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Managing Natural Gas Emergencies
Meeting Agenda
January 29-31, 2008 in Nashville, TN


Day Time Topic
1 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Welcome and Class Introductions/Workshop Overview
Mike Grubb, Southern Gas Association

1 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Introduction to Emergency Planning
Don McCoy, Transportation Safety Institute

1 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Working With Emergency Response Agencies
Glen Boatwright, Nixon & Associates

1 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break
1 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Introduction to Incident Command Systems
Glen Boatwright, Nixon & Associates

1 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM National Association of State Fire Marshals "Safe Pipelines" Initiative
Glen Boatwright, Nixon & Associates

1 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM BUSINESS MIXER
2 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
2 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Dealing With The Media
Neil Nixon, Nixon & Associates

2 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break
2 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Dealing With the Media: Case Study
Don McCoy, Transportation Safety Institute

2 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
2 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Emergency Preparation and Planning
Reggie Lett, Duke Energy

2 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Break
2 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Mock Emergency Drills
Glen Boatwright, Nixon & Associates

2 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Debrief and Review
3 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
3 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Investigation of Natural Gas Fires and Explosions
Sammy Russo, APR Consultants

Wrap-up/Adjournment