Posted on 10:18 pm, Friday, July 12, 2013. Tags: civil defense agency, emergency, siren, tsunami
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency (CDA) will conduct a test of the emergency warning siren system on Tuesday, July 16 at 11:45 a.m. This test is necessary to confirm system readiness in the wake of adjustments and repairs performed immediately following the regular monthly test on July 1. During the July 1 […]
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Posted on 12:52 am, Friday, July 5, 2013. Tags: 9/11, dispatch, emergency, Hawaii County Police Department
Roya Sabri | Hawaii 24/7 Reporter When faced with an emergency, most people pick up the phone and dial 911 for help. On the other end of the call are county dispatchers with a checklist of questions that need answers before police officers respond. Some callers worry the questions take too much time, but police […]
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Posted on 4:35 am, Friday, April 10, 2009. Tags: big island, cert, emergency, training, waikoloa village
The County of Hawaii (Fire, Research and Development, and Civil Defense Agency) is sponsoring free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in May. Attend this valuable training to learn about emergency response procedures and to understand your role and function in the event of a major disaster. Training will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to […]
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Posted on 10:35 am, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Tags: big island, cert, discovery harbor, emergency, training
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training workshops will be offered in Discovery Harbor, Ka`u on April 4, 11, 18, and 25th. These workshops are hosted by the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, the Fire Department, and the Hawaii County Resource Center, a program of the Department of Research and Development. CERT Training consists of […]
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Posted on 3:30 pm, Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Tags: coast guard, digital, emergency, epirb
Out with the old, in with the new; emergency distress signals go digital
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Posted on 11:52 am, Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Tags: emergency, hawaii, hawaii air ambulance, hawaii life flight, helicopter, kona, medical
Hawaii Air Ambulance/Hawaii Life Flight bases a Europcopter EC 135 medically configured helicopter in Kona. A dedication and blessing ceremony was held Dec. 15th, at the Kona Community Hospital helipad.
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Posted on 9:32 pm, Sunday, December 7, 2008. Tags: city watch, emergency, notification
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency has acquired a mass emergency notification system, which allows county agencies to easily notify the public in the event of emergencies. City Watch is an electronic notification system that can notify residents about evacuations or other emergency measures via phone or e-mail. “This new system allows us […]
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