Arizona Community Tree Council Presents

Managing Storm Damaged Trees: Response, Safety, and Treatment Workshop

Friday, December 8, 2017

7:00am - 3:00pm

(Registration begins at 6:30 am)

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7.25 Approved CEUs for Tree Workers & Certified Arborists

Speakers

John Gauthier, Jose Cordero, and Joe Mayne, APS Forestry,

and Special Programs Planners

Panel Discussion Topics

·          First encounter when crews are dispatched following a storm

·          Recognizing, assessing and mitigating the hazards and risks commonly encountered in the field

·          How work in the field ties into our system’s Incident Command and storm coordination

Program Agenda

 

 

6:30 – 7:00       Registration, Coffee and Breakfast Items

 

7:00 – 7:15       Introduction - Bill Murphy ACTC Board Member (host)

 

7:15 - 8:00        Overview of Emergency Management System in Scottsdale – Brent Olson - City Scottsdale Emergency Manager

 

8:00 - 9:15        Scottsdale’s Emergency Management Internal Team and Collaboration and Work Zone Safety - Reggie Fitzpatrick - City of Scottsdale Signals Manager

 

9:15 - 10:00      Chain Saw Safety Demonstration in Parking Lot - Geoff Eichel- Stihl Technical Sales Specialist

 

Break 10:00 -10:15am

 

10:15 - 11:00    Storm Assessment: Tree Triage - Eugene Kraus-Parks Manager-City Glendale, Certified Arborist

 

11:00 - 11:45    “Vermeer Best Practices, Proper & Safe Operation & General Maintenance” - Keith Conway-Vermeer Sales Southwest

 

11:45 - 12:15    Equipment Demonstration in Parking Lot (BC1000XL Chippers)

 

Lunch Break - 12:15 - 12:45

 

12:45 - 1:30      Proper Equipment for Storm Events - Geoff Eichel Stihl Technician Sales Specialist

 

1:30 - 2:30        Safety First – Caesar Cordova, APS Storm Prevention and Response

 

2:30 – 3:00       REVIEW AND QUESTIONS

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7.25 CEUs approved for Tree Workers & Certified Arborists

Your ISA & OPM Certification Numbers are necessary for the CEU sign-in sheets.  To help us expedite your CEU submissions, please provide your certification numbers so we have on file. 

Go here to send us your certification numbers.