In December 2008, a massive, apartment-complex fire rendered hundreds homeless, kicked off a detailed, complex investigation, and drew massive, media attention. Response and recovery involved more than the fire department. This lessons-learned session sheds light on the multi-faceted realities of incident management, such as looting prevention and allowing people to reclaim critical belongings. Imagine such a fire at your home or workplace. Are you prepared?

Learning Nuggets

·         Understand the scope and scale of multi-agency, incident management

·         Recognize multiple, security priorities: balancing safety, security, and investigation needs during high-stress times

·         Gain additional insight into preparedness efforts and redundancies that expedite the recovery process