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All-Hazards Incident Management Teams

Association Conference

AHIMTA CONFERENCE welcomes AHIMTA members and non-

members from all operational levels, DHS training coordinators and team managers, and industry suppliers and manufacturers of new products and services supporting the AHIMTA program. The conference agenda is designed for attendees to explore the most critical information on lessons learned from recent experiences and best practices developed by some of the highest performing All-Hazards Incident Management teams in the nation. Please mark your calendar now to attend!

December 2 and 3 Pre-Conference Seminars

December 3 Pre-Conference AHIMTA Board of Directors Meeting

Pre-Conference AHIMTA General Membership Meeting

Weary Traveler Reception

December 4, 5 and 6 AHIMTA Conference

Exhibit Hall (December 4 only)

JW Marriott ∙ Indianapolis, Indiana



AHIMTA CONFERENCE – Conference at a Glance



Pre-Conference AHIMTA General Membership Meeting Weary Traveler Reception



CONFERENCE FORMAT – FEATURING:

Top Industry Keynote Speakers

Informative Technical Sessions

Educational Pre-Conference Seminars

Pre-Conference Meetings

Engaging Facilitated Discussions

Explore Critical Information on Lessons Learned

Best Practices Developed by the Best in the Nation

Continuing Development of AHIMTA Program

Informational General Sessions

Opportunities for Peer Networking

Exhibit Hall – new this year!

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn vicariously through the experience of others…

Benefit from lessons learned…

Acquire best practices…

Connect with AHIMT leaders…

See the latest in training, technology and equipment…

All in INDIANAPOLIS!

Register to attend today!

Who Will Be There? Attendees of the AHIMTA conference are AHIMTA members and/or incident management team members from across the country and in some cases international. Other attendees are emergency management / public safety based training and exercise personnel and executive / agency head personnel. In most cases, whether they are AHIMT members or the latter category, most do dual roles and are decision makers for their jurisdiction. (Local, State and National). These attendees are often the folks who decide what equipment to buy, what training to conduct, or what consultants to use. Many attendees oversee programs and projects in Urban Area Security Initiative jurisdictions and State Homeland Security Grants. Attendees will come to this conference in order to stay abreast of All-Hazards Incident Management Teams initiatives, strategies, and procedures.

What is the focus

of the show? The focus of the AHIMTA conference is to educate attendees about current trends in the all-hazards incident management teams movement and to promote lessons learned and best practices of all-hazards incident management teams. This event will bring together incident managers from across the country and create a networking and information sharing environment. The conference will provide access to emergency management vendors promoting the latest in applicable training, technology and equipment. Our mission is to provide a conference that will strengthen the grassroots effort of all-hazards incident management teams and provide AHIMT members, training coordinators, and team managers with concise and detailed information regarding the continuing development of all-hazards incident management teams programs.

How Big Will The

AHIMTA

Exhibit Space Be? We expect to sell out the exhibit space and host hundreds of attendees in Indianapolis. With 18,500 square feet of exhibit space, Griffin Hall in the JW Marriott will be home to exhibitors for a full day of exhibiting to key customers on December 4. Lunch will be served during exhibit hall hours so exhibitors and attendees are not rushed and have the opportunity to meet at a continuous and steady flow at exhibit booths all afternoon!



AHIMTA CONFERENCE – ATTENDEES






HOTEL and TRAVEL

Conference Location

All conference events take place in the JW Marriott - Indianapolis All conference events are business dress.

JW Marriott Indianapolis

10 S. West Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Phone: 317-860-5800 Toll-free: 866-704-6162 Fax: 317-822-8464 Room Rate: $91/night plus tax Ask for AHIMTA block of rooms in order to secure the contracted rate Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Hotel does not provide shuttle service. Alternate transportation:

Carey Limo Shared Ride fee: $16.00 (one way); reservation required Estimated taxi fare: $35.00 (one way)

On-Site Parking Fee $28/daily Valet Parking Fee $35/daily

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND EXHIBIT BOOTH PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE For more information, please contact: Joyce Jones 317-753-9400 phone [email protected]

REGISTRATION FEES – Register NOW and SAVE!

Until October 1,

2012

After October 1, 2012

Full Conference Member Rate $225 $250

Full Conference Non-Member Rate $275 $325 Cancellation Policy – Should you need to cancel your registration, the conference registration office must be notified in

writing. Substitutions are welcome. Cancellations prior to October 1, 2012 will receive a 50% refund of payment. After October 1, 2012, no refunds will be issued.

Member Registration

Please note that you must be an active AHIMTA individual member or designated associate member of an AHIMTA corporate member company to receive the full conference member rate. If you sign up for the member rate and do not meet the criteria, you will be charged the correct rate.

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AHIMTA CONFERENCE – Conference At-A-Glance






AGENDA (updated 10/19/2012)

Sunday, December 2 Pre-Conference Activities

Time Event Host Days

0800 – 1600 Liaison Officer Course FEMA 2(1/2)

0800 – 1800 All Hazards Task Force Strike Team Leader Course FEMA 2(1/2)

0800 – 1700 Intrinsic Motivations AHIMTA / Quantiple 1

Monday, December 3 Pre-Conference Activities

Time Event Host Days

0800 – 1600 Liaison Officer Course FEMA 2(2/2)

0800 – 1800 Strike Team Leader Course FEMA 2(2/2)

0800 – 1600 Generations in the Workplace AHIMTA / Dr. Nesbit 1

0800 – 1700 Scenario Based Leadership Western Community Policing Institute 1

0900 – 1500 MUTC Tour Indiana National Guard / Indiana DHS 1

0900 – 1600 AHIMT Simulation Indiana DHS 1

0900 – 1600 DRTF Mob & Deploy Indiana DHS 1

0900 – 1700 AHIMT Functional Workshop IMTC,LLC 1

0800 – 1200 Moving IMT Decisions through Intent into Action Mission Centered Solutions Half

1300 – 1700 Moving IMT Decisions through Intent into Action Mission Centered Solutions Half

0800 – 1200 ICS Forms Texas Forest Service Half

1300 – 1700 ICS Forms Texas Forest Service Half

1300 – 1700 Development of a Type III IMT Mission Ready Consulting Half

1300 – 1700 PIO / JIC Interface Indiana DHS Half

1300 – 1700 Lord of the OODA Loops AHIMTA / Dr. Richards Half

1500 – 1630 Training Hospital IMTs to Prepare for Disasters Lighthouse Readiness Group 90 Min

1600 – 1800 AHIMTA Pre-Conference Board of Directors Meeting

1800 – 1900 AHIMTA General Membership Meeting

1900 – 2100 Weary Traveler Reception

Tuesday, December 4 Conference Activities

Time Event

0630 – 0800 Breakfast (Provided)

