
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This roundtable will cover the unique aspects of South Florida, and the Florida Keys National Weather Service (NWS) Offices’ products, briefing techniques and challenges. The NWS Miami and Key West offices will offer a brief summary of their locally produced products and services and their local area considerations due to geography, climate and storm surge. A roundtable discussion will follow for general discussion, comments and questions from attendees regarding meteorological issues.
Level: Basic
WS EM107. Local Storm Surge Considerations – Organized by Al Sandrik
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop will cover local factors which impact storm surge values such as coastal shape, bathymetry, bays, estuary systems and inlets. It will also cover storm surge theory on a local level as well as recent events where Florida coastal features have been significantly impacted by storm surge. The workshop will conclude with an update on the SLOSH storm surge model for the state.
Level: Advanced
WS EM108. Central Florida Meteorological Roundtable – Organized by Daniel Noah
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This roundtable will cover the unique impacts a tropical cyclone has on central Florida, including areas along the Gulf of Mexico coast, across the inland counties, and the Atlantic coast. National Weather Service (NWS) Tampa Bay Area and NWS Melbourne will brief participants about locally produced products and services as well as discuss local area considerations due to geography, climate, and storm surge. Following the briefings there will a roundtable discussion which will allow attendees to ask questions of the local offices. The goal of this workshop is to strengthen the relationship and understanding between emergency management, the media and your local NWS Forecast Office.
Level: Basic
WS EM109. Best Practices in Developing Hot Washes, After Action Review, Critiques and Debriefings – Organized by Mike Battaglia
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Following the transition of a disaster from response to recovery, it is extremely desirable and beneficial to discuss, collect and evaluate the observations of the responders. This serves two purposes. It is a vehicle for modifying future responses based upon experiences from past disasters. It is also a convenient forum for responders to express their observations and make their recommendations for improvement. The objectives and timing of these data collection meetings vary and will be defined and discussed by the speakers.
Level: Basic
WS EM110. Beyond El Niño: Intraseasonal Factors That Influence Hurricane Frequency – Organized by Steve Letro
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
El Niño and La Niña have long been identified as large scale factors that influence tropical cyclone development… but is there anything else? Are there any atmospheric factors or combination of factors that might signal upcoming active periods within the season itself? This workshop will examine a few of the shorter time scale atmospheric oscillations that can regulate the development and motion of tropical cyclones.
Level: Advanced
WS EM111. North Florida Meteorological Roundtable – Organized by Al Sandrik
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This roundtable will cover the unique aspects of north Florida, Big Bend and Panhandle National Weather Service (NWS) Offices’ products, briefing techniques and challenges. The NWS Tallahassee and Jacksonville offices will offer a brief summary of their locally produced products and services and their local area considerations due to geography, climate and storm surge. A roundtable discussion will follow for general discussion, comments and questions from attendees regarding meteorological issues.
Level: Basic
WS EM112. Inland Hurricane Hazards – Organized by Daniel Noah
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Storm surge and beach erosion receive a lot of press during a hurricane, but what about the inland dangers? Flooding from heavy rains can be the most devastating aspect of a tropical cyclone. In most years, inland flooding accounts for more tropical cyclone fatalities than storm surge. In 2008, Tropical Storm Fay spent seven days in Florida, dropping around 25 inches of rain near Melbourne and flooding thousands of homes across the state. In addition to flooding, tropical cyclones can produce tornadoes that rip through a county at 50 MPH. Winds from the eye wall can carve out a path of destruction from 10 to 50 miles wide, hampering rescue efforts and knocking out power for weeks. This workshop will discuss the nature of these hazards and the impacts they can create.
