Local emergency responders ensure smooth-sailing Gus Macker weekend
NORWICH - A combined effort by local and regional emergency preparedness officials helped the 2017 Gus Macker Basketball Tournament run safely.
More than 7,000 spectators watched 330 teams play in the 22nd annual double-elimination competition, sponsored by the Norwich Family YMCA.
"The Gus Macker Tournament was a great test of our incident management capabilities,” said Norwich Emergency Manager A. Wesley Jones, who served as the event’s incident commander. “Our joint City/County Emergency Operations Center was staffed for two days to monitor the event and coordinate response resources such as law enforcement and EMS.”
Responders from the Norwich Police Department, Norwich Fire Department, Norwich Emergency Management, Chenango County Bureau of Fire and the Southern Tier Regional Incident Management Team worked together to staff the operations center. The Southern Tier Regional Incident Management Team is a recently formed group of primarily emergency preparedness officials, training to assist local municipalities and counties with large-scale events and natural disasters throughout the Southern Tier.
“Hosting events like this is a good way to prepare for any large scale incident, whether it is something planned or a weather event like a flood or snowstorm,” Jones said.
Fortunately, the weekend brought no serious issues. Rain moved out of the area by early afternoon Saturday and the weather was picture perfect on Sunday. Beside minor medical concerns, the players and fans enjoyed a problem-free event.
Area residents are invited to follow their local agencies on the City of Norwich/Chenango County Emergency Operations Center on social media: www.facebook.com/NorwichEMO, www.twitter.com/NorwichEMO.
– Submitted by A. Wesley Jones
More than 7,000 spectators watched 330 teams play in the 22nd annual double-elimination competition, sponsored by the Norwich Family YMCA.
"The Gus Macker Tournament was a great test of our incident management capabilities,” said Norwich Emergency Manager A. Wesley Jones, who served as the event’s incident commander. “Our joint City/County Emergency Operations Center was staffed for two days to monitor the event and coordinate response resources such as law enforcement and EMS.”
Responders from the Norwich Police Department, Norwich Fire Department, Norwich Emergency Management, Chenango County Bureau of Fire and the Southern Tier Regional Incident Management Team worked together to staff the operations center. The Southern Tier Regional Incident Management Team is a recently formed group of primarily emergency preparedness officials, training to assist local municipalities and counties with large-scale events and natural disasters throughout the Southern Tier.
“Hosting events like this is a good way to prepare for any large scale incident, whether it is something planned or a weather event like a flood or snowstorm,” Jones said.
Fortunately, the weekend brought no serious issues. Rain moved out of the area by early afternoon Saturday and the weather was picture perfect on Sunday. Beside minor medical concerns, the players and fans enjoyed a problem-free event.
Area residents are invited to follow their local agencies on the City of Norwich/Chenango County Emergency Operations Center on social media: www.facebook.com/NorwichEMO, www.twitter.com/NorwichEMO.
– Submitted by A. Wesley Jones
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