Commissioners proclaim September as National Preparedness Month

Chester County Commissioners presented a proclamation this week recognizing September as National Preparedness Month. Chester County emergency management personnel, and emergency management and first responder staff from the Borough of Downingtown accepted the Commissioners’ proclamation. Last week, the Chester County Commissioners proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month, with the overriding...

Feds deem county set to handle disaster

For second year in row, county gets perfect score on readiness assessment The Centers for Disease Control’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out. Just in time for National Preparedness...