Please join MAPP, the City of Homer, and KPB Office of Emergency Management for a half-day on “Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach”
Recent earthquakes and tsunami warnings have brought emergency preparedness into everyone’s awareness. Join this community conversation so that you are prepared to be part of the solution in future emergencies!
Whole Community is a means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests.
Whole Community Principles:
- Understand and meet the actual needs of the whole community
- Engage and empower all parts of the community
- Strengthen what works well in communities on a daily basis
MAPP Quarterly Community Meeting
Friday, June 14th ~ 8:30am-12:00pm
Kachemak Bay Campus, Pioneer Hall Room 202
8:30-9:00 Coffee, Tea, Breakfast & Networking
9:00-9:15 Welcome and MAPP 101, MAPP Coordinator Hannah Gustafson, Mobilizing for Action through Planning & Partnerships (MAPP) of the Southern Kenai Peninsula
9:15-10:00 Around the Room Introductions
10:00-10:15 Local Emergency Management & Perspectives on Successful Community Response & Recovery, Interim Fire Chief Robert Purcell, Homer Volunteer Fire Department
10:15-10:45 Responding to Disasters: A Whole Community Approach, Community Planner Bud Sexton, Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management
10:45-11:45 Breakout Session – Whole Community Approach Disaster Response Exercise, Community Planner Bud Sexton, Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management
11:45-12:00 Reflections, Next Steps & Closing
12:00-1:00 Room is Reserved for Optional Networking