BUILDING AND READYING YOUR INCIDENT COMMAND ROOM WORKSHOP
October 20, 2024 | Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel | Vancouver, British Columbia
OVERVIEW
This hands-on workshop will explore the fundamental roles of an incident command room and provide participants with a high-level overview of key considerations related to severe weather, crowds, emergency situations, and other hazards that you should be planning to manage at your events. Participants will work in teams to conduct risk assessments and develop incident action plans for their real-world events. This will require research to understand all the conditions of the assigned event so participants are encouraged to bring their laptops. Throughout this exercise our subject matter experts (Bryan Huneycutt, Dr. Kevin Kloesel and Kevin Tanner) will circulate to provide guidance and insights as the groups work towards presenting their incident command plans at the end of the day.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the roles, responsibilities, and communication involved in incident management.
- Understand the commonalities and differences in planning to management incidents from event to event.
- Understand some of the techniques, tools, and technology that can aid in the planning and management of incidents.
TRAINER BIOGRAPHIES
 | Bryan Huneycutt Bryan has spent over 35 years in live events and the performing arts in a myriad of performing, and leadership roles. These include stage shows, touring productions, sporting events, music festivals, fireworks and Emmy winning Disney parades. His experience in the industry spans the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He earned his Master of Tourism Administration Degree from George Washington University focused on Event and Exposition Management and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University. Bryan is a Co-Founder of the Safety Advisors Forum-Live Entertainment (SAF-LE), a member of the Mental Health and Suicide prevention steering committee for the Behind-the-Scenes Foundation and has served the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) on the Board of Directors, and as a Commissioner for Safety & Health. Bryan is the Vice President of Operations (North America) for Halo Solutions. |
| Dr. Kevin Kloesel Kevin has 25 years’ experience as an event forecaster having developed weather safety plans and forecasts for over 4000 outdoor events. He develops and leads high-impact weather safety training for numerous educational institutions, national sports associations and large venues. He also serves on the Health and Wellness captions of multiple touring world class corps for Drum Corps International, as well as a forecaster for the summer DCI tour. Kevin is a subject matter expert for the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security and the Education and Engagement Commissioner for the American Meteorological Society. He led the teams that won the Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University and the Ford Foundation for their work with the emergency management community in Oklahoma, as well as awards from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Kevin was awarded the American Meteorological Society's Charles E Anderson Award for "over two decades of dedication to engaging minority and underrepresented groups through community outreach and academic leadership. |
| Kevin Tanner Kevin is an arts and cultural leader with specialized expertise in venue and production management. As the Executive Director of Dalhousie Arts Centre, Kevin is leading one of Atlantic Canada’s premiere performing arts facilities towards a new strategic direction that seeks to align with the University’s goal to be a civic institution that makes national and global impacts. Kevin has served in production leadership roles at the Thousand Islands Playhouse, Kingston Grand Theatre (City of Kingston), Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (Queen’s University) and, most recently, was the Managing Director of Production at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity where he oversaw large scale outdoor concerts in the beautiful Shaw Amphitheatre and the renovation project to create the Jenny Belzberg Theatre. Passionate about promoting a strong safety culture in the arts industry, Kevin is one of the founding directors of the Event Safety Alliance Canada and holds a certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from Toronto Metropolitan University. He is a graduate of the Master of Arts in Arts Leadership program from Queen’s University and is currently studying law part-time through the University of London (UK). |
