Severe Weather Awareness Week: What Urbandale Fire Department Wants You To Know

From the Urbandale Fire Department:

It is that time of year - Severe Weather Awareness Week 2013 is March 25 to 29.

The Urbandale Fire Department is committed to providing the education and awareness to the citizens of Urbandale about the importance of preparing for severe weather.

This year the Urbandale Fire Department will be teaming up with local area businesses/facilities to get the word out about severe weather.

A table will be set up at the following locations and times; Walgreen’s located at 4600 86th Street on Monday, March 25th from 3 to 6 p.m., the Walgreen’s located at 7000 Douglas Avenue on Tuesday, March 26 from 3 to 6 p.m., the Urbandale Senior Center located at 7305 Aurora Avenue on Thursday, March 28th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Hy-Vee located at 8701 Douglas Avenue on Thursday, March 28th from 4 to 6 p.m.

At these locations and times the Urbandale Fire Department will have personnel on hand to educate and provide awareness about severe weather. We will be explaining the importance of having a plan and preparing early for severe weather. The business locations will have weather radios on hand for purchase and some of them for discounted prices.

The Urbandale Fire Department understands the challenge that the weather radios pose when trying to program weather radios, a simpler sheet has been made and will be handed out to help alleviate the issues.

Handouts have been developed to assist in educating the public. In these handouts they will explain some tips on how to prepare for severe weather, including a list of supplies you could possibly need in a worst case scenario, they will also have information on what to expect from the government after a disaster event. We will also be providing information on our new Emergency Message Alerts that we provide for the City of Urbandale.

The Urbandale Fire Department’s goal is to better prepare our community from disaster events. 

We want to be able to assist the citizens of our community in minimizing their losses during these events. Please join us at the above times and locations so that we can help you become better prepared. Any questions regarding these events can be forwarded to the Urbandale Fire Department located at 3927 121st Street or you can reach us at 515-278-3970. We look forward to seeing you.