Keynote Speaker
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Suzanne Bernier, CEM, CBCP, MBCI AUTHOR, DISASTER HEROES
PRESIDENT, SB CRISIS CONSULTING NAMED 2016 ‘CONTINUITY & RESILIENCE CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR - NORTH AMERICA’ BOARD MEMBER, NEW YORK SAYS THANK YOU FOUNDATION GLOBAL AMBASSADOR, STARS OF HOPE BOARD MEMBER, SAFE AMERICA FOUNDATION Suzanne is a certified, award-winning and internationally-recognized author, crisis management consultant, instructor and speaker, who has helped governments, communities and companies plan for and respond to disasters for nearly twenty years. She was recently named 2016’s ‘Continuity & Resilience Consultant of the Year – North America’ by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), and has received several other recent awards, including the 2016 Business Excellence Award, ‘Emergency Management Consultant of the Year – Canada’, the 2016 Innovation & Excellence Award – Sustained Excellence in Emergency Management (Canada), as well as the 2015 Innovation & Excellence Award, ‘Excellence in Emergency Management – Canada’, and named 2015’s ‘Best Crisis Management Consultant – Ontario’. Throughout her career, Suzanne has been professionally and/or personally involved in responding to numerous crises, including the San Bernardino, Brussels, and 9/11 terror attacks, the 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfire, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, the H1N1 pandemic, the SARS epidemic, the 2003 Northeast Blackout, the 1998 “Ice Storm of the Century” in Eastern Canada, as well as numerous floods, fires, and severe storms. Prior to her career in business continuity and emergency management, Suzanne was a news reporter and anchor, as well as government press secretary/communications advisor and speechwriter. Suzanne is a current Board Member of the New York Says Thank You Foundation, the Safe America Foundation, and the World Conference on Disaster Management. She is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), as well as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) through Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and a certified Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI). Suzanne’s critically-acclaimed 2015 book, Disaster Heroes (with foreword provided by the Hon. Tom Ridge, first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security), tells the stories of ordinary men, women and children who have done extraordinary things to help respond, recover and rebuild following some of the world’s most significant modern disasters. |
KEYNOTE:
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The presenter will share her findings on what it really means to be 'resilient' in this new era of emergency management, and how the public and private sectors are working together to reinforce resilience around the world.
Keeping 24,000 students safe -
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Saskatoon Public Schools
Brent Hills, Veronica Baker, Pamela Goulden-Mcleods |
Saskatoon Public Schools is the largest school division in the province. They operate 44 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools, two associate schools and one alliance school. Saskatoon Public Schools serve more than 24,000 students and employ approximately 2,400 professional and support staff. Learn more at www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca
At Saskatoon Public Schools student and staff safety is their number one priority. They have worked with the City of Saskatoon Emergency Measures Office, Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Fire Department, MD Ambulance, Public Safety Canada and the Ministry of Education to develop a division wide plan to ensure student and staff safety in an emergency. They have also developed division-wide plans to ensure ongoing education continuity in the event of a significant crisis. From Violence Threat Risk Assessment to Bomb Threat Response and Traumatic Response – from cougar lockdowns to moose in the playgrounds – emergency response planning in schools has it all. Brent, Veronica and Pam will share with you the process for implementing a School Division emergency response plan, some of the mistakes that have occurred and some of the successes.
At Saskatoon Public Schools student and staff safety is their number one priority. They have worked with the City of Saskatoon Emergency Measures Office, Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Fire Department, MD Ambulance, Public Safety Canada and the Ministry of Education to develop a division wide plan to ensure student and staff safety in an emergency. They have also developed division-wide plans to ensure ongoing education continuity in the event of a significant crisis. From Violence Threat Risk Assessment to Bomb Threat Response and Traumatic Response – from cougar lockdowns to moose in the playgrounds – emergency response planning in schools has it all. Brent, Veronica and Pam will share with you the process for implementing a School Division emergency response plan, some of the mistakes that have occurred and some of the successes.
