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| Amateur Radio License Course - Lou Milone, Atlantic County RACES Officer; Ed Taylor, Cape May County RACES Officer; H. William Cole, Cape May County Asst. RACES Officer; Gary Conte, Forecaster, NOAA / National Weather Service ~ Mount Holly Forecast Office (SkyWarn Basic Spotter Certification); Bob Pantazes, Instructor/VE; Art Holmes II, Instructor/VE; Arnold Oberson; Instructor/VE. - The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of technology, public service, convenience and fun. Some hams enjoy communicating across the country and around the globe, making new friends over the airwaves. Others like to build and experiment with electronics, experiencing cutting edge technologies. Some use their radios and skills during emergencies or disasters when all else fails. The goal of this course is to prepare students to take, and pass, the entry-level Amateur Radio (Technician) license examination. Course Materials provided will be from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). The first day and a half will involve classroom instruction, with study assignments; the afternoon of the second day, attendees will take the ARRL/FCC VEC examination, and receive the results on-site. The cost for the ARRL License Manual and to complete the ARRL/FCC VEC test is $40.00; This fee is in addition to the NJEPA Conference Registration fee. |
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Prerequisite: Desire to obtain an Amateur Radio License. The cost for the ARRL License Manual and to complete the ARRL/FCC VEC test is $40.00; This fee is in addition to the NJEPA Conference Registration fee. |
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| Emergency Management Workshop (Basic) - Course Manager: Sgt. Bryan Everingham, NJSP/OEM South Region; Representatives of North, Central, and South Regions ~ New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management - An eight hour introductory course for personnel who are new to the field of emergency management. Subject material will include New Jersey Emergency Management Laws and Directives, the Integrated Emergency Management System, the Role of the Emergency Management Coordinator, Training, Exercising Programs and Disaster Recovery. This course may be attended by all New Jersey personnel in the emergency management field. |
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CEUs: NJSDHSS has awarded 8 Elective CEU's for this program.
Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Exercise Reporting - HSEEP Workshop - Karen Fox - New Jersey Exercise Support Team (NJEST).
Nester R. Smith, State Exercise Support Team
Peter Hodge, Captain with the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety assigned to the Exercise Support Team (EST)
- The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program which provides a standardized policy, methodology, and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct evaluation, and improvement planning. This 4 hour workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the HSEEP program, how to be HSEEP compliant, an overview of the website and how to find the templates that are provided on the website. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Grants - Acquisition and Management - Michael E. Zagury, M. J. Zagury & Associates - This course is designed for a diverse audience with interest in improving their ability to acquire and manage grants and resources. The session is designed and delivered using real life examples of effective programmatic and financial management strategies in the public sector. The presentation will lend insight into the special nature of grant work in the public sector from the view of a veteran of public safety. The lessons learned from working with private, public and community organizations form the basis of this presentation, which highlights best practices in the public sector, and combines them with a private sector entrepreneurial spirit. This is designed as a how to guide for: developing best business practices for resource development; finding opportunities and write a winning grant proposal; conducting proper management of grant funded programs; and identifying and developing sustainment strategies for grant funded projects. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Incident Command System ~ Advanced I-400 - T. Steve King, Deputy Coordinator, Burlington County Office of Emergency Management; Frank L. McLaughlin, Coordinator, Monroe Twsp. OEM - This program emphasizes large-scale organizational development, roles and relationships of the primary staff, and planning, operational, logistical and fiscal considerations related to large and complex incident and event management. It describes the application of Area Command and the importance of inter-agency coordination on complex incidents and events. This program is 16 hours in duration, and the attendee must be present at all sessions to receive certification. This certification is required for all personnel who perform in Command and General Staff positions. |
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Prerequisite: Student must possess NWCG I-200 certification, NWCG I-300 certification, and must have completed the I-700 NIMS training program. Due to Limited seating, candidates for this training must be active Command Level Emergency Preparedness or Emergency Response personnel (Chief, Deputy Chief, OEM Coordinator, Deputy OEM Coordinator or, EOC Manager). Documentation of prerequisites will be required prior to approval of registration. Confirmations for this training program will be delayed until the attendee's credentials are confirmed. Please assure that your contact information is correct in your conference registration. Again, seating is limited for this program. |
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CEUs: NJSDHSS has awarded 12 Elective CEU's for this program.
