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UPCOMING EVENTS:

   

DATE: EVENT: LOCATION:
August 19, 2008 Scene Safety Committee Meeting (10:00 a.m.) Tri County Tech
August 19, 2008 CERT Team Meeting - Open to all CERT members (6:30 p) EOC
Sept. 6, 2008 *Begin New CERT Class - call EOC for complete schedule (8:30a -4p) EOC
Sept. 21, 2008 Wild West Show (9a - 4p) Prairie Song
Sept. 30, 2008 *IS-100 Training (6p-10p) (Limited to first 20) EOC
Nov. 18, 2008 CERT Team Meeting - Open to all CERT members (6:30 p) EOC
Oct. 4, 2008 *IS-100 Training (9a-1p) (limited to first 20) EOC
Oct 7-9, 2008 OEMA Conference & Trade Show (Reed Center) Midwest City
Oct. 13-14, 2008 *IS-200 Training (6p-9p ea evening) (limited to first 20) EOC
Oct. 18, 2008 *IS-200 Training (9a-4p) (limited to first 20) EOC
Nov. 12-14, 2008 Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) Training Tri County Technology Center
Dec 10-12, 2008 Four Corners Conference Branson, MO
     
     
  *Call the EOC to reserve your seat in any scheduled training class  

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR:

In the past 3 years we have experienced 5 Presidential Declarations in Washington County ranging from drought, wildfire, ice storms, and flooding. Washington County Emergency Management has helped the county recover over $627,000.00 in costs for these events (does not include amounts for cities, schools, and individuals), and almost $1.2M since the year 2000.

Additionally, we are directly responsible for almost $800,000.00 dollars in grants in the past 5 years that help purchase such items as NOAA weather transmitter & radios, safety equipment, fire trucks, light towers, generators, communications equipment and more.

NIMS & ICS training has also been a priority recently with over 100 classroom instructor hours in the past 6 months.

The staff and volunteers of Washington County Emergency Management answer the call for service and have worked extremely hard helping our community respond to, and recover from disasters of every kind. In addition, they have also carried on with regular scheduled events that the organization normally participates in such as Sunfest, OK-Mozart, Relay for Life, Tom Mix Days and other community events.

All of this and much, much more was accomplished by the staff & volunteers of Washington County Emergency Management. Dedicated individuals working to make their community a better and safer place to live.

Thank you,

Kary D. Cox

401, Washington County Emergency Management