Contact: John Campbell, Lee County Emergency
Management
(941) 477-3614
SEVENTEEN HURRICANE SEMINARS SCHEDULED FOR
NEXT THREE MONTHS
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 7, 2000) – Lee County’s
Emergency Management Division – in conjunction with area meteorologists
and the American Red Cross – is putting on its annual round of
"Hurricane Awareness Seminars" at various locations throughout the
county during June, July and August. Seventeen
seminars will be presented between now and August 29, including five at Lee
County Library locations.
To find out about a seminar near you, the list
of dates and locations is available at the county’s web site,
www.lee-county.com, or call the Lee
County Emergency Operations Center at 477-3600. The next seminar is
scheduled for Thursday (June 8), 7 p.m., at Cape Coral High School.
The seminars arm residents with information
about how to protect themselves and their property in the event of a severe
storm in our area. Each seminar lasts about two hours and residents are
encouraged to attend a seminar so they can prepare for hurricane season.
The Atlantic hurricane "season" runs
from June 1 through November 30. The 1999 season spawned four tropical
storms and eight hurricanes, two of which – Hurricanes Floyd and Irene –
briefly threatened Southwest Florida.
For more information about hurricanes and
hurricane preparedness, you can call Lee County Emergency Management at
477-3600, visit its web page at www.lee-county.com/PublicSafety/EOC/Default.htm
or visit the National Hurricane Center’s web
page at www.nhc.noaa.gov