Fire Instructor CEU's 1.5 Technical |
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| Liability Issues in Emergency Management - Thomas J. Balint, Jr.
And Carl Wyhopen
Deputy Attorneys General
State of New Jersey
Office of the Attorney General
- This one-day workshop is designed to provide OEM personnel and other public officials with a basic understanding of liability issues and emergency response, and offer steps which can be taken to limited liability. Topics include definitions of liability, how it can be incurred, basic concepts of tort immunity, basic principles behind the standard of care, and the importance of working with the local government staff attorney during all phases of the emergency management process. |
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CEUs: Fire Official CEU's 0.5 Administrative |
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| On-Line Technologies and Training - Mike Augustyniak and Tom Rafferty, NJOEM - The computer is perhaps today’s emergency responder’s most important tool in keeping him/her safe and up on latest technologies. Those of us lucky enough to have portable computers and wireless internet enjoy the ability to capture and receive emergent information and notifications 24 hours a day, on or off-duty. This 4-hour session will go over three main areas of support; training and education, real time monitoring of conditions, and emergency operations. While each of these programs could easily take several hours each to fully cover, the session is designed to provide a taste of what’s out there and how to best use it to your advantage.
For training and education, we will review the NJ Homeland Security Emergency Responder Training Center and FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute online study sites to show you where you can go on-line to find out the latest information on both training requirements and training opportunities. Next we will cover real time monitoring sites that are invaluable during pre and post disaster operations. Such sites as Mike’s “must-have” weather bookmarks and other state agency monitoring sites will be demonstrated. Finally, we will finish with an overview of E Team, the State’s situational awareness operations tool and how it is used along with the NC4 Institute Management Centers’ in Los Angeles and Boston ability to electronically alert us about significant incidents within minutes.
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Personal Radiation Detectors - Sergeant First Class Thomas Scardino, New Jersey State
Police Radiological Emergency Response Planning & Technical Unit and Mr.
Gian Campesi, State Radiological Officer, New Jersey State Police
Radiological Emergency Response Planning & Technical Unit - This course will instruct the attendee on the use of a personal
radiation detector. Radiation detection and interdiction is an
important component in the war on terror. There is great concern that
the next terrorist attack on our country will be from a radiological
"dirty bomb" or the detonation of an improvised nuclear weapon. The use
of personal radiation detectors, worn by first responders in the field,
is the front line of defense against such a threat. This course will
cover the various manufacturer products currently deployed and will also
provide the attendee with an overview of radiological principles.
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU’s 0.5 Technical |
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| The Two Most Dangerous Miles in the USA - TBD - Join us for a comprehensive look at the area in New Jersey that the Federal Government has determined to be the most dangerous two miles. Presentations will be given by a range of industry personnel from this area: from chemical facilities and the largest refinery on the East Coast to the Elizabeth/Newark Seaport (which is the largest seaport on the East Coast). Information will be given on how the UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative) was developed and is deployed from the EMS Task Force to the Metro Strike Teams that respond and the interface of USAR. We will also provide a viewpoint from the County Haz-Mat Team and County OEM tasked with evacuations of a densely populated area. This session will also provide descriptions of a field hospital as part of the EMS Task Force, the Neptune Foam Firefighting System and the communications system set up by State and County officials. