California Air Response Planning Alliance - 2008 Summit

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California Air Response Program Alliance
2008 Summit - Air Quality in Emergency Response

	2008 CARPA Summit
	Description
	CARPA sponsored a two-day Summit in October to bring together air quality, public health, and emergency response professionals to learn about and discuss air quality issues that arise during emergencies. Major goals included building networks among responders and developing an understanding that effective response involves a range of skills and organizational awareness.
Download 2008 Summit Documents: 2008 Conference Proceedings (11.25MB) Proceedings Cover Letter (62 KB) Evaluations & Attendance (9.6 MB) Conference Announcement (3.35 MB) Program and Agenda (2.01 MB)	The conference was divided into three themes: Data - Matters associated with air measurement and technical assessments specific to emergency response and the special circumstances it presents. These included air quality analyzers and samplers, laboratory issues, and plume modeling. Data to Message - The interpretation of data and the health ramifications of the collected air quality monitoring and modeling information. Message - Focused on the function of public information officers in incident command, and how to craft and distribute health messages to the public.

	Data Presentations
	Particulate Matter Air Quality Monitoring in Emergency Response Jeff Cook, Emergency Response Coordinator California Air Resources Board	Presentation 1984 KB (pdf)
	Emergency Response: Perspective of a Large Air District Jason Low, PhD South Coast Air Quality Management District	Presentation 6557 KB (pdf)
	Emergency Response: Particulate Laboratory Issues Michael Poore, Chief Chemist Monitoring and Laboratory Division, California Air Resources Board	Presentation 51 KB (pdf)
	EPA Air Monitoring Equipment Philip R. Campagna, Chemist Emergency Response Team, US Environmental Protection Agency	Presentation 2357 KB (pdf)
	Monitoring, Sampling, and Lab Techniques Paul A. Nony, PhD, Manager of Toxicology Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC	Presentation 598 KB (pdf)
	LLNL Support for the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) and Interagency Modeling & Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC) Ron Baskett, Director of Operations NARAC-IMAAC Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Presentation 9878 KB (pdf)
	Prototyping the Emergency Smoke Response System (ESRS) Sim Larkin, PhD, Scientist Pacific Northwest Research Station, US Forest Service	Presentation 4967 KB (pdf)
	Large Air Release Response: Laboratory Perspective on Gas and Vapor Air Releases Stephen Wall, PhD, Chief, Outdoor Air Quality Research Program Environmental Health Laboratory, California Department of Public Health	Presentation 1673 KB (pdf)
	Role of AIRNow during Air Emergency Response Timothy S. Dye, Vice President of Meteorological Programs and Outreach, Sonoma Technology, Inc.	Presentation 3414 KB (pdf)
	Beyond Data Collection: Data Management and Decision Making CDR William Robberson, PE, Regional Response Team Coordinator US Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX	Presentation 4307 KB (pdf)
	Operational Emergency Response Modeling Systems for Use with Major Releases of Airborne Hazards Ron Baskett, Director of Operations NARAC-IMAAC Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Presentation 2.63 KB (pdf)

	Data to Message Presentations
	Data to Message Overview: Integrating data into protective health actions Shelley DuTeaux, PhD MPH, Emergency Response Coordinator Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	Presentation 111 KB (pdf)
	Issues Surrounding Chemical and Biological Agent Response and Recovery Ellen Raber, Deputy Program Manager CBRNE Countermeasures, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Presentation 714 KB (pdf)
	Overview of Health-Based Provisional Advisory Levels (PALs) Femi Adeshina, PhD, Fellow ACT National Homeland Security Research Center, US Environmental Protection Agency	Presentation 862 KB (pdf)
	Air Quality in Emergency Response Worker Health Considerations Rupali Das, MD MPH Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health	Presentation 410 KB (pdf)
	Shelter-in-Place: Decisions and Challenges Rich Nickle, MPH, Office of Emergency Response Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry	Presentation 200 KB (pdf)
	Using the Air Quality Index in Emergency Events Such as Fires Susan Lyon Stone, MS, Human Studies Division US Environmental Protection Agency	Presentation 6418 KB (pdf)

	Message Presentations
	Communicating Air Quality Health Messages Kerry Shearer, Communications & Media Officer Sacramento County Public Health	Presentation 1749 KB (pdf)

	Other Presentations
	Introduction to SEMS and Basic ICS Michael Warren, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator Hazardous Materials Unit, California Emergency Management Agency	Presentation 643 KB (pdf)
	Air-Borne Emergency Response Procedures Charles Mosher, MD MPH Public Health Officer and Air Pollution Control Officer, Mariposa County	Presentation 7055 KB (pdf)
	2007 San Diego Wildfires: Lessons Learned Wilma J. Wooten, MD MPH Public Health Officer, County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency	Presentation 1739 KB (pdf)
	Trial by Fire In San Diego: Lessons Learned from Wildfires of 2003 & 2007 Bill Brick, Senior Meteorologist San Diego County Air Pollution Control District	Presentation 3864 KB (pdf)
	CARPA Summit Table Top Exercise John Kennedy, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Lead Exercise Facilitator	Presentation 73 KB (pdf)

	Conference Handouts
	Sheltering in Place: Standards and Guidelines (courtesy, Rich Nickle, ATSDR)	Handout 25 KB (pdf)
	California Mutual Aid Regions	Handout 94 KB (pdf)
	Actionable Data – Handout and Worksheeet	Handout 2.47 MB (pdf)
	Common Acronyms and Definitions	Handout 21 KB (pdf)
	Training Resources	Handout 13 KB (pdf)
	Table Top Exercise Handout	Handout 163 KB (pdf)

If you have questions or comments, please contact Shelley DuTeaux at (916) 324-1149 or via email at sduteaux@arb.ca.gov