{"64170":{"#nid":"64170","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Severe Weather Awareness","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003ESevere Weather Awareness Week 2011\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\nWith a very active and cold winter weather season, it is hard to believe that our severe weather season is soon upon us.\u0026nbsp; Together with the\u0026nbsp;National Weather Service and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), the Georgia Tech Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages all Georgia Tech Students, Faculty and Staff to become better prepared for severe weather.\u0026nbsp; To this end, we are promoting awareness within departments and buildings on campus, focusing on basic preparedness.\u0026nbsp; \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\nYou can assist us with two major items:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\nSevere Weather Awareness Week at Georgia Tech: February 7th - 11th \nOn February 8th and February 9th, we will be at the Campus Recreation Center distributing information about Severe Weather and personal preparedness.\u0026nbsp; If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello!\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\nOn Thursday, February 10th, we are conducting a brownbag class\u0026nbsp;entitled, \u0022Identifying and Reporting Severe Weather.\u0022\u0026nbsp; This will be in the Piedmont Room of the Student Center from 11:30-12:30.\u0026nbsp; You can sign up for the class at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.trainsweb.gatech.edu.\u00a0\u0022 title=\u0022www.trainsweb.gatech.edu.\u00a0\u0022\u003Ewww.trainsweb.gatech.edu.\u00a0\u003C\/a\u003E \n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ENew Emergency Response Guidebook\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore Christmas, we published the newly created\u0026nbsp;Emergency Response Guidebook.\u0026nbsp; The\u0026nbsp;GT Emergency Response Guidebook is a quick reference guide that instructs students, faculty and staff on the immediate actions to take during various emergencies on campus.\u0026nbsp; The Guidebook is not meant to replace existing campus emergency plans, but to provide easier access to the information, in a short quick reference format.\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\nWe encourage you all to download a copy of the Guide \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/emergencypreparedness\/resources\/documents\/guidebook.pdf\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\nAlso, if your department is interested, we have set up the document for printing\u0026nbsp;in larger quantities at OIT\u0027s \u0026nbsp;Print and Copy Services.\u0026nbsp; Copies of the guide are in a spiral bound, with a clear plastic cover and tabs for each section.\u0026nbsp; Just call Printing and Copying Services and ask for the Emergency Response Guidebook.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\nSevere weather can affect anyone.  Taking simple steps like determining where you will shelter during a tornado warning, having a disaster supply kit and signing up for emergency notification can enhance every individuals ability to respond to and recover from a severe weather event.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27341","created_gmt":"2011-02-09 19:18:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:06","author":"Matt Watkins","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"64169":{"id":"64169","type":"image","title":"Severe Weather","body":null,"created":"1449176720","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:20","changed":"1475894561","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:41","alt":"Severe Weather","file":{"fid":"191957","name":"weather.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/weather_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/weather_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4458,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/weather_0.jpg?itok=z_OGGQo7"}}},"media_ids":["64169"],"groups":[{"id":"60136","name":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhone: 404-385-7675\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}