The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services Center Hosts Dedication Service and Open House
Posted on: Friday, 15 June 2007, 13:54 CDT
WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued today by The Salvation Army:
WHAT: Dedication & Open House of The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services Center WHEN: Saturday, June 16, 2007, 11 a.m. -- 1 p.m. WHERE: The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Headquarters 1000 Pratt Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL WHO: Lt. Colonel David E. Grindle Divisional Commander, The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division Andrew Velasquez III Director, State of Illinois Office of Emergency Management Chief Thomas Mefferd DuPage County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Jim Argirapoulos Acting Director, Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communication Deputy Commissioner John Brooks Chicago Fire Department Cortez Trotter Vice President & Director, Midwest Regional Offices of James Lee Witt & Associates Brad Cummings Sr. Manager, FedEx Express, Chicago, IL. INFO: The Salvation Army is poised to respond to emergencies and disasters 24 hours a day, seven days a week from its 50,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Emergency Disaster Services Center in Elk Grove Village, IL. The building includes a call center with 25 call stations, a training center, a SATERN Ham Radio Station and a warehouse and distribution center. The facility is equipped with donated and purchased EDS supplies, products and personnel in preparation of any conceivable emergency. EDS mans and operates 11 mobile canteens, including four rehab units which are stocked with rehab supplies.
The Salvation Army
CONTACT: Bonnie Johnson of The Salvation Army, +1-773-205-3535,+1-773-355-0179 (cell), bonnie_johnson@usc.salvationarmy.org
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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