Emergency Management Committee

Meeting Minutes

Monday October 14, 2013

·    The Waupaca County Emergency Management Committee was called to order by, Chairman Dick Koeppen, at 9:00 am.

Members Present: Chairman Dick Koeppen, Vice Chairman Jim Loughrin, Supervisors:  Robert Flease, Gary Barrington and Gerald Murphy

Others Present: Andrew Carlin, Eric Halverson

Absent:  William Jonely

      Opening meeting statement was read by Chairman Dick Koeppen

      A motion was made by Supervisor Flease and seconded by Supervisor Barrington to approve the minutes from the August12, 2013 meeting.  Motion carried.

      A motion was made by Supervisor Loughrin and seconded by Supervisor Murphy to approve the agenda as written.  Motion carried. 

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      Chairman Koeppen opened the meeting to the discussion of the Emergency Management report for August and September

Andrew Carlin and Eric Halverson presented the following items:

· September LEPC meeting – Next meeting at Agropur(this committee Invited)

· Continue with MABAS training – Radio Drills with Comm Center

· How MABAS is used by the responders for pre-planning resources

· Mobile Command Post to Waupaca County Fair – discussed thunderstorm

· Attended Waupaca County Fire Fighters Association meeting

· Command Post to Kids fishing tournament in Fremont

· Portable radio “go packs” ready to go

· Waupaca Schools are progressing with the new safety programs

· Radio show in Shawano for “preparedness month” w/Dick Koeppen

· Radio show WDUX for “preparedness month”

· Wrote an article for the newsletter for the Town of Farmington on winter preparedness

· 2013 year-end close out

· Hazmat refresher/recertification training – dealing with victims

· Hosted County EMS Directors meeting in EOC

· Changing off-site plan format to Whoprs format

· Updating city and village EOP’s

· Planning exercises with Portage County

·  Starting 2014 P.O.W.

· Working with Waushara County on Hazmat exercise in November

Next regular meeting of the Waupaca County Emergency Management Committee is scheduled for December 9, 2013 at 9:00 am in the conference room at the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office.

· A motion was made by Supervisor Flease and seconded by Supervisor Barrington, to adjourn. Motion carried.

· Meeting adjourned at 9:55

Respectfully Submitted

                                                                                    Eric Halverson. Dep. Director

                                                                                    Emergency Managemen