Emergency response equipment goes on public display

EDITOR:
Tommorow (Thursday) at 5:00pm there will be a CERT meeting at City Hall. Training of individuals in our community to respond and use equipment such as mentioned in this story will start with this meeting. I will be there and Bill Furgason will be there. Won't you come join us and plan for the future safety of our community here at LVH?

Emergency response equipment goes on public display:
Emergency response equipment goes on public display
Agencies will show and explain how Homeland Security money has helped with local preparations
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
HOLLY DANKS

HILLSBORO -- As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, so did anger about the slow response of government agencies to catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.

One of the major complaints was that with Department of Homeland Security dollars focused on fighting terrorism, no one was prepared for a natural disaster.

Emergency responders say that won't be the case in Washington County. They are inviting the public to see what Homeland Security grants have provided during an equipment display from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Hillsboro Stadium."