Building Community Resilience: How the Use of Vulnerability, Consequences, and Adaptation Planning Scenarios (VCAPS) Can Better Prepare Vulnerable Populations for Extreme Weather Events
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Building Community Resilience: How the Use of Vulnerability, Consequences, and Adaptation Planning Scenarios (VCAPS) Can Better Prepare Vulnerable Populations for Extreme Weather Events
Location: 202C
Presenter: Cole Kirkland – Levelland-Hockley County Emergency Management
A Community Crisis: Exploring Man-made and Natural Disaster Preparedness, Training & Response
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
A Community Crisis: Exploring Man-made and Natural Disaster Preparedness, Training & Response
Location: 106
Presenter: Kelly Muklevicz – National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA)
Co-Presenter: Roger Roberts – National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA)
Preparedness
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
A Tool for Helping Emergency Managers/Responders Assess Their Facilities' Ability to Maintain Essential Functions During a Long-duration, Widespread Power Outage
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
A Tool for Helping Emergency Managers/Responders Assess Their Facilities' Ability to Maintain Essential Functions During a Long-duration, Widespread Power Outage
Location: 113
Presenter: Michael Lambert – Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments
Preparedness
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Arlington ISD LACE Threat Response Matrix: An alternative to the Standard Response Protocol
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Arlington ISD LACE Threat Response Matrix: An alternative to the Standard Response Protocol
Mapping a Safer Future: How Midlothian’s Emergency Management, GIS Division, and Regional Partners Enhance Hazardous Material Preparedness Through Innovative Geospatial Solutions
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
Mapping a Safer Future: How Midlothian’s Emergency Management, GIS Division, and Regional Partners Enhance Hazardous Material Preparedness Through Innovative Geospatial Solutions
Using fourth year veterinary students to help counties develop tactical emergency animal evacuation and sheltering plans: How the Texas A&M VET rotation can be your force multiplier.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Using fourth year veterinary students to help counties develop tactical emergency animal evacuation and sheltering plans: How the Texas A&M VET rotation can be your force multiplier.
Location: 113
Presenter: Deb Zoran – Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET)
Dealing with Disasters: GIS for Emergency Management.” A government perspective on applying GIS for data sharing and collaboration for emergency response and recovery.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
Dealing with Disasters: GIS for Emergency Management.” A government perspective on applying GIS for data sharing and collaboration for emergency response and recovery.
A panel discussion of ISTF Members deployed across Texas during Smokehouse Creek Fires, East Texas Flood and Hurricane Beryl. Hear an insightful perspective from jurisdictions about disaster response.
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
A panel discussion of ISTF Members deployed across Texas during Smokehouse Creek Fires, East Texas Flood and Hurricane Beryl. Hear an insightful perspective from jurisdictions about disaster response.
Co-Presenter: Scott D. Bergt – Stewart & Stevenson-Power Rental Division
Preparedness
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Updates to Wilderness Search and Rescue Tactics and Operations
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Updates to Wilderness Search and Rescue Tactics and Operations
Location: 204A
Presenter: Michael H. Webb – National Association of Search and Rescue
Special Response Teams
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
6th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team 101- Introduction and capability briefing of the 6th WMD-CST to strategic partners across the state of Texas.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
6th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team 101- Introduction and capability briefing of the 6th WMD-CST to strategic partners across the state of Texas.