CalOES Safety Assessment Program November 2025

This California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Safety Assessment Program (SAP), presented by NCSEA, is based on ATC-20/45 methodologies and forms. This SAP training course provides engineers, architects and code-enforcement professionals with the basic skills required to perform safety assessments of structures following disasters. Licensed design professionals and certified building officials will be eligible for SAP Evaluator certification and credentials following completion of this program and submission of required documentation.

Schedule of Events (Based in Central Time)
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

• 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Unit 1: Introduction
• 10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Unit 2: Program Overview
• 10:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Unit 3: Rapid Evaluations
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. – 15 Minute Break
• 12:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Unit 4: Detailed Evaluations and Exercises
• 2:25 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. – 10 Minute Break
• 2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Unit 5: Field Deployment
• 3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Unit 6: DRA Deployment
• 3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Unit 6: Registration

*Schedule of events as of 11/3/2025, subject to change.

• Course will award 5 hours of continuing education
• This course is a Virtual Training and is Live only
• This course is not included in the webinar subscription package and must be purchased separately.

**If you are registering for someone other than yourself, you must sign into their individual account to do so (not yours). 

Speakers:

Klaus Perkins, P.E., S.E., is a Department Manager with Bennett & Pless and holds professional engineering licenses in North Carolina, Virginia, California, and Florida. He is a Structures Specialist for North Carolina USAR Task Force 8, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator for the NCSEA SEER Committee, and a CalOES Assessor, Coordinator, and Instructor. Klaus was involved in the 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake EMAC response where he conducted rapid assessments of over 200 damaged structures.

Patrick Murren, P.E., S.E., LEED AP BD+C is the chair of the Structural Engineering Emergency Response (SEER) Committee of Charleston’s chapter of the Structural Engineers Association (SEA). He has performed post-disaster reconnaissance in the wake of the 2017 Central Mexico (M7.1) and 2018 Anchorage (M7.0) earthquakes and has coordinated multiple prior SAP training events in his work with disaster preparedness committees. He has 15 years of experience in structural design with particular focus on seismic design and existing building evaluations. He is a structural engineer with CEMS Engineering in Summerville, SC.

NCSEA Webinars and Digital Events Cancellation and Refund Policies

Webinar Cancellation

By NCSEA: If a webinar is canceled by NCSEA, all registered attendees will be notified via email. NCSEA will issue a full refund if the event cannot be rescheduled. If the event is rescheduled and a registrant can not attend on the rescheduled date, NCSEA will offer a credit in the amount of the purchase price.

By Registrant/Attendee: Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar (or the first webinar in the case of a series or bundle) and in writing via email (ncsea@ncsea.com) with the subject line “NCSEA Webinar Cancellation” and include the following in the body of the email: Title of Webinar, Order/Invoice Number, Name of Registrant, and Reason for Cancellation. No telephone refund requests will be accepted.

If the request has been approved, NCSEA can do one of the following:

• Refund the amount back to the original order payment method (a $25 cancellation processing fee will be assessed)

• Issue a full credit on the purchaser’s account that can be used towards a future webinar/event.

If you are unable to attend the webinar and the cancellation deadline has passed, a recording will be available (in most cases) in the Education Portal after the webinar has concluded.
Refunds are not granted due to attendee technology issues. It is your responsibility as the webinar attendee to test your computer setup prior to the start of the webinar.

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