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2010 National Hurricane Conference March 29 - April 2|Orlando Hilton|Orlando, FL The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness!
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31st National Hurricane Conference
The Nation’s Forum for Education and Professional Training in Hurricane Preparedness
Monday, April 6, 2009, Training Sessions 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas
Links to Presentations are highlighted in blue
Management of Animal Issues in Hurricane Incidents 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Management of animal issues, including pets, livestock, and other animals is rapidly becoming a discipline within emergency management with roles and responsibilities within local, state, tribal, national and non-governmental sectors. The presentations will look at the growing national role of USDA in supporting these issues, the role of local, state, national and non-governmental organizations in managing animal issues in Hurricanes Ike and Gustav, and the vision of the presenters on future of animal responses.
The morning sessions will emphasize pets and the afternoon sessions will emphasize livestock.
Instructors:
Jimmy Wortham, USDA APHIS, Whitewright, TX Dr. Kevin M. Dennison, USDA APHIS Animal Care,Fort Collins, CO Dr. Kay A. Carter-Corker, USDA APHIS Animal Care, Raleigh, NC Elizabeth Serca, (former Exec. Director of Texas State Animal Resource Team) Austin, TX Dr. Kevin Dennis and Dr. Kay Carter-Corker Beverly Hicks, USDA APHIS Animal Care, Lebanon, MO Dick Green, Ed.D, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Yarmouth Port, MA Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Dr. John R. "Rusty" Berry, Jr., USDA-APHIS-VS, Alexandria, LA Tom A. "Andy" Vestal, Ph.D. , Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Dee Ellis, DVM, MPA, Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, TX Drew DeBerry, Texas Department of Agriculture, Austin, TX Dr. Monty Dozier, Regional Program Director Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR) South Texas Diane L. Donley, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC Dr. Paul Ugstad, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, Austin, TX Donald W. Gohmert, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Temple, TX Mark Clark, MVD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Durant, IO Tyler McAlpin, DVM, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, Riverdale, MD Matt Cochran DVM, MIA, Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, TX
Keeping Your Employees Safe During Recovery Operations 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructors: Jim Cheek, United Space Alliance, Cape Canaveral, FL
Working with the Media and Serving as a Spokesperson for your Organization 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This course is designed for those who work with the media or serve as a spokesperson for their organization. How to stay on message – get your point across, and work congenially with the media. The course will cover tips for developing your message, using New Media to deliver your message and traps to avoid. Practical sessions will be conducted.
INSTRUCTORS: Marty Bahamonde, FEMA, Washington, DC Francisco Sanchez, Jr., Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Houston, TX Bob Alvey, FEMA Region VI, Denton, TX Susie Webb, FEMA Region VI, Denton, TX
DEBRIS MANAGEMENT – The FEMA revised field course 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
It’s all about preparedness! A Debris Management Plan allows for a faster and more thorough response to a debris-generating event and will ultimately save a community time and money. This session will show you the various personnel and resources available to you for your Debris Management Team, and includes valuable information to assist in the development of your Debris Management Plan.
Instructor: Kirby McCrary, P.E., iParametrics, LLC, Alpharetta, GA
Hurricane 101 for Decision Makers 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lead instructor:
Hurricane Life Cycle and Hazards Robbie Berg, NOAA
Tropical Cyclone Observations Jack Beven, NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Tropical Cyclone Model Guidance
NHC Forecast process and products Eric Blake, NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
NHC Forecast Verification Todd Kimberlain, NOAA
How to use NHC products Robbie Berg, NOAA
Wind Speed and intensity probabilities Richard Pasch, NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
The Basics of EMAC Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This training session goes back to the foundations of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. To assist state, county and municipal emergency service providers with a better understanding of the EMAC system, this session will briefly look at the history of EMAC; the organization and governance structure; the process for requesting resource, providing resources and receiving assistance through EMAC. Participates will discuss mobilization, deployment response and demobilization roles and responsibilities. The session will review the all important reimbursement procedures.
Moderator: Elaine Wathen, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Butner, NC
Instructors: Rick Williams, National Emergency Management Association, Layton, UT and Leon Shaifer, EMAC Senior Advisor, National Emergency Management Agency, Brandon, MS STORM SHELTER DESIGN via FEMA 320, 361 & ICC 500 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
In August 2008, FEMA released the new Second Edition of FEMA 361 and the third edition of FEMA 320. While FEMA 320 presents design criteria and prescriptive designs for residential saferooms, FEMA 361 provides technical guidance for design and construction of community saferooms. The presentation will discuss revisions to the text of the document, to the design criteria, and changes made to align the publication with the minimum requirements of the ICC-500 Standard. Specific guidance and design criteria are provided where the ICC-500 Standard does not address operational or emergency management issues. The presentation will also cover wind and flood design criteria in FEMA 361 which remain more restrictive than those developed for the ICC-500 Standard. The later is important as FEMA 361 is the basis of the technical design criteria used for FEMA grant programs which fund the design and construction of hurricane and tornado saferooms.
