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The conference is just around the corner!! We’re excited to present the second annual Bay Area Emergency Managers Conference. The following pages contain the agenda, presentation abstracts, and speaker bio’s. We have assembled a great array of speakers and topics to share their experiences, best practices and insights. Included in this agenda is parking information- VERY IMPORTANT. Also, please remember that a continental breakfast and lunch will be served. This will be a great opportunity to network with other emergency managers in the Bay Area and share ideas. Sign ups have been great with a wide variety of companies, institutions, and practitioners that will be attending.
PURCHASE TICKETS Tickets still available at: https://2015baem.eventbrite.com
August 1, 2014
Second Annual Bay Area Emergency Managers Conference
July 30, 2015 • Genentech Conference Center • South San Francisco, CA
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Session Topic Speaker Time Opening Networking Breakfast / Sign In 7:30-8:30
Opening Remarks & Welcome Genentech 8:30-8:40
1 Predicting Your Next Crisis -
"Creating an Intelligence Network"
Jim Satterfield -
Firestorm
8:40- 9:20
2 Mass Casualty Incident Management John Cavanaugh - SF
Fire Dept/ JJMS Group
9:20-10:00
Break Break Break 10:00-10:15
3 Maintaining A Healthy Emergency
Response Team Through
Knowledge, Ownership And Utilizing
Key “Motivators”
Jeff Hamilton- Nexis
Preparedness Systems
Michele Richards-
FirstIn Training
10:15-10:55
4 Preparing For the Unforeseen, While
Managing the Always Occurring
Autumn Crossett -
Ebay
10:55- 11:35
5 Integrating Incident & Emergency
Management Into Your Existing
Business Organization
Tony Crites - Texas
A&M Engineering
Extension Service
11:35-12:15
Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:15- 1:00
6 A ShakeMap Primer for Emergency
Managers
Jack Boatwright -
USGS
1:00-1:40
7 When Systems Collide Monika Stoeffl – CR
Solutions
1:40-2:20
Break Break Break 2:20- 2:35
8 Adventures in Research Continuity
Planning
Laurie Friedman –
Stanford University
2:35-3:15
9 Disaster Recovery - Removing the
Mask of Mystery
Sean Scott – The Red
Guide To Recovery
3:15-4:25
Close Close Close 4:25-4:30
See next pages for speaker bio’s and presentation topic
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Parking –Genentech Event Center (VERY IMPORTANT) A specific parking area has been set aside for those attending BAEM. Please read the following instructions CARFULLY. This page and the next detail out the parking, the shuttles, and the ID requirements for the event. Plan on arrival to take into account shuttle drive. Looking forward to having everyone there !!
1000 Grandview Drive South San Francisco, CA 94080
Genentech Event Center
Parking Structure A
Venue: Genentech Event Center 1000 Grandview Drive South San Francisco, CA 94080
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July 30, 2015 • Genentech Conference Center • South San Francisco, CA
NOTE: All attendees from outside Genentech will to be advised that as a visitor to Genentech they will be required to present a valid US Government issued photo ID (such as a US State ID Card, US Drivers License, US Permanent Resident Card, US Military ID Card) or a valid Passport
Parking: Parking Structure A 450 East Grand Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080
Arriving: Park At: Parking Structure A 450 East Grand Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Take Shuttle To 1000 Grandview Venue– Genentech Event Center: Go to gRide shuttle stop outside of 450 E. Gran Ave. and take the Green Line shuttle to 1000 Grandview Ave. (shuttles run every 5 minutes)
1000 Grandview Drive South San Francisco, CA 94080
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July 30, 2015 • Genentech Conference Center • South San Francisco, CA
BAEM Conference 2015 Parking Instructions
Parking Structure A
Departing from Venue: Take Shuttle To 450 East Grand Ave Venue– Parking Structure A: Going back to parking area from the Event Center there are two options: RED LINE and BLUE LINE which means a 15 passenger shuttle every 3 minutes.
Session 1 - 8:40- 9:20 – Jim Satterfield, Firestorm Predicting Your Next Crisis - "Creating an Intelligence Network" Summary: Social media is not random, it is targeted. There are threats and risks you can
identify before they become crises, if you listen and look. People know – and when they
know, they talk. Today, people talk on social media. In most instances of workplace
violence, at least one or two people know beforehand of a threat and they “talk” about it on
social media. Words matter. Intent matters. This social conversation is a complex one. It
involves the semantics of speech; it is syntax, context, and idiom. You don’t have until
tomorrow. What’s on social media today is already in your organization, now. Today, initial
threats or risk behaviors are shared or observed through social media. There is time for
intervention. In many cases, the risks are mitigated or eliminated. Jim’s discussion includes
real life examples where incidents were identified and mitigated.
