The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department Public Health Preparedness Office, City of Brownwood Emergency Management, and Brown County Emergency Management is requesting assistance from the citizens of Brown County in order to complete a preparedness exercise in conjunction with the Texas State Guard.

Annually, these offices participate in this exercise to test local emergency procedures. Citizens are needed to act as victims and/or shelter attendees. Community groups are encouraged to participate. The exercise will occur on June 7, 2014.

Interested citizens can call the PHP office, 325-643-3793, to find out more information or to register for participation; additionally, citizens can register at www.brownwoodhealthdepartment.com under the PHP section.