Tom Cooper

January 6, 2016

January OEM Meeting and Trainings

Folks, The January OEM Volunteer meeting will be held this Thursday the 7th at 7PM at our office in Middlebourne. The NWS Skywarn Weather Spotter class will be Tuesday, January 12th downstairs in the banquet room of the Middlebourne Senior Center starting at 6PM. This will be the first of […]
December 21, 2015

NASAR Reminder

SAR Team, As you know, NASAR now requires all certified Tech I, II, III to recertify every three years. If your certificate is dated prior to January 1, 2013, your certification runs out on January 1, 2016. If your certificate has a date after January 1, 2016, it runs out three […]
December 18, 2015

RESA-6 Training

RESA-6 will sponsor the following training; Basic EMT Recertification Jan 10 – Feb 28 2016 1PM to 5PM Middlebourne EMS EMT CE Classes 1PM to 5PM Middlebourne EMS Mar 6 2016 HazMat Awareness Mar 13 2016 MCI Refresher Mar 20 2016 EMT Protocol Review Mar 27 2016 Stroke Apr 3 […]
December 10, 2015

Weather Spotter Training

Team, We are working with the National Weather Service (NWS) to set up a SkyWarn Weather Spotter training. http://skywarn.org/ This will be the start of a series of weather related classes instructed by the NWS. We are looking to hold the training during a weekday evening in mid-January. As you […]
November 30, 2015

OEM Christmas Party

OEM Christmas Party December 10th at 6PM Middlebourne Senior Center Banquet Room Covered Dish Menu (so far) Baked Ham Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Potato Casserole Baked Beans Green Beans Bacon-wrapped Little Smokies Copper Penny Carrots Baked Mac and Cheese Relish Tray Potato Salad Seven Layer Salad Cranberry Jello Salad Chocolate Chip […]
November 18, 2015

Help Needed

Team, We have been asked to help with the 5K Turkey Trot fundraising event this Saturday morning, November 21st in Sistersville. This is a community fundraiser to support the cross country races. We have been asked to meet around 8:30am at the river front park, just south of the ferry […]
November 16, 2015

OEM Christmas Party

Folks, The 2015 OEM Christmas party will be Thursday, December 10th downstairs at the Senior Center in Middlebourne. We will eat at 6:00 pm. Feel free to come early. As in the past, we will have a covered dish dinner and then a Yankee gift exchange. If you will send […]
November 8, 2015

NASAR Now Requires Recertification

SAR Team, For several good reasons, NASAR now requires all certified Tech I, II, III to recertify every three years. If your certificate is dated prior to January 1, 2013, your certification runs out on January 1, 2016. If your certificate has a date after January 1, 2016, it runs […]
November 5, 2015

Must Read!

Team, Check this out! It’s an incredible story from Popular Science Magazine about our previous teammate and friend Julia Ruthford. Julia, who has trained with us (and trained us) over the past few years, is a specialized meteorologist for the National Weather Service. She was working out of the Charleston […]
November 3, 2015

OEM CERT SAR Meeting

Folks, Our volunteer meeting is this Thursday, November 5th at our office in Middlebourne starting at 7pm. We will be planning our Christmas party. We’ll have refreshments. Let me know if anyone is interested in going for dinner before the meeting. Also, the LEPC meeting is the same day starting […]
October 20, 2015

WV SAR Exercise

Team, The WV SAR Exercise is this Friday and Saturday October 23 & 24. Location: North Bend State Park, Coakley Campground Directions: Take Rt 16 off US Rt 50 towards Harrisville. Coakley Campground is on the right before you get to the park. Signage will be in place as you […]
October 17, 2015

Subject Found!

Team, The subject has been found alive. Condition unknown. Thanks for the strong positive response!! Thank you, Tom Thomas J. Cooper Director Tyler County Office of Emergency Management Floodplain Manager (304) 758-5155 Office (304) 771-3674 Mobile (304) 337-9366 Home Sent from my iPad II tylerwv.com