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Communicating emergency preparedness to the public in the internet era is a process of ongoing tweaking and honing. One such improvement has just been made by the New York State Office of Homeland Security. It recently changed the web address for its main Aware/Prepare public information website from the ungainly and bureaucratic “www.security.state.ny.us/preparedness/” to the catchier and more user friendly “www.nyprepare.gov“. 

Another piece of new citizen preparedness news in the Empire State is New York’s first-ever Preparedness Expo being held in Albany on Tuesday, September 9th. Sponsored by the State’s Disaster Preparedness Commission, the Expo can be found on the State Concourse located at the Empire State Plaza from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Nearly two dozen agencies will be on hand at the Expo to share preparedness-related information with the public and other members of the State workforce. In addition to providing preparedness materials, agencies will be able to explain their preparedness programs and engage individuals through presentations and demonstrations. In an effort to highlight the activity on the Concourse, some agencies will have response vehicles and other emergency equipment on display on the Plaza level. The Red Cross will also be conducting a blood drive on the Concourse in conjunction with the Expo.

It is a great opportunity for citizens in the area to learn more about emergency preparedness and their role in it. There will be representatives of organizations as like the Citizen Corps and Medical Reserve Corps who can also explain how individuals can get more involved in readying your own community for emergencies.

If you would like more information about the Preparedness Expo, you can contact Dennis J. Michalski
Assistant Director of Community Affairs for the New York State Emergency Management Office
at (518)-292-2310 or Dennis.Michalski@semo.state.ny.us.