Level: Basic
WS- EM113. United States National Grid (USNG): Use for Situational Awareness and Defining Operational Areas – Organized by John Cherry
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In planning for regional, large-scale or catastrophic incidents whose impacts likely cover several counties or states, a uniform point and area reference system for defining operational areas will enhance critical situational awareness. Situational awareness for responders, emergency operations staff and senior decision and policy makers has always been challenging. A well integrated operational picture is especially difficult in events that result in wide area impacts causing intelligence to come from multiple directions simultaneously. Situational awareness can be shared across multiple levels of government not to mention between civilian and military command staff through the use of the US National Grid (USNG). It is important to note that the USNG is the geographic grid reference system identified by the National SAR Committee as the primary catastrophic incident search and rescue geo-referencing system that must be used by federal land SAR responders. Other non-federal responders across local and state jurisdictions have been in the process of adopting the grid as well.
Level: Basic
WS EM114. Understanding Tropical Cyclone Uncertainties – Organized by Rob Molleda
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This session will examine the many uncertainties associated with tropical cyclones that occur due to their continually changing characteristics in space and time. The effect of these uncertainties will be discussed, including their effect on public perception of that information. The goal of the workshop is to provide a better understanding of tropical cyclone uncertainties in order to create more informed decisions in the short and long terms.
Level: Basic
WS EM115. E-Plan 101, How it Works and Why it Improves Safety during Hurricane Responses Activities – Organized by John Cherry
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
E-Plan is a proven system that provides first responders and planners with site specific hazardous materials information for facilities within the United States. It utilizes emergency contact and hazardous material information submitted under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and is available to first responders via the internet just when they need it the most. E-Plan has nationwide coverage in all 50 States and four U.S. territories allowing responders from any state to be aware of the hazards they may be requested to respond to through In State Mutual Aid and out of state through the Emergency Mutual Aid Compact. With this program you can determine what hazardous materials are on site before responding and what may be in the path of an approaching storm.
Level: Basic
EMERGENCY SERVICES
WS ES101. Responder Safety – Don’t Become a Victim Too – Organized by Jason Wheeler
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Each year responders are injured, sometimes critically, while responding to roadway/roadside incidents or responding into disaster areas. This workshop will address basic safety precautions for all responders when working on or close to transportation corridors during response operations this can include logistical staging areas, base camps and the impacted areas. We will discuss personal safety equipment, vehicle safety and incident scene safety procedures that when followed can lessen a responders chances of being injured.
Level: Basic
WS ES102. Hurricane Planning: Law Enforcement Preparation and Response from the Federal Level – Organized by Richard Ward
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This workshop is designed to provide participants with a basic overview and synopsis of the Federal ESF #13 and its functions as it relates to hurricane and natural disaster response. The discussion will focus on the methods and procedures in which state and local law enforcement agencies can request Federal law enforcement support during an event. In addition, this briefing will offer a basic overview of the national command structure regarding a Federal law enforcement response as it relates to the National Response Framework.
Level: Basic
WS ES103. Air Deployable Search and Rescue – “The First 24”– Organized by MAJ Tad Warfel
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This workshop highlights mission development, planning and inter-agency cooperative efforts resulting in the development Florida’s Air Deployable Search and Rescue capability. The “typical mission profile”, response flow from initial intelligence through operational deployment and how to related to communications, command and control, mission support and logistics in facilitating a totally air dependent emergency first response will be discussed. Included will be discussion of Florida’s cooperative efforts between law enforcement, fire, EMS and aviation responders to provide for emergency first response to disasters where conventional land transportation is not available.
Level: Basic
WS ES104. The Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Reverse Laning – Organized by Jason Wheeler
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Reverse lane operations are one of the most complex strategies that can be employed during an evacuation scenario; it can require a large number of resources and personnel to implement and Florida’s unique geography makes the decision making process even more challenging.
This workshop is to provide the guidance with information on reverse-laning processes in Florida and changes developing on the horizon. We provide information on the pre-planning an operational processes from the each of the key state agency perspectives: Emergency Management, Transportation and Law Enforcement during this workshop. Lessons learned from the states who have implemented reverse lane operations will be incorporated into the discussions.
