U.S. Fire Administration Webinar: Preparing for a National Catastrophic Event

There is a webinar coming up next week that should be informative. Most people don't think about the difference that comes with catastrophic events — things like "no mutual aid" coming to help, loss of your critical infrastructure support (power, water, transportation system failures), etc.

See the details below:

USFA webinar: Preparing for a National Catastrophic Event


On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 1-2:45 p.m. Eastern, the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) is hosting the webinar “Preparing for a National Catastrophic
Event.” The USFA webinar will:

Define what is considered a catastrophic event.

Explain why it’s necessary to prepare for catastrophic events.

Outline three easy steps to assess your capabilities.

Discuss actions local agencies can take that enhance national response.
During a catastrophic event, your department may have a limited capacity to
maintain a sustained response. Even with mutual aid agreements in place, the direct
support of the federal government is sometimes needed to prevent a catastrophic
event from turning into an uncontrollable disastrous event.


The webinar will also introduce USFA’s plans to conduct a formal survey of available
and deployable fire service resources. This database would be used only during a
catastrophic event when other resources are not available.


Those interested must register at this link.