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| WMD Threat & Risk Assessment (MGT-310) - The National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). Sponsored by the Office for Domestic Preparedness; U.S.Department of Homeland Security. - This course trains key response personnel within a local jurisdiction who are required to prevent, mitigate, manage, and/or resolve a WMD/terrorism incident. Participants are placed on multidisciplinary teams. Upon completing the course, these teams will be able to conduct comprehensive WMD/terrorism risk (threat and vulnerability) and needs (planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercises) assessments. The course is delivered via lectures; small group discussions; participant activities; multimedia scenarios; and by conducting vulnerability assessments for facilities, sites, and infrastructure pre-selected for this program. Participant activities focus on the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy (SHSAS) Program’s jurisdiction assessments. Course Objectives: * To identify the requirements and benefits of conducting a threat and vulnerability assessment within the jurisdiction. * To define terrorism and conduct a threat assessment. * To understand the common components of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive agents and how they can be used by potential threat elements in an act of terrorism. * To describe the process used to determine the needs for required capability to respond to the most likely WMD scenario for their jurisdiction. * To describe how the Jurisdictional Risk Threat, Vulnerability, and Public Health Needs Assessments are integrated into the Domestic Preparedness Strategy. |
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Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of WMD / CBRNE Emergency Response at the awareness level. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 1.5 Technical |
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Response |
| Debris Management - The Real Deal - Marcella Denton and Micky Mulvenna, US Army Corps of Engineers; Bill Vogel, FCO, FEMA Region II; Lt. Bill McDonnell, NJOEM Public Assistance Unit, and Mike Augustyniak, NJOEM Preparedness Squad. - This 4-hour session is designed to provide a wake-up call on just how lucky New Jersey has been in not experiencing a true catastrophic emergency in terms of widespread damage and debris. Our instructors from FEMA and USACE have first hand experience from around the US and neighboring territories on such responses as the Southern California wildfires, Midwest Tornado Outbreak and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Their expertise and boots-on-the-ground lessons learned will provide us with a unique perspective on what we might face in New Jersey were we to finally take a direct hit.
Topics will include: the steps of early warning, partial and then full EOC activation; a review of the Governor’s Emergency Declaration process and requesting FEMA ERT-A support; how the Federal Coordinating Officer’s Corps operates, how they are activated, describing recent deployments; review the role of the ERT-A Team at the State EOC in coordinating the USACE public works and engineering response and recovery missions; and provide helpful guidance on debris management planning. You don’t want to miss this session if you are a coastal community or have a high-hazard vulnerability in or near your jurisdiction.
As an added bonus, the USACE will be remaining through Thursday at their booth as well and are prepared to assist New Jersey jurisdictions with their debris management planning efforts. We’ll set up space in the NJEPA Training Committee’s office for those who want to take advantage of this offer. This offer will be extended to only those who attend the Debris Management session. To find out more about Debris Management Planning, please visit the Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Response Portal at www.englink.usace.army.mil.
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Electrical Safety Awareness for Emergency Responders - William Stevenson, Sr. Safety Representative – Jersey Central Power and Light
- Emergency responders provide a valuable and necessary public protection service when they stand by scenes of electrical emergencies until we’re able to respond. This presentation has been prepared to help emergency response personnel identify and report damage to electrical facilities during electrical emergencies. We will discuss power system damage that can occur during storms and traffic accidents. These situations can pose a significant danger to the public and the emergency workers. We will review rapid reporting of such problems is a key factor in restoring service and protecting the public. We will review what should be done when electrical facilities are involved in an emergency situation. What the primary function is until the utility responds is to set up a secured safety zone protecting the emergency workers, the public and protect exposures. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| EOC Management and Operations - Mr. Mike Anderson NJSP/NJOEM Field Training Unit
SGT Bryan Everingham NJSP/NJOEM South Region - A two-day course which enables the participants to manage and operate an emergency operations center (EOC). Topics include EOC design, preparing, operating, exercising and evaluating the EOC, job aids, personnel management, NIMS guidance on multi-agency coordination systems, methods of requesting assistance and the importance of interfacing with on-scene command. This course will benefit state and local EOC managers, operations officers and other EOC staff, OEM coordinators, and Incident Commanders and staff.
