Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
The 2025 Rural & Ready Conference will be held September 24th and 25th at the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Wednesday, September 2th will feature a full day session, and Thursday, September 25th will be a morning session.
Rural & Ready is an interdisciplinary conference aimed at discussing emergency preparedness and response with a focus on rural settings. Conference topics include best practices, resource overviews, planning and response tactics, and real event case studies. The 2025 keynote will feature a response review and lessons learned from the 2023 East Palestine Train Derailment, provided by Jeff Kimble from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Rural & Ready 2025 will feature a full day of presentations on Wednesday, September 24th and a morning session on Thursday, September 25th. Check back at www.chippewahd.com/rural-and-ready for speaker / topic updates and additional conference information, see attached flyer for more info.
This is an excellent event for Emergency Planners, Medical Profesionals, Law Enforcement, Public Health professionals, Firefighers, Behavioral Health professionals, and anyone else who may have a role in local or regional emergency response or planning.
The Rural and Ready planning and organization is a collaboritve effort of MyMichigan Health, US Customs and Border Protection, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community, Chippewa County Office of Emergency Management, Sault Ste Marie Fire Department, US Coast Guard, and the Chippewa County Health Department.
