County hosts emergency management talks with National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command

SUN photo/Marshall Dunham
Audience members from the community and the National Guard listen to a presentation from Lt. Col. Ariel Blitz of the Israeli Home Front Command. In his presentation, Blitz explained how the Home Front Command manages emergency operations in Israel.

On Thursday, Jan. 28, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management hosted a meeting and presentations on how small rural communities handle emergencies. The division was invited by the National Guard to host the gathering.

Christina Kraetsch, Archuleta County’s deputy director of emergency operations, made a presentation and spoke to members of the National Guard and Israeli Home Front Command.

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