Emergencies and disasters can occur at any time. Public works departments are critical members of the emergency response team. As a public works leader, you and members of your team could be asked to step up and provide leadership at a moment's notice to unplanned disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, wild fires, blizzards, ice storms, etc. Are you prepared to handle this type of situation? Watch this presentation and hear from public works leaders who have dealt with various unplanned emergencies. They share how having a mutual aid structure is extremely beneficial to response and recovery efforts. They also help prepare you for what to expect in this kind of unplanned challenge.

Learning Objectives:
Provide strong leadership during an unplanned emergency event.
Leverage community and agency resources for timely and effective response.
Examine how to develop and implement a mutual aid structure to provide support during emergencies.

Contributor/Source

Susan M. Hann, AICP, PE, PWLF;Jim Proce, ICMA-CM, PWLF, MBA

Claim CEUs

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit, mattis condimentum justo velit convallis taciti faucibus, egestas elementum vitae vestibulum cum fames