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St Clair County "Ready Neighborhood"
9/2/2022 (Permalink)
September is National Preparedness Month. Now is a good time for you and your neighbors to look into Homeland Security and Emergency Managements "Ready Neighborhood" program. This program is a group of neighbors who agree to work together following a disaster. Every neighborhood is unique and can develop a plan that works for them. Some are formal and some are unofficial and informal. The best time to prepare is before a storm hits.St. Clair County experiences a variety of disasters from weather related floods and power outages to single family fires, or Chemical release or spills. These incidents can affect our daily lives drastically. Things like electricity or clean water can be severely disrupted. This program encourages people to not only prepare themselves and their families, but to talk to their neighbors about how they will work together to make sure everyone in the neighborhood is safe.
?St. Clair County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEM) has created a Ready Neighborhood Program to help your neighborhood get organized. There is an online toolkit and step-by-step instructions on organizing as a neighborhood. If you want, the HSEM can come out to your neighborhood and help you prepare. For more information about this program call 810-989-6325 or email at emergencymanagement@stclaircounty.org or our website: www.bereadystclaircounty.org