Whitfield Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC

Whitfield Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC Safety in Knowledge!

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐ŸšจThe ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ (๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—–) is sharing valuable n...
05/28/2026

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿšจ

The ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ (๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—–) is sharing valuable no-cost training and preparedness resources available through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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These trainings and tools are designed to help strengthen:
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โœ… Cybersecurity
โœ… Physical Security
โœ… Emergency Communications
โœ… Critical Infrastructure Protection
โœ… Active Shooter Preparedness
โœ… Emergency Response & Resiliency

CISA offers a wide variety of FREE web-based and instructor-led trainings for government agencies, emergency responders, healthcare organizations, critical infrastructure partners, and private sector stakeholders. Topics include cybersecurity best practices, tabletop exercises, active shooter preparedness, conflict prevention, communications resiliency, chemical security awareness, and more.

๐ŸŒ Learn more about available CISA services and training opportunities here:
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools

๐Ÿ“The Whitfield LEPC helps support preparedness, coordination, and community resilience efforts across Whitfield County.



---En Espaรฑol:

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—— ๐——๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ขฬ๐—ก ๐——๐—˜ ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿšจ

El ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒฬ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผฬ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ (๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—–) estรก compartiendo valiosos recursos y capacitaciones GRATUITAS ofrecidas por la Agencia de Seguridad de Infraestructuray Ciberseguridad / Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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Estas capacitaciones y herramientas ayudan a fortalecer:
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โœ… La ciberseguridad
โœ… La seguridad fรญsica
โœ… Las comunicaciones de emergencia
โœ… La protecciรณn de infraestructura crรญtica
โœ… La preparaciรณn ante tiradores activos
โœ… La resiliencia y respuesta ante emergencias

CISA ofrece una amplia variedad de capacitaciones GRATUITAS en lรญnea y dirigidas por instructores para agencias gubernamentales, personal de respuesta a emergencias, organizaciones de atenciรณn mรฉdica, socios de infraestructura crรญtica y entidades del sector privado.

๐ŸŒ Obtenga mรกs informaciรณn sobre los servicios y oportunidades de capacitaciรณn de CISA aquรญ:
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools

๐Ÿ“El LEPC de Whitfield ayuda a apoyar los esfuerzos de preparaciรณn, coordinaciรณn y resiliencia comunitaria en todo el condado de Whitfield.

โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ & ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—œ๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜! ๐Ÿ’ฆโ˜€๏ธMake a splash this summerโ€”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ! ๐ŸŒŠProtect your family and your co...
05/21/2026

โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ & ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—œ๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜! ๐Ÿ’ฆโ˜€๏ธ

Make a splash this summerโ€”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ! ๐ŸŒŠ

Protect your family and your community by:
๐Ÿšซ Staying out of the water when sick โ€” ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!
๐Ÿงผ Practicing healthy swimming habits
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Looking out for one another

๐Ÿ’™ A little prevention goes a long way in keeping everyone safe all season long!

๐Ÿ’ป Learn more from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH):
๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/4nEr87i



---En Espanol:

โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ ยก๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ขฬ๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐——๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—š๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฌ๐—” ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”ฬ ๐—”๐—ค๐—จ๐—œฬ! ๐Ÿ’ฆโ˜€๏ธ

ยกDisfruta el veranoโ€”๐——๐—˜ ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐——๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜! ๐ŸŒŠ

Protege a tu familia y a tu comunidad:
๐Ÿšซ Evita entrar al agua si estรกs enfermo/a โ€” ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผฬ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ
๐Ÿงผ Practica hรกbitos saludables al nadar
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Cuida de los demรกs

๐Ÿ’™ ยกUn poco de prevenciรณn ayuda mucho para mantener a todos seguros durante toda la temporada!

