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D ISASTER P REPARATION • N OV . 2, 2016
B E R EADY D ISASTER
P REPAREDNESS E XPO
When disaster strikes, will you be ready?
ll are invited to attend the Be Ready
Disaster Preparedness Expo on
Saturday, Nov. 5, at Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Whether you have a full “go bag” ready
for 72 hours to 14 days, or have no idea
how to start an emergency kit, this expo
will have plenty of information for you.
Come visit the more than 20 vendors who
will display emergency supplies that are dif-
ficult to find locally and skills that are
important to know. Booths will also feature
local and regional services.
Plan to attend 11 special presentations in
in two galleries and the events center’s
main theater. Speakers from the Office of
Emergency Management, Jesse M.
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Honeyman State Park, the Salvation Army
and more will give presentations throughout
the day.
There will also be two classes on emer-
gency suturing, a vital skill to have in a dis-
aster or survival situation.
At 2:15 p.m., a panel discussion featuring
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue, the City of
Florence, Western Lane Ambulance District,
the Office of Emergency Management,
Lane County Sheriff's Office and Sen. Arnie
Roblan will allow for questions from the
audience. It’s your chance to get personal-
ized preparedness tips from local emer-
gency responders and government agencies.
Learn how you can be ready — for nearly
anything.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Signature Sponsor:
Prepper Sponsor
2016
Hawke Sponsors
Banner Bank • City Of Florence
Florence Heating & Sheet Metal • Arnie Roblan
County Transfer & Recycling • McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Siuslaw Valley Fire • Florence Police Dept.
Lane Community College • Florence Chamber • Siuslaw Broadband