Community Resiliency Planning |
Murray Sanders
EMFS - Manager, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Program |
When Industry considers responding to internal emergencies, they use many business continuity practices, especially around Resiliency Planning. This session will look at the difference between that model and what we currently use across the province. It will encourage us to expand our thinking to include some other areas currently not in our tool box.
Whine & geez - Everyone can run a small-scale EOC - (Wine & cheese learning social) |
Brian Wilson
Deputy Fire Chief and EMO Coordinator for the City of Moose Jaw. |
This is a wine and cheese social event that will de done with a small Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) exercise. The intent of this event is to demonstrate that even small communities can put together and run a small-scale EOC which can help coordinate and manage the response and recovery evolution's of any major event in your community. This exercise will be run using a portable EOC-in-a-box, and will include a show & tell of a portable ESS-in-a-box as well.
It CAN Happen Here - Is Your Workplace and Workforce Prepared? |
Suzanne Bernier: CEM, CBCP, MBCI
Author - Disaster Heroes; President SB Crisis Consulting |
From cyber attacks to outbreaks to active intruder incidents, no workplace is immune to a potential crisis. Is your business, and the staff who support it, prepared? Top current workforce threats will be discussed, as well as ways to increase business and workforce resilience.
Northern Fires Panel Discussion
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Thomas Sierzycki and Sandra MacArthur
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Mayor Thomas Sierzycki - A mayoral account of the Egg fire that threatened La Ronge and area in the summer of 2015. Part of the largest evacuation in Saskatchewan History, Mayor Sierzycki outlines the response during the crisis.
Sandra MacArthur - The Canadian Red Cross works with Municipalities across the province to assist with personal disasters, municipal disasters and larger disasters including evacuations. The Red Cross was involved with the 2015 Wildfires coordinating evacuation shelters in numerous locations around the province. During 2016 the Red Cross has been working closely with many municipalities and Tribal Councils in an effort to raise awareness of what local community members can do to be prepared, and how individuals around the province can ensure they are ready locally. The Red Cross is currently working to increase their capacity by training additional volunteers. This presentation will highlight the work of the Red Cross in Saskatchewan and Western Canada (including some references to the Fort McMurray experience). This will also be an opportunity to share with you the new Red Cross app “Be Ready”.
Sandra MacArthur - The Canadian Red Cross works with Municipalities across the province to assist with personal disasters, municipal disasters and larger disasters including evacuations. The Red Cross was involved with the 2015 Wildfires coordinating evacuation shelters in numerous locations around the province. During 2016 the Red Cross has been working closely with many municipalities and Tribal Councils in an effort to raise awareness of what local community members can do to be prepared, and how individuals around the province can ensure they are ready locally. The Red Cross is currently working to increase their capacity by training additional volunteers. This presentation will highlight the work of the Red Cross in Saskatchewan and Western Canada (including some references to the Fort McMurray experience). This will also be an opportunity to share with you the new Red Cross app “Be Ready”.
The Critical Nature of Economic Preparedness |
Cherylynn Walters
Community Capacity Coach - SEDA |
There is convincing evidence that changes in the earth’s climate are taking place that cannot be explained, with the general consensus being that natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity. Greenhouse gas modelling indicates that in future, continued increases in greenhouse gas concentrations will drive more climate change and more extreme weather events such as heat waves and droughts; flooding and particularly flash flooding; and more intense windstorms.
All disasters have economic consequences and they can cause a micro-recession impacting a community or region for years into the future. Given the increasing severity of extreme events, further and improved economic preparation and adaptation measures are needed. Natural disasters result when extreme events strike vulnerable areas and therefore reducing vulnerability can reduce the impact of extreme events.
Utilizing scenarios and best practices from the many forerunners, who have by necessity, engaged in disaster recovery, SEDA will speak to the vital nature of Preparing to Respond. Maintaining a healthy economy requires setting priorities that may not be as obvious as preserving safety and health. When people are able to work – better chance of putting homes and lives back together.
All disasters have economic consequences and they can cause a micro-recession impacting a community or region for years into the future. Given the increasing severity of extreme events, further and improved economic preparation and adaptation measures are needed. Natural disasters result when extreme events strike vulnerable areas and therefore reducing vulnerability can reduce the impact of extreme events.
