Name
Let’s Play Disaster: Using Community Events To Prepare for The Big One
Description

We tend to talk about the big one, that giant massive disaster, the kind that rarely happens. How do you keep your organization ready to respond to the big one, while building useful everyday skills? Easy, have them plan out responses for the events they see all the time, country fairs, carnivals and car shows.

This class will cover planning for small-scale events to build readiness for the big one. We’ll talk about planning, staffing, managing and all other details required to successfully staff local events. We’ll share strategies for responding, building morale, keeping people engaged by making them part of the plan, and executing an MCI strategy for local events. Attendees will understand how to put a plan together and build community trust that they’ll be ready when something terrible happens.

NYS CME - All Levels - Core - Operations

Speakers
Richard HuffRichard Huff, NREMT-B, MS, is an award-winning educator and innovator in EMS. He was presented with the 2024 NJ Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award. JEMS magazine named him an EMS 10 innovator for developing empathy training for EMS providers. He frequently speaks at national and regional EMS conferences, focusing on critical and often overlooked soft skills in EMS. Huff serves as the PIO for the NJ EMS Task Force. He is a member of the NJ Disaster Response Crisis Counselor team, a life member of the Atlantic Highlands First Aid Squad, and a member of the Leonardo First Aid. He is a frequent contributor to EMS publications.Richard Huff
Date & Time
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM