Barry Scanlon Participates in Live Web Chat on Emergency Preparedness with Jay Fisette, Chairman of Arlington County Board

On Tuesday, Oct. 4th, Barry Scanlon, part of the "Be Ready. Make a Plan" campaign team and Jay Fisette, Chairman of the Arlington County Board and spokesperson for the campaign, participated in a live chat on washingtonpost.com.

Topics included:

• The "Be Ready. Make a Plan" emergency preparedness campaign
• Personal preparedness in the National Capital Region
• How you and your family can become better prepared for an emergency
• What you can do to help others

To access a transcript of this chat session, please click here.

"Be Ready. Make a Plan" launched in September with the goal to improve personal and family preparedness throughout the National Capital Region.

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