General News: Citizen Preparedness Training
April 05, 2016
Learn How to Prepare for Disasters and Meet Our Local First Responders at the Citizen Preparedness Training Event on Sunday April 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON, NY – On Sunday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. at the St. Thomas of Canterbury School Gymnasium located at 340 Hudson Street, the Cornwall Office of Emergency Management together with the Knights of Columbus are spearheading a Citizen Preparedness Training event offered through the New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps.
The program gives citizens the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. Representatives from the National Guard will be on hand to conduct this training to help local citizens prepare and develop a family emergency plan.
Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. and there will be an opportunity to “Meet the First Responders” from the Greater Cornwall Community. Information on Emergency Services, Volunteer Opportunities, and Educational Materials will be available from agencies represented at this event including: Cornwall, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Salisbury Mills, and Vails Gate Fire Departments; Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps; Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson Police Department; Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson Highway/Public Works; Cornwall-on-Hudson Water Department; Orange County Amateur Radio Emergency Network (A.R.E.S./R.A.C.E.S.); New York State DHSES OEM. Representatives from CSX Transportation, Entergy-Indian Point, and Central Hudson Gas & Electric will be on hand to provide information on Hazards and Emergencies that can occur within our community.
Open to the Public, advance registration is recommended at ready.cornwallny.gov. For more information, please email [email protected] or call 845-629-6873 and speak to Kurt Hahn.
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The mission of the Cornwall Office of Emergency Management is to reduce the loss of life and property from natural, human-caused, and technological events by utilizing an all-hazards approach to prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
Visit and Follow Cornwall OEM online at:
http://ready.cornwallny.gov/ | https://www.facebook.com/cornwalloem
Information on the New York State Citizens Preparedness Corps:
http://prepare.ny.gov/
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