Upcoming Events
State Fair: Please visit the LEPC booth at the State Fair this year! We are once again partnering with the Department of Health and Social Services and will be located inside Raven Hall.
September Preparedness Fair: Saturday, September 18th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mat-Su College.
Updates
Citizen Corps Update:
The new Mat-Su Citizen Corps helps people learn how to make their families, homes, and communities safer from natural and man made disasters of all kinds. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is promoting the Neighborhood Watch Program and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. These are two of the five programs under the Citizen Corps umbrella within the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness. The goal of Citizen Corps is to strengthen the spirit of volunteerism by bringing together our emergency responders, law enforcement, and emergency managers with citizens in response to shared threats, be they earthquakes, floods, or acts of terrorism. For more information about Citizen Corps, Neighborhood Watch or CERT, you may check their website at www.citizencorps.gov. For more information about our local programs you may call 373-8821.
Neighborhood Watch promotes neighbors helping neighbors for security and to fight against crime in the community. Neighborhoods participating in the program are identified by “Neighborhood Crime Watch” signs that let everyone know that trained eyes are watching out for the safety of residents and their property. More information is available at www.usaonwatch.org.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) provides training in emergency preparedness so that citizens may take a more active role in personal and public safety. You can read more about CERT at www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/cert
Past News
We will post press releases and media coverage as they become available. These documents will be in PDF format unless otherwise specified.
December 22, 2008 - Newsletter
October 27, 2008 - ADN Article
May 20, 2008 - Matsu-Borough Information
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