GSA joined FEMA and other officials to cut the ribbon on the new FEMA Distribution Center in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. From left to right: Jeff Dorko, GSA’s Tom Lyman, Cori Bragunier, Scott Cromwell, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Keith Turi, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s Randy Padfield, Alexandra Travis, and Atapco’s Darrin Gustafson.
On Jan. 25, GSA joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut the ribbon on its new FEMA Distribution Center in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The nearly 250,000 usf facility was constructed to replace an expiring lease in Frederick, Maryland, and support FEMA’s need for increased space, improved access to and maneuverability around the warehouse exterior, and proximity to major interstates.
GSA Region 3 Acting Regional Administrator Tom Lyman visited the site, cutting the ribbon with the FEMA Administrator and seeing how GSA was able to support FEMA’s mission in disaster response and recovery operations in the eastern United States.
“The Greencastle Distribution Center is a modern facility that will help FEMA’s mission of effectively managing our comprehensive supply chain, warehouse and transportation operations,” said Assistant Administrator for the Logistics Management Directorate Jeffrey Dorko.
The Distribution Center is responsible for the warehousing and rapid distribution of water, meals, cots, blankets and tarps required in disaster response.
FEMA ensures the warehouse is fully stocked over the course of November through April to prepare for disaster season. The agency makes use of the warehouse supply during disaster season, May through November, often emptying their warehouse in response to disaster declarations.
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