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Alice Busch, EMT, CEM
Training and Exercise, Public Information, and Response Readiness and Operations:
Cell: 971-469-7972
Email: alice.busch@multco.us
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Alice is an Incident Command System trainer and coordinates the Training and Exercise Program, Public Information, Citizen Corps Programs, and supports emergency and disaster response readiness and operations for Multnomah County.
Alice started her career in the fire service in 1991. During her 21 years with the fire department, Alice served as an Emergency Manager, Emergency Medical Technician, Public Information and Education Officer, Social Services Liaison, Critical Incident Stress Manager, Fire Inspector, and Fire Investigator. Prior to her roles with MCEM, Alice worked as an Emergency Manager for the Department of County Human Services, DCHS. Her work involved Mass Care and Sheltering, Continuity of Operations, Disaster Behavioral Health, and Donations and Volunteer Management planning.
Alice has completed numerous federal, state and local disaster courses, holds a certificate from the Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute, a Bachelor’s in Communications/Advertising, and an Executive Master in Public Administration.
Alice’s service has spanned a breadth of Incident Command positions on both exercises and incidents and brings her contagious enthusiasm for disaster resilience with her to every meeting, training, and response.
CERTIFICATIONS (certifying agency in italics)
- All Hazard Division/Group Supervisor (L-960), National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS ICS),
Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency - All Hazard Incident Commander (L-950), National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS ICS),
Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency - All Hazard Logistics Section Chief (L-967), National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS ICS),
Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency - All Hazard Operations Chief (L-958), National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS ICS),
Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency - All Hazard Public Information Officer (L-952), National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS ICS),
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency - All Hazards Type III Incident Management Team,
US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency - Certified Emergency Manager,
International Association of Emergency Managers - Community Emergency Response Team Train the Trainer,
Department of State Police, Office of Emergency Management - Continuity of Operations Planning - Train the Trainer,
US Department of Homeland Security, Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency - CPR and First Aid Instructor and Basic Life Safety Instructor,
Health and Safety Institute - Disaster Basic Applied Practices Series,
Oregon Emergency Management - Disaster Professional Development Series,
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic,
Oregon Health Authority - Hazardous Materials Incident Commander,
National Fire Protection Association, Department of Public Safety Standards and Training - Incident Command System Train the Trainer (L-449),
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency - Instructor, Incident Command System and Public Information / Communications courses,
Approved instructor through Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and Oregon Emergency Management - Juvenile Fire-setter Intervention Specialist,
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training - National Type II Wildland Firefighter,
Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group - National Type III Incident Information Officer (S-403),
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Oregon Certified Emergency Management Specialist,
Oregon Emergency Management Association - Public Information Officer,
National Fire Protection Association, Department of Public Safety Standards and Training - Task Force Leader – Special Operations (L-984),
Oregon Fire Instructors Association - Task Force/Strike Team Leader (S-330) all hazards approach,
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
DISASTER/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP COURSES
- All Hazards Emergency Response Planning,
Oregon Department of Human Services, Addictions and Mental Health Division - Bakken Oil Transport: Emerging Risks Awareness Training,
University of Washington, NW Center for Occupational Health and Safety - Basic Skills 1 and 2,
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation,
Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience and Oregon Public Health Authority - Common Responsibilities (ICS 420-1),
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources,
Portland Community College - Cyber Security Awareness,
Multnomah County IT - Disaster Management & Emergency Preparedness (DMEP),
American College of Surgeons - Disaster Resource Center / Coordinator and Staff - Shelter Training,
Multnomah County Human Services/Transition Projects, Inc - Earthquake Mitigation for Hospitals (P-767),
Oregon Emergency Management - Emergency Shelter Operations,
Cascade Chapter of American Red Cross - Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment,
US Department of Homeland Security - National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center - Evacuation and Reentry Planning Train the Trainer (G 358),
Oregon Emergency Management - Exercise Design and Evaluation,
Oregon Emergency Management - Hazards Planning and Resilience: The Elected Official’s Perspective,
American Planning Association Hazards Planning Center - Hospital Decontamination Training,
