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“Severe Weather Alert:
Disaster Management
When The Power Goes Out”
Wednesday, 25 August 2010;
2:00-3:00 PM ET
1:00-2:00 PM CT; 12:00-1:00 PM MT; 11:00-10:00 AM PT
Live Response is an award winning
educational/informational program produced by the National Terrorism
Preparedness Institute (NTPI) of St. Petersburg College - a 60-minute
satellite television broadcast and web cast featuring news styled program
segments and dynamic panel discussions with leading experts who share
their knowledge and experiences about terrorism awareness, prevention,
preparedness, response and recovery. Hosted by local television
anchor, Al Ruechel, each program offers insightful news, unique
perspectives and fascinating discussion. Join us for our next
program. It’s your program for valuable information!
More than 1,000 tornadoes are formed from
severe thunderstorms each year in the U.S., some with winds of up to 300
mph. This is in addition to the recent onslaught of hurricanes which
are seemingly more severe than decades past. The result often leads
to widespread devastation, in many cases, entire regions left without
power for extended periods of time. The August 2010 Live Response
focuses on a course called "Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems
(MGT-345). It's being offered by the National Emergency Response &
Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), a division of the Texas Engineering
Extension Service (TEEX). Joined by leading disaster management
experts, we'll look at the various threats that can disable our power
grids and discuss the steps that can be taken to reduce risks through an
important checklist of goals and actions. We'll also look at how
power companies and communities can best respond to a disaster using the
National Incident Management System (NIMS). The program highlights
the recovery process as well - and how a plan can be established based on
prioritization of critical infrastructure components. Some helpful
guidelines will be presented for working with the media by creating an
effective crisis communication program. In addition to the MGT-345
course, TEEX presents an array of courses designed to help protect our
nation's critical infrastructure. We'll introduce several of these,
including a new DHS-sponsored offering called, "Critical Infrastructure
and Key Resources Awareness." Also highlighted will be a ten course
selection of Cyber-Security on-line studies sponsored by DHS and
FEMA. Join us for this timely topic!
Key Learning Objectives for this program:
· Identify threats to electric
power systems
· Develop a response plan that
integrates the full range of capabilities for
emergency response organizations
· Discuss the planning activities
involved when planning for disasters
· Identify the components of an
emergency preparedness program.
Featured Organizations:
The National Emergency Response
and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC) is a division of the Texas Engineering
Extension Service (TEEX) and was established in 1998 to enhance the
capabilities of emergency responders and local officials to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from catastrophic events resulting from natural
events, man-made accidents, or terrorist attacks.
Target Audiences:
Emergency Management Agencies, Emergency
Medical Services, Fire Services, Governmental Administrative, Law
Enforcement, Healthcare, Public Health, Hazmat, Public Safety
Communications, and Public Works representatives.
View The Video Trailer For This Program:
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/Broadcasts/LRBroadcast.aspx (you may
have to press "Play")
Live Response Confirmed Expert Panelists for this Program:
Rebecca Tate,
Training Support Manager,Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
Homeland Security Services - Rebecca Tate is a native of College Station,
TX, a graduate of Texas A&M University, and a certified Training and
Development Professional. She is the Manager of Training Support for
the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Homeland Security
Services, which includes over forty professional development and
continuing education courses offered to state, local, tribal and
territorial emergency responders and government officials across the
fifty-six U.S. states and territories. Ms. Tate also serves as a
member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) Work Group,
representing TEEX in the NDPC’s mission of preparing the Nation through
training. She has led the Training Support Team through the
development, certification, and recertification of twenty-two face-to-face
and twenty-two online DHS/FEMA courses in Homeland Security, encompassing
a wide range of subject matter from Disaster Management for Public
Services, Electric Power, and Water/Wastewater to Critical Infrastructure
Key Resource Awareness. Ms. Tate coordinates the development of the
subject matter expert content and the certification of all full-time and
adjunct instructors.
Terry Blackmon,
Certified Emergency Manager & Adjunct Instructor, Texas A&M University,
National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center - Terry Blackmon is
a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of
Emergency Managers. He is also an adjunct instructor at Texas A&M
University, National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center’s (NERRTC's)
Public Works Domestic Preparedness Program. Mr. Blackmon was lead
developer for NERRTC on a course relating to Disaster Management for
Electric Power Systems. He has responded as a FEMA Disaster
Assistance Employee to natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina.
Prior to his retirement from Exelon Corporation in 2000, Mr. Blackmon was
the State/County Programs Director for the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Department. In that position, he established corporate policy for
external emergency planning issues to meet regulatory requirements,
negotiated funding, supported planning and exercise efforts, and conducted
training for four states and fourteen counties. Mr. Blackmon
supported the Transmission and Distribution Department in the development
and execution of several power system exercises. He also served
nationally as Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the
International Association of Emergency Managers.
Andy Pennington,
Cyber Security Training Coordinator, Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
- Andy Pennington is a Cyber Security Training Coordinator at the Texas
Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). He is responsible for
curriculum development and maintenance of ten online cyber security
courses that are sponsored under a Department of Homeland Security grant.
Previously, Mr. Pennington served as Vice President of Business Operations
at Advanced Communications Concepts Incorporated, in Austin, TX. He
was responsible for strategic analysis of the DoD cyber security market,
and was tasked with developing and implementing long-range product design
and marketing efforts for new encryption technologies. In the Air
Force since 1987, Lt. Col. Pennington performed initial active duty as an
F-111 Navigator, Electronic Warfare Officer, and Weapons Systems Officer.
He currently serves as Mobilization Advisor to the Commander of the 688th
Information Operations Wing at Lackland AFB, TX. His organization is
the active duty Air Force’s sole Network Operations Group providing USAF
network defense, with over seven hundred Airmen in ten units and seven
locations worldwide.
Program Registration: Live Response is
available via satellite over C band and the DOD/DETN downlinks, private
network carriers and selected community cable access stations. It is
also available as a webcast via the Internet for those without satellite
access. We encourage all viewers and/or receiving sites to register
for our programming here:
http://www.dlnets.com/LiveResponse1st.htm.
Only one Point-of-Contact need register for each
viewing location. Satellite coordinates and webcast links will be
provided to all registering parties.
Other Programs:
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register for this upcoming
program title(s):
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Response; Special Edition Update” (details pending)
Interactivity: We invite you to participate
in our next show. If you have a question or comment for our expert
panelists, please send it to us by e-mail at:
LiveResponse@spcollege.edu.
Please include your name, title, city and state.
If selected, your question could become part of our broadcast. In return,
we'll send you a complimentary thermal mug. Keep in mind, the show
is pre-recorded, so you'll need to submit your questions prior to the
record date to be eligible.
Questions submitted after the record date will be
forwarded to our expert panel for response via e-mail. Your
questions are important to us. E-mail us today and be part of our
next Live Response broadcast!
Sponsors:
Live Response is a product of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Preparedness
Directorate, National Education and Training Division. The program is
produced by the National Terrorism
Prepardness Institute (NTPI), a division of the
Center For Public Safety Innovation
(CSPI) at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
CEUs, CMEs, or Certificates: We are pleased to announce you may
now obtain CEUs for successful completion of our program course. Please
select the broadcast you would like to view from the list below. After
viewing the broadcast, we ask that you review the Learning Objectives, and
then fill out and submit a registration form. Upon submitting your
completed registration form, you will have access to the course exam and a
course evaluation. Once you complete and submit the course exam
AND the course evaluation, you will
receive your exam results and a certificate of completion via email or
USPS mail provided you passed the test with a 75% or better score. Each
1-hour broadcast is worth 0.1 CEUs. Details can be found here:
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/.
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