0800 – 1000 Opening Ceremonies

1000 – 1015 Break 1030 – 1230 Day 1 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chet Richards 1230 – 1330 Lunch (Provided) 1230 – 1700 Vendor Exhibits and Networking

1730 – 2000 Reception (hors d'oeuvres Provided): Southern Indiana Tornado Briefing End Day 1

Wednesday, December 5 Conference Activities

Time Event Presenter


0800 – 1100 National Update

1100 – 1115 Break

1115 – 1230 Break-out Session # 1

A National Guard Resources -- Lt. Col. Joseph Luckett

B The Integrated Social Media Strategy on the Lower North Fork Fire -- Nathan Hunerwadel

C NIMS, National Frameworks and Update for the IMT Community -- Matthew Bernard

D On the Court or in the Stands -- Chief Art Morales

E Dealing with the Human Factor -- Bob & Victoria Koenig

F Indiana Incident Management Program -- Randal A. Collins

1230 – 1330 Lunch (Provided) MUTC Speaker

1330 – 1530 Day 2 Keynote Speaker: Bill Westfall 1530 – 1545 Break

1545 – 1700 Break-out Session # 2

A Wisconsin State Capitol Protest -- Tim Pierce

B Communications in Disaster or Disaster Communications -- Gale Blomenkamp

C IMTs for Planned Events -- Jeff Galloway

D From Race Day to Response – Pre-planned Events -- James Coker

E Dealing with the Human Factor -- Bob & Victoria Koenig



F From the field PIO to the JIC: Coordination of Public Information -- John Erickson

1800 – 2000 AHIMTA Board of Director Meeting

End Day 2

Thursday, December 6 Conference Activities

Time Event Presenter


0800 – 0900 All Hazards Incident Management Team Association

0900 – 0915 Break

0915 – 1030 Break-out Sessions

A Ruthanne Gordon, WISH-TV

B IMTs in the EOC -- Jeff Galloway

C Branch Tactical Planning -- James Mason

D The Advisor Role of an IMT -- Troy German

E Incident within an Incident – IMT interface with a Military Incident -- Bob Fry

F The National Firefighting Mobilization System -- Gordon Sachs and Jason Steinmetz

1030 – 1045 Break

1045 – 1215 Day 3 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Nesbit 1215 – 1300 Conclusion & Closing Ceremonies

Thursday, December 6 Post-Conference Position Specific Workshops

Time Event Host

1400 – 1600 IC Workshop AHIMTA

SOFR Workshop AHIMTA

PIO Workshop AHIMTA

LOFR Workshop AHIMTA

OSC Workshop AHIMTA

PSC Workshop AHIMTA

LSC Workshop AHIMTA

FSC Workshop AHIMTA

COML Workshop AHIMTA

1300 – 1800 Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Tour

Conference Descriptions - December 2 and 3

All Hazards Liaison Officer Course 16 Hours FEMA

The Emergency Management Institute along with the All Hazards Incident Management Team Association, are offering the All Hazards Liaison Officer Course at the All Hazards Incident

Management Team Association pre-conference in Indianapolis, IN. This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties,

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective LOFR on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. In general, Position Specific training is intended for personnel who serve in similar

positions on Type III or IV Incident Management Teams (IMT’s), or who are working to become qualified to serve on those posit ions. Prerequisites for attending this class include: NIMS/ICS

100, 200, 300, 400, & 700.

All Hazards Task Force / Strike Team Leader Course 24 Hours FEMA

The Emergency Management Institute along with the All Hazards Incident Management Team Association, are offering the new class entitled ‘Task Force/Strike Team Leader’ at the All Hazards

Incident Management Team Association pre-conference in Indianapolis, IN. The course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the

duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Task Force/Strike Team leader on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. In general, Position Specific training is intended for

personnel who serve in similar positions on Type III or IV Incident Management Teams (IMT’s), or who are working to become qualified to serve on those positions. Prerequisites for attending

this class include: NIMS/ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, & 700.

Intrinsic Motivations 1 Day Quantiple

Discover Your Intrinsic Motivations: Refocus your Life, Job, and Relationships

Motivations lie at the core of our being and dictate how we best function and work, and how we best work and communicate with other people. This workshop builds the foundation upon which

we can better align these areas of life with our Intrinsic Motivations resulting in benefits like:

Steve Tonkin is a motivational strategist, workshop trainer, and facilitator who helps people discover and affirm their Intrinsic Motivations. Steve has a unique combined background with over 30

years of experience teaching, leading, and facilitating groups along with 20 years of financial accounting and management experience.

A better attitude

Fewer conflicts

How to work well with others including those who are unhappy

More personal clarity

Ability to better understand others

How different environments bring out a different “you”

In this full-day interactive workshop, Steve Tonkin guides participants through the process of discovering or affirming their Intrinsic Motivations and how to leverage them to get the most out of a

job and a team. The workshop is designed to develop and immediately implement a plan to gain tangible and actionable benefits. (Note: This workshop does require each participant to take a 15

minute on-line assessment in advance of the workshop.) Intrinsic Motivations underlie how people think, function, communicate, decide, and collaborate. When we try and work with someone in

a way that is not congruent to how they are intrinsically motivated, it is more difficult to win their trust or their support. While somewhat intuitive, we connect best with people that “get us”. If we

connect to people in a way they filter information, and communicate in a way that is consistent to the internal hearing frequency, we can build trust more quickly leading to stronger teams.

Learn more at: http://intrinsic-motivation.net/

http://intrinsic-motivation.net/



Generations in the Workplace 1 Day Dr. Elisabeth Nesbit

Where were you when JFK was shot? When the Berlin Wall came down? When the World Trade Centers were hit? Depending on your age and generational affiliation you are likely to perceive

or remember these historic events differently than a coworker of a different generation. How might those different perceptions or memories of the world around you impact the way you go about

work, relationships, and leisure?

Come join us in exploring how one's generation impacts their values, beliefs, and view of the world by looking at the ways each generation's place in history shapes and informs the way they

move forward in life. Specifically, we will look at the unique ways that Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials perceive themselves and the world around them, and explore the ways

these differences impact workplace management. This highly interactive seminar will give you the opportunity to better understand why you go about work, relationships, and leisure the way

you do, giving you tangible ways to contribute to your workplace based on your strengths, as well as practical tools for engaging the strengths of your coworkers who's generational

perspective may differ from yours.

The speaker, Dr. Elisabeth (Betsy) Nesbit, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, received her Bachelor's degree in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Northern Iowa, her Master's

degree in Counseling from Denver Seminary, and her PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Arkansas. Having studied and taught overseas, Betsy brings her love of culture into her

studies, focusing her academic research on the role of generational affiliation in the shaping of American culture. She now serves as Assistant Professor in Counseling at Denver Seminary and

maintains a consulting practice in Littleton, Colorado.