Utilizing scenarios and best practices from the many forerunners, who have by necessity, engaged in disaster recovery, SEDA will speak to the vital nature of Preparing to Respond. Maintaining a healthy economy requires setting priorities that may not be as obvious as preserving safety and health. When people are able to work – better chance of putting homes and lives back together.
Climate Change Impacts on Emergency Planning |
John Paul Cragg
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This presentation will focus on the types of severe weather that occur in Saskatchewan and trends that have been emerging with respect to this weather. John will highlight the impacts this weather has on Emergency Planning. The presentation will also highlight what Climate Change might mean for Severe Weather in Saskatchewan and the implications for planners.
Commissioner’s Address |
Duane McKay,
Ministry of Government Relations Commissioner, Emergency Management and Fire Safety |
Commissioner Duane McKay, will provide an overview of the Branch’s focus over the last year, lessons learned and what is on the public safety horizon for 2016.
Tuesday Nov 1, 15:00
Small Business Resilience |
Presenter: Dave Arnott MBCI
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Small businesses account for over 98% of the more than 148,000 business enterprises in the province. In 2014, small businesses employed 31.4% of Saskatchewan’s workers, and paid out 26% of the province’s total payroll. Recent disruptive event experiences have shown that small and medium businesses play a significant key role in a community’s resiliency and its ability to respond and recover from a significant event.
This session will discuss the roles, responsibilities and pathways for small business owners and their community partners to prepare, respond and recover from significant events.
This session will discuss the roles, responsibilities and pathways for small business owners and their community partners to prepare, respond and recover from significant events.
Warman Community Emergency Response Team |
Presenter: Randy Meginbur
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This session will describe the WERT development:
- Identified a need in the community
- History of how team was developed
- Team training involvement and expectations
- How teams are managed
- How teams are deployed
- Team members' equipment
- Volunteer Reception and Evacuation Centre
Why an all-hazard plan? What happened to specific plans for various hazards?
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Presenter: Brian Wilson
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This session will delve into why emergency management has, and still is, shifting to an all-hazards approach to emergency planning. Participants will be expected to participate in a workshop style, group session, to help better understand hazard-generated needs as compared to response-generated needs, and walk away with a better understanding of the purpose of an all-hazard approach to emergency management.
Stress Management in Emergency Response |
Presenters: Deb Davies |
Understanding stress response and how to deal with the effects that can take place physically, emotionally, cognitively and behaviorally
Wednesday Nov 2, 9:15
Risk Management - 152 Simple Steps |
Presenter: Shannon Walter
Enterprise Risk Manager, ISM Canada |
Uncovering the mysteries of Risk Management as it relates to everything we do. This session will help you understand what is meant by risk management, the top 10 risks identified in today’s business, and less than 152 steps to how to do Risk Management.
Incorporating Resilience at Work
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Presenter: CK Tan |
When a crisis or emergency situation occurs, emergency planners would have no qualms of getting it under control under any circumstances and we are as resilient as we can be. But is resiliency a culture at your work place? How do you live out this value every day? In this session, we will explore a few ways to build up your team to be resilient not just in times of emergency, but to live it like we mean it.
Protective Actions in the Workplace |
Presenter: Sgt Paul Pitzel
Saskatoon Police Service |
Vulnerable Populations - Who are they? Why do they need special consideration in emergency planning? |
Presenter: Brian Wilson
Deputy Fire Chief and EMO Coordinator for the City of Moose Jaw. |
This lecture will examine vulnerable populations, and using information from case studies, will provide information on how to look at vulnerable populations in your community from a mitigation and/or preparedness perspective. Looking at case examples, including Hurricane Katrina, we will examine how disasters impact vulnerable populations and discuss strategies to help better prepare your emergency plan to address this critical population.
Wednesday Nov 2, 10:45
Coordinating EM Plans and Continuity Plans within your workplace |
Presenter: Dave Arnott, MBCI
Director Bridges Consulting Group Ltd |
Until recently organizations developed their emergency response plans and then their continuity plans. The latest trending best practice and CSA described standard is to develop a fully integrated and synchronized plan that has both emergency and continuity response components.
