Regular Meeting of the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee
December 2, 2024
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Accessibility in Emergency Planning: Inclusive Disaster Response
October 18, 2024
Looking Back to Hurricanes Carol and Edna Perhaps etched into the collective memory of Cape Cod locals, and more broadly New Englanders, is the sheer destruction of 1954 Hurricanes Carol […]
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Emergency Preparedness Training for People with Disabilities
May 15, 2024
Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD)*, is pleased to offer a specialized training session on emergency preparedness for people with […]
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Gallon of Water Per Person, and Other Things to Know When Making a Storm Prep Kit
February 5, 2024
Rachel Devaney, Cape Cod Times An emergency preparedness kit is “more than batteries and bottled water,” says William “Chip” Reilly III, Barnstable County‘s emergency preparedness director. “You may need to survive on […]
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Wildfires in Hawaii are a Cautionary Tale for Emergency Preparedness on Cape Cod
August 29, 2023
On Tuesday August 8th, coincidentally the same day Cape Cod was impacted by torrential rain and an isolated tornado, residents and visitors of an island community in the extreme western […]
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