Level: Basic
WS ES105. Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI): Understanding, Applying and Incorporating into Incident Command Systems (ICS) for All Responders – Organized by Mike Hilliard
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) can become a challenging and disorganized crisis. Applying the steps of ICS organization, simple patient assessment and categorization, along with easy to use tools will ensure we can truly succeed in chaotic situations.
Level: Basic
WS ES106. United States National Grid (USNG) and the National Search and Rescue Manual – Organized by John Cherry
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
9/11 and Hurricane Katrina were historic events for Federal, State and local Responders. Planning and execution of large-scale Search and Rescue (SAR) operations needed to improve. The Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation, Commerce, Interior, the Federal Communications Commission and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which comprise the National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC), understood this. In 2007 NSARC created a Task Force to update the National SAR Supplement (NSS) which was released in April of 2008. This workshop will focus on implementing the concepts and procedures found in this supplement to the National Search and Rescue Manual
Level: Basic
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
WS HS101. Expanding Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Within Your Community – Organized by John Cherry
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Now that you made the investment in your CERT program, what can you do to keep your current volunteers interested and involved? How can you determine their follow-up training needs, how can you strengthen or expand your program partnerships and how can you get them to help you recruit new volunteers? Through this workshop we will explore effective ways to communicate with volunteers, develop new partnerships and discuss new training and exercise opportunities that will help strengthen and expand local CERT programs.
Level: Basic
WS HS102. Disabilities Roundtable – Organized by Sheree Fugate
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
This roundtable discussion will include current issues and a progress report on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in emergency management planning, programs and services. In 2007, The Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) appointed a designated Statewide Disabilities Coordinator to oversee the inclusion of persons with disabilities in programs and services throughout all phases of emergency management. Please join panelists in an interactive discussion as they review our progress in this area as a state and at the national and local levels, including recommended practices.
Level: Basic
WS HS103. Water, Water Everywhere – Extended Sheltering for Tropical Storm Fay – Organized by David Saniter
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
In late August 2008, heavy seasonal rains combined with Tropical Storm Fay and outer bands of Hurricane Ike to flood over 200 mobile home and RV residences in Lee County. The resulting shelter operation peaked at a population of nearly 600 souls and lasted seven weeks. This workshop, presented by the people who were there, highlights the experiences and lessons learned.
Level: Advanced
WS HS104. Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan – Organized by Victoria Parsons
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Florida has developed a multi-disciplinary, multi-tiered response protocol to address the psychological consequences of disaster.
It is the purpose of this presentation to share specifics of Florida’s Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan. We will share the challenges, successes and lessons learned from our efforts at developing a systematic approach to delivering disaster behavioral health services to citizens and emergency responders on a statewide basis.
Level: Advanced
WS HS105. Building a Disaster Operations Management Team – Faith Based and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) – Organized by Mike Battaglia
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
The purpose and function of a Disaster Operations Management Team, as viewed by faith-based and non-governmental organizations, often differs from those of federal, state and municipal agencies. However, there are administrative, political, economic and practical reasons to strive for compatibility amongst these disparate entities. This workshop identifies the components necessary for developing a successful team that will fulfill the goals of the organization as well as explore the benefits and challenges of compatibility with governmental agencies.
Level: Basic
WS HS106. Use of Disaster Mental Health Services after Disasters – Organized by Victoria Parsons
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In Florida, disaster mental health intervention was delivered in three phases to disaster stricken individuals after the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes: 1) Psychological First Aid (PFA), a one-time session provided in the days and first weeks after a disaster by the American Red Cross; 2) Project H.O.P.E., in which up to 6 sessions of crisis counseling were provided to those who needed more than PFA, and; 3) Project Recovery, which offered short-term intervention to survivors of disasters who needed additional psychological assistance to recover and return to pre-disaster levels of functioning. This presentation will describe successes and challenges encountered by Project Recovery in the delivery of services, client mental health outcomes and client satisfaction with services. Findings from interviews conducted with clinicians and focus groups with people who used and did not use services will be described to highlight barriers and possible solutions to facilitating delivery of treatment.