Jim Satterfield, Firestorm
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Jim Satterfield, Firestorm
James (Jim) W. Satterfield is the President/COO and co-
founder of Firestorm®. Jim is a nationally recognized expert on
crisis management, threat assessment, disaster preparedness
and business continuity planning. He has experience as
President, CEO and COO of various public and private
companies in business continuity, communications, crisis
management, environmental, insurance, reinsurance, risk
management and technology. Jim has extensive expertise in
the identification and quantification of risk.
Jim has led in the development of national standards for
pollution prevention, risk management, and environmental due
diligence. He has spoken to hundreds of groups on risk
management, governance, and disaster planning. He is co-
author of a book entitled Disaster Ready People For A Disaster
Ready America.
Jim led the Firestorm team that provided the crisis and media
management support at Virginia Tech in response to the
shootings also as well as dozens of other crises. He is currently
leading a national focus on the failure of disaster plans, the role
of schools in protecting their students and the impact of disaster
discrimination.
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Session 2 – 9:20- 10:00 – John Cavanaugh, JJMS Group Mass Casualty Incident Management
Managing EMS response organizations in an ever-changing environment can be
challenging. In order to meet the diverse needs and expectations of personnel, patients, and
stakeholders, EMS leaders must address the unique concerns of many, while ensuring
efficient and effective organizational management. Implementing successful new processes,
improving employee performance/satisfaction, or applying industry best practices require an
understanding of the organization’s culture and behavior.
Mass casualty incidents pose enormous challenges worldwide. Effective response demands
extensive pre-planning, and rigorous and continual field training. John Cavanaugh will
discuss components of effective disaster response planning, training, exercise development,
and research required to tackle the challenges medical surge can bring.
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John Cavanaugh, JJMS Group
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John Cavanaugh, JJMS Group
John Cavanaugh has been involved in emergency response
since 1989. Working in an urban system he has extensive
experience working as a paramedic in the field, as a 911
dispatch supervisor, and currently as a clinical field supervisor.
He is a recognized authority and lecturer in the areas of EMS
training, operations, and disaster response. John holds many
industry related certifications at the provider and instructor
level, and is a graduate of several Department of Homeland
Security training programs (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and
Explosives schools). He is California state certified as a
Hazardous Materials Specialist and ABCHS certified in
Homeland Security. He has developed and delivered training
programs for all areas of public safety (law enforcement, fire,
and EMS) and is a faculty member of City College of San
Francisco. Interested in terrorism and disaster response since
1995, his studies include disaster prevention, hazard mitigation,
and response. He holds a Masters of Science degree in
Security Management from Nebraska's Bellevue University.
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Session 3 - 10:15- 10:55 – Jeff Hamilton, Nexis Preparedness Systems /Firestorm & Michele Richards, First In Emergency Response Training Maintaining A Healthy Emergency Response Team Through Knowledge, Ownership And Utilizing Key “Motivators A key challenge in many organization’s Emergency Response Program is to build and
maintain a proficient Emergency Response Team and create a culture of safety. Traditional
recruiting and training are not enough to gain and keep ERT members and have them as
part of an effective response capability. Emergency Response Programs are often
developed and handled in “silo’d” manner independent of a company’s overall business
continuity objectives and threat assessments. As well, elements even within an emergency
response program are handled without integrating a full program. By providing your team
with the “big picture” and ownership of the program, a culture of safety, ownership and
enthusiasm can be developed by addressing what “motivates” individuals.
Jeff Hamilton, Nexis Preparedness Systems /Firestorm
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Michele Richards, First In Emergency Response Training
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Jeff Hamilton, Nexis Preparedness Systems / Firestorm
Jeff Hamilton has over 33 years of experience in technical
management and executive level positions in a variety of industries.
For the past 7 years he has served as Chief Operating Officer and
Vice-President of Nexis Preparedness Systems, where he is one of
the key architects of Nexis’ unique “effective response & recovery”
approach. In the course of working with customers, first responders,
and industry professionals Jeff has developed several tools and
integrated approaches to supply cache design and response that have
become best practices; providing companies with effective solutions to
meet their emergency response objectives.