National Disaster Medical System, NW Hospital Emergency Management Committee - ICS/EOC Interface Course (G 191),
Organizational Quality Associates - Large-scale Rail Response,
Oregon State Fire Marshal - Legal Issues and Disasters (MGT 366),
University of the District of Columbia/FEMA - Multi-Agency Coordination (ICS 401),
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Multi-Agency Coordination Group (M-480),
Organizational Quality Associates - Non-Structural Seismic Mitigation (E 74),
Oregon Emergency Management - Pandemic Preparedness Summit, Beyond the Basics,
Oregon Health Authority - Privacy and Security: Safeguarding Personal Information (PII 0-3),
Multnomah County - Project Management Basics,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Special Event Management,
Special Event Safety Seminars - Standardized Awareness Authorized Training Program,
Center for Domestic Preparedness/FEMA
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND STANDARDS TRAINING COURSES
- ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command
- ICS 400 Advanced Incident Command
- American with Disabilities Act
- Basic Fire Investigation
- Burn Prevention Programs
- Fire Prevention Fundamentals
- Fire Problems and Human Behavior
- Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations
- Instructor I and II and National Fire Protection Association Instructor I
- NW Fire and Arson Seminar
- Policy and Report Writing for Public Education
- Program Evaluation, Marketing, Job Analysis, and Fire Department Budgets
- Public Education Specialist II, Public Education Officer I, National Fire & Life Safety Educator I, II, III
PUBLIC INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS
- Communicating Under Fire,
Department of Safety Standards and Training - Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications by Leaders for Leaders and Pandemic Influenza,
US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications by Leaders for Leaders,
US Department of Health & Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Crisis Communications Forum,
Washington County Office of Consolidated Emergency Management, Oregon Continuity Planners Association - Hazard Communications,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Joint Information System/Center/Public Information Officer Team Training,
Media Survival Group - Law Enforcement Media Relations: Communications and Simulations (level 7),
Public Safety Communications - Marketing Fire Protection in Your Community,
National Fire Academy, FEMA - Media Relations,
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training - Public Information and Communications for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing, POD,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) - Public Information and Communications for Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism Incident,
US Department of Homeland Security/National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center - Public Relations, Information, and Education,
Department of Safety Standards and Training
EQUITY AND TRAUMA INFORMED COMMUNICATIONS
- Adapting to Change,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Building Partnerships Across Difference,
Multnomah County Talent Development - Compassionate Communication,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Conflict Resolution for Leads,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response,
Cine-Med/Continuing Education Board for Emergency Medical Services - De-escalation: Developing Self-awareness,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Ethics in Public Service,
Multnomah County Talent Development - Handling Potentially Volatile Situations,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Leveraging Diversity and Nurturing Excellence,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Managing Difficult Conversations,
Multnomah County Organizational Learning - Social Determinants of Health, Solving Problems in Partnership,
Portland State University - The Equity and Empowerment Lens,
Multnomah County Office of Equity and Diversity - Trauma Informed Care and Practice,
Multnomah County Talent Development - Trauma Informed De-escalation,
Multnomah County Behavioral Health - Verbal Judo,
Code 4 Public Safety Education Association
EMS, FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
- Basic Disaster Life Support,
International Center for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine - Child Passenger Safety Level 1,
Safety Seat Installer Training, Alliance for Community Traffic Safety - DUII Multidisciplinary Impaired Driving Prevention,
Public Safety Transportation Conference - Fire Cause Determination,
Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office - Firewise Communities Workshop,
Washington State Department of Natural Resources - Logistics Section in the EOC: Modules 1-3,
Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization - Northwest Leadership Seminar, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019
- Operations Section and Section Chief in the EOC,
Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization - Organizational Risk Management: Why Things Go Right and Wrong in Public Safety Operations,
Gordon Graham - The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Investigators,
Code 4 Public Safety Education Association - Wildfire Smoke Exposure Control and Protection,
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
- Basic Psychological First Aid & Post Traumatic Stress Management,
International Trauma Center - Bullet Proof Mind: Preparing for Combat,
Code 4 Public Safety Education Association - Dealing with Volatile Situations,
Multnomah County Organizational Development - Emotional First Aid,
Trauma Intervention Program NW - Emotional Survival for the Emergency Services Provider,
Kevin M. Gillmartin, PhD - Managing Emotions Under Pressure,
