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Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935, FAX 703-324-2010
Sept. 30, 2004
Learn Emergency Preparedness With the Hunter Mill District Supervisor
Join Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins for an evening devoted to emergency preparedness. The information clinic hosted by Supervisor Hudgins will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hunter Woods Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Representatives from the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area, Fairfax County’s Citizen Corps Council, the Office of Emergency Management, and the Police and Fire & Rescue departments will provide information and brochures.
“The security of our individual families and our local communities requires all of us to create workable plans. I look forward to working with the Citizens Corps to provide a basic planning guide,” said Hudgins of her involvement with the preparedness effort. In exchange for two hours of instruction, the Red Cross will show you how to:
• Make a kit to help you through the first 72 hours of a local or
regional emergency.
• Prepare a list of what you need to have on hand for any kind of
disaster.
• Prepare a communication plan for you, your family and community.
• Take advantage of available resources and learn about different types
of emergencies.
• Give blood and volunteer for disaster response programs.
Representatives from Fairfax County’s Citizen Corps Council will provide information on how to volunteer for emergency preparedness programs and enroll in training courses. These programs include:
• Neighborhood Watch – 600 communities in Fairfax County have Watch programs. Learn how to start one in your community.
• Volunteers In Police Service –volunteer at a local police station so officers can be in the community.
• Community Emergency Response Team – be part of a CERT in your community. Fairfax County’s Fire & Rescue Department’s 31-hour CERT course includes instruction in light fire suppression, disaster training, first aid, and more.
• Medical Reserve Corps (primarily for those in the medical and health professions) – be ready to move into action should the county need to mass-inoculate residents. Fairfax County’s Health Department provides training classes.
To confirm your attendance or for more information about the clinic and
other Red Cross programs, please contact Rebecca Kurylo of the American
Red Cross of the National Capital Area Chapter at 703-805-2332, TTY 711,
or send e-mail to kurylor@usa.redcross.org. Visit the Web site at
www.redcrossnca.org. For more information about the Fairfax County
Citizen Corps visit
www.fairfaxcountycitizencorps.org or call 703-246-3460, TTY
711.
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