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MICHIGAN STATE POLICE

As communities across the state recover from a historic ice storm, spring tornadoes and summer floods, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared September as Preparedness Month in Michigan. The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is encouraging residents to take steps to prepare for emergencies.

Throughout September, the MSP/EMHSD, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and other state agencies are joining federal, state and local governments, as well as private and public organizations, in supporting emergency preparedness initiatives. Agencies nationwide are uniting under the theme “Preparedness Starts at Home.”

“Preparedness does start at home,” said Col. James F. Grady II, direct

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