This session will discuss this trend and offer strategies that can be used to bring these two activities together in an effort to create improved responses to disruptive events.
This session will discuss this trend and offer strategies that can be used to bring these two activities together in an effort to create improved responses to disruptive events.
Community Resilience |
Presenter: Garnett Matchett
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Handling Stress in Vulnerable Times |
Presenter: John Halliday
Canadian Red Cross |
This session will cover:
- Sharing about the levels of engagement with Red Cross
- Speaking to what a ‘vulnerable’ community is, not just first nation (Fort McMurray as example)
- Speaking to the psych / social piece – not just the physical, but the emotional
- How the Red Cross responds and administers assistance beyond an event
- Speaking EMIS and how it will assist clients in the days to come
- Lessons learned from experiences (reception centers, online registration, social media, how to give difficult news, not putting ourselves in vulnerable situation, police/security presence (bylaw).
- You can’t build resiliency without knowing what your vulnerabilities are...
Natural Gas Safety and Emergency Response |
Presenter: Peter MacLachlan
General Manager, North District - TransGas Limited/SaskEnergy Inc |
This session will cover:
- Who are we, what do we do?
- Emergency Management Program
- Incident Command
- Responding to Gas Emergencies
- Major Events - Review
- Wrap up
Wednesday Nov 2, 14:15
Supply Chain Management - Sask Health |
Presenter: Garnett Matchett
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Building Bench Strength through Mutual Aid |
Presenter: Jay O'Connor
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Emergency Management is as much about who you know as what you know. I don’t care if you are a big city, small rural community or private industry. None of us have the people resources or all the subject matter expertise to manage a complex, or drawn out emergency event on our own. It takes others to build capacity and resiliency in your organization or community.
Why declare an emergency:
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Presenters: - Chief Feser and Helen Fornwald
City of Estevan |
This session will be stressing the importance of declaring a local state of emergency and the benefits of additional help provincially from EMFS and mutual aid partners during an event.
Also focusing on making sure elected officials are knowledgeable of their responsibilities during the declaration and discussion of possible pitfalls that may occur during an event.
Using technology to your advantage (SaskAlert) but still being able use conventional outlets to inform the citizens about the emergency at hand.
Also focusing on making sure elected officials are knowledgeable of their responsibilities during the declaration and discussion of possible pitfalls that may occur during an event.
Using technology to your advantage (SaskAlert) but still being able use conventional outlets to inform the citizens about the emergency at hand.
Planning for Safer Workplaces |
Presenter: Karen Fesser
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This session will provide a field level perspective of the steps taken during the development and implementation of site specific emergency response plans and will look at some lessons learned.
Thursday Nov 3, 10:15
Incident Management and Business Continuity – Hand in Hand vs. Head to Head |
Presenter: Shannon Walter
Enterprise Risk Manager, ISM Canada |
This session will identify the similarities between these two disciplines and draw out how dependent the processes are on each other.
ICS Implementation (Policies, Procedures &forms)
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Presenter: Deb Davies
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Why are policies, procedures and forms necessary for ICS implementation? They are boring but play a critical role to a management system. Making the paperwork fit the incident or event, not the other way around.
Cooking up an EOC, the essential ingredients |
Presenter: Jay O'Connor
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What is the recipe for a successful EOC? Take a location, intelligent design and the right infrastructure. Mix in equipment, the incident command system and procedures. Now add the right people and turn up the heat. Top it off with effective training and maintenance. Voila! You can now solve any problem that comes at you….right?
SaskAlert program refresher and updates on what’s new and improved |
Presenter: Jean Longpre
EMFS Federal/Provincial Program Coordinator |
SaskAlert is the Government of Saskatchewan’s comprehensive emergency public alerting program which provides critical information on emergencies as they have the potential to occur or are occurring, so you can take action to protect yourself, your family and your property.