Level: Basic
WS HS107. Get Ready! Get Set! Get Reimbursed! – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Learn from a Florida Division Emergency Management public assistance specialist how to document your relief efforts, navigate the public assistance application process and qualify your nonprofit and the work you do for reimbursement of eligible disaster related expenses.
Level: Basic
WS HS108. ESF 8‘s Florida Advanced Surgical Treatment and Transport Team (FASTT) and State Medical Response Team (SMRT): A Roundtable Discussion – Organized by Victoria Parsons CANCELLED
WS HS109. Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network Supporting ESF 8 Response – Organized by Victoria Parsons
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This panel will be composed of small, medium and large county-based Medical Reserve Corps sites, which will outline their involvement in the Community Emergency Response Plan. State representatives will discuss how the State Emergency Operation Center and overall emergency response links for a chain of command to respond to local and state disasters. Individual site coordinators will also outline how they prepare their volunteers for effective response. The panel will create an opportunity for community representative discussion on further refining the process through partnerships.
Level: Basic
WS HS110. VOAD/COAD Roundtable – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The workshop will be a facilitated open discussion of state and local VOAD/COAD issues including lessons learned from Tropical Storm Fay and other events, the Florida Donation Portal (Aidmatrix), documenting and reporting volunteer activities, supporting Long Term Recovery Organizations, Florida VOAD’s role in the state’s emergency management system, National Incident Management System compliance for Non-Governmental Organizations and VOAD’s role in catastrophic plan. The target audiences are VOAD and COAD Organizations and emergency managers wanting to integrate VOADs/COADs into their emergency management operations
Level: Basic
WS HS111. Current Mass Care Shelter Challenges 2009 – Organized by Chad Magnuson
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
The 2008 Hurricane Season brought about a new set of sheltering challenges for the State of Florida. This workshop will focus on the partnership and progress that has been made in such critical areas as long-term sheltering (schools and secondary shelters), pet friendly, sheltering people with disabilities and other critical topics.
Level: Basic
WS HS112. Volunteers - Keep ‘em Coming Back! – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
One long-term recovery organization has a knack for keeping volunteer teams from across the country coming back to volunteer at their expense. What keeps ’em coming back? Presenters in this workshop will discuss how to get volunteers committed to your county’s recovery and set them up for follow-up projects year after year!
Level: Basic
WS HS113. American Red Cross Roundtable – Partnership Focused – Organized by Mike Battaglia
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
In today’s economy, partnerships that share objectives, responsibility, jurisdiction and especially costs, are not merely desirable but essential. This year’s roundtable includes panel members from the governmental, faith-based and non-governmental components. They will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing potential partnerships. They will also entertain questions from attendees regarding the development of successful partnerships and the pitfalls that may be encountered.
Level: Basic
WS HS114. Managing Vulnerable Populations in Disaster: Yes We Can! – Organized by Sheree Fugate
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
“Vulnerable Populations” is a term used to describe those persons who are at greater risk in emergency situations due to age, disability, language, culture or lack of resources. This workshop will present an overview of current issues with a focus on defining and comparing definitions of vulnerable populations in Florida and a review of current trends and best practices to assure their safety both before, during and post event.
Level: Basic
WS HS115. NIMSCAST and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Rolling up state and local nongovernmental organizations into NIMSCAST may be the “last lap” in National Incident Management System (NIMS) implementation, but it’s certainly not the least! Documenting the progress of NGOs in NIMSCAST is keeping Florida a leader in NIMS implementation.
Topics to be covered:
Getting local nongovernmental organizations from “zero to rolled-up” in 6 easy steps!
1. Identify local NGOs with key roles in your Emergency Management program
2. Getting NGOs to the “starting line” by designating a NIMS Point of Contact
3. The “green flag”: An adoption resolution (sample provided)
4. Training recommendations for NGOs: We suggest – you decide!
5. Training documentation – you have a right to ask for it!
6. The NIMS roll-up process – PowerPoint demonstration
Handouts will include a Toolkit with forms, sample documents, certificate blanks, etc.
