HHS gym designated Havre's main emergency shelter

In case of a local natural disaster or other emergency, Havre Public Schools will provide an emergency shelter and a facility to store and dispense medication or vaccines.

Havre Public Schools has approved agreements with Hill County to provide the Havre High School gymnasium as a mass shelter in case large numbers of people require emergency medical treatment, emergency antibiotics or vaccines, or even a place to sleep at night if their homes are destroyed.

Such an event might include a flood, a tornado or a bioterrorism attack, said Cindy Smith, director of the Hill County Health Department....