United States turn to neighbors, familiar and new, for help
through emergency services including: The Salvation Army, the
American Red Cross, local fire departments, police departments,
ambulance and paramedic services, military bases, hospitals,
urban search and rescue units, wilderness search and rescue
groups, canine rescue units, dive teams, county 911 coordinators
and staff, county hazardous materials teams, local emergency
management coordinators and staff, county emergency management
coordinators and staff, medevac agencies, the Pennsylvania State
Police, Civil Air Patrol, ham radio operators, National Guard
personnel, local fire police and many other paid staff and
volunteers with various governmental and nonprofit agencies and
other groups; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency encourage individuals
to have emergency preparedness kits on hand should disaster
strike and provide information through their websites,
www.ready.gov and www.ready.pa.gov, to educate residents on how
to prepare for emergencies and disasters; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the month of September 2018 as
"Emergency Preparedness Month" can help empower Pennsylvania
residents by providing information about the risks all residents
can face and the concrete actions they can take to protect
themselves, their families, their communities, this Commonwealth
and our country; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of September 2018 as "Emergency Preparedness Month" in
Pennsylvania and extend its thanks to the staff and volunteers
who serve this Commonwealth and our nation through emergency
preparedness efforts to assist and protect residents during any
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