Level: Basic
LOGISTICS & RESOURCE SUPPORT
WS LR101. Establishing and Managing Points of Distributions (PODs) and Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) – Organized by David Saniter
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop will review techniques for the establishment of county PODS and DRCs. Topics will include site selection, layout, staffing, traffic flow and demobilization. How many? - What size? - And where? Speakers will discuss lessons learned during 2008.
Level: Basic
WS LR102. Use of Private Vendors during Mass Feeding – Organized by Chad Magnuson
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
In a catastrophic event, the supply of shelf-stable meals and hot food produced from field kitchens may not meet the demand for feeding. The acquisition, transportation and delivery of meals from private vendors may be required. The management and logistics of such an operation may require skills that are not normally practiced by mass care personnel. This workshop will look at the issues involved in planning for and coordinating such an operation at the state and local levels.
Level: Basic
POLICY & PLANNING
WS PP101. Florida’s Statewide Regional Evacuation Study – Organized by Betti Johnson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
The State of Florida is in the middle of a statewide update of all eleven (11) regional evacuation studies. This workshop will include discussion on how this mammoth project began with the collection of high quality topographic data through LIDAR along all 35 coastal counties as well as Lake Okeechobee, new SLOSH models with thousands of model runs, new behavioral surveys and planning assumptions as well as the development of a state-of the-art transportation analysis which will serve emergency management and growth management planners.
Level: Basic
WS PP102. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part A – Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
In this economy you cannot afford to miss out on any disaster recovery grant sources (FEMA, FHWA and state sources) and make the most of merging grant compliance requirements with actual disaster recovery needs. This two-part workshop will provide frameworks, guidance and practical lessons learned in complying with FEMA rules for reimbursement to get and keep the funds you need to recover. Starting with planning and understanding the grant management process, with specific emphasis on requirements for FEMA, the presentations will cover ‘best practices’ in a number of areas. Once you’ve got the funding, then keeping it means coordinating accounting, finance, contract administration and project management to ensure the final audit goes smoothly. Finally, you will also learn some of the tips, trip ups, traps and tools that other applicants have discovered the hard way. Part A focuses on grant management frameworks for accounting, finance and administration. Participants will benefit most from both sessions, but Part A is not a requisite for Part B (see WS RM105).
Level: Basic
WS PP103. Preparing Rural and Immigrant Communities for Disasters – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop will be a panel presentation on preparing immigrant and rural communities for disasters. The panel will focus on the particular challenges facing communities and populations where English is not the primary language. They will cover the models and materials available, best practices and lessons learned in dealing with these special needs populations. This is a companion workshop to the 2 ½ day training track, “Preparing Immigrant and Rural Communities for Disasters, (Preparando Comunidades Rurales e Inmigrantes para Huracanes y Tormentas Tropicales). This workshop panel will be drawn from the pool of training instructors.
Level: Basic
WS PP104. Catastrophic Planning – Host Community Issues/Impacts – Organized by John Cherry
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Over the past few years, Florida has focused on planning for how to respond to and recover from a catastrophic event. Much of this planning has focused on how to deal with a catastrophic event within a disaster area (impact area). This workshop will look at issues/impacts that arise in host communities in the aftermath of a catastrophic event (ex. Strains on Host Community infrastructure, Healthcare and Mass Care services) and also discuss policy issues that would arise in a situation where millions of citizens are displaced throughout the state for long periods of time.
Level: Basic
WS PP105. ABCs of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Emergency Managers – Organized by Sheree Fugate
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop is a basic primer on the ADA as it pertains to emergency management. It addresses the critical question of who is responsible and what must be done to assure access to programs and services by people with disabilities before, during and after an emergency event? The ADA, basic principles of accommodation and tips for building teamwork in the accessibility environment will be covered in this interactive session.
