Is Your Business Prepared for a Flu Pandemic?

OUTBREAK ANARCHY – A WORKPLACE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC TABLETOP EXERCISE
When an influenza pandemic is knocking on your door is not the time to be asking if you are ready or not. Big Bend COAD (Community Organization Active in Disasters) will be holding an Influenza Pandemic Tabletop Exercise for businesses on Wednesday, September 16th.
The tabletop exercise will [...]

Florida SERT on YouTube

Beginning this week residents and emergency officials can now receive daily situation reports produced by the Florida Division of Emergency Management online via the worldwide web service YouTube, keywords: “Florida SERT” available at http://www.youtube.com/FloridaSERT.
These situational reports are designed to give quick snapshot of daily operations, statewide weather reports, and hazardous conditions that are being monitored [...]

A big round of applause…

Today, we would like to give a big round of applause to Grainger, a local (and leading) industrial supply company here in Tallahassee, for their generous donation to our Chapter.  It’s always rewarding to receive first time donations from local companies and even better to have the opportunity to develop a new local partnership. To say the least, we are excited  [...]

Capital Area Chapter Receives Generous Grant

Today, we give thanks to Capital City Bank Foundation for selecting our Chapter to receive a $30,000 grant that has been used to purchase a new Chapter vehicle. This vehicle will give us the opportunity to enhance our community outreach to the counties we serve and to help us respond more quickly to local emergencies!

 
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Special thanks to the Florida Department of Revenue

This afternoon we were given the opportunity to pubically recognize several Department of Revenue American Red Cross volunteers who gave of their time during Tropical Storm Fay.  14 DOR employees took advantage of the Florida State Disaster Leave Law, allowing state workers 15 days of paid leave to volunteer as a Red Crosser during declared [...]

United Way Kickoff Photos

Several Board Members attend the United Way Campaign Kick-off