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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 8, 2009 No. 09-095 KANSAS PREPAREDNESS DAY SET FOR SEPT. 15 AT THE STATE FAIR IN HUTCHINSONThe 2009 Kansas Preparedness Day kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in an area just south of the administration building, along the most western block of the Pride of Kansas Avenue. Kansas Preparedness Month creates a significant opportunity for every Kansan to learn more about ways to prepare for all types of emergencies from natural disasters to manmade events. The event features state and local agencies and organizations focused on emergency preparedness with displays of equipment, informational booths and prizes. A news conference to highlight Kansas Preparedness Day will be held Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. at the site. Gate one on the southwest corner of the fairgrounds is the closest entrance to the news conference site. Speakers for the news conference will be: Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, director of Kansas Division of Emergency Management and the adjutant general; Col. Terry Maples, superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol; Dr. Jason Eberhart-Phillips, Director of Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Bill Guy, Reno County Emergency Manager and Steve Hewitt, City Administrator of Greensburg. They will address the importance of emergency preparedness in the home, community and the workplace given the ongoing threats of natural and manmade disasters in our state and nation today. They will also address each agency’s role in keeping Kansans safe before, during and after a disaster. A special focus for this event will be discussing how Kansans can best protect themselves from contracting the H1N1 virus, and what to expect as flu season starts. Featured displays, equipment and informational booths will be provided by a variety of local, state, federal and non-profit emergency response agencies including the Adjutant General’s Department/Kansas Emergency Management/Kansas National Guard, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Animal Health Department, Citizen Corps, Civil Air Patrol, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, American Red Cross, Kansas Highway Patrol, Hutchinson Fire Department, Hutchinson Police Department, the Community Emergency Response Team Trailer, Reno County Emergency Management, Reno County Sheriff’s Department, Kansas Department of Transportation, National Weather Service and FEMA.-30- Follow the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KSAdjutantGen |
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