The Pharr City Commission, alongside Pharr Human Resources Director Veronica Ramirez, proudly recognized four employees who completed the first graduating cohort of the Public Hazards Alert Ready Response (P.H.A.R.R.) Academy. The seven-month program was designed to pro vide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the City’s emer gency response operations and the critical roles played by first responder departments during emergencies. “This is a seven-month program that allows employees to learn firsthand how our first responder departments operate and work together during emergency situations,” said Ramirez. “We partnered with Pharr EMS, Public Safety Communications, Pharr Police Department, Pharr Fire Department,