Recorded: 6/10/2025
Are municipalities ever fully prepared for disasters? Maybe not, but having strong plans, processes, and resources in place can make a crucial difference.
Join the Municipal Operations Support team (MOS) as they reflect on lessons from Vermont’s 2023 and 2024 disasters to help you prepare more effectively for what lies ahead.
In this webinar, MOS:
- Outlines proactive steps to strengthen your position and maximize potential disaster funding.
- Defines key roles and responsibilities in the critical hours leading up to disasters and the early days of response.
- Highlights essential tools and resources to help you determine what to do, when to act, and how to proceed.
Whether you're responsible for municipal operations or have a role in disaster readiness and response, this webinar provides valuable takeaways to help you confidently handle disasters when they strike. Attendees receive:
- essential guidance for navigating disaster preparedness and response,
- practical strategies to strengthen preparedness,
- expert insights based on municipal successes and challenges,
- critical knowledge about roles, responsibilities, and key decisions that shape emergency response, and
- useful tools and resources that can be accessed when you need them.
Speakers:
Katie Buckley, Municipal Operations Team Director, VLCT, kbuckley@vlct.org
Kathleen Ramsay, Municipal Operations Specialist, VLCT, kramsay@vlct.org
Bonnie Waninger, Project and Funding Specialist, VLCT, bwaninger@vlct.org
Presentation: Are You Ready for Your Next Disaster?
Resources:
- Maximize Your Eligibility for Disaster Damage Repair Expense Funds
- What to do NOW When a Major Storm is in the Forecast
- Disaster Response Documentation Tips
- FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide
- FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide (PA Only)
- VLCT's Flood Preparedness, Response & Recovery webpage
Video Recording:
Recorded sessions reflect current information (including any relevant applications of law) at the time of the recording. For the most up-to-date information, members should email info@vlct.org or use our Ask A Question webpage.
Please do not distribute this recording.
Disclaimer: This resource was created by Municipal Operations Support (MOS) staff of non-legal professionals with expertise of the subject matter. It is only intended to provide information and does NOT constitute legal advice. Readers with legal questions are encouraged to contact an attorney. The use or downloading of this resource does NOT create an attorney-client relationship and will not be treated in a confidential manner. Non-legal questions about this resource can be directed to MOS staff at mos@vlct.org.