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Red Cross Schedules Putnam County Shelter Drill
Rehearsal to simulate operation of a County emergency shelter
Red Cross volunteers from throughout the region, including many from Putnam County along with local partner agencies, will participate in a Putnam County shelter drill focused on building the skills of core and reserve Red Cross volunteers and non-disaster staff to help them prepare to respond quickly and effectively during an emergency.
The drill will be held Saturday, June 9, by the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) at the William Koehler Senior Center, 180 Route 6 in Mahopac, 8am-3pm. The facility is made available to the Red Cross by the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services and the Putnam County Office for the Aging.
The Putnam County drill will test the ability of ARC/GNY staff, volunteers and partner agencies to correctly and efficiently set up, operate and break down a shelter. While acknowledging a diversity of skill and experience levels, this drill educates participants to think through a complicated and unfamiliar situation, to know when to ask questions or to ask for help, to function as a team and to follow basic polices and procedures in accordance with American Red Cross practices. Areas of support to be reviewed include individual client services, mass care and shelter, partner services, staffing, and material and organizational support.
To become a Red Cross volunteer and receive training to help friends and neighbors during an emergency in Putnam County, please contact ARC/GNY - Putnam/West Point at 845-938-4100.
ARC/GNY is not a governmental organization and relies on individual and corporate gifts, special events and grants from foundations and local, state and federal government to fund its essential programs and services.
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