Mayor Tyler Will Be There!

We are pleased to announce that the mayor of Muncie, Indiana, will be attending the Muncie Community Preparedness Fair!

Mayor Dennis Tyler, who began his first term as mayor in January of this year, will be in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 15, 2012, to kick off the preparedness fair.

We have also been told he will also be issuing a mayoral proclamation about the event and emergency preparedness.

So come on out to the Muncie Community Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 15, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds!

No Power? How Do I Cook Food?!

Power outages seem to be something we deal with a lot in the Muncie area, and it is usually as a result of some kind of weather. Because the weather - along with its occasionally accompanying power outages - is unpredictable, it is important to familiarize ourselves with another subject that will be covered at the Muncie Community Preparedness Fair:

Alternative heat and/or cooking sources

The first thing I think of when it comes to surviving an emergency is how I will be able to eat. Then again, that's pretty much my first thought in any potential scenario, so it is really important to know what I can and can't use during a power outage or another kind of crisis.

What can you cook with? How do you store alternative sources for cooking when they are not being used? Is there a proper way to use these items? How can you prepare yourself for a power outage?

Come to the Muncie Community Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 15, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to find out! We will be in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

But if you can't make it or wait until then, the American Red Cross has a lot of great information about how to prepare yourself for a power outage.

Did you know a lot of disaster shelters don't permit pets inside of them?

If you don't know where to take your pets in the case of a catastrophe that leaves you, your loved ones, and your furrier loved ones without a home, what will you do?

One of the informative booths at the Muncie Community Preparedness Fair will deal with proper pet care during times of crisis. The Fair will take place on Saturday, September 15, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Red Cross website is also a good resource for these important topics.