Time: 9am-1pm
Location: The Abbot School, 23 Depot Street
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month
“Touch-A-Truck” - Explore a ladder truck with local firefighters; see how the Highway Department's apparatus works; check out an ambulance and a bucket truck; and peek into a police cruiser.
Preparedness Exhibits - Learn how to be ready in case of disasters.
Purchase 72-hour Emergency Kits - Available for $40.
Radio Day - Learn how ham radio and portable communications devices operate, and different ways to communicate during power outages.
Blood Pressure Screenings
Free Bicycle Helmet Giveaway - Limited quantities, to be given out on a first come, first served basis.
Children’s Games, Face Painting and Other Activities
Free Microchips for Animals - being conducted at two sites for those who previously registered online through the MVMA (MA Vet. Medical Assn.) www.massvet.org.
Sponsored by the Health, Police, Fire, Emergency Management and Highway Departments, as
well as Scott's Tree and Landscaping Service and the Upper Merrimack Valley Medical Reserve
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