Saturday, May 16, 2015

CERT CON 2015. June 20-21, 2015. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.


CERTCon 2015


The Final Countdown to CERTCON 2015 Begins!

It’s hard to believe that June is just around the corner and that CERTCON 2015
 is only weeks away.  While the time has flown by, our team has been hard at
work to bring you a conference rooted in the concept of going
“Beyond Expectations.” 

You can expect to see a focus on foundational CERT […]

Register at:     http://certcon.org/registration/  

How Mark McEwen Came to be our Keynote Speaker

If you’ve recently visited the CERTCON 2015 website, read our Facebook, or
seen our latest Tweets, then you know that the keynote speaker for
CERTCON 2015 this June 20 and 21 will be the former CBS Early Show
weatherman and stroke survivor Mark McEwen.


Registration Opens!

Starting on March 1, 2015, all CERT-trained individuals, team members
and anyone else wanting to learn more about emergency management or
preparedness will be able to register for CERT conference, which will be
hosted by Montgomery County, MD CERT. The conference will be held in
Rockville, MD at the Universities at Shady Grove. The conference […]


About CERTCON 2015
The Montgomery County (Maryland) Community Emergency Response Team 
(CERT) is sponsoring a two-day conference to provide advanced education 
and hands-on disaster preparedness training to CERT teams in the mid-Atlantic 
region and to provide an understanding of CERT capabilities to emergency 
management personnel, Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2015.
WHEN:Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21
WHERE:Universities at Shady Grove
Rockville, Maryland 20850
HOSTED BY:Montgomery CERT
Montgomery County, MD

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Workshop. Hazard Mitigation Grants. Next location Atlanta, Georgia

     Are hazard mitigation grants available in your state, county, and community?

     Better to plan to reduce the effects of the hazards in your community (mitigation),            before they occur.  Plan for the resiliency and sustainability of your community. 

     BEMA

05/11/2015 08:34 AM EDT

ATLANTA—The Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold one workshop on June 10, 2015 to explain a hazard mitigation program that funds projects that reduce or eliminate damage from future disasters.

A portion of the federal funding made available for disaster response and recovery from the February winter storm is allocated for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). 

The program provides grants to state and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation projects.