Members of the Rensselaerville Volunteer Fire Company and Medusa Volunteer Fire Company participated in a field trip to the Communications E-911 Center in Voorheesville and the Albany County Emergency Management Office in Clarksville.
Chris Heath of the Communications E-911 Center gave the firefighters a guided tour highlighting the capabilities and a detailed explanation of how 911 calls are processed and how responders are dispatched. Important information for the volunteers who depend on timely and accurate information need to respond quickly and to obtain the necessary equipment and resources to respond effectively to emergencies.
The next stop on the field trip was the Albany County Emergency Management Office where Lee Bormann of the Albany County Sheriffs detailed how the office Emergency Management develops and implements emergency management programs including:
Persons in Need: Albany County Disabled Registry designed to assist the special needs community during emergency situations
Search & Rescue: Provides state-of-the-art technical rescue response, advice, or support to requesting municipalities and/or public safety agencies.
Other resources available to firefighters include:
Pinpoint meteorology provided by a certified forensic weatherman.
A forensic Hazmat team
Coordinating with Civil Air Patrol
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