September 2013 marks the tenth annual National Preparedness Month sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes presented a proclamation marking National Preparedness Month in Brownwood as well at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

The goal of National Preparedness Month is to educate the public about how to prepare for emergencies such as natural disasters, situations of mass casualties, terrorist attacks and disasters.

Brownwood and Brown County emergency preparedness officials, Brownwood Fire Chief Del Albright, Health Preparedness Coordinator with the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department and Emergency Management Coordinator Mechail Cox were honored with the proclamation in Tuesday’s meeting of the Brownwood city council.

Mayor Haynes read the proclamation which outlined the following:

• The importance for all Brownwood residents, businesses and organizations in Brownwood to develop an emergency plan.
• How providing emergency preparedness in our families, workplaces and communities minimizes both physical and economic damages throughout Brownwood should a disaster
• The fact that Brownwood’s emergency management and health preparedness staff strives to increase public awareness about the need to prepare for emergencies and disasters.

All residents are encouraged to make emergency preparedness a top priority in their homes, offices and neighborhoods.

Mayor proclaimed month of September as National Preparedness Month and encouraged all families and businesses “to make emergency preparedness a top priority in their homes, offices and neighborhoods” and “to develop their own emergency preparedness plan, thereby creating a safer more well prepared Brownwood.”

Pictured above (left to right) are:  Cliff Karnes, Mayor Stephen Haynes, Mechail Cox and Chief Del Albright.