On Friday, September 1st, Governor Scott signed a proclamation naming September 2017 School Safety Month in Vermont. This proclamation encourages schools to utilize state resources to continually prepare educators and first responders for an all-hazards approach to emergency response.
The start of the school year is an ideal time for school crisis planning teams, local emergency management directors and emergency first responders to review and revise school crisis plans, and collaborate on future training or exercise opportunities that focus on testing and evaluating existing evacuation routes, evacuation sites, family reunification locations, and other emergency response actions.