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Front Line Insights: Lessons Learned from Butler, PA

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338

CEU: 1

Main Presenter(s)

Lori Stone

Senior Public Safety Advisor
First Responder Network Authority, Maryland

Co-Presenter(s)

Rick Lippert

Regional Manager
Public Health Management Corporation

Main Presenter(s)

Rob McLafferty

911 Coordinator
Butler County Emergency Services

During the 2024 presidential campaign, the candidates hosted events in communities across the nation. Each event required close coordination among federal, state, and local public safety personnel to ensure the safety of all involved. On July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, a single shooter shattered that sense of safety and challenged the responder community. Hear from representatives of the Butler County Department of Emergency Services and the Healthcare Coalition of Southwestern PA as they share an overview of the response, including the incident timeline, agencies’ critical roles, resource shortages, and the importance of pre-established relationships among responders.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the sequence of events and challenges faced during the emergency response at the Butler, PA rally, including communications challenges, solutions employed, and the role of FirstNet in the response.
Through first-hand accounts and interviews, identify lessons learned to improve future emergency responses and community preparedness.
Understand the resilience and character of those on the front lines, reflecting on Zig Ziglar’s quote: “Circumstances don’t create character. They reveal character.”