Emergency fair is Saturday in Old Poway Park
Are you prepared for an emergency?
A free emergency survival fair hosted by the Poway Neighborhood Emergency Corps (PNEC) will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday in Old Poway Park to help make sure you’re ready in case of an emergency.
The fair will feature a variety of booths with information about safety and emergency preparedness. The City of Poway will also be at the fair with its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and its Safety Services department, which consists of fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency medical services and law enforcement services.
“This is something that PNEC has been planning for a long time,” said Teri Sorensen, a member of the PNEC committee. “Finally, we’re able to make it a reality.”
Sorensen said there would be about 15 to 18 booths providing information at the fair, covering everything from fire safety to earthquake preparedness to preparing for a terrorist attack. “All the booths will be interactive and hands-on, not just information,” she said.
PNEC has partenered with SDG&E, which will allow SDG&E to send out information to its customers through the PNEC website. SDG&E also gave PNEC a grant for printing flyers and information for the event.
Sorensen said if the event goes well, they could see holding similar events in the future. “I hope this will be the first of many,” she said. “And I hope it will grow bigger and better every year. Our ultimate goal is to get people prepared so they can take care of themselves when something happens.”
Also at the fair will be the Poway Amateur Radio Society (PARS), who will be giving demonstrations and will be carrying out an extensive emergency communications exercise, demonstrating how they could disseminate information about local conditions into the Poway Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
This will mark the inauguration of PARS into the EOC, where they will assist the city in future emergencies by helping to pass along information.
For more information, visit www.powaynec.com.
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