DEMHS in the Community
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Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security staff are frequently in the community working with our partners or interacting with the our constituents. Below is a listing of upcoming and recent events and meetings we will or have attended. If you would like to speak with anyone at DEMHS about preparedness, response, recovery, or any other assistance we provide, or if you would like to set up a meeting or arrange for a speaker at your event, please call us at 800-347-0488 or e-mail mark.bosma@state.vt.us |
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Acronyms: LEPC - Local Emergency Planning Committee EMD - Emergency Management Director EOC - Emergency Operations Center CERT - Community Emergency Response Team ICS - Incident Command System PIO - Public Information Officer RERP - Radiological Emergency Response Plan EPZ - Emergency Planning Zone |
| DEMHS Staff attend every Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting in the state. For a schedule of these meetings click here. |
Upcoming Events |
| Date | Event | VEM Representative |
| May 20 | Institute for Sustainable Communities Resiliency Workshop | Deputy Director Ross Nagy |
| May 20 | National Emergency Management Information Systems mitigation training | Misha Bailey |
| May 20-24 | National Safe Boating Week | Visit Safe Boating Site |
| May 21 | State Multi-Agency Coordination System workshop | Staff |
| May 21 | Tabletop Exercise - New England Culinary Institute | Jessica Stolz |
| May 22 | Cross border meeting | Director Joe Flynn |
| May 23 | Montpelier Police training exercise | Mark Bosma |
| June 1 | Vermont RACES Training and Operation conference | Rob Schell |
| June 3 | Vermont State Guard training - Colchester | Richard Cogliano |
| June 5 | Vermont Radiological graded exercise | Staff and partners |
| June 6 | National Weather Service Albany spring meeting | DEMHS Staff |
| June 11 | Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center training | Richard Cogliano |
| August 13 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Pawlet | Andrea Young |
| August 27 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Windsor | Andrea Young |
| September 11 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Bennington | Andrea Young |
| September 21 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Newbury | Andrea Young |
| September 27 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Thetford | Andrea Young |
| October 10 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Windsor | Andrea Young |
| October 18-19 | Annual Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference - Fairlee | More details: Click here |
| October 21 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Manchester | Andrea Young |
| October 24 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Pomfret | Andrea Young |
| October 25 | CatEx '14 Tabletop - Guilford | Andrea Young |
| November 2 | Tabletop Exercise - Grand Isle | Jessica Stolz |
Recent Events |
| Date | Event | VEM Representative |
| May 17 | ISO-New England conference | Mark Bosma |
| May 16 | Vermont Public Transit Authority meeting - Montpelier | Richard Cogliano and Dave Emery |
| May 14 | Emergency Management Assistance Compact team training | Zach Borst and Rich Cogliano |
| May 14 | Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services meeting | John Angil |
| May 13 | International Emergency Managers Group meeting | Director Joe Flynn |
| May 13 | Emergency Operations Planning meeting - Berlin | Emily Hamlin and Bob Weinert |
| May 9 | Tabletop Exercise - Berlin | Jessica Stolz |
| May 8 | Full-scale radiological exercise | DEMHS Staff/Partners |
| May 8 | Tabletop Exercise - Jay | Jessica Stolz |
| May 7 | DEMHS/Green Mountain Power coordination meeting | Jason Gosselin |
| May 2 | Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies meeting | Ben Rose |
| April 30 | State Emergency Operations Center Radiological Emergency Response Plan review | Staff and Partners |
| April 30 | Vermont School Crisis Planning Team meeting | Zach Borst and Mark Bosma |
| April 30 | Hazard Mitigation Grant Program streamlining workshop | Deputy Director Ross Nagy, Ray Doherty, Ben Rose |
| April 25 | Emergency Operations Center review workshop - Guilford | Rich Cogliano |
| April 24 | Emergency Operations Center review workshop - Halifax | Rich Cogliano |
| April 19 | Public Assistance update for Vermont cities and towns | Ben Rose |
| April 17 | State EOC PIO training | Mark Bosma |
| April 16 | State Mitigation Plan Working Group | Misha Bailey |
| April 16 | National Training and Exercise symposium | Robert Schell |
| April 15 | Vermont EOC Operations Section training | Jason Gosselin |
| April 10 | Vermont Preparedness Conference Planning Committee | Erica Bornemann |
| April 9 | Vermont Training and Exercise Working Group meeting | Rob Schell |
| April 8-12 | National Radiological Preparedness Conference | John Angil, Rich Cogliano |
| April 5 | Newport Medical Surge/Mass Care meeting | Emily Hamlin |
| April 5 | Vermont EOC Operations section training | Jason Gosselin |
| April 4 | Vermont Yankee full-scale exercise planning meeting | Erica Bornemann |
| April 4 | Meeting between DEMHS and Green Mountain Power | Jason Gosselin |
| April 3 | Radiological sampling team planning | Erica Bornemann |
| April 2 | FEMA Region 1 Radiology Information System Consortium meeting | Deputy Director Ross Nagy |
| March 29 | Vermont EOC Planning Section Training | Misha Bailey |
| March 28 | DEMHS/VTrans preparedness meeting | Ben Rose |
| March 25-27 | Lead Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program course | Jessica Stolz |
| March 20 | Lead Incident Review seminar - Williston | Jessica Stolz |
| March 19 | Vermont School Crisis Planning Team meeting | Zach Borst, Mark Bosma |
| March 19-22 | Flood Preparedness Week | |
| February 28 | State/FEMA after action review | Staff |
| February 21 | Meet with Regional Planning Commissions | Director Joe Flynn and Deputy Director Ross Nagy |
| February 20 | State Emergency Response Committee meeting | Randy Bronson |
| February 13 | Full-scale radiological exercise | Staff |
| February 8 | Institute for Sustainable Communities/Resiliant Vermont meeting | Deputy Director Ross Nagy |
| February 4 | Radiological training for Windham County Sheriffs Department | Rich Cogliano |
| February 1 | Medical/Mass Care meeting - Newport | Emily Hamlin |
| January 22 | Local Emergency Planning Committee Chair meeting | Randy Bronson |
| January 17-18 | Hazard Mitigation Cost/Benefit Analysis workshop | Ray Doherty |
| January 15 | Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster New England Conference | Zach Borst |
| January 11 | "Beyond Irene" event - Norwich University | Director Joe Flynn and Deputy Director Ross Nagy |
| January 9 | Radiological Tabletop Exercise - Vernon | Staff |
| December 20 | Outreach Call to Communities Applying for Disaster Assistance | Ben Rose |
| December 12 | Hinesburg Community School Public Safety Meeting | Jessica Stolz |
| December 10 | Vermont Yankee Evacuation Times Results Meeting | Rich Cogliano |
| November 3 | Green River Dam Functional Exercise | Erica Bornemann |
| October 27 | Conducted Vermont State Guard Staging Area Training - Rutland | John Angil, Rich Cogliano, Dave Emery |
| Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting schedules |
| LEPC I | Second Tuesday of the month |
| LEPC II | First Tuesday of the month |
| LEPC III | Second Wednesday of the month |
| LEPC IV | Third Monday of the month |
| LEPC V | Fourth Monday of the month |
| LEPC VI | Third Tuesday of the month |
| LEPC VII | Last Thursday of odd numbered months |
| LEPC VIII | Last Wednesday of the month |
| LEPC IX | Fourth Wednesday of odd numbered months |
| LEPC X | Second Tuesday of odd numbered months |
| LEPC XI | Third Tuesday of even numbered months |
| LEPC XII | Third Thursday of even numbered months |
| LEPC XIII | First Monday of the month |
