Community Partners Remind Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Season

Community Partners Remind Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Season

WHO: Capital Area Emergency Management Partners
WHAT: 2016 Hurricane Season Kickoff and Presentation of the Annual Disaster Survival Guide
WHEN: Wednesday, June 1, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Public Safety Complex, 911 Easterwood Drive

Capital Area Emergency Management Partners and local leaders will gather Wednesday, June 1, for a news conference to announce the upcoming hurricane season and to reinforce the importance of disaster preparedness.

The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the Public Safety Complex, 911 Easterwood Drive, with representatives from Leon County Government, City of Tallahassee, Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Capital Area Chapter American Red Cross, the National Weather Service-Tallahassee office, area emergency management and emergency response agencies.

For more information, please contact Mathieu Cavell, Director of Leon County Community & Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / cmr@LeonCountyFL.gov or Alison Faris, Director of Communications, City of Tallahassee, at (850) 891-8533 / Alison.Faris@talgov.com.

Additionally, information can be accessed online by visiting www.HaveAHurricanePlan.com , the Leon County Emergency Information Portal at www.LeonCountyFL.gov/EI and City of Tallahassee Emergency Management at Talgov.com/emergency.

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