Scenario Based Leadership Training 1 day Western Community Policing Institute

This course is created to expand and sustain public safety leadership across the country. Presented by the Western Community Policing Institute, this course is designed to be challenge and

scenario-based, requiring active participation, interaction, and problem-solving. Participants, as leaders in their communities, will learn how to apply practical leadership styles as they navigate

their way through different leadership challenges. Using real-life historical leadership challenges faced by great leaders such as Eugene Kranz, Sir Winston Churchill, Colonial Joshua

Chamberlain and community advocate Maggie Walker, this course crates a unique learning experience not typically found in the classroom. This course will also teach leaders how to improve

the quality of their decision making ability by using the framework of the leadership test which allows leaders to; do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, and for the right reasons.

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Tour 6 Hours Indiana National Guard

Come see the premiere homeland security training center in the nation. Located in South Central Indiana's Jennings County near Butlerville, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) is a

secluded, self-contained community, once home to the Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. The 1,000 acre site was turned over to the Indiana National Guard in July of 2005 and since

has been continually evolving into a full-immersion contemporary urban training environment. Those utilizing MUTC have access to a 180 acre reservoir and urban infrastructure consisting of 68

major buildings including a school, hospital, dormitories, light industrial structures, single family type dwellings, a dining facility and administrative buildings totaling approximately 850,000 square

feet of floor space. Additionally the training area includes an extensive underground utility tunnel system and over 9 miles of roads and streets.

MUTC is a consortium of governmental, public and private entities that are pooling their unique capabilities in order to provide the most realistic training experience possible. Training that can be

tailored to replicate both foreign and domestic scenarios and that can be utilized by various civilian and military organizations. In its first year of operation the facilities at MUTC have been utilized

by over 16,000 people from military, government and private agencies and is continually expanding training capabilities for future needs. More recently, MUTC has been the training ground for

10 Indiana AHIMTs, the San Diego AHIMT, Indiana District Response Task Forces, FEMA USAR teams, and the Israeli Defense Force.

Transportation is provided.

AHIMT Simulation 4 Hours Register by team IDHS

Bring your team to the conference and solidify ICS processes of your team by undergoing a simulation provided by Indiana Department of Homeland Security exercise staff. This simulation will

be similar to simulations experienced during the O-305 All Hazards Incident Management Team Course. This is a great half day refresher for your team to use to build relationships and learn

expectations of incident management team members.

District Response Task Force Mobilization and Deployment Course 1 Day IDHS

Indiana has formed 10 District Response Task Forces that are used for disaster response. These task forces can be broken down into single resources or the entire task force may be mobilized

to respond when disaster strikes. This workshop will explain the concept and discuss task force structure, preparedness, mobilization, operations, and demobilization. This workshop is an

excellent opportunity to discover this unique program or attend this workshop to capture the best practices of operational readiness for your own team or resources.

AHIMT Functional Workshop 6 to 8 Hours Register by team IMTC, LLC

The All-Hazards Functional Workshop is an instructor-led Workshop that supports learning through active participation in an exercise and facilitated discussions. Intended for graduates of the

USFA Type 3 AHIMT O-305 Course and/or members of USFA Type 3 AHIMTs who have completed position-specific training, the objective of this workshop is to prepare participants to

demonstrate, through simulations, facilitated discussion and post facilitated discussion analysis, an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective AHIMT as it

navigates the Planning Process.

Activities include a 60 to 90 minute review of the NIMS/ICS Planning Process by IMTC SME’s , an AHIMT on-scene operations functional non-HSEEP* compliant exercise lasting approximately

6 hours, and a post simulation facilitated discussion analysis to review lessons learned and corrective actions needed to enhance operation of the team.

This is workshop is similar to the second to the last day of the AHIMT course and is intended to be taken as a team, with one member of each of the command and general staff present, except

two Operation Section Chiefs can participate as well as certain unit leaders. The minimum number of participants should be the Incident Commander and the General Staff. The maximum

number is 11, all members of the Command and General Staff plus selected unit leaders.

Because this offering is a workshop the exercise is not required to be HSEEP complaint for grant funds to be used. The exercise cannot be HSEEP compliant because the planning

conferences, AAR, and documentation are not possible in this context.

Moving IMT Decisions through Intent to Action ½ Day MCS

Overview of Topic:

Presented by Mission-Centered Solutions, this four-hour training program focuses on a set of core processes and principles that promote clear and concise leader’s intent as the foundation for

aligned and adaptable action on the incident. During the training, participants learn frameworks for making decisions concerning incident priorities. Working in teams, participants work to build a



valid common operating picture. They then work to develop and effectively communicate intent that is both actionable and flexible at the field level. Participants who have implemented the

principles of this program have experienced improvement in their capability to construct an effective IAP, build a common operating picture, generate adaptable operations, and prioritize incident

actions.

This program leverages emerging thinking in the command aspects of incident management, and includes content from the DHS-010-PREV Incident Leadership program.

Incident Command System Forms ½ Day Texas Forest Service

This 4 ½ –hour workshop provides a detailed introduction to emergency response supervisors and mid-to upper-level managers to the Incident Command System (ICS) forms used in the

development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP). Participants will examine the primary forms used in an IAP, as well as supporting and other utility forms. In addition, participants will review the

planning process and where, within that process, the forms are filled out and by whom. The workshop includes a practical application designed to instruct participants in the development of

Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-based (SMART) control and management objectives.

Developing a Type III IMT ½ Day Mission Ready Consulting

The 2 hour presentation will focus on the development of a new type 3 IMT and will include the following:

Programmatic guidance for the team including team applications, standard operating procedures, training curriculum

Team member recruiting and application process, also addressing team dynamics

Team continuity

Logistical support for the team

Lessons learned

Public Information Officer / Joint Information Center Interface ½ Day IDHS

The interaction between the field PIO and the centrally-located Joint Information Center (JIC) is critical for the effective communication of information from the field to the public, and from the

media and public to the responders on the ground, during an emergency response. This presentation will illustrate the importance of open and effective communication between the field PIO,

who is the great communicator of the incident management team, and the established JIC, the organization providing the single, real-time voice of the incident to the community. The concepts of

two-way communication, effective coordination, and developing a single voice for the incident will be covered.

Lord of the OODA Loops: A Boyd Sampler ½ Day Dr. Chet Richards

We'll go in-depth with the most powerful strategy ever created. The Marines use it, and so do many American special operations forces. Called by various names--"maneuver warfare" and

"OODA loops" are probably the most popular--they all trace back to the series of briefings developed by the late USAF Colonel John Boyd beginning in the mid-1970s.

What does a strategist's theory on war have to do with IMTs?