Jeff is also a principal at Firestorm and manages Firestorm’s SF Bay
Area office.
Michele Richards, First In Emergency Response Training
Michele Richards is Founder & CEO of First In Emergency Response
Training. Michele has over 25 years fire service and EMS experience
under her belt serving in the capacity as a firefighter, engineer,
lieutenant and captain including an extensive training background as a
fire service instructor. She was the first woman in her fire department
to receive a Medal of Honor for an act of heroism. After retiring
Michele made the decision to share her skill and experience training
business Emergency Response Teams including Oracle, Tesla and
Western Digital Corporations to name a few. Michele’s wide range of
professional qualifications includes: Master Instructor for Medic First
Aid, Emergency Management Specialist, Emergency Medical
Technician (30 years), California Specialized Training Institute
Hazardous Materials Instructor, Nationally Certified Fire Service
Instructor, Nationally Certified Hazardous Materials Technician,
Incident Command Instructor I Certification, Confined Space Rescue I
Certification, BS in Organizational Management and Leadership, and
Certified Public Manager
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Session 4 – 10:55- 11:35 - Autumn Crossett - Ebay Preparing For the Unforeseen, While Managing the Always Occurring
Historically at eBay, each site, depending on the interest/culture of each site, did varying
levels of higher-level emergency preparedness. This made it difficult to gauge our overall
“readiness” or to compare one site to another. Autumn will share the development and
implementation of a matrix that is used to compare and contrast the variety of Ebay sites to
gauge their overall "readiness" and compare one site to another. It has also helped them
evolve their program as it matures.
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Autumn Crossett - Ebay
Autumn Crossett is the Emergency Preparedness & Response
program manager at eBay Inc. Autumn has been with eBay for 4
years, including 2.5 years as part of their business continuity/crisis
management team. Undergrad studying Disaster Science &
Management at Louisiana State University (Geaux Tigers) and
Masters of Science in Business Continuity from Norwich University.
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Session 5 - 11:35- 12:15 - Tony Crites, Preparedness Programs Emergency Services ,Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Integrating Incident & Emergency Management Into Your Existing Business Organization This conference talk highlights the benefits of using incident management to augment your
day to day business processes to respond to and recover from an event or an emergency in
your business or organization. The talk will provide attendees with a brief overview and
history of the incident command system. It will also examine how you can take a system for
managing events and incidents, combine that with your current business practices to
enhance your organizations ability to respond to and recover from an incident
Tony Crites, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
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Tony Crites, Preparedness Programs Emergency Services, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Tony Crites currently serves as the Program Director for the
Preparedness Programs with the Emergency Services Training Institute
(ESTI), a division of the Texas A&M University Engineering Extension
Service (TEEX). As such, he is responsible for the Exercise program,
Department of Defense courses, the Jurisdictional Crisis Incident
Management – ICP, and Jurisdictional Crisis Emergency Management –
EOC courses. The Preparedness program works with clients to provide
customized training courses for their organizations. As well as
managing the above courses Mr. Crites was the Training Manager over
the Incident Management programs and an instructor in the Enhanced
Incident Management/Unified Command Course at TEEX.
Prior to joining TEEX, Mr. Crites spent 18 years in the Fire Service and
Emergency Management, during which, he held the rank of District Fire
Chief for the North Tooele County Fire District. He served in all major
components of the agency, including Fire and EMS operations,
Hazardous Materials, Wildland Firefighting, Command, and Emergency
Management. Mr. Crites served as the Emergency Management
Coordinator for Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville Wisconsin
Mr. Crites holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Emergency
Services Management from Utah Valley University. He is a certified
Fire Officer, Instructor and has extensive classroom experience
teaching and training for large scale disaster preparedness and
response.
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Session 6 - 1:00- 1:40 – Jack Boatwright , USGS A ShakeMap Primer for Emergency Managers
ShakeMaps depict the distribution of ground shaking in an earthquake, and are used to
estimate the damage and ground failure caused by the earthquake. The maps represent a
critical improvement over the parameters of earthquake magnitude and epicentral location
released immediately after an earthquake occurs. This improvement is obtained by
combining real-time recordings of the earthquake with seismological models for ground
shaking.
