CONTENTS
Featured Story
September is National
Preparedness Month
What it is, why it is
important, and what
GEMA/HS is doing for it
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Source: FEMA News Photo - www.ready.gov
Looking Into the
Eye of the Storm Getting Lost
in the Woods HSIN Usage in
Georgia Marcos Rios:
Youth Advocate
Hurricane Hunters
collect data points
crucial for emergency
decision making Search and rescue
responder talks
outdoor safety Sharing timely
information among
Georgia agencies Member of FEMA’s
Youth Preparedness
Council helping to
increase preparedness
page 6 page 9 page 12 page 14
New Directors
in the EMA School Safety
Conference 2018 Operation
Hotplate GA Ports
Exercise
Sharing tips for severe
weather-related event
preparedness Law enforcement,
educators seek
solutions A first-of-its-kind
exercise addresses
intentional food
contamination Objectives, successes,
and importance
of the August 16
training exercise
page 16 page 17 page 18 page 20
DISPATCH
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