Harvard Safety Symposium

This is a unique training limited to Ems, Fire, Law Enforcement and school personnel. Participants will hear about lessons learned from real events such as the Columbine HS shooting and the Platte Canyon Hostage Crisis. Hear from those who were there! A rare, day long opportunity to hear from nationally renowned speakers from EMS,Fire, Law Enforcement and School Administrators. They will share real time experiences and insight into historic and catastrophic mass casualty, community events.
***Learn… Show more what you can do in your community to prepare for the unthinkable.
***The "How To's" of MCI from the first 911 call to "picking up the pieces".
***Debriefings covering detailed and sensitive information will be combined with the responders genuine reaction and personal experience during and after the MCI events.
AGENDA
7:00-8:00a.m. Check-in & Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:00a.m. Frank DeAngelis Principal of Columbine HS
9:00-9:30a.m. Representative from Ma OEMS
9:30-9:45a.m. Break
9:45-11:45a.m.John-Michael Keyes & Sheriff Fred Wegener
11:45-1:00p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:30p.m. Dr. John Nicoletti Psy.D
2:30-2:45p.m. Break
2:45-3:45p.m. Joe Bergant Superintendent Chardon Schools
3:45-5:00p.m. Chief Larry Gaspar & Tom Hummel Chardon Fire
Speaker Bios
FRANK Deangelis is the Principal of Columbine HS. This presentation has rarely been given and in it he reveals the leadership lessons learned from the 1999 tragedy. This blunt, straight forward account provides invaluable insights into managing the after crisis with students, staff, community and the never ending media attention.
JOHN-MICHAEL Keyes is the Executive Director of the "I Love U Guys" Foundation. The death of his daughter Emily, at the hands of a gunman at Platte Canyon HS compelled Mr. Keyes to apply his professional expertise to school safety. With a combination of humor and heart, his presentation includes powerful reminders of the importance of recognizing that no school is immune, and offers free resources available to districts, departments and agencies.
SHERIFF Fred Wegener graduated from the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy, Aurora Police Department Detention Academy & the FBI National Academy. He was an integral part of Incident Command at the Platte Canyon HS Hostage Crisis in Baily, Co.
DR. John Nicoletti Psy.D is a Clinical/Police Psychologist specializing in identifying, assessing and defusing attack related behaviors and violence. He was on scene at the Columbine HS shooting and has been asked to take part in several high profile investigations including the shooting at Virginia Tech and the Aurora Movie Theater massacre. Dr.Nicoletti has published several books on the subject including "Violence Goes to Work".
JOE Bergant is the Superintendent of Chardon Public Schools where the events that took place on Feb. 27, 2012 shocked a salt of the earth, small town America, haven.
LARRY Gaspar is the Chief of Chardon, OH Fire Department.
TOM Hummel is the Assistant Chief of Chardon, OH Fire Department and was Incident Command the day that 6

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