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| Incident Command System for Executives I-402 - Mr. Bill Kelleher, NIMS Coordinator, New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management - This program is an orientation for executives, administrators and policy makers. It provides a basic understanding of ICS for individuals who establish or implement policy but who are normally not part of the on-scene ICS organization. It also provides an introduction to the National Incident Management System, A nationwide template that enables all government, private sector, and non-governmental organizations to work together during emergency incidents. This program will be completed in one 2-hour session. Note: For your convenience, this course will be offered at two different times on Wednesday May 7 - one session at 8AM, and the second session at 3PM. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.2 Technical |
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| Natural Gas Safety for Emergency Responders - Kenneth A. Cichy, Sr. Environmental Analyst, PSEG; Hedilberto Galarza, Sr. Distribution Supervisor, PSEG; Joseph Ionta, Distribution Supervisor, PSEG; George McLaren, Sr. Distribution Supervisor, PSEG; William Pomeroy, Distribution Supervisor, PSEG
- Emergency responders provide a valuable and necessary public protection service when responding to natural gas emergencies. This presentation and discussion forum has been prepared to help emergency response personnel identify, report, and respond to natural gas emergencies. Natural gas incidents can pose a significant danger to the public and the emergency workers. We will review actual incidents and what should be done when natural gas facilities are involved in an emergency situation. What the primary function is until the utility responds and measures to protect the public, responders and property. In summary, this presentation and discussion with utility workers having a combined 125 years of natural gas experience and 84 years of fire fighting experience will aid participants in safely managing a natural gas incident and provide suggested standard operating procedures to manage natural gas emergencies. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| NJ-TF1 Awareness - TBD - This 4 hour course is designed for the Local or County level Incident Commander, or Chief Officer possibly having jurisdiction over a structural collapse, confined space, trench collapse, swiftwater, or high angle rescue or recovery situation in which local resources have been exhausted. Various administrative, operational, and technical specialists from New Jersey's Urban Search and Rescue Team, NJ-TF1, will deliver in-depth information on the team makeup, response capabilities, and misnomers surrounding this invaluable state resource. Members will discuss the six components that make up the team and briefly detail job descriptions within each component. There will be discussion surrounding the operational response to disasters including proper deployment protocol, team integration into ongoing operations, what to expect, and what not to expect. Team members will provide answers to some FAQ's in an attempt to dispel some misconceptions about the types of incidents and under what circumstances NJ-TF1 would respond, and in what capacity assistance would be available. There will be time for a question and answer period following the instruction. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response to Terrorism - Mark Chapman, Nelson Wiest, Jack Deangelo, Pat Dolgos, Dennis Kappler, Emergency Medical Services Academy of Underwood Memorial Hospital. - The WMD Emergency Response to Terrorism course is a program designed to provide emergency responders operational level instruction on responding to and operating in a WMD environment. In addition, it provides hands-on familiarization training with specialized protective clothing, chemical detection and identification equipment, decontamination and triage. This course is designed for emergency responders in Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management and Emergency Communication who would like to enhance their awareness and operations level training. This is a 16 hour class, and attendees must attend all sessions to receive a certificate. This program is not designed to meet the needs of a Haz-Mat Technician. Certificates will be issued by The Emegency Medical Services Academy of Underwood Memorial Hospital. |
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Prerequisite: Candidate for training must be in a first response role or Emergency Management agency. This course is not intended for Technician Level Responders. This is a 16 hour class; Attendees must attend all class sessions to receive a certificate. Please assure your contact information is accurate in your conference registration. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 1.0 Technical |
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| Skywarn A - Basic Program - John Koch, Senior Forecaster, NOAA, National Weather Service Forecast Office / Upton, NY - Even with all the technology used by the National Weather Service to prepare severe weather warnings, storm spotters still give us the most complete picture of what's really happening in and around severe storms. Radar simply cannot tell us everything we need to know. Storm spotters are the eyes and ears in the field. For more than 60 years, storm spotters have been the Nation’s first line of defense against deadly storms. Working with their local communities and with the local National Weather Service office, spotters provide invaluable assistance and critical information to decision makers when hazardous weather threatens. Countless lives have been saved because of this unique partnership between volunteer storm spotters, emergency management and the National Weather Service. The training lasts about 2 hours and includes instruction on how to safely observe severe storms, how to identify important features, and how to make accurate and timely reports. |
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CEUs: NJSDHSS has awarded X Elective CEU's for this program. |
