As we are all aware by now, the COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on everyone’s way of life. This is no less apparent than for the citizens of Howard County. In the days leading up to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s executive orders to observe social distancing and closing down of non-essential businesses, Howard County REACT, in coordination with Howard County COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) began planning and putting into effect several programs

While not our normal busy time of the year, this winter certainly has kept Howard County REACT on its toes. Starting with the Girls on The Run 5k, our team was once again tasked to provide course communications, parking control, and safety for the 4th year in a row.. Girls on The Run is an organization focused on empowering and educating young girls in critical life skills. As in year’s past, this event went off without a hitch and actually achieved some of the largest number

November has certainly been a busy month for Howard County REACT. Starting with the Veteran's Day Parade in Columbia, Maryland, our team

For the second year in a row, Howard County REACT provided traffic and perimeter control services for the Catonsville 4th of July Celebration. This event is one of the oldest, continuously running parade and fireworks shows in the area. The event always draws a large crowd and given that it runs throughout the entire day, poses unique challenges to event organizers, local emergency services, and the community itself. After a noon meeting with all event volunteers, our team he

Howard County REACT recently provided traffic control and course monitoring for the Girls on the Run 5K, an annual event established to raise funds for programs that benefit and empower young women. Howard County REACT member Pardeep Bhatti (Unit 621) directs event traffic into one of several parking lots available as participants line up at the start line. As traffic controllers, our team directed race participants into designated parking areas as they arrived. Given the lar

On April 22nd, Howard County REACT provided parking and course communication services for the Retriever Color Run 5K. The race posed unique challenges for our team including a situation that involved directing participant vehicles to an adjacent school parking lot from where the actual race start/finish was... Triadelphia Ridge Middle School. Howard County REACT Units 621 (Pardeep Bhatti) and 687 (David Perry) block access to one lot that was off limits to race participants H

HCR recently provided communications, traffic control, and first aid services for the 7k Run to Remember, an annual charitable race that benefits the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence and organized by the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association. The course runs through Centennial Park, in Ellicott City with portions on surrounding public roads. Pardeep Bhatti (Unit 621) stands guard at the entrance to the start/finish. We were asked to keep this route closed to vehic

From Labor Day Weekend, September 2004 On a recent vacation, Anna Pelletier (Unit 621) and myself (Unit 687) made the 8 hour drive to Connecticut to see family for Labor Day. On the way we made the typical road trip pit stops and of course, admired the scenery. Six hours into the trip, we were ready to a make a another pit stop."Ok, we'll stop at the next place we see." I said. Moments later, something on the roadside caught my eye. "Free Coffee Ahead" painted on a wooden sig

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 9/10/2015 Howard County REACT votes to build and maintain GMRS repeater in Howard County area (Hanover, Md) – In a recent board meeting of Howard County REACT, team President David Perry put forward a motion to discuss the building of a GMRS repeater in the Howard County area to support team communications. Many topics discussed about the GMRS repeater system included: • Cost of the system including funding resources • Pros and cons over a amateur rad