Evacuation Management for Law Enforcement and Fire Leaders

Each year, our nation experiences large-scale disasters that prompt evacuations, and each year we watch communities relearn the same lessons. This webinar shares how lessons learned from more than two decades of disasters both near and abroad influenced planning across Larimer County ahead of the 2020 wildfires and the largest in Colorado history The Cameron Peak fire and how those lessons were applied in response.

This webinar will walk participants through crisis leadership, relationship building, lessons learned, evacuation planning, and evacuation response. We hope for each community to improve the cooperation and collaboration between all emergency response agencies working on these disasters to produce the best outcome for all involved.

Speaker and Presenter Information

David Wolf is currently a Battalion Chief with the City of Golden, Colorado, where he oversees training and special operations, and chairs the Wildland Section of the Colorado State Fire Chiefs. In his fire service career that began in 2000, he has served in agencies in Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, and Colorado. He served for seven years as the Fire Chief for Estes Valley Fire Protection District, including during the Cameron Peak, East Troublesome, and Kruger Mountain Fires. He also served the Grand Fire and Grand Lake Fire Protection Districts as a shared Assistant Chief of Special Operations over their joint wildland and water rescue programs. He is a graduate of the EMI Emergency Management Basic Academy and credentialed as a Chief Fire Officer, Chief Training Officer, and Fire Marshal by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

Joe Shellhammer is currently the Undersheriff of the Larimer County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. He is entering his 32nd year in Law Enforcement. Prior to becoming a police officer, he served as a Professional Firefighter in New Jersey. During his time in Emergency services, he was involved in four hurricanes and several large-scale wildfires with evacuations including the largest wildfire in Colorado history, Cameron Peak. During these natural disasters, he has worked with over 14 Federal Incident Management teams. He specializes in disaster management and evacuation leadership.

Relevant Government Agencies

Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of the Interior, Other Federal Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, Coast Guard, Federal Government, State & Local Government