Harford County to Host Free Citizen Emergency Preparedness Training

The Harford County Department of Emergency Services (DES) is hosting a series of free Citizen Emergency Preparedness Training Courses beginning next month. In order to help citizens feel more prepared in a wide-range of potential disasters and emergencies, Harford County has developed the Prepare Because You Care (PBYC) citizen training class. From Harford County's website: Prepare Because You Care (PBYC) is designed to address preparedness for a wide-range of disasters and emergency situations. PBYC classes…

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How to Implement Energy Assurance Planning

The Public Technology Institute (PTI) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (DOE/OE) has released a free guide to help local officials  plan for and respond to incidents and emergencies that result in energy outages. Entitled "Local Government Energy Assurance Guidelines" the publication provides an overview of how to engage in energy assurance planning (EAP) from a pre-disaster standpoint.  PTI Executive Director, Alan Shark states: “Very few…

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