{"64072":{"#nid":"64072","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Severe Weather Awareness Week","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith a very active and cold\nwinter weather season, it is hard to believe that our severe weather season is\nsoon upon us. Together with the\u0026nbsp;National Weather Service and the\nGeorgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), the Georgia Tech Office of\nEmergency Preparedness encourages all Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff\nto become better prepared for severe weather. To this end, we are\npromoting awareness within departments and buildings on campus, focusing on\nbasic preparedness. You can assist us with two major items:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESevere Weather Awareness Week at Georgia\nTech: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 7th\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E - 11th\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn \u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 8\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;9\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Office of Emergency Preparedness\u0026nbsp;will be at the Campus Recreation Center distributing\ninformation about Severe Weather and personal preparedness.\u0026nbsp; If you are in\nthe area, please stop by and say hello!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn \u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, February 10\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Office of Emergency Preparedness is\u0026nbsp;conducting a brownbag class\u0026nbsp;entitled, \u0022Identifying and Reporting\nSevere Weather.\u0022\u0026nbsp; This will be in the Piedmont Room of the Student Center from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. You can sign up for the class at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.trainsweb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.trainsweb.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Emergency Response\nGuidebook\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore Christmas, we published the newly\ncreated\u0026nbsp;Emergency Response Guidebook.\u0026nbsp; The\u0026nbsp;GT Emergency Response\nGuidebook is a quick reference guide that instructs students, faculty and staff\non the immediate actions to take during various emergencies on campus.\u0026nbsp;\nThe Guidebook is not meant to replace existing campus emergency plans, but to\nprovide easier access to the information, in a short quick reference\nformat.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWe encourage you all to\ndownload a copy of the Guide here:\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/emergencypreparedness\/resources\/documents\/guidebook.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/emergencypreparedness\/resources\/documents\/guidebook.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, if your department is\ninterested, we have set up the document for printing\u0026nbsp;in larger quantities\nat OIT\u0027s \u0026nbsp;Print and Copy Services. Copies of the guide are in a\nspiral bound, with a clear plastic cover and tabs for each section. Just\ncall \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pcs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPrinting and Copying Services\u003C\/a\u003E and ask for the Emergency Response\nGuidebook.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESevere weather can affect\nanyone.\u0026nbsp; Taking simple steps like\ndetermining where you will shelter during a tornado warning, having a disaster\nsupply kit and signing up for emergency notification can enhance every\nindividuals ability to respond to and recover from a severe weather event.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETogether with the\u0026nbsp;National Weather Service and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), the Georgia Tech Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages all Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff to become better prepared for severe weather.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages all Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff to become better prepared for severe weather"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2011-02-04 11:56:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:06","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.emergencypreparedness.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8743","name":"emergency preparedness"},{"id":"169297","name":"severe weather"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Emergency Preparedness\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-7675\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}