O'Mara: Register online for Dec. 3 emergency preparedness training in Corning

Corning, N.Y., November 24— State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,I,C-Big Flats) reminded area residents today that the online registration process is underway for a state-sponsored “Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program” at Corning-Painted Post High School on Wednesday, December 3,  2014.

The event is being sponsored by O'Mara, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and Corning Mayor Richard Negri.

The program is free of charge but participants must complete the online registration prior to the event.  According to the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, registration is limited and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Our region has been hard hit in recent years by severe storms, floods and other emergencies,” said O’Mara.  “That’s been true across the state and, as a result, this emergency preparedness and response initiative has proven very popular and worthwhile.”

The state launched the Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program in February with the goal of training 100,000 New Yorkers “to be first responders in their own homes and in their communities.”  The program seeks to provide citizens with tools and resources to help them better prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters.

Regional training programs have already been held in Hornell, Horseheads, Ithaca and Penn Yan.

The Wednesday, December 3rd Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program in Corning will be held at the Corning-Painted Post High School (201 Cantigney Street) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  

The two-hour session is free of charge and participants will receive a NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit containing items that emergency response experts believe are critical to have handy in the immediate aftermath of any disaster or emergency.

For additional information and to register online for the December 3rd training program in Corning, visit http://prepare.ny.gov/training-events