Level: Basic
WS PP106. Building Community Resiliency into Pre and Post-Disaster Planning – Organized by Mickie Valente
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This workshop will share progress and issues from various counties’ PDRP efforts which were selected to participate in the Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan pilot project as well as other Post Disaster Redevelopment Projects throughout the state. Discussion will encompass the engagement of public and private organizations relative to long-term redevelopment and how greater community resiliency can be incorporated using the Post Disaster Redevelopment process.
Level: Basic
WS PP107. Legislative Policy and Budget Update Workshop – Organized by John Cherry
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This workshop will give an overview of the budget and policy decisions resulting from the 2009 Legislative Session for emergency management in the State of Florida. Additionally, it will provide a forum for open discussion of future policy initiatives as well as discussion of future budgetary issues confronting state and local emergency management agencies.
Level: Basic
WS PP108. University & College Emergency Management Roundtable – Organized by Richard Smith
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The practice of emergency management on university and college campuses has developed at a rapid pace since the 2004 hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina and the tragedy at Virginia Tech. Now faced with new federal legislative requirements and shrinking budgets, schools are scrambling to keep up with the demand. This workshop will include a facilitated roundtable discussion on the current issues facing emergency management on campus, including brainstorming possible solutions. Input from our city, county and non-profit community partners is welcomed.
Level: Basic
WS PP109. Public and Private Insurance: Settling Claims after a Disaster – Organized by Harold Joyner
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Speedy recovery after a tropical event depends as much on the insurance industry as government and volunteer relief programs. This workshop will provide an insight to the industry’s pre-event activities to include drills, training and planning for the next event. This panel will also address the need to incorporate industry representatives into all phases of local emergency operations centers to ensure information is shared and coordinated.
Level: Basic
WS PP110. Partnerships in Higher Education Emergency Management – Organized by Lori Vun Kannon
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
You can call them “small cities” or “big businesses.” Either way, universities and colleges throughout Florida and the United States are major parts of the communities within which they reside. Most schools are quickly developing formalized emergency management programs to ensure that their students, faculty, staff, visitors and families are prepared to respond to a wide variety of emergencies. However, only a few schools have dedicated, full-time emergency managers. So, how do the rest of them do it? They do it through partnerships with their cities, counties, non-profit organizations, private sector, resources on campus and with other schools.
Level: Basic
WS PP111. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Traffic Management in Large Scale Evacuations – Organized by Jason Wheeler
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
During the 2004, 2005 and 2008 Hurricane Seasons, many Floridians were forced to evacuate due to hurricanes that impacted our state. These large scale evacuations require an enormous amount of coordination, support and resources to move our citizens to safety. In this workshop, attendees will learn about the stakeholders involved in this process, the methodology of the FDOT for traffic management and the role the Department plays in this effort.
Level: Basic
WS PP112. National Shelter System: Enhancement of Shelter Data Bases – Organized by Karen Hagan
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop will focus on the National Shelter System database managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross, and how Florida Division of Emergency Management moved from their existing shelter database to the National Shelter System as the database of record during the 2008 Hurricane Season. Highlighted will be Florida’s portal to the Red Cross Shelter System which provides information directly to the public, listing open shelters and reporting sheltered populations in both general population and special needs shelters. How this is coordinated at the state level and its applicability at the local level will be discussed. This workshop will also discuss future activities and next steps and explore opportunities for further coordination and compatibility.
Level: Basic
RECOVERY & MITIGATION
WS RM101. Now Available at INNOVENTIONS @ EPCOT – Storm Struck: A Tale of Two Homes® – Organized by Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Thursday, May 14, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) launched a new interactive and educational weather experience entitled, StormStruck - A Tale of Two Homes™ at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot at Walt Disney World during 2008. StormStruck enables guests from around the world to experience the power of a weather event while learning how to best prepare for floods, hail, high winds, lightning and more. The exhibit features a spectacular, simulated, 4-D weather experience that combines a variety of weather hazards into one “storm”. After guests have experienced the storm, they will learn about cutting edge scientific research and new construction technologies that can protect their home. This workshop will examine how StormStruck is revolutionizing consumer awareness of mitigation and disaster safety for more than four million annual visitors to Walt Disney World Resorts as well as millions more via www.stormstruck.org.