๐Ÿ’ป Obtรฉn mรกs informaciรณn del Departamento de Salud Pรบblica de Georgia (DPH):
๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/4nEr87i

โœจ ๐——๐—ข๐—กโ€™๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง: ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—– ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ! โœจโ €๐Ÿ“ข ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.โ €Make plans to attend the ๐—ช...
05/18/2026

โœจ ๐——๐—ข๐—กโ€™๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง: ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—– ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ! โœจ
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.
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Make plans to attend the ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด this Thursday at the county 911 Center and join partners working together to strengthen local emergency preparedness and response. ๐Ÿšจ
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Your voice and participation help support coordinated planning that keeps our community safer and more resilient.
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โœ”๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
โœ”๏ธ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
โœ”๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜
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๐Ÿ“… ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€., ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜!
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Working together, we continue building a stronger, more prepared Whitfield County. ๐Ÿ’ช
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05/13/2026

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Welcome to the TRANSCAER Learning Management System
TRANSCAERโ€™s mission is to assist communities and train emergency responders to prepare for and respond to hazardous material transportation incidents.

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โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—  & ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก! ๐ŸŒ€โœจThe storm may passโ€”but dangers can remain โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒง...
05/08/2026

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—  & ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

The storm may passโ€”but dangers can remain โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

This week, the North Georgia Health District and partners such as the Whitfield Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC have joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in highlighting how to stay safe and ready โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿ  ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— 
Avoid floodwaters, downed power lines, and debris. These hazards can be dangerousโ€”even after skies clear.

๐Ÿ”Œ Use generators safelyโ€”never indoors
๐Ÿš— Travel only when officials say itโ€™s safe
๐Ÿค Check on neighbors and loved ones

โœ… ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ: ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ
Donโ€™t wait for the next stormโ€”review your plan, restock supplies, and stay informed year-round.

๐Ÿ“š Use this NOAA guide for both post-storm safety and preparedness steps:
https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-english

๐Ÿ‘ Hurricane Preparedness Week may be endingโ€”but staying prepared is a year-round priority!

๐Ÿ“ Find your local health department and or The Living Bridge Center HIV clinic nearest you in North Georgia to learn more about the vital services they provide:
www.nghd.org



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โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ขฬ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ: ยก๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜ฬ๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—š๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ข ๐——๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—˜ฬ๐—ฆ ๐——๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

โš ๏ธ Los peligros pueden continuar despuรฉs de la tormenta

๐Ÿ  Viernes: Evite riesgos
๐Ÿ”Œ Use generadores con seguridad
๐Ÿš— Viaje con precauciรณn
๐Ÿค Revise a otros

โœ… Sรกbado: Prepรกrese desde hoy

๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ“š https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-en-espa-ol

๐Ÿ‘ ยกLa preparaciรณn es todo el aรฑo!

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ! ๐ŸŒ€โœจYouโ€™ve made your planโ€”now itโ€™s time to stay safe when...
05/07/2026

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

Youโ€™ve made your planโ€”now itโ€™s time to stay safe when it matters most ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒง๏ธ

This week, the North Georgia Health District and the Whitfield Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC are joining the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in highlighting how to stay safe and readyโ€”and today weโ€™re focusing on what to do DURING the storm โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ป ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐——
Keep a battery-powered radio handy or your phone charged to receive updates and emergency alerts.

๐Ÿ  ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—˜
Seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest levelโ€”away from windows and doors.

โš ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—› ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—”๐—ญ๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ
Avoid floodwaters, downed power lines, and debris. These dangers can continue even after the storm passes.

๐Ÿพ ๐——๐—ข๐—กโ€™๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฆ & ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ
Make sure pets are safe and check on neighbors, especially older adults and those with access and functional needs.

๐Ÿšซ ๐—ช๐—”๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ
Do not go outside or return home until officials say itโ€™s safe.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tomorrow, weโ€™ll wrap up Hurricane Preparedness Week with a final recap and action steps you can take now!

