Oregon Emergency Management Association

 

Monday, October 11th

Pre-Conference Training
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cost: An additional $50.00 for the day
One or more of these sessions will qualify for ORCEMS or CEM certification. Choose one morning session and one afternoon session. You can alternate tracks.

Training Track 1 - FEMA G250.7 WEM: Local Situation (RAPID) Assessment
(Dr. Bob Grist, Multnomah County Emergency Management)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Training Track 2 - Psychological First Aid
(Susan Davidson, Marion County Public Health)
An interactive, evidence-informed approach to assisting children, adolescents, adults and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism, designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster adaptive functioning.
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Training Track 3 - FEMA G270.4 WEM: Recovery from Disaster, The Local Government Role
(Dr. Bob Grist, Multnomah County Emergency Management)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Training Track 4 - Start Sandbagging!
(Les Miller, Army Corps of Engineers)
Attendees are introduced and given hands-on experience sandbagging and operating a Crisafulli Pump, which are used to prevent flood damages to homes, businesses and public infrastructure.
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Tuesday, October 12th

OEMA Membership Meeting
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Location: The Columbia Room

Conference Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Location: The Columbia Room

Keynote Speaker - Brigadier General Mike Caldwell, Interim Director of the Oregon Emergency Management
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Columbia Room

Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony and Lunch
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: The Gorge Room

General Session #1:
Mike Harryman - Oregon's Readiness for Disaster, State, Local, Tribal Panel

Josh Bruce - Oregon's Partnership for Disaster Resilience - UO
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: The Columbia Room

General Session #2:
Oregon's Partnership for Disaster Resilience at U of O
(Josh Bruce, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience)
Overview of Oregon's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program and results of a statewide survey on local mitigation planning policies, programs and capabilities.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: The Columbia Room

Exhibit Hall Social
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: The Gorge Room


Wednesday, October 13th

Breakouts: 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Breakout Session 1 - Promoting Community Resiliency
(Brian K. Johnson, Selene Jaramillo; Lane County Public Health)
Effective techniques for encouraging community involvement in preparedness.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: TBD

Breakout Session 2 - FCC Regulations for Amateur Radio
(Phil Kane, retired director for FCC field enforcement)
The implications, ramifications, impediments and legalities affecting the ability to provide interoperable Ham communications between agencies will be explored.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: TBD

Breakout Session 3 - Private Sector Continuity Planning
(Patrick Estenes, The Standard)
Focus on lessons learned from The Standard's enterprise H1N1 response.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: TBD

Breakouts: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Breakout 4 - Strengthening Local, State and National Resiliency through the Medical Reserve Corps
(Panel led by Akiko Berkman, Oregon Public Health Division)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: TBD

Breakout 5 - When Floods Become Fun Again; Resilient Communities Respond
(Les Miller, Army Corps of Engineers)
Techniques to prevent or minimize damage from floods to homes, businesses or public infrastructure
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: TBD

Breakout 6 - Building Community Resiliency
(Jamie Baxter, Silverton Hospital Network)
The fundamentals of building community resiliency and partnerships.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: TBD

Strolling Lunch - Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: The Gorge Room

Breakouts: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Breakout 7 - Developing Community Resilience
(Sam Dickson, Addictions & Mental Health Div., Dept. of Human Services)
Identifying community resilience, how it is developed,, what to do to promote it. Explore impacts of various disasters on Oregon communities, how they responded.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: TBD

Breakout 8 - Virtual USA and the OR-IRIS Project
(Dave Stuckey, Deputy Director, Oregon Emergency Management)
Explore Oregon's participation in this Dept. of Homeland Security pilot program that attempts to link disparate tools and technologies in order to share the location and status of critical assets and information in an emergency
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: TBD

Breakout 9 - Long-Term Catastrophic Recovery Planning
(Josh Bruce, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience)
Overview of a framework developed by OPDR and the Cascadia Regional Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) to identify multi-objective, cost-effective methods to help communities plan for long-term recovery.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: TBD

Breakouts: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Breakout 10- Disabilities in a Disaster
(Danielle Bailey, Oregon Office on Disability and Health at OHSU)
How to better prepare vulnerable populations to be ready for disaster, a "Ready Now!" toolkit, and what to do with vulnerable populations after an incident.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: TBD

Breakout 11 - ECC as an Incident Support Organization for a MAC Group
(Dave Houghton, Multnomah County Emergency Management)
Description of the functions of the Multnomah Co. Emergency Coordination Center as it performs for the regional health care system's new Health/Medical Multi-Agency Coordination groups.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: TBD

Breakout 12 - Disaster Psychology
(Laurel Hughes- Disaster Psychology - (TBD))
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: TBD

Reception and Awards Banquet
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Gorge Room


Thursday, October 14th

General Session #3 -Lynda Harvey, NW Tribal Emergency Management Council
General Session #4 - National Health Security Strategy, State/Federal Panel
(Mike Harryman, State Public Health Division)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: The Columbia Room

General Session #5 - Columbia County Winter Storm 2007 Recovery
(Derek White, Columbia County Emergency Management; Tony Hyde, Columbia County Commissioner)
Focus on long-term recovery efforts in Vernonia 2.5 years after their most recent devastating flood.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: The Columbia Room