Sandra Martin, Senior Emergency Planner for Berkshire County Boards of Health
Association (BCBOHA) will be doing a presentation to seniors and staff on personal
emergency preparedness for the Alford‐Great Barrington‐Egremont (AGE) TRIAD at the
Great Barrington Senior Center Wednesday, September 12th at 10:00 a.m. Please call in
advance to confirm the date and time at 413‐528‐1881.
The Hampden County Medical Reserve Corps Advisory Group will hold their regular
monthly meeting in the Agawam Town Office Building. Topics for discussion will include
volunteer recruitment training, recognition; training for spontaneous volunteers; the
exercise, and training and drill calendar for 2012‐2013. For more information about the
Medical Reserve Corps in Hampden County contact: Kathleen Conley Norbut, Hampden
County MRC Coordinator kcnorbut@yahoo.com.
The coordinator of the Western Massachusetts Medical Reserve Corps will provide
valuable information to local business leaders on how to prepare, respond and recover
from emergencies. The lunch will include a discussion about public‐private sector
partnerships, which are key to building the resilience and capacity of the region to
prepare, respond and mitigate emergencies or disasters. For more information contact
the West Springfield Medical Reserve Corp at 413‐454‐5179
Come visit the Western Mass Ready booth at the Franklin County Fair in Greenfield this
weekend. On Thursday, the gates open at 3:00 p.m. Learn tips on preparing for
emergencies and pick up your free LED flashlight key chain! For questions, please
contact: Alyssa Larose, Franklin Regional County of Governments at ALarose@frcog.org.
Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, 2012
Join Springfield Mayor Sarno for a declaration of emergency preparedness in the City of
Springfield, in recognition of National Preparedness Month. The ceremony will take place
on the steps of City Hall. For more information please contact Josiah Neiderbach, Pioneer
Valley Planning Commission, at jneiderbach@pvpc.org.
Click here for agenda.
The Faith Communities Partnering for Emergency Preparedness, a project of the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council, will be offering a Basic Disaster Ministry training in Greenfield, MA. This training is open to members of any faith community, volunteer organization and first responder agency. To learn more, please see this flyer.
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