Hometown Security Week

September 9 - 15

How to participate:

St. Clair County Residents:

• Prepare your family and your home for a disaster. For more information visit: http://www.stclaircounty.org/Offices/emerg_mngmt/72hours.aspx
• Follow the daily focus agenda included on the Hometown Security Week main page.
• Attend Hometown Security Day at Birchwood Mall.

Elementary Schools:

• Participate in the “Disaster supply kit contest” and “Coloring contest.”
• Inform students of Hometown Security Day at Birchwood Mall.

Churches:

• Include information about Hometown Security week in your bulletins.
• Recognize first responders during your services.

Businesses:

• Prepare a business continuity plan to prepare your business for a disaster. Information can be found at www.ready.gov
• Contact the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to request preparedness literature to distribute to your customers and employees.

First response agencies:

• Submit a picture of your team to the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for recognition during Hometown Security week. If a picture is not available, a roster can be submitted instead.
• Contact the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to attend Hometown Security Day at Birchwood Mall as a participating agency.

Local government officials:

• Contact the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to receive disaster preparedness information to distribute to your residents.