Gov. Cuomo Stresses Emergency Preparedness With Citizen Corps Training
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Thousands of New Yorkers are going above and beyond the call of duty to prepare themselves for natural and man-made disaster.
Kelly Pena sat on a folding chair with the fall leaves at her feet in Westerleigh Park as she listened closely to a presentation on what to do if disaster strikes.
"After what happened with Sandy, I feel that we really need to be prepared," Pena told WCBS 880's' Monica Miller.
Gov. Cuomo Stresses Emergency Preparedness With Citizen Corps Training
Captain Victoria DePaulis with the National Guard says Gov. Cuomo wants at least 100,000 New Yorkers to take part in the Citizen Preparedness Corps Training.
"The first thing they need to walk away with is definitely the knowledge for irst an emergency preparedness plan-- talking with their families about how together should they have a disaster near their community," she said.
They're also asking residents to have their to-go bag ready and go over the state's Ebola preparedness plan online.
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