Storm Ready

On November 22, 2005, Smithfield and Portsmouth

became Rhode Island's first two StormReady

communities. Though StormReady does not mean storm

proof, Smithfield has been recognized for meeting

national standards in keeping our community prepared

for severe weather emergencies.

For more information on the national StormReady

program, please visit the StormReady page.

StormReady Ceremony - December 13, 2005, RIEMA

Headquarters.

Todd Manni, Director of Emergency Management, and

Ralph Nahigian, EMA Volunteer & Smithfield Fire

Department Dispatcher listen as Glenn Field from the

National Weather Service explains the StormReady Program

at a ceremony held at RIEMA Headquarters on December 13, 2005.

Smithfield and Portsmouth became Rhode Island's first two

StormReady communities.

Emergency Management Director Todd Manni speaks with

members of the press about the Smithfield StormReady

program during a ceremony at RIEMA Headquarters.

Photographed with Smithfield's new StormReady sign,

(l-r) Bob Thompson, meteorologist-in-charge from the

National Weather Service Office in Taunton (NWS

Taunton), EMA Volunteer & SKYWARN Coordnator Ralph

Nahigian, Director of Emergency Management Todd

Manni,and Warning Meteorologist Glenn Field from the

NWS Taunton.