Ready Georgia, WSB-TV and Kroger Arm Georgians with NOAA Weather Radios during hurricane season
Georgians can win or purchase affordable weather radios to prepare for emergencies
(ATLANTA) The Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Georgia campaign is teaming with WSB-TV and The Kroger Company for the second consecutive year to arm Georgians with NOAA Weather Radios as hurricane season kicks off on the Atlantic coast.
From June 7 through July 19, Georgians who visit ready.ga.gov and sign up to use Ready Georgia’s interactive planning tool not only get a customized checklist of emergency supplies and a tailored emergency communications plan, but they are also entered to win one of 200 state-of the-art, digital alert Midland radios – a critical life-saving tool – from WSB-TV.
Dawn Deans, one of last year’s winners, says the Ready Georgia website has been a valuable preparedness resource and having a NOAA Weather Radio has given her peace of mind, allowing her to go about her day knowing her family will be informed in the event of impending severe weather.
“Once when a hurricane threatened the coast, it spawned a tornado near us two days later,” said Deans, a resident of Lilburn. “Thanks to our radio’s warning, we were able to get to the center of the house where we needed to be.”
In addition to being able to win a radio from WSB-TV, Kroger stores statewide are also giving Georgians the opportunity to purchase NOAA Weather Radios at a discount. Throughout hurricane season, Kroger will offer weather radios for just $29.99 (regularly $49.99). A list of Georgia locations can be found at Kroger.com.
GEMA/Homeland Security director Charley English says that NOAA Weather Radios are as crucial to family safety as smoke detectors or alarm systems. In Georgia, 29 transmitters broadcast throughout the state, and approximately 98 percent of Georgia's population lives within range of a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter.
For more information on emergency preparedness in Georgia and to find Ready Georgia’s interactive planning tool, visit ready.ga.gov.
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About Ready Georgia
Ready Georgia is a statewide campaign designed to educate and empower Georgians to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, pandemic outbreaks, potential terrorist attacks and other large-scale emergencies. The campaign is a project of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and provides a local dimension to Ready America, a broader national campaign. Ready Georgia aims to prepare citizens for maintaining self-sufficiency for at least 72 hours following an emergency, and uses an interactive Web site, online community toolkit, broadcast and print advertising and public awareness media messaging to reach its audiences. Ready Georgia is also on Facebook and YouTube.
