BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 29 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
The Department of Public Safety is offering tips each week of National Preparedness Month. This week covers emergency contacts.
Do you know who is listed as your emergency contact?
Maybe it is a parent whose phone number changed, a former roommate you have not spoken with in years, or no one at all. Emergency contact information is easy to enter and just as easy to forget about.
National Preparedness Month is a good time to take two minutes and make sure yours is current.
An emergency contact does not have to be a family member. You can choose a partner, roommate, friend, neighbor, colleague or another trusted person.
A good emergency contact should b...