John Boyd was an Air Force officer who shaped the doctrine of the US Marine Corps. They adopted this doctrine because Boyd's theory of the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) Loop

encourages initiative, speed, and decisiveness, which an IMT can use to be more effective. Boyd's theories also promote putting resource strengths against enemy weakness. This enables

resource effectiveness when friendly forces are IMT tactical resources and "enemy weakness" is the result of a disaster. Boyd also encouraged the use of fewer resources in a more aggressive

manner, something IMTs can use to their benefit. Finally, Boyd encouraged productivity over political wrangling, something all of us can deeply appreciate!

Boyd's briefings, however, can be daunting because they were never meant to be read on their own -- for years, Boyd wouldn't even give copies to anyone who hadn't heard his presentations.

So a whole generation of leaders has grown up unable to access the power of Boyd's work. To bridge this gap, we'll spend time with Boyd's "Green Book," the Discourse on Winning and Losing,

including his most famous presentation, Patterns of Conflict. After completing this workshop, you'll be able to use Boyd's briefings as resources for creating and leading organizations that must

thrive when you can never be quite sure what's going on or how long you have to figure it out.

Come to Indianapolis and become a better IMT member by learning from Chet Richards!

Dr. Richards was a close associate of the late Colonel John Boyd from 1975 until Boyd's death in 1997. He is a retired USAF colonel, holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, and is author of four books,

including Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd Applied to Business.

The Indiana Hospital Preparedness Training Center: Training Hospital Incident Management Teams to Prepare for Disasters 90 Minutes Lighthouse Readiness Group

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) in a joint collaboration with Lighthouse Readiness Group (LRG) developed a multi-year phased approach for training hospital incident

management teams to prepare for an “all-hazards” approach to disasters. This program, the Hospital Preparedness Training Center has now been recognized as a “Best Practices” model by the

U. S. Health and Human Services department, as well as the Great Lakes Healthcare Partnership (HHS - FEMA Region V). We will discuss how the training and exercise program prepares

Indiana hospital IC teams for “all-hazards”, as well as how to function with the ISDH District Hospital Multi Agency Coordination Center.

TIME: Ninety minutes

The presenter, Jamey Burrows, LRG - Lead Hospital IMT Instructor and Kevin Webb, Chair - Indiana District 5 Hospital Preparedness Program

Conference Descriptions – Tuesday, December 4

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chet Richards 1030 – 1230

Lord of the OODA Loops

We'll go in-depth with the most powerful strategy ever created. The Marines use it, and so do many American special operations forces. Called by various names--"maneuver warfare" and

"OODA loops" are probably the most popular--they all trace back to the series of briefings developed by the late USAF Colonel John Boyd beginning in the mid-1970s.

John Boyd was an Air Force officer who shaped the doctrine of the US Marine Corps. They adopted this doctrine because Boyd's theory of the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) Loop

encourages initiative, speed, and decisiveness, which an IMT can use to be more effective. Boyd's theories also promote putting resource strengths against enemy weakness. This enables

resource effectiveness when friendly forces are IMT tactical resources and "enemy weakness" is the result of a disaster. Boyd also encouraged the use of fewer resources in a more aggressive

manner, something IMTs can use to their benefit. Finally, Boyd encouraged productivity over political wrangling, something all of us can deeply appreciate!



Boyd's briefings, however, can be daunting because they were never meant to be read on their own -- for years, Boyd wouldn't even give copies to anyone who hadn't heard his presentations.

So a whole generation of leaders has grown up unable to access the power of Boyd's work. To bridge this gap, we'll spend time with Boyd's "Green Book," the Discourse on Winning and Losing,

including his most famous presentation, Patterns of Conflict. After completing this workshop, you'll be able to use Boyd's briefings as resources for creating and leading organizations that must

thrive when you can never be quite sure what's going on or how long you have to figure it out.

Dr. Richards was a close associate of the late Colonel John Boyd from 1975 until Boyd's death in 1997. He is a retired USAF colonel, holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, and is author of four books,

including Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd Applied to Business.

Break-out Session # 1

A. National Guard Resources Col. Joseph Luckett Established AHIMTs

Col. Luckett will present on resources that are available from the National Guard Bureau. These resources often found in a self-sustaining package called force packages are

available to be requested through your respective states emergency management process. These various resources could be the resources needed that will bring stabilization to

your incident. Learn what these resources are and how they should be employed at this presentation. Colonel Luckett enlisted in the U.S Army Oct 1981. He graduated from Ball

State, BS, Political Science, April 1985 and received a commission in the Indiana National Guard as a 2nd Lieutenant in December of 1985. Col. Luckett served in command

positions from Platoon to Battalion level and staff positions to Division level from 1986 to 2009. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 2004. Col. Luckett served as the Force

Protection Officer at Joint Base Ballad, a joint Army and Air Base 40 miles north of Bagdad. Col. Luckett retired from active duty in May 2009 and was commissioned in the Indiana

Guard Reserve in June 2009 where he was promoted to Colonel in April 2011. He has completed a number of ICS courses and emergency management courses. He is currently

assignment is the IDHS Liaison for the Indiana National Guard.

B. The Integrated Social media Strategy on the Lower North Fork Fire Nathan Hunerwadel Established AHIMTs

Deputy Nathan C. Hunerwadel is a Deputy Sheriff with the Jefferson County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office. He also is a Public In formation Officer (PIO) on the Jefferson County Type III Incident Management Team. Nathan helped lead the social media effort during the Lower North Fork Fire. The success of the Lower North Fork Fire integrated social media strategy has propelled Nathan into a leading role within the social media and emergency management (SMEM) community. Through the past year Nathan has dedicated many hours to training PIO’s from across Colorado on how to use social media in an emergency management setting. Nathan is a graduate from American University, in Washington D.C. and can

be found on Twitter as @hunerwadel or @SMEM911. You learn more about Nathan’s social media presence via www.about.me/hunerwadel.

C. NIMS, National Frameworks and Update for the IMT Community Matthew Bernard Both

There are a number of important changes happening with the National frameworks and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). A presentation to update the IMT community with the latest in developments from FEMA Incident Management Systems Integration Division and how they will affect the Incident Management community.

Matthew P. Bernard has 34 years in the emergency services and HAZMAT response, training, safety and planning. Matthew is the FEMA Region 10 NIMS Coordinator, Type 1 ICS Safety Officer, Certified NIMS trainer, trainer in WMD, OSHA, EPA and DOT courses and Type III Planning Section Chief. 8 years Civilian, 13 years active duty and 14 years Reserve duty (31 Years (overlap with reserve)) with the US Coast Guard. Assisted Planning and mitigation during 2009 Flooding and Snow disasters Region 10, Safety Officer during USCG Response to Hurricane Katrina/Rita in Louisiana, ESF1 member Hurricane Charlie, Frances, Ivan and the Nisqually earthquake, Deputy Planning Section Chief during

9/11 incident MSO Puget Sound USCG Regional Response Team Coordinator Region X, NW Area Spill Planner, CANUSPAC Joint Response Team Coordinator, Involved with the Ixtoc Oil Spill, Arco Anchorage Oil Spill, Port Angeles, WA. Incident Commander at ICP Homer, Alaska during Exxon Valdez oil spill,. Member of USCG Pacific Area Type I ICS Incident Management Assist Team (2001-2008).

