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2012 National Hurricane Conference March 26-29 | Hilton Orlando | Orlando, FL The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane and disaster preparedness!
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31st National Hurricane Conference
The Nation’s Forum for Education and Professional Training in Hurricane Preparedness
TRAINING SESSIONS Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas
Links to Presentations are highlighted in blue
Implementing the Recently Approved Catastrophic Incident SAR supplement to the National Search and Rescue Manual
Moderator: Rand Napoli, FL State Fire Marshal (RET)
Speakers: Captain David A. McBride, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC Carla Boyce , IEM, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA
ABC's of EOCs 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
A must – see primer for those interested in learning more about an Emergency Operations Center and for those considering constructing and operating such a facility.
Moderator: Your EOC: An Overview John D. Wilson, Director, Lee County Public Safety, Fort Myers, FL
Facility Survivability: Catastrophic Events - Both Natural & Man-made I.S.K. Reeves, Architects Design Group , Winter Park, FL
Incorporating Emergency/Incident Action Planning into the Emergency Operations Center Gerald Campbell, Lee County Emergency Management, Fort Myers, FL
Lessons Learned in Building and Operating an EOC – The Hurricane Ike Experience Nim Kidd, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of San Antonio, TX
ESF 15 – External Affairs – It Is More Than Public Information After A Hurricane 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
This session will discuss the full scope of federal external affairs activities during a coordinated response with state and local partners, and provide training on implementation activities. We will cover background information, ESF 15 components, coordination with other federal and state agencies, and discuss ESF 15’s mission and its role as a national model for emergency communications to all audiences.
LEAD INSTRUCTOR: Marty Bahamonde, FEMA External Affairs, Washington, DC
INSTRUCTORS: James McIntyre, FEMA, Washington, DC Bob Josephson, FEMA, New Orleans, LA
Developing A Long Term Community Recovery Process For A Post Disaster Environment – Introduction To ESF #14 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Emergency Support Function #14, Long Term Community Recovery (LTCR), is a relatively new element under the National Response Framework. This training session will serve as an introduction to ESF #14, and provide a basic background in the process of Long Term Community Recovery, interagency coordination for LTCR as well as how an LTCR process can be employed post disaster to facilitate a more effective, faster and more sustainable recovery. The training will discuss concepts that can be employed by federal and state agencies and local governments.
Instructors: Erin Miles, FEMA, Washington, DC Ociel Nava, FEMA, Washington, DC
Update on FEMA Public Assistance Program Initiatives and Policies 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon FEMA HQ staff will be providing updates on PA initiatives and policies within the program. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and have an open dialog, with FEMA. Moderator: Teresa Carter,The Louis Berger Group, Raleigh, NC Instructors James Walke, Acting Assistant Administrator for Disaster, FEMA
Intro to HAZUS-MH: Hurricane and Flood Loss Estimation Analysis 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
HAZUS-MH is a GIS-based risk assessment tool from FEMA that estimates damages and losses from natural hazards. This course introduces the basic principles of HAZUS-MH, the operation of the Hurricane Wind model, and the Coastal Flood model for risk assessment. Participants will become familiar with out-of-the-box national inventory datasets used to model the existing built and human environment. Students will learn to define the parameters in the hurricane model and understand the impacts on the community or region presented in tables, reports, and maps. Additionally, an overview of the Coastal Flood model will be presented. Finally, students will be introduced to mitigation techniques in order to evaluate those benefits. This course is a demonstration-led experience that can be followed in an associated manual. The instructors are FEMA-authorized HAZUS-MH trainers.
Instructors: Craig Eissler, Texas Geographic Society, Austin, Tx AND Roddy Seekins, Texas Geographic Society, Austin, TX
Hurrevac/SLOSH 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This 1 day course is a new FEMA developed standardized course of the FEMA-US Army Corps of Engineers hurricane decision-making software program known as HURREVAC. The training provides instruction with hands-on (interactive) experience and includes an exercise. Participants are required to bring a laptop installed with HURREVAC (5.0.12 Version), loaded with local evacuation files, and loaded with all storms including Hurricane Lili (2002) and Hurricane Kyle (2002), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricane Ike (2008). The course will briefly cover all aspects of HURREVAC and is designed for beginners as well as users who would like a refresher. Storm surge from hurricanes and the tool that models these impacts, The Sea, Lake and Overland Surgse from Hurricanes (SLOSH), will be covered in depth for half of the class time. Expert instruction from developers of the SLOSH model and real time forecasters will provide instruction on surge and how to use the SLOSH display program. The SLOSH Display program will be available to the entire class. Important Note: Instructors: Brandon Bolinski, Hurricane Program Manager, FEMA, Atlanta, GA Will Shaffer, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD
Cross Discipline Implementation of The US National Grid 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
The current approved Catastrophic SAR supplement (April 2008) to the National Search & Rescue Plan calls for the use of the US National Grid for all ground-based operations and is the primary reference grid for bridging ground-based & aerial SAR operations. State & Local jurisdictions are working to implement the use of the USNG for SAR and other operational protocols such as pre-scripting missions, defining operational areas, and situational awareness. This hands-on one-day course brings EM professionals together for a practical session on implementation and use of the USNG; USNG for operational protocol & pre-script missioning; and use of the USNG for situational awareness.
