IMT 2022 Conference

An annual incident management team (IMT) conference is coordinated by the Colorado DHSEM staff for the Colorado teams and members. 

2022 Conference Information 

• Date: September 20-21, 2022
• Location: Grand Junction, Colo.
• Theme: Back Together... Building for the Future of Incident Management for Colorado

Agenda

• September 20, 2022
  • 7:30 a.m.: Registration opens in the front ballroom. Breakfast served.
  • 8 - 9 a.m.: Welcome and Conference Opening Statements
    • DHSEM Director Kevin Klein
    • Colorado Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Director Mike Willis
    • DHSEM Field Operations Manager Trevor Denney
    • Workshop Moderator Michael Davis
  • 9-10 a.m.: Redefining "Emergency": Unique Events for IMTs
    • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
      • Colorado State Veterinarian Dr. Maggie Baldwin
      • Colorado Eastern IMT, Operation Section Chief Tracy Nelson
    • Afghan Housing Mission
      • Jeffco IMT
      • Colorado Department of Human Services Refugee Data Analyst Jared Allen
  • 10-10:30 a.m.: Networking Break
  • 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Updates
    • SEOC Manager Chris Sorensen
  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Lunch
  • 12:30-1:30 p.m.: State IMT Strategy and Recruiting and IMU Priorities
    • OEM Incident Management Unit (IMU) Manager Drew Petersen
    • OEM IMU Support Specialist Karen Dickson
  • 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Section Breakouts
    • Palisade Fire Department Chief Chuck Balke
  • 2:30 - 3 p.m.: Break
  • 3 - 3:30 p.m.: Auxiliary Communications. It's Not Just About Radios
    • James Cizek
    • Emit Hurdelbrink
    • Steve Schroder
  • 3:30 - 4 p.m.  Wrap Up and Comments
    • Drew Petersen
    • Karen Dickson
• September 21, 2022
  • 7:30 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
  • 8 - 8:30 a.m.: Federal Agency Complex Teams
    • Logistics Section Chief 1 Travis Bailey
  • 8:30 - 9 a.m.: Access and Functional Needs Resource Framework
    • DHSEM Access and Functional Needs Coordinator Sadie Martinez
  • 9 - 9:30 a.m.: All Hazards Task book Committee Updates
    • Task book Committee Member at Large Jim Krugman
  • 9:30 - 10 a.m.: Break
  • 10 - 11:30 a.m.: Addressing Mental Health in a World of Emergencies
    • Boulder Public Health, Chris Saunders
    • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Heather Cook
  • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Lunch
  • 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.: Redefining "Emergency": Unique Events for IMTs
    • COVID-19 Pandemic - An Urban, Rural and Tribal View
      • Boulder Fire and Rescue, Mike Smith
      • Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Kerry Webster
      • University of Colorado, Megan Hatten
      • San Juan Basin Public health, Lori Zazzaro
  • 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.: Break
  • 1:45 - 2:15 p.m.: Redefining "Emergency": Unique Events for IMTs
    • Glenwood Springs Debris Flow
      • Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Andrew Knapp
      • CDOT, Todd Blake
      • OEM IMU Program Manager Drew Petersen
    • Unique Event Wrap Up
      • Drew Petersen
  • 2:15 - 2:45 p.m.: Beta Testing R-0325 All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) National Tier Assessment Exercise
    • Jeffco IMT
  • 2:45 - 3 p.m.: Wrap Up and Final Comments
    • Drew Petersen
    • Karen Dickson