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Workshop news Calming The Storm: Being Prepared For Anything  Members of the suburban communities adjoining Northwest Dallas met for an afternoon to hear emergency experts. We asked questions. Networked. Planned for more. We couldn’t have done it without the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. Wade Lillie was our host at the Tech Learning Center in Farmers Branch. Anne Acuna of the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce was our photographer and prime supporter throughout the planning process. Celeste Sauls-Marks of The Volunteer Center of North Texas gathered the experts, filled the bags with info and moderated our conversation. We talked about how we as individuals can better prepare for ANY abrupt change in our normal routine. We also discussed how our nonprofits, churches and businesses could support our emergency experts. EXPERTS > > > ❊Deputy Fire Chief Chris Kellen, Addison Fire Department ❊Chief John G. Murphy, Carrollton Fire Department ❊Chief Kyle King, Farmers Branch Fire Department (with contributions by Wendi Kimpton of the department) ❊Cynthia Olson and Al Ritson, Salvation Army ❊Celeste Sauls-Marks, VOAD and The Volunteer Center of North Texas ❊Gene Grounds, Victim Relief Ministries ❊Wade Lillie, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Director of Security ❊Terri Lyons, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Nurse Manager ❊Erik Stokes, Farmers Branch Police Department ❊Karl Faulhaber, F4W Communications ❊Alex Sagcal, EMS Innovations ❊Pat Caldwell, USAEmergencyContact.com ❊Jill Shaw, DART Emergency Preparedness Director NEXT STEPS > > > ❊Promotion of the concept of Interactive Emergency Preparedness planning. ❊Provision of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and/or Red Cross training for those who wish to work and serve from within community emergency preparedness organizations. PLEASE JOIN US > > > ❊Email Kathleen at kmatsumu@swbell.net to sign up for updates. ❊Chapel Hill United Methodist Church members in Farmers Branch are behind our effort. Follow their lead!mailto:kmatsumu@swbell.netshapeimage_12_link_0