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Statement by Homeland Security Press Secretary Laura Keehner

Release Date: September 12, 2008

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will travel tomorrow afternoon to Texas and visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ike. Additional details on times and locations for media availabilities are forthcoming.

We continue to remind Gulf Coast residents to listen to their local officials and evacuate immediately if advised to do so. Residents in areas where evacuations have not been called should ensure that they have enough food, water, medicine and other supplies to sustain themselves and their family for at least three days.

Please visit www.ready.gov for resources and information on personal and business emergency preparedness.

This page was last reviewed/modified on September 12, 2008.