State Preparedness Training Center

Media

The increased success at the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) has also brought with it favorable media coverage. TV stations such as News 10 Now and WKTV have done feature stories on the SPTC. Also, newspapers like the Mohawk Valley Business Journal, North Country Gazette, and the Observer Dispatch have highlighted the numerous qualities of the SPTC.

2011
2010
2009
2008

2011

(4/4/11): Rome Sentinel:"Consecutive calamities and HazMat drill"
(4/2/11): WKTV:"Military and local authorities take place in disaster drill"

2010

(5/27/10): WKTV:"State Preparedness Training Center"
(5/27/10): Your News Now:"Homeland Security facility could be expanding"
(5/26/10): Rome Sentinel
(5/26/10): Utica Daily News:"EVOC training one of many highlights of the State Preparedness Training Center"
(5/25/10): Observer Dispatch: "State preparedness training center could see $42M in upgrades"
(5/25/10): Utica Daily News: "Public invited to meeting updating progress at the State Preparedness Training Center"
(5/3/10): Observer Dispatch:"NYC bomb fallout: Local agencies reminded of safety procedures"

2009

(3/24/09): Observer Dispatch:"Elite National Guard team trains at Oriskany site"
(1/31/09): Observer Dispatch:"State disaster center making progress"

2008

(12/13/08):Rome Sentinel "State Preparedness Training Center receives accreditation"
(12/12/08):1st Responder News "State Preparedness Training Center receives accreditation; first multi-disciplined academy to become accredited in the nation"
(12/11/08):WKTV "State Preparedness Training Center receives accreditation"
(11/13/08):1st Responder News "OCT second annual volunteer training weekend a success"
(11/10/08):News 10 Now "Volunteer response teams hold training exercise"
(11/10/08): Rome Sentinel "80 Emergency Workers learn about Weapons of Mass Destruction"
(10/4/08): Rome Sentinel "Officers practice response to terror incident"
(10/2/08): WKTV Utica "Homeland Security training at New York State Preparedness Training Center"
(9/11/08): Rome Sentinel "A plea to never forget the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks"
(6/25/08): Observer Dispatch "Military practices urban combat at preparedness training center"
(6/25/08): News 10 Now Syracuse "Military training continues in Oneida County"
(6/25/08): Observer Dispatch "Preparation for combat in Asia begins in Whitestown"
(6/24/08): Observer Dispatch "Lease, marketing helping attendance at preparedness center"
(4/23/08): Observer Dispatch "Police officers training at Whitestown facility"
(4/23/08): WKTV Utica "Enhancing Public Officers' safety, saving officers' lives"
(4/23/08): North Country Gazette "Firearms, Defensive Tactics Training Saves Lives"
(4/9/08): WKTV Utica "Students getting trained in bombing simulation at Homeland Security Training Center"
(4/7/08): Mohawk Valley Business Journal "Homeland Security training center set to expand"
(2/21/08): News 10 Now Syracuse "Preparedness Training Center getting upgrades"

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