Hurricane and Disaster Planning Workshop for Law Enforcement and Emergency Planners

Dates: August 17, 2006

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Application Deadline: July 27, 2006

The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Southeast Region (NLECTC-Southeast), a program of the National Institute of Justice, and the University of South Carolina's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice are sponsoring a Hurricane and Disaster Planning Workshop for August 17, 2006. The purpose of this one-day workshop is to bring representatives of agencies likely to experience a hurricane or similar disaster (natural or man-made), together with those who have experienced one to share solutions, discuss outstanding issues, and review current disaster plans. Attendees will gain insight into the hard lessons learned from past events, along with knowledge of model plans that have been developed from these experiences.

Application Form
Space is limited. Please download the application form and fax or mail the completed form to:

http://www.justnet.org/pdffiles/hurricane_workshop_2006.pdf


NLECTC-Southeast
Attn: Bill Deck
5300 International Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29418
Fax: 843-207-5283

Tentative Agenda
0900-0930 Opening Remarks
University of South Carolina
NLECTC-Southeast
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
0930-1045 Definition of a Disaster
Experiences of the Slidell, Louisiana Police Department
Chief Freddy Drennan
1045-1115 Break
1115-1230 Law Enforcement Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Mike Smith and Jeff Rojek
University of South Carolina
1230-1400 Lunch (not provided)
1400-1600 Planning, Preparation, and Response to Disaster
Jim Madden, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
1600-1630 Questions and Closing Remarks
Freddy Drennan, Jim Madden, Jeff Rojek, and Mike Smith