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Braintree Emergency Management Agency

Volunteer to help your community in case of crisis

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Christina MacDonald, Patch Mayor
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Disaster strikes and you need help. That could be shelter, medical, anything. What would you do? Where would you turn? Did you know that Braintree offers a service of trained volunteers called the Braintree Emergency Management Agency (BEMA) to help you with all of this questions and more?

BEMA donates its time to help better prepare the community in the event that something tremendous goes wrong. They are where you’d turn to find out where a shelter in place would be. Basic information to keep your family and pets safe in the event of a major storm or other disaster.

Interested in knowing more about this? You can easily follow BEMA on Facebook (Braintree Emergency Management Agency), Instagram (bema_Braintree_MA), and Twitter (@bema01). Interested in joining the BEMA family and learning more about what you can do to help your family and community? Email Rob Millette at rmillette@braintreema.gov and get the low down on how to stay safe in all kinds of weather!

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