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Henderson kicks off Emergency Preparedness Week

By ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY REVIEW-JOURNAL
March 24, 2014 - 3:48 pm
 

Representatives from the Henderson Fire Department will be at various locations as part of the city’s 1st Annual Emergency Preparedness Week through Saturday.

The hands-on education on the importance of disaster preparedness will be Tuesday, 8 a.m.-noon at Henderson City Hall, 240 Water St.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road; Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the farmer’s market at Henderson Events Plaza, 200 Water St.; Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the farmer’s market at Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Galleria at Sunset.

The event is part of the city of Henderson’s year-long campaign, Get READY! Stay READY!, to raise awareness of how to plan and prepare for different type of emergencies.

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