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	Washington State includes "C.E.R.T." skills training in State Conferences JoAnn Jordan, Education Coordinator Bellevue Fire Department, Bellevue Washington Two outstanding conferences are planned for Washington State. The "Partners in Preparedness" conference is sponsored by Western Washington Emergency Network, Washington State Department of Emergency Management, Washington State Emergency Managers Association, State Emergency Response Commission and Private Sector Sponsorship. This conference is the largest of
its kind in the State, with an attendance of over 500 participants last year. The conference planning committee is made up of members of both public and private sector and provides conference training opportunities for business and industry and public, private and non-profit agencies. The conference provides 60 separate classes. Attendees can choose classes that cover a diverse range of topics such as disaster planning, employee training; disaster stress management; hazardous materials threats; communications; mutual aid contracts; media relations; the threats of terrorism; volcanoes; sheltering; emergency operations center development and management; and assisting people with disabilities. Hands on training modeled from the Community Emergency Response Team program, covering disaster medical procedures, simple search and rescue, and fire suppression techniques will also be available for attendees. This year’s conference will also feature table top exercises to allow participants to actually practice their new knowledge and skills. The "Partners in Preparedness" Conference will be held on March 30 through April 1, 1999 at the Bellevue Double Tree Hotel in Bellevue Washington. For more information, contact Shad Burcham at King County Emergency Management at (206) 205-8106. This is the third year that a team of state and local agencies has sponsored a disaster preparedness conference for schools. Each year the conference has gotten more diverse in scope and audience. This year the conference will focus on violence in the schools. The goal of the conference is to learn from national experience and to draw from local experts on preparing for and reducing the hazard of violent events in our schools. The conference will also offer courses in planning, hazard identification, damage assessment, psychological and emotional recovery from unusual occurrences and hands on skills training modeled from the CERT program. This year will be the first time the conference will offer a 3 hour course on the Incident Command System for Schools. The "Disaster Preparedness for Schools" Conference will be held on April 8 and 9, 1999 at the Shoreline Conference Center in Shoreline Washington. For more information, contact Barb Thurman at the Kind County Office of Emergency Management at (206) 205-8110
1999 Conference - Public & Private Partners in Preparedness Advanced Business Disaster Planning Ensuring a complete disaster plan Getting your disaster plan to pay its way Using disaster plan insurance to the fullest Is your plan accepted and practical? Amateur Radio Communication Effective use of teams Amateur radio service Training and planning ATC 20: Post Earthquake Safety and Evaluation of Buildings Post earthquake safety review and tagging of structures Methodology and examples ACT 21: Rapid Visual Screening of Building for Potential Seismic Hazards Seismic evaluation of facilities Determine if life safety upgrade is warranted Local building evaluation examples Slides of Northridge earthquake building damage Business Disaster Planning / Emergency Planning Fun and educational Basic business planning Business Preparedness for Terrorism Level of risk for nuclear, biological or chemical attack Weapons of mass destruction Where, how, and why they can occur Recognition, symptoms, devices and decontamination The plan of action for corporations and non-responder government agencies Clean Air Act Reporting requirements Implementation & local emergency managers Federal, state and local efforts Community Evacuation Planning How to plan and execute a community evacuation The social process Evacuation mechanics Considerations for special populations Current Disaster Experiences Document six major disasters across the nation Apply lessons to Puget Sound vulnerabilities Develop basic response & recovery plan Dealing With Weapons of Mass Destruction City of Seattle Domestic Preparedness Program New WMD planning requirements State And federal WMD training opportunities Dealing With Wildfires Prevention Preparedness Suppression Disaster Recovery Business Alliance We survived it…now what? Motivation for such an alliance Concepts and methods used in A DBRA National involvement and actual case studies Disaster Recovery for Emergency Managers Current disasters update Revisions to the Public Assistance Program Project Impact from the state perspective Disaster Response Skills: Disaster Medical Triage Identification and treatment Head-to-toe patient evaluation Setting up medical treatment areas Disaster Response Skills: Light Urban Search & Rescue Search and rescue size-up Conducting operations Conducting rescue operations Cribbing and shoring Lifts and carries Earthquake Hazard Mapping Secondary earthquake hazards: liquefaction, ground shaking, landslides Puget Sound region earthquake hazard maps Use of hazard maps in evaluation of earthquake vulnerability Earthquake Risk Control Strategies for Facilities Impacts of facilities Risk control strategies Site condition issues Structural issues Emergency Management Issues for Public Utilities Special preparedness factors/issues for public utilities GIS mapping and applications, mutual aid agreements, electronic aids, and - Magnolia High School chlorine incident case study Emergency Management for Small Organizations Special needs/limitations of small organizations Dealing with resource constraints Come and share your insights, experiences Emergency Operation Center Management Introduction to Emergency Operations Centers Design, organization and staffing patterns Management of operations Emergency Preparedness in the Corporate Environment: The Weyerhaeuser Example Response methodology Senior management buy-in Techniques for measuring program success Employee Training for Disasters Why train employees? How do adults learn? Motivating adults