Community Resiliency

In response to world events, such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, HW expanded its emergency management services capabilities to meet client and market demands for emergency planning, preparedness, training, and response assistance. HW assists clients such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Rhode Island Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and municipalities and water utilities nationwide, to meet the challenges of providing critical public services, such as safe drinking water and wastewater treatment, under conditions of extreme duress.

Examples of community resiliency services that we provide include:

• Vulnerability Assessments
• Emergency Response and Preparedness Plans
• Climate Change / Extreme Weather Adaptation Planning
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plans (SPCCPs)
• Emergency Response and Preparedness Guidance documents and web-based tools
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance training
• Incident Command System (ICS) training
• Drills and Exercises
• HazMat Management
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Services and Maintenance of Right-to-Know Stations

	MassDEP Oil Spill Response Training Website MA DEP
	Chemical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities and Solutions Addressed Through Mutual Aid and Assistance Programs EPA Region 1
	County-Level Tabletop Exercises in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania DEP
	Potomac River Drinking Water Source Protection Partnership Training and Tabletop Exercise US EPA
	Water Security and Emergency Preparedness Training and Exercises EPA Region 3
	Emergency Spill Response Otis Air National Guard Base
	Emergency Operations Plan and Tabletop Exercise Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water Quality

  For more information about our Community Resiliency services, contact Tom Noble, Emergency Preparedness / Response Director, at tnoble@horsleywitten.com.