disaster preparedness

The Emergency Preparedness Community event “PrepareAthon” is a free community wide event held in September in observance of Emergency Preparedness Month.

The purpose of the event is to encourage, inform and remind families how to be prepared for emergencies, or disasters in their homes, businesses and communities to make communities safer. 

One of the goals of the event is to provide each attendee with a Community Preparedness toolkit that includes a first aid kit, battery operated flashlights, a blanket, emergency packaged meal and other useful resources. Local resources and information are provided by organizations such as the Baltimore City Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Division, American Red Cross, FEMA, and other emergency management information agencies and from other local partners. The overarching theme of the event is “Disasters Happen, Prepare Now.”

For information contact Tracey Oliver-Keyser or Doris Johnson at (410) 396-2967.