Welcome IAEM members! On this page, you will find information of importance to Emergency Managers including general education materials, upcoming training opportunities, public awareness materials ASDSO can provide, and more. Local, state, and federal officials can join ASDSO for as little as $55 per year and non-government employees can join for only $110 per year. Learn more about becoming a member today!
Select ASDSO training of interest to Emergency Managers:
- ASDSO seminar: Improving Emergency Operations for Dam and Levee Failures and Incidents.
- OnDemand webinar: Responding to Dam Emergencies *become a member for as low as $55 and receive a free webinar certificate to use on any OnDemand Webinar
- OnDemand webinar: Emergency Action Plan Basics *become a member for as low as $55 and receive a free webinar certificate to use on any OnDemand Webinar
- OnDemand webinar: How to Make Your Emergency Action Plan More Effective *become a member for as low as $55 and receive a free webinar certificate to use on any OnDemand Webinar
Visit DamFailures.org for case studies, lessons learned, and other resources from dam failures.
Learn who your ASDSO state representative is and view your state performance report and the ASCE infrastructure report card.
Journal of Dam Safety articles of interest to Emergency Managers:
- Coordinating Efforts with Emergency Management Community Pay Off During the Colorado Floods 2013
- Time Savers for Levee Emergency Action Plans
Looking for community resources? Check out our e-books below (let ASDSO know if you have an upcoming meeting and we can provide hard copies):
Download the slides from Flood Hazards from Dams: What Emergency Response Personnel Need to Know presented at the 2018 IAEM-USA Annual Conference by Bill McCormick, MS, P.E., Colorado Dam Safety.
- Watch the Hazard Creep clip
- Watch the Overtopping animation
- Watch the Piping animation
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