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Organizational Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace

Date: June 3, 2025 
Regular Meeting: 11:30 am Las Palmas, 1501 Sage Road, Medford, OR
Presenter: Kelly Burns, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Ashland

This presentation provides guidance on how to prepare for emergencies in the workplace. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of potential hazards, and will explore best practices for maintaining a safe and resilient work environment.

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As Emergency Management Coordinator, I oversee a broad range of emergency operations for the city and its citizens including emergency messaging, emergency planning, evacuation notices and coordination, Ashland’s Joint-Emergency Operations Center, and the continuous relationship building and training of all levels of government, economy, infrastructure, and citizenry so we are better prepared to respond to and recover from natural and man-made disasters.
  • Born in Ashland, grew up in Alaska 
  • SOU, Humanities degree 1995, (Languages and Mathematics). 
  • Ashland Fire & Rescue over 31 years, last rank held, Battalion Chief/EMT-P, C-shift. 
  • EMT-Paramedic for 28 of my 31 years at AF&R. 
  • Initial IC at Almeda Fire 
  • Fought fire all over Oregon and California 
  • Assumed role City of Ashland Emergency Manager Feb 1st, 2023 to fill the gaps exposed during the Almeda and Obenchain fires. 
  • Plenty of gas left in the tank. 


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