When Cyber Strikes: Communicating with Confidence (13 Oct 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

SWHSP Presents:

When Cyber Strikes: Communicating with Confidence

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM
In Person | Paul Davis Restoration
W226 N918 Northmound Dr., Suite 100, Waukesha, WI

About the Workshop

A cyber incident is more than an IT problem—it can quickly become an organization-wide emergency.

This interactive workshop will focus on organizational readiness for cyber incidents, using real-world case studies to explore how organizations have navigated incidents from initial response through recovery. Particular attention will be given to the critical role of internal and external communication, including how organizations coordinate, communicate with employees and partners, and manage information during a rapidly evolving incident.

Through facilitated breakout discussions, attendees will have an opportunity to consider their own organization’s readiness, identify potential gaps, and share practices and lessons learned with other participants.

Whether your cyber incident plans are well established or just getting started, this session will help you think beyond cybersecurity and IT—and consider the broader coordination, communication, continuity, and recovery actions needed when a cyber incident disrupts your organization.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop was designed with non-IT professionals in mind. While cybersecurity and IT partners are welcome, the focus is on the people who may be responsible for coordinating the organizational response, communicating with employees and leadership, sharing information with partners or the public, maintaining operations, and supporting recovery during a cyber incident.

That includes professionals in:

Emergency Management & Business Continuity
Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS & Emergency Communications
Security, Safety, & Risk Management
Education & Healthcare
Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity & Information Technology
Nongovernmental Organizations
Private-Sector Organizations

You do not need to be a cybersecurity or IT professional to participate. The workshop is intended to bring together the broader range of people and organizations involved when a cyber incident becomes an organizational emergency.

Space is limited — register today!

REGISTER

Questions? Please contact us at swhsp.info@gmail.com.

View the event flyer: Oct. 15 SWHSP Education Session Flyer

Mass Fatalities Incident Response (Mauston, WI) (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT

G386 - Mass Fatalities Incident Response

This course prepares state and local response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster.

This course covers incident management; mass fatalities; planning before and operations during an incident; establishing the morgue; family assistance support operations; and assistance from the Federal government. The course concludes with a tabletop exercise.
Participants will learn to identify the characteristics of a mass fatality incident and identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the incident. In addition, the instructor will describe the steps required to respond to a mass fatalities incident, including catastrophic numbers of fatalities and contaminated remains, and help participants determine their jurisdiction’s preparedness for a mass fatalities event.

Selection Criteria:

The target audience for this course is local responders who may have responsibility for the recovery, handling, identification, and return of remains following a mass fatalities incident.

Course Objectives:

Describe the critical operational activities:
- Notification
- Staging
- Search and recovery
- Morgue operations
- Media relations
- Family assistance
Explain how the Family Assistance Center is used to support families and to aid identification of the deceased.
Identify the requirements to ensure that the psychological needs of morgue personnel are addressed.
Recognize the importance of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for responders at a mass fatalities incident.
Identify the resources that are available during a mass fatalities incident and describe their roles and responsibilities.
Apply the principles of ICS to a simulated incident.

Prerequisites & Other Information:
N/A

Cost:
No tuition is charged.

Register: https://www.trainingwisconsin.org/

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When Cyber Strikes: Communicating with Confidence (13 Oct 2026)

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When Cyber Strikes: Communicating with Confidence

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