2008 Hurricane Conference Presentations
Elected Officials Briefing
♦ A briefing for Senior Municipal and County elected officials.
Worker Health/Mental Care: Safety, Fatigue & Stress
♦ Ways First Responders can avoid stress related illnesses, actions that can be taken to protect health and pastoral counseling.
♦ Second Part of Briefing.
Public Information Officer 101
♦ Background and mission of ESF-15 and the importance of forming successful relationships with local media outlets.
Recovering Voice and Data Communications
♦ Forum discussion on topics relating to recovery of Radio, Telephone, Cellular, Desktop and Mobile computing in the period immediately following a Hurricane strike in or near Chatham County. Commercial service providers are encouraged to participate.
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
Critical Workforce Sheltering: A Manager’s View
♦ CWFS Managers perspective on: who, what, when, where, how and why of shelter management.
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
Care of Domestic Animals and Wildlife
♦ Discussion on pre-disaster preparedness, evacuation and re-entry for domestic animals and how to deal with wildlife during re-entry.
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
County Emergency Ordinances
♦ Declaration of Emergency discussion:
• Emergency Authority of the Chairman
• Restrictions on Overcharging or Price Gouging
• Suspension of Zoning Regulations
• Issuance of Emergency Business License and Building Permits
• Area Restrictions and Issuance of Curfews
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
Restoring the Medical Care System
♦ Overview of what is required to re-establish a comprehensive health care system post disaster.
WebEOC Users Training
♦ Basic Introduction to WebEOC
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
ASOC & SAR: Air to Ground Searching
♦ County concept briefing on emergency air traffic control operations.
♦ Second Part of briefing.
Utility Restoration and Coordination
♦ Focus on integrating utility infrastructure organizations into county-wide recovery operations.
Volunteer - Impossible is Nothing: The Critical Need for Trained Volunteers
♦ History and update on the Chatham County Citizen Corps and how County volunteers can assist first responders during an emergency.
Logistics Overview, Base Camp Recovery Operations & Commodity Points of Distribution (POD) Concepts
♦ Presentation: Overview
Damage Assessment
♦ Current organization, priorities and strategies for conducting comprehensive damage assessments.
(NO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PROVIDED)
Debris Management - Managing the Mess
♦ Summary of current debris management planning and coordination efforts.
Disease and Epidemiological Control
♦ Discussion of measures taken on the surveillance and investigation of diseases post disaster.
Vital Record Protection and Preservation
♦ Protecting Our History.
Recovery: Objectives & Priorities
♦ Statistics on Recovery Cost after a Disaster.
Recovery Strategies
♦ Its All About the Money.
Lunch Guest Speaker: Jeff Morrison
♦ 2008 State Hurricane Exercise
Filed Under: Preparedness
