CDP kicks off annual Hurricane Theme Week
Highlighting opening day of Hurricane Theme Week at the CDP was a lecture by local meteorologists.
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness kicked off its annual Hurricane Theme Week today on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
Highlighting opening day was a lecture by TV meteorologists from nearby Birmingham, Alabama, who spoke to participants about hurricane preparedness and lessons learned from recent Atlantic hurricane seasons.
More than 100 Gulf Coast area responders – including a quintet of medical specialists from Texas and a cohort of medical specialists from Florida’s Department of Public Health –are participating in four different courses – Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents, Hospital Emergency Response Operations for Mass Casualty Incidents, Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations and Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management. Many of the students will also participate in a demanding, hands-on exercise with a hurricane scenario at the end of the week.
The 2022 hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30.
While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has not released its forecast for the season, in a typical year, the U.S. experiences 14 named storms, seven of which are hurricanes and three of which are major hurricanes. Major hurricanes have winds of at least 111 mph and can reach speeds of over 180 mph.