KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Health Department's upcoming emergency preparedness exercise will provide warm showers to those with less access.
KCHD and the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains are conducting an emergency preparedness exercise to ensure the health department’s shower trailers will operate during an emergency event, according to a release.
If needed, emergency workers would use the trailers if no other facilities were available.
This year's exercise will double as an opportunity to provide showers for those with less access. The exercises will run on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
“Not only are we able to conduct a valuable exercise on emergency preparedness, but it’s having the added benefit of blessing some folks in our community this holiday season with a warm shower. That’s a win-win,” KCHD Emergency Response Coordinator Steve Hamby said.
The two shower trailers, featuring a total of eight shower stalls, will be at the following locations:
- Wednesday, Dec. 20: Cokesbury United Methodist Church’s Fig Tree
- 9919 Kingston Pike
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec. 23: Cooper Street Shower Park
- 500 Cooper Street (under the bridge)
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.