News advisory: Emergency Management offers tips and tools for safer camping

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Contact: Carolyn Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969

Emergency Management offers tips and tools for safer camping

Camping in the wilderness can turn disastrous if you don’t expect – and prepare for – the unexpected. Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, Hennepin County Emergency Management Field Operations and Training Coordinator Kelly Fisher can demonstrate for viewers and readers how to prepare and respond when a wilderness adventure turns to misadventure.

What
Camping safety demonstrations that will include topics like how to choose safer campsites near trees and what tools you will need for your camping experience

Where 
Hennepin County Public Works building, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340 

When 
Wednesday, June 29, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

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