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2012 INMED Crisis Response Training
Friday, March 16, 2012
Graceway
Kansas City, MO
| PREPARING THE FAITH COMMUNITY TO RESPOND |
Disaster occurrences are on the rise and so are the number of non-profit organizations, Church groups, and volunteers who are responding to the needs of disaster victims.
The 2012 INMED Crisis Response Training had 108 participants and was an interdenominational, nondenominational event that equipped individuals and volunteer organizations (both medical and non-medical) to apply best practices to build resilience in their communities and to respond to disaster events. This hands-on training program was designed for participates to learn and then do.
| OBJECTIVES |
At the completion of this training program participants were able to:
- Build resilience within their communities
- Demonstrate disaster response assessment skills
- Understand the operations of disaster shelters and feeding centers during a disaster event
- Apply best-practices of safety and security during disaster response activities
| SCHEDULE |
| 8:00 - 9:20 | Faith-Based Organizations involved in Crisis Response Building Resilience: Preparing Yourself, Congregation and Community | |
| 9:30 - 11:30 | Group Session 1 Refuge Sheltering presented by Kansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross Safe Feeding Centers presented by the Salvation Army Spiritual & Emotional Services | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 - 2:30 | Group Session 2 Refuge Sheltering presented by Kansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross Safe Feeding Centers presented by the Salvation Army Spiritual & Emotional Services | |
| 2:40 - 3:30 | Volunteer Health, Safety and Security | |
| 3:40 - 4:30 | Next Steps, with Kyle McPhee & Micah Flint |
| LEADERS |
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Micah Flint, MPA, is INMED Chief Programs Officer, former INMED CEO, and a graduate of the Disaster Management program at Park University. Micah serves on the board of directors for Samaritan Emergency Medical Search and Rescue, an international non-governmental organization that provides disaster training and response. |  |
Kyle McPhee, MS, CEM, EMT-B, is an emergency management consultant that has worked with various entities including: the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Prior to consulting, Kyle worked as Manager of Global Crisis Response for Heart to Heart International, Coordinator for Safety and Emergency Preparedness at Saint Luke's Hospital, and a Planner for Emergency Services and Homeland Security for the Mid-American Regional Council. |
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Michael Curry, is the Director of Emergency Preparedness for Jackson County. He is a Level II Certified Emergency Manager through the state of Missouri. As the Director of Emergency Preparedness for Jackson County, his office is responsible for developing and maintaining critical disaster and crisis capabilities on a 24/7 basis, with the department’s primary responsibility based in Eastern Jackson County. Mr. Curry currently serves as Gov. Nixon’s co-chair for the Faith Based Initiative Shelter Program for the state of Missouri. | ||
Click Here For Full List of Crisis Response Training Faculty
| PARTNERS |
The following organizations are substantially cooperating to bring about this event:
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
Midtown Baptist Temple
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
National Christian Foundation Midwest
The Sending Project
Shoal Creek Community Church
Graceway