{"id":27762,"date":"2024-07-18T16:48:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/?p=27762"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:48:59","slug":"bridging-borders-strengthening-marylands-emergency-management-across-jurisdictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2024\/07\/18\/bridging-borders-strengthening-marylands-emergency-management-across-jurisdictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Borders: Strengthening Maryland’s Emergency Management Across Jurisdictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

MDEM Secretary Russ Strickland Crisscrosses Maryland to Engage with Local EM Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"RussHANOVER, MD (July 18, 2024) \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Russ Strickland, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM), kicked off the #WeCare Tour today which will span across the State. Throughout each stop of the Tour, Secretary Strickland will be engaging directly with the appointed emergency management (EM) directors of the jurisdiction. His goal is to strengthen partnerships that are critical to emergency management success in the State, and to learn about and participate in local innovative initiatives in emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n

During his remarks today, Secretary Strickland pointed out that “#WeCare! is the Maryland Department of Emergency Management\u2019s motto.\u201d He continued, \u201cI am here because #WeCare! We care about the survivors, those we lost, and their families. We care about emergency management. We care about being present, responsive, and supportive to you and your jurisdiction. We care about the well-being of you, your staff, and your residents. We care about making Maryland more resilient so that all communities can thrive. We care about leaving nobody behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secretary Strickland began the #WeCare Tour today with a visit to Anne Arundel County. Secretary Strickland visited the HERricane Camp at the invitation of the County’s Emergency Management Director Preeti Emrick. As part of the annual HERricane Camp, organizers conducted an exercise that morning with the camp attendees\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>all young women ages 13-21. The HERricane Camp is an innovative program designed to empower young women by providing them with comprehensive training and education in emergency management. The camp aims to inspire the next generation of female leaders in the field of emergency management, fostering skills in leadership, preparedness, and resilience.<\/p>\n

The #WeCare Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

After visiting Anne Arundel County, Secretary Strickland will travel to Garrett, St. Mary’s, Calvert, Allegany, and Dorchester counties, as well as the City of Annapolis and Baltimore City over the next several weeks. Each trip will allow local officials and emergency managers showcase innovative and consequential local initiatives like HERricane, and the Tour offers a platform in which some of these initiatives can be shared with other jurisdictions in hopes that they can emulate best practices in creating similar programs or EM solutions to current challenges. The #WeCare Tour will further MDEM\u2019s mission\u00a0to proactively reduce disaster risks and reliably manage consequences through collaborative work with Maryland\u2019s communities and partners.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, residents can also go to MDEM\u2019s website at\u00a0mdem.maryland.gov<\/a>, follow MDEM\u2019s Twitter feed at\u00a0@MDMEMA<\/a>, or follow MDEM\u2019s Facebook page at\u00a0facebook.com\/MDMEMA<\/a>. To receive text alerts, tips, and resources related to threats and hazards that may affect Maryland, text \u201cMdReady\u201d to 211-631 or text \u201cMdListo\u201d to receive alerts in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Marylanders are also encouraged to install the MdReady WebApp, which gives instant access to a wide array of emergency notifications and preparedness information to residents and visitors alike. To install the new WebApp, users can visit\u00a0MdReady.maryland.gov<\/a>\u00a0and follow the prompt to easily add the MdReady shortcut to a mobile device home screen or to sign up for text alerts in English or Spanish.<\/p>\n

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CONTACT:
\nJorge Castillo,\u00a0jorge.castillo@maryland.gov<\/a>, 443-381-3518
\nEd McDonough,\u00a0ed.mcdonough@maryland.gov<\/a>, 410-446-3333
\nTravis Brown,\u00a0travis.brown2@maryland.gov<\/a>, 410-702-3726
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MDEM Secretary Russ Strickland Crisscrosses Maryland to Engage with Local EM Leaders HANOVER, MD (July 18, 2024) \u2014\u00a0Russ Strickland, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM), kicked off the #WeCare Tour today which will span across the State. Throughout each stop of the Tour, Secretary Strickland will be engaging directly with the appointed  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t