2:00pm - 3:00pm

Business interruptions happen every day across the United States. Some may be small
such as a server failure; others may be catastrophic such as tornadoes or floods.
Regardless of the event, business owners are often faced with difficult decisions in the
aftermath of the storm.
Join the US Small Business Administration and co‐sponsor Agility Recovery as we host
several businesses who will recount their stories of recovery and the valuable lessons
learned from their experiences. Each crisis can teach different lessons as those who
respond face events ranging from building fires to hurricanes. A Question & Answer
session will follow their riveting stories of survival.
For more information please visit www.preparemybusiness.org or to register for the
webinar please visit. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/880609568.

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Learn how to prepare for emergencies by developing a plan ahead of time.

6:00 am - 7:45 am

Please come to a meeting of the West Springfield Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to learn
how to volunteer to be active in emergency response and preparedness in your
community. Specific topics will include the emergency training schedule for upcoming
months, a table top exercise, distribution of MRC t‐shirts to registered volunteers, and a
question and answer period.

10:00am - 2:00pm

Join the City of Springfield and Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
in celebrating Springfield Get Ready Day. The event will include a mobile shelter for view
and information about pet protection and survival. Flu shots will also be available. The
ceremony will take place in Court Square Park in Springfield. For more information,
please contact Bettye Anderson Frederic at 413.787.6761.

7:30am - 8:30am

The South Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee (SBREPC) will hold its
monthly meeting in the Conference room on the ground floor of Fairview Hospital. For
more information contact Heather Barbieri at hbarbieri@bhs1.org.

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Director of Nurses for the Ludlow Board of Health, Francine Rusiecki, will conduct the
training for seniors and senior caregivers about being prepared for an emergency. For
more information contact 413‐583‐5600.

2:00 - 3:00pm

The United States Small Business Administration will be hosting a webinar on how small
businesses can train their employees for emergency preparedness. Without question,
most businesses will admit their most important assets are their employees. However
many take little action to help their employees and families prepare for, and recover
from disasters. While data recovery and business continuity may form the backbone of a
recovery strategy, if employees don’t report to work, having your systems back on line
may prove worthless. The webinar will feature noted speaker Mr. Dan Stoneking,
Director of Private Sector at FEMA for this discussion on strategies and best practices to
help employees prepare themselves and families for a crisis. Without exaggeration, this
information could literally change the future of your company, even protecting it from
failure.
This webinar is part of an ongoing campaign by the SBA and Agility to promote
preparedness among small businesses through the PrepareMyBusiness campaign. To
learn more, please visit www.PrepareMyBusiness.org. You can also register for the
webinar by visiting https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/585409425.

6:00pm - 9:00pm

The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is a federal emergency response program managed
collaboratively by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The SNS consists of pharmaceuticals and other
medical materiel that states can request in the event of a public health emergency, such
as pandemic influenza, or a man‐made or natural disaster.
The CDC and Massachusetts state SNS team will conduct this workshop, designed for
Chicopee city staff and volunteers. For additional information on the SNS, please visit
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile.

Anytime

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency presents “A Citizen’s Guide to
Disaster Assistance,” an independent study course that provides a basic understanding of
the roles and responsibilities of the local community, State, and the federal government
in providing disaster assistance. It is appropriate for both the general public and those
involved in emergency management who need a general introduction to disaster
assistance. For more information go to the FEMA website at
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is7.asp.

Sept 7-9

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