StormReady®/TsunamiReady® Recognition Events in 2007

Teton County, WY, January 2008, from left: Jason Biermann, Teton County Emergency Manager; Kevin Lynott, Meteorologist in Charge, NWS Riverton; Bill Murrell, StormReady Program Leader NWS Riverton; Rich Ochs, Teton County Deputy Emergency Manager.

Samoa, CA, TsunamiReady/ StormReady, December 2007, from left Samoa School Superintendent Mary Beth Wolford, Community Leader Dan Johnson, and NWS WCM Troy Nicolini show the new installed TsunamiReady Evacuation Route sign.

Orick, CA, TsunamiReady/StormReady, December 2007: The Orick welcome sign now sports the TsunamiReady evacuation sign to further assure citizens and visitors they are safe in this Northern California town.

Supporters: Mediterra and Twin Eagles Subdivisions, Naples, FL, December 2007, from left: Joe Blum, Community Patrol Manager at TwinEagles; Dottie Vanderford, Interim Community Service General Manager; Bill Thomas, Community Patrol Manager at Mediterra. Photo by Robin Leete, NWS Miami.

University of Nevada, Reno Fire Science Academy (FSA), December 2007, from left: Kevin Baker, WFO Elko Meteorologist-in-Charge and Randy Squires, Associate Director for Central Services of the FSA.

Custer County, ID, December 2007, from left: County Commissioner: Wayne Butts, Chairman Cliff Hansen, Commissioner Lin Hintze, County Emergency Manager Doug Hammond, NWS Pocatello MIC Rick Dittmann, Assistant WCM Mike Cantin. Photo by NWS WCM Vernon Preston.

Naval Station Mayport, FL, December 2007, from left: HMCS Steve Millican (Ret.), Emergency Manager, Naval Station Mayport; Captain Aaron Bowman USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Station Mayport; Bill Proenza, Director, NWS Southern Region; Al Sandrik, NWS Jacksonville, Warning Coordination Meteorologist

Okfuskee County, OK, November 2007, from left: WFO Tulsa MIC Steve Piltz, Commissioners Bruce Smith and Dale Fipps, Emergency Management Director Bill Elliott, Commissioner Max Henry.

Etowah County, AL, November 2007, from left, Jason B. Wright, NWS Birmingham's Warning Coordination Meteorologist and Deborah Gaither, Director, Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency.

Charleston, SC, Renewal, November 2007, from left: Paul Yura, WCM, NWS Charleston and Cathy Haynes, Director of Charleston County's Emergency Preparedness Division.

NOAA Air Resources Laboratory's (ARL ) Field Research Div. (FRD) , October 2007, from left: Teresa Perkins, Director of Environmental Technical Support, U.S. DOE; Bill Behymer, Idaho INL Oversight Program; Jim Colson, Battelle Energy Alliance EM; Shane Beard, ARL FRD; Rick Dittmann, MIC, NWS Pocatello; Dennis Finn, ARL FRD; David Brandon, NWS WR HQ; Rick Eckman, Deputy Director, ARL FRD; Steve Fine, Dir, ARL; Betsy Holmes, Contracting Officer Tech Rep, U.S. DOE; Kirk Clawson, Director, ARL FRD; Rick Artz, Deputy Director, ARL; Jason Rich, ARL FRD; Ray Furstenau, Deputy Manager for Nuclear Energy, U.S. DOE.

White House, TN, October 2007, from left: Larry Vannozzi, Meteorologist-In-Charge, NWS Nashvillee and Fire Chief Joe Palmer. Photo by Jerry Orchanian, NWS Nashville, Warning Coordination Meteorologist.

see caption below San Lorenzo, PR, TsunamiReady and StormReady, October 2007, from left: PREMA Director Nazario Lugo, NWS San Juan MIC Israel Matos, San Lorenzo Chief EM Reinaldo Alverio and Mayor Jose Román.Photo: NWS San Juan.

see caption below Grays Harbor, WA, October 2007, from left: NWS Seattle MIC Brad Colman, Grays Harbor County Commissioners Bob Beerbower, Mike Wilson, Al Carter; and County Director of Public Services Paul Easter.

see caption below Ravalli County, MT, October 2007, from left; Alan Thompson, Commissioner; Bruce Bauck, MIC, NWS Missoula, MT; Greg Chilcott, Commissioner; Ron Nicholas, DES Coordinator; Kathleen Driscoll, Commissioner; Jessica Randazzo, Mayor of Hamilton; Jim Rokosch, Commissioner; and WCM Peter Felsch.

see caption below Franklin County, ID, October 2007, Commissioners Richard Westerberg, Chairman DalVon Atkinson and Dirk Bowles. Mayors: Clifton, John Gailey; Dayton, Richard Reeder; Franklin, Robert Wilkinson; Oxford, Alan Hatch; Preston, Neal Larson; Weston, Leo Daley; NWS Pocatello MIC Rick March 31, 2016 WCM Vernon Preston.

see caption below Fall River, SD, October 2007, from left: Susan Sanders, NWS WCM; Frank Maynard, Fall River County Emergency Manager; Kathy Timmins, Assistant Fall River County Emergency Manager; and David Carpenter, NWS Rapid City MIC.

see caption below Butte, SD, October 2007, from left: Mark Hespe, Belle Fourche Fire Chief; Butte County Sheriff Fred Lamphere; Susan Sanders, NWS WCM; Misty Peck, Butte County Emergency Management Director; David Carpenter, NWS MIC; and Phil Thornhill, Newell Fire Chief.

Juneau, AK, April 2006, from left: Emergency Manager Michael Patterson, WFO Juneau MIC Tom Ainsworth, WFO Juneau WCM Joel Curtis, and Mayor Bruce Bothello. Photo by Jerry Nankervis, city of Juneau.

Plainview, TX, renewal, April 2007, from left: NWS Lubbock MIC Justin Weaver presents a StormReady renewal certificate to Lieutenant Derrick McPherson of the Plainview Police Department and Emergency Operations Center. Photograph by NWS Lubbock Brian LaMarre

Surfside Beach, SC, April 2007, from left: Don Leuhrs, Meteorologist, WBTW-TV; Jan Lewis, Fire Fighter and Emergency Planner, Surfside Beach; and Tom Matheson, WCM, NWS Wilmington, NC.

Brownfield and Terry County, TX, April 2007, from left: Brian LaMarre, NWS Lubbock WCM presents a StormReady renewal certificate to Mitch McElroy, Emergency Management Coordinator for the city of Brownfield and Terry County. Photo by Justin Weaver, MIC, NWS Lubbock.

Franklin County, TN, rededication, March 2007, from left: Eric Trussell, State EM Director; Tim Troutman, NWS Huntsville, AL, WCM; Mike Coyne, Huntsville MIC; Richard Stewart, County Mayor; and Jim Thacker, TEMA Area 5 Coordinator.

Cottle County and Paducah, TX, rededication, March 2007, from left: Brian LaMarre, NWS Lubbock WCM presents two StormReady renewal certificates to Randy Detwiler, Emergency Management Coordinator and Fire Chief for the City of Paducah and Cottle County. Photo by Justin Weaver, MIC, NWS Lubbock.

Washington County, AR, March 2007, from left: Judge Jerry Hunton, EM Director John Luther, County Administrator John Gibson, WFO Tulsa MIC Steve Piltz, and WFO Tulsa WCM Ed Calianese.

Teton County and the towns of Driggs, Tetonia, and Victor, ID,
March 2007, from left: Pocatello NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Vern Preston, Teton County Disaster Services Coordinator Bob Dalton, Teton County Commissioner Larry Young and Teton Commissioner Alice Stevenson.

LaVergne, TN, March 2007, standing from left: Box 100 Chief Rick O'Neal, NWS Nashville Meteorologist In Charge Larry Vannozzi and Mayor Ronnie Erwin.

North Myrttle Beach, SC, February 2007, from left: NWS Wilmington, NC, MIC Mike Caropolo presents a TsunamiReady sign and certificate to Fire Chief/Emergency Manager Tom Barstow at the 9th Annual Groundhog Day Observance.

Huntington Beach, CA, TsunamiReady, February 2007, from left: CERT Volunteers in yellow; NWS San Diego WCM Ed Clark; Glorria Morrison, Emergency Services Coordinator; Duane Olson, Fire Chief; Gil Coerper, Mayor; NWS MIC Jim Purpura. Back Row are Huntington Beach Firefighters.

Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL, January 2007, from left: EMA Regional Coordinator Ricky Little, County Commission Chairman Kelvin Cunningham, Superspeedway VP/GM Rick Humphrey, Birmingham MIC Jim Stefkovich, and NWS Southern Region Acting Director Steven Cooper.

Newport Beach, CA, TsunamiReady and StormReady, January 2007, from left: Jim Purpura, Meteorologist in Charge, NWS San Diego; Katie Freeman, Newport Beach Emergency Services Coordinator; and Steve Lewis, Newport Beach Fire Chief.

Carter County, KY, January 2007, from left: Dan Bartholf, WCM Charleston, WV; Tommy Thompson, County Emergency Manager; and Charles Wallace, Judge Executive.

Cheatham County, TN, December 2006, from left, Meteorologist In Charge, Nashville NWS Larry Vannozzi; Cheatham County Assistant EMA Director Doris Mays; and Cheatham County EMA Director Ed Hogan.