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Chester County highlights emergency management services, encourages ReadyChesco signups
Summary
The county's emergency services director outlined emergency management structure, accreditation and resident preparedness steps, urging residents to sign up for ReadyChesco alerts and prepare basic emergency plans.
At the Chester County Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 13, Bill Messerschmitt, director of the Department of Emergency Services, gave a departmental spotlight focused on emergency management operations and resident preparedness.
Messerschmitt told the Chester County Board of Commissioners that the Department of Emergency Services has roughly 275 staff operating across nine program areas, including emergency management, training and exercises, community outreach and school safety. He said the department is EMAP-accredited (Emergency…
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