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| Skywarn B - Advanced Program - John Koch, Senior Forecaster, NOAA, National Weather Service Forecast Office / Upton, NY - Even with all the technology used by the National Weather Service to prepare severe weather warnings, storm spotters still give us the most complete picture of what's really happening in and around severe storms. Radar simply cannot tell us everything we need to know. Storm spotters are the eyes and ears in the field. For more than 60 years, storm spotters have been the Nation’s first line of defense against deadly storms. Working with their local communities and with the local National Weather Service office, spotters provide invaluable assistance and critical information to decision makers when hazardous weather threatens. Countless lives have been saved because of this unique partnership between volunteer storm spotters, emergency management and the National Weather Service. The training lasts about 2 hours and includes advanced instruction on how to safely observe severe storms, how to identify important features, and how to make accurate and timely reports. |
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Prerequisite: Skywarn A - Basic Program |
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CEUs: NJSDHSS has awarded X Elective CEU's for this program. |
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| Introduction to Disaster Mental Health and the FEMA Crisis Counseling Program - Monica Indart, Ph.D., Clinical Supervisor, NJ Division of Mental Health, Disaster and Terrorism Branch - This course is intended for mental health professionals and others who may be called upon to provide early psychological intervention in the wake of a disaster or terrorist attack. The program addresses the critical knowledge areas and skill sets that will allow the mental health professional and para-professionals to work with public health, law enforcement and emergency management systems in addressing the mental health consequences of such events. The program introduces and is consistent with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) model of community crisis intervention. The course is intended to prepare disaster mental health responders to provide for and respond to the psychosocial needs of people across the continuum of disaster preparedness and recovery. Successful completion of this course is a mandatory requirement for certification as a Disaster Response Crisis Counselor (DRCC). Participants will be provided information about the scope and prevalence of disasters, the psychosocial impact of such events and the key concepts of early intervention. In addition, it will provide the learner with an awareness of the impact of providing disaster mental health support on the care-giver. |
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CEUs: 6 CEUs by NJ/NASW |
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| Large Scale Incident – Operations - Dennis R. Boos EMT-B, UMDNJ-University Hospital EMS, NJ EMS Task Force
Bil Rosen, NREMT-P, Clinical Coordinator, Capital Health System EMS
- The purpose of this program is to give EMS providers knowledge, skills, abilities and other tools to effectively and efficiently operate in a leadership role at a Large Scale Incident. The goal of this modular program is to help ensure operations level competency for EMS personnel in leadership roles within the EMS Branch of the Incident Command System. Specifically, it is focused on the Triage, Treatment, Transport, and Staging operations at a Mass Casualty Incident and provides intense instruction how to effectively set up, operate and oversee those functional areas. This program is designed in a modular format, consisting of five parts, for a total of 16 hours of instruction. Participants must have first completed the 4-hour Large Scale Incident – Awareness training program to participate. |
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Prerequisite: LSI – Awareness course |
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CEUs: 16 EMS CEUs
Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| New Jersey’s Mobile Medical Resources - Gary Del Moro, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Hackensack University Medical Center
Henry Cortacans, UASI EMS Task Force Planner
- Mr. Del Moro will provide an overview of Hackensack University Medical Center’s new Mobile Emergency Department, Mobile Operating Theatre, Mass Casualty Communications and Re-Supply Unit. The concept of operations for these units and how they fit into an overall state strategy for being able to deploy a fully operational field hospital in conjunction with other state resources will be described. Mr. Cortacans will provide an overview of resources available through the New Jersey EMS Task Force and describe some of the major EMS planning efforts currently underway in New Jersey. The Mobile Emergency Department will be displayed at the conference as well as a scaled down version of the State’s Western Shelter Gatekeeper field hospital. In addition, other specialized resources of the New Jersey EMS Task Force will be featured in the demonstration. (This demo will occur in the afternoon session off-site) |
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CEUs: None |
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| New Jersey's Medical Coordination Centers - Mr. Jim Kelly, AtlantiCare MCC Coordinator - This presentation describes several key roles and responsibilities of the New Jersey Medical Coordination Centers. It outlines how MCCs effectively interface with one another for disaster mitigation, what resources are provided the healthcare community and what hospitals need to provide them. |
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Prerequisite: None -
Note, this course will be held at the MCC at the City Division of the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - NOT at the Tropicana. |
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CEUs: NJSDHSS has awarded 4 Elective CEU's for this program. |
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| NJ Burn Program - TBD - Preparing for the Next Burn Disaster: New Jersey’s Vision- Effective communication and information-sharing is critical for patient management in a burn disaster. To best meet this need, The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas, the state’s only designated burn care facility, has formed a cooperative agreement with surrounding regional burn centers, creating a Mid-Atlantic Burn Consortium. This consortium is designed to function with all state MCCs coordinating triage and transfer of patients in a burn mass casualty incident, in accordance with American Burn Association guidelines. Panel Discussion – This 30 minute question and answer period offers participants the opportunity to direct specific questions or address concerns on any of the topics featured in this session.
