County Office of Emergency Management participates in school terrorism exercise

	COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Office of Emergency Management 1275 North Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, California 90063 (323) 980-2260
William T Fujioka Chief Executive Officer		John S. Fernandes Administrator

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        

May 11, 2009

 

 

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT FEDERAL AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT SCHOOL TERRORISM AWARENESS RESPONSE 2009 – MAY 16

 

WHAT:           County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office (CEO) Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will lend support to Federal and local emergency response agencies and school districts by participating in a series of specialized training activities and panel discussions at the School Terrorism Awareness Response (S.T.A.R.) 2009. This year’s exercise and training event is sponsored by InfraGard, a private sector outreach program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in partnership with the Center for Asymmetric Warfare. S.T.A.R. 2009 exercise and training is not open to the public.

 

      The following is a list of confirmed County of Los Angeles participants:

           

·         Sheriff’s Department

·         CEO OEM

·         Fire Department

·         Department of Mental Health

·         Office of Education

 

WHERE:         El Rancho High School

6501 S. Passons Blvd.

Pico Rivera 90660

 

WHEN:           Sat., May 16, 2009 (8:30-9:10 a.m. – Media Opportunities)

 

CONTACT:    Ken Kondo, CEO OEM PIO, (213) 792-5128 – Cellular

Laura Eimiller, FBI Press Relations, (310) 996-3343 - Office

                       

 

 

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