The first ShakeMap is published 6 to 10 minutes after an M ≥ 3.5 earth-quake occurs. Early
ShakeMaps are updated on a regular schedule. They are somewhat conservative, in that
cutoffs are used to insure that data glitches or anomalous recordings don’t distort the maps.
For earth¬quakes larger than M > 6, the extent of the fault rupture also becomes important.
Once a finite fault model is incorporated and any anomalous ground motions have been
vetted, the ShakeMap is effectively finalized, usually within two hours.
ShakeMap provides a suite of GIS files and maps, but the MMI map is the most useful
graphic. The map is color-coded by intensity, that is, by the level of shaking. The MMI scale
indicates the expected damage. MMI 6 (yellow) displaces objects and cracks walls, MMI 7
(orange) damages chimneys and weak masonry, MMI 8 (dark orange) shifts houses on
foundations and cripple walls, and MMI 9 (red) damages engineered structures. Depending
on soil conditions, MMI ≥ 7 shaking can cause landslides and liquefaction.
ShakeMaps provide only the shaking hazard: they are the input for ShakeCast and PAGER
programs. To evaluate the risk to buildings and infrastructure, Emergency Managers need to
understand the vulnerability of their communities: neighborhoods with weak or dilapidated
buildings, roads in steep or weak terrain, water and sewer mains buried in liquefiable
ground.
Jack Boatwright , USGS
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Jack Boatwright , USGS
Jack Boatwright graduated from Stanford in 1975 with a BA in
Physics and an MA in Geophysics, and from Columbia
University in 1980 with a PhD in Geology. His PhD thesis and
abiding interest in Seismology has been in Source Theory, that
is, in the physics of the earthquake source itself. He began
working for the US Geological Survey in 1980, concentrating on
the relation between source parameters and the characteristics
of strong ground motion radiated by the earthquake. After the
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused so much damage in San
Francisco, he began concentrating on predicting strong ground
motion from large earthquakes, and on mapping the damage
that large earthquakes caused in urban environments. This
focus has led him, over the last five years, to improve models of
source directivity and ground motion amplification, and to re-
evaluate relations between ground motion and intensity. In
addition to running the Northern California ShakeMap, he has
mapped the intensities from the 1906 San Francisco and 1868
Hayward earthquakes throughout California, primarily using the
reports from Lawson (1908), but adding as well his own
fieldwork, investigating damage to rural cemeteries from
Mendocino to San Benito
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Session 7 - 1:40- 2:20 – Monika Stoeffl – CR Solutions When Systems Collide
Unforeseen events happen in our blind spots, exploiting gaps and vulnerabilities we had not
previously considered. Taking a systems thinking approach allows us to gain more in-depth
situational awareness and understanding.
Our world today is comprised of interdependent dynamic systems, including our
organizations, communities, environment, technology, and public policy. We are familiar with
the general interactions of systems that routinely interface, such as the IT systems
dependence on the power grid, but what about when two or more systems that normally
don’t interact touch? The results can bring beneficial opportunities or devastating “black
swan” events. Projects, small to multi-million dollar ones, have been halted in their tracks
because of overlooked system interactions. Taking a systems thinking approach, this
presentation present case studies to look at past scenarios when systems collided
producing unexpected results, and share techniques practitioners can use in their own
systems analysis.
Monika Stoeffl – CR Solutions
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Monika Stoeffl – CR Solutions
Monika Stoeffl has a passion for finding connections in
complex systems. Bringing together her backgrounds and
experiences in emergency management, competitive
intelligence, science, anthropology, psychology, project
management, and international travel she offers a multi-
perspective cross-disciplinary approach to risk intelligence.
She has over 10 years experience in emergency management
and risk analysis, including writing plans, designing table-top
and full-scale exercises, conducting trainings, facilitating cross-
agency collaboration, and conducting risk analyses.
She is the President and founder of CR Solutions, a boutique
risk intelligence consultancy; and serves on the Board of
Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the
Association of Contingency Planners and the Business
Recovery Managers Association.
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Session 8 - 2:35- 3:15 – Laurie Friedman – Stanford University Adventures in Research Continuity Planning
Stanford’s reputation for research excellence is world renowned. The research enterprise is
extensive with sponsored research totaling 1 billion dollars annually. At Stanford, as at every
university, preparing for the unexpected means paying particular attention to research
continuity.
