Woodbury County Emergency Management is offering “Disaster Survival Training” to the Siouxland community.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – A local emergency management team is reaching out to the community to make sure they know what to do in an emergency.

Woodbury County Emergency Management held “Disaster Survival Training” Tuesday night at Western Iowa Tech Community College.

This is the second disaster training they have hosted this summer, the previous one being again in early June. They had three more planned after the initial training, but they were postponed due to flooding.

During the training, the community can learn more about different disaster scenarios and how they should prepare for one in advance.

Organizers said the overall goal is to make sure people can take care of themselves in any disaster.

“We want people to be an asset in a disaster, not a liability. If you’re an asset, you can help your neighbors and other people around you,” said John Holmes, Woodbury County Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator.

If you missed Tuesday’s training, they are running two more in the coming weeks:

• August 20, 2024: Smithland Fire Station, 112 Hickory St., Smithland
• August 27, 2024: Moville Fire Station, 24 W. Main St., Moville

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