{"69770":{"#nid":"69770","#data":{"type":"news","title":"September Is Emergency Preparedness Month","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA tornado has just ripped through Midtown and the Georgia Tech campus. The electricity has been knocked out and there are people trapped in the rubble, which is everywhere and making it impossible to get anywhere. Would you be prepared? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn September, the Office of Emergency Preparedness aims to provide a range of resources to help members of the Tech community become better prepared for situations just like this. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou never know what might happen,\u201d said Andy Altizer, director of emergency preparedness. \u201cPreparedness is everyone\u2019s responsibility.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the month, members of the campus community can learn more about preparedness at the following times:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 8: An information booth will be set up at the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get tools and resources for emergency planning, and meet the emergency preparedness team.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 20: A class titled \u201cIdentifying Safe Shelter Areas in Your Building\u201d will be held at 2 p.m. Register \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.training.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. Also, an information booth will be set up at the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 21: A class titled \u201cWeather Hazards and Precautions Class\u201d will be held at 9 a.m. Register \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.training.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPeople who take a little time to make sure they\u2019re prepared are the people that survive during a catastrophic event,\u201d Altizer added. \u201cEven in smaller events, they find themselves better prepared, and possibly less miserable following an event, such as a power outage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Also, follow the office on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTEmergency\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GTPDalerts\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn September, the Office of Emergency Preparedness aims to provide a range of resources to help members of the Tech community become better prepared for situations just like this.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In September, the Office of Emergency Preparedness aims to provide a range of resources to help members of the Tech community become better prepared for situations just like this."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-09-01 15:23:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69767":{"id":"69767","type":"image","title":"Emergency Preparedness","body":null,"created":"1449177264","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:24","changed":"1475894611","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:31","alt":"Emergency Preparedness","file":{"fid":"192834","name":"preparedness.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/preparedness_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/preparedness_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":811603,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/preparedness_0.jpg?itok=Dp6csv3N"}}},"media_ids":["69767"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.emergencypreparedness.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTEmergency","title":"Facebook Page"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GTPDalerts","title":"Twitter Page"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1234","name":"emergency"},{"id":"14184","name":"Emergency Preparedness Month"},{"id":"4470","name":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmergency Preparedness\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}