Improving Emergency Operations for Dam and Levee Failures and Incidents: Agenda


Improving Emergency Operations for Dam and Levee Failures and Incidents: Agenda

All times listed below are Eastern time.

 

April 2, 2024 

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM     Course Check-in 
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM     Topics to be covered during day 1:  
    • Introductions & Course Overview 
    • Dam Safety 101 
    • Overview of Historic Failures and incidents 
    • ICS Overview  
    • Common Dam and Levee EAP Formats 
    • Potential Failure Modes for Dams and levees 
    • Step #1 – Detection Group Discussion 
    • Overview of New Technology  

April 3, 2024

  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM     Topics to be covered during day 2: 
    • Step #2 – Decision-making Workshop 
    • Emergency Action Plan Preparation and Testing 
    • Planning for a Tabletop Exercise and After-Action Reporting & Follow-up 
    • Introduction to the NRCS EAP Template 
    • EAP Orientation Seminar 
    • Step #3 – Internal Communications Workshop 
    • Crisis Communication 
    • Inundation Mapping  

April 4, 2024

  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM     Topics to be covered during day 3: 
    • Tabletop Exercise & Hotwash 
    • Evacuation Planning Workshop 
    • Functional Exercise 
    • Functional Exercise Hot Wash 
    • Course Review & EAP Checklist 
    • Course Wrap-up and Panel Discussion