(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- In support of National Preparedness Month, children from Charles Drew Middle School and Centennial Middle School will partner with Target Team Members and Miami-Dade Emergency Managers at Miami-Dade County’s Emergency Operations Center, 9300 NW 41st Street in Miami, to develop individualized home disaster plans. The event begins at 10:45 am on Thursday, September 20th – a period during the height of hurricane season in South Florida.
Students will identify area hazards, conduct a personal risk analysis, draw up a schematic of their home identifying its safe room, and practice fire evacuation techniques with the help of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Office of Public Education’s staff who will be operating the Smoke House; a mobile trailer equipped with a smoke machine to simulate a real fire!
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