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2025.03.21 On-Site Leader Training for Post-Disaster Safety Evaluations

On-Site Leader Training for Post-Disaster Safety Evaluations

March 21, 2025 | Franklin, Tennessee

CUSEC, in partnership with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency  and Tennessee SAVE Coalition, is hosting a training for engineers, architects, and others interested in supporting and managing deployments for post-disaster safety evaluation (e.g. ATC-20 and ATC-45). During the training, attendees will learn about:

  • The National Incident Management System (NIMS).
  • Typical post-disaster safety evaluation leadership and organizational structure, job titles and job descriptions.
  • Deployment and management of post-disaster safety evaluation teams.
  • Integration of data collection apps and geographic information systems (GIS).

The training will include a facilitated table top exercise, which will provide participants with insights to how to effectively manage volunteers who deploy to assess and evaluate buildings for safe occupancy after an earthquake or other disaster. 

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Date & Time March 21, 2025
Registration: 8:30AM
Training: 9:00AM – 4:30PM (Lunch provided)
Location Williamson County EOC
304 Beasley Dr.
Franklin, Tennessee 37064
Agenda Download the training flyer.
Registration

Click here to register for the training. NOTE: There is no cost to attend the training, however, pre-registration is required prior to March 14, 2025.
Other
  • Materials and lunch will be provided to registered attendees.
  • Certificates of participation indicating six hours of professional development will be provided.

Who should attend

Engineers, architects, local building officials, local emergency managers, and others interested in leading and/or supporting safety evaluation deployments following a disaster.

Why attend

After a major disaster such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood, buildings and homes must be evaluated for safe occupancy and habitability. Protocols developed by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) for post-earthquake, wind, and flood (ATC-20 and ATC-45) are used during building evaluations, which are performed by architects, engineers, and other building design and code professionals. In many cases these professionals serve as volunteers, and those who are deployed to affected areas must be efficiently supported and managed. This training — developed and presented by the Missouri Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation (SAVE) Coalition — will provide attendees with knowledge and resources to successfully manage on-site operations and teams for a post-disaster safety evaluation deployment. Additionally, the training satisfies one of the training requirements for the FEMA Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluation Strike Team Leader resource type. 

Supporting Organizations

This training is funded through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

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