TODAY IS PART ONE OF OUR THREE-DAY SERIES ON FIRST-ENERGY’S PLAN TO SELL OR SHUT DOWN THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION…AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR ERIC BREWER TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT BEAVER COUNTY IS BETTER PREPARED FOR ALL HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION…

BREWER SAYS THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS EMPLOYEES FUNDED DIRECTLY BY FIRST-ENERGY WHO ARE INTEGRAL TO OPERATIONS…

BREWER SAYS THAT BEAVER COUNTY IS BETTER PREPARED FOR ALL HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE PLANNING AND TRAINING COMPLETED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUCLEAR EXERCISES…

BREWER SAYS THAT ONGOING PLANNING AND TRAINING FOR THE NUCLEAR EXERCISES ALSO PROVIDES EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCE TO THE COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM AND MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS THAT OTHER COUNTIES TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO…

BREWER SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN DO TO HELP KEEP THE PLANT FROM CLOSING….

TOMORROW…WE’LL TELL YOU ABOUT A GRASS ROOTS EFFORT UNDERWAY TO KEEP THE PLANT OPEN.