An emergency alert issued though the SaskAlert program, will let you know what the emergency is, where it is happening, provide instructions for you to follow to stay safe and advise you when the incident is over. The Government of Saskatchewan and Environment Canada issues wide-scale emergency alerts for the province that are within their areas of alerting responsibility. Jurisdictions identified as Cities, towns, villages, rural municipalities and First Nations are being encouraged to sign up to participate in the SaskAlert program so they have the ability issue alerts about local emergencies for their residents and visitors There is no cost to participate in the SaskAlert program.
An emergency alert issued though the SaskAlert program, will let you know what the emergency is, where it is happening, provide instructions for you to follow to stay safe and advise you when the incident is over. The Government of Saskatchewan and Environment Canada issues wide-scale emergency alerts for the province that are within their areas of alerting responsibility. Jurisdictions identified as Cities, towns, villages, rural municipalities and First Nations are being encouraged to sign up to participate in the SaskAlert program so they have the ability issue alerts about local emergencies for their residents and visitors There is no cost to participate in the SaskAlert program.
Post-Conference Training
Economic Preparedness Planning -
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Presenter: Cherylynn Walters
Community Capacity Coach - SEDA |
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Utilizing best practices from the many forerunners, who have by necessity, engaged in disaster recovery, SEDA has developed a planning framework for local business and community leaders to develop economic preparedness and recovery strategies for their own community. Maintaining a healthy economy requires setting priorities that may not be as obvious as preserving safety and health. When people are able to work – better chance of putting homes and lives back together.
This workshop will focus on how a community can PREPARE and RESPOND to a significant natural or man- made disaster.
1) PREPAREDNESS will be addressed from both a COMMUNITY and BUSINESS RESILIENCE perspective. Delegates will learn how to develop the 7 Step Economic Preparedness Plan via application of a case study. Strategies and steps to strengthen individual business resilience will also be discussed. Businesses are often referred to as our 'second responders' and yet often do not invest in their own preparedness. 15 to 40% of businesses fail after a significant disaster.
2) Effective and fast RESPONSE to a disaster is key to mitigating long term economic impact. Delegates will learn how to: establish/activate an economic recovery task force; establish a business recovery centre; initiate communications; and support individual business recovery.
Participant Takeaways:
Delegates will learn how to develop an Economic Preparedness Plan and how to activate that plan in response to a significant emergency. Materials relevant to the case study and associated exercises will be provided for delegates to take home. Links to Free on-line guides and tools will be provided.
This workshop will focus on how a community can PREPARE and RESPOND to a significant natural or man- made disaster.
1) PREPAREDNESS will be addressed from both a COMMUNITY and BUSINESS RESILIENCE perspective. Delegates will learn how to develop the 7 Step Economic Preparedness Plan via application of a case study. Strategies and steps to strengthen individual business resilience will also be discussed. Businesses are often referred to as our 'second responders' and yet often do not invest in their own preparedness. 15 to 40% of businesses fail after a significant disaster.
2) Effective and fast RESPONSE to a disaster is key to mitigating long term economic impact. Delegates will learn how to: establish/activate an economic recovery task force; establish a business recovery centre; initiate communications; and support individual business recovery.
Participant Takeaways:
Delegates will learn how to develop an Economic Preparedness Plan and how to activate that plan in response to a significant emergency. Materials relevant to the case study and associated exercises will be provided for delegates to take home. Links to Free on-line guides and tools will be provided.
ICS 100 - Half Day Course - Half Day Course
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Presenter: EMFS
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Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System.
9 Steps For Community Planning - Half Day Course
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Presenter: EMFS
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Incident Command System (ICS) 200
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Presenter: Jay O"Connor
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Basic ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
Using the national Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System (www.MASAS.ca) - Half Day Course
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Presenters: Doug Allport MASAS Team Leader CanOps
Murray Sanders Critical Infrastructure Assurance Manager, EMFS |
MASAS was used extensively during the recent oil spill to share situational information between agencies. Information shared can be viewed on a map and in a list, using the MASAS tools, or in your own GIS. During this session you will be introduced to MASAS, see how it was used during the oil spill, and have the opportunity to use it. Please bring your own laptop.
SaskAlert Workshop - Half Day
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Presenter: Jean Longpre
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