Jan 20, 2011

Join other weather enthusiasts from all over the Triad as they learn to identify severe weather patterns and report their findings to the National Weather Service. A SKYWARN class, also referred to as a Weather Spotter class, is a valuable educational opportunity that trains citizens to become Weather Spotters. The National Weather Service often uses Weather...

Jan 7, 2011

Join Clemmons Fire Department personnel as they learn to identify severe weather patterns and report their 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...

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...

Dec 18, 2010

Join Old Salem’s staff as they learn to recognize severe weather patterns and report their findings to the National Weather Service.  A SKYWARN class, also referred to as Weather Spotter class, is a valuable educational opportunity that trains citizens to become Weather Spotters. The National Weather Service often uses Weather Spotter observations to...

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (www.ICISF.org) will hold a conference at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem on Nov. 10-13, 2010. See the brochures below for attendees, workshops offered, sponsors, a printable flyer, etc. for the conference. 2010 Novant ICISF Conference Flyer 2010 Novant ICISF Conference...

Jul 2, 2010

In an effort to promote September as National Preparedness Month, the Forsyth County Local Emergency Planning Committee and Citizen Corps Council teamed up with the local minor league baseball team, the Winston-Salem Warthogs, in August of 2008 to educate citizens about emergency and disaster preparedness. Activities began with emergency preparedness...