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Emergency Preparedness – When It's No Longer a Drill!
Sponsored by: Lee Agency, Inc.
Adult Day; AL; IL; PACE; SNF/LTC
Emergency preparedness has been a hot-button issue. We’ve all worked through at least one or more of the necessary reviews by the Fire Marshal. Now, we’ve all been put to the test in our ongoing challenge of COVID-19. So how does it stack up with drills and expectations? Let’s discuss how COVID has strengthened our preparedness and be reminded that upcoming emergencies may still be quite different. Kelly Hindman brings more than 28 years of experience from the State Patrol and nearly 4 years of other law enforcement experience to this discussion. From airplane crashes, missing person searches, tornadoes, floods, active shooter incidents… he’s stood on the front line and will offer real-world tips on how you, no matter your size, can and will survive an emergency without your checklist.
- Develop a belief and understanding that, no matter your staffing size, you can and will survive an emergency.
- Demonstrate how emergencies play out in real-life, relatable situations so that expectations are realistic.
- Discuss the critical importance of developing expected and unexpected partners in your communities to best respond to an incident.
- Discuss the past, present, and ongoing unique challenges presented by a pandemic situation.
Kelly Hindman, Vice President, Campus Support Services, Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge
After nearly four years with the Dayton and Fort Dodge police departments, Kelly Hindman spent 28 years with the Iowa State Patrol as trooper, accident reconstructionist, safety education officer, sergeant and lieutenant/district commander of the Spencer and Fort Dodge offices. He was an initial responder at United Flight 232 crash in Sioux City, Parkersburg tornado, crisis counselor at Ground Zero, child abduction of two girls in Dayton, Officer Jamie Buenting murder in Rockwell City, and countless other emergencies. All these experiences offer an “inside look” at what really occurs in a disaster and what support is coming your way. Hindman has been with Friendship Haven in this current role since mid-2007.
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