ICC 500 – 2008, The International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association (ICC/NSSA) Standard For Design and Construction of Storm Shelters is now ANSI approved and available for adoption by building code jurisdictions. All types and sizes of both tornado and hurricane shelters are covered by the Standard. Essential elements of the Standard along with differences with FEMA 320 and 361 will be presented along with the NSSA processes for standards compliance verification and the NSSA seal program.
Instructors: Scott Tezak, PE, BPCP, URS Corporation John Ingargiola, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency Ernst W. Kiesling, P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University
iCAV and DHS Earth, Session 1 and Session 2 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: James Fulmer, Project Manager, iCAV, Department of Homeland Security
Public Information and Mass Care Service Availability through Media and Other Means 1:30 pm-5:00 pm
With the blogosphere and the 24-7 news cycle, getting your information to the public can be taxing and confusing during an emergency. Do you turn to tv, radio or print? Or should you let bloggers carry the message for you? This training session will show you how journalists are combining traditional sources with the internet and social media to tell the disaster story. You’ll learn how you can plug into that information stream to get your message in the public eye and gain valuable situational awareness in the process.
Instructors: Laura Howe, American Red Cross, Washington, DC Isaac Pigott, Alabama Power Company, Leeds, AL Wendy Harman, American Red Cross, Washington, DC
Debris Field Operations and Monitoring, Understanding Your Responsibility 1:30 pm-5:00 pm There are many areas of a debris operation that can effect the monies spent and the monies reimbursed. This workshop will talk about the field operations and your responsibility as a local or state government, or any other Public Assistance applicant requesting reimbursement under the FEMA Public Assistance program. Moderator: Teresa Carter, The Louis Berger Group, Raleigh, NC
Instructors: Steven N Glenn, PBS&J, Raleigh, NC
How to Develop a Successful Local Mitigation Plan 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Step-by-step guide for developing successful community mitigation plans, incorporating latest FEMA guidance and best practices.
Instructors: Leroy Thompson, James Lee Witt Associates
The National Response Framework 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This training takes a look at the National Response Framework. How is it set up? How does it interface with State and Local Emergency Operations Plans? This will include a look at each of the Emergency Support Functions. What are their roles and responsibilities and which Federal Agencies are included in each ESF.
Moderator: Elaine Wathen, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Butner, NC Instructor: Ms. Marjorie Bebrot (Invited) National Integration Center, Washington, DC
Learning From Past Hurricane Disasters: Introducing Coastal Foundation Design and Construction To Local Building Officials 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Past storms such as Hurricanes Fran (1996), Ivan (2004), Charley (2004), and Katrina (2005) have shown the continued vulnerability of our foundations in coastal and near-coastal areas. Because of the possible disasters, coastal foundations must withstand strong wind and flood events and should be functional even after being undermined by scour and erosion. To help satisfy a need for wind- and flood-resistant residential foundation designs, FEMA 550, Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast, was developed to provide prescriptive foundation designs that building codes and standards do not cover in depth. The presentation will highlight a pilot course for state and local government officials to instruct them on the need to properly and effectively use FEMA 550 to develop foundations for homes located in coastal areas. The course will provide building officials and community decision-makers better understanding on the need for prescriptive foundation design guidance. Contemporary codes and standards will be introduced, and their importance will be discussed. The course will cover (1) the effect of natural hazards on coastal foundations; (2) the introduction of building codes and standards; (3) regulatory requirements determining where and how buildings may be sited, designed, and constructed; and (4) the introduction and use of FEMA 550. Thus, sound mitigation measures and building code requirements can be procedurally adopted and implemented, which will decrease the vulnerability of foundations to major wind and flood events.
Instructors: David Low, DK Low & Associates, LLC
Hurricane and Natural Disaster Planning Strategies for Smaller Community Water and Wastewater Utilities 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Moderator: Homer C. Emery, Ph.D., Bexar County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
Instructors: Roy Ramani, Ph.D., WERF Charles Herrick, Stratus Consulting
Being EMAP Compliant 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This training session will take a look at what is required by local and State government organizations in order to be compliant with the standards set in the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). Instructors will discuss the steps local and state government agencies need to take to get their community Emergency Management program accredited.
Moderator: Elaine Wathen, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Butner, NC
Instructors: Nicole Ishmael, Emergency Management Accreditation Program, Lexington, KY Robie Robinson, Dallas County Office of Security & Emergency Management, Dallas, TX
Department Of Homeland Security, Protective Security Advisors and Infrastructure Liaison Roles During A Disaster 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Instructors: Louis Dabdoub, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Major General (Ret) Greg Gardner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security |