2022 Emergency Preparedness Summit and Fair U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, MD hosted the 2022
student at Argyle West Elementary. The three students were honored
Emergency Preparedness Summit and Fair on Saturday, April the 23rd at
with a certificate from Congressman Burgess and a special coin from
Argyle High School.
Tony Robinson, the Regional Administrator for FEMA. The overall winner,
The event featured over 30 vendors, some of which included FEMA, American Red Cross, Area Agency on Aging, Denton County
Padma Bheemalingam’s artwork was featured on the front of the event’s program and the second-place winners had their artwork featured inside.
911, FirstNet, CoServ, Medical Reserve Corp., Salvation Army, local
Special guest speaker was Argyle ISD’s former Police Chief, Paul
law enforcement and fire departments, Careflight, and many others.
Cairney. Chief Cairney gave a special presentation on School Safety.
Attendees enjoyed meeting with the vendors, checking out the
Eric Hutmacher, the Director of Denton County Office of Emergency
emergency vehicles and outdoor exhibits, and learning more from
Management, Kevin Starbuck, Assistant Chief Region 1 for the Texas
the presenters. The moderator for the presenters was Eric Hutmacher,
Division of Emergency Management, and Tony Robinson, Regional
Director of the Denton County Office of Emergency Management. Argyle
Administrator for FEMA were all panelists covering a presentation
ISD Superintendent Dr. Telena Wright welcomed U.S. Congressman
on community preparedness. There was also a panel on personal
Michael C. Burgess, MD as the host for the event. After opening remarks,
preparedness and a weather presentation featuring guests Jennifer
Argyle ISD students were recognized on stage for their artwork entries
Dunn, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, and Brad Barton, Chief
in the art contest that honored first responders. The overall winner of the
Meteorologist for WBAP 820 AM Radio. There was also a Kid’s Zone
art contest was Padma Bheemalingam, a 3rd-grade student at Argyle
hosted by the AHS UNICEF Club where all of the art entries were
West Elementary. The second-place winners were Avery Almazin, a
displayed and where kids could pick up resources, color, make crafts and
2nd-grade student at Hilltop Elementary, and Jerry Zhang, a 3rd-grade
have their faces painted. photos by J.B. Lilley
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