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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State Rep. Mike Sturla Chairman, Majority Policy Committee |
State Rep. John Siptroth D-Monroe/Pike Hearing Co-Chairman |
MEDIA ADVISORY
Majority Policy Committee, Siptroth examining search and rescue operations Monday in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, July 22 – Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, announced today that the House Majority Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on the management of search and rescue operations in Pennsylvania from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 26 in Room 140 Main Capitol, Harrisburg.
State Rep. John Siptroth, D-Monroe/Pike, requested the hearing and will serve as co-chairman. The current agenda is:
· 2 p.m. – Welcome and opening remarks
· 2:10 p.m. – Panel of search and rescue professionals:
Ø Christopher Rudolph, chief, Pocono Search and Rescue
Ø Bruce Barton, chief, Northeast Search and Rescue
Ø John Miller, president, Pennsylvania Search and Rescue
- 2:50 p.m. – Kenneth Hess, director of Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations, Pennsylvania Department of General Services
- 3:10 p.m. – Richard Flinn Jr., deputy director for Operations, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
- 3:30 p.m. – Kurt Myers, deputy secretary for Safety Administration, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- 3:50 p.m. – Closing remarks
For more information about the Policy Committee, go to www.pahouse.com/PolicyCommittee.
The hearing is open to the public and media coverage is invited.
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