2007 National Conference on Community Preparedness:

June 10-13, 2007 ~ Alexandria, Virginia

The 2007 National Conference on Community Preparedness was hosted jointly by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). The event was open to all who are interested in making their communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for all types of hazards.

Presentations & Reference Materials

~ all presentations received to date are posted ~

Reference Materials: Citizen Corps | IAEM

Presentations & Handouts: June 11 | June 12 | June 13

Citizen Corps Reference Material

• Citizen Corps Overview
• Citizen Corps Guide for Local Officials
• Citizen Preparedness Review: Methodological Considerations and Key Findings in Preparedness Research
• Citizen Preparedness Review: Patterns in Current Research and Future Research Opportunities
• Citizen Preparedness Review: A Post-Katrina Assessment
• Citizen Preparedness Review: Citizen Corps Personal Behavior Change Model for Disaster Preparedness
• LLIS Practice Note - Public-Private Partnerships: Promoting King County, Washington’s 3 Days, 3 Ways, Are You Ready? Preparedness Program
• LLIS Practice Note - Community Preparedness: New Jersey State Citizen Corps Council’s Distribution of Utility Trailers to Community Emergency Response Teams
• LLIS Good Story - The Arizona Division of Emergency Management’s Use of Community Emergency Response Teams in State Exercises
• LLIS Good Story - Independence, Missouri’s Coordinated Volunteer Program
• LLIS Good Story - Fairfax County, Virginia, Citizen Corps Council’s “Ready… Pack… Go” Campaign
• LLIS Lesson Learned - The District of Columbia Citizen Corps’
  Automated Local Emergency Resource Tracking System
• LLIS Lesson Learned - Citizen Corps Councils: Specifying Needs in Volunteer Requests

IAEM Reference Material

• About the International Association of Emergency Managers
• About the Certified Emergency Manager® Program
• The Responder Knowledge Base (RKB) and IAEM: Partners Serving Emergency Managers
• IAEM Bulletin, May 2007
• IAEM Bulletin, June 2007

Monday, June 11, Track 1, Boosting Your Resources

• Funding Ideas: The CAP Model, Lt Col John W. Desmarais, Sr., CAP, Deputy Director, Operations, Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters

Monday, June 11, Track 2, Citizen Corps Councils & Collaboration

• Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Project, Claire Lee Reiss, JD, ARM, CPCU, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Public Entity Risk Institute
  • Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Project: Web LInks for Additional Information
  • HOUSE BILL 1073, Chapter 292, Laws of 2007, 60th Legislature, 2007 Regular Session, VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS--IMMUNITY
  • ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1850, Chapter 72, Laws of 2006, 59th Legislature, 2006 Regular Session, RETIRED VOLUNTEER MEDICAL WORKERS
• Refining the Wheel: How Existing Legislation, Stakeholder Work, and Capturing the Teachable Moment Can Help Steer Public Policy, Tyler Ray, Citizen Corps Coordinator, Washington Commission for National & Community Service

Monday, June 11, Track 3, Citizen Engagement & Planning

• Maryland State Animal Response Team, Dr. Jacob Casper, Maryland SART, Maryland Dept. of Agriculture

Monday, June 11, Track 4, Volunteer Support

• What to Do When Training Dollars Fall Short, Susan Sanderson, Citizen Corps and CERT Program Manager, City of Detroit, Homeland Security & Emergency Management
• Keeping Volunteers Motivated: Lessons Learned From a Volunteer, Andrew Levy, Chairman, Fairfax County Citizen Corps Council, Fairfax, VA
• VALS: A Vital Federal Link to Voluntary Organizations , Jody Horn, FEMA VAL-HQ, Disaster Assistance Directorate, and Ben Curran, FEMA VAL-HQ, Disaster Assistance Directorate

Monday, June 11, Track 5, Current Issues

• Integration of CERT into Local, Regional, State & Tribal Exercises, James J. Hardy, MEP, Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• Disaster Exercises: Keeping Your Facility Fit Through Regular Workouts, Crystal Kline, MEP, CFM, City of Tulsa Citizen Corps
• CERT Participation in State Pandemic Influenza Exercise, Debbie Staigerwald, Maryland State Citizen Corps, Program Manager

