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

Improving Emergency Operations for Dam and Levee Failures and Incidents is a Virtual Seminar. All times listed below are Eastern. 

August 4, 2026

10:30 am – 5:30 pm ET
Topics Included Today:

• Introduction & Course Overview  
• Dam Safety 101
• ICS Overview
• Overview of Historic Failures & Incidents
• Common Dam and Levee EAP Formats
• Step #1 – Detection Group Discussion  

August 5, 2026

10:30 am – 5:30 pm ET
Topics Included Today:

• Potential Failure Modes for Dams & Levees
• Step #2 – Decision-making Workshop  
• Emergency Action Plan Preparation and Testing
• Planning for a Tabletop Exercise and After-Action Reporting & Follow-up  
• Step #3 – Internal Communications Workshop  
• Introduction to the NRCS EAP Template  
• EAP Orientation Seminar

August 6, 2026

10:30 am – 5:30 pm ET
Topics Included Today:

• Overview of New Technology  
• Tabletop Exercise #1 & Hotwash  
• Crisis Communication  
• Inundation Mapping
• Evacuation Planning Workshop

August 7, 2026

10:00 am – 5:30 pm ET
Topics Included Today:

• Tabletop Exercise #2 & Hotwash (Focus on Integrated Step #4)  
• Functional Exercise  
• Functional Exercise Hot Wash  
• Course Review & EAP Checklist  
• Course Wrap-up Panel Discussion

*Registered attendees will be provided with a detailed agenda before the course.