Flathead County Disaster Response Symposium – Kalispell MT

Flathead County Disaster Response Symposium

September 24th, 2025, 9:00AM – 3:30PM

Flathead County Office of Emergency Services

625 Timberwolf Pkwy, Kalispell, MT 59901

Lunch will be provided!!

9:00 – 10:30    Introductions and Round Table

• Damage, Recovery Status
• What did you do – What worked – What did not work – What would you do differently
• A look at recent disasters or potential disasters across Montana

10:30 – 11:00 – DEQ’s role in Emergency Response (Kirk Yoder)

11:00 – 11:30 – Flathead County OES’s role in emergency response (Juanita Nelson)

11:30 – 12:00 – USDA RD  (Shelby Welch and Lindsay Volpe)

• Economic Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG)
• Application Process – RD Apply
• gov and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

12:00 – 12:30 –   Lunch Break

12:30 – 1:30 – Risk and Resilience Assessment – Tool to recognize and rank your system’s current top risks

1:30 – 2:30 – Emergency Response Plans

2:30 – 3:30 – Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines

Please register at www.mrws.org      CECs: Water and Wastewater 0.6