Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities

In the past two years, Meade County has experienced an F2 tornado, hurricane-force winds, an ice storm, and earthquake tremors. With these dangerous weather events in mind, the Meade County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, the local RECC, and Emergency Management office coordinator organized "The First 72 is on You!" The five-hour disaster-preparedness fair educated 120 people on the importance of being self-sufficient for up to 72 hours after a disaster occurs. Booths focused on a variety of related topics, including food safety, disaster-preparedness kits, developing a family safety plan, generator safety, and contacting local emergency services. A survey conducted after the event revealed 100% of the attendees gained information and felt more confident about self-sufficiency in the event of a catastrophic event.

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