D. On the Court or in the Stands Chief Art Morales New Team Track

“On the Court or In the Stands” examines the difference between team members who commit to moving their team forward and putting points on the board, versus those members who watch the game from the safety of the bleachers or “stands”. Beginning with the acceptance of the team’s vision, mission , and values, participants are guided through the behaviors that characterize “On the Court” or “In the Stands” attitudes and conduct. Through effective storytelling and real life examples, participants can clearly identify these behaviors in themselves and their teams. Organizational leaders are also educated on behaviors that they must display to be effective and “On the Court”. Though focused on team

behaviors and attitudes, “On the Court or In the Stands” is also an effective formula for powerful living. Chief Morales began his career in 1979, when he was hired as a Firefighter for the Thornton Fire Department. He worked as a Firefighter, Firefighter Paramedic, Public Education Specialist, Fire Captain, Emergency Manager for Y2K, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, and assumed the rank of Fire Chief when he came to Castle Rock in 2003.

Chief Morales serves as an incident commander for the Douglas County Incident Management Team, where he and his team managed several blizzards, the West Creek flood, and a major natural gas pipeline leak in Littleton, which resulted in the evacuation of over 500 residents, and provided continued service to over 100,000 homes in sub-zero weather. Chief Morales is a passionate student of leadership and effective team building, and has developed programs such as the “On the Court or In the Stands” presentation to enhance these valuable skills. He is a graduate of the University of Denver –Daniels College of Business, Public Safety Leadership Institute as a member of the leadership cohort. He is also

a graduate of the Leadership Douglas County program, and has instructed in the program as well. Chief Morales serves as the Chair of the United Fire Dispatch Authority and is an active member of the Douglas County, Metro Chiefs, and State Fire Chiefs Associations.

E. Dealing with the Human Factor Bob & Victoria Koenig Established AHIMTs

Oh, no! They didn’t really…did they? Sexual Harassment? Hostile Work Environment? Poor Performance? ADA Issues? Ethnic slurs? Think these issues only pertain to the

office? Think again. An Incident Management Team (IMT) is just as vulnerable, if not more so, to Human Resources (HR) issues. Long, stressful deployments can bring out the worst or the best of a team. Learn how to address sensitive personnel issues and still maintain a professional team. This presentation uses real-life IMT HR incidents to demonstrate the ins-and-outs of dealing with personnel “gone askew” and suggested best practices for keeping IMT members out of the ditch. Both IMT coordinators and Command and General staff members – whether new or seasoned – will benefit from this discussion that not only provides potential solutions for difficult HR issues, but also reminds the IMT

sometimes, IT’S THE LAW. Bob Koenig joined the Texas Forest Service in 2005 and serves as the State Incident Management Team Coordinator and is Chief of Response Training. Bob is responsible for oversight of fourteen All-Hazard Type 3 Incident Management Teams strategically located throughout the State of Texas for local jurisdictions’ response to incident management. In

addition, Bob is a member of the Texas Forest Service Lone Star State Incident Management Team, a Planning Team Manager and Logistics Section Chief with Texas Task Force 1, Urban Search and Rescue and is the Chair of the National Incident Management Support Team (IMST), Incident Management Systems Integration Division (IMSID), National Integration Center (NIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bob also serves as an Adjunct Instructor with the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

Victoria Koenig is a member of the Texas Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team and has over 20 years emergency response experience. Victoria is qualified as a Type 3

Liaison Officer, Public Information Officer and Plans Section Chief as well as being qualified as a National Wildfire Coordinating Group Liaison Officer and Type 2 Public Information

Officer. Currently, she serves as an adjunct instructor for both the Texas Forest Service Response Department and Texas A&M University’s Texas Engineering Extension Service,

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(TEEX). As an adjunct instructor she assists in the delivery of various All-Hazards Incident Management Courses to include command / general staff, position specific courses and

the delivery of the Enhanced Incident Management Unified Command course.

F. Developing a jurisdictional Incident Management Program Randal Collins Both

Indiana began its journey developing IMTs from scratch in 2009. This presentation will focus on the establishment of the Indiana Incident Management Program and the

development of AHIMTs in the State of Indiana. Items included will be the development and implementation of the incident management program strategic plan and its place in the

Indiana’s district concept, the development and implementation of the Indiana Position Qualification System, the establishment of an incident management training program, and the

formation of 10 AHIMTs in Indiana. This presentation will also cover recruiting, liability, reimbursement, and local jurisdictional issues that have been addressed. Since this program

was built from scratch, Indiana was able to research and build the program from best practices and lessons learned.

Randy is currently the District Programs Branch Director of the Field Services Division for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS). In this position, Randy oversees the

State CBRNE Program, Indiana’s regional collaboration initiative, the Indiana Incident Management Program, the Distr ict Response Task Force Initiative, and is the IC of the Indiana

Incident Management Assistance Team. Randy is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers. He earned a Bachelor of Science

degree in law enforcement from the University of Indianapolis. Throughout his career, he participated in 16 presidentially declared disasters and emergencies. Randy has been a

speaker/presenter at the AHIMT-TEC, the Indiana Emergency Responder Conference, Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, and the Emergency Management

Alliance of Indiana Conference. Randy serves on the Board of Directors for the AHIMTA as the 2nd Vice-President.

Reception: Southern Indiana Tornado Briefing 1730 – 2200

Come and enjoy networking at this evening reception. During the reception, a briefing covering the lessons learned and best practices revealed during the Southern Indiana Tornados which

impacted the state on March 2, 2012. During this incident, six of Indiana’s AHIMTs were activated to assist with incident management. This incident validated the Indiana Incident Management

Program and the building of AHIMTs across the state. Members from several teams and local officials will describe the incident, the response, and the experience.

Conference Descriptions - Wednesday, December 5

National Update 0800 – 1100

This session will include various updates to All Hazard Incident Management Team programs at the national level. Speakers from FEMA, the Incident Management Support Team, and others

will discuss the progress made over the past 12 months and highlight the planned goals and objectives for the coming year.

Keynote Speaker: Bill Westfall 1330 – 1530

Mr. Westfall is President of The Gallagher-Westfall Group, Inc. of Indiana where he manages, develops and provides a wide range of loss control and risk management services to the public and

private sector. He has provided liability, leadership and supervisory training to thousands of police officers in nearly every state in the United States as well as having been featured as a guest

speaker on the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN) and the Fire Emergency Television Network (FETN). He is renowned for practical but powerful motivational and inspirational

learning experiences.

