Montana Ready: Disaster Preparedness 2011
September 15-16, 2011

Agenda

DAY ONE - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
9:30 A.M.	Check In

10:00 A.M.	Welcome & Introduction Welcome: Dr. Rolf Groseth, Chancellor, MSU Billings Conference Introduction: Yellowstone County Commissioner Bill Kennedy

10:30 a.m.	*Communication During and After a Disaster* Facilitated by Lynne Turner Fitzgerald Panelists: The Media - What They Need - Jon Stepanek, News Director KTVQ How to Use Social Media & Keep it from Spiraling Out of Control - Scott Forshee, Chief of Police MSUB Getting the Message Out - Reverse 911 – Anne Kindness, Director 911 Dispatch What if Communication is Down? - The Honorable Sally Heyman, Commissioner Miami-Dade County, Florida Member of local, state, and federal Public Safety, Emergency Management and Homeland Security organizations
12:00 p.m.	LUNCH - The National Weather Service Role in Local Readiness
	Presenter: Keith Meier, Meteorologist In Charge, NWS Weather Forecast Office Billings Montana

1:30 p.m.	Panel & Discussion - Recent Montana Disasters Facilitated by: Yellowstone County Commissioner James Reno Panelists: *Butte Plane Crash: Rick Griffith, Airport Manager Roundup Flooding: Jeff Gates, DES Coordinator Musselshell County Billings Metra Tornado: Duane Winslow* Yellowstone County Emergency and General Services Director, Billings Fire Assistant Fire Chief Frank Odermann, Billings Police Chief St. John, Billings Mayor Tom Hanel *Yellowstone River Oil Spill: ExxonMobil, EPA*

3:30 p.m.	Short break with snack

3:45 p.m.	*Insurance* - What We Learned from the Billings Tornado 2010 & Emergency Declarations both Public and Private Facilitator: Yellowstone County Commissioner John Ostlund Presenters: Chris Hoiness, Hoiness Labar Insurance & Scott Turner, Yellowstone County Finance Director, FEMA

5:30 p.m.	Reception - Sponsored by Hoiness Labar Insurance

6:00 p.m.	Keynote: *Before, During, After a Disaster: Getting Government to Work With and For You* Presenter: The Honorable Sally Heyman, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Member of local, state, and federal Public Safety, Emergency Management and Homeland Security organizations

7:30 p.m.	Adjourn Day One


DAY TWO - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

7:00 a.m.	*Continental Breakfast*
	The following organization will be available with trainers and a dog during the continental breakfast:
	HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response HOPE provides comfort and encouragement through animal-assisted support to individuals affected by crises and disaster. Since November 2001, HOPE AACR has grown to have more than 100 certified crisis response teams in five regions that cover 34 states. Harry Schlitz, Team Leader

7:30 a.m.	Welcome Presenter: Billings Mayor Tom Hanel

8:00 a.m.	*How to Exercise: Drills and Simulations* Presenter: Jeff Ashworth, Safety & Hazmat Specialist, DXP Enterprises

9:15 a.m.	*Who Does What?* *The roles of elected officials, administrators, law enforcement, first responders, state, county & federal agencies.* Presenter: The Honorable Sally Heyman, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County, Florida; Member of local, state, and federal Public Safety, Emergency Management and Homeland Security organizations

10:15 a.m.	Short Break

10:30 a.m.	*Funding - How do you pay for it and what resources are available to you?* Facilitator: Yellowstone County Commissioner Bill Kennedy; Presenters: Scott Turner, Yellowstone County Finance Director; Rick Griffith, Airport Manager, Butte; FEMA

12:00 p.m.	*Disasters – The Silver Lining* Presenters: Billings Mayor Tom Hanel, Yellowstone County Commissioner Bill Kennedy

	Adjourn Day Two

Upon completion of this workshop, MSUB will issue Certificates of Completion that can be turned in to your professional organization for CEUs. This conference has been pre-approved for MACo credits.

Montana Ready: Disaster Preparedness 2011 September 15-16, 2011

Agenda

DAY ONE - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

DAY TWO - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Montana Ready: Disaster Preparedness 2011
September 15-16, 2011