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

All times listed below are Eastern time. 

February 18, 2025 

• 10:30 AM - 5:15 PM
  • Topics to be covered during day 1:  
    • Introductions & Course Overview 
    • Dam Safety 101 
    • ICS Overview  
    • Overview of Historic Failures and Incidents 
    • Common Dam and Levee EAP Formats 
    • Step #1 – Detection Group Discussion 
    • Breaks at approximately 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

February 19, 2025

• 10:30 AM - 5:15 PM     
  • Topics to be covered during day 2: 
    • 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 
    • Breaks at approximately 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM and 245 PM - 3:15 PM

February 20, 2025

• 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM     
  • Topics to be covered during day 3: 
    • Overview of New Technology
    • Tabletop Exercise #1 & Hotwash 
    • Crisis Communication
    • Inundation Mapping
    • Evacuation Planning Workshop 
    • Breaks at approximately 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

February 21, 2025

• 10:30 AM - 5:15 PM     
  • Topics to be covered during day 4: 
    • Tabletop Exercise #2 & Hotwash (Focus on Integrated Step #4)
    • Functional Exercise Hot Wash 
    • Course Review & EAP Checklist 
    • Course Wrap-up and Panel Discussion 
    • Breaks at approximately 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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