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Contact: Jeff Foley, Public and Media Relations Officer
(863) 534-6094 (office)
Disaster Prep – What’s Luck Got to Do With it? (Nothing!)
BARTOW, Fla. (March 14, 2023) – St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate the “luck of the Irish,” but all the four-leaf clovers in the world won’t help you when a disaster hits. So, let’s choose preparedness over luck as hurricane season approaches.
“When a hurricane or tornado hits, you don’t want to count on luck to keep your family safe,” said Paul Womble, director of Polk County’s Emergency Management Division. “We can’t control when or where disasters occur, but we can take actions beforehand to take luck out of the equation. We can make a disaster preparedness plan that increases our odds of coming through disasters safely.”
Here are seven steps you can take now to prioritize preparation over chance:
For more information, go to Polk County Emergency Management’s social media accounts:
Jeff Foley
Public & Media Relations Officer
Polk County Communications Division
863-534-6094