September is recognized as National

Preparedness Month (NPM)! This serves

as a reminder that we all must take

action to prepare, now and

throughout the year, for the types of

emergencies that could affect where

we live, work, and also where we visit.

National Preparedness Month started

on 9/1. There are many different re-

sources that are available for every-

one to use to help teach the commu-

nity to be as prepared as possible.

Join the CDC, the Red Cross , FEMA,

Ready.gov, and the OEM at KSU as we

prepare for this month of awareness!

Use the following hashtag to follow

the excitement of National Prepar-

edness Month! More info on page 3.

#NatlPrep

September is National Preparedness Month!

September 2016 K e n n e s a w S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

O f f i c e o f E m e r g e n c y M a n a g e m e n t

CRISIS COORDINATOR COMMUNIQUE

Special points of interest:

Upcoming Training—Kennesaw Campus

Upcoming Training—Marietta Campus

Important Dates

Campus Safety Day

CERT

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KSU will host its first ever Campus Safety Day on Sept. 21 from 10:00am-2:00pm. You will

have a chance to tour the KSU Mobile Command Vehicles, put out fires on the EHS new fire

simulator (pictured below), “meet” KSU Public Safety K9s, get a flu shot, and so much more!

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CERT Training Begins This Month!

Campus Safety Day Wednesday, September 21st

10:00am-2:00pm

Kennesaw State University’s CERT

(Campus Emergency Response

Team) is designed to prepare

you to help yourself, your family,

workplace, and your community

in the event of a major disaster.

Faculty/Staff sign up via

OwlTrain

KSU Students/Community

sign up via

CERT@kennesaw.edu

“By failing to

prepare, you are

preparing to fail”

- Benjamin Franklin

Campus Safety Day will be hosted on the Campus Green!

C R ISIS C O O R D IN ATO R C O MMUN IQ UE

On August 31st, 2016,

President Obama pro-

claimed September as

National Preparedness

Month so that communi-

ties all over the national

could celebrate our Na-

tion’s spirit of resilience

by rededicating our-

selves to the important

task of being prepared

in the face of any crisis.

On September 30, peo-

ple from cities and

towns in all corners of

our Nation will join with

the Federal Government

to take action as part of

America's PrepareAthon!

This month is all about

making the public aware

of how they can better

prepare themselves for

an array of different dis-

asters that have in-

creased over the years.

When emergencies hap-

pen this Nation must

ensure that communi-

ties have the support

and resources they need

to respond and recover.

This movement is spon-

sored by the U.S Depart-

ment of Homeland Secu-

rity and supported by

many different agencies,

such as FEMA and

Ready.gov.

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More Preparedness Tips

National Preparedness Month!

ferent companies who

provide vital support so

that the Red Cross can

carry out its mission of

helping people prevent,

prepare for and respond

to emergencies every

day. In addition, the

Ready.gov site provides

step-by-step instructions

on how individuals

can optimize their per-

sonal preparation during

this month to include

building disaster kits,

preparing their car and

making plans to ade-

quately protect their

pets.

American Red Cross

provides helpful apps

that are available for

download, guides on

how to make a disaster

preparedness plan, and

how to properly put to-

gether a preparedness

kit. They have a long list

of partnerships with dif-

KSU will test all emergency

notification platforms on

Wednesday, September 7th

at noon. We will test the out-

door sirens, Rave Alert, and

the Emergency Desktop (pop

up) system.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 LABOR DAY

6 7 MONTHLY

TESTING

8 CERT 1 & 6 /

CONCEALED

WEAPONS

9 10

11 12 13 14 CC QUARTERLY

MEETING

15 BLEEDING

CONTROL

16 17

18 19 20 21 CAMPUS

SAFETY DAY

22 CERT UNIT 3

23 24

25 26 27 28 CAMPUS FIRE

SAFETY

29 30

September 2016

Kennesaw Important Dates & Training

CERT Unit 1 & 6 – Sept. 8

10:00am-2:00pm

Concealed Weapons Class – Sept. 8

1:30pm-3:00pm

Crisis Coordinator Quarterly Meeting–

Sept. 14 1:00pm– 3:00pm

Campus Safety Day– Sept. 21

10:00am-2:00pm

CERT Unit 3 – Sept. 22 9:00am-12:00pm

Campus Fire Safety – Sept. 28

2:00pm-3:30pm

Marietta Important Dates &

Training

Bleeding Control Class– Sept. 15th

9:00am-11:00am

1200 Chastain Rd NW #312

Kennesaw, GA 30144

Phone: 470-578-6985

Web: oem.kennesaw.edu

Office of Emergency Management

Before you go, don’t forget this!!