AHIMTs require leadership to influence the outcome of an incident and the stakeholders and responders involved in the incident. Operational risk management and safety is a hallmark of

incident management and leadership. You can get a peek at Bill Westfall at www.gallagher-westfall.com.

Break-out Session # 2 1545 – 1700

A. Wisconsin State Capitol Protest Tim Pierce &Charles Teasdale New Team Track

This presentation will explain how the use of social media can assist incident management teams (IMTs) in obtaining situational awareness, managing resources, and communicating with the public. The session will also describe how the cooperative use of IMT resources from a number of type 4 teams provided experienced personnel to serve in command and general staff positions for a prolonged incident lasting several months. The presenters will also explain how the use of IMTs to employ standard

incident command system (ICS) protocols to manage a large influx of first responders proved to be an effective strategy for resource management. Tim Pierce is the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Interoperability Coordinator and the Dane County Warning and Communications Officer. He works out of Dane County Emergency Management in Madison, Wisconsin. Tim has an extensive background in communications operations as well as planning through his involvement with the

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) on both the county and state levels. In addition to being involved with ARES for over 14 years, he is currently serves as the Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Dane County ARES. He has also been involved with both the volunteer Fire and EMS service since 2006. Additionally Tim is a member of the Southwest Wisconsin Incident Management Team and the Wisconsin COML Program leader. Tim received his Bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison in 2006 and is very involved in the continuous advancement of the Incident Management Team concept in Wisconsin. During the 2011 State Capitol Protest Tim served as the Logistics Section

Chief/Deputy Logistics Section Chief during his deployment. Charles has over 20 years of law enforcement experience at the state level. He currently serves as a Region Commander with the Wisconsin State Patrol. In addition to his role as Region Commander, Charles serves at the Team Leader of the Wisconsin State Patrol’s Type 4 Incident Management Team ( IMT) and as a member of the Type 4

Southwest Region IMT. As Commander and Team Leader of the IMT, he has managed a number of complex incidents and planned events. For example, Charles has served in various command and general staff roles in the following incidents/events: 2010 PGA Championship (Incident Commander), 2008 flooding (Incident Commander), 2011 State Fair Riot (Incident Commander), numerous winter weather events (Incident Commander, Public Information Officer, and Operations Section Chief), and 2011 State Capitol Protest (Operations Section Chief). Finally, Charles is a nationally recognized instructor in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is a certified Master

Exercise Practitioner (MEP). As such, he has developed and delivered NIMS training and exercises throughout the country. Charles also serves on the Wisconsin NIMS Advisory Group and is the Chair of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Credentialing Committee. Charles earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1991 and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command (2004). Charles is also a Certified Publ ic Manager (2001) and has completed the Leadership in Police Organizations program offered by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (2010).

B. Communications in Disaster or Disaster Communications Gale Blomenkamp Both

This presentation will demonstrate the need for clear and concise communications before, during and after a crisis and the strategies necessary to succeed. It will require all

command and general staff positions to think at a more global level with regards to communications, provide lessons learned during the Joplin Tornado response with Missouri Task Force 1, and discuss current best practices, including the role of new and social media. This program is intended for all levels of the command and general staff, not just the public information officer or external affairs officer, to better understand crisis communications in today’s world.

Gale’s career began as a volunteer in rural Colorado some 20+ years ago. In 2003, Gale moved to Boone County, MO where Gale served as the Public Information Officer for the Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri Task Force 1 since 2004 and as a member of the Region F Incident Support Team since 2006. More recently, Gale was selected as one of only 21 public information officers from across the United States to take part in the first ever Master Public Information Officer course offered by FEMA’s

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Emergency Management Institute August 6-10, 2012. The course took years to develop and is designed for public information officers and external affairs officers involved in the critical role of communicating with the public in an emergency.

C. IMTs for Planned Events Jeff Galloway Established AHIMTs

The Butler County AHIMT utilizes the team for planned events as well as emergency incidents. Past planned events include the National Youth Championships for the USA

Olympic committee, Firefighter line of duty death, Vice presidential visits and other large group gatherings. Advantages of planned events will be discussed as best practices

for team building.

Jeff is the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for Butler County, Ohio. With over 33 years in the Professional Fire Service, he retired from Palm

Beach County (Florida) Fire Rescue in 2005. Jeff was appointed Emergency Management Director for Fentress County, Tennessee in 2006 before moving to Butler County in

2009. He served on the Florida Type 2 Interagency Management (IMT) Gold Team as a Safety Officer for 4 years before moving to Tennessee. As a member of the Florida

Gold Team, Jeff has been deployed across the Country to major man-made and natural disasters as a member of the Command and General Staff and served in Command

positions inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOC). Prior to joining the Gold Team, he served for 2 years as a Safety Officer Trainee with the Type 1 Southwest Incident

Management Team.

D. From Race Day to Response – Pre-planned Events James Coker Both

The Alabama All-Hazards Incident Management Team is experienced in two areas: planning, and response. The Alabama IMT, an established Type 3 team, has been

deployed to local, state, and national events over the past several years. These deployments have included hurricanes (Gustav), large fires requiring national assets (Big Sur

Fire and the Station Fire in Los Angeles County), and the devastating tornado outbreak of April, 2011. The Alabama IMT is composed of approximately sixty members from a

variety of disciplines across the state. The team is subdivided into three teams; north, central, and south. Each area team has its own command structure which allows it to

operate as a separate entity, or the area teams can be combined into one complete team if the need arises. Team members are trained in their primary assignments; each

team member is also trained (or is training) in another ICS specialty, in order to provide depth. The Alabama IMT, in addition to conducting internal team training, has

continuing opportunities to “practice” by preparing Incident Actions Plans (IAP) for pre-planned events. One recent event which was planned by the team was the IndyCar

race at the Barber’s Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. This multi-day event required an IAP for each operational period. The preparation for each period mirrored

the preparation of an IAP should the event be a weather event or a man-made disaster.

The Alabama IMT was requested by Mr. Charles Burns, Director of Security for IndyCar Racing, to prepare the Incident Action Plan for the event. Many major sporting venues

now include an IAP as part of their event planning. The Alabama IMT seized the opportunity, as it allows for a chance to work toward the goal of “practice makes perfect”.

The Barber’s Motorsports IndyCar racing event required many of the same elements which would be found in a disaster response: emergency response, traffic control, crowd

control, perimeter control, logistics, communications, coordination with local authorities (Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS), and media relations.

The Alabama IMT presentation will cover the planning and operation of the Barber’s Motorsports IndyCar event, and will give examples regarding how developing Incident

Action Plans for pre-planned events can strengthen the capabilities of an Incident Management Team.

