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NA UFST: Task Specialist Workshop

A 2 day workshop to develop Task Specialists for the Northeastern Area (USDA Forest Service).

When 2009-09-15 to
2009-09-16
Where Doyle Conservation Center
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The USDA Forest Service and the Massachusetts Tree Wardens & Foresters Association are hosting this 2 day workshop to develop "strike teams" for the Northeastern states.

Who Should Attend?:
Urban Foresters, Arborists, Tree Wardens, Foresters and others in related professions in the Northeast Area who meet the following guidelines are invited to register:

  • Must be a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture or have other similar certification
  • Must have basic knowledge or experience with risk tree assessment
  • Should have an interest in participating locally, in-state or regionally in storm response
  • Must be willing to complete several basic NIMS/ICS on-line courses, including:

         IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System

         IS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Single Resources & Initial Action Incident

         IS-700 NIMS An Introduction


Cost: $50

 

Registration:

 

Submit Registration form by August 31

Registration is limited to 28 people

Contact
Karen Doherty, Executive Director
Mass. Tree Wardens' and Foresters' Association
P.O. Box 326
South Hadley, MA 01075-0326
781-894-4759

Presentations

Urban Forest Emergency Response

Speakers: Paul Revell

A history of the Urban Forest Strike Team (UFST) development in the southern region.
UFST: Team and Crew Dynamics

Speakers: David Stone

An introduction to the team structure and crew dynamics for UFST disaster response.

Sub-Topics
Disaster, Risk Assessment and Hazard
State(s)/Region(s)
Northeast