๐Ÿ“š Get the full Hurricane Preparedness Week guide, tips, and ready-to-use resources here:
https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-english



---En Espanol:

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ขฬ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ: ยก๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜ฬ๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐——๐—ข ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

Ya hizo su planโ€”ahora enfรณquese en mantenerse seguro cuando mรกs importa ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒง๏ธ

El Distrito de Salud del Norte de Georgia se une a la National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration para compartir cรณmo mantenerse seguroโ€”y hoy nos enfocamos en quรฉ hacer DURANTE la tormenta โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ป Mantรฉngase informado
๐Ÿ  Permanezca en un lugar seguro
โš ๏ธ Evite peligros
๐Ÿพ Proteja a mascotas y a otros
๐Ÿšซ Espere el aviso oficial

๐Ÿ‘‰ Maรฑana: resumen final y acciones clave

๐Ÿ“š https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-en-espa-ol

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—› ๐—จ๐—ฃ & ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—ฌ! ๐ŸŒ€โœจEven if youโ€™re just getting started, youโ€™re RIGHT on time to pre...
05/07/2026

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž: ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—› ๐—จ๐—ฃ & ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—ฌ! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

Even if youโ€™re just getting started, youโ€™re RIGHT on time to prepare for hurricane season ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒง๏ธ

This week, the North Georgia Health District and partners, such as Whitfield Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC, are joining National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in highlighting how to stay safe and readyโ€”and today weโ€™re bringing you a quick catch-up through midweek โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿงญ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ž
Hurricanes donโ€™t just impact the coast. Inland areasโ€”like North Georgiaโ€”can face heavy rain, flooding, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Know your local risks so you can plan ahead.

๐Ÿงฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—˜๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก
Build your emergency kit ๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿ”ฆ, make a family plan ๐Ÿ , and stay informed ๐Ÿ“ฑ. Preparation now helps reduce stress and saves time when it matters most.

๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ & ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ
Learn the difference between a watch vs. warning, and make sure you have multiple ways to receive alerts โฐ๐Ÿ“ป. Fast action starts with understanding the information you receive.

๐Ÿš— ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—›๐—˜๐—ก ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—  ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ (๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ)
Review your plan, follow official guidance, and be ready to act quickly if conditions change. Early action saves lives.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tomorrow, weโ€™ll focus on how to stay protected during the storm, so stay tuned!

๐Ÿ“š Get the full Hurricane Preparedness Week guide, tips, and ready-to-use resources here:
https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-english



---En Espanol:

โœจ๐ŸŒ€ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ขฬ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ: ยก๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—”ฬ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—œฬ๐—” ๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ฬ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ! ๐ŸŒ€โœจ

Aunque apenas estรฉ comenzando, ยกtodavรญa estรก A TIEMPO para prepararse para la temporada de huracanes ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Esta semana, el Distrito de Salud del Norte de Georgia y sus socios, como el Comitรฉ Local de Planificaciรณn de Emergencias de Whitfield (LEPC), se unen a la National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration para destacar cรณmo mantenerse seguro y preparadoโ€”y hoy le traemos un resumen rรกpido hasta mitad de semana โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿงญ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐—ญ๐—–๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—š๐—ข
Los huracanes no solo afectan las costas. Las รกreas del interiorโ€”como el Norte de Georgiaโ€”pueden enfrentar lluvias intensas, inundaciones, vientos fuertes y tornados.

๐Ÿงฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”ฬ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐——๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—”
Prepare un kit de emergencia ๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿ”ฆ, haga un plan familiar ๐Ÿ  y mantรฉngase informado ๐Ÿ“ฑ.

๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ขฬ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฆ ๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฆ
Aprenda la diferencia entre vigilancia y advertencia, y asegรบrese de recibir alertas de mรบltiples fuentes โฐ๐Ÿ“ป.

๐Ÿš— ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—จฬ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐—–๐—จ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ข ๐—จ๐—ก๐—” ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—” ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—”๐—–๐—˜ (๐—›๐—ข๐—ฌ)
Revise su plan, siga las indicaciones oficiales y estรฉ listo para actuar rรกpidamente. Actuar temprano salva vidas.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Maรฑana hablaremos sobre cรณmo mantenerse protegido durante la tormenta.