Knowing this, Stanford has convened a Work Group to figure out how to optimize our
capacity to quickly recover research activities in Schools, Departments and Independent
Laboratories. After a careful review, the Work Group believes that existing continuity
planning tools, while impressive, do not adequately address the complexity and nuances of
planning to sustain and recover research laboratories in the university environment.
To learn what will be best for Stanford, we have interviewed Principal Investigators across
campus to understand their concerns and expectations. Their insights provide a unique
perspective on what it takes to prepare for the potential loss of equipment, data, animals
and research processes and what means to support the rapid recovery of university
research.
In this forum, we will present what we have learned so far about the particular requirements
of university research continuity planning. We will address:
1. The scope and complexity of the planning challenge at Stanford.
2. Highly successful structural and equipment loss mitigation programs.
3. Researchers – what matters most and how this differs across disciplines.
4. The nexus of sustainability and continuity planning – solutions that might really work.
5. Considerations about program implementation and planning tools.
Laurie Friedman – Stanford University
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Laurie Friedman – Stanford University
Laurie Friedman is the ProtectSU Program Coordinator in the
Emergency Management office of the Environmental Health &
Safety (EH&S) Department at Stanford University. In this role,
she oversees the ProtectSU Program, which has successfully
installed seismic restraints on high value equipment in over 260
research laboratories across campus. Currently, Ms. Friedman
is also participating in a Stanford Work Group chartered by the
University to determine how to optimize research continuity
planning.
Ms. Friedman’s 30 years of experience in emergency
management includes program implementation, project
consulting, plan development and training.
Prior to her role at Stanford, Ms. Friedman managed her own
consulting firm, specializing in local, county and public health
emergency planning. Earlier in her career, she was a
consultant with EQE International, Inc. and also served as a
Presidential Management Intern at FEMA offices in Washington
DC, Boston and San Francisco. Following the internship, she
worked as the Earthquake Program Manager for FEMA, Region
IX, where she oversaw implementation of federally funded
preparedness, planning and earthquake engineering studies in
California, Hawaii, Arizona and Nevada.
Ms. Friedman holds a B.S. with honors from the University of
California, Davis and a Master’s Degree in Public
Administration from the University of Oregon.
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Session 9 - 3:15- 4:25 – Sean Scott – The Red Guide To Recovery Disaster Recovery - Removing the Mask of Mystery
When first responders leave the scene of a disaster, the survivors are left to figure out their
recovery on their own. For those who have lost their home or become displaced, this can be
the beginning of a nightmare. Whether it's a wildfire, flood, earthquake, or something as
common as a structure fire, those who go through a disaster usually don't know what to do,
who to trust, or where to turn for help. This is when disaster survivors all-to-often fall prey to
scams, high pressure sales tactics, or otherwise make hasty decisions that can adversely
affect their ability to recover and rebuild their lives.
The focus of the presentation is to shed light on the recovery process and reveal many of
the pitfalls and challenges survivors face in the days, weeks, and months that follow a
disaster event. Sean will also share a wealth of information on key recovery topics gleaned
from over 35 years of hands on personal experience in the restoration industry, that will
provide valuable insight on how to prepare for recovery and become more resilient.
Sean Scott – The Red Guide To Recovery
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Sean Scott – The Red Guide To Recovery
Sean Scott is a second generation restoration contractor by
trade who has spent over 35 years in the construction and
disaster restoration industry. Most of this experience involved
assisting individuals and families rebuild their homes and
businesses after fires, floods, and other disaster events. Sean
witnessed first-hand the struggles people went through in order
to rebuild their lives and how daunting this process is for most.
Then in 2003 and again in 2007, wildfires swept through
Southern California destroying nearly 6,000 homes and
damaging countless others. It was in the weeks and months
following these events that many survivors found themselves
unable to rebuild or return home. As a result, Sean decided to
embark on a mission to share his experience by creating a
recovery road-map to walk disaster survivors step-by-step
through the recovery process. Since 2009, Sean's book The
Red Guide to Recovery - Resource Handbook for Disaster
Survivors has been adopted by emergency management
agencies, fire departments, Tribal communities, relief
organizations, and businesses across the U.S.
It is now Sean’s mission to teach people not only how to
recover from disaster events, but also how to prepare for
recovery in advance, so people have the tools they need to
rebuild their homes and lives. .
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