Callaway County Red Cross volunteers will staff emergency shelters Thursday as part of a seven-state, week-long earthquake preparedness drill.
Red Cross volunteers in the Central Missouri Counties of Callaway, Cole, Camden and Cooper will conduct simulated shelter operations to deal with a mock earthquake emergency.
Simulated shelter operations for Callaway County will be set up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Callaway Christian Church at 2051 Silver Drive in Fulton.
Emergency response agencies in seven states around the New Madrid Fault will participate in a National Level Exercise 11 for earthquake preparedness through Friday of this week.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.