Dutchess County Emergency Response to Facilitate Citizen’s Preparedness Training in Pleasant Valley
Poughkeepsie, NY…The Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response has announced its next Citizen’s Preparedness Training Program session will be held on Thursday, May 4th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Town Hall, located at 1554 Main Street in the Town of Pleasant Valley. The two-hour training session is designed to provide participants with the tools and resources to better prepare for any type of disaster. Participants will learn how to respond accordingly in a disaster and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. The training program is being provided by the Dutchess County Departments of Emergency Response and Behavioral and Community Health. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Doors to the event will open at 6:30 p.m. Each family will receive a free Citizen Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit.
This training session is part of the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response’s citizen preparedness training initiative which is being offered regionally throughout Dutchess County in 2017. Dutchess County’s Medical Reserve Corps and the Dutchess County Animal Response Team will be present as part of the training.
To see the Citizen’s Preparedness Training flyer, click here: http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/EmergencyResponse/Citizens-Preparedness-Training-Pleasant-Valley-May-4-2017.pdf
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Julia K. Pagones
Communications Specialist
Dutchess County Government
22 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: (845) 486-2000 Fax: (845) 486-2021
Email: jpagones@dutchessny.gov
