General Session: Boston Strong
(Room 3rd Floor Ballroom BCEC)
09 Oct 16
10:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Chief Daniel Linskey will take you on a leadership journey
through the 2013 terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon.
Linskey was the Incident Commander overseeing the response
to the bombings and coordinating with the investigation being
conducted by the FBI, Boston police and state police. During
the manhunt for the bombers, he managed the unprecedented
lockdown of the City of Boston and was the first commander on
scene during the Watertown shootout.
Chief Linskey’s presentation starts with the planning and
training exercises that helped mitigate the loss of life on
Boylston Street. It also looks at the leadership challenges in
the immediate response to the bombings as well as those
developed during the investigation and subsequent manhunt.
The program will develop lessons that can be used to help
prevent loss of life during critical incidents and catastrophic
events while providing the audience insight into the emotional
toll suffered by first responders.