From Harford County government: Richard A. Ayers, Emergency Manager for the Harford County Division of Emergency Operations, has been named “Employee of the Month” for January 2013. Ayers has served with the Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) for more than 28 years. Mr. Ayers was nominated for this prestigious award by Aaron Tomarchio, Chief of […]
Russell Strickland Appointed Manager of Harford County Division of Emergency Operations
From Harford County Government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig has announced the appointment of Russell J. Strickland as Manager of the Harford County Division of Emergency Operations. Strickland replaces Brian Feist who served approximately 19 months as Manager of the EOC and is returning to Pennsylvania to pursue a business opportunity. “We are delighted […]
Harford County Agencies Address Community Needs During Recent Heat Wave
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – – Multiple agencies and departments of county government came to the aid of citizens during the heat-wave which hung over Harford County for nearly a week. Among the agencies and departments involved were the Harford County Division of Emergency Operations, the Department of Community Services, the Office […]
Rick Ayers, Linda Ploener, Susan Ayers, Brian Bauer Named Harford County Employees of the Month for November for Work During Earthquake
From Harford County government: Four members of the Harford County Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) have been named Employees of the Month for November 2011. Rick Ayers, Emergency Manager, Linda Ploener, Emergency Planner, Susan Ayers, Administrative Assistant and Brian Bauer, Homeland Security Coordinator, were nominated by the Manager Emergency Operations Brian Feist. The nomination praised […]
Harford County Declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Irene Looms; Patterson Mill Middle/High School to Open as Shelter Saturday at Noon
Harford County Executive David Craig declared a state of emergency for Harford County at 5 p.m. Friday evening as local government and other agencies braced for Hurricane Irene. The worst of the storm is expected to pass through the area Saturday evening through Sunday morning, and dump as much as six inches of rain on […]
Severe Thunderstorm Causes Damage Across Harford County; Funnel Cloud Reported in Abingdon
A severe thunderstorm tore through a wide swath of Harford County Sunday afternoon, with a tornado warning in effect for nearly two hours and a funnel cloud reported in Abingdon near Interstate 95 and state Route 924. Several fires were also reported, and a portion of state Route 543 near Chestnut Hill and Gibson roads […]
Harford County Government Urges Residents to Prepare for High Winds, Heavy Rain
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) is urging Harford County residents to prepare for high winds, heavy rain and higher tides as a result of a late winter weather event. Harford County and other areas of Maryland could feel the effects from heavy rain during […]
Harford County Receives ACE Accreditation for Fire Call Taking and Dispatch
Harford County Division of Emergency Operations is the eighth public safety answering point to receive ACE accreditation for Fire call taking and dispatch (Bel Air, MD) — InterAct Public Safety, a leading provider of safety and security software used by government agencies as well as private sector businesses, announces that one of their customers, Harford […]
