Emergency Preparedness Training: How to Work with Government During and After a Disaster
Join Thrive, Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative, Peninsula Clean Energy, SF CARD, and California Interfaith Power & Light to learn from experts how to craft and execute your emergency plan and get tools that you can share with your clients and community.
Are you and your organization prepared for what to do when an emergency happens, and after? Here are some questions to ask your organization:
What do you expect from the government?
Do you have an MOU with the government? When was the last time you reviewed your MOU?
What is your strategy to build relationships with the government before a disaster? What about other CBOs or statewide/regional networks of similar service providers?
What data do you currently collect during a disaster?
What challenges do you face in collaborating with government?
What is one change government could make so that it would be easier to work with a C/FBO?
These trainings are designed to prepare non-governmental organizations to be able to effectively work with government by learning more about the emergency management system that first responders will be using during and after a disaster.
There will be two separate sessions offered. You are welcome to register for one or both. Get tools the whole community can use to effectively communicate and collaborate.
Event Program
Training Session #1
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Incident Command System Training
Learn about the major components of ICS and the Standardized Emergency Management System.
This training will allow participants to learn basic emergency management principles and to practice using them in a safe, engaging environment.
Training Session #2
1:00 - 4:00 pm - Government Coordination with CBOs Following an Emergency
Learn about the roles and responsibilities, agreements ahead of time, the importance of speaking the language of disaster, record-keeping and cost-recovery.
Speakers:
Kevin Rose, County of San Mateo Emergency Manager
Karishma Patel, San Mateo County Healthcare Preparedness and Response Coordinator
Charise McHugh, Coastside Emergency Action Program (CEAP)
Event Organizers
These trainings, offered free of charge, are funded by the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative.
