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

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

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

After I closed down my shop for the day yesterday, I decided to do a REACT road patrol, which is unusual for me as I haven't done one in months. Even, more unusual, I decided on 695 instead of my typical Howard County routes. So it doesn't take long for me to find a disabled motorist on the inner loop just prior to the Catonsville exit. On the shoulder, with warning lights flashing, I call in the location. Then something catches my eye... The motorist is wearing clown make up

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