Emergency Preparedness week is March 4-10 and Christian County Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Crews thinks it is important because it is a good refresher on what you are supposed to do.

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One event that is in Emergency Preparedness week is the National Weather Service weather spotter training. This will be held on March 19 at Morrisonville Fire Department at 7:00 PM.

Crews talked about what you can learn in that event.

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Crews also talked about the importance of a weather radio.

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If your workplace or organization would like to be included into the CCEMA weather alert email database, or request a severe weather presentation, please send a note to the CCEMA at christiancoema@yahoo.com.