PRINTER'S NO. 3594
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
520
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BELLMON, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, GALLAGHER,
VENKAT, SCHLOSSBERG, MENTZER, MERSKI, POWELL AND KHAN,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2024 as "Emergency
Preparedness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each year, the President of the United States
proclaims September as "National Emergency Preparedness Month"
to stress the importance of strengthening the security and
resiliency of the nation through systematic preparation for the
full range of hazards threatening the United States, including
natural disasters, cyber attacks, pandemic disease and acts of
terrorism; and
WHEREAS, During "Emergency Preparedness Month," residents and
the townships, boroughs, cities and counties in which they live
are encouraged to take time to ensure that they are prepared for
any disaster, natural or manmade; and
WHEREAS, Each year, in communities large and small, victims
of disasters and emergencies in this Commonwealth and across the
United States turn to neighbors, familiar and new, for help
through emergency services, including: the American Red Cross,
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the Salvation Army, local fire departments, police departments,
ambulance and paramedic services, military bases, hospitals,
urban search and rescue units, wilderness search and rescue
groups, canine rescue units, dive teams, county 911 coordinators
and staff, county hazardous materials teams, local emergency
management coordinators and staff, county emergency management
coordinators and staff, medevac agencies, the Pennsylvania State
Police, Civil Air Patrols, ham radio operators, National Guard
personnel, local fire police and many other paid staff and
volunteers with various governmental and nonprofit agencies and
other groups; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency encourage individuals
to have emergency preparedness kits on hand should disaster
strike and provide information through their websites,
www.ready.gov and www.readypa.org, to educate residents on how
to prepare for emergencies and disasters; and
WHEREAS, Designating the month of September 2024 as
"Emergency Preparedness Month" can help empower Commonwealth
residents by providing information about the risks all residents
can face and the concrete actions they can take to protect
themselves, their families, their communities, this Commonwealth
and our country; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2024 as "Emergency Preparedness Month" in
Pennsylvania and extend its thanks to the staff and volunteers
who serve this Commonwealth and our nation through emergency
preparedness efforts to assist and protect residents during any
and all emergencies and disasters, natural or manmade; and be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all
residents to observe September as "Emergency Preparedness Month"
in Pennsylvania and inform themselves by visiting the
www.ready.gov and www.readypa.org websites and through other
resources on how they can become fully prepared for any and all
emergencies.
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