Southborough, MA, October 2009, from left:
Robert Thompson, MIC, NWS Taunton, MA;
Hayden Frank, Forecaster;
John Mauro, Jr., EMA Director, Southborough;
Neal Aspesi, EMA Operations Director;
Timothy McCoy, FEMA Region I - Boston;
Glenn Field, WCM;
Jim Arnold, formerly with EMA, Shrewsbury, MA;
Chet Nicora, EMA Director, Agawam, MA.
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Americans
live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth.
Each year, Americans cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms,
5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, and an average
of 2 landfalling deadly hurricanes. And this on top of
winter storms, intense summer heat, high winds. wild fires and other
deadly weather impacts. You can make sure your community
is ready for the weather with the National Weather
Service’s StormReady® program.
Some 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are
weather related, leading to around 500 deaths per year
and nearly $14 billion in damage. StormReady, a program
started in 1999 in Tulsa, OK, helps arm America's communities
with the communication and safety skills needed to save
lives and property–before and during the event. StormReady
helps community leaders and emergency managers strengthen
local safety programs.
StormReady communities are better prepared to save lives
from the onslaught of severe weather through advanced planning,
education and awareness. No community is storm proof,
but StormReady can help communities save lives. Does StormReady
make a difference? See how
it saved more than 50 movie goers in Ohio.
Find out more by selecting one of the links to the left
or on the bottom of this page. If you're not a county or
community, try our publications
page for tips on protecting your business, home and
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El Segundo, CA, October 2009, from left: Councilman Bill Fisher; Councilman Carl Jacobson; Fire Chief Kevin Smith; Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Robinson; Mayor Kelly McDowell; Eric Boldt, WCM, NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard; Mark Jackson, MIC, NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard; Mayor Pro Tem Eric Busch.
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