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SCHEDULE.

THURSDAY

ALL DAY: SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS REGIONAL TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM

 

           HTTP://WWW.SCMRTF.ORG   You can view the SCMRTF Symposium Agenda by clicking HERE

FRIDAY

07:30-08:20

 

            Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

08:20-08:35

 

             Welcome and Opening Remarks

                            - Adam Miller, Director, Huntingdon County Emergency Management 

                            - James Raabe, Chair, Huntingdon County LEPC

                            - Partner Regional Counties and their LEPC Chairs

                            - Comments from Dignitaries

                            - Presentation of Volunteer Service Award

 

08:35-09:00 

 

             Robert Full, Deputy Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agecny

 

                           Major Issues and Activities in PA, Current and Future

09:00-10:00  

 

             Plenary Speaker: Jeff Donaldson, Fairfax, VA USAR (Retired), Senior Consultant for Standing Stone Consulting

 

                          Case Study: Response to the Pentagon Crash on 9/11/2001

10:00-10:25

 

            Networking Break

10:25-11:25  

 

            Plenary Speaker: Bob Ingram, WMD Branch Chief, FDNY

 

                       Leadership Challenges and Opportunities in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Environment

11:25-12:15

 

         Plenary Speaker: Aaron Richman, Jerusalem Police (Retired), CEO, Targeted Actionable Monitoring Center (TAM-C) and              Philadelphia University

 

                         Adversary Targeting: Entering the adversary planning phases targeting soft assets and case  studies targeting the                            transportation infrastructure as a hazmat incident"

12:15-13:15

 

             Lunch

 

                        

13:15-14:15

 

            Breakout Session 1

                         Option 1: Exercise Part 1-Transportation Incident Tabletop-Crude Oil Derailment in Your Community |                                  Kevin Hogan, Allegheny County (PA) Emergency Services

                         Option 2: Arturo Mendez, Kroll Corporation | Security Concerns and Operational Considerations for                                    Critical Infrasturcure and Hazardous Materials Transportation Systems

​14:15-14:30

 

           Networking Break

 

14:30-15:30

 

            Plenary Speaker: Kristina Anderson, Founder, The Koshka Foundation

 

                          Safety is Personal: Lessons Learned as a Survivor of the Virginia Tech Tragedy

15:30-16:30

 

            Breakout Session 2

                         Option 1: Exercise Part 2-Developing Receptivity, Capacity and Resilience - Creating Options to Secure                                Your Operating Environment | Standing Stone Consulting, INC.

                         Option 2: Thom Berry, Public Information Officer, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division - Case                                    Study: The Graniteville Chlorine Train Derailment of January, 2005 

​16:40-17:10

 

            Closing Remarks and Final Networking 

17:30-19:30  

 

           Dinner Buffet (COOKOUT) and Apparatus / Equipment Displays / Demonstrations

 

           All evening activities will take place at the picnic shelters adjacent to the waterpark unless extreme weather is                                          predicted, which will move the event back into the conference center.

​19:30-20:30

 

           Thom Berry, Public Information Officer, South                      Carolina Law Enforcement Division 

                    Case Study: The Graniteville Chlorine Train                             Derailment of January, 2005

​20:30-20:45  

 

          Networking Break

 

20:45-22:00  

 

           Fireside Chat: The First Responder: From 9-11-01 to            Now, Our Challenges, Our Opportunities and Our                Future - Vinny Doherty, FDNY Hazmat Battalion                  Chief (Retired) and Bob Ingram, WMD Branch                      Chief, FDNY

18:00-19:30  

            Dinner Cruise (Optional - At Cost - On Your Own)

                       -This cruise offers the best views of                                   sunsets from Lake Raystown

$24.95 per person, all inclusive buffet

Book this cruise separately through the Resort by calling 814-658-3500

22:00 - Midnight:  Fireside Shindig with Chris Woodward and Shindiggin'!  Bring the whole family!

SATURDAY 

0​9:00-12:00

          LEPC Board Member Strategic Advancement *Location: Shuster Hall, 14322 Field Station Lane, Entriken PA 16638*

                    - Strategic Planning, Case Studies, Best Practices and Unity Building Activities will grow capacity and unity among                        the boards of our region and beyond

 

Major Activity Areas Will Include:

 

  • Future visioning for the role of the LEPC's in our region

  • Sharing best practices

  • Measuring progress on prior goals/objectives from 2014

  • Future pathways and enhancing the continued implementation frameworkk

 

Facilitated by Dr. Celia Cook-Huffman

12:00-13:00  LUNCH

13:00-16:00  

 

            LEPC Board Advancement Continued

 

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