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CEUs: Fire Official CUE's 0.2 Administrative |
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| So you have a Decontamination Team, Now What? - Brian Dolan, RN, CEN, ACM, CCEMTP, Director-Disaster Preparedness, The University Hospital, Newark
Mark Rooney, RN, Decon Team Coordinator, UH - Newark
Savi Sutton, Decon Team Administrative Coordinator, UH - Newark
Charles Ehret, RN, Decon Team Logistical Coordinator, UH - Newark
- This program will discuss The University Hospital Decontamination Team and the differences between a hospital and fire department based decon team. Switch the emphasis of the sentence - This program examines the differences between a hospital and fire department-based decon teams by looking at role The UMDNJ Decontamination teams plays within the community. It will also discuss the importance of creating a relationship with various other agencies (fire, EMS, OEM and other hospitals). The program will discuss how to evaluate the efficiency of the team (you have a team but are you sure it will be successful). Some of the other topics include staffing issues, equipment, logistics, management of the team as well as discussing the future of the decon team. At the completion of this program, the participants will have a working knowledge of how to maintain a Decon Team to ensure each hospital’s team is prepared for any and every emergency and remain a leader in hospital decontamination procedures. |
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CUE's 0.5 Technical |
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| So you have a Disaster Preparedness Department – Now What? - Brian Dolan, RN, CEN, ACM, CCEMTP, Director-Disaster Preparedness,The University Hospital, Newark
- This program will begin with the importance of having a dedicated Disaster Preparedness Department as well as describe the key components of ensuring that your Disaster Preparedness Department is successful. We will walk through the various compliancy issues, the design, implementation and training on a new emergency management plan, emergency operations center, utility failure planning, importance of a strong relationship with other agencies (hospitals, EMS, fire, OEM, MCC, etc.), decontamination teams as well as other key aspects of this department. At the completion of this program, the participants should have a strong foundation for a Disaster Preparedness Department as well as some differences that The University Hospital Disaster Preparedness department encounters versus other institutions.
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.5 Technical |
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| When forest fires threaten – how the medical community responded to the Ocean-Burlington Wildfire. - Steve Brennan, Ocean County OEM EMS Coordinator
Captain McNally, OEM Coordinator, Stafford Township
Patrick Gildner, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Southern Ocean County Hospital
Shelly Wyatt, Administrator, Southern Ocean Center, Genesis Healthcare
Michael Bascom, New Jersey EMS Task Force Leader
Devin Kerins, New Jersey EMS Task Force Planner
TBD - New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
- On May 15th and 16th, 2007, a devastating forest fire raged in Ocean and Burlington Counties and threatened numerous residences as well as several health care facilities. The forest fire necessitated the evacuation of three long term care facilities and at one point almost required the evacuation of Southern Ocean County Hospital. This informative presentation will describe the sequence of events, the response, the planning process, evacuation of nursing home patients to Southern Regional High School and the massive EMS operation undertaken to transport them to facilities throughout the state. It will focus on the planning efforts and preparation for the potential evacuation of the Southern Ocean County Hospital. The panel will finish with some of the lessons learned from this event and considerations for planning and effecting a large scale evacuation of one or more health care facilities.
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CEUs: Fire Instructor CEU's 0.2 Technical |
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