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Senator Hillary Clinton on the Indian Point Drills.

Posted on June 13, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR CAPITOL HILL SPIN. From Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Office. June 13, 2004: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), who has been at the forefront of efforts to ensure that federal authorities adequately integrate the risk of terrorism in emergency planning at Indian Point, issued a statement today on her initial thoughts on this week’s emergency response exercise at the facility. While welcoming the fact that Federal authorities had initiated an emergency response exercise based on a terrorist attack at the nuclear plant, she criticized what appeared to be unrealistic assumptions in the exercise.

Here is the Senator’s statement:

“I am pleased that the NRC and FEMA have finally heeded our many calls to address local concerns by incorporating terrorist scenarios into their planning at Indian Point,” said Senator Clinton. “I am also grateful to the first responders and many others who worked diligently for months to prepare for the drill. While final judgment must be reserved until after a review of the final report from the NRC and FEMA, I feel strongly that despite the strides that have been made, additional steps must be taken to make future drills more realistic. For example, future exercises should model emergency response to a fast-breaking incident.”

In 2002, Senator Clinton pressed the owners of Indian Point and the NRC to adopt a security response exercise that included a new post 9-11 design basis threat. This security exercise took place in 2003. After release of the Witt report in 2003, she again pressed FEMA and NRC to develop an emergency response exercise that included a terrorist component. Today the Senator reiterated her call to implement the recommendations made in the Witt report last year.

“This exercise demonstrates that we need to redouble our efforts to ensure adequate emergency preparedness at Indian Point, and other nuclear plants around the state and across the country. A plant like Indian Point must be held to the highest standards for safety and security, and ensuring the safety and security of those who live around it is paramount. This exercise is a step in the right direction, but important further steps are needed to improve emergency preparedness around Indian Point, which is critical to the millions of New Yorkers potentially impacted.”

Thompson & Bender Designs New Logo for Westchesta County Association.

Posted on June 12, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR County Clarion-Ledger. From W.C.A. June 12, 1004: The Westchester County Association (WCA), Westchester’s leading business organization, today unveiled its new branding image and logo at its Annual Spring Meeting at the Rye Town Hilton. The new blue and silver global logo replaces the green and gold checkered logo that has been in use for more than 30 years, and signals the beginning of a new era for the organization that traces its roots back to 1950.

”Our new branding is a visual representation of the revitalization of The Westchester County Association,” said Andrew G. Robel, Association Chairman. “As we change course to take a more proactive approach that will focus on advocacy issues directly impacting business here in Westchester, it was an appropriate time to look at our overall image. We felt a new branding image was worth exploring and we are pleased that we have come up with a look that is significantly changed.”

Designed by Thompson & Bender of Briarcliff Manor, the new global logo is the result of more than six months of evaluation, and emerged from the distillation of more than 20 different design concepts. The WCA chose the global look not only to position the group as a more forceful business advocate, but also to convey the strong international business interests of many of its members.

As part of its restructuring, the WCA will become more assertive in taking positions on issues of concern to its members, and will actively seek to work with comparable organizations in neighboring counties to help shape regional perspectives on issues of importance to business.

“Our intention is to renew our focus to insure that this organization has the impact that our members expect and deserve,” said Mr. Robel. “We wanted a brand that would not only stand out, but would also convey the new vitality, energy and scope of the organization.”

The new design will be incorporated into all of the Association’s printed materials, its Website and all other outreach materials.

The Westchester County Association, www.westchester.org, is the preeminent business membership organization in Westchester County, NY. It is committed to business advocacy, economic vitality and to providing a strong and clear voice for the interests of Westchester businesses on a regional, national and international level. The three major objectives are: economic development of the region, business development, and providing access and interaction with key public and private sector individuals, agencies and organizations.

Flag Day Ceremonies Scheduled for Monday, Renaissance Plaza.

Posted on June 12, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR CITY HALL SPIN. From The Mayor’s Office. June 11, 2004:White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino and local veterans will honor Flag Day with a ceremony in Renaissance Plaza on Monday, June 14 at 11:00 am. The ceremony will include the raising of the American Flag and a POW/MIA flag donated by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16. Veterans will speak about the meaning of the American Flag, the importance of Flag Day and announce a new program for the proper handling of old and worn flags.

Police Fire Get Two New Batmobiles to Deal With Emergencies.

Posted on June 11, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. June 11, 2004: They don’t look like Batmobiles, and they were not requestioned from “Q,” however the Emergency Services Unit and Fire Rescue 88 introduced Thursday by Mayor Joseph Delfino give the White Plains Department of Public Safety on-the-scene first-response equipment to deal quickly with serious emergencies where lives hang in the balance.

Housed together at one of the fire houses in the city, the white Emergeny Services Unit and Fire Rescue 88 carry equipment to deal with hazardous gases, weapons of mass destruction, cave-ins, and trapped victims without waiting for special equipment to arrive at the scene from other localities. Each unit is staffed with their own police and fire specially trained squads to furnish and operate the tools of rescue.

TWO NEW BEAUTIES ON DUTY: The police Emergency Services Unit, left, and Fire Rescue 88, right, were introduced by Mayor Joseph Delfino and Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Charles Jennings at Fire Headquarters Thursday morning. The police truck carries equipment to handle “situations” as the police like to call them, including special weapons, assault aids, medical equipment. Previously the police did not have an all-purpose incident response vehicle. (Equipment had to be located, and called in.) Fire Rescue 88 carries special rescue equipment such as the PowerHawk back pack to cut victims out of automobiles; contains equipment for monitoring and decontaminating hazardous waste; it refreshes firefighters’ oxygen tanks on the scene, and is even equipped with a winch to hall vehicles out of ditches, with devices to aid in rescues at cave-ins, shore up building floors in collapses. Photo by WPCNR News

The Police ESU unit (the white truck) cost $145,000, which was paid for with asset forfeiture funds. Fire Rescue 88 was purchased for $298,000 through a bond.

The Police ESU unit is sataffed by six volunteers from the police department Special Response Team, a sergeant and five officers. The six trained for seven weeks at a training school sponsored by the Yonkers Police Department. Fire Rescue 88 is staffed by firefighters who received special training.

The Big Red 88 & Crew. The unit carries about 15 equipment bays, plus an air-conditioned crew cab to cool down firefighter’s body temperatures in the course of fighting a fire. On the left rear of the unit is the oxygen tank refresher unit, enabling White Plains firefighters to carry an hours’ worth of oxygen on their backs and to refresh tanks at the firescene. This unit would have come in handy at the Temple Bet Am Shalom fire in 2002. Photo by WPCNR News.

Fire Rescue 88 has a list of incidents where it will automatically be dispatched. Both vehicles will be housed together and operate as a Police-Fire emergency first-on-the-scene team in response to catastrophes, violent threatening situations, or terrorist incidents.