Designed to be a highly informative, knowledge sharing, international two-day gathering. Inviting operational, tactical and strategic responder representatives from police/law enforcement, public service agencies, fire and rescue services, lifesavers, voluntary rescue units, emergency medical services, emergency planning, public health, and hazardous materials response organizations – indeed everyone who contributes.
Day one
Following a welcome and introductions from Chair of Meeting Mr. Roy Harold MBE, the Event Moderator and an opening address by Chief Jeff Dulin, Strategic Advisor International Association of Fire Chiefs, National & Global Programs. There is a programme of outstanding presenters with vital information and case studies that can contribute to mitigating community losses from floods.
What to expect:
• Background to ‘Floodfighting’ with success
• Vital case studies of major flood incidents
• Setting up a flood response
• Technical and tactical updates
• Vendors with technical innovations and supporter vendor stands
• Networking with like-minded ‘Floodfighting’ responders
There will be coffee/tea breaks.
Rounding off the morning and afternoon with Q&A, a networking light lunch with delegates and exhibition viewing from 13.00 to 14.00.
Afternoon of further vital information sharing, Q & A and discussions with delegates and the presenters – with a “Call to action summary”.
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Day two
This is an opportunity, for first come first served delegates who attend day one to attend this day of timed sessions of SAR related workshops and or demonstrations of SAR related equipment.
These sessions will be either indoors or if appropriate on or near the water at MDL Cobbs Quay Marina, Poole, UK (just across the Holes Bay).
A day aimed at sharing information, discussions and or experiential learning of various flood and water rescue SAR tactics or kit. These sessions will be set into a stream which when pre-booked and registered to take part, you will follow that set stream for the day in a small group of delegates. These set groups will, be in small classrooms, go out onto the pontoon or on the water in Poole harbour.
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