Building durable partnerships before crises occur. Effective emergency response depends on governance structures, trust, and sustainable partnerships. These sessions explore frameworks for joint response, including governance models, mutual aid and benefit agreements, funding mechanisms, and approaches for building cross-sector trust before emergencies occur.

The Human Element: Building Cross-Sector Trust

Panel discussion with emergency management, fire, public safety, and transportation on establishing clear lines of communication and trust before a disaster occurs. How might agency staff at all levels build relationships across sectors? And what are positive outcomes and lessons learned from when communication and trust have gone well and when it has not?