Preparing for disasters

A special training to prepare for disasters will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Saratoga Town Hall.

The training is known as “Mobilizing Faith-Based Community Organizations in Preparing for Disaster.” This 8-hour planning and management level course trains faith-based community organization (FBCO) representatives, management-level emergency managers, and first responders from small and rural communities to strategically mobilize and engage members of VDBO’s, including religious charities, nonprofits such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, churches (both affil...