Events
Coming at our next Chapter meeting:
October 2010
Date: Friday, Oct. 15, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm networking and Registration
Meeting and presentation: 1:30-3:00pm
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON PLEASE CALL 866-573-0310
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Speaker: Mike Chard
Director Office of Emergency Management
City and County of Boulder
TOPIC: Situational Intuition - How to Develop the Skill and Apply It
The greatest skill in contingency planning is to develop the personal power of situational intuition. Recognizing when to implement a contingency plan and how to apply it at the right time, in the right way and with confidence are the keys to success. Mike will explain the process of how to develop this skill and apply it to any problem. He most recently had to apply the practice of situational contingency planning during the Four Mile Fire where he was the EOC Director during a 13 day emergency operations center activation. During the activation many problems presented themselves where a contingency plan was not yet developed or did not cover the problem and had to be addressed. The Four Mile Fire further advances the notion that plans can carry you only so far but a contingency system is the key to to being prepared and responsive to any situation.
BIOGRAPHY:
Mike has been in emergency services since 1982 and has 25 years of fire & EMS experience and 6 years of emergency management experience. He has been the Emergency Manager for Boulder since June 2009. Throughout his career contingency planning has been an essential skill crafted, developed and forged through the many emergency situations he has responded to as a first responder. His planning experience as an emergency manager and fire service administrator has rounded out his understanding of developing, integrating and testing the many planning levels required to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies and potential disasters.
Ranks & Positions Held:
Director of Emergency Management, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Training Division Chief, Captain, Paramedic Coordinator, Training Officer, Hazardous Materials Technician, Rescue Diver, Paramedic Firefighter, Engineer
Education:
Masters of Science in Management & Organizational Leadership- Regis University
Bachelors of Science in Organizational Development- Regis University
A.A.S. Fire Science – Red Rocks Community College
LOCATION:
Level 3 Communications
1025 Eldorado Blvd
Broomfield, CO 80021
DIRECTIONS:Highway 36 to Interlocken/StorageTek Exit
Go south on Interlocken Loop
Go west on Eldorado Blvd to 1025
Park as indicated below
Go in Events Center Lobby Entrance
Wait for escort
We will be in 4LA-07
PARKING:
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON
PLEASE CALL 866-573-0310
Registration & Networking will begin at 1:00 pm and the Meeting will begin at 1:30 pm. So mark your calendars and hope to see you there.
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