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Hi, I'm Melina, and we're at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

We're looking for Christine and Peter.

They help people all around the state prepare for emergencies, like hurricanes and blizzards.

Hi, welcome to MEMA.

We're the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Hey guys, you want me to show you around?

Yes!

Okay, let's go.

This room is our communications center.

This is where we'll watch the weather.

You'll see there are radars up that we're looking at.

We always have somebody here in this room 24 hours a day, seven days a week, not that emergencies happen all the time, but if they do, we want someone here to be ready to let us know something's happening.

Okay guys, this computer here has the Emergency Alert System.

Have you ever heard that noise anywhere before?

Yeah.

(imitating beeping) "Hello, there's going to be a flood," or something.

That's very good, and that's the sound that we send out in case there ever is a real emergency, and it comes out of this machine.

If there is an emergency, what happens in this room is the governor will come in here and meet with the media.

Any of you guys want to have a chance to stand up there at the podium, just like the governor?

You over there.

(camera shutter clicks) One thing kids can do is put together an emergency kit.

CHRISTINE: An emergency kit should have enough supplies to keep yourself fed and have enough to drink for three days, in case you do not have electricity.

That's mine.

(laughter) I think we're gonna need a first aid kit.

I have a first aid kit.

I have a flashlight.

I have a radio.

I have some water.

Ask a grown-up to help you make an emergency kit at home.

And now, back to Arthur!