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Safeguarding Communities: Emergency Management Expertise by Laura Pysz

With over 30 days at Greenbrier County's Emergency Operations Center during the FLOOD 2016 disaster, Laura Pysz is a dedicated director of Harrison County’s Office of Emergency Management. Learn the importance of emergency management, how to identify emergencies, and steps to take before disaster strikes. Explore the vital roles of emergency services, public works, volunteer organizations, and community engagement during a crisis. Contact Laura Pysz at lpysz@harrisoncountywv.gov or 304-423-7950 for essential emergency management insights.

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Safeguarding Communities: Emergency Management Expertise by Laura Pysz

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  1. Harrison County Office of Emergency Management Laura Pysz - Director

  2. Background • Director of Harrison County’s Office of Emergency Management • Previous – City of Bridgeport’s Director of Emergency Managemen • Worked in Greenbrier County’s Emergency Operations Center for 30+ days during one of the worst disasters in the states history during FLOOD 2016 • 2017 WV Emergency Manager of the Year - State Award • 2018 Walter J Bennett “Public Service Award” - National Award

  3. Emergency management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.

  4. What makes a disaster an emergency • An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath.

  5. It’s not if but when

  6. What can you do before hand??

  7. The Emergency Services EMS Public Works CERT Non-Governmental 911 Elected Officials Volunteer Orgs Recovery Groups

  8. During the disaster • Constant Briefings • Social Media • Rumor Control • Financial • Politics • Beware of SCAMS • Looting • Documentation

  9. Thank you!!

  10. Laura Pysz Office of Emergency Management 735 Gensis BLVD Bridgeport, WV 26330 lpysz@harrisoncountywv.gov (304) 423-7950 (304) 623-6558 Fax

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