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Guam - Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in conjunction with the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) and the National Weather Services (NWS) is conducting a tsunami awareness course today, Monday February 27 and tomorrow, Tuesday February 28.

The courses will be held from 8 am to 5 pm at the Civil Defense headquarters in Agana Heights.

AWR-217 Tsunami Awareness will provide participants with the basic understanding of tsunamis and community response strategies to effectively reduce tsunami risk.

The goal of this course is to enhance participants’ abilities to support their organizational preparedness and response efforts.

The course is targeted towards professionals involved in emergency management, fire services, coastal zone managers, planners, developers and municipal services.

For for more information, please contact Edeine Camacho via email: edeine.camacho@ghs.guam.gov or at 478-0287.