๐Ÿ“š Obtenga la guรญa completa y recursos aquรญ:
https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep-social-media-en-espa-ol

โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—œ๐—” ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธโš ๏ธ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป โ€ข ๐—š๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€ข ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜† โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑSevere weather ...
05/06/2026

โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—œ๐—” ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธโš ๏ธ
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป โ€ข ๐—š๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€ข ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜† โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ

Severe weather is expected through early Thursday morning, and residents across North Georgia should be prepared for multiple hazards.

โš ๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—ฆ:
โ€ข Damaging winds up to 60 mph
โ€ข A few tornadoes possible (a strong tornado cannot be ruled out)
โ€ข Heavy rainfall with risk of flash & urban flooding
โ€ข Isolated hail up to quarter size

๐ŸŒง๏ธ A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Thursday morning, and repeated rounds of storms may lead to dangerous floodingโ€”especially in low-lying or poor drainage areas.

โฐ ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š:
Storms are developing this afternoon and may continue overnight into early Thursday, increasing the risk while many are asleep.

๐Ÿ›‘ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ:
โ€ข Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts overnight
โ€ข Never drive through flooded roads โ€” Turn Around, Donโ€™t Drown
โ€ข Know where to take shelter if warnings are issued
โ€ข Be ready to act quickly if conditions worsen

๐Ÿ“ Stay weather-aware and monitor updates from trusted sources like your county EMA and the US National Weather Service Peachtree City Georgia: https://www.weather.gov/ffc/

---En Espanol:

โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—” ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ข ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธโš ๏ธ

Tormentas severas son posibles esta tarde hasta el jueves por la maรฑana.

โ€ข Vientos fuertes (hasta 60 mph)
โ€ข Posibles tornados
โ€ข Lluvias intensas e inundaciones repentinas

โš ๏ธ Evite conducir por carreteras inundadas y tenga varias formas de recibir alertas durante la noche.

๐Ÿ“ Mรกs informaciรณn: https://www.weather.gov/ffc/

โœจ๐Ÿš‘ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—– ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—žโ€”๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—š๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฌ! ๐Ÿš‘โœจAfter a highly successful TECC class in Walker County, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ...
05/06/2026

โœจ๐Ÿš‘ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—– ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—žโ€”๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—š๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฌ! ๐Ÿš‘โœจ

After a highly successful TECC class in Walker County, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป is bringing this ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด to Gilmer County next!

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This ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—–) course, presented by Valkyries Austere Medical Solutions, is designed to equip responders with real-world, lifesaving skills for high-risk situationsโ€”and itโ€™s one you donโ€™t want to miss.

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๐Ÿ“ Gilmer County Community Center โ€“ Ellijay
๐Ÿ“… May 26โ€“28, 2026
โฐ 0800โ€“1700 (each day)
๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ for public safety personnel

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๐Ÿšจ Seats are LIMITEDโ€”register early to secure your spot!

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Whether youโ€™re in EMS, fire, law enforcement, healthcare, or security, this 3-day, high-impact training delivers critical skills that can make all the difference when seconds count

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๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
https://training.gema.ga.gov/TRS/courseDesc.do?sourcePage=courseSearch&cofId=75375

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#๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—– #๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—”๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

โœจ๐Ÿฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—” ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š โ€“ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐ŸฅโœจJoin the upcoming ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Meeting on ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿฎ...
05/06/2026

โœจ๐Ÿฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—” ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š โ€“ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐Ÿฅโœจ

Join the upcoming ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Meeting on ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, at the ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿš‘๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ•™ General meeting begins at ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— 
๐Ÿ•˜ Executive Committee Meeting begins at ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— 

Topics on the agenda include:
๐Ÿ”น CHEMPACK
๐Ÿ”น Infection Prevention Update
๐Ÿ”น Dementia Care
๐Ÿ”น Partner Updates
๐Ÿ”น Networking & Lunch

Please register early so they can get an accurate lunch headcount. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ Register here:
https://training.gema.ga.gov/TRS/courseDesc.do?sourcePage=courseSearch&cofId=75114

๐Ÿ“„ See attached agenda for full meeting details.

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804 Professional Boulevard
Dalton, GA
30720

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