Drones, or unmanned aerial systems (AES), are becoming a large part of public safety operations. As this trend continues, township officials and emergency managers need to understand the capabilities and strategies for UAS use for emergencies. This presentation will provide the information needed when considering a new UAS program deployment.

This full-day class is designed for everyone responsible for your municipality’s emergency management program, including elected officials, municipal managers, road crew/public works personnel, and, most importantly, local emergency management coordinators (EMCs).

In this webinar, representatives from Splashwire will review the 3Ps necessary to best protect your township – Process, Policy, and Procedures – against the ever-increasing number of cyber threats, whether those are malware or phishing attacks or other sinister efforts to access, take, or freeze your township’s data. They will also review the tools and ongoing management standards laid out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and how they can be applied to your township.

This full-day class is designed for everyone responsible for your municipality’s emergency management program, including elected officials, municipal managers, road crew/public works personnel, and, most importantly, local emergency management coordinators (EMCs).

If your township has a police department, contracts with another department for police services, or is part of a regional police department, you will want to attend this webinar to get caught up on all of the recent laws, as well as proposed legislation, affecting municipal police departments. You will also learn about what changes your townships and departments may need to make as a result of these new laws and legislation.

In this webinar, Chad Bruckner of Intercounty Investigations & Solutions and Chris Gerber of Siana Law will review what constitutes a proper employee background screening process, the problems that arise if you don’t conduct proper background screening, and the benefits of a quality screening process, including how it positively impacts your municipality’s culture and performance. They will also review examples of successes and failures from municipalities around the state and review best practices, including when selecting third-party screeners.

Tom Hughes, PEMA’s State Hazard Mitigation Officer, will discuss numerous funding opportunities through FEMA, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which assists with hazard mitigation projects. He will also address grants available through the Flood Mitigation Assistance program, which can be used for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program.

Weather events can negatively impact all areas of township operations, from emergency management to road crew readiness. There is no reason these days to not be fully prepared for oncoming weather. In this webinar, presenters from the National Weather Service (NWS) in State College will discuss how your township can take advantage of NWS resources to be better prepared for the weather challenges you are sure to face, whether it be severe rainfall, high winds, extreme cold or snowfall. Register your road crew and emergency management teams to attend this webinar so they can be ready to use the cutting-edge resources from the NWS to keep your township safe from whatever weather comes your way.

In order for any organization to be effective in emergency situations, leaders need to understand the role filled by each employee during an incident. In municipal government, the Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) plays a key role in preparedness for, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from all types of emergency incidents including weather events, infrastructure failure, and beyond. Sometimes, lack of understanding of this role creates a disconnect between the municipal leaders and the coordinator. This webinar will help bridge the gap between municipal officials and their EMC.

The Pa. Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) requires that supervisors tasked with overseeing their township's emergency management planning take certain training classes. Likewise, your township's Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) must also take required training. This webinar will provide an overview of each of the classes that both supervisors and EMCs must take, and will also discuss where to find each required class. Attendees of this webinar will learn not only how to obtain the training, but, more importantly, how to document that the required training was completed.