Level: Basic
WS RM102. Marketing Mitigation with Minimal Dollars – Organized by Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
How do we reach homeowners with essential disaster safety information during economic downturns? This workshop will explore the expanded and cost-effective options offered by “New Media” and “Marketing to One” strategies. The panel will explore the new field of social marketing via the Internet with a special focus on how to design, track and measure outcomes.
Level: Basic
WS RM103. Long Term Recovery Roundtable – Organized by Cicero Hartsfield
Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
This workshop will be a facilitated, open discussion of long-term recovery issues and lessons learned from Tropical Storm Fay including representation at Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs), NEG hiring, local resource development and engagement, client confidentiality and obtaining information from FEMA, undocumented survivors, limited funding and resources to assistance clients, not receiving a disaster declaration and more.
Level: Basic
WS RM104. Code or No Code: Roofing is the Last Frontier in Residential Mitigation Opportunities – Organized by Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Florida Building Code has gone a long way toward ensuring that homeowners protect their openings (windows, doors and garage doors), but where are we with roofing? Academic experts tell us that roof failure is happening even in the CAT One and CAT Two Hurricanes, so what are the options to address this problem and stem the mounting losses that render homes uninhabitable. Are Codes or Code-plus options available to address this urgent issue or is the marketplace the best avenue?
Level: Basic
WS RM105. Funding Disaster Recovery – Practical Tips, Techniques and Policies: Part B – Organized by John Wilson
Thursday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In this economy you cannot afford to miss out on any disaster recovery grant sources (FEMA, FHWA and State sources) and make the most of merging grant compliance requirements with actual disaster recovery needs. This two-part workshop will provide frameworks, guidance and practical lessons learned in complying with FEMA rules for reimbursement to get and keep the funds you need to recover. Starting with planning and understanding the grant management process, with specific emphasis on requirements for FEMA, the presentations will cover ‘best practices’ in a number of areas. Once you’ve got the funding, then keeping it means coordinating accounting, finance, contract administration and project management to ensure the final audit goes smoothly. Finally you will also learn some of the tips, trip ups, traps and tools that other applicants have discovered the hard way. Part B reviews planning issues and applicant lessons learned and tips to increase your funding. Participants will benefit most from both sessions, but Part A (see WS PP102) is not a requisite for Part B.
Level: Basic
WS RM106. Best Practices in Damage Assessment: Lessons Learned from the 2008 Hurricane Season – Organized by Mike Battaglia
Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
As we are well aware, from our previous exposure to disasters, the timely and accurate collection of data that describe the extent and severity of the damage resulting from such disasters is critical to an efficient and coordinated response. The 2008 Hurricane Season presented numerous and significant challenges to the collection and analysis of this disaster-related information. Speakers at this session will identify the problems experienced, some potential solutions and available technology that may mitigate some of the challenges.
Level: Basic
WS RM107. Disaster Housing: Local, State and Federal Initiatives – Organized by Marcus Hepburn
Friday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Disaster housing is a complex problem with no easy solutions. Building on the latest disaster experiences and policy changes, this workshop will present the current situation of disaster housing on the local, state and federal levels.
Level: Advanced
WS- RM108. Enhancing Local Hazard Mitigation Plans with Enhanced Technology – Organized by Harold Joyner
Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
The Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS) Web Portal is a process-oriented tool that is being used by Local Hazard Mitigation Strategy groups in order to enhance the ability to prepare and submit hazard mitigation plan updates and to be able to perform a more accurate risk assessment and analysis using HAZUS-MH. This session will demonstrate how the Web Portal allows multiple participants to download and modify level one HAZUS inventories in a standardized manner with levels of access and change rights managed by a centralized administrator. Role based activity levels are provided by secure internet access by the administrators through passwords and change type approvals. The CDMS Web Portal reduces the burden to provide complicated scientific structural information by supplying default data for partners who do not have access to specific scientific information on structures being updated.
Level: Basic
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