Archive for the ‘Government Agencies’ Category
Citizen Corps: Red Cross Month
Date: March 17
Time: 2 PM Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
Host: Citizen Corps
Presenter: Joscelyn Silsby, American Red Cross Preparedness and Health and Safety Services
Description:
March is American Red Cross Month. For more than 128 years, the mission of the American Red Cross has been to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. A humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, the Red Cross is woven into the fabric of our communities with more than 700 chapters nationwide. The American Red Cross has been a Citizen Corps Affiliate since 2003, offering state and local Citizen Corps Councils resources for education, outreach, training, and volunteer service opportunities to support first responders and disaster relief activities. Joscelyn Silsby, from American Red Cross Preparedness and Health and Safety Services, will highlight ways to work in partnership with local American Red Cross Chapters and learn about resources to better promote community preparedness.
Details & Registration:http://www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/redcrossmonth.shtm
Flood Safety: When You Live Where Flooding Happens
Date: March 17
Time: 1 PM – 2 PM Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
Host: Depiction, Inc.
Presenter: Carol Dunn, Disaster Risk Communicator, City of Bellevue, Washington Fire Dept.
Description:
March 15-19 is Flood Safety Awareness week. Humans have always been drawn to water, and human civilization has always been closely tied to the waterways, and the nutrient rich soil frequent flooding provides. Because of this, humans will always be affected by flooding. Find out ways to reduce the impact of flooding on your life. Carol Dunn, Disaster Risk Communicator for the City of Bellevue, Washington Fire Department, will provide tips on what online tools and real time information exist to help you identify your risk of flooding, to reduce the impact of flooding on your life and property, and what online tools can help you stay ahead of the water.
Carol Dunn has been active in multiple flood related disaster responses and “Preparing for Flooding” seminars for people likely to be affected by flooding. Previously on staff with the American Red Cross in Seattle in the Emergency Services Division, Dunn is still an active member of their Disaster Services Human Resources. Main creator of 3 Days 3 Ways: Be Ready for Disasters and Emergencies, and the disaster readiness knowledge database www.2resilience.org and blog, she can be found at @Caroldn on Twitter. She is an executive Committee member of Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference, and previously worked in international aid in the former Soviet Union as a management consultant with Ernst & Young London.
This webinar is hosted by Depiction, Inc. Depiction is desktop software that puts powerful mapping, simulation and collaboration tools in the hands of everyday people, in a package that is both easy to use and affordable. Depiction is used by professional emergency managers, the Red Cross, emergency volunteers and more to prepare for and respond to disasters.
Webinar attendees will also receive a free download of Depiction’s Preparedness Add-on Pack.
Details & Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/803227169
H1N1 Pandemic Response: Operational Reporting
Date: November 24
Time: 1 PM – 2 PM Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
Host: Depiction, Inc.
Presenter: Capt. Kim Buike, Ret. & David Friedman, KE7GOY
Description: The effectiveness of all of ongoing and future H1N1 operations, such as vaccination clinics and alternate care facilities, depends heavily on real-time information-sharing and coordination among the many decision-makers involved, so that resources are managed and services are delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
And it’s this problem of providing for real-time information sharing and coordination that remains one of the most difficult to solve. No longer. Depiction mapping software solves this challenging problem; and in a straightforward, easy to implement, innovative and inexpensive way.
In this webinar, Kim Buike will demonstrate Depiction’s unique capabilities as a communication tool, enabling multiple agencies to share a common operating picture, increasing the flow of information while decresing the likelihood of errors during communication.
Details: http://www.depiction.com/h1n1
- How and when to communicate with key audiences to ensure the survival of both your employees and your business
- What to say to prevent panic, limit business disruptions and keep operations running smoothly
ACF Tri-Regional Human Services and Disasters Virtual Leadership Forum
Date: 09/09/2009
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Cost: FREE
Host: Department of Health & Human Services
Presenter: View Agenda
Description: The Virtual Leadership Forum is a day long “on-line” event in response to the increasing demand for information about human services in disasters in the three hurricane impacted regions. The Forum is a unique opportunity for emergency management and human services leaders to discuss the delivery of human services during disasters, identify challenges as well as strategies and innovative approaches to address emerging issues. This event will build on the success of other ACF sponsored events that brought together the leadership of key emergency management and human service agencies and non-profit organizations. This virtual event is integral to promoting communications at the highest levels between governmental human services agencies, non-profit community based organizations, and the emergency management communities for effective responses during crisis events across the tri-regional area.
Details: http://www.midwin.org
- Collaborate in developing and vetting response plans for a variety of disaster scenarios,
- Maintain and Share situational awareness during the response phase,
- Accelerate damage assessment reports and data sharing,
- Submit shelter situation updates,
- Familiarize out-of-area volunteers with “the situation” before they deploy,
- And much more . . . Attend this free one-hour webinar, exclusively for Red Cross workers, to learn innovative ways to enhance the effectiveness of the work you do in preparing for and responding to disasters. Featuring powerful and inexpensive “What-if” mapping software called Depiction, this participatory webinar will show you new and efficient ways to:- Map and track key resources and assets: volunteers, vehicles, shelters, etc.,
- Collaborate in developing and vetting response plans for a variety of disaster scenarios,
- Maintain and Share situational awareness during the response phase,
- Accelerate damage assessment reports and data sharing,
- Submit shelter situation updates,
- Familiarize out-of-area volunteers with “the situation” before they deploy,
- And much more . . .
