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Risk of Flooding & the Role of the National Weather
Presenter- Tim Halbach
Presentation Title: The Role of our National Weather Service in Flood Response & Recovery
Summary of Presentation: The National Weather Service (NWS) plays a critical role in disaster response and recovery by providing essential information and resources to communities. See this presentation on how the NWS supports emergency preparedness, incident response coordination and during recovery efforts to rebuild and adapt to future challenges. Overall, NWS is integral to enhancing the resilience of communities and ensuring effective disaster management and recovery.
Bio: Tim Halbach is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan office. His role as the WCM is to focus on weather preparedness and making sure that people have ways to receive hazardous weather information. Tim has been in the NWS for 21 years and previously had worked in the Washington D.C., Chicago and La Crosse, WI NWS offices. Tim grew up in Fond du Lac, WI and witnessed the last F5 tornado to occur in Wisconsin in Oakfield.
BUSINESS RESILIENCY PROFESSIONALS OF WISCONSIN