Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney testified Wednesday in Washington about why he believes Congress should fully fund two key agencies and invest in weather-related surveillance tools.
Delaney, who is also the city’s emergency management coordinator, was one of four panelists to make recommendations to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging during a hearing titled “Disaster Preparedness and Response: The Special Needs of Older Americans.” Delaney recounted the evacuation, which included city offices, downtown businesses and colleges, and about 250 senior citizens from two nursing homes and a hospital in the evacuation zone.