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Register today for our upcoming extreme storm emergency preparedness webinar
Large-scale environmental incidents and emergency events such as fires, floods, dam failures, and oil spills can and do occur in Michigan and have the potential to cause devastating impacts to human health and the environment. However, the damage caused by these disasters can be mitigated with proper preparedness and response. This webinar series is focused on helping business, industry, government, and emergency responders understand the complexities of preparing for and responding to large-scale environmental incidents and will provide an understanding of the various associated roles, responsibilities, regulations, and response technologies.??A question-and-answer period will follow each presentation.??
Webinar recordings are?posted online for future viewing on the?series webpage.? Anyone who registers for this webinar will:
- get notification when the recording is available,
- receive a copy of the presentation handout, and
- get resource and contact links for taking a deeper dive into the webinar topic.
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Climate change is expected to worsen the frequency, intensity, and impact from extreme weather events, like floods, tornadoes, and ice storms.? Natural disasters generally result in significant damage to infrastructure and increase in the amount and types of materials requiring disposal.? This can pose a threat or substantial nuisance to human health and environmental if not handled quickly and properly.? See the new resources at Michigan.gov/EGLEStormRecovery and join us to learn more!
In this webinar, emergency responders, local officials, community planners, and Michigan residents will learn about:
- The regulations for managing storm debris.
- EGLE?s authority and Michigan?s process for obtaining an Emergency Solid Waste Disposal Authorization in response to a natural disaster.
- New online tools to help prepare for and respond to a natural disaster.?
Attendance at this webinar is worth one continuing education or professional development hour for professional engineers. ?
Join us for this webinar to learn how you and your community can prepare for and be ready to respond to a natural disaster in your community.
Program Questions:
?Christine Grossman: [email protected]
Registration Questions:
Alana Berthold:?[email protected]
Joel Roseberry:?[email protected]
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