Hurricane Preparedness -- The Who, What, and Why of the 120 Hour Plan

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Hurricane Preparedness -- The Who, What, and Why of the 120 Hour Plan
Brandon Murray, San Antonio Fire Department Jim Reidy, IAFF

This session will provide a basic outline for a 120-hour plan that leads up to landfall of a hurricane, identifying the actions involved and the partners needed to successfully implement such a plan. Attendees will receive valuable information gained through best practices from field experience.

Presented by:

Brandon Murray, San Antonio Fire Department
Brandon Murray is a 15-year veteran of the San Antonio Fire Department. He has been a member of the SAFD Shelter Management Team since its inception during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He is a Shelter Branch Director and one of the lead instructors for the team's shelter management instructional classes. The team provides shelters for upwards of 15,000 people and their pets. He is a member of the All Hazards Incident Management Team and Wildland Firefighting Team in San Antonio. He has a BS from Angelo State University and an MA in Adult and Higher Education from University of Texas at San Antonio. He also has Instructor I certification.

Jim Reidy, IAFF
Jim Reidy has been a San Antonio Firefighter for 28 years and part of the San Antonio Fire Department Shelter Management Team from 2005 to present. He is currently a Deputy Shelter Branch Director at the Alamo Regional Command Center. He has participated in all aspects of evacuee shelter operations, starting with Hurricane Katrina up to present day. These events involved operations running simultaneously, with populations from 200 to 8,000 at one mega-shelter. He is an instructor for ARCC/SAFD Shelter Manager Class and an adjunct instructor for TEEX. Jim also teaches classes on disaster shelter operations and managing an evacuation shelter. He is also a principal member representing the IAFF on NFPA's Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-entry Technical Committee.