2012 Emergency Services Sector Summit

2012 EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTOR COORDINATING COUNCIL SUMMIT

The Emergency Services Sector Coordinating Council is sponsoring the 2012 Emergency Services Sector Coordinating Council Summit in Denver, Colorado on August 1, 2012.Co-locating with the Fire Rescue International Conference, the Summit provides a forum for representatives from the Emergency Services Sector community to exchange information and network with otherfirst responder professionals, share best practices, learn about issues affecting the sector, and gain insight into the roles of Federal, State, and local agencies and departments involved in sector security.

Who Should Attend?

Emergency Services and related industry professionals involved with:

• Emergency Management
• Fire
• Law Enforcement
• Health and safety
• Public Works
• Emergency Medical Services

Key Topics:

• Cybersecurity Threats and Initiatives

• Medical Countermeasures Response

• Federal Response Capabilities for First Responder

• Lessons Learned during and Incident

Benefits of Attending

This year’s event will include informational sessions on a variety of topics, such as: pandemic preparedness, incident response team capabilities, cybersecurity threats and initiatives, credentialing,andfirst responder grants.Breakout sessions will allow attendees to better understand the emergency services security environment through small group discussions, and provide networking opportunities with DHS officials, industry peers, and practitioner/responders in the field.There is no registration fee associated with the one day summit.

FOR AGENDA AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION GO TO: www.iafc.org/DHSsummit

  As the Summit will be co-located with the Fire-Rescue International conference, attendees are welcome to attend the FRI and DOD expo hall. Attendees can also register for the FRI conference for a fee at the FRI conference website: www.iafc.org/fri

Sponsored by the Emergency Services Sector Coordinating Council and Co-located at Fire-Rescue International (FRI).

General questions? For more information contact ESSTeam@dhs.gov.