E. Dealing with the Human Factor Bob & Victoria Koenig Established AHIMTs

Oh, no! They didn’t really…did they? Sexual Harassment? Hostile Work Environment? Poor Performance? ADA Issues? Ethnic slurs? Think these issues only pertain to the office? Think again. An Incident Management Team (IMT) is just as vulnerable, if not more so, to Human Resources (HR) issues. Long, stressful deployments can bring out the worst or the best of a team. Learn how to address sensitive personnel issues and still maintain a professional team. This presentation uses real-life IMT HR incidents to demonstrate the ins-and-outs of dealing with personnel “gone askew” and suggested best practices for keeping IMT members out of the ditch. Both IMT coordinators and

Command and General staff members – whether new or seasoned – will benefit from this discussion that not only provides potential solutions for difficult HR issues, but also reminds the IMT sometimes, IT’S THE LAW.

Bob Koenig joined the Texas Forest Service in 2005 and serves as the State Incident Management Team Coordinator and is Chief of Response Training. Bob is responsible

for oversight of fourteen All-Hazard Type 3 Incident Management Teams strategically located throughout the State of Texas for local jurisdictions’ response to incident management. In addition, Bob is a member of the Texas Forest Service Lone Star State Incident Management Team, a Planning Team Manager and Logistics Section Chief with Texas Task Force 1, Urban Search and Rescue and is the Chair of the National Incident Management Support Team (IMST), Incident Management Systems Integration Division (IMSID), National Integration Center (NIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bob also serves as an Adjunct Instructor with the Texas Engineering

Extension Service (TEEX), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Victoria Koenig is a member of the Texas Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team and has over 20 years emergency response experience. Victoria is qualified as a

Type 3 Liaison Officer, Public Information Officer and Plans Section Chief as well as being qualified as a National Wildfire Coordinating Group Liaison Officer and Type 2

Public Information Officer. Currently, she serves as an adjunct instructor for both the Texas Forest Service Response Department and Texas A&M University’s Texas

Engineering Extension Service, (TEEX). As an adjunct instructor she assists in the delivery of various All-Hazards Incident Management Courses to include command /

general staff, position specific courses and the delivery of the Enhanced Incident Management Unified Command course.

F. From the field PIO to the JIC: Coordination of Public Information John Erickson New Team Track

The interaction between the field PIO and the centrally-located Joint Information Center (JIC) is critical for the effective communication of information from the field to the

public, and from the media and public to the responders on the ground, during an emergency response. This presentation will illustrate the importance of open and effective

communication between the field PIO, who is the great communicator of the incident management team, and the established JIC, the organization providing the single, real-

time voice of the incident to the community. The concepts of two-way communication, effective coordination, and developing a single voice for the incident will be covered.

Conference Descriptions - Thursday, December 6

All Hazards Incident Management Team Association 0800 – 0900

In this general session, the AHIMTA will unveil their newly adopted strategic plan and show how the association plans to lead and influence the development of AHIMTs across the nation.

Break-out Session # 3 0915 – 1030

A. Public Information from the Other Side of the Incident Ruthanne Gordon Both

Discover public information from the media side of the microphone and learn what journalists are looking for from public information officers and incident commanders. Also

discover the tricks of the trade in how to better manage media on scene from one of Indianapolis’ most experienced TV journal ists.



Ruthanne Gordon joined WISH-TV in Indianapolis in July, 1981. Gordon started at Channel 8 as a regional reporter for Central Indiana, then became a general assignment

reporter, and is now working the assignment desk during the week. Before her appointment to WISH-TV, Gordon served as anchor/reporter for two years at WKEF-TV in

Dayton, Ohio. Prior to WKEF-TV, she served three years as anchor/reporter at WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana. She also worked in her hometown of Greensburg, Indiana for

WTRE-AM/FM. Gordon attended the University of Evansville through which she got the chance to study in Europe. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in

Communications. She has won numerous awards for journalism and reporting from organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, The Associated Press and

United Press International. Gordon, her husband Jeffrey and their three children live on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

B. IMTs in the EOC Jeff Galloway Established AHIMTs

The majority of events in a County do not require a full activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or manning each Emergency Support Function (ESF) desk. An

All-Hazards Incident Management Team can function within an EOC for a specific event handling resource management and planning for several operational periods while

supporting Incident Commanders on the ground. With budget cuts and lack of trained staff most EOCs across the Country do not have the personnel to operate an EOC for

more than one operational period. All-Hazard Incident Management Teams can fulfill this request within a County, Region or Statewide to backfill needed manpower in an IMT

function. The Butler County AHIMT has performed several activations both in Butler County and other Counties backfilling and staffing EOCs. A powerpoint presentation will

be reviewed and different phases of an EOC activation related to All-Hazards IMT Teams.

Jeff is the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for Butler County, Ohio. With over 33 years in the Professional Fire Service, he retired from Palm

Beach County (Florida) Fire Rescue in 2005. Jeff was appointed Emergency Management Director for Fentress County, Tennessee in 2006 before moving to Butler County in

2009. He served on the Florida Type 2 Interagency Management (IMT) Gold Team as a Safety Officer for 4 years before moving to Tennessee. As a member of the Florida

Gold Team, Jeff has been deployed across the Country to major man-made and natural disasters as a member of the Command and General Staff and served in Command

positions inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOC). Prior to joining the Gold Team, he served for 2 years as a Safety Officer Trainee with the Type 1 Southwest Incident

Management Team.

C. Branch Tactical Planning James Mason Established AHIMTs

This presentation will be based on the concept that an AHIMT is using Branch Tactical Planning to complete some incident objectives.

There will include discussion on:

What is “Branch Tactical Planning”

When would or should “Branch Tactical Planning” be used

Statutory, jurisdictional & delegated authority as it relates to “Branch Tactical Planning”

There will be discussion on resource management as it relates to “Branch Tactical Planning”

There will also be discussion on situation unit activities as it relates to “Branch Tactical Planning”

How would information done using “Branch Tactical Planning” be included in the IAP

James Mason retired from the Arkansas Fire Service. He is a member of the Southern Area Inter-agency Type II Incident Management Team and the International Association

of Fire Chiefs Go Team. He has worked in the Planning Section with Type 1, 2 & 3 IMT’s after the Columbia Shuttle Disaster, Hurricane Katrina, Ice Storms, SAR incidents

Wildland Fires and Planned events. He worked at the ESF 4 desk at Connecticut’s EOC after Hurricane Irene.

D. The Advisor Role of an IMT Troy German New Team Track

The Oklahoma IMT has been deployed through the State EOC six times so far this calendar year. We will illustrate lessons learned through deployments

and also the role of the IC/IMT as an advisor and not the incident's IC. How this political concession has caused the program to gain trust and momentum.

