South Bend, Washington – The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency is participating in a NOAA Weather Radio Promotion on Saturday, September 26, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Customers will be able to purchase a NOAA weather radio and have it programmed on site by amateur radio operators, other volunteers, or staff.  Participating locations in Pacific County are:

 

·         North Pacific County

o   Bud’s Lumber, 220 W Robert Bush Drive, South Bend

o   Dennis Company TV & Appliance, 124 4^th Street, Raymond

o   Radio Shack, 704 Willapa Place, Raymond

 

·         South Pacific County

o   Dennis Company, 201 N Pacific, Long Beach

o   Jack’s Country Store, 26006 Highway 103, Ocean Park

o   Wirkkala Radio Shack, 4912 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach

Weather radios alert local residents to many immediate, life-threatening hazards, like weather, tsunamis, volcanoes, hazardous releases, and other dangerous events.  Without a weather radio, a critical emergency warning message from local emergency authorities could be missed.

NOAA Weather Radio is a service of the National Weather Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Dept of Commerce.  NOAA Weather Radio is the voice of the National Weather Service, broadcasting the latest area weather forecasts and conditions 24 hours a day.  Additional NOAA Weather Radio information is available at http://www.emd.wa.gov.

The NOAA Weather Radio Promotion is coordinated between the Washington State Emergency Management Division, Grays Harbor Public Utility District, retailers and local businesses, and the Washington coastal counties of Pacific, Grays Harbor, Clallam, and Jefferson to promote National Preparedness and NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Month.