9:30 am
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Community members are invited to join emergency, preparedness professionals, volunteers and residents with our pets as we gather on the West Springfield Town Common for a morning of activities, education and refreshments. Activities include:
*All pets must be registered, leashed, safe and waste removed by owners
For more information call the West Springfield Health Department: (413) 263-3206, or Email: kcnorbut@yahoo.com
Event sponsored by Western Ma Medical Reserve Corps
WGGB ran a good story about the Franklin County Tech Rescue and how it has lead to the formation of the Regional Tech Rescue Team. http://www.wggb.com/2013/04/23/new-tech-rescue-team-to-protect-region/
The Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC) has provided funds to the Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association to conduct both Rope Rescue Training and Confined Space Rescue training for the Regional Team. WRHSAC also provided funds to purchase the trailers and the equipment. Here is a photo of the trailers leaving the manufacturers in North Carolina on their way to Chicopee, where the Regional Tech Rescue Team members are loading the equipment before the trailers are deployed to their staging locations.
Registration is still open for the Saturday class. Register by 8:30am Thursday, July 11. Follow the link below to register.
The Franklin County REPC is hosting a free, one-day GPS Training-of-Trainers program for those in the public safety field. This training is made possible by a grant from WRHSAC. Note: This is a one day class. You can choose to attend on July 12th OR July 13th. Also, please note that registration is limited to two members per department.
The day will begin with a two-hour seminar, led by Athol Fire Chief Tom Lozier, instructing students how to use their GPS devices. Following will be two drills in the field using what you just learned to a) find a lost hiker in the woods and b) determine the area of a brush fire and where it makes the most sense to deploy incoming equipment and apparatus. Students will be asked to commit to train members of their home departments within six months of completing the training.
For more information and to register, click on this link.
SKYWARN is a free training sponsored by Franklin County Citizen Corps Programs and is geared toward anyone interested in public service and in potentially joining the SKYWARN® volunteer program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become a spotter.
The SKYWARN training covers fundamentals of thunderstorm development, storm structure, and identification of potential severe weather features. It also includes basic severe weather safety informtion. Free food will be provided.
For more information, please see this flyer. Please register by calling 413-774-3167 x 101 or email admin@frcog.org
SKYWARN® is a registered trademark of NOAA’s National Weather Service
The Whole Community Preparedness Summit is geared toward Western Massachusetts Emergency Management Directors/Planners and Incident Managers/Commanders from any first responder discipline. At this summit you will gain an understanding of the following:
By the time you leave this event your CEMP Annex should be almost completed! More information and registration is available here.
The Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office sponsors this training in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The intention of the course is to train law enforcement officers, transportation officers (corrections) and Tactical/Special Response team members to transport High Risk Inmates/Arrestees to and from courts or Hospitals. The three-day training will incorporate both lecture and hands-on training and drills and can accommodate up to 20 participants.
This FREE three-day training includes meals and reimbursement for backfill and overtime.
For more information or to register, contact:
Eric Stratton, STS Consulting at tacticalems625@gmail.com
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