Who:
Approximately 400 state, local, and volunteer agency personnel will participate.

What:
HURREX 2010 will simulate pre-landfall, post-landfall and demobilization activities associated with the onset of a major hurricane along the Georgia coast.

When:
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, June 28, 2010 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Where:
GEMA State Operations Center (SOC)
935 East Confederate Avenue SE., Building #2
Atlanta, GA
Media contacts:
Ken Davis (GEMA) 404-535-1049 / Buzz Weiss (GEMA) 404-535-1048

Logistics Staging Area
Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)
1000 Indian Springs Road
Forsyth, GA
Media contacts:
Jenny Bruner (GFC) 770-550-6000 / Matt Perry (Monroe Co. EMA) 478-256-9506

Dublin Processing Center
Heart of Georgia Technical College
Dublin GA
Media contact:
Director Don Bryant (Dublin-Laurens Co. EMA) 478-609-5404

Base of Operations
Savannah Fire Department (SFD) - Station #13
11 McKenna Drive
Savannah, GA
Media contacts:
Mark Keller (SFD) 912-210-3393 / Courtney Cunningham (Chatham Co. EMA) 912-657-8671

Aviation Support Operations Center
Savannah – Hilton Head Int’l Airport, Chatham Co. Mosquito Control facility
Savannah GA
Media contact:
Lt. Greg Mercier (GSP) 404-987-7880

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will present  "Managing School Bomb Threats," a free class for education and law enforcement professionals. Topics will cover planning for a bomb threat, how to identify a credible threat, search techniques, and adjudication of a bomb threat suspect. The seminar will conclude with an explosives demonstration.

When
9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Where
Georgia Public Safety
Training Center
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, GA 31029-9599

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize the Baldwin County School System for implementing an approved school safety plan. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Geneva Braziel and her staff during the monthly board of education meeting.

When
5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Where
Baldwin County Board of Education
110 North ABC Street
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize Troup County Schools for updating its school safety plans. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Ed Smith and his staff during the monthly board of education meeting.

When
5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Where
Troup County Board of Education meeting
100 North Davis Road
LaGrange, Georgia

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Media serving Gordon and other North Georgia counties (particularly along Interstate 75).

What
A full-scale training exercise in response to a simulated incident involving the shipment of transuranic radioactive waste along Interstate 75, as it passes through Gordon County.
 
When
Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Where
1-A McDaniel Station Road
(near Oothcalooga Street intersection)
Calhoun, GA
 
How
Exercise activities will require all aspects of emergency response and emergency management to include Gordon County, the city of Calhoun, Gordon Hospital, the state of Georgia, the Southern States Energy Board and the U.S. Department of Energy - WIPP.

Why
Gordon County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) recognizes its responsibility to protect the public from, and mitigate the consequences of, those potential hazards associated with the transportation of transuranic radioactive waste through the county. This responsibility includes the necessity for a properly integrated response plan in the event of an incident involving this low-level waste. With this responsibility in mind, the Gordon County EMA, in coordination with other local response organizations have developed policies and procedures to respond to a radioactive transportation incident, and have determined the need to conduct this exercise to test these protocols.

Contacts
Director Richard Cooper, Gordon County EMA, 706-602-2905 (office)
Ken Davis, GEMA Public Affairs Officer, 404-635-7022 or 404-535-1049 (mobile)
Randy Howard, GEMA WIPP/LEPC Coordinator, 404-290-3266 (mobile)
You can "Submit an Inquiry" at www.gema.ga.gov )

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize Turner County Schools for updating its school safety plans. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Ray Jordan and his staff during a school board work session.

When
7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 2, 2009

Where
Turner County Schools Transportation Department
821 North Street
Ashburn, Georgia

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 or 1-800-TRY-GEMA for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize Barrow County Schools for updating its school safety plans. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Dr. Ron Saunders and his staff during the monthly board of education meeting.

When
7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 3, 2009

Where
Barrow County Board of Education meeting
Professional Development Center
179 W. Athens Street
Winder, Georgia

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 or 1-800-TRY-GEMA for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize the Wilcox County School System for implementing an approved school safety plan. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Charles Bloodsworth and his staff during the monthly board of education meeting.

When
9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Where
Wilcox County Board of Education
395 College Street West
Abbeville, Georgia

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will present  "Managing School Bomb Threats," a free class for education and law enforcement professionals. Topics will cover planning for a bomb threat, how to identify a credible threat, search techniques, and adjudication of a bomb threat suspect. The seminar will conclude with an explosives demonstration.

When
9:00 a.m.
Monday, October 27, 2008

Where
Georgia Institute of Technology
Savannah Campus
210 Technology Circle
Program Administration and Resource Building (PARB)
Room 126
Savannah, GA  31407

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

Who
Area news media are invited to attend.

What
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will recognize the Banks County School System for implementing an approved school safety plan. GEMA will recognize School Superintendent Christopher B. Erwin and his staff during the monthly board of education meeting.

When
7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Where
Banks County Board of Education
102 Highway 51 South
Homer, Georgia

Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 for more information.

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Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.ga.gov
www.ready.ga.gov
www.georgia911.org