Federal Disaster declaration for New York

http://www.fema.gov/news-release/president-declares-major-disaster-new-york-9

LaGuardia remains closed today due to coastal floodwaters

http://www.businessinsider.com/laguardia-airport-will-remain-closed-2012-10

Breezy Point fire consumes 111 homes during Hurricane Sandy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/breezy-point-fire_n_2043071.html

Deployment Awareness Training still on for Friday November 2nd!

NJTI TERT Deployment Awareness Training will go on as scheduled, Friday November 2, 2012 from 0800-1700 @ the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester, NY. Still have a couple of spots left if you're interested in attending.

Six NY counties now have TERT deployable personnel at the ready

Monroe, Seneca, Allegany, Lewis, Niagara, Yates - all ready to deploy.

If your NY based PSAP/Agency has TERT deployable personnel ready to deploy, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

NY-TERT Deployable Personnel Report

New York State TERT personnel deployable counties (as of 11:45 today) Monroe, Seneca, Allegany, Lewis, Niagara. If your county/agency is able to provide/deploy TERT trained personnel, please send an e-mail to ddemar@monroecounty.gov

All of New York State is going to be impacted....

All of New York State is now in the "Red Zone"....TERT personnel from around New York State are on stand by, preparing for deployment. 375,000 people in NYC's Zone A are under an evacuation order. Blizzard warnings have also been issued for portions of upstate NY on Wednesday. We'll do our best to keep you updated.

Please send in your TERT deployable status

At the request of New York State TERT Coordinator Merklinger; New York State PSAP and Emergency COMM Center Directors and Managers, please send your agency's TERT trained dispatcher(s) availability to D. Jeremy DeMar at ddemar@monroecounty.gov as soon as possible - No requests for assistance have been made at this point, this request is simply preparatory in nature. Once compiled, these numbers will be forwarded to the NYS EOC. For those who are unaware, New York State has activated its EOC in Albany.

Hurricane Sandy

Monroe County 911 is readying its TERT personnel for a possible deployment. Forecasters are saying that Hurricane Sandy has the potential of being far more severe than Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Is your agency getting prepared?

TERT Training Reminders

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder about upcoming TERT training sessions, coming to a county near you:

November 2, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Emergency Communications Department (City of Rochester/County of Monroe) - A few openings remain for this session; only a few weeks away. E-mail ASAP if you'd like to attend!

November 13, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Westchester County Department of Emergency Services - Valhalla, NY - This session is nearly full and will be closing soon.

November 14, 2012 - TERT Team Leader Class - Westchester County Department of Emergency Services - Valhalla, NY - This session is nearly full and will be closing soon.

December 6, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Warren County Communications, Lake George, NY - Plenty of openings available in this recently announced session.

December 7, 2012 - TERT Team Leader Class - Warren County Communications, Lake George, NY - Plenty of openings available in this recently announced session.

These will be the final TERT training sessions for 2012. If you've been thinking about getting your agency involved in the TERT initiative, please consider attending or sending your staff members to one (or more) of these sessions. All training is being provided FREE OF CHARGE to staff members of New York State PSAP's and Emergency Communications Centers.

NY-TERT's newest Team Leaders...

NY-TERT is pleased to announce the appointment of 24 new TERT Team Leaders in New York State. All of these Team Leaders participated in the NJTI Certified Training Session at the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester NY, in September 2012

Name                          County
Daniel Rieks              Genesee
Jeffrey Edwards          Ontario
Tina Goodwin             Steuben
Andrew Campbell          Yates
Michael Chapman          Yates
James R. Leonard III     Seneca
Steven Farnsworth         Seneca
Sandy Yates                   Oneida
Ed Pavlot                        Oneida
Frank McFall                  Oneida
Kip Biddle                    Livingston
Wendy Morris               Livingston
Michael J. Bradley          Livingston
Phil Jakubowski                Monroe
Thomas Mills                    Monroe
Bob McElligott                  Monroe
Tina Carson                        Monroe
Marty Kester                       Monroe
Vicki Vanhalle                    Monroe
Alice Morgan                        Lewis
Michelle Widrick                   Lewis
Dennis Kupiec                    Allegany
Randy Swarthout                Allegany
Kenneth Cottrell                 Allegany

Congratulations to all of NY-TERT's newest Team Leaders!

TERT Training Announcement: Warren County

In Warren County, NY  (Lake George)

TERT Basic Awareness Training - December 6, 2012 from 800am to 500pm

TERT Team Leader Training - December 7, 2012 from 800am to 500pm

For more information or to register for the classes, e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov