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Public Safety Roundtable Scheduled in Spearfish
Weather warning systems and pandemic flu will be addressed at an upcoming public safety roundtable in Spearfish. The roundtable is part of the Spearfish Capital for a Day events. It will be held at Hudson Hall, 222 West Hudson, Spearfish. The roundtable is set to run from 1 p.m.-3:15 p.m. (MDT) on Wednesday, May 17.
Roundtable participants include:
· Secretary Tom Dravland, South Dakota Department of Public Safety
· Kristi Turman, Director, South Dakota Office of Emergency Management
· Tony Melaragno, South Dakota Highway Patrol
· Mike Monahan, Department of Corrections
· Doug Custis, Spearfish Fire Chief
· John Fitzgerald, Lawrence County States Attorney
· Brian Hambek, Spearfish Ambulance
· Rick Mowell, LawrenceCounty Sheriff
· Derrick Nedved, Court Services
· Pat Rotert, Spearfish Police Chief
· Myron Sullivan, BHSU Campus Security
· Paul Thomson, LawrenceCountyEmergency
Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to:
· Pandemic Flu
· Early weather warning systems
· State radio communications
· Emergency Medical Services grants
The media, students, and the general public are invited to attend the public safety roundtable.
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