EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
by Michael J. Halligan, Associate Director | University of Utah

This presentation will highlight the success and challenges universities have encountered when developing
and implementing an Emergency Management program on campus. Identification of stakeholders, training key staff on their roles and responsibilities during a disaster gaining support from administration and utilizing on and off campus resources to build the components of your plan will be discussed.

Mike Halligan is the Associate Director for Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety at
the University of Utah. He is an expert on student fire safety and large scale special event safety. He has provided fire and life safety plans for three Olympic games and has lectured around the world on student housing fire prevention. He has authored over 20 articles on fire prevention and safety for campuses and is a regular contributor to College and University Planning Management. Mike also consults with campuses to review and improve campus fire prevention programs, he has also provided expert witness testimony for campus related fire litigation. He is a leader in evaluation of new products that have fire safety applications on campus and consults with campuses and vendors to solve fire safety issues. Mike has been involved in Emergency
Management planning at the University for 24 years and is currently part of a team rewriting the plan for
his campus.

Contact the CCFS Support Team for your Campus Fire Forum 2011 logon information.