I won’t be presenting at the 2016 Fire Department Instructors’ Conference (FDIC) in Indy this week.
Been there, done that many times.
But, I’m hoping all my Firefighter friends are learning more than hydrating at FDIC this week in Indy.
Scheif – Tag that hydrant!
Awwww yeah! This past week, I got a chance to teach part of the brand new DHS/FEMA G0290: Basic Public Information Officer Course!
Formerly known as G-290 course, this is the new FEMA Basic Public Information Officer course taught across the country for all public safety and emergency management professionals.
Thanks again to the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency and KESC for allowing me the opportunity. Also, special thanks to the ever fashionable Mike from NIOA.
Shakas because we are reporting live from Kentucky…
Second and final day of Disaster Recovery here at the Kentucky Governor’s Emergency Management Conference. As the lead instructor, it’s game time peeps!
I started the class out with some FEMA videos on the #Katrina10 recovery operation ongoing for Louisiana. They encompassed topics like whole community, public-private partnership, Faith-based organizations, and of course Fire/EMS public safety from SBPFD.
I then started laying the groundwork in the class for the end of day capstone recovery exercise.
But before lunch, I was requested to instruct in the adjacent room and teach the live video section of the KY Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) Course for Mike and Buddy. Addressing platforms and uses for situational awareness/common operating picture.
Nice to see some new PIOs in front of a camera. They did fairly well.
After lunch, we did some work with forms and cost recovery with Judge Bertram.
Overall, everyone had a great time learning and collaborating ideas for future Post Disaster Recovery plans. I’m looking forward to seeing Kentucky’s success in their enhanced recovery process now.
Special thanks to the Kentucky Emergency Management Office, KESC, and Ohio EMA for the invite and allowance to speak to all 38 Emergency Management Directors, 2 EM coordinators, 1 EM planner, 1 USAR, 1 lawyer, and 1 county executive. I’m also so glad to have the largest class at the conference too.
In anticipation for AlohaFridays, they broke out their best Aloha on a Thursday afternoon…Just. For. Me.
My new peeps! Reporting live from Kentucky…
For those of you who think you can do everything on your GoPro cameras, please stop.
It is NOT cool.
Stop. It. Now.
Great class #ASFPM2015 today.
Solid group of Floodplain Managers from across the US in ATL!
Thanks for the invite!
I was honored to teach at the 2015 International Disaster Conference & Expo (IDCE) in New Orleans.
My first return to Louisiana since being deployed down here for Hurricane Katrina/Rita in 2005.
Happy Mardi Gras y’all!
I had a great time teaching at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) 2014 Emergency Management Conference.
Learned a TON of stuff and terminology too.
Special thanks to PEMA Director Glenn Cannon, Chief Deputy Director Robert Full, Director Norm Auvil, Acting STO Stephen Michelone Jr, EM Spec Graham Hess, and all the Area Directors for the hospitality.
Also glad to finally meet the FEMA Region III Training and Exercise Team.
It is outstanding to see such solid partnerships with Keystone Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) esp when it comes to the organization of such a large event.
Mahalos!
Looks like I’ll be presenting Public Information Officer (PIO) / Social Media stuff at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) statewide conference in September.
Region-III baby!
http://www.pema.pa.gov/Pages/2014-Conference.aspx
or
http://www.pema.pa.gov/Pages/Default.aspx#.U-D3psJ0xJQ
Will I see you there?
Great meeting this afternoon with the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security Bi0Watch program today in the DC area.
I look forward to having more interaction for the conference calls, national conferences, and closed-door workshops showcasing the use of social media as one facet of on intelligence gathering and preparedness information dissemination.
Looking forward to seeing some of you folks later this year!
Special mahalos to Monique for intros.
Had a chance to stop by FEMA HQ.
Also FEMA’s new MCOVs were on display right next to Quizno’s. Neeto stuff.
One of the highlights was a chance to sit and hang in the NRCC for a bit…just to see where the magic happens. Sa-weet.
Then on to the serious stuff. Lots of discussion with FEMA’s External Affairs folks pertaining to preparedness and readiness. #Prepared2014 – great stuff planned as we move into mid 2014. Truth be told, I’m just glad to be a part of the action.
I also enjoy meeting with people who are passionate about their jobs and really believe in their careers. It’s not often you get to see that kind of true dedication.
Running to make my afternoon meetings, I got a chance to hang with several Emergency Managers from around the country who were in town attending the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Mid Year Planning Conference in VA.
Not only are they true fellow emergency managers, more importantly, they are friends. Trouble was to be had since we tried to emulate Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar night #Selfie for the other #SMEM folks. BTW-if you don’t know these peeps in this picture, trust me, you should. No seriously, trust me, you should.
Mahalos to Meischa Jackson for the assist.
I also got to sit down and talk again to Doc Lumpkins who is the Director of National Integration Center at FEMA HQ.
Haven’t seen him since the 2011 UASI Conference in San Francisco. I can’t begin to tell you how funny he is. I got nothing but mad respect for this guy!
In review, I should really make more trips to DC to meet with my peeps.
*sigh*
Now off to South Carolina!
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