TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Dozens gathered in Tallahassee Monday to learn from local experts on dealing with disaster.
Residents and neighborhood leaders gathered for a workshop at the Walker-Ford Community Center, learning how they can help those around them when major emergencies strike.
City officials who helped plan the preparation workshop say it's important for everyone to know how to react to a major emergency, like a hurricane.
"The city is going to be very busy after the cleanup, getting people's power up and running and they can't be everywhere, so it's important that neighborhoods are self sufficient," said Adam Jacobs, Neighborhood Services Supervisor for the City of Tallahassee.
Many at the workshop say when Hurricane Hermine hit last year, they were not prepared.
"In light of how this community was impacted and the weather system that came through shortly after that, we were caught off guard because it had been 30 years since we'd had a major storm event like that," said City Commissioner Curtis Richardson. "We never can anticipate whether or not an event like that will happen again, but we can be better prepared than we were last time."
Neighborhood leaders, like those from their local homeowner's associations and neighborhood watches, learned about developing realistic strategies and plans to help everyone around them prepare for and quickly recover from an emergency.
"We hope that they'll assess their neighborhood and really walk through the steps to better prepare their neighborhood," said Jacobs.
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