Code 4 Public Safety Education Association - Mental Health First Aid,
Multnomah County Behavioral Health - Understanding Trauma and Crisis Response,
Portland State University - Virginia Tech Terror – Tragic Lessons for All of Us,
Code 4 Public Safety Education Association
INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION COURSES
- Specialized Training in the Field of Emergency Services
- Certificate for Specialized Training in the field of Emergency Services
- Families and CISM: Developing a Comprehensive Program
- Line of Duty Death: Preparing the Best for the Worst
- Responding to School Crisis: An Integrated Multi-Component Crisis Intervention Approach
- Stress Management for the Trauma Provider
- Suicide Prevention/Intervention and Postvention
- Terrorism: Psychological Impact and Interventions
- Critical Incident Stress Management – Interventions for:
- Individual and Peer Crisis Intervention
- Group Crisis Intervention
- Advanced Crisis Intervention
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE / FEMA COURSES
- IS 00001 Emergency Program Manager
- IS 15.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
- IS 00020.13 Diversity Awareness
- IS 00029 Public Information Officer Awareness
- ICS 100 Introduction to Incident Command System
- IS 139 Exercise Design
- ICS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- IS 230.a Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- IS 235 Emergency Planning
- IS 240 Leadership and Influence
- IS 241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving
- IS 242.a Effective Communication
- IS 244.a Developing and Managing Volunteers
- IS 250 Emergency Support Function 15; External Affairs
- IS 275 EOC Management and Operations
- IS 393.a Hazard Mitigation
- IS 00547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations
- IS 634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program
- IS 700.a National Incident Management System
- IS 701.a NIMS Multiagency Coordination System (MACS)
- IS 702.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems
- IS 703.a NIMS Resource Management
- IS 704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
- IS 00775 EOC Management and Operations
- IS 800.a National Response Plan/Framework
- IS 00806 Emergency Support Function (ESF) 6 Mass Care, Emergency Assistance
- IS 00814 Emergency Support Function (ESF) 14 Long-Term Community Recovery
- IS 00907 Active Shooter What You Can Do
- IS 2200, 2300, 2302, 2304, 2306, and 2308: Emergency Operations Center Functions
- Large-scale Aviation Accident Response Workshop
- Multi Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
- Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Planning
RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Cultures, Communications, Coordination, and Command: Lessons Learning, Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference
- The Multnomah County Equity Lens, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Conference
- Emergency Preparedness 101 and Beyond: Working Across Disciplines, Northwest Alliance of Information and Referral System Regional Conference
- Eagle Creek Wildfire Lessons Learned, Oregon Emergency Management Conference
- Overview of the Incident Command Structure, Working in Support of Fire and Law, Responding to Mass Casualty Events, Advanced Academy Oregon Crime Victims’ Assistance Network
- Disaster Resilience: Our Shared Roles, Washington State Partners in Preparedness Conference
- How to Survive Apocalypse: Can Stories Save Us?, Rose City Comic Con
- How to Work Effectively with Emergency Management Agencies Before, During, and After Disaster: Making Connections, Northwest Facilities Expo
- Disaster Resilience Begins with You, Society for Human Resource Management
- Oregon Case Study: People Experiencing Homelessness and Disaster Resilience and Response, National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference
- The Coming Earthquake: Creating Connections, Building Disaster Resilience and Working in Partnership with Public Agencies, National Members in Ministry, Gladstone Camp Annual Conference
- Dealing with Difficult People During Disasters, National Emergency Preparedness Leadership Forum/Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Multnomah County, Sustainability Award, HazMat Report - 2024
- Multnomah County Chair’s Excellence Award, COVID response - 2020
- Multnomah County Chair’s Excellence Award, contributions to emergency management - 2018
- Multnomah County, Outstanding Team Achievement Award, Eagle Creek Fire Response - 2018
- Multnomah County, Outstanding Team Achievement Award, Emergency Communication Team - 2017
- Oregon Emergency Management, Emergency Management Professional of the Year - 2017
- Multnomah County Chair’s Excellence Award, Team Snowpocalypse - 2014
- Clackamas and Washington County Medical Reserve Corps, Outstanding Contribution - 2013
- Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, Leadership in Neighborhood Emergency Team - 2013
- Urban Area Security Initiative Region Citizen Corps Council, Certificate of Appreciation dedication to community preparedness - 2012
- Urban Area Security Initiative Region Medical Reserve Corps Certificate of Appreciation - 2012
- City of Milwaukie, Outstanding Service Recognition - 2012
- City of Happy Valley, Outstanding Service Recognition - 2012
- Oregon Trail School District, Partnership Award - 2009
- Optimists - Outstanding Individual Contributions to the Betterment of Community - 2007
- Oregon Department of Human Services, Community Service Medal - Outstanding commitment to the non-patient care aspects of a community's EMS System - 2006
- Oregon Code Committee, Appreciation of participation - 2004
- Sandy Fire District - Outstanding Service - 2002, 2003, 2004
- Western Insurance Information Service, Selfless Contribution, Fire and Life Safety Educator – 1999
