mh/fema.pr        97-222         Contact: Kathleen Henning, 301-217-2470
  
  COUNTY TO HOLD
  WORKSHOP ON FAMILY
  DISASTER PLANNING           For Immediate Release: July 7, 1997
  
     
     Montgomery County’s Division of Emergency Management will host a
  workshop on family disaster preparedness on Saturday, August 2 from 9 a.m. to noon
  at the County Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville.
     The three-hour workshop will focus on what families can do to better prepare
  for weather emergencies and other calamities, including fires and hazardous materials
  spills.  Training will follow guidelines established by the Federal Emergency
  Management Agency (FEMA).
     Families participating in the workshop will learn the four steps to safety, which
  include finding out what could happen to them, creating a disaster plan and practicing
  and maintaining that plan.  The workshop will also assist families by showing them
  how to create an emergency checklist and prepare a disaster supplies kit.
     Each family will receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop.  For
  further information, contact Barbara Moore at (301) 217-2470.
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