Tag: Emergency Planning

Wildfire Training Exercise Scheduled at Barnstable County Fire Training Academy on March 26

March 25, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Center for Public Safety Training will host a full-scale […]

Regular Meeting of the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee

Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Regular Meeting

Accessibility in Emergency Planning: Inclusive Disaster Response

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 […]

Emergency Preparedness Training for People with Disabilities

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 […]

Gallon of Water Per Person, and Other Things to Know When Making a Storm Prep Kit

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 […]

Wildfires in Hawaii are a Cautionary Tale for Emergency Preparedness on Cape Cod

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 […]

Regional Emergency Planning Committee Regular Meeting

Regional Emergency Planning Committee Regular Meeting