Tom Cooper

The Tyler County Office of Emergency Management and the WV Department of Homeland Security will be hosting a NASAR Tech II Field Evaluation May 14 and 15. The FUNSAR written test will be given to those who have not taken the test in the past 12 months. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE […]

Project Lifesaver training will be held in Gilmer County April 30 and May 1.

The OEM/CERT/SAR meeting is Thursday April 7th at the OEM office in Middlebourne at 7pm. Snacks will be provided and everyone’s welcome!

Tyler County Search and Rescue will have a training April 30th. Please mark your calendar! Details and location will be announced.

“Spring SAREX 2011, “Operation Be Prepared”, will be held in Pocahontas County at the Boy Scout Camp at Dilley’s Mill on April 8-10, 2011. If will be real world…camp out Friday and Sat night…take care of your self on Friday and Saturday…big BBQ dinner at the end (Sat night) and […]

The NASAR Tech II Field Evaluation is May 14 and 15. Those who took the FUNSAR over one year ago will need to take the written test again. We will be doing refreshers to get everyone ready.

There will be a Ham Radio training and testing April 2 at the Mid Ohio Valley Health Dept. The training is free and lunch will be provided. The FCC testing fee is $14. No experience is necessary. All ages welcome. Registration starts at 8am. See the brochure for details. Technician Class […]

The ALERT meeting will be held April 11th.  This meeting will be held as training at the Wood County Civil Air Patrol at 6 pm.  We will be inventorying the equipment at the airport for our Large Animal Rescue purposes. 

Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM WVU at Parkersburg Parking Lot Bike for a Cure Registration Bike for a Cure is an open event for competitors and community members alike. The ride is primarily on a level surface composed of tamped gravel and is accessible to beginner riders.

I think everyone involved with the past weekend’s trainings agrees that everything went very well. All comments were favorable. We had between 20 and 30 participants at the SAR training and the self defense class. They were both a workout!

Everything is a go for this weekend’s training. Saturday morning we will meet at Camp Copperhead at 10am. The National Weather Service is saying “Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North winds around 6mph”. You can follow this at the Weather Link above.

There is going to be a 4 hour Psychological First Aid class held in the first floor conference room of the Mid Ohio Valley Health Department from 5 to 9 pm onThursday, June 23, 2011. Kimberly Dixon will be the instructor for this class. Contact  Kristine.L.Green@wv.gov