WHCR EMERGENCY BROADCAST TEAM
HARLEM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DAY 2024
Community-Focused Emergency Communications & Information Services
Our mission is to educate and equip our communities
with the tools to take control of our own safety
The Safety and well-being of our families and communities
is only as good as our emergency preparedness and communications systems
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Emergency Communications
WHCR 90.3 FM radio , the Voice of Harlem, is your source for trusted and reliable information about what is going on in the Harlem community. The WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team, WEBT, is the emergency communications arm of WHCR.
- During emergencies WEBT provides emergency preparedness, mitigation and recovery information and services to the Harlem community. This includes continuous emergency FM and online broadcasting utilizing community-based emergency communications networks and operators that collect and disseminate critical information in real-time.
- During normal times, WEBT’s mission is to contribute to the safety, well-being and resilience of the area footprint of Harlem's WHCR-90.3 FM by providing real-time local news, updates, alerts, and public safety information.
Emergency Preparedness
Every year since 2012, following Superstorm Sandy, the WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team, in partnership with Digital Divide Partners, WHCR 90.3 FM radio, CERT and others have hosted HARLEM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DAY as an event to educate and inform the Harlem community about emergency preparedness.
Emergency Resources & Information
Links to city, state and federal resources and information
COVID 19 Updates & Resources
Healthcare and the Black Family
Dr. Velva Boles, MD, PhD brings over 40 years of community medicine and science to conversations with community-based streaming producers who have livestreamed over 20 podcasts on COVID 19 and families of color. She also breaks down the virus and lays out basic precautions.
