Improving Emergency Operations for Dam and Levee Failures and Incidents

This is an interactive course designed to help participants learn about key tools that will help improve emergency preparedness and enhance communication during dam and levee failures and incidents. Participants will gain a better understanding of the emergency action planning process, including evacuation planning and emergency response methods. 

Learning objectives attendees will receive from this course:

• Learn how to improve the integrated operations between dam owners, emergency planners, first responders, and dam engineers.
• Understand the basic potential failure modes for dams and levees.
• Understand the basics of integrated operations under the Incident Command System.  
• Understand the basic elements of an emergency action plan for dams and levees.
• Understand how to effectively prepare, test, and improve emergency action plans.
• Learn how to improve communications during dam and levee incidents.
• Understand how to improve evacuation planning.
• Learn about new technologies that can help improve your emergency response.