Jan 31, 2012

The National Weather Service will present the Advanced SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter training in Winston-Salem on March 6th, 2012. The class is designed to help students better understand the meteorology and dynamics behind all types of severe weather. The class will provide insight into the thunderstorm spectrum and describe how and why different types of...

Dec 21, 2011

Become a WEATHER SPOTTER and learn to identify severe weather patterns and report your findings to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service will present the BASIC SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter program to help participants understand the warning process. Discussions of how and why buildings fail in high winds as well as thunderstorm...

Dec 21, 2011

Registration Period: February 20 – April 9, 2012 Disasters can severely restrict and overwhelm emergency response resources and leave communities cut off from outside emergency support.  The Forsyth County Citizen Corps Council is offering the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Course.  CERTs are trained to take care of themselves...

Nov 7, 2011

The Emergency Alert System test plays a key role in ensuring the nation is prepared for any type of hazard, and that the U.S. public can receive critical and vital information should it ever be needed. Make sure that you and your family receive the test warning and that everyone knows what to do if you received a true warning message. This is a great time to...

Sep 9, 2011

On April 30th, 2011, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management conducted a county-wide disaster exercise (drill) that involved emergency response agencies and organizations across the county. Simulated injuries were applied to volunteers with make-up (moulage) to produce a more realistic scene for emergency responders. The City of Winston-Salem...

Apr 4, 2011

The Emergency Management Department is excited to inform you of an opportunity to participate in a MAJOR EXERCISE that will be held in the Lewisville-Clemmons area. The exercise will occur on Saturday, April 30th beginning at 9:00 a.m. Local response and volunteer agencies will be involved. As we recall the history of events that have affected the triad area...

Feb 2, 2011

Become trained in community emergency response, and be prepared to respond after a natural or “man-made” disaster strikes. Forsyth County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) graduates are trained to take care of themselves first and then help others in their communities for up to the first three days following incidents such as hurricanes,...

Dec 20, 2010

North Carolina Emergency Management will be conducting a Basic CERT Course and a CERT Train-The-Trainer (TTT) CERT Course in Forsyth County during the month of February 2011. Details for both courses can be found at the North Carolina Emergency Management Training & Exercise Registration Management System (TERMS) website in the “List of...

Jul 20, 2010

TOBACCOVILLE – A North Carolina National Guard (NCNG), Forsyth County and Guilford County multi-agency, public safety terrorism drill was conducted on Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3, 2010 in the area near the intersection of Doral Road and Tobaccoville Road in Tobaccoville. The exercise focused on helping the National Guard assets and local...

Jul 8, 2010

KERNERSVILLE – Winston-Salem Fire Department and Kernersville Fire Department participated in a three-day interagency hazardous materials drill from June 28th through June 30th. Hazardous Material Teams and Decontamination Units responded to a real-time mock scenario involving the rescue of victims from a contaminated “hot zone.” Rescue and...