After action reviews for nearly every multi-jurisdictional response have consistently indicated the need for a uniform grid across the country to facilitate cross-discipline response operations including search and rescue, fire, EMS, and law enforcement. The United States National Grid was developed and adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee at the recommendation of FEMA to meet this need. The use of the USNG was adopted by NSARC in April of 2008 as part of the National Search & Rescue Plan. It is compatible with the MGRS, which is used by the National Guard and the US Military.
Instructors: Rand Napoli, FL State Fire Marshal (RET) Carla Boyce , IEM, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA Matt Diez, IEM, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA
AMATEUR RADIO 1:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
This session will discuss the tropical events of 2008 and the involvement of amateur radio. Specific presentation topics will include WX4NHC-The National Hurricane Center, IRESC, the Hurricane Watch Net, and the VoIP Hurricane Net. Additional discussions on specific amateur radio responses to events will be highlighted.
Instructors: John McHugh, K4AG,WX4NHC, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL Dennis Baumgarte, AE2EE,IRESC, Batavia, NY Brad Pioveson, W9FX, Hurricane Watch Net, Benton, IL Robert Macedo, KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net, New Bedford, MA
Evacuation/Decision Making 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Moderator: John Wilson, Director, Lee County Public Safety, Fort Myers, FL
The NHC Forecast Process and Products Jack Beven, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Storm Surge Overview Wil Shaffer or Jaime Rhome, NOAA
Evacuation Decision Making – A Quantifiable Approach Bob Collins, Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Tallahassee, FL
Accounting for the Risk Taking Preferences of Decision Makers John Wilson, Director, Lee County Public Safety, Fort Myers, FL
Individuals with Disabilities and Sheltering 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This Training Session will present the legal aspects of Sheltering and describe the functional needs of individuals with disabilities during the evacuation and sheltering phases of disaster. Results of a recent demographic study on the characteristics and needs of individuals with disabilities who evacuated to a general shelter during Hurricane Ike. Resources for individuals with disabilities impacted by disasters will be distributed to participants. Instructors: Laura M. Stough, Ph.D, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Elizabeth McAdams Ducy MEd. Graduate Student Texas A&M University Edgar Villarral Graduate Student Texas A&M University
Congregate Care Planning for Catastrophic Disasters 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This session is a training course that prepares participants to develop congregate care annexes to emergency management plans and to provide guidance to local communities about congregate care requirements. The training integrates hazard specific protective measures with current planning strategies for congregate care. The primary audience for this course is state emergency management planning staffs that are responsible for setting expectations for the local planning and program development requirements and for developing a congregate care annex and system. The secondary audience may include federal, local and tribal emergency management planning staff as well as staff from voluntary agencies with an active role in congregate care activities.
Speakers: Waddy Gonzalez, Mass Care Unit Chief, FEMA, Washington, DC Arthur Vliet, Program Specialist, FEMA, Washington, DC John Bischoff, Mass Care/Emergency Assistance, FEMA, Washington, DC Matt Ladd, American Red Cross, Washington, DC
TROPICAL ISLANDS WORKSHOP 2008 Season: Panel Discussion
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
This session will provide a panel discussion on events from the 2008 season in the Caribbean, to include a seasonal summary, national, international and local representation. Individual experiences will be summarized and group discussion will follow.
Moderator: Mariana Leckner, American Military University
Panelists: Lixion Avila, NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL Jose M. Castro, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, FL Tim Callaghan, US Agency for International Development, San Jose, Costa Rica Glen A. Carty,COO UTS Eastern Caribbean Division, Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Lessons Learned Information Sharing This session will provide an overview of Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov), the national, online network of lessons learned, best practices, and innovative ideas for the emergency response and homeland security communities. Sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, LLIS.gov helps emergency response providers and homeland security officials prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The presentation will cover features unique to LLIS.gov, including original best practices and lessons learned and its extensive library of after-action reports, State and local plans, Federal guidelines, and other related documents. The speaker will also discuss LLIS.gov’s community-building network features, such as member collaboration tools, information sharing tools, feedback tools, the member directory, and LLIS.gov Channels. Presenter: Amanda Rhyne |