Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln County Public Health is pleased to promote and locally support the 2016 National Preparedness Month (NPM) campaign. Citizens and businesses are encouraged to take action now — make a plan with your community, your family, and for your pets. Plan how to stay safe and communicate during the disasters that can affect your community. Several activities and events are scheduled throughout the month to promote preparedness efforts and personal resiliency leading up to National PrepareAthon! Day, which culminates National Preparedness Month on September 30.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will sponsor the national weekly focused themes through social media, radio and media releases as follows:
* Week 1: September 4-10th Preparing Family and Friends — Communication Plan
* Week 2: September 11-17th Preparing Through Service
* Week 3: September 18-24th Individual Preparedness
* Week 4: September 25-30th Lead up to National PrepareAthon! Day (Sept. 30th )

In addition to the promotion of the weekly themes Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, public, private and community partners are sponsoring Cascadia Community Presentations and participation in the annual emergency readiness fair — Get Ready Lincoln County.

Cascadia Community Presentations:

* Saturday, September 17, 2016
9:30 am — 11:30 am, City of Lincoln City
North Lincoln Fire, St. Clair Station
4520 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City
*Public Readiness Fair Follows 11:00 am-3:00 pm

* Thursday, September 22, 2016
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Newport
Newport City Hall — Council Chambers
169, SW Coast Hwy, Newport, OR 97365

Get Ready Lincoln County, Emergency Readiness Fair:
Saturday, September 17, 2016
11:00 am-3:00 pm, City of Lincoln City
North Lincoln Fire, St. Clair Station
4520 Hwy 101, Lincoln City

Local media outlets and community partners are encouraged to go to the National Preparedness Month website and utilize the available social media, print and video/audio outreach tools to assist in promoting theses preparedness efforts. https://www.ready.gov/psa-multimedia

Ready.Gov
http://www.ready.gov/september

Center for Communicable Disease (for health partners)
http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/npm/index.htm