Washoe County has scheduled a free meeting to teach business owners how to prepare a business-disaster plan.
The session will be at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Washoe County Regional Emergency Operations Center, 5195 Spectrum Blvd. For reservations, call 337-5859.
Aaron Kenneston, the county's emergency manager, notes that some 25 percent of businesses are unable to open after a disaster, often because they've failed to plan.