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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The passing of Captain Garth Hillier - Fulton County Sheriffs Office

On behalf of the National Joint TERT Initiative and the New York Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (NY-TERT), our heartfelt condolences to the family and co-workers of Captain Garth Hillier of the Fulton County Sheriffs Office. Captain Hillier was NY-TERT's designated point of contact for the New York Initiative. He will be missed by many. Rest in Peace Captain. - D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP, COML - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator - NJTI Chairman representing APCO