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BoardofCountyCommissionersContact:ChuckWhite
OfficeoftheCountyAdministrator912-510-5993(office)
P.O.Box99/200East4"Street912-576-0448(fax)
Woodbine,Georgia31569cnwhite@co.camden.ga.us
FORIMMEDIATERELEASE
CamdenCountyResidentsEncouragedtoTake
ActionduringSevereWeatherPreparednessWeek
WOODBINE,GEORGIAFebruary2,2018TheGeorgiaEmergencyManagementAgency
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(GEMA)hasdeclaredFebruary5-9,2018,tobeSevereWeatherPreparednessWeekandCamden
CountyEmergencyManagementAgency(EMA)urgesallCamdenCountycitizenstotaketimetolearn
aboutpossiblesevereweatherthreatsandhowtoprepareforthem.
“WewanttoencourageallCamdenCountyresidentstoplanandprepareforsevereweather,”saidEMA
DirectorChuckWhite.“Itisimportantforeveryonetotakeproactivestepstoensurethesafetyofyouand
yourfamily.”
Thisweek,CamdenCountyresidentswilllearnabout:
eFamilyPreparedness,
eThunderstormSafety,
eTornadoSafety,
eLightningSafety,
eFloodSafety.
SpecificinformationandtipswillbepostedthroughouttheweekontheCamdenCountyEMA’sFacebook
andTwitteraccounts.CamdenCountyresidentslookingformoreinformationonhowtoprepareforsevere
weathercanvisitwww.camdencountyga.gov/emaorwww.ready.qga.gov.
AboutCamdenCounty:LocatedintheextremesoutheastcornerofGeorgia,CamdenCountytrulyis“Georgia’sCoastal
CommunityofChoice.”Originallyformedin1777,CamdenCountyisbestknownforitsrichhistory,naturalscenicbeautyand
Southernhospitality.Ourvisionishelpingtomakethisthebestplacetolivebypreservingandenhancingthehistoryandquality
oflife,whilepromotingsmartgrowthandprovidinganefficient,effectiveandresponsivegovernment.
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