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:     2017 Hurricane Season Kickoff and Presentation of the Annual Disaster Survival Guide

WHEN:     Thursday, June 1, 10 a.m.

WHERE:   Public Safety Complex, 911 Easterwood Drive

           

Capital Area Emergency Management Partners and local leaders will gather Thursday, 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, City of Tallahassee, Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Capital Area Chapter American Red Cross, the National Weather Service-Tallahassee office and emergency response agencies. 

During a disaster, emergency information can be found on Leon County's Emergency Information Portal at www.LeonCountyFL.gov/EIP or the City of Tallahassee’s website at Talgov.com/Emergency .

You can monitor local weather conditions by following Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee on Twitter at LeonCounty and COTNews / COTTraffic.

For more information, please contact Mathieu Cavell, 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.