September 15, 2006. 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Wyndham Garden Hotel, University Place
3454 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
"Weathering the Storm: Lessons from the Floods"
It may be dry now, but water could soon be at our door...
Download PDF of the Flood Symposium Agenda
Opening Remarks [ppt]
Sam Stebbins and Dan Onorato
Overview
Overview of Ivan/Hurricane Ivan Timeline:
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Lessons from Katrina for Metropolitan Regions [ppt]
Louise Comfort
Primary Prevention
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The Relationship of Land Usage to Flood Risk [ppt]
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Preparing for the Unexpected [ppt]
Michael Adametz
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From Disaster Comes Increased Preparedness: Hurricane Ivan and the Formation of a Public/Private Partnership for Business Preparedness [ppt]
Secondary Prevention
Criteria for Activation of Emergency Management Plan (and how such was done during Ivan)
Dennis Neary
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Dynamic Hazard Assessment Vulnerability vs. Response Capacity [ppt]
Louise Comfort
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Importance of Persomal Preparedness for Community Disaster Recovery [ppt]
Tertiary Prevention
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Mold Remediation [ppt]
A Flood's Effect on the Behavioral Health of Communities
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Disaster & Recovery Centers & Voluntary Organizations that Assist in Disasters [ppt]
