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The Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Community of Practice (COP) will be a 1.5-hour long virtual webinar featuring a presentation from Elizabeth White, an EMA Specialist for the Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency in Georgia. Her talk will focus on the 2024 Conyers, GA warehouse fire and chemical plume incident, which prompted the evacuation of an estimated 17,000 people and the shelter-in-place of an additional 90,000 individuals. The event was further complicated by interstate closures, sparse resources due to additional hazardous weather impacts including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, EOC location changes, and public messaging initiatives. The audience will have a chance to ask questions for the speakers and network with colleagues at the conclusion of the COP.

Audience: The webinar is open to individuals with a role in planning, implementing, or issuing evacuation or shelter-in-place protective action guidance.