Disaster & Emergency Plan Clinic

Colorado Arts & Cultural Network Emergency Preparedness invites you to join us for a free Disaster & Emergency Plan Clinic.  Anyone working in facilities and venues, as well as event producers and community organizers are invited. 

The event will be held at the McNichols Civic Center Building  (144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver) on Monday, Dec. 4-6 p.m. 

Light refreshments provided. 

Bring your existing plans, and if you do not have one, find out about templates and samples you can easily complete. You will hear about free services and grants available to help organizations with disaster plan development. We'll have tools on hand that will get you started, such as a priority worksheets, risk assessment forms for facilities, and emergency planning team worksheets. 

THEME: Planning to Protect LIFE SAFETY, FACILITIES, and COLLECTIONS 

If you have staff with interest across these topic areas, please bring them - we will be holding concurrent sessions during the workshop. 

Presenters:
Matthew Kowal, Emergency Preparedness Consultant hosted by Denver Arts & Venues, topic: Festivals and Events: The Art of Mass Gatherings 
Tom Clareson, Project Director, Performing Arts Readiness/LYRASIS, topic: Resources and Funding
Leigh Grinsead, Digital Services Consultant, topic: Digital and Physical Threats
Sean Ferguson Preservation Specialist, Northeast Document Conservation Center, topic: Disaster Plan Writing for Response
Nate Hayden, Event Liaison, Office of Special Events  Emergency Medical Requirements for Special Events **
Bill Benerman, Environmental Protection and Response Section Manager, Denver Department of Public Health & Environment Emergency Medical Requirements for Special Events **

For questions about the event, please e-mail Matthew.kowal@denvergov.org, or call 720-865-5572 

This event is FREE. Please register by Wednesday, Nov. 28, 10 p.m. 
We look forward to seeing you! 
Sponsors: Performing Arts Readiness,  Denver Arts & Venues, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Majestic Collaborations, Inc. 
 
**Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) has developed rules and regulations to provide emergency medical requirements (EMR) coordination at public events held on public property within the City and County of Denver and is necessary to protect public health. Event organizers and promoters must consider and take steps to mitigate potential hazards and vulnerabilities for events. These rules and regulations define the emergency medical requirements for special events of a certain size. The key component of this requirement is the development of a Health and Medical Plan (HMP).

Staff from DDPHE, Denver Health and the Office of Special Events will be available to answer any questions regarding the requirements, developing HMP’s or including the information in your overall emergency action plan.