Don’t Drink
the Water
A Workshop and Simulation of a Community Illness Outbreak and
Water Contamination Incident
September 14-15, 2009
Arlington, VA
Registration & Continental Breakfast:
8:00 am
Program Starts: 8:30 am
Wrap-Up: 4:00 pm
About this Workshop:
What would your community do if faced with hundreds of residents reporting something
funny in their water and local health officials reporting a water related illness
outbreak? Is this a terrorist attack on your community or just an accidental water
contamination problem?
This two day workshop will prepare you to deal with such a situation using guidance
and tools that have been developed by EPA and other federal agencies since 9-11.
During day one participants will be provided an overview of EPA’s Water Emergency
Response Toolbox and other guidance for detecting and responding to possible water
contamination situations using Incident Command System concepts and principles.
During day two participants will be faced with residents reporting yellow water
in one neighborhood when the local health department calls to report a possible
water related illness outbreak. Soon after, other residents begin calling to report
something funny in their water. Using ICS concepts and principles, participants
will apply EPA guidance and public health epidemiological techniques in making decisions
to warn citizens to Don’t Drink the Water.
Topics:
- Water Security – More Than Just Locked Gates and Fences
- Overview of EPA’s Emergency Response Toolbox
- Application of ICS Concepts and Principles
- Other Tools You Need to Know About: – WCIT / VSAT / -------
- Early Warning Water Contamination Systems
- Identifying a Water Related Illness Outbreak (Epidemiology 101)
- Don’t Drink the Water – A simulated water contamination
incident
- Workshop wrapup
Who Should
Attend:
- Elected City Officials, City Managers, Directors of Public Works
- Local and State Public Health Officials and Environmental Agency
Officials
- Local and State Emergency Planners and Managers
- Water operators, engineers, planners, security personnel
Registration Fee:
- Government (Federal, State/Local): $499 per person
- Small Business: $549 per person
- Large Business: $599 per person
Registration Options:
[1] Online with your credit card using our secure
online booking
system
[2] Fax our
downloadable registration form (requires Acrobat Reader) to 703-412-9286
[3] Phone Customer Service at (703) 412-9287 x222
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Customer Service
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downloadable registration form to:
Homeland Defense Training & Publishing (A Division of Government Horizons Global
Inc.)
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 710
Arlington, VA 22202
Registrations are payable by Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
company check or government purchase order.
CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the
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2 (two) weeks prior to the event start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will
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cancelled or postponed, please note our reimbursement is limited to paid tuition
only.
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Workshop Location:
The workshop will be held in the Homeland Defense Training & Publishing (A Division
of Government Horizons Global Inc.) Training Center in the Jefferson Plaza Building
at 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway (7th floor), Arlington, VA 22202. Public parking
at the facility is available for $10.00 early morning special (before 8:00am) or
$18.00 all day. The Jefferson Plaza Building is just two blocks from the Crystal
City Metro Station on the blue and yellow line. Please note: the parking garage
is located on Crystal Drive.
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and help save you time, travel costs, and more!
To request a proposal and schedule training, e-mail
Elizabeth Miller, President, at emiller@governmenthorizons.org
or call 703-412-9283 x229.
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