The State Emergency Response Commission will meet on Friday, July 21, at the State Emergency Operations Center. The meeting will be available via livestream at ncdps.gov/news-conference.

WHAT: State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Meeting. The 23-member SERC is responsible for protecting the state’s citizens and environment through effective emergency planning.

WHEN: Friday, July 21, 2023, at 9 a.m.

WHERE: State Emergency Operations Center

Joint Force Headquarters Building, 

1636 Gold Star Drive, 

Raleigh, NC 27607

AGENDA:

09:00 AM Call to Order 

Old Business 

09:05 AM Approval of April 21, 2023 Meeting Minutes 

New Business 

09:10 AM New Member Introductions 

09:15 AM 2023 Hurricane Season Update                              Laura Silver, NCEM Plans 

09:25 AM 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program                Matt Kemnitz, NCEM Administration

                 Project Brief 

09:40 AM Lithium-Ion Batteries: Considerations                    Elizabeth LaDow, USDOT 

                 for Emergency Response 

10:00 AM Statewide Interoperability                                      Greg Hauser, NCEM Operations 

                 Executive Committee Update 

10:10 AM Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention          Caroline Valand, DPS 

                 and Office of Violence Prevention                          Sherry Hunter, DPS 

10:20 AM SERC Association/Agency Reports 

• North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs 

• North Carolina State Highway Patrol

• North Carolina National Guard 

• North Carolina Association of EMS Administrators 

• North Carolina Department of Labor 

• International Association of Venue Managers 

The remaining 2023 regularly scheduled SERC Meeting will be October 20, 2023 at 09:00 AM

Note: The Chairperson may call special meetings as needed.