• Campus-Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT), Charles Bouth, Campus CERT Project Coordinator, Michigan State University
  • C-CERT Train-the-Trainer Program for American Colleges and Universities
  • C-CERT Toolbox: Campus CERT Issues
   

Tuesday, June 12, Keynote Address

• Building Resiliency: The Imperative for Public-Private Partnerships, Lynne Kidder, Senior Vice President, Business Force, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)

Tuesday, June 12, Track 2, Citizen Corps Councils & Collaboration

• Effective Collaboration with Emergency Management, Kathleen Henning, MA, CEM, IAEM Region 3 President, National Citizen Corps Council
• Ongoing Volunteer Support and the Public Health/EM
  • Danville, Virginia Citizen Corps Council, Jack Aaron, Deputy CERT Coordinator North, Danville Dept. of Emergency Services
  • Tailored to Fit, Kristina K. Morris, Volunteer Coordinator, Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps
  • Shenandoah Valley Hurricane Preparedness Guide, Shenandoah Valley Project Impact
  • Too Much Weather: A Disaster Preparedness Guide for Kids, Shenandoah Valley Project Impact
  • Chesapeake Fire Dept. Community Relations Office, Operating Stand
   

Tuesday, June 12, Track 3, Citizen Engagement & Planning

• Children in Disaster, J.R. Thomas, National Director, Save the Children Domestic Emergencies Unit
• Engaging the Disengaged, Rocky Lopes, Homeland Security Manager, National Association of Counties
• When Minutes Matter, Webify For Safety, Art Bushkin, Stargazer Foundation
• The Four Pillars of Citizen Engagement, Millicent Williams, Executive Director, Serve DC – DC Commission on National and Community Service

Tuesday, June 12, Track 4, 1:30-3:10 p.m.

• Taking Your Neighborhood Watch to the Next Level, Christopher Tutko, USA on Watch, National Sheriffs' Association
• Emergency Management for Schools: Key Considerations, Michelle Sinkgraven, Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• CERT and Target Populations, F/Lt. Harold Love, Michigan State Police
• Helping Your Citizens Help the Fire Service, Edward Beirne, Michael Theimann, and Bob Reboulet, Metro West Fire Protection District, Wildwood, Missouri

Tuesday, June 12, Track 5, Current Issues

• Psychological Impact: Are Your Teams Prepared to Respond? , Michael Arcari, Director of Faithful Response, Nassau County CERT
  • Nassau County CERT Care Team
  • Immediate Stress Management
  • Common Signs and Signals of a Stress Reaction
• Summary of Community Preparedness: A Psychological Portrait of the Citizen Responder, by Jacklyn Beckmann Devine, Nassau County CERT
• Dealing With Death: Kansas Tornado Experience , Clairin C. Blessing, Assistant Director for Training and Exercises, Johnson County, Kansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security
  • Is There Anything I Can Do To Help?
  • What Was...
  • Ten Ways to Heal
  • Say It With Flowers
  • The Good Grief Diet
  • Marking the Anniversary of a Death
• Safety First, Then Volunteer, Gloria Davis, Co- Project Director, Ohio Citizen Corps
• Volunteer Reception Center, Ohio Citizen Corps

Wednesday, June 13, Grants, Funding, Creative Funding Partnerships

• Illinois Citizen Corps Program, Michelle Hanneken, Homeland Security Program Manager, Illinois Terrorism Task Force, Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Wednesday, June 13, Track 3, Current Issues

• Communications, Notifications and Alert for Communities Roundtable
  • Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Update, Kevin Briggs, Director, Readiness Division, FEMA
  • Effective All-Hazards Warning System, Mark S. Paese, Director, Maintenance, Logistics & Acquisitions Division, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA (This is a large document that takes a while to open in your browser; we would suggest that you download the file before opening it.)
  • Public Notification at the Local Level, Robert Griffin, Director, Office of Emergency Management, Arlington, VA