2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

fleet, security operations and classification management with a specific focus on issues relative to health services. Finally, we will outline the Florida Department of Corrections’ response to Hurricane Michael. Objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to apply best practices and strategies to quickly respond to emergencies impacting their respective agencies while preserving the key correctional priorities of protecting the public, staff and offenders, as well as attending to extreme impacts to institutional infrastructure. Moderator: Jason Hoskins, Assistant Bureau Chief, Security Operations, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Speakers: Ricky Dixon, Deputy Secretary of Institutions, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Hope Gartman, Director of Institutional Operations and Intelligence, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Angela Gordon, Region 1 Director of Institutions, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Jason Hoskins, Assistant Bureau Chief, Security Operations, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida; Thomas Reimers, Assistant Secretary of Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida

B-4H Emergency Management in a Correctional Setting — Lessons Learned from Large

Scale Emergencies Room 200

The unique nature of corrections emergency management demands optimal use of limited resources, especially when unforeseen circumstances arise, such as natural disasters. All correctional entities need to respond to both routine and serious incidents in a consistent and confident manner, which must be undertaken while ensuring the safety of the public, staff, inmate population and institutional infrastructure. The Florida Department of Corrections faced major hurricanes in 2016, 2017, and culminating in 2018 with Hurricane Michael. The agency’s response involved the evacuation of multiple institutions and damages in excess of $50 million. This workshop will cover some of the lessons learned and preparation steps that can be taken during emergency events to minimize collateral damages resulting from high impact emergencies/disasters. We will discuss an overview of the Florida Department of Corrections Emergency Management system and response plans. We will also discuss hurricane preparation from an agency administrative level, which involves collaboration with food service, facility services,

Workshops Sunday, Aug. 4 t 2:30–4 p.m.

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