E. Incident within an Incident: Bob Fry & IMT Interface with a Military Incident Rick Seidlitz Established AHIMTs

The Northern Rockies Western MT Type 2 team was managing the White Draw wildfire near Edgemont, SD. During a major run by the fire we had a Military C-130 North

Carolina Air NG 145th Airlift Wing, MAFFS #7 and crew of 6, crash at the head of the fire during a retardant drop to assist with fire suppression. The Rescue of 2 crew

members was coordinated with local emergency response resources and the Military. Discussion will center on the IMT coordination with the Military and the Black Hills NF

during the securing of the site and initial recovery efforts and subsequent containment of the wildfire.

Bob Fry is the District III representative for Montana Disaster and Emergency Services. Bob has been active in all hazards Incident Management development nationally,

working with FEMA Region 8 on a pilot All Hazards Incident Management Team project. Bob recently retired after over 20 years as volunteer Park County Chief and

Firewarden. He is presently the IC for the Northern Rockies Western Montana Type II team and has served as an IC, Operations and Plans Section Chief with teams over the

past 15 years. He has worked as an instructor and exercise facilitator for DES & DNRC for the past 25 years and with Northern Rockies Training Center for 19 years.

Rick Seidlitz is the Meagher County, MT Disaster & Emergency Services Coordinator and County Fire Chief and Warden for the last 18 years. He has over 36 years of fire

experience as a county fire volunteer, both structure and wildland. He is also the retired Meagher County Sheriff and Coroner with over 33 years of experience. He is

presently the Deputy IC for the NR Western MT Type II team and has been an Operations Section Chief and active with teams for the last eleven years.

F. The National Firefighting Mobilization System Gordon Sachs & Jason Steinmetz Both

The national firefighting mobilization system is used by the Federal government and all 50 states for mobilizing wildland and structure firefighting and incident management

resources to regional- and national-level wildland fire incidents, Presidentially-declared emergencies and other major all hazards incidents. This system has been used

extensively by all emergency response disciplines in the Western United States; however, responders from many disciplines in the Eastern half of the country may not be

familiar with the system. This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the national firefighting mobilization system, an explanation of how it works, its

components, and its relationship to local dispatch systems. Scenarios will be used to “demonstrate” how the system works for various types of incidents.

Gordy Sachs is the Disaster & Emergency Operations Specialist for the U.S. Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management. In this role, he serves as the Deputy National

Coordinator for Emergency Support Function #4, Firefighting, under the National Response Framework. He is the Forest Service liaison to FEMA Headquarters and

coordinates interagency efforts related to Federal firefighting support during disaster response. He is also Liaison Officer on the Great Basin National Incident Management

Team #2. Prior to coming to USFS in 2007, Gordy worked for 10 years at FEMA’s U.S. Fire Administration, beginning as a Firefighter Safety Specialist and Emergency

Medical Services (EMS) Program Manager. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, he was USFA’s National Response Program Manager and managed the All-Hazard



Incident Management Team Technical Assistance Program, NIMS and NRF initiatives, and the Emergency Response to Terrorism curriculum. Gordy is a graduate of the

National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and holds a Masters in Public Administration, a Bachelor of Science in Education, and three Associate in Applied

Science Degrees in Fire Science disciplines. He has authored several books, journal articles, and training programs on emergency response topics and has lectured across

the country and internationally.

Jason Steinmetz is an Emergency Operations Specialist for the U.S. Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management; in this role, he serves as the Forest Service National

Coordinator for National Incident Management System (NIMS). He is the Forest Service liaison to FEMA NIC and coordinates NIMS and Incident Command System (ICS).

Jason has been working for the Forest Service for over 23 years. Jason began his career with the Forest Service on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon, and has

held a variety of positions from Hotshot crewmember, Heli-rapeller, and Interagency Dispatch Coordinator in Virginia. Jason received a bachelor’s degree in Geography and

Regional Planning from Eastern Oregon University in 1993.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Nesbit 1045 - 1215

Generations in the Workplace

Where were you when JFK was shot? When the Berlin Wall came down? When the World Trade Centers were hit? Depending on your age and generational affiliation you are likely to perceive

or remember these historic events differently than a coworker of a different generation. How might those different perceptions or memories of the world around you impact the way you go about

work, relationships, and leisure?

Come join us in exploring how one's generation impacts their values, beliefs, and view of the world by looking at the ways each generation's place in history shapes and informs the way they

move forward in life. Specifically, we will look at the unique ways that Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials perceive themselves and the world around them, and explore the ways

these differences impact workplace management. This highly interactive seminar will give you the opportunity to better understand why you go about work, relationships, and leisure the way

you do, giving you tangible ways to contribute to your workplace based on your strengths, as well as practical tools for engaging the strengths of your coworkers who's generational

perspective may differ from yours.

The speaker, Dr. Elisabeth (Betsy) Nesbit, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, received her Bachelor's degree in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Northern Iowa, her Master's

degree in Counseling from Denver Seminary, and her PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Arkansas. Having studied and taught overseas, Betsy brings her love of culture into her

studies, focusing her academic research on the role of generational affiliation in the shaping of American culture. She now serves as Assistant Professor in Counseling at Denver Seminary and

maintains a consulting practice in Littleton, Colorado.

Post Conference Descriptions - Thursday, December 6

Position Specific Workshops 1400 - 1600

Stick around after the conference to meet with colleagues from across the country in the exploration of issues, challenges, and solutions relative to your particular position on an IMT. These

guided discussions will explore the problems faced within each position and will be a forum to share solutions and thoughts f rom other qualified IMT members.

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Tour 1300 - 1800

Come see the premiere homeland security training center in the nation. Located in South Central Indiana's Jennings County near Butlerville, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) is a

secluded, self-contained community, once home to the Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. The 1,000 acre site was turned over to the Indiana National Guard in July of 2005 and since

has been continually evolving into a full-immersion contemporary urban training environment. Those utilizing MUTC have access to a 180 acre reservoir and urban infrastructure consisting of 68

major buildings including a school, hospital, dormitories, light industrial structures, single family type dwellings, a dining facility and administrative buildings totaling approximately 850,000 square

feet of floor space. Additionally the training area includes an extensive underground utility tunnel system and over 9 miles of roads and streets.

MUTC is a consortium of governmental, public and private entities that are pooling their unique capabilities in order to provide the most realistic training experience possible. Training that can be

tailored to replicate both foreign and domestic scenarios and that can be utilized by various civilian and military organizations. In its first year of operation the facilities at MUTC have been utilized

by over 16,000 people from military, government and private agencies and is continually expanding training capabilities for future needs. More recently, MUTC has been the training ground for

10 Indiana AHIMTs, the San Diego AHIMT, Indiana District Response Task Forces, FEMA USAR teams, and the Israeli Defense Force.

Transportation is provided.



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