Governor Baker Proclaims September to be
Emergency Preparedness Month in Massachusetts
Thank
you campaign for COVID-19 essential workers and organizations helps kick-off
month-long effort to encourage a focus on preparedness.
9/01/2020
- Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency
- Executive Office
of Public Safety and Security
- Office of
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito
- Governor's Press
Office
FRAMINGHAM — Governor
Charlie Baker has proclaimed September 2020 to be Emergency Preparedness Month
in Massachusetts to encourage residents, families, and organizations to prepare
for emergencies and disasters. September is also National Preparedness Month.
The
Commonwealth will kick-off the annual observance by launching a public Thank
You campaign on social media to recognize the tireless efforts of essential
workers and organizations that are doing so much to keep the Commonwealth
prepared and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The
COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of emergency preparedness, and
the role we all must play in better preparing our homes, workplaces and
communities for the unexpected,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “It
has also highlighted the incredible contributions of so many individuals who
have stepped up every day to ensure that essential services and goods continued
to be delivered throughout this public health emergency.”
“Emergency
Preparedness Month provides us with an opportunity each year to focus on what
we can do to make ourselves and our families better prepared,” said Lt.
Governor Karyn Polito. “Especially now, we are thankful for all the
tireless efforts of the Commonwealth’s essential workers throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
Visitors
to Mass.Gov/EPmonth can
download a certificate of appreciation to thank an essential worker or
organization in their community. After personalizing the certificate, residents
are asked to post a picture of the certificate to the social media platform of
their choice with the hashtag #EPisEssential.
“Everyone
plays an important role in staying prepared, especially in the face of new
challenges posed by the pandemic,” said Public Safety and Security
Secretary Thomas Turco. “I hope these initiatives raise awareness of
present-day risks, outline measures we all should be taking, and facilitate
collaboration between the public and private sectors. When we embrace
preparedness, we all have an opportunity to serve our communities.”
“Preparedness
takes a whole community effort and during the COVID-19 pandemic so many
essential workers and organizations across the Commonwealth have worked
tirelessly to keep medical services operating, public safety operations
functioning, food, medicine and commodities stocked, and other vital needs met
during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said MEMA Director Samantha Phillips.
During
September, MEMA and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will
share information on their respective social media accounts about emergency
preparedness topics including emergency planning, building an emergency kit,
preparing for disasters, youth preparedness, ways to get involved in community
preparedness, and more. This emergency preparedness information includes
guidance about how to prepare for emergencies during the COVID-19 public health
emergency. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will feature signage
along highways to raise awareness of Emergency Preparedness Month.
To say
thank you to an essential worker or organization in your community, and to find
resources on how to prepare for emergencies large and small, visit http://www.mass.gov/EPmonth.
About
MEMA
MEMA is
the state agency charged with ensuring the state is prepared to withstand,
respond to, and recover from all types of emergencies and disasters, including
natural hazards, accidents, deliberate attacks, and technological and
infrastructure failures. MEMA's staff of professional planners, communications
specialists and operations and support personnel is committed to an all hazards
approach to emergency management. By building and sustaining effective
partnerships with federal, state and local government agencies, and with the
private sector - individuals, families, non-profits and businesses - MEMA
ensures the Commonwealth's ability to rapidly recover from large and small
disasters by assessing and mitigating threats and hazards, enhancing
preparedness, ensuring effective response, and strengthening our capacity to
rebuild and recover. For additional information about MEMA and Emergency
Preparedness, go to www.mass.gov/mema.
Continue
to follow MEMA updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MassEMA;
Facebook at www.facebook.com/MassachusettsEMA; YouTube
at www.youtube.com/MassachusettsEMA.
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