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

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