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Legislator Sarah Anker to Host Hurricane Preparedness Seminar

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By Published: September 06 2013

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Mount Sinai, NY - September 6th, 2013  - To help prepare community residents for the 2013 hurricane season, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker will host a hurricane preparedness forum on Friday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Church, located at 105 Randall Rd, Shoreham.

The seminar, which will be presented by Suffolk County Office of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES), will provide residents with valuable, potentially lifesaving information from our region’s top emergency managers.  They will also be available to answer questions on how you and your family can protect yourselves in the event of an emergency.

For more information or if you should have additional questions, please contact Legislator Anker’s office at (631) 854-1600.