Park County Disaster Response Symposium – Livingston

Park County Disaster Response Symposium

April 3^rd, 2025, 9:00AM – 3:30PM

City/County Community Room – 414 E. Callender St. Livingston, MT 59047

Lunch will be provided!!

9:00 – 10:30    Introductions and Round Table  (Robin)

• 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 (Karl Carlson and Kirk Yoder)

11:00 – 11:30 – Park County DES’s role in emergency response (Greg Coleman)

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

• CY 2022 Disaster Water Grants Program in Montana
  • Disaster Declaration January 2022 – December 2022
  • https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/calendar-year-2022-disaster-water-grants-program/mt#overview
• 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 (Ben with Kristi)

1:30 – 2:30 – Emergency Response Plans (Christine)

2:30 – 3:30 – Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines  (Roger)

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