Panhandle Regional Preparedness Conference

We are in the middle of preparing for the Panhandle Regional Preparedness Conference to be held next week and we're excited!

The purpose of the conference is familiarize our region's emergency management system and public and private sectors on the Panhandle Emergency Response Plan following a large disaster. Speakers lined up inlude the Texas Office of Homeland Security State Director, Chief of the Governor's Division of Emergency Management, and numerous others in Emergency Preparedness Tracks scheduled for the afternoon. The keynote address will be given by Don Powell, former Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding. He will be sharing some of his experiences and lessons learned from the recovery of Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

Registration is limited and you must preregister for the conference. So responders, VOADS, schools, businesses, etc...today is the last day to register so make sure to get those in.

Look for pictures and a summary next week!