POINTS OF EMPHASIS: Hurricane Beryl Lessons & Best Practices Winter Storm Enzo Review The Best Response Concept Pearland Hurricane Recovery Checklist Preparing Texas State Training Website Modifications Flood Response Exercise Objectives 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Staffing Shortfalls at FEMA & National Weather Service Automated Disaster Response Situation Report Process State of Texas Assistance Request Process
City-Sponsored Preparedness Training
Due to challenges in accessing grant-funded training, OEM staff planned, coordinated, hosted and funded FEMA’s ICS All-Hazards Incident Commander course in March with a total of 19 participants, which included 4 regional partners. The city was able to train more staff, with reduced impact and greater control over the quality of instruction, by conducting this course in-house than could be achieved by sending individuals to other jurisdictions for training. Similarly, three iterations of Incident Action Plan (IAP) software training (basic, advanced, & administrator) were presented in-house to foster proficiency among IMT and Special Event staff with this highly sophisticated software.
Incident Response & Recovery Documentation
STEAR Evacuation & Reentry Concept of Operations Flood Victim Collection Point Concept of Operations Emergency Operations Center Activation & Logistical Planning Organizational Communications ICS Position-Specific Quick Start Guides Disaster Tracking Dashboards WebEOC Tutorial
An added benefit of in-house training is that it offers an opportunity for team building among staff who don’t normally interact but will form a municipal response and recovery team when disaster threatens.
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