Course Description:
This lecture will be presented in three sections for discussing the following topics:
Section 1- An overview for how the Commonwealth of Virginia manages
emergency preparedness planning, response and recovery for natural and
man-made disasters (significant events)
Section 2 - Why and how you, your family, and your place of employment
needs to be prepared for emergencies, after all, who can look out for
you, better than yourself! As the owner, or manager, or an employee of
a business.........do you have a COOP/BRP (Continuation of Operations
Plan/Business Resumption Plan)?
Section 3 - What have you done to prepare for the approaching pandemic
flu? The information in this section will explain the difference in
seasonal flu versus the H1N1 (Swine Flu), and what public health has
done to help prepare schools/colleges, day care, hospitals, nursing
homes, and citizens for a pandemic event.
Biographical Sketch:
Grady DeVilbiss is an emergency planner with the Virginia Department of Health's New River Health District. He has 37 years experience in emergency planning, response, and recovery operations from working in the following career positions:
- Radford City Fire and Rescue Department - Former Assistant Chief and currently an active member there for over 37 years
- Virginia Department Emergency Management - Hazardous Materials Officer
- Virginia Department Environmental Quality - Pollution Response Coordinator/Health and Safety Officer
Mr. DeVilbiss served three terms on the Governors EMS Advisory
Committee, former member and past president of the Western VA EMS
Council, member of the Virginia Association of Hazardous Materials
Response Specialists, and served on the Commonwealth's Preparedness
Committee. He also services on the Board of Directors and is the
Disaster Chairman for the Greater New River Valley Red Cross Chapter.
Mr. DeVilbiss holds the certifications of Hazardous Materials Specialist
and Hazardous Materials Instructor through the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management.
To ensure your FREE participation in this workshop, you may register on-line