Getting started Hazardous Material Operations (all day April 1, 1999) Intensive hands-on learning experience Class begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m., lunch will be provided. Prerequisite: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Incident Command System Health and Medical Assessment of, and Response to a Disaster (ESF 8) Part 1 of 3 Need for rapid assessments Sorting urgent vs. important information Developing an information collection plan Identifying essential information Health and Medical Assessment of, and Response to a Disaster (ESF 8) Part 2 of 3 Early phase medical needs and requirements Continuation of essential elements of information Identifying specific requirements of health and medical services Health and Medical Assessment of, and Response to a Disaster (ESF 8) Part 3 of 3 Determining longer-term health and medical needs Standard reporting systems Coordination with local jurisdictions How do health and medical services change over time? Incident Command System Planning Function What the planning cycle looks like Formatting and running a planning meeting Writing an incident action plan Incident Management for Acts of Violence Interface between business and government officials Interface between government officials and the press Public Information Direction and control Crisis decision making Interagency coordination in response to acts of violence Introduction to Incident Command System Response management tool for business, government, schools, and interface with emergency operations centers Principles and organizational components Legislation 101 Basic way to contact elected representatives Effective techniques to pursue emergency management interests Lessons Learned: PGA Golf Tournament Planning and logistics How the event evolved How everyone know what their jobs were How the actual event went off Local Emergency Planning Committee Achievement Measures and Regional Response Achievement levels Community outreach Inter-Local Emergency Planning Committee cooperation Guidelines/funding/performance Managing Long-Term Emergency Operations Center Activation Management of sustained operations in local emergency operations centers 72 hour-plus considerations Media Relations Benefits of positive relations with news media Media's needs and weaknesses Dealing with an area-wide disaster Dealing with an incident Metro Bus Incident Coordinated response Lessons learned Military Support to Civil Authorities Role of Department of Defense in support of federally declared disasters Coordinating assistance of Department of Defense resources Motivating People to Take Action & Marketing Action Plans How to complete preparedness projects and tasks What makes leaders support emergency programs Natural Gas & Electrical Safety/Evacuation Planning for Business Overview of the properties of electricity and natural gas Hands-on demonstration Developing evacuation plans for business facilities Training employees in evacuation procedures Partnerships, Mutual Aid and Pre-disaster Agreements Benefits to businesses, governmental agencies and communities Ideas and examples of successful partnerships and mutual aid Steps to develop Peninsula Light Company Preparedness Plan Lessons learned from 96/97 winter storms Current preparedness measures Company involvement with community preparedness Perk Up Your Presentations New ways to make your presentations informative, convincing and interesting Connect with your audience and get them involved Motivate people, hold attention, handle hostility, use voice and body-language techniques Principles of Emergency Management Elements of an integrated emergency management system Four phases of emergency management Local, state and federal roles in emergency management Project Impact Progress Report Progress to date Current efforts Lessons learned Future activities Public Assistance Program Update New Federal, state, and applicant responsibilities Recent public assistance regulation changes Revised delivery of Public Assistance Program to eligible applicants Public Disaster Educators Meeting Y2K: Disaster Education Perspective Disaster Preparedness Campaign: April 1999 Meet Other disaster educators and discuss public education strategies Seismic Landslide Hazard Mapping Landslide hazard mapping - current trends and projects How can mapping be used in emergency management planning and operations Sheltering Basics for Business Develop plans, procedures and train employees in evacuation Plan for, organize, staff and supply a shelter in your facility Sheltering: Pets and Livestock Develop a plan for the safety of your pets and livestock Safe places for your animals Portable pet disaster supplies kit State Area Response Commission Meeting Meeting of the State Emergency Response Commission - all conference participants are welcome Table Top: Biological Terrorism Explore the capability of various weapons of mass destruction Use the assessment techniques developed during previous sessions to identify health and medical issues Interact with various community leaders in a mock scenario Leave with a pre-packaged exercise and design assistance for your organization Table Top: Earthquake Learn about the effect of specific hazards Apply what you have learned at the conference in an exercise Interact with various community leaders in a mock scenario Leave with a pre-packaged exercise and design assistance for your organization Table Top: Weather Learn about the effect of specific hazards Apply what you have learned at the conference in an exercise Interact with various community leaders in a mock scenario Leave with a pre-packaged exercise and design assistance for your organization The Volcano Threat Volcano geology and causes Potential hazards affecting NW communities Volcanic ash effects and mitigation Washington State Emergency Management Association Meeting Open meeting for all members of the Washington State Emergency Management Association and other interested parties Weather Information Part 1 of 2 Washington weather-related hazards The warning system National Weather Service partnership Weather Information Part 2 of 2 Answers to frequently asked questions How forecasts and warnings are made How to obtain weather/flood information